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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1908)
JL HARRY BLAKE'8 HEROISM. First Prize Story by Thlrteen-Year-Old Detroit Boy. ThomaB Longyonr and Harry Dlako woro enemies, or, rather, Thomas was Harry's enemy, for tho latter boro no Ill-feeling toward tho other. It all Btarted becauso Harry Dlako had won tho silver medal which Dr. Man ton, tho principal of tho Kemp high ochool, had offered for the best original composition. Thomas had set his heart on winning this prize, and consequently felt very bitterly toward Harry, who had Bnatched tho covotod medal from him. Mr. Longyear, the father of Thomas, was n rich man, nnd had much In fluenco In Kemp, whllo Harry'8 par ents wero very poor. Tho money stringency threw Mr. Dlako out of work, which proved very bad for his largo family of five. This was Thomas' chance; ho told his father that Harry's faJier was not honest and that ho .Pulled Himself and His Companion Up, would steal at tho first chanco ho had, Thomas waB Mr. Longycar's Idol, ho lng his only child, whllo Mrs. Long year had been dead for somo years, Tho boy's fooltph Btory was thorcforo uellovcu by tno rona parent, wiioso m fluonco then kept Mr. Dlako out of work. Tho Dlnko family soon began to find It hard to get food and fuel, nl though Harry hunted for employment ovory day nnd part of tho night. On this particular wlntei evening lio was walking homo by tho sldo of the Mohawk river, talking bitterly to himself. "Why," said ho, "do somo people have so much, whllo wo havo so lit tie?" Dut Just then all thoughts wore ban ished from his mind as a loud call for help came from tho river. Ho flung off his coat and rushed down to tho very edgo of tho water. Looking anxiously out, he saw a largo hole in the ice, while, struggling In Its con ter, was a boy. Without stopping to think, Harry ran rapidly over the lco and plunged Into tho cold water. Coming to the surface, ho looked around and saw nothing; ho waited for a mlnuto nnd then concluded that the boy hnd gono down for tho third time. Taking a deep breath, ho again dovo Into tho water, and far below him saw tho fig ure sinking. A few strokes brought Harry to tho boy's sldo and, taking hold of him, ho started to rlso. Sud .denly Harry felt a bump on his head nud looking up, ho saw lco above him Tlio .current had carried them away from tho hole. Frantic with terror, tho heroic boy strovo to reach tho placo of safoty, which he know wns a few feet upstream. His lungs seoniod bursting, whllo tho limp form dragged him back. Many times ho felt tempt ed to let go, but each time he set his teeth and swam on. i ,At last, attor great suffering, he looked up and saw no lco above him ltlslng to tho top, he took deei: . .draughts of tho, cool night nlr, which seemed like nectar, as ho had been undor water a long time. Ho caught hold of a treo (hat loaned .out over tho lco and pulled himself nnd his unconscious companion up .Then, for tho first time, he looked at tho boy'B faco, and was surprised to find that ho had saved YThomns Long- year. On regaining his sonses, Thomns was very grateful and sooa.aftcr asked his fathor If ho would give Harry work." The magnato consonted, and (the next day Harry and his fathor, too, wont to work in Mr. Longyear's auto mobile factory. Detroit Frco Press h Game of Hunt the Fox. 1 Partners aro chosen and stand In rtwo lines, partners opposite. The fox at tho head Btarts and runs down -tho lino and back, pursued by his partnor, tho hunter. Ho can pans through tho line, In nnd out, but tho hunter must follow him. When caught, tho couplo take their places at tho foot of tho lino. The Reason. "The letter A," said Wlltlum with , a chuckle. And a twinkle In his nyo, "Tho lottcr A Is IIUh tlio honoysueklo; Nm ran you tell mo why!" "No," answorcd Mary, "much as I en deavor, Tha notnt T cannot see." Wocause," said Williams. Always brluht ' nnd clover. LlUto Lucy Locket. t.lttlo I.ticy locket, 8ho hasn't any pocket No