lift StHlWEfKLY IR1BUHE
IKA I BAMS, PublUhtr.
TKRMfl, IN ADVANCE
M9ltTH PLATTE
NEBRASKA
PROPHETS WITHOUT HONOR.
In thin ago of skepticism, when na
itvcn of tho stato of Missouri soom to
bo nurprlslngly numerous nnil tho prill
clplo of "Booing In believing" haE boon
cnrrlml to extremes., tho profcsslojial
' prophets xwlio Ibhuo nlninhACs of prog
nostication hnvo enjoyed a pccttllnr
Immunity. Hvcry year tho croduloun
nnd miporstltlmm hasten to buy their
publications nnd to mnrvol nt tho
wldo rango of predletlonH which thoy
comprise Whllo tho circulation of
those nlmnnncs Ib tnoro oxtonslvo In
Grent Britain than In this country, It
Ib not grntlfylng to our nntlonnl prldo
to lenrn that 100,000 coploB nro pro
pared annually for Amorlcnn consump
tion. Hut evon nt thin Into dny norno
of tho dupes nro "geltlng wIbo" nnd
beginning to check up tho prophotB,
comparing promlflo with porfonnanco,
ayii Pittsburg Gazctto-Tlmcs. Had
ing Old Mooro nnd other of tho prog
noatlcatorH whd mako tholr headquar
ters In London linvo been mibjcct to
this proceRB, nnd tho roan It nhould
not bo without Its olTcct on tho circu
lation of their noxt year's almanacs.
Tho only (lino tho professional proph
ets inndo it hit Is after tho event. Tho
numbor of Inspired persons who pro
dieted tho Snu Francisco oarthquako
Ib beyond computation, but ono nnd all
neglected to wnrn tho threatened elty
until It was too Into, If pcoplo arc go
ing to bo oo mean as to chock up old
predictions and seo whether thoy cntno
"to, pas's, It' won't bo long until tho
prophet is with out honor not only In
his own country, but ovorywhoro elso.
Ths peril which attends travel
through BOtno of tho Alpine pasBcs Is
Indicated by n tragedy which Involved
III dunth of six men who wcro on
tbulr way to Italy from Switzerland.
Thoy woro smugglers, nnd tholr
wirno lay through tho Forcola Pass.
Qne of tho party gave n shout of faro
vrbtl to thoao whom ho had loft, nnd
this brought down n vast body ot
snow poised nbovo, Tho six mon wero
burled by the nvnlancho, forming n
mass 05 feet deep, and thero Is no
hope of recovering tho remains until
tho snow molts In tho spring. Thu
poet knew the possibilities when he
uttered tho wnrnlng "llaware tho aw.
ful nvnlnncho." A snowslldo thnt can
bo dislodged by n human volco Is a
terror to nvold If possible.
Tho weight In pounds of n. gnat Is
.O00Q0QG, Its wing area In squnro feet
f Is .000H, which gives tho monster .0204
pounds to tho squaro foot. Tbo aclcn
tlst who haB enlightened tho waiting
world with thla Interesting fact does
not stato tho crenturo'a "pounds per
home power" Next time you get ana
In tho eye you may flguro It for your
self. It would bo Interesting to hnvo
sclctitlflo data as to tho mosquito's
suction pump: nnd wo think It Is gun
crtuly known that by fnr tho moat
powerful nnd terrlblo of all the- wild
hensts of the fluid. In proportion to I la
size, Is, the saltatory flea.
Thu British lords will havo to come
down from their high perch, tho New-
York (lolleomcn havo boon forbidden
to c!ul cltlzona nt plcnsuro, nnd now
a Janitor In that samo city has beon
Bent to prison for piny fully tapping
nu Inquisitive tenant on tho hend with
n moukoy.wrrnch. It begins to look
ns though an nlr of freedom for tho
down-trodden nnd oppressed actually
wero beginning.
A.chiiUffeur In Now York who killed
a .child by his speeding automobllo
nnd then raced from tho spot Is to bo
tried for murder In tho first degree
The, endangering of life by tho speed
matda Is so dellborntely taken a risk
thnt tho low under which murder In
such cases Is charged seems eminent
ly just. Thero has been far too much
leniency with this species of public
danger.
