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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1909)
THE SIMlWtEKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. BARE, Publisher TKKMS $1.25 IN ADVANCE NORTH PLATTE, - NEBRASKA. A Battle of Names. According to a WnnlilnKton dlnpnlcli in tho Tribune "Uiero In a movement on foot In Washington to rostoro tho iiso ot Ihu term 'Executive Mansion' instead ot 'Whlto House,' which hns been tho custom during tho Roosevelt administration;" nnd many members of congress nro said to profcr tho longer nnd inoro pretentious name, says Uio New York Sun. "Whlto Hotice" it Is, In the mind und mouth ot every American; so known actons tho water, too. Tho term, as ro cent researches by correspondents ot tho Sun have shown, 1h, of respect able antiquity. It seems to htivo been traced an far back as Madison's sec ond administration. It will soon bo rnlltled to Its enntennry. It Is n fa miliar Ilg.urc, of homely and cordial look. It Is not Jo bo put out by a Jong trained Intruding trollop llko "Ex ecutive Mansion." That may nccom modnto itself well to tho legal, formal nnd clorkly style, but tho popular and tho fittest name Is and will bo "Whlto House." President Taft Is no frlund ot pomp and nwollon words. Wo havo no doubt that ho prcfors to llvo In a ' house." As for thorn members of congroKU who front fondness for elo quence or want of tasto lovo high sounding iinmos, Mr. Taft may tell them a llttlo Jeut by which )r. William Everett lined to teach simplicity: "At Yalo 'tho president's lady retires;' at Harvard 'tho presi dents wlfo goes to bed.'" Rnmeses If. Is dead. Ho was not (ho great ruler of ancient Egypt, as tho name given him might indicate, though tho datu of his birth ran well back Into tho past. Haincscs was a toad, and miners digging fiOO feet below tho surfaeo at Butto, Mont., found him there, Imbodded In rock. Ho wns sound asleep, but awoln whott brought into tho light ot day, and linn boen de cidedly lively slnco. Tho Bronx zoo acquired him as one of Iln most not nblo curiosities, scientists having do- cided that ho must bo 1,000 or 1,200 years old, if not more so, And now, having lived to what was literally a green old ago, ho litis succumbed to tho Inevitable, Life tinder modern con ditions appears to have been too swift for a reptile that had passed so long n period in unbroken ntono und quiet. Tho April dividend and interest pay ments In this country nggregate con sldorably inoro than $12:1,000,000. Thin Is nbout $10,000,000 above tho pay ments ot tho same kind a, year ngo, which is convincing proof of the Im provement, in conditions. What Is espe cially significant Is the advance in In dustrial dlvldonds, which aro nearly $5,000,000 greater than In 1008. Divi dends roprosont actual profits, while interest is money paid out for loans. hut from either point ot view tho sit uatlon in satisfactory. It shows that industrial concerns nro making more money and Hint railroad and oilier earnings nro sulllclent to meet nil In tercBt demands und in most canes to provldo for distribution of gains to stockholders. Tho noxt development of tho wire less telegraph Idoa scorns to bo tho establishment of municipal stations In all principal cities, to tho end that, no matter what storms may swoop tho couutry, It will bo possible to commu nicate with tho outside world so long as tho city hall tower romulns stand ing. Philadelphia Is taking tho lead, and Inasmuch as the oxpenso Is rein tlvely ollgbt, It is likely that othor clt ies will bo communicating with each other In tho near future. Morocco may ngaln become tho tho nter of disturbance. There mo signs of tho outbreak of a revolt against tho now flultan which may tako tho form of a holy wur that is, ono in which tho MohnmmcdiuiB may bo summoned to fight on tho pretunsu of devotion to their faith. Hut. with Itnlsull and ho oral other rormor disturbers of tho poaco keeping quiet, thero Is hopo that things way simmer down. Tho contract has boon given for tho construction ot tho Clermo;,t which Is to bo a fno simile of tho fa mous Btojunor built by Robert Pulton nnd which tnado tho trip to Albany 100 years ngo. Tho craft, llko tho Imlttt tlon Halftnoon, typifying Hudson's craft, will bo used in tho tercentenary celebration this year, and everybody along tho river will havo a chatico to sco tho boats. Tho ono Hurvlvor of the party of four Americans who Blurted two yours ngo to walk from Iluonos Aires, In South America, to Now York, says ho will finish tho Journey if It takes him 12 yonrs. This Is rather u useless am bition. Podcstrlanlsm has its vir tues, but walks that tako years to com pleto are hardly a real need of life. Mout. Shnckleton'o s may bo put out ot Joint by Comm idor Penry, who la presumably sledging to ard tho north pole, uud dining on dog meat. Band Concert Transfer Arouses Wrath . 