Semi- Weekly Tribune. Ira L. Enrt, Editor Mrl Pabliihsr. SUBSCRIPTION BATKR: Yaar, cash In advance II. Month, cash In advaac ..... Hc RntoreA at North Platte. Nebraska, Pot (office second class matter. FRIDAY APRIL 23, 1909. Pages 9 to 12. A Mild Profit. Tha Saturday night dance seems to ht quits tho atyla in tho vicinity of Fort UcPhtnon and attract" people from Ung aMstancss. Tha writer has no more objection to Saturday night daneas than any other, but in moat ommanitif s tha hour f midnight it re garded, but not ho in thii community. Tht participants seem to hava no ro spctt for law or morals, God nor man, but their disraf ard ftr the Lord's Day would net be ao repugncnt to the writ er and I dare say many of the other parent! of the community of tho eaner sort, if that polltting fluid, alcohol, did not perform cueh an important part, but when the boya yet in their ttens, and tome scarcely itarted in them, come under ita influence until they have to bt put in "cold storage" and other boyi and ffirla not yet in their teen witness ins nek debauchery, and seeing it sanctioned by parents of the "would bt respectable sort", what can parentt faepc for er expect when their boys and girls reach thatporiod in life when the naturally wfll seek associations of their acquaintances and perhaps bo allured by the beguiling influences of the "Ball Room", there to bo enthralled by soci ety'a greatest enemy "Intemperance" whiskey, tho bail roosi's partner and agent of the devil. Parents, and some whose boys have been touched by that blight of man hoed, and others who may be, will we it and see all that is good in mnn, hit moral nature, taken from him and givi our aona and daughters to fill tho rankt without a protest? "Quit you like men, bo strong." S. S. Reynolds. A distinguished European professor who haa sojourned in this country about ninety days haa arrived at the critica and analytical conclusion thai Amcri eana are much given to chasing the dol lar. That is .rao in eno aonso, that Americans want dollars and then more dollars mainly for the delight of play ing the game and demonstrating what dollars will do in making more dollars. Europeans who settle hero and Ameri canise are just as eagor for the dollar as the native-born, with the difference that they sticlc closer to the dollar than the native American. Another foreign class comes to tho United States to chaie the dollar in a different way. In order to get tho dollar they take the mtllionare's daughter with it and be f tow upon her a worm-eaten title that is of no account on this oarth or hero after. Kearney Hub. Lawson of Boston is now trying to arouso the country against tho "das tardly conspiracy of reckloss gamblora' in wheat. He proposes mass meetings and predicts that tho streets of Amerl can cities will be given over to riot and bloodshed unless something is done to suaress tho "ravenous gamblers". Ap parently Lawson'a own gambling agon ey, Bay State gas, dqes not speculate in wheat or was short of that market Bpijngfiold Ropublicnn. The will of tho late Charles E, Ellis, together with the gonoroslty of hi widow and daughter, leaves a fund of ; $2,600,000 for tho founding of a college land industrial school in Philadelphia ( for fatherless girls. The widow waived i her claim to the third of tho estate and theMaughter voluntarily fakes only a small bequeat, loaving practically tho entire fortune for the purpose dea!g rated. For Sale Eggs for setting from pure bred white Plymouth rocK chicKens Address Wallace Quinn. Route 1 North Platte, Neb Your Home is not complete without a Peniniular'Rangc Come in and let us show you why they are not just as good but the best. Wikox Department Store ft ' t A A' ft 1r 1e 1e f raest neuter. Copyright, 1909, by American Froaa Asso ciation, "Did you ever hear," asked tho pub lisher, "how 'A Hand In the Dark' waa boomed? It was not only tho best Keller of ita season, but It sold 800 per cent better than any other novel pub lished In Ave yenrs. "I wan Just starting Into the bnet ness then and mighty anxious to make a strike thnt would put me well on my feet, especially no to capital. I rend a hundred manuscript novels se lected from a thousand read by my assistants and out of the hundred se lected three that I concluded to take a risk on. They were all dend failures. They weren't high grado literary works either. I knew enough not to put out thnt kind of stuff to make money on; but, even with stories on the 'ground floor,' I couldn't make It go. One dny a meanly looking chop came Into my office and said ho wlflhed me to go Into a scheme with blm for pub lishing a novel. I told him that if be had a manuscript to submit I wonW have It rend. "You're beginning nt the wrong end,' bo snld. 