plnco to carry anything at all While Lucy's brother Uenny Ho has no very many, In which to nut his marbles, top or ball. That when he's In a hurry Tls something quite u worry To find the one ho wants among them all Now. why should Lucy, I-ockot Not have a llttto pocket A hundy llttla pocket In her dress? And why should Urother Denny, Who doesnlt need ho many. Bo favored with a dozen, moro or less? The reason. It you know It. Ho kind enough to show It. for really 'tis a puzzle, I confess. Philadelphia Ilecoru. NESTING BOXES FOR BIRDS. How You Can Make Friends with Lit tle Songsters. There are several rules to bo ob served In the placing of nesting-boxes for birds, but nono of them Is moro Im portant than thnt no food muBt bo put In or about tho box; nor must It bo erected In tho immediate vicinity of a bird-table. To do tho latter is simply to rob tho possible occupants of tho one thing which thoy most doslro la a nesting slto. A bird does not wish to havo Its homo among tho continual scullllngs, tho comings and goings, of other birds; and a nesting box in tho lmmedtato neighborhood of a bird tablo is certain to bo' contlnunlly haunted and raided by spnrows. To put -food In or about a box 1b even .orse, for, again, It meroly serves to attract other birds nnd, which aro much worse mice and rats. When onco a nesting box Is made attrncttvo and accessible to these animals, It bo comes lmposslblo as a homo for small birds. Tho latter will know hotter than to attempt to niako n home thore, whllo If thoy do attempt It they will .Jesting Box for Birds. havo littlo chanco of being nblo to rear their young. Another common mlstako is to put porches or laddors or other aids to Ingress to tho hole, for tho convenience of tho birds. Equally mlstakon 1b tho common adaptation of human Ideas of lltness to the selection of the slto for tho box. Tho Inexporlenced person Is llkoly to hunt for nice, sheltered spots In tho middle of n bush or among the small twigs of trees, neither of which posi tions Is In the least whnt a bird do 3lroB. Tho chances aro that any such location will again be easily accoaslblo to small four-footed cnoiulcs,, and It must be remembered thnt It Is theso, as well as other egg-ateallng spoclos of blrdB, against which tho small birds need protection. Tho slzo of the box Itself la moro or less a mntter of Indifference, as tho birds will either 1111 up tho whole area of the lloor with nesting matorlnl, or they will build In ono corner if tho space Is too largo. Still It will prob ably navo them somo trouble, nnd add to their comfort, If tho Interior bo not too roomy. Six or seven Inches squaro Is a good average slzo for all the smaller birds, though an old confectioner's chocolate box is often occupied with Booming readiness. For the entrance holo 1V4 Inches In dlam oter Is largo enough for tho smaller birds, and ljs Inches sufllces for tho larger birds, rooms, nuinaicnea (though theso will block up tho holo to BUlt themselves), flycatchers, otc. To make tho entrances lnrgor 1b only to Invite spoliation. To protect tho nest from tho as saults of four-footed robbors, tho best plan la to afllx tho box to the bnro sldo of a troo trunk or tho faco of a wall. To make assurance of snfety doubly suro, when tho box Is near tho top of n wall, an over-hanging roof, or porch, may bo fixed above It so that no animal can climb down to It from abovo; while, when fastened to u treo trunk, a strip of tin or of sheet Iron nailed round tho treo Immediately below tno dox win prevent oven nnul nl fnm yillmKinif itn in It ISIO A DESPERATE CHANCE. Story of Amos Chapman, Scout Under Gen. Miles. Amos Chapman was 15 years In gov ernment employ ns n Bcout on tho plains. During his Ufa of constant porll and exposure, writes Mr. Hnndnll Parrlsh In "Tho Grcat Plains," one of his most heroic deeds wns per formed whllo ho was bearing dis patches for Gen. Miles from his camp on McClcllan Creek to Camp Supply, Indian Territory. Tho dispatch party consisted of six men. Early In