Wisconsin has a university profes
sor and a medical scientist who Is not
afraid to champion tho claims of hu
man nature and heart Interests
against abstract science Ho snld re
cently In n lecture thnt hlBsIng Is
risky, but It's n poor sort of follow
who won't take chances nt It.
A Now York mnu 85 years of ago
hnu .refused to enter a home for old
pcoplo bocuuse hlu uiothor-ln-law, aged
116, Is an Inmate of tho Institution.
Wo declare without fear ot successful
contradiction that this Is carrying
prejudlco against tho mother-in-law
too far.
A rich man In Boston was arrested
for slapping a young girl in tho face,
Tho Intellectual center of tho nation
nocds some mixture ot chivalry with
Its culturo.
The Washington florist who claims
ho can grow black roscB should help
the widows materially in throwing
away such decorations as ordinary
weeds.
, No matter how Hoosevelt went out
tie Is ootutng back. Uke a whole circus
Dresses for Girls
T
HE first Is In finely chocked tweed,
nnd Is trimmed from shoulders
to hem In front by n shaped strap
of plain mntorlal, n yoko Is formed by
It nt tho bnok. Two plaits nro mndo
on olthor nldo of strap In front nnd
ono nt tho back; thoy aro not otltched
down, but aro slightly drawn In nt tho
waist by n band of plnln mntorlal,
pointed at tho onds, and caught down
by buttons. Tho cuffB nnd collar nre
of plain cloth otltched at tho edgo, n
llltlo silk bow ndds a finish at tho
front.
Mnterlnls required: Threo nnd ono-
hnir yards of twcod 48 Inches wldo,
ono ynrd plain cloth, two buttons.
Cnshmoro veiling would mako up
woll for tho accond. It Ib a slmplo
llttlo droBs with n plnltcd skirt and
FIXING OVER THE PARASOL
Fix up last season's parasol In ad-
vonco, nnd Haten now to n noto of
the season bol'oro you vonturo on this
tlmoly renovation.
Fringe to match or to harmonlzo Is
tho fresh touch to bo added In Imita
tion of tho nowoat.1
It Is tho qualntost-looklng twisted
silk frlngo, ranging In width from ono
to throo and n hnlf Inches nnd having
a fussy llttlo gimp bordor, which
thero is no effort to concenl.
After tho parasol has been elenned
with n soft brush or spongo dipped In
gneollno (do It In tho opon nlr) nnd al
lowed to dry, still wldo opon, tho
frlngo Is baBtcd upon tho edge nnd
sowed by hand, with silk to match.
All of tho work Is dono upon the
open parasol.
Somo slight embroidery, llko a row
of polka dots, may ho dono whoro
frlngo Joins tho parasol. Thoy aro
put on In tho flat .Iapancso stitch,
and If of a contrasting color thoro
should not bo chosen a noto that Is
loo strikingly different
Tho conspicuous, parasol Is not nec
essarily tho most beautiful.
Holts nppoar ovorywhoro and on
ovorything that htm n wnlstllno.
A Blnglo polneottla or a hugo rose,
moro often than not nrtlllclul, Is
pinned on milady's muff. It gives a
pleasing touch of color.
Gold nnd silver, colored nnd Jowcled
slippers aro high in fashion's favor,
yet many of tho most careful drcssors
cling to tho blacks.
Tho gulmpo of plain sheer tullo or
not Is moro frequently used than that
of tuoKB. Tho yoko Is extremely shal
low, nnd flesh tint Is tho usual color.
Tan footwear is promised tho great
est vogue that It has over had, and It
will, of courso, come tu somo startling
now shades, all thu way from cham
pagno to ochro.
The HuBslan coat is tryiug lo tho
nvorago nguro ana tno wipo woman
will havo her general utility coat so
voro and conventional with tho mate
rials and some llttlo dotnlls to stamp
It this Benson's suit.
Tho oxqulsltu embroidery bands.
motifs and nllovors on gowns now to
bo secured mako U possible to attain
lovely and elaborate rosults without
tho UBo of much tedious handwork,
although oven horo you find It necos-
sary to apply tho trimmings and mnko
tho tiny tucks by hand If tho frock Is
to bo truly chic nnd dainty.
Cleaning Handbags,
Tho hnndbag or satchel of undrossod
kid, when soiled by usago, need not
nocessnrlly bo turned over to tho pro
fessional cleaner. Tho secret ot restor
ation Ih a piece of sandpaper rubbod
over tho surface A vory fine grndo'
of sandpaper is required, When this
Is used with enro tho effect Is magical
and no Injury to tho matorlnl accrues,
Many kinds of loathorn without pol
ished surfacos for example, suede,
undressed and oozo calfskincan bo
cleaned thus.