'The story Isn't of any Importance. It's mnklng it market for It thnt counts. Make your market first and you can select your novel with your eyes shut.' There was something so brazen about this thnt It attracted my atten- Uon. I called for his plan, and he gave It. He admitted that he ran a risk of arrest, and I agreed with blm, but neither of us thought bis arrest would be a very serious matter or Injure the nale of bis novel. I took a week to consider It, then told tilra that he might go ahend, but my part wonld depend upon whether be succeeded In attracting the attention or tne pnunc to his book before It was Issued. He consented to this, and the deal wns made. 'It wasn't long before I began to rc eclve orders from dealers In various places for one or two copies ench of a novol I was to Issue called 'A Hnnu In the Dark.' I knew that this waa tho namo of the novel 1 had agreed to publish, but had never ccn tho manu script. I put tho orders on flic, pay !ng no more attention to them. Very soon ninny of them were lncrenscd, new ones also coming in. I begnn to get lottcra from people mostly wo men asking when 'A Hand In the Dnrk' was to be published and a rc quest to Bend n copy aa Boon us it was Issued. These orders also kept grow ing till I hnd received a sufllclcnt number or them to pay nil tne ex penso of publication. "I now begnn to think of getting out tho book. Calling for tho manuscript I rend It and hadn't gone over fifty pages boforo I regretted my contract, I couldn't back out, for the fellow had fulfilled his only condition of making a market. The stuff wna tho worst I ever rend. I delayed having the plates made, hoping for somo way out of tho trap. But the orders continued to como In. I noticed they were moro scattered than those pertaining to any book I hnd over published. The In dividual orders vVoro enormous, nut I saw at onco that trouble was brewing for mo ns well na for tho author, though I hnd nothing whatever to do with his scheme for making a mar ket. Homo of tho letters were covert threats, but most of them Indicated anxiety In greater or less degree to get n copy of the novel. "At Inst I mndc a dato of publlcn tlon, On tho morning of the dny an nounccd an enormous crowd of people waited before tho storo till tho doors Hhould open. I was obliged to push my way through a struggling mans of humanity to got Into my own ofllce, Tho binders bad disappointed me, and I wns unable to furnish the book. I hnd n notleo tacked up outsldo to thnt effect nnd thnt It would bo rendy tho next dny. How many people went awny on seeing tho notice I don'i know. From a window I saw a uum ber of men approach, smllo and leave but most of tho women stayed till tho notice was put up, some muttering, borne melancholy. I learned afterward thnt the dealers ull over tho couutry wcro besieged In a similar manner, though tho smaller the town the less UiG demaud. "I hurried lily' binders, desiring to get tho book out as Boon as possible I expected ovcrj daytb hear of tho nu mors nrrcst, nnd If ho wero arrested feared I would bo enjoined by court process from publishing tho book. I wouldn't hnvo enred to bo stopped from Issuing It hnd It not bcon for tho fact thnt thoro wns now a small for tunc In It. "Well, the next dny I got It out Clerks wcro kept busy nil dny selling single copies over the counter besides those shipped' to tho dcnlcrs. In three days wo hnd sold 300,000 copies. Then there wns a lull, n slight Incrcnse, and tho snlea died down to, nothing, Rut thoy commenced ngnln when it was nnnounced thnt 'A Hand In tho Dark' Svns n 'boat seller,' nnd, taking nil tho Bales together, both I nnd tho author mndo n mighty good thing. Some dls appointed persons threatened to prose cuto both me nnd him, hut thought better of It before tnltlng netlon. Tho scheme put me In bnd odor with my