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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1909)
WADE NEAT BIBLICAL RETORT Writer Who Expected to Score Off of --.ur met wnn a Really witty Counter, Few editors li Kooil nature which characterize Robert imvis, chief of tho Mtmsey stnff nml author of tho play, "Tho Family." iuur wno nau submitted a story to linn received a courteous rejection, iuuns mat tho tale, although charm lug, was not miUni! tn n,n i-n,, ,.i. Mentions. In tho course of n rw nmntii. lite story won a prlzo In a contoHt, and, 'sniy eiated, tho writer dispatched mo imormauon: "Dear Mr. Davis: "Psalms 118:22. Seo 's nn Tiouncements In tho onrront lamm Tho Scriptural reference was: "Tho ".ono winch tho builders refused Is bo tome mo nead or the corner." Tho next mall brought Mr. Davis answer: "Dear : "Psalms 118:23." The chagrined writer found thnt tho Taini Juxtaposition roads: "This is tho Lord's doings; It is marvolous In our eyes. ' A DOUBLE EVENT. Mrs. Hlghfly And has sho really got two servants? Mrs. Flutter Yes ono coming and ono going. Proloaue Reauired. During dinner Mr. Galey began to snmo apropos of nothing. "What are you thinking about now?" asked his wlfo. shnrnly. "Why," began Galey, "tho Cornell Widow tells an awfully good story nuoui "Indeed!" Interrupted Mrs. fininv freezlngly. "Where did you meet this Interesting lady, may I inquire?" IN nisirated Sunday Magazine. Tho man who insists upon having his own way at nil times will never ucjulro a reputation us u popular pur sou. Omaha Directory New Way Corn Planter Nowinjr iiko it. Ask ns. RACINE-SATTLEY CO., OMAHA TAFT'S DENTAL ROOMS 1517 Douglas St., OMAHA, NEB. Reliable Dantlitry at Moderate Trice. RUBBER GOODS b;t mull fit cnt prices. Bond for f re catnlotnio. "MVers-oiilon oruq oo omaha. nahn. PLEATING All Kind Dyeing and Cleaning Ituclilnc-, Buttous, etc. Send for free 'tirloe list nnd samples. IDEAL. PLKAT1NO CO., 203 Douglass lilk., Omalin, Neb. JOHN DEERE STU Best Insist on having them. Aslc your local dealer, JOHN DEERE, Omnha-Qoo Falls TYPEWRITERS ANY MAKE. ALL ntlCES. 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If these goods ore not carried by your dealer", write Byrne & Hammer Dry Goods Co., Manufacturers, Omaha FREE Bend postal for this vnluable book free, A money haver for tlioso thinking of buying IV plltllO) or organ, A. IIOSPE CO.. im;i b, DourIuu Ht., Omulia, Neb. INFORMATION IS PKOTECTION GET ONE TO-DAY DOW'T F -n DREAM OF AN UNTIDY BOY Careless Younfjster Had Visions In His Sleep That Caused Him to Mend His Ways. It was plainly to be seen that Edwin Sterling was a very careless boy, for no mattor bow hard his mother tried to keep him looking neat and clean his clothes were generally torn and soiled When ho went to bed at night, instead of hanging his clothes nicely on a chair, n3 hla mother had taught hint, ho throw or dropped them wherever Laughed In His Sleep, ho might hannen to bo while undress inc: and when renrovcil for hnlnir so careless, his oxcuse always was that ho forgot, writes Annlo Brlggs Fox in tho Homo Journal. Ho spoko tho truth, no doubt, but ho might havo added, also with truth, that the reason ho forgot was that he didn't try to ro- member. Ono cold wlntor's nicht ho flunrr off his clothc3 as usual and Jumped into bod. SnuKcllmr down under tho warm covers, he watched tho moon's brlcht rays which streamed in at tho window, rendering objects In tho llttlo room distinctly visible. He could seo his clothes scattorcd about on this floor. and tho thought came to lilm how his mother had told him always to arrange his garmonts neatly for tho ninht: and as he romomborod ho told himself that he would get up right away and put them In their propor places, but It was so cozy in the warm bed and tho room was cold, and where was the use, any way? They only had to be put on again tho "next morning; so It really didn't matter. Ho didn't try to re member any more, but just lny still and watched tho moon shlninc in nt tho window. Presently ho was amazed at seelnc Ills knickerbockers (which lay in tho mlddlo of the room whero ho had slipped out of thorn) rise slowly from the floor. "It's a shnmo to bo worn bv such an untidy boy," they complained, in a woolly, smothered kind of voice. 