THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA L. BARE, Publisher
TERMS $1.25 IN ADVANCE
NOItTII PLATTE, - NEBRASKA
Other Washington papers nro so
orlnht thnt It Is a wonder tho Con
gressional Rcord doesn't speed up a
tlttlo.
Florida Is flourishing In splto of oc
casional sprliiB freezes. A cold Mnrch
'nduces tourists to stay a month
longer.
"Green lints for greenhorns," sup
scsts nn Imllnna paper. Whoever
wears a grcon hat and tho now green'
shoes will ho n devil of a follow.
A slump In diamonds Is predicted.
If r.grooablo to Her, you'd bettor wait
a few dayn and you may pick up n,
real bargain In an engagement soli
talro. Elbert Hubbard suggests that "for a
whole year wo lot tho hcathon rost."
But maybo those Newport swells would
object to no mention whatever for 12
months.
A new fraternity Is known as "Tho
Amalgamated Order of Mooso." From
a gastronomic point of vlow, an
nmnlgnmntod mooso might properly
be called hash.
An Interesting suggestion that tho
lontlnontnl powers might lnduco
Orcot Hrllaln to cut down her navy
by reducing their own. But some
what ncndcmlc, oh?
Observers declare that wild gcoso,
when thoy lly overhead nowadays, do
not honlt so much an formorly. It may
bo that thoy dlsllko tho Idea of being
mistaken for automobiles.
A Maryland export says that not
ono man In a thousand who eats ter
rapin knows whether It Is the gcnulno
diamond backed artlclo or not. Then
what dlfferonco does It make?
Romo English statesmen nro In fa
vor of taxing bachelors In order to
appeaso tho 8iffragottC3. Wo wcro
undor tho Impression that somo of tho
English suffragettes wero married.
8omo English statesmen aro In
favor of taxing bacheloro In order to
appeaso tho Buffrngottes. Wo wero
tinder tho Impression thnt somo of tho
English suffragottcB wero marrlod.
Since othoMU-IUBlfpowosBionB havo
Ret the exnmplo wo may expect to
hear almowt any dny now that William
Waldorf Astor has put a Dreadnought
In tho slot and drawn out a pocrago.
Atlanta Constitution: Countries In
search of n new constitution nro In
formed that wo havo an old ono which,
when taken from tho top shelf nnd
thorough'ly dusted, Is a model for tho
world.
Surely tho burglars havo not; yet
cleaned up things so thoroughly that
they aro now driven to tho oxtromliy
of stealing things so oumborsomo and
hard to dlsposo of as horses nnd to-
hides.
As to tiio Boston woman who .sued
her husbnnd for dlvorco bocnuso ho
throw a nlo at her, thero may bo two
nldcs to tho question. PosBlbly It wns a
cherry plo of hor own baking, with
tho pltB lnlt.
A QeorglTliourt rules that to call n
man a liar In tho south Is a broach of
tho poaco. As Washington practically
Is in tho south It would seem thnt a
certain distinguished citizen hnB got
nwny JuBt In time.
Government exports havo been test
ing a rlflo provided with electric lights
for night work. Soon tho luxurious
soldier will rofuso to fight unless his
wenpon bo provided also with con
soles and Janitor service
Lieut. Shnckluton has named a
south polo mountain ponk after Queen
Alexandra of England. But If ho ex
poctB hor to tralpso down thero to un
furl a flag or break n bottlo of cham
pagne, ho will bo disappointed.
Thirteen men woro killed in Malno
by door hunters last season. It Is only
Just to say for tho hunters that none
of them has mndo any complaint con
cerning tho ammunition thnt wan
wasted when tho mistakes woro mado.
At last thTTilrodlrT.TuTt of heart
less generations of Jokors as sho has
boon, Is getting hor Innings and can
throw her proud "dell" nt tho choruB
girl. A kitchen maid In Now York hau
Just fallen heir to n fortune of a mil
lion dollars.