Tallow customers for nwhlle, but I'i ndded largely to my capital nnd went into io iue editions of imunenlly ro Bpoctuelo books, . "Tho scheme? Oh, thnt wns slmplo Tho author wrote- several hundred thousand letters, each with nn llleglblo signature, hlritlng nt some secret of tbo person addressed or somo one near jnnd denr which wns revealed in Viand In the Dark.' " .... HHfLHI? RTC?LJ1I ART? , OeOOeO000000OeOOeO How She Earned Her Living. o - 00OeO0000000000 (Copyright, ItOV, by American Prf Aao- ciauon.j I am not well satisfied with myself for my Interest In Molllo Jenkins. In the first place, she Is but seventeen; am thirty. In tho second place, sho hadn't a cent In the world, being de pendent upon her nunt, Miss Amelli Southworth. In tho third place, I have a notion that sbo Is a trifle too smart. Miss Southworth bns a little Income which will dlo With her. I wonder If Molllo Isn't trying to got all she enn of It Into her own possession, against tho day of ber aunt's demise. Lastly, It is to my interest as a clergyman that I shall marry, and my congrega tion arc looking for mo to take a suit able helpmeet. I shudder at the thought of announcing an engagement to them to a little chit ltko Molllc. Miss Southworth Is a maiden of sev enty. Mollle lives with her, nnd Mol- He's method of earning her living In to amuse her nunt. Tho aunt is only to be amused evenings by playing bridge, of which she Is very fond. Bho wns in her younger dnys an Influ ential member of my congregation and la still an Important member from tho fact of her age and long connection with tho church. Since It Is neces sary that I show her due nttcntlon I show It In playing brldgo with her, It la in this way that I have become interested In Mollle, who always has a hand nnd sometimes plays dummy. Miss Southworth Is a native of Eng land, where old Indies don't think It a sin to play cards for money. She In lata that bridge Is but a poor game without a small stake, nnd on stttlng down to tho game I found myself In a position either to offend her or do what Is with us In America an unclcrlcal act play for n tenth of a cent a point. Being expected to piny with ono of the oldest nnd most respected members of my congregntlon, I yielded. Ono evening Miss Southworth, Mol He and I wore playing bridge. Mollle held n succession of good hands nnd wns scoring points. Indeed, her luck rnn so steadily thnt If the clrcnm stances wcro otherwise I should have looked for trickery. Miss Southworth was beginning to get Irritable. She had lost 07 cents, nnd there wns no chnngc of lupk In sight. Mollle snld n good dcnl about there being no fun In a ono sided gnme, but went on win nlng. Presently Miss Southworth, while Mollle wns dealing, said to her fiercely: "Oo upstairs!" Mollle turned red ns a beet, rose from the tnblo nnd without n word left the room. Her nunt snt fanning herself nngrlly, I wnlted develop ments. Thoy came In time. "Did you sec what she was doing?" she noked me. "No." "Chentlng." "Good grnclous!" "Only seventeen, nnd she enn dcnl a pack of enrds to put n good band wherever sho likes." "But what was her object? Sho wob having splendid hands." "Il'm! She dealt thorn to herself." I scttlod up my score, paying 34 cents, nnd bnde my hostess good even ing. "You won't sny anything about this?" she Bald. "Certainly not." Nor wns I likely to tell that I hnd been playing enrda for money nnd one of the players hnd chented. For tho noxt week or two I lived In drend lest tho mnttcr should leak out. I suffered In another wny. Somowhero down In my henrt there wna n disappointment. One day I met Molllc on tho street If tho act wouldn't have been notice nblo I should hnvo crossed before meeting her. Sho spoke to me smll lugly nnd snld: "Auntie Is wnltlng for you to come In again nnd piny brldgo." "Il'm!" I stnmmercd. "Who Is to tnko the other hands?" "I am tho only ono unless some one happens In." "Have you nnd your nunt made up tbnt"- "Oh, yes. Sho haa forgiven me." "n'ml Havo you forgiven your self?" She looked up nt mo with an lnno cent expression thnt would have gono to my heart except for tho sin "There's nothing to forgive." "Didn't you deal yourself good hnnds?" "Not Intcntlonnlly. They enmo to me by luck. But you know nuntlc enn' stand to lose. When she docs she