'It isn't many days sinco- wo wern spick, span new from tho shop, and wo'ro all over snots nlrendv:' besides. no one would dream wo had over been creased." Tho knickers shook tlmm. selvos vigorously, marched solemnly ncross tlio room, folded themselves in exactly the right creases and laid themselves over tho back of a chair. Edwin could hardly boli.ivo his oven or his ears, and shook with laughtor at tho sight of his knickers walking along just as if ho were insldo of them, nnd tho idea of clothes nctually talking! It was really too funny. Ho was still chuckling when ono of his pr.oos wanted briskly over from tho corner where ho had kicked it and placed itself primly under the chair oiv which wore tho knickers. "Come alone." it called out .crossly to its mate, which lay in another corner. "It Is nrntrv hard to bo kicked around in this fashion after rneliiK about nil ilnv lnni? Just look at my too, how it Is stubbed out, nnd my solo is almost through, nnd I not a mouth old yet. It's n. slmnio, I say." Tho other shoo, grumbllnc to itself. glided swiftly over tho floor and took its placo beside its companion, Edwin went off again Into bursts of morrlmeut. Jt was as good as a circus, thought ho. nnd oven better, for wWn linil ntivnno lion,.! nlnilmu tnii- ni -,. w..w ..,,., viuuiun null ill 11 circus, or any other- placo, for that matter- Ho waited eagerly for tho next act. Tho stockings, which lay in a small heap whero Edwin had dropped them, now stirred themselves, turnod thorn solves insldo out and, skipping lightly across the room, hunt: themsol VOK. (inn on each side of tho knickers. "Dear me, what a ront thero is in your kneo," said one, as it settled itself for tho night. "Yes, I know," returned tho other with a sigh; "and I wns otily put on now to-day; but perhaps you nro not aware that you havo a groat holo In your foot?" Yes, I am," observed tho first, "but I nm not to blame. It la that careloss boy ovor thero in tho bod. Ho is n most wearing child." The last sentence sounded strantrelv fnmilliir to Edwin. Ho had often hoard his mothor nay tho very same thing. When tho stockings had had tholr say a ilojected voice was hpnrd from tho center of the room whoro lny a lit tle cotton blouse. "Clean only this morning, and I'm nosltlvolv asliummi to show mysolf. I've three butlonB off, loo. it's u disgrace to belong to such n untidy boy." HnttHnir Itq I'nllnr nm pulling downlts cuffs, tho melancholy garment travo Itself it little Rlinko. mndo its way slowly ovor to tho chair ami Btretched itself carefully across tho seat. Edwin watched and wnited, hoping mere would be more interesting things to come, but the moon happening Just then to dlsuppoar behind n passing ciouii, tne room was left In total dark ness ami nothing more was said or Heard, Tho noxt morn In ir when Kdwln awoko ho saw hl3 clothes on tho chair, Just as thoy had placed themselves tho night before. Hut when ho was dress ing ho found thero was a difference. ins knickers were free from spots; a clean blouse had taken tho plnco of tho soiled one; his shoes were freshly blackened nnd tho holes in his Btock ings neatly darned. And that was why ho know it was all a dream, nnd tho clothes hadn't ilono anything to holn mutters, after mi; it was juHt mother. Then nnd thero ho made nn his tnlml ho would try as hard as over ho could to keep hlmsolf nont and clean, as his mother loved to soo him. so that nt night, when she enmo' into his room to look arier his clothos, thero wouldn't bo n thing to do. And ho kept on trying, day after day, until ho found, to his surnrise. it was lust as easy to bo tidy ns to bo untidy. WHAT IS MY THOUGHT LIKE? Ono of tho players In this game thinks of some object it may bo a person, an aiilmnl or a thing nnd each player is questioned by tho "thinker." "What Is my thought llko?' and must mako nn answer: "Llko a monkey," "Like h table," "Llko a fish." "Llko a mlschlovouB boy," and so on. When all have answered, tho "thinker" tells them the object thought of. Per hups It was a person prcsont. Each player muBt thon justify his roply or, falling this, pay a forfeit. I? or instance the ono who said tho object was llko a monkey, when told the namo of a gentleman present as tho object, would reply: "I Bald Mr, was llko a monkey becauso ho is fond of nuts." Tins noxt would say: "I Bald Mr. wasv liko a tablo be cause ho is rather wooden looking.' "Ho Is llko n Hsh bocnuso ho is fond of water," and so on. A PUZZLE MADE OF CROSSES. Illustrations Giving Details of an In teresting Puzzle Made of Crosses. All that wo need for this puzzle Is nlno counters, numbered one, two, three, four, ilvo, six, seven, eight and nine. It will be seen that in the illus- (A.) The Greek Crocs. tratlon A thoso nro arranged so as to form a Greek cross, whllo in tho case of D they form a Latin cross. In both cases the reader will And that the sum of tho numbers in tho upright of tho cross 1b tho samo as tho sum of the numbers In tho hori zontal arm. It Is quite easy to lilt op such an arrangement by trlul, but the problem Is to discover in exactly how (B.) The Roman Cross. ninny dlffoient ways it may bo done In each caso. Remember that reversals and rnfloc tlons do not count as