tho morning, nfter n hard night's rldo, thoy woro suddenly attacked near tho Washita river by a band of ovor a hundred Kiowa and Comanche war riors. Capt. Dodgo thus describes what followed: Tho first Intlmntlon of tho prcsonco of Indians wasa volley which wound ed ovory man In tho party. In an In stant tbo Indians appeared on nil sides. Dismounting nnd abandoning tholr horsos, tlo bravo band of whites moved togot'ior for n hundred yards to a buffalo wallow, a shallow natural dopresBtou In tho prairie. Chapman and Dixon, being but slightly wounded, worked har3 anil fast to deepen this depression, and ns soon ns It was sufficiently deep to afford somo cover, It was occupied, and tho work continued from within. Smith had fallen from his horso at tho first fire, and wns supposed to bo "Now, Boys, Keep Thoso Redsklno Off." Infernal dead. Chapman said: "Now, boys, keep thoso infernal redskins off me, and I will run down and pick up Smith, nnd bring him back before thoy can got at mo." Laying down his rlilo he sprang out of tho buffalo wallow, ran with all speed to Smith, seized and attempted to shoulder him. "I lay down," said Chapman, "and got his chest ncross my back and his arms round my neck, and then got up with him. It waa as much ns I could do to stnggor undor him, for ho couldn't help himself n bit. Ily tho time I had got 20 or 30 yards, about 15 Indians camo for mo at full speed of their ponies." Tho boys in tho buffalo wallow opened on tho Indians, and Amos ran for it. "When I was within about 20 yards of the wallow," ho continued, "n little old scoundrel whom I had fed 50 times rodo almost onto mo and fired. I fell with Smith on top of mo, but ns I didn't feel pain, I thought I had stepped In a holo, "Tho Indiana couldn't stay round thcro n mlnuto. Tho boys kopt It red hot; so I jumped up, picked up Smith, nnd got safo Into the wnllow. " 'Amos,' aald Dixon, 'you aro badly hurt.' '"No, I am not.' said I, "'Why, look at your leg!' and Hiiro enough, tho log wus shot off Just ubovo tho ankle-joint, nnd I had been walk ing on tho bono and dragging tho foot behind me, nnd In tho excitement I never know it, nor have I ovor had any pain In my log to this day." Emigrant Money in Italy. Somo students of emigration In Italy profess to bellovo that tho largo sums of monoy annually sent back by tho emigrants to their families, or de posited In tho poatolllces, more than compensato for tho ovlla. Cortnlnly tho money sont back Is a real benefit to tho country, as wo havo ulreatly noted, but would anyone bo so short sighted as to contend that any amount of monoy can repay n people for tho breaking up of family llfo, lowering of noral standards and consequent physl cal degeneration? "Man dooa not live by bread alone," especially whon that bread la got at tho expense of national morals. Tho prophet of old la right "Righteousness exulteth a nation, but sin Is a roproach to any people." An tonlo Mangano, In Charities and tho Commons. Loot Her Own Case. Mlsn Annie Hull of Cincinnati daughter of tho Arctic oxplorer, re cently defondod her own case In a law suit, and It Is necessary to rolate the fact that she lost It. Tho caso was boforo tho supremo court, and tho man intir tlin nttinr ul.lf. mndn Mm mt.. naan, an 1hn .,., ., I ' elded. 1 i DEFENDS HIS CLAIM. Dr. Rand Insists He Was First to Volunteer In War or '61. Submitting n copy of an affidavit which states that ho voluntcorcd ns a soldlor In tho civil war at Datavla. N. Y., "within ten minutes nfter tho receipt of tho telegram announcing President Lincoln's call for voluntoors, April 15, 18G1," Dr. Charles F. Hand recently mndo reply to tho statement of Mr. J. T. Ford, which appeared In tho Sunday Star. Mr. Ford claimed that the honor of being tho first vol unteers In tho civil wnr belongs to tho National Klfles of tho DlBtrlct of Columbia, nnd not to Dr. Rand, as claimed by him. In reply Dr. Rand says: "Mr. J. T. Ford has given accurate ly my record except In two facts which I fool It Is necessnry to