A congressman Is Bonding tho Con
gressional Record to tho public schools
In his homo town, hoping In thnt way
to lnduco the pupils to take nn Interest
In tho doings of congress. Ho Is count
ing his renders, too, Just ub tho base
ball senson Is opening.
When Gou. Booth establishes tho
Salvation Army in Russln It Is hard to
sco how ho !b going to avoid tho or
ganization of n, few good active. Cos
sack reglmontB to bring lld thing to
tho 'attention of tho plain pcdplo in
tho way thoy nro accustomed to.
Tho first a:rop of spring chickens
g6tn fta "pick rul" tho gardon sbed. Too
many pooplo do not think of fixing tho
garden fonco until tho sprouts appear,
Tho Trenton (N. J.) board of educa
tion has notified principals thnt no
child in tho lower grnden must bo al
lowed to leave school with a strnngor,
This Is to provent danger of kldnan
lng. Tho regulation Is n good ono,
like that for flro drills. But tho vnluo
of both depends not upon a tempo
rary enforcement, while tho matter is
In wind, but upon a stondy obedience
limn mo tuiiiiniMii iMMmiawMMMM I
Embroidery Motifs to Be
I
' would be dllllcult to Imagine nnythlng more ndorably dainty than tha
lliiKorlo for tho June bride. Hlbbons,
broideries nro used In combination
and delicate mulls,
It goes without saying that all bridal lingerie is mado entirely by hand,
tho soamB being nut togethor with lino
Jovb nutting In u few dnlnty stitches on
severnl designs for embroidery which
Is cut out. Often n girl 1b too busy to umko tho articles herself, and wishes
only to do tho embroidery. In that case tho garment may bo completed with
any edges thnt arc to bo scalloped
on tho scallops and work thorn with
of scallops nro Bhown. Tho scallopB nro
from them. In tho miner portion of tho
of dnlnty lingerie which offor suggestions for tho application of tho embroi
dery motifs given uolow, wnicu aro exactly rigm as nicy Btnnu to do tracea
en tho garments
TO HOLD THE POWDER PUFF.
Dainty and Most Useful Bag Makes an
Acceptable Present for tho
Traveler.
A dainty bag for a powder puff to bo
glvon' to a friend who travols much
should bo mado from a clrclo of pnsto
board, four Inches In dlnmotor, nnothor
clrclo threo lnchos In dlnmoter. nnd a
bono or wooden ring, throo Inches In
dlnmetcr.
Cover tho two paBteboard circles
with a layer of cotton batting, then
outside nnd In with ecru china silk of
n firm quality. Cut n strip of tho silk
22 Inches long nnd six doop, Join tho
ends togdthor, gather tho bottom and
overcast to tho largest circle. Gathor
tho upper edgo around tho bono circle
Ovcrcnst or fasten tho smaller clrclo
of pasteboard to tho top of the bono
ring nt tho back, for a lid, nnd provldo
it with a loop to fnston on n button
Just bolow tho ring on tho bag.
Mako a looso chamois bag to slip In
side tho Bilk ono to hold powder and
putt. Such n case Is collapslbln nnd
much lighter than carrying a glnss or
silver powder box in a trnveltng bag.
BLACK CHIP HAT.
With Large Wreath of Dark Red Roses
and Black Satin Bow.
New Fashions In Watches.
Girls aru In ruptures over thu new
watches, which grow smaller nnd
smaller, being now so mlcroscoplo
that thoy nro worn like a locket on tho
neck chain. They como m ovory sort
of design, from thosu heavily Incrusted
with Jewels to thu metals without or
unmentntlon, and ono that would mnko
tho heart of any girl glnd Is or very
thin gold, opon-fneed, or course ns nil
these wntchoB nro, Its encased Bide,
which Is tho sido to show when wear
lng it locket fashion, decorated by tho
initial of tho wonror done In tiny tur
auolscs. A gold and turquolso chain
conipl'ctca this fascinating bauble.