different, That is to sny, if you turn this unco round you get four urrangomonts of tho Greek cross, ami if you turn it round again In front of a mirror you will get four more. Hut theso eicht nra nil r. gnrdud as ono and the Bame. Now, how ninny different ways aro thero In each caso? SUNSHINE CORNER. Bright Boy. Mr. Walker Well, llttlo boy, what do you ex pect to bo when you becomo of ago? Llttlo Boy Twenty ono, sin No w York Horald. HIb Specialty. "Is thero any thing youcun do better than nuy ono else?" "Yes,' replied tho smull boy. ".I kin read my own writing." Judge. B 9) Countess Cassini WASHINGTON', CountcsB Margue rite Cnsslnl, well known in Ameri ca as tho adopted daughter of tho for mer ltusslnn nmbassndor nt Wash ington of that name, who has practic ally rup tho wholo irninut of soclnl pleasures, is determined to go on tho operatic stage. In Paris she has been studying Blnglng with Jean do Heszko. Of course tho friends of the young countess ace much excited over her nowest Idea, which Is absorbing her mind Just now. Her voice Is snld to be or good quality. Countess Cassini, in accomplish ments, has been termed "tho most wonderful girl In America." In tlm tiv- perbole ot scores of magazines and Sunday supplements. An of tho diplomatic set. the famous bnlln of the Russian embassy in AVntihlng. ion Dccnme n chum of Mrs. NIoIioIub I.ongworth nml Miss Kntherlnn 131. kins, mid achieved Imnienso popular ity. She Is now about 25 years of age, but when only 20 It was said ot her Club Savants Hear Story of Naked Chicks THE Cosmos club of Washington, an anybody mlirht know from lt Greek namo, Is tho club Inhabited by tho scientific high brows of thlB capi tal. It is America's most dlstlii. guished collection of ultimate wisdom. It knows all about everything nnd In. cldentally it is the richest and most prosperous club In Washington. Scientists, lltornrv tionnlf , ' V 4 ' I . t. not politicians, howovor nnd emin ent roiu in nil tho strictly Intollectuul avenues constituto Its membership, So It Is that tho Cosmos rIiiIi'h iIIh. covery of tho fentherles3 chicken Is regnrded as of tho createst sliniin. cance. Tho club snt on thin illsrnv. cry in solomn, scientific stnte. There Is no doubt of it. Tho foatherlnsH chicken lias arrlvod, nnd Its ultimate Influence on household economics Is not to bo overrated. Dr. H. 11. Chnnmnn of tho tronlnirl. cal survey, told tho wIro men about it. Fifty absolutely foathorles3 chicks woro born that Is, hatchod Elkins Match Secret Finally Disclosed IN the copy of Foreign Relations o,' 190C, Issued by tho state donnrl ment and made public tho otlfer day at Washington, appears somo corre spondence showing that on July 14, 00C, Assistant Secretary llacon made Inquiries ot tho Italian nmbassndor regarding tho stntus of an American girl who should marry an Italian no- bloman. Ofllclnls of the stato department positively deny that this Interrogation lind any reference to the prospective ninrrlngo of tho duko of tho Abruzzl tnd'MIss Kathcrlno ISlktus, that Inter national romance having not been started when tho inquiry was mndo. Any specific statement us to tho per sons then Interested and whose mar Plans for the Arlington Amphitheater 15 THE commission of which President Tuft, whllo socrotnrv of wnr. wns a momber, uppolntod under tho terms of the public biilldliiKB act of the Inst session of congress, to prepuro plans for a moniorlul aninh theater In tho national cemetery at Arlington, Vn has submitted Its roport to congress. In addition to Mr. Tuft, tho commis sion wns composed of Secretary Cor telyou. Elliott Woods, siinerlntendnnt or tho cnpltol building; I. G. Kimball anil Gov, Curtis Guild, Jr., represent ing respectively tho Grand Army of the uopubllc und the Spanish war .t crane. Tho phuiB propnred by New Ynric architects contomplnto u roofless structuro covering 31,000 square feet, uio ultimate cost of which would bo $095,000. Thero would, bo seating mi ! i ii ii milium in fc ROM BtTA T to Go Into Opera that sho discharged with tho skill and tact of tho most experienced soclnl leader all the responsibilities of host ess at tho homo of one ot tho most prominent diplomats in tho world. This beauty from tho czar'H domain wns n member of her uncle's house hold from tho time sho was throe yenrs old. KInnlly, sho became tho ndoptcd daughter of Count Cassini Sho has lived in all parts of tho world and speaks half a dozen languages with fluency. Love of dress is a pnsslon with tho countess. It hns been said ot her that if her early ambition were trans lated Into prayer it would bo, "PlonBo God, mako mo us beautiful ns you can.' She cannot understand how any woman could dcslro nnythlng be fore that, but having been blessed with a rare typo of beauty