, The Bavarian Girdle,
Ono ot tho bulls of tho season Is
tho folded girdle ot panno velvet
which Is boned to nn excessively long,
sharp point In front. Tho dreasmn
leers havo given it tho nnmo ot tho
Davarlan glrdlo or tho glrdlo of Veu-
Ice.
It will be worn on dressy nftcrnoon
and ovonftig frock?, ntid will not hi
separate, but part oi the v;wi
1.
bndlco arranged to match; both back
and front nro allko; whllo tho pret
tily shaped yoko Is of tho material,
embroidered with a slmplq conven
tional design. Tho slcovo Is n small
bishop,' set to an embroidered cuff.
Materials required: Four yardB, 48
Inches wldo.
For tho third, nlmost nny dress mn
torlal, Including velveteen may by
lined. Tho bodlco tins n tuck each
side; tho tuckod vest fastens on tho
shoulder, tho material In front. Tho
skirt has only slight fullness nt waist,
It has a.tuck each sldo front and back
to appear as n continuation of those
on bodlco.
Materials roqulrcd: Threo and one
half yards, 41 Inches wldo, one-half
yard tuckod silk,
HAT STAND EASY TO MAKE
Contrivance That Will Add Much to
Comfort of Life In the Summer
Cottage,
For tho summer cottago thoro aro
many now contrivances to mnko liv
ing more comfortable Among them
is n long rod on a stand nnd with a
soft cushion on tho top, Intended ns a
resting placo for a big straw hat.
These now hat stands aro not nt
all tho kind ono sties at tho milliners.
Fnr from it Thoy aro ronlly quite op
nato in tholr way, bound with soft
crctonno or printed sateen, whlchovor
best goes with tho hangings of the
room, whllo tho cushions at tho top
aro covered and edgod with laco
ru files.
Somotlmcs tho wholo stand is cov-
ored with brocaded satin, trimmod
with gold laco and hung with those
French ribbon flowers. Or again.
whlto linen Is usod and tho cushion
top is embroidered. Llko everything
else, they may bo ns costly aB one
could wish and they add greatly to tho
femininity ot tho dross closet.
BLOUSE FOR EVENING.
Ulouso ot whlto laco with corslet ot
gold gulpuro forming points. Tho gut
puro borders tho low neck nnd forms
tho cuffs. Tho brotollos nnd sloovei
aro ot moussollno do solo.
Dyes In Drown
It is hlclilv nrobabln thnt soft dvnt
- - .
In brown will bo modish this spring.
A row tana nnu russets snown are
adornblo. They nro so soft, so attrao
uvo, ana moro aro a nunarea uineroni
nuances. All tan or all fawn colored
gowns woro modish many years ago,
and lovely thoy woro. It has been
ages Blnco wo had a visitation of tans
and deep creams, and tho public 1j
ready for tholr recoptlon. Tho goldon
browns worn this winter have been
among tho few pretty colors.
Preserving Youth.
To preserve n youthful appearanct
lot thu dlot bo nourishing and diges
tlblo, with plenty of hot milk nnd
milk cocoa. A groasy akin requlroa
strict attention to dlot, from which
cream, much butter, all pastry and
rich foods must bo excluded, Those
subject to (lushing of the faco should
not drink hot iiqul.ls, only warm ones
Palo pooplw should eat underdone
meat, lUhily cooked egg oysters nnd
plain !!'' p - Muks, and drink hot
UK n
Island?
JLjyYC 75 rtttrim
R
ECENT news dispatches from i
Honolulu rororted that the rev
cnuo cutter Thetis, which had
been ordered to visit Lnysnn
and tho other bird Islands be
longing to tho Hawaiian group in or
der to InvcHtlgnte rumors that Japan
eso wcro slaughtering the birds breed
ing on thece Islands, had returned
with 23 Japanese prisoners nnd 250,
000 pairs of wings valued at $100,000
which had been taken from birds
killed by tho Jnpancso and solzed by
the cutter ofllcors ns evidence
Thcso bld Islands aro among tho
most rcmat-kablo in the world. The
Hnwallan Islands proper number 12.