Applied to Bridal Lingerie.
laces, and exqulslto, falryllKo cm
with sheer lawns, tho finest batistes
ontro deux. Nearly ovory brldo en
her trousscnu, and so wo nro giving
may bo traced on tho garment after It
simply left raw. Then ono can traco
a buttonhole stitch. Threo examples
-worked, and then tho cloth cut away
sketch nro shown sovcral cxaniplcs
NOVEL BELT WITH A BORDER
Casing of White Linen Worked
Colored Mercerized Cottons Has
a Good Appearance.
In
Very now In bolts is a casing of
whlto llnon with a conventionalized
border worked in colored mercerized
cottons tho samo tone ns a hoavy rib
bon bolting which Is run through it
Tho casing Is cut about an Inch
wider than tho bolting nnd has an lr
regular vlney edgo nnd different
shaped medallions ombroldored on
each edgo, with vortical designs run
nlng through them. Tho edges of
tho casing and medallions nro worked
In nnrrbw buttonholo stitch and then
cut out. Tho latter thus makes slides
which como. over tho belting. Tho
flowers nro worked In satin stitch.
a ciovor ucsign wonted m green
Is offectlvo for wearing with a green
bolt, whllo with u brown ono a con
voutlonallzcd motif of chestnuts nnd
lenves should bo embroidered and
buttonholed In browns. Tho edges of
tho oval, oblong or squara medallion
slides aro finished In straight button-,
hole stitch about a sixteenth of an
Inch deep or less.
Black Chiffon Gown.
A strikingly beautiful gown observed
recently was of black chltlon mounted
6vor a white sntln shoath. Tho chiffon
was handsomely embroidered In Bllver.
Four narrow bands or sllvor trimming
rnn tho entire length of tho sides nnd
pointed off In tunic effect back and
front.
Tho hem, trail nnd edgo of tho simu
lated tunic were embroidered In great
round motifs of effective design In sil
ver threads and Bequlns. Tho llttlo
cap slcovcs wero silver ombroldored
and thero wero small whlto tullo el
bow puffs.
A cluster of red flowers on tho low-
necked corsago and a largo black hat
or lovoly contours .and trimmed with
tall, softly drooping black ostrich
plumo8 completed tho plcturo.
Keep Your Hat on Straight,
Many womon, cither from n peculiar
construction or tho head or from not
knowing how to pin a hat securely,
woar their hendgenr at n rakish anglo
that Is, to put It mildly, not becoming.
If you nro ono of thoso unfortunnteB
and nro tired of being told to put your
hnt on straight try what wolghtlng It
on tho light sldo will do. Sow llttlo
pieces or lead In among tho trimming
on tho sldo that tips up, and you will
havo no further difficulty In kcoplng
your headgear as convontlon decrees
It should bo worn.
Nail Polish In Tube.
The latest toilet novelty Ib n nail
polish, which comes In n tube, and can
bo pressed out llko artist's pigments.
Tho polish ItBCir Ib of a consistency
between n cream and a liquid, easy to
put on.
Tho case Ib a neat little one, nickel
plated, with a top that pulls out, and
furnished with an ejector to force out
the enamel.
Romance of Son of Nicaraguan President
WASH IN G TON. Alfonso Zelaya,
tho president or Nlcnrngun's only
son, nnd his lovely young American
wife, a descendant of the Lees of Vir
ginia, nro two great attractions at a
five-cent theater in Ninth street here.
Every morning Mr. and Mrs. Zelaya,
who seem devoted, to each other, go
from their three-room flat to tho
cheap little amusement house. Tho
wife, who has tho dark eyes, the vivid
coloring and tho lithe figure of her
Spanish mother, aeata herself In tho
high chair back of tho ticket window.
Thero she remains, nil afternoon and
far Into the night, selling tickets,
whllo tho performance Is repeated
over and over again nnd nickel John
nies admire hor from nfar.