gets rallied nnd can't sleep. When sho caught tne I wna dealing her n splen did no trump hnnd nnd nhc would have had everything her own way." "I see. What evening would your aunt llko to have me call?" "Any evening: we're always at home." "Very well. I'll bo there tonight." It'a n dnugcrouB thing for n mnn to think ovll of n, woman who attracts him nnd tl.on find thnt he has been mlstnkcn. Not only a gront relief enme to me, but there wns something do llghtfully kind in little Mollle's trying to client her nunt Into n night's Blum ber. Somehow 1 couldn't forget It. I wns on my wny to my study to write my next Sunday's sermon, but when I sat down to work my pen would tvrllo nothing hut "Mollle." I hnvo done It. Mollle Is to be my wlfo. 1 don't know how my congro- gntlon will like the mntch, but If they don't I fnucy I enn get another church It will not bo neccBsary for her to enrn a living by denting an old woman good , bauds at cards. It is a pleasure to drive, but a mis-step often break weak or inferior straps, serious accidents follow and pleasure turns to pain. Every Strap in Our Harness is carefully selected and you run no risk of poor material when you buy a' driving or farm harness of us. We have a very large stock of harness also a large assortment of piece harness or repairs. Workman & Derryberry We Sell Other Things Too. MARMONT 50790 Percheron Stallion. Marmont weighs 1800 pounds, dark bay, star in faee. Will make the season at the owner's farm one mile east of tho Nichols school house. Terms $15.00 to insure live colt, or $12.00 to insure maro with colt. When mares are disposed of or re moved fromtho county service fee becomes due at onee. CHAS. TROVILLO, Owner. Chang Raid 311. The commiialontr atmointcd to viaw for the purpose of making change in road 311, across section 10, town 9, range 29, ns follows: Commencing wktre now road now crosses east and wost half section line of said section 10 and follow said half section line as near as practi ce west across canyon cm it inttrecets with old road now traveled, then follow said eld road up canyon till it inter sects with said new road going west up said pocket, and the vacation of that part of road 311 between points to be coverod by tne above petttton, has re ported in favor of tho above petition with the following changes, the road should all bo north of the east and west half section line and continue to the west bank of canyon then follow west bank of canyon to where it inter sects old road as now traveled, (about 20 rods north of said half section line) then to follow old road as petitioned All objection thereto or claims for damage must bo filed in tho County clork's ofllce on or bofore noon on the 23 rd day of June, 1909, or such road will be established without roference thereto. Dated North Platte Nebr., April 20, 1909. F. R. Elliott. County Clerk. NOTICE OF SALE BY GUARDIAN. In the District Court in and for Lin coln County, Nebraska, In tho mattor of tho application of Anna Altenbern, Guardian of the es tato of Carl E. Altenbern. Benjamin E. Altenbern, Elsie L. Altenbern and Dav id W. Altenbern, minors, for license to sell real estate. Notice is hereby given that in pxr sunnee of an order made by H. M. Grimes, judge of the District Court of the 13th Judicial District of Nebraska, tn nnd for Lincoln county, In the state of Nebraska, and made on the 16th day of February, 1909, for tho sale of real estate hereinafter described, I will sell at the cast front door of tho court house in the city of North Platte, Lincoln county, Nebraska, on the 22nd day of May, 1909, beginning at the hour 1 o'clock p. m., central time the follow ing described real estate to-wit: south west quarter (swi) of section thirty one (31) in township thirtoen (13) north of range thirty-thrra (33), wast of the Gth P. M., situated it Lincoln county, Nebraska, to the highest bidder upon the following terms, to-wit: all cash in hand. Said salo will be called at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m., centrat time and will bo held open for tha peripd of one hour thereafter. Dated this 20th day of April, 1909. Anna Altenbern, Guardian of the Es tate of Carl E. Altenbern, Benjamin E. Altenbern, Elsie L. Altenbern and David W. Altenbern, Minors. By L. E. Roach and E. II. Evans, 8M Her AtWmf Bi A Speedy Horse Baker Perfect Barb Wire Painted, per hundred . . . . .