explain. Mr Ford Bnys I Wns enrolled May 1, 18G1, nnd mustered In May 13 nt Elmlrn, which Is truo as far ns mustering In goes, Datavla la a small vtllago and we did not raise n company In ono day. May 1 62 men wore mustered, nnd wo wero two wooka In raising tho company. Wo could not bo recognized nB soldiers until wo woro mustered In, which was on thnt dato. Wo had at thnt tlmo no placo in tho sorvlco and hud no assignment. Wo waited to aeo if thoro waB n vacancy In somo regiment thnt wanted n com pany to till out. At last nows enma hat tho Twolfth Now York volun teers, at Syracuse, needed us. und wo wore mustered Into thnt regiment May 13, ns Company K. "My claim as tho first volunteor In tho war of tho rebellion has novor ooen disproved and novor can be, un less Borne ono can give bettor evidence than I can nhow. When that la dono 1 will gladly yield tho palm. Men, a number of them, clnlmod to havo volunteered Immediately aftor Sumter waa llred upon, which no doubt la true, In which case thoy woro throe dnys ahead of, mo. They onllatod In tho mllltla. Thoro wero no voluntoors at Unit tlmo. "I did not volunteor until wnr was declared, and voluntoors called for by President Lincoln tho 15th of April, 18CL Tho mllltla was called Into sorvlco boforo I volunteered. Tho Third battalion of tho National Rifles, which was called Into sorvlco April 0, wus six days ahead of mo. This claim Is good I acknowledge tho fact, but It does not In nny way Inter foro with my claim. Thoy woro nl roady In tho service boforo tho war opened. "I hope this explanation will con vince Mr. Ford that I was tho first vol unteer In tho war of tho rebellion. I think tho wnr department records show no voluntoor whoso modnl was dated previous to April 18, 18C1, tho dato of my modal. I will also yield that, point If hotter ovldonco la pro "iftlcotf than that hero prosontod." THE ARMY CAT. Not .Generally Known That Tabby It Regularly tnnoteci. When MaJ. Gen. Morrltt sailed from Sah Francisco ho askod'tho govern ment authorities for throe cats to take to Manila. Probably tho trlu of American follnos aro now teaching Yurikeo habits to tholr mlsgutdod fol lows jot tho Islands, for It was MaJ. Gen, Morrltt's Intention to aond them UBhoro when ho landed. Tho cats camo from tho commissary dopot on Josslo street, Snn FrnnciBCO. It la not generally known that the government spends sovornl thousand dollars annually for tho malntonanco of cats, but tho accounts of tho United Stutes depot commisanrlea prove it. In ovory storohouso thoro are from ono to live nnlmala, and tholr rations aro provided aa care fully and regularly aa thoao of any of the floldlora. Thoy are not fed on Bcrnps nor nro their Individual tastes disregarded, s aro those of tho cnllstod mou, but they aro allot tod so many pounds of choice beef or any othor dollcauy their palates muy desire. Of courao, they may havo aa much gainu na thoy wlah, und tho storehousea seldom fall to furnish nu unlimited supply of rats and mice. That tho cats savo many times their cost of Hiipport Is woll known, nu such supplies aa crack era, cheoso, bacon, flour nnd meal aro much sought after by the rodents. All men-of-war curry cats. Tholr UHofulnesa la novor more apparent than on ahlpbonrd, Tho. wrllor wfftt croHalng from Antwerp to Now' York on the ateamshlp Southwark when ho was awakoned by tho audilon stop ping of the ship, an occurrence which happening In mld-ocenn gonernlly moans something serious. Tho pas aongorB ruahed on deck, half clad, und wero disgusted to learn that a rat having crawled Into tho cylinder had cauaod the halt. Such an accident on n mun-of-warNln time of action might be fearfully paid for, and an active cat la Ha only preventive. San Fran Cisco Chronicle. Japanese the Style. It la tho fancy of tho moment to havo ovorythlng Japanese, and in ono respect tills may bo commanded, and that Is In the urrangemont of flowers. These arranged in the simple Htylo of tho orient, a spray to a vnao, might havo something to do with