1 " WASHINGTON Ono or the first In novations attempted by Mrs. William Howard Taft has brought dis appointment to tho wire or the presi dent of tho United States. Criticism is nover pleasant, and especially when ono tries to launch a Utopian reform and falls. Hut that Is what Mrs. Taft BooniB to havo done mid the storm that has been stirred by her lntorfe onco with undent custom Is still rIAi Ing. Tho trouble nroso over Mrs. Taft's desire to have the Marine bnnd'e weekly concerts, that heretofore have been given -on the lawn In-hind tho Whlto House, transferred to some other place. In looking ovur nvnll- nblo plnces when the Washington lans, black and white, might llstott to tho music, tho president's wife found a slto far removed from tho White House on tho banks of tho Potomac. Immediately an order was Issued from the executive olllco to the super intendent of public buildings and grounds to prepare plaus at once and proceed with the construction of a bandstand. The superintendent Is an "Uncle Joe" Practices Golf on the Sly IIP J) fttTNCLE JOK" CANNON may be U como ono of tho most select In the select coterie of Taft golfoiH aft er having scorned a try at the tennis cnblnot of Roosevelt, according to re ports. It has even been said that tho speakor has already purchased a full caddy bag of sticks nnd Is stealing forth on tho sly to Chevy Chnso In Washington to perfect himself In the art of smiting tho llttlo whlto gutta pnrcha. Thoro aro those who can remember when "Undo Joe" was the "shinny" jhaniplon of the wholo country nround Danville, III., Cannon's old home. Those were In tho days when ho do voted more time to fresh air nnd ex orclHo and less to stogies and politics. The old timers tell of how the spenker could smash a ball farther and crack shins more recklessly than any man In town. They aro greeting the latest Rem n the budget of golt news with President Selects Summer Home by Sea - rJ TUB cottngo which tho Tarts aro to occupy this summer Is situated at Hovorly, Mass,, and Is two stories and a hair, painted green. Around It aro trees and shrubbery and strotchos of well-kept lawns and the placo. Is one ot tho beauty spots along the shore. lCntrauco to the estate is from Ohor street and Is guarded by two great stone posts, the cottage Itself being hidden from the traveled way by tho trees, although It Is hut a two minutes' walk In. There Is u groat covered porto cochoro over tho private driveway lending to tho house. Running around on three sides Is u wldo veranda, and on tho ocean sldo is a tower crowned with a dome, and with windows near ly all around on tho third lloor. Thero Senator Would Put AN EFFORT to limit the volumo of spoclnl pension legislation will bo mado by Senator McCuinbor, chair man of the committee on pensions, before tho adjournment of tho present oxtrn session of congress. Such legis lation has grown rapidly until, during the lnat congress, nbuut 8,000 bills, the object of moBt of which was to In croa80 existing pensions, wore passed. During tho present session about 1,000 bills providing for pensions not obtainable undor tho general pension InwB have been introduced in tho sen ate alone. Tho reasons urged for Btich legis lation havo been in the uaturo ot ex ceptional conditions elthor rolntlng to tho necessities of tho applicant or to a failure on his part to satisfy the army officer, nnd as such had no op portunity to point out to his commnn-der-ln-chler thnt tho order might work injustice to the grcut middle class of people. He hnd to obey blindly. The result hns boon that there arc an Increasing number of protests be ing filed against tho change. The Whlto House always has been access ible. Tho new concert ground 1b far removed from car lines and thero is neither shade nor seats upon which those who brnve tho long walk to tho river front may rost. To those who possess automobiles or carriages tho placo selected by Mrs. Taft for future, concerts Is ad mirable. Society and the official and diplomatic sets can whirl In tholr mo tor enra and carrlngcs and may appre ciate tho change, but thoso mimic lovers whoso purses are not overly fat will be compelled to trudge a w,enry mile and n half bonenth tho heat, of tho summer sun, If they enre to listen to the strains of one or the best musical organizations In tho western hemisphere. The local newspapers are bom barded with lettera of protest against the Innovation. In splto of theso protests, however, the bandstund was prepared and the concorts