$3 1 5 Wikox Department Store ORDER OP HEARING ON PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR, State of Nebraska, Lincoln county, as. In tho county court, April lOtli. 1909. In the matter of the citato of Asa P. Lowe, deceased. On reading end filing the petition of L. E. Roach, praying that the administra tion of aald cstato mar bo granted to somo suitable person as administrator. Ordered. That Mar 12th. UW. at 0 o'clock A. M Is assigned for hearing said petttton, when all persons interested In said matter mar appear at a county court to be held In and for said coun ty, and show cause why the prayer of peti tioner should not bo granted. This order to bo published In the North Platte Tribune for six successive publications prior to May 12th, 1900. VY. C. Elder, County Judge, a 20-0 PROBATE NOTICE. In the matter of the estate of Eliza Mc Oovern, deceased. In the county court of Lincoln County, Ne braska. April 19th. 1000, Notleo Is hereby given, that the creditors of said deceased will meet the administrator of said estate, before the county Judge of Lincoln County, Nebraska, at the county court room, tn said county, on the IStb day of May, 1P00, and on the 15th day of November, 1VW, at 0 o'clock A.M. each day. for tho pur poso of presenting their claims for examina tion, adjustment and allowance. Six months are allowed for creditors to present their claims, ana one year ior tne administrator to sottlc said estate, from the Oth dar nf March. 1009. This notice to be published for eight successlvo publications In the North Platto xrinune prior tn Hay into, ivw, aio-8 w. p. KtiPtw. County' Judra. ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION. In the county court of Lincoln county, Ne braska, Htato of Nebraska, County of Lincoln, ssi To tho heirs, creditors and to all persons In terested In the estate of HusanC. Keith, de ceased. a On reading tho petition of Roy n. Tabor. trustco of tho estate of George W, Btowart praying mai uio regular administration of said cstato bo dlsnensod with as nrnvldi-d liv Pecs. 53U2 to KW of Cobber's statutes, 1WJ7 as auminisiraior. It la hereby ordered that you, and all per sons Interested In said matter, may, and do appear at tho county court to be hold In and for said county, on the 10th dv of Mar. A. D., 1W at 9 o'clock A. M to show cause, If any mcro uo. wuy tne prayer or tno peti tioner should not be granted, and that notice of tho pendency of said petition and that the hoarlng thereof he given to all norsons Intnr- cstcd tn said matter by publishing a copy of mis ortior in mo norm riaito xriouno, a seml-wcokly newsDapor printed in said coun ty, for six successive publications prior to said day of hearing. . Witness my hand, and seal of said court this ivui day or April a ii ivw. a aj-8 W. O, EMn. County Judge. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. Matter of application of J. C. Don for liq uor license. NOTICE Notice is hereby srlven that .T. a. T)an illil upon the Stst day of March. A. D 1009, file his application to the City Council of North Platto, Lincoln County, Nebraska, for license to sell Malt. Spirituous and Vinous Lltiuors in uuuaing ao. locaiea on nortnwest cor ner of lot i, block 103, corner Dower and Front streets in tho Cltr of North Platte. Lincoln Gonntv. Nebraska, from Mm flr Tuesday of May, 1U0O, to the first Monday of may, iuiu. It thoro 1)0 no objection, remonstrance or protest filed within two weeks from April 20th A. D. 1WK), said license will bo granted. J. O. Dew, Applicant. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. . Matter ot application of A. E. Tlmmtrmao for lltiuor license ,,, NOTICB Notleo liboroby given that A. E. Tlmmer man did upon tho 7th day of April, A. D. 1IW, ale his application to the city council ot North Platte. Lincoln county. Nebraska, for ltcenso to sell malt, spirituous and vinous liquors on the east half of lot 1, block 103 in tho city of North Platte, Lincoln county, Nebraska, from the first Tuosdar of Mar. 1009. to the first Tuesdar of May, 1U10. If there be no objection, remonstrance or protest, filed within two weoks from April Utk, A, 1J. tV0&.tfJjgeM9J"J.bactAnUU n w. laanaiwjKK vtsirTIVWjt.. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. Matter of application ot Luke F, Haloy for Liquor License. HUTIOE. Notice Is hnrehr riven that Luke V. Tlilnr did upon tho 8th day ot April. A. D. 1009. fila nu application to tno cur council or north riaito. Lincoln county, Nenraaxa. ror license to sell Malt. Spirituous and Vinous Ltnuors on east 22 fcot, lot 8 in block 115 in tho city oi norm riaito. Lincoln county, neorasKa, rrom tno tirst xucsaar or may, ivw, to the first Tuesday in May, 1010. If there bo no objection, remonstrance or Srotcst filed within two woekg from April th. A. D. 1009. said license will bo granted. l,ukb i'. 11AI.BT. Applicant. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. Matter of application of Charles T. YVhelan for Liquor Llccnsn. NOTICE. Notleo Is heroby given that Charles T. YVhelan did upon tho 80th day of March. A. D. 1P00, fllo his application to tho city council of North Platte, Llnclon county, Nebraska, for license to sell Malt, Spirituous and Vinous Liquors on east 23 feet of lot 4 and west Si feet ot lot 3 in block 103 on Front street In tho city of North Platto. Lincoln county. Nebraska, from the first Tuesday of May. 1009. to tho first Tuesday of May, 1910, Ifthero bo no objection, remonstrance or protest filed within two weoks from April Both. A. D. 1009. said ltcenso win bo granted. Ciiaiimb T. Wiinr.Ax. Applicant, APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. Mattor of application of Fred Waltemath tor liquor license, NOTICE Notice is horoby given that Fred Tfalte rnathdld upon tho 8tti day ot April, A. D. 1009. file his application to the city council of North Platto, Lincoln county. Nebraska, for license to sell Malt, splrltous and vinous liq uors on tho south 21 feet pf lot 4, block 103. in tho city of North Platto, Lincoln county, Ne braska, from tho first Tuesday of May. 1P00 to tho first Tuesday of May 1910. If there bo no objection, rcmonstranco or protest Hied within two weoks from April 20, A. D. 1000. said licence will be granted. Kbid Waltbmath, Applicant. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. Matter of application of II. J. Hebhauson for Liquor Llconse. , , t , NOTICE, Not ce Is hereby given that n. J. Robhan sen did upon tho 23d day of March. A.I). 1009, fill his application to tho Cltr Council of North Platte, Lincoln Countr. Nebraska, for license- to sell Malt. Spirituous and in.uoV8ML1JS0,?!.0.lJ BOTTpowey street In tho City of North Platto, Lincoln Couuty. Ne braska, from the first Tuesday'of May. 1009. to the first Tuesday In May, 1910, If thoro be no objections, remonstrance or protest filed within two weeks from Anrll 20th A. D. 1009. said llcenso will bo granted. II. J. Rkbhauskn, Applicant, APPLICATION FOR DRUOGIST PERMIT. Matter of application of Alonzo D. McDon ell for Druggist Permit. .. . . NOTICE. Notleo Is hereby givon that Alonro D. Mc- 1009. file his i application to the city council of North Platte, Lincoln county Nebraska, for Druggist Pormltto sell nralt. splrltous and vinous liquors far medicinal and mechanical purposes on 523 North Dowoy street In the city of North Platte, Lincoln county. Nebras- ulMSyMr.? of M,y 10 If thoro lw no objection, remonstrance or Sronsti?.d w,' ,,ln lw, "foks from April 20th A. D , 1909, said permit will bo granted, Alqnzo I), MoDomkm.. Applicant APPLICATION FOR DRUGGIST PERMIT. DruggUt pirmf""U0B01 Ed"r 8cl""er for .. . . . NOTIOE. Notice Is horoby given that Edgar Schiller ? u.W? U.'P 8lh, dof April, A. Di im.m i 5,ViD,i,?,MSn t0 l" council of North Platto. Lincoln county. Nobraska. for drug gist permit to sell Malt. Spirituous and Vinous liquor for medicinal and mechanical purposes only on OOi north Dowey street in b c Uy of North Platto. Lincoln county" urEAro,?mtno fm Tuesday of May 1009. to tho first Tuosdayof Mar. 1910. ni,f.?roiMHno , cct'n. rcmonstranco or 20? f a ii'iwwm'VL two wP..ks from April ln, A. D. 1009sald llconso will bo granted. Kpoaii ScniiiUcn. Applicant. APPLICATION FOR DRUGGIST PERMIT drug0efrtoRUt.Ul,C'kUn 01 J' B"t , , . NOTICE. Notleo Is hereby given that J. if atmi ma upon the 17th day ot April, A D. Ml Tfiio hu aypl cation to tho city council Tf North Pltte, Uncoln coun y, Nobraska, for llceni In May. moT " w' loulu Tuesdar niEfM n,.?.?iM.li". monstrance or