decreasing tho oxtravaganco that haa boon char acteristic of floral dlaplayB for .the last fow yeara. It la quite tho fad to aorvo rlcn nakoa and tea, preaorvod ginger and thu other things to which tho Japaneso aro partial. The Retort Apropos. Old Moralist Romombor and mako hay whllo tho sun shines. Thoughtless Youth Ob, go to grass, Ualtiruoro Amorlcan. RELIC COVETED BY MORGAN. Little English Parish Troubled by Pro posed Sale of Precious Chalice. New York. J. Plorpont Morgan has sot the good pcoplo of the little parish of Churchill, near Worcester, Eng., by tho ears, through coveting their 300-ycnr-old challeo, for which ho has made n handsome offer. Tho vicar nnd churchwardens wnnt to rclloor their church, nnd If thoy can got tho money JOO-Year-Old Chalice of Churchill Parish. Mr. Morgan off era for the chalice, tho work can bo dono without any call on th (5 parishioners. The proposal has been aubmlttod for tho annctlou of tho chancellor of tho diocese, whoso decision Is awaited. Tho challeo la not of dlatlngutahcd design. On tho contrary It Is of pre cisely tho aamo dato and pattorn its aro the chnllcca of several neighboring churches nnd many othora about tho country. It Is 5H Inches high, and Is mado of hammered atlvor. It has a conventional floral dcBtgn round tho howl, but Its cover, which was orlglnnl-' ly mndo so aa to bo used aa n paten, has disappeared. Its hall-mnrk of 1571 coincides 'with tho yenr In which Plus V. Issued hla flnnl Dull excommuni cating Queen Elizabeth, and It rnny be, na thoro nro many chalices olao whoro of uniform design, that Queen Elizabeth, to Bhow her disdain of thnt Dull ordered generally that theso fiucrod vessols should bo of this pro scribed pattern. Howovor, this point novor linn been sottlcd, and locally thoro aro Bomo who think that It was Dlahop Sandya of Worcoator nnd nfter ward of London, an arbitrary Calvlnlst, who Iorcd to rcduco thoso things to dull uniformity, who hnd oldor challcos broken and worked up to this simple design. COWLES NOW A REAR ADMIRAL. Chief of Bureau of Equipment Re ceives Promotion. - Washington. Capt. William Shof- field Cowlea, who haa been nppotntod rear, admiral, has bcon chlof of tho bureau of cqulpmout, with hoadqunr tcrs In this city, slnco February, 100C. Ho was born at Farmlngton, Conn., Capt. William 8. Cowlce. August 1, 18-10, und wns graduated from tho United States Naval academy at Annapolis In 18G7. Ho. served in tho Mediterranean, Pacific, north Atlantic nnd Asiatic atatlona and at tho lath tuna of Pannmu, attaining hla llrat command aa captain In 11)02. From 1893 to 1697 ho waa naval attache at the United Stateu ombuasy In Loudon, from 1899 to 1903 ho waa naval aid to tho president, and from 1903 to 1905 ho commanded tho Mlasourl. Was He Engaged? Madame X wlshoa to secure now butlor. "You know how to aorvo tho table? and especially, can you carvo woll?" alio naked of an applicant "Mndam may roat assured of it," ho replied. "When ono has boon ton years a surgeona servant In n dla aectlng room, ono ought to undor stand hia business." Her Reason. Mrs. uotrox Mabel, dear, aro you euro Mr. Woodby loves you for your 7f alono? Mabel Yes, Im sure ho does mamma. Ho always Is ao restless whon vou aro la tho room. . And the Moon Man Laughed. Thoy woro jogging along tho old road and cupld was so busy that tho young man dropped tho lines olthor sldo ot tho runabout. It was then that tho wlso old nag turned lazily around. 