Her husband, heir of tho president
of a South American republic, takes
his place at the piano; he is tho or
chestra rolled Into one. Ho plnyu well;
ho reels off with equal brilliancy mar
tial music when the soldiers charge In
the moving pictures; somo ldto-pa-thetlc
ballad when a sougtresH sings of
her dear old mother In the huniblo
cottage far away, or rag tlmo when a
burnt cork ethlop gives n stale cake
walk. Thus tho Zelayas support them
selves nnd their baby.
Zolaya's father, a pretty good fighter,
wished his son to havo a military edu
cation, so tho United States govern
Ambassador Rockhill Has Delicate Job
&s 7
ILLIAM W. Rockhill, tho diplomat,
Tnft for the St. Petersburg post, Is
sent to tho czar's court with one Im
portant but exceedingly" delicate pur
pose in view. Ho Is to fulfill ono of
'he president's ante-olectlon promises,
circulated wldoly during the campaign,
but heretofore considered practically
Impossible by most stntesmcu.
It Ib up to Rockhill to tic the Rus
sian government up to a foreign pol
icy which, In ono respect, Is at direct
ynrlanco with every previous ruling.
Ho Is to securo tho proper treatment
and protection of nil Hebrew citizens
of the United States who may travel
In tho northern eniplro.
Forcing Russia to recognlzo tho In
violability of American citizenship
Uncle Joe is Seventy-Three Years Old
NCLE JOE CANNON, speaker of
tho house of representatives, was
711 years young tho othor dny. Seventy
three years qulto a bunch of years,
en? Docb ho show It? Not so h you d
notice it any. Why, ho didn't' oven
Itnow it wiib his birthday until he
was reminded of tho fact, but tho 7u
did not fazo him.
Ho waltzed Into his rooms at the
capltol on his birthday wearing n
brand-now pearl fedora hat tilted be
comingly on tho sldo of his head, a
nig black cigar tilted up in tho corner
of his mouth, nnd his vest fastened
loosoly by tho lower button, display
ing a wldo expanse of "bllcd shirt,"
is they say out Sangamon way. Ho
waB iib Jaunty nnd dashing aB a two-
Taft's Saving Money
RESIDENT and Mrs. Taft aro going
on tho prlnclplo that If tho govern
ment Is to economize, economy ought
to begin nt homo, Therefore, the run
ning expenses of the Whlto Houso nro
bolng kept down, Slnco Mnrch 4 sav
Ingu and curtailments havo boon of
fected In various directions nbout tho
executive mansion.
When tho now administration took
possession or tho Whlto Houbo It was
found that there wero nlno laun
dresses. This number has been re
ditced to threo. Formerly thero was
nn euglneor, nn nsslstaut onglneer nnd
In plumber. Ono man Is now retained
'to do engineering or plumbing work.
m,n An iTTBTgnrnHTiifrwMinrTr" i i FinjiTTTTTrr
ment polltoly Invited Alfonso to bo
como n cadet at West Point. He en
tered the academy six years ngo, anil
after a couple of years "fluke"
fallcd to pass his examinations. He
camo to Washington, and whllo llvlm;
In a boarding house met the charming
Miss Mnrguerlto Baker, na she was
known, adopted dnughter of Dr, W. W.
linker, of tho post offico department
They wero wed In the spring of
190C since then they hnve leamod,
but seemingly not to their sorrow, that
tho world Is not made up of Repub
lics and of well-born and considerate
Virginians.
A most romantic fact In this court
ship and mnrrlage became known
months after Zolayn had won
his brldo." Then sho produced proofs
of her descent from tho Loo family.