aro being held there. The president nnd Mrs. Taft were present at the opening concert, also praotlcal ly all the official set and tho diplo matic dignitaries. sad headshakes and wondorintr re. gret. Tho educntion of Vice-President Shermnn In the points of the gnnio so well liked by the president Is believed to have sot the precedent "Undo Joe" feels called upon to follow. The spenker had handled a golf club but onco In his llfo provlous to President Taft's Inauguration. That was at the Portland exposition, when a bovy of fnlr young women Induced him to tako Just ono wallop at a little whlto ball ib It rested Invitingly on Its tee. Tho speaker's seciotary Is authority that tho first drive was tho longest over mado by any golfer. Content with having dono something of note, "Uncle Joo," slnco then, has refused to smite a ball, fearing that he might foozlo frightfully. Tho spenker nevor had much of a desire for tennis under tho Roosovelt administration. In tho first plnco ho couldn't learn how to score, and "love all" and "love forty" were us myB torlous to lilm as some o: Asher Hinds' parliamentary precedents. Hut with goir It Is different. Ho is woll equipped with tho lattguago of the game, and R tho vice-president Is to enter the Tnrt golf cabinet, why not "Uncle Joe?" Is n veranda lending from the second story on tho ocean sldo ot tho house over the dining room which can be reached from every one of tho bed rooms. From tho hall on tho lloverly side or tho eottago, ono entors tho great living hall on tho loft. Tho hall is lighted by glasB doors, which open on tho veranda on tho ocean side, and four Btalned glass windows over tho lauding on the main staircase. The living room Is finished In paneled sycamore with a tapestry paper run ning to tho celling moulding. From tho living room tho staircase leads to n balcony, nround which are tho chambers, six in number, on tho sec ond lloor. A chnndollor hnngs from a pnnoled celling. From tho living room to the light Is tho music room, finished In white. There Is a beautiful library on tho lett, finished In cherry, The cottngo Is lighted by electricity and has overy modern convenience. Tho stable can ucconiinodate half a dozon horses and still furnish room for u largo and well equipped garage, Curb on Pensions technicalities of tho law, although he could prove to tho satisfaction of a committee that ho was entitled to consideration. Hut such legislation has grown so rnpldly that either It must bo limited or tho pension commlttoes of tho son nio and hoiiso will havo to receive an additional force, making them, In rnct, pension imrenus of considerable size, To meet this condition, and to placo somo limitation upon pension legisla tion, Senntor McCtimber proposes to arrange a Joint meeting of the pension commltteou of congress, when somo plan with thlB purpose In view will bo considered. Mr. McCumbor bollovos that It may be posslblo to roach an agreoment by which the houso and sonato prnc'tcal- ly will pledge Ihomsolvcs that they will pass a given amount of pension legislation In one session, and no more. He expocts this mooting to bo held before tho adjournment or this ses slon, so that somo ngreemeut will bo In forco when congress moots next Da comber In regular session. TBne U&itestt TUB sketch on the Ion shows a userul, tight-fitting coat, sultnblo to bo mado up in sorgo, cloth or coating. Hraid nnd buttons form tho trimming; they !irr iirrnru'rwl dnu'it fntitnt tt frnnf rrmtwl Mi f -- f rtlnn fnn IhaIwu. lit.'. up, nnd edgo the sleeves nt wrist, and wun reamers. Materials required: 5 yards 40 inches wide. 2 dozen yards braid. 24 dozon buttons, 1 yards lining. The second illustration 1b thnt of a loose, graceful coat, serge or cashmere; It la lined through with silk tho color of material. The turn-down collar has a plain horn nt the edge, und hns silts cut and button-holed nnd tied in a loose knot In front, with tnBSels attached to tho ends: tnssols are also sewn on tho sleeve points. .Materials required: D yards 4G 10 yards silk for Unltig. MAKES THE BATH BENEFICIAL Long-Headed Young Woman Has Ideas of Her Own as to the Needed Ablutions. Ono nthletlc young woman indulges frequently in whnt sho calls her "home made Turkish bath." It Is a fact, as she says, that one cannot always clcauso the skin thoroughly with only soap nnd water and comparatively smooth cloth. A cold-cream bath on tho face will prove that. Therefore sho takes u small scrub brush, of tho sort sometimes sold In drug stores for nnll brushes, nnd, first wotting tho body with a sponge and hot wnter, scrubs Uio wholo surfaeo of tho skin with the brush and a thick soap lather. This goes down into tho