'What aro you looking nt?" qucrlod tho owl by tho roadside. "I am reading between tho lines," laughed tho old nag as sho gavo a horso laugh nnd showed her long yel low teoth. Laundry work nt homo would bo much moro satisfactory If tho right Starch woro used. In order to get the desired Btlffueas, It is usually nccos- nary to uso so much fltarch that tho beauty nnd fineness of tho fnbrlo la hlddou behind a pasto of varying hlcknoBO, which not only destroys tho appearance, but also nfTocts tno wear ing quality of tho goods. This trou bio enn bo entirety ovorcomo by using Doflnnco Starch, us It can ho applied much moro thinly becauso ot Its great er strength than other makes, Only Long Sleeves Now. MlatrcsB Hero Is a nlco drosa for you, Martha. Maid Thank yo, ma'am; but I can't take It, really. Mlstross You foolish girl, of courao you can tako It I Insist. Maid No, really, I can't, ma'am. It's got them old-faohloned short sleovM. How's This? Wo offer One Hundred Uelltra Howard far anr ikta ot Catarrh thai canou; t cured by IIUH Catarrh Cura. F. J. CIIEXKT CO., TOISdO, O. tor tho lait IS ear, and bellovo titui purfnctlr hon orable la all buitneu mninollunt and ilnanelallj alio to carry oat an? obllMlon made by hit firm. ali'isii. uinnax mmitim, Wholoaala DriUKlatt.Tolodo. O. Hull'i Catarrh Cure It taken Intnrnullr. artimt directly upon the blood and mucont aurfacei of to ijiirm, ici:nioninMni irea. rnca Ticooupor bottlx. Hnid hr all DrtiirxliU. Tako llall'a 1 aiulljr l'UU for constipation. Forgiveness. "Tho stato!" anoorcd Iho convict ed nnnrchlBt "What do I caro for tho state?" "Tho atato," ropllod tho court, "Is not Inclined to ropay your hnrahnoas In kind. It will enro for you for a your." Philadelphia Lodgor. Do You Eat Pte7 If not you nro mlniilntr half tho ntensuro of life. Junt order from your groeor a fow paclcnern of "OUH-PIB" and learn how puny It Is to mnko Lomon, Cliocolato and Custnnl plus thnt will plcuso you, It your grocer won't supply you, go to one who will. rTut up by D-Zurtu Co., Roohostor, N.Y." Burns a Good Judge of Books. John HiirnH la Rnlcl to hnvo tho best working library of any member ot tho English house of parllnmenL The General Demand of tho Well-informed of tho World has always been for a simplo, pleasant and efficient liquid laxattvo remedy of known valuo; a laxatlvo which, physicians could sanction for family uso becauso its com ponent parts aro known to them to bo wholosomo and truly beneficial in effect, acceptable- to tho system and gentle, yet prompt, in action. In supplying that demand with its ex cellent combination of Syrun of Figs and Elixir of Senna, tho California Fig Syrup Co. proceeds along, ethical lines and relies on tho merits of tho laxattvo for Its remark- nblo success. That Is ono of many reasons why Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given tlio prefcrenco by tho Well-Informed. To get its beneficial effects always buy tho genuino manufactured by tho Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for ealo by nil leading druggists. Frico fifty cents per bottlo. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by (hose Little Pills. CARTERS Mga nicy ix mo relieve uia- BHiinrLE tread from Djapflimlo.Itv T I dlRrntlounndTooIIearty M I VFR l'.utiiiir. A perfect rem Q A edy for Dltilneas, Nau- Kjj r ILL 9a Drowalticaa, Had H Mi TaatelntlioMouth.Coot- !flBBH cil Tongue, Pain In tlu I m. in, TOItriD LIVEH. TUoy regulate tbo Uowela. Purely Vegetable, SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE, Genuino Must Boar Fac-SimiloSignaturo REFUSE SUBSTITUTES, leOAcrat Grain-Growing Land FREE. ' 20 to 40 iluihala Wli.at to lh Acra. 40 to 90 UiuhaU OaU to Ilia Acra. 35 to 80 Uiuhel Uarlay to th Acre. Timber for Fencing and HulldlnftFREE. Good l.aw vrlth Low Taxation. Splendid Railroad Facilillea and Low Rataa. Sclioolt and Churchei Convanlant. Satisfactory Maiketa for all Production!. Good Climate and Perfact Haaltli. CLaneaafor Profitable InvettmenU. Rome of tlio choicest crnln-produclrnrlanda lo. BftaUatclif wan und Alberta may uow be ac quired In tbf ho moat lieultuful nud proaeruua ectluun under tbo flovlsctl Homestead Regulations bx which entry may tx made by proxy (on cer tain conditional, by the futber, mother, aou, duuirbler, brother or slater of luteudlng noma ateader. Kutrr fee In each caae la 110.00. For pamphlet, "Lat Heat West, "particularHaatoratea.route, beat time to go and where to locate, apply to W.V.BENNETT, HI Niv York lU OalltUL Oaifea, Rtlrtita,' CARTER'S HlTTLE Fiver What a 8ettler Can Soouro In WESTERN CANADA V