Mrs. Zolnya's mother was a beautiful
Spanish woman, nnd records In the
District of Columbia courts show that
the daughter was committed to a local
foundling asylum yenrs ngo under tho
nnmo of Lee. She was taken from the
asylum and adopted by Dr. Baker, and
until sho wed young Zclaya It was be
lieved that sho was Dr. Baker s daugh
ter. Mrs. Zelaya speakB with a pro
nounced Spanish accent. Her hus
band and sho visited NIcnragua, and
reports camo back to this country that
President Zelaya had been won over
by his daughter-in-law. Just why tho
young couplo are living under such
circumstance!? It Ib impossible to
learn, their pride bars them from mak
ing an explanation. It was rumored,
not long ngo, thnt Zclaya's father
would appoint him to a diplomatic
post.
when It Is extended to n former scion
of the czar's domnln has been one of
tho unsolvablo puzzles of this govern
ment for somo .years. Men who fled
from tho tortures and oppressions of
Russia to America, became natural
ized and then attempted to go back
where their families or parents still
remained, havo been seized by Rus
sian authorities, thrown into prison
or sent to Siberia. American presi
dents, stato departments, ambassa
dors, senators and congressmen havo
argued, pleaded', threatened, mado
tactful protests and passed resolutions
until they wero black In tho face, all
without result. Russia has had one
cherished declaration, that no Russian
subject can end his allegiance to that
government by pretending to become
nn American citizen.
President Tnft has determined to
cut the diplomatic Gordlan knot, nnd
Rockhill, ono of tho most accom
plished and successful diplomats In
tho service, Is Instructed to bring
about tho action necessary to make
Undo Sam's passports a pledge of
safety In Russia for all time.
year-old, a thing of beauty and a Joy
forever.
Your Uncle .Too looked ns ' If he
wore Just hankering, for somebody to
mako a remark about tho old Bwlm
mlu' hole, or a game of town ball, or
such like. During tho forenoon a con
stant stream of callers dropped in to
wish him a long life nnd a merry one,
anil a large number or telegrams or
congratulation wero received from
friends all over tho country.
There was no spoclnl celobratlon of
tho anniversary nor any candleB
around tho tnblo. Thoy do whlcpor,
howovor, that what Uncle Joe really
would like would be to havo certain
gentlemen of tho house, whoso nnmes
will not be mentlonod In this presence,
and ono In pntricular from tho other
end of tho capltol, around a tablo and
collect from them ono bluo chip for
every year or his life. However, let
that pass.
Undo Joo saw- tho president In the
morning nnd received thu congratu
lations of tho "big boss" upon his seventy-third
birthday.
in the White House
Under tho Roosevelt reglmo Pink
noy, the colored stownrd, was an Inv
poitnnt functionary about alio cstub
Hshment. Now n stownrd hi no longer
Uopt. Plnkney has geno on tho gov
erment roils as a mcssongcr. Mrs.
Tnft has obtained n first-class houso
keeper, Miss Jefferson.
Ono of the Important rerorms con
slsts In reducing tho number ot tables
at which the negro scrvnnts take their
meals rrom threo to one. Ono tablo
tormerly was for tho high caste part
of tho forco. Here, Charles Reader,
tho coachman; IMnkney, tho stownrd.
nnd a few or tho elite or tho servants
nssomblod and dined on the fat ot the
land, having what tho Whlto Houso
family had.
Tho second tablo was rosorved for
t.io chef and tho mlddlo class ot sorv
ants. Tho third tnblo was for tho
laundresses nnd tho scrubwomen. Now
theso distinctions havo been thrust
aside. Tho days of terrapin Tor some
and no tcrrnpin ror others havo gone.
AFTER
SUFFERING
ONEYEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
ham'sVegetableCompound rii.7. win T.vr1tn T!. Pink.
ham's Vcgotablo Compound has mado
and I would llko to
toll tho whole world
of it. I suffered
fromfomalotroublc
and fearful palnsin
my back. I had the
best doctors and
thoy all decided
that I had a tumor
in addition, to my
i'omalo trouble, and
advised nn opera-
llnn T.VfHn V,.