poros and cleanses them, carries off moro old skin and particlos ot dust and wasto than tho ordinary wash cloth, and stimulates tho circulation. Tho soap Is next thoroughly rinsed off with hot wnter, and tho bath followed by a cold shower and n brisk rub. For tho not too vigorous person, u Blight rest adds to the beneficial effect, but, whether with or without the conclud ing soap, tho treatment will be found both refreshing und Invigorating, TEA GOWN. An excedlngly simple but effective style Is Illustrated here. Tho gown Is in old rose cashmere, ami has a yoke and sleeve bands of brnldcd vel vet; the gown Is set to the yoke without any fullness, It falls straight to tho foot, where it la cut rather full. Muterlalt; required: Six yards IS inches wide, 1 yard velvet. The Cnbrlolet. A novel pleco of headgear Is the cabriolet with ono atrlng only, and that a long ono capable of being wound nround the neck and left to How down tho buck. rovers. Hat ot soft drawn silk, trimmed Inches wide, 4 tassels, 2Vi yards ribbon WORK OF THE WISE HOSTESS Study and Close Application of Little Things HaB Put Her In Proud Position. A hostess whoso little dinners oi luncheons nro never long or oxpenslvo, but described .at all times as perfec tion, with delicious surprises Included that do not interfere with tho night's good rest, declares that theso gastro nomlcnl achievements are often sug gested to her merely by seeing tho Ingredients In Juxtaposition. This may hnppon through tho carelessness of tho butcher boy or tho groceryman, both having returned with "forgotten" articles that havo been thrown with out intent for such effect upon tho samo table. In this way a most do lectablo combination of oysters and maccaroni occurred which was tem pered by checso and paprika and somo shredded green peppers. Another time a stuffing for peppers ensued, for which tho Becrot has never been told. Another invention is a salad of chopped celery, to which grnpo fruit, orange und nuts arc added, and over this u French dressing with tarragon vinegar, aided by chopped onion and a wco bit of sugar. An accompaniment to this salad is a checso souffle dono in tiny balls, arranged in a pyramid on toasted biscuits. Paprika is plenti fully sprinkled over all to give a snap, but not bring tears, a cayenne would. The Puritan Collar. The high stiff linen collnr has had Its day, and with summer shirt waists will bo worn soft stocks or tho cool, pretty turned-down collars in Dutch or Puritan stylo. Theso collars aro vory easy to make, and, as tho dlstlnctlo or handmade neckwenr Is always rocrgnlzcd, a supply or turned-down collars should bo mado up at homo. Fine linen lawn is the proper materia! to use, and tho collar may bo worked with heavy whlto dots, a dainty scal loping finishing tho edgo, or It may bo trimmed with cluny or torchon lnco. Sometimes thero is merely n narrow laco edgo with a llttlo embroidered pattern nbovo. Othor pretty collarB show an edgo or tho laco, with a nar row insertion running around an inch above. Cretonne Used for Embroidery Bag. A nlco llttlo embroidery bag Is mado of crotonno covered with two embroltlory hoops, nnd finished at tho ends with enrdboard covered with crotonno Just tho slzo or tho hoops. In other words, tho bag is built llko n barrel, with an oponlng nt tho side This oponlng is held togothor by lac ing with ribbon or by two buttons. Tho bag is carried by ribbon loops, which nro fastened at each end to tho embroidery hoops. It Is protty and tho sowing materials do not got lost whon thun protected. Dressy Bows of White Net, To mnko a bow which Is vory drossy to wear with a linen waist, soloct a pretty pleco of whlto net and cut a strip nuo-half yurd long and six inches wldo. Hem it on all sides and trim the two short ends with narrow laco ruffio. Gather It through tho center and rorm threo gathored loops on each sldo ot tho central lino, making thorn tr graduato depths, tho central ones smallest; bring tho cuds out straight with tho third loops. DOLLAR WHEAT HAS COME TO STAY IN LE8S THAN FIVE YEARS CEN TRAL CANADA WILL DE CALLED UPON TO SUPPLY THE UNITED STATES. A couple ,of years ago, when tho an nouncement was mado in those col umns that "dollar wheat" had come to stay, und that tho tiino wan not far distant whon tho central provinces of Canada Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Albertawould bo called upon to sup ply a largo part ot Uio wheat con sumption in tho United Stutcs, there woro mnny who laughed nt tho predic tions nud ridiculed the idea of wheat reaching the dollar point nnd staying there. Both of theso predictions havo como to pass. Dollar wheat is here and It Is not only hero, but