sufllclontly distinctive to fulllll the dreams ot her young girlhood, alio has of lato years turnod her mnjor attention to dress. At ono tinio her wnrdrobo has otn braced ns many as 80 gowns, three dozon pnlrs of shoes and Bllppors, nearly an equnl number ot hftts, a pro portionate array ot cloaks nnd wraps, and a dozen muffs. During tho social senson tho countess has required ns many as threo French maldB to care for her finery, last Bummer from nn Incubator on n farm near Delhi, N. Y whllo Dr,N Chapman was spending his vacation there. They lived through tho Bum mor, but froze early in tho fall. Dr. Chapman took notes with groat care of their daily experiences, and tho cosmic scientists listened with bated brenth as ho read his roport on tho phonpmonon. Tho naked chickens, ho declnred, didn't llko their condition. Hnlr re storer, vasollno nnd other things wero used In the oflort to Induce feathers to grow, but without avail. Tho chicks lost appotlte, their modesty was constantly being Bhockod by tho curiosity of a prying world, and when cold wenther camo thoy died early. Hut to tho Cosmos scientists the question of profound concern relates to tho possibility of developing a breed of hairless chickens thnt will not sea son tho Etew with pin fentliers nor roqulro In tho kitchen tho difficult work of picking. Dr. Chapman pointed out with eloquont enrnostnoss tho benefits humanity would derive. Ho did not doubt that men in native Btato wero once as hairy as monkeys; civilization substituted clothes, nnd tho hair vanished. Why not llkewiso with poultry, Tho club is deoply Btlrrcd nfid further experiments in bnbl poultry aro contemplated. riage wns probably under considera tion Is refused by the olllclals. It is known thnt lator, when tho courting or tho dukotot tho Abruzzl was approaching a crisis, that Senator Elkins requested friends In Rome to ascertain nnd advlso him what would bo tho status of bin daughter if she mnrrled into tho royal family, Ho was notllled that tho ninrrlngo would bu considered morgnnntlc unless the Italian parliament pnsed nn net giving tho daughter full recognition. Ho waB at tho same time warned that tho Ital ian parliament could subsequently ro peal its legislation, leaving tho ninr rlngo In tho same position as if tho act of recognition had not boon passed. It Is understood hero thnt Sonator Elkins did not nmko any request of tho stato department to nscertaln for lilm the status of Amerlcnn w.onien marrying either a member of tho royal family or nn Italian noblomnn but had tho Investigation conducted by ono of his personal friends at that tlmo In Homo. room for nbout G.OOO people, and siaiidina room In n colonndo for many more. It Is contemplated thnt a crypt should be constructed under the col onndo and that It should bo used for tho burial of distinguished men who merit such recognition from the na tion. Provision Is niado also for mo morlnl busts or portrait stntuos in tho colonnade "soinewhnt as bus so fro quonUy been done," say tho archi tects, "In -tho famous Cnnipo Santos of Europe.' It has boon tho endeavor to obtain u serious and classic character In or der to express the dignity nnd pur pose of tho building, nml with this end Jn view such clnsslc structures ns tho theater of Ulonslus nt Athens and tho Roman theater at Orango, havo been studied, though nof, dl ""ty Imitated. The architects hnvo striven rr :het to keep the propoucd building in liar mony with tho old colonial buildings or Washington, bucIi as tho White House and tno cnpltol. It Is bellovod the dignity and soloninlty of tho struc turo would bo enhanced by leaving it uncovered. A FACER. Ho You havo looked on my faco for tho Inst tlmo! Sho Why? Aro you going to grow a beard? Undo Jim's Treachery, "Pa, is It truo that tho good always dlo young?" "Oh, no, not always, I was a vory good llttlo boy." "Didn't you over disobey your par ents?" "No." "Nor fight with your llttlo brothor?" "No, I always was vory kind to him." "And didn't you ovor tell lies or play hookoy?" "Certainly not." "Nor stonl jam nor cookies out ot your mother's pantry?" "Of courso I nevor did such wicked things." , "Gee, what an- Imagination Undo Jim must have. Ho was toilln mo, this morning, about when you and him wor boya." Hla Conscience. "Will you have a cocktail, Mr. Snldgorly?" "No, my wlfo does not pormit me to drink Intoxicants of any kind." "Lot mo buy you n cigar." "My wlfo has mndo mo promlso thnt I will novcr siuoko any more." "Well, woll. I wish there wna some thing I could do to mako it pleasant for you." "Is there n naughty show of any kind in town? If so, tnko mo to it. My wlfo will not bo nblo to smell It on my breath." Mere Humans. 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