Pinkham's Vcgctablo Compound mado
mo a won woman nnu x u;wu u mum
backache. I hopo I can help others by
telling them what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vcgctablo Compound lias douo for
1110;" Mrts. EmmaLmse, ESaHrstSt,
Mlhvaukco, Wis.
Tho above is oidy ono of tho thou
sands of grateful letters which nro
constantly being received by tho
Pinkham Aledlclno Company of Lynn,
Mass., which provo beyond a doubtthat
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcgetablo Com
pound, mado from roots and herbs,
actually does euro theso obstinate dis
eases of women after all other means
l.nrn fnilol nnrl tlifif. P.VPrV HUCll SUI-
ering woman owes it to herself to at
least givo Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound a trial before submit
ting to an opera viou, ui yiviui; m
hopo of rccovory.
Mrs. Piiiklmm, of Lynn, Mass.,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice, sno uas pumeu
thousands to health and her
advice is frco.
THE HEIR'S HAIR-MOVINO.
Mr. White It's no use, my dear, I
shall havo to havo my whiskers off;
baby is pulling 'em out by tho roots.
Mrs. Whlto How unfeeling of you.
It's tho only thing that keeps baby
quiet. Now you threaten to take tho
dear's enjoyment nway!
Kicking Kindness Into Htm.
The bcnovolent old gentleman got
busy when ho saw four boys eight or
nlno years or ago attack ono boy of
about the same ago.
"You mustn't, you mustn't," ho said,
when he had hauled them off, "attack
your llttlo companion this way. What
has ho dono to deserve such harsh
treatment?"
Tho four beys glowered sullenly
whllo the ono bpy whimpered as ho
thought what would happen to hlrn
when tho benevolent gentleman went
on his way.
"Well," said one of, tho four at last,
"ho won't Join tho band of kindness
our teacher wants to got up at
school!"
Three Meals at Once.
"Now, Mary," said her mistress,
"you must como to tho door of tho draw
ing room nnd say: 'Breakfast Is ready,
and supper Is ready, but dinner is
served. "
The newly corralled domestic in
wardly digested the conciso instruc
tions, and thnt evening convulsed tho
guest3 who wero awaiting the an
nounconiont ot dinner by stepping be
tween tho portieres, dropping a
courtesy nnd repeating: "Breakfast is
ready, and supper Is ready, but dinner
Is ser-r-ved!"
THINK HARD
U Pays to .Think About Food.
The unthinking Hfo como peoplo lead
ortcn causes trouble nnd sickness, II
lustrated In tho experience of a lady
In Fond Du Lac, Wis.
"About four years ago I suffered
dreadfully from Indigestion, always
having oaten whatever 1 liked, not
thinking or tho dlgestlhlo qualities.
This Indigestion caused palpitation of
tho heart so badly I could not walk up
a flight of stairs without sitting oown
onco or twlco to regain breath ajd
strength.
"I became alarmed and tried dieting
woro my clothca very looso, nnd many
other rcmedica, but found no relief.
"Hearing of tho virtues of Grapo
Nuts nnd Postum, I commenced uslno
thorn In placo or my usunl breakfast of
coffco, cakes, or hot biscuit, and In
ono week's tlmo I was relieved of sour
stomach and other Ills nttendlns Indi
gestion. In a month's tlmo my heart
wns performing Its functions naturally
and I could climb stairs nhd I1IU3 anil
walk long distances.
"I gained ten pounds In thto short
tlmo, and my skin beeamo clear and 1
completely regained my health nnd
strength. I contlnuo to use Grape
Nuts and Postum for I feel that I owo
my good health entirely to their use.
"There's fi Reason."
"I llko tho delicious flavour of Grapo
Nuts and by making Postum accord
ing to directions, It tastes similar to
mild high grado coffco."
Read "Tho Road to Wollvlllo," In pkgs.
Uver rent! 4lir nliovc lrllrrf . nrir
nnr npprrirN from lmc (o time. Tliry
nrc R'rnulnc, true, nod full of human
lutcrctt.