is horo to stay; and at tho Bamo time, whatever unpleasant sensations it may nrouso in tho super-sensitive American, Cen tral Canada is ulrcady bolng called upon to help keep up tho bread bum ply, and within tho next flvo yours will, ns James J. 1 1 II 1 says, literally "becomo tho bread-basket of our In creasing millions." Thero aro fow men in tho United States bottor acquainted with tho whoat situation than Mr. Hill, and thoro nro fow men, if nny, who nro in clined to bo moro conservative in their expressed viows. Yet it wns this greatest of tho world's railroad men who said a few dqys ago that "thu prlco of wheat will never bo substan tially lower than it is today" and when it i3 taken into consideration that nt that tiino wheat had soared to 11.20, well nbovo the dollar mark, tho statement is peculiarly significant, and doubly significant is tho fact that in this country tho population is In creased at tho ratio of C5 per cent., while tho yield of wheat and other products Is increasing at tho rato of only 25 per cent. For soveral years past tho cost of living has been stead ily Increasing iu tho United States, aud this wldo difference in production and consumption is tho reason. This Ulffcrenco must bo supplied by tho vast and fertile grain regions of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Thero is now absolutely no doubt of this. Even tho press of tho country concedes tho fact. Results havo shown that no other country in tho world can over hopo to equal thoso provinces as wheat producers, and that no other country can produco as hard or as good wheat. Said a great grain man recontly, "K United States wheat main tains tho dollar mark, Canada wheat will bo well abovo a dollar a bushel, for In ovory way It 1b superior to our homo-grown grain." With theso factB steadily Impinging their truth upon our rapidly growing population,, it is Interesting to note Just what possibilities as a "wheat grower" our Northern neighbor pos sesses. Whilo tho Unltc'd States will nover surrender her prcstigo in any lpnnufncturlng or commercial line, sho must very soon acknowledge, nnd with as much graco ns sho can, that she Is bound to bo beaten as a grain pro ducer. It must bo conceded that a great doal of tho actual truth about tho richness of Canada's grain produc ing area has been "kept out of sight, as Mr. Hill says, by tho Btrcnuoii3 i-f-forts ot our newspapcrp and maga zines to Btem the exodus of our best American farmers into thoso regions. It is a fact that up to tho present time, although Canada has already achieved tho front rank In tho world's grain producers, tho fertllo prairies ot Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al berta havo as yet scarcely been scratched. Millions ot acres, free for tho taking, still await our American farmers; nnd when theso millions nro gono thero nro othor millions In re gions not yot opened up to immigra tion. A fow years ago tho writer, who. has been through thoso wheat prov inces sovoral times, laughed with oui ers of our peoplo at tho broad statement thnt Canada was bound to becomo "John Hull's Hread Basket." Now, after n last trip (and though ho Id n stanch American) ho frankly be lieves that not only will Canada be como John Hull's bread-basket, but It will within tho noxt decado at least BECOME THE BREAD-BASKET OF THE UNITED STATES. Perhaps this may bo a hard truth for Americans to swallow, but it is a truth, neverthe less. And It is at least a partial com pensation to know that hundreds of thousands of our farmers aro profit , ing by the ract by becoming produces' In tuls now country. Tho papers or this country Imvonat urally mado tho most or tho brief po riod ot depression which swept over Canada, but now thero is not a slgr of it loft from Winnipeg to tho coast. Novor havo tho threo great wheat rals ing provinces been moro prosperous Capital is coming into tho country from nil quarters, taking tho form of cash for investment, industrial con corns socking locations, nnd, best of all, substantial and sturdy Immigrants como to help populate tho prairies. Towns aro booming; scoroa of new elovators aro springing up; railroads aro Bending out their branch lines In all directions; thousands of prosper ous farmers aro leaving tholr prairie Bholters for now nnd modern homes' "built by wheat:" overywhoro is a growing happiness and contontmcut happiness and contentment built by wheat tho "dollar wheat," which has como to stay. Notwithstanding tuh, tho Canadian Government is Btill giv ing away Its homesteads and selling pro-omptions nt $3.00 an ncro, and tho Railway and Land Compnnlos aro dla posing of their lands nt what may bo considered nominal figures.