Eight of these, Hawaii, Maul, Oahu,
Kauai, Molokal, Laual, Kahoolawo and
N'llhau, are lnhnbited, whllo Moloklni,
Lehua, Knula and Nlhoa aro uninhab
ited, In addition are a numbor of
small islands nnd reefs, many of the
latter nwaiih at high water, running
nearly a thousand miles to tho north
westward, uomo of which aro famous
as breeding places for birds and are
temporarily occuplod by workmen
of tho guano companies which have
their headquarters In Honolulu.
Amerlcanu have beon gathering
guano from Laysan and a few of tho
othor islands for somo yenrs. Even
before annexation Jnpancso plume
hunterB had been visiting tho islands,
whero thoy slaughtered thousands of
tho birds, shipping tho wings and
feathers by way of Asiatic portB to
Europo. This practice was forbidden
by tho Unltod States nt tho tlmb Ha
wall was nnnoxed, but for Eevcral years
afterward a tugboat was tho only gov
ernment veascl stationed at the
Islands and tho poachers woro unrno
lested nnd became very venturosome.
Many of tho larger Japanese sam
pans engaged In fishing for tho Hon
olulu ranrket aro fitted with power en
ginee, and the- fact that somo of thorn
mado mysterious trips, lasting a week
or two at a time, aroused tho govern
ment's suspicions. These woro further
strengthened by reports that Japan
eso steamers woro visiting tho bird
islands and surreptitiously taking
away tho pluudcr gathered by tho
small boats.
Iu order to cqntrol tho situation tho
government a ehort time ago mado a
bird reserve of Laysan and the othor
bird islands of tho group. Of thla
group Lnysan, which is about eight
hundred miles from Honolulu, has
boon called tho most roinnrkablo bird
Island in tho world. It Is n small
Island, being three miles In length and
halt n mile in breadth, Is formed llko
a shallow platter, and at Its highest
point Ib not moro than thirty feet
above tho Ben. In tho center Is a la
goon not connected with tho sea.
At tho time of tho writer's first visit
to this island, in May, 1902, tho nest
lng season was In full swing and thoro
wero hundreds ot thousands of birds
upon tho Island. Among these could
bo seen tho albatross, a number of
species ot tern, the noddy, puffln,
petrel, tropic bird, man-o'-wnr, teal,
rail, plover, curlow and a number of
strictly land blrda.
aro tho great number of birds, their
surprising tnmcness and tho deafening
nolso they mako. Whenever wo
wished to converso It was necessary
to shout Few of tho birds seemed
frightened, and with a llttlo care we
woro ablo to approach most of tho
sneclcs as closely as wo wished. In
fact when tho camera tripod bad beon
niHufited several ot tho albatrosses
, UUJUDkUU . . .
I Camo up to It and examined It atten-
tlvoly.
) The various Bpeclcs are found more
or less In colonies, mo numocr oi
breeding birds Is so prodigious that
(avorablo space is at a premium, and
sovoral species Uvo ono nbovo tho
other, somo burrowing below the Bur-
face, others breeding on the surface,
while still others have tholr nests at
vnrylug heights on tho shrubs. As
ono momber ot tho party put It "It
looks llko a big apartment house'
Spaco being bo limited, tho birds
which havo chosen Laysan tor their
breeding homo would not bo able tu
And satisfactory places If thoy all ar
rived at tho samo tlmo. They are
therefore obliged to tako turns. Somo
sneclcs ot sea birds leavo the placo
as soon as tholr young are strong
enough to fly, and whllo they are do
parting the newcomora already begin
to arrive. Thus thoro is a constant
coming nnd going and breeding species
aro found at nlmost overy season of
tno year, a iact which is remaruaoie
j - edgjs:
oven In tho tropics, where tho breed
ing season Is generally less regular
than In our latitudes. In this way a
definlto succession, which probably
dates back ihousandB of years, takeB
placo year after year In tho arrival
and departure of cortaln species.
It was almost Impossible when walk
ing through tho rookeries to avoid
stopping upon tho eggs, they wero so
numerous. The eggs of tho sooty tern,
Sterna fullglnosa, were to bo found all
over the sand.
The birds nro very loath at tlmos to
leavo tholr nests and scold soundly
beforo finally slipping off. When at
last driven they limp away, dragging
tholr wings, Just as Is dono by some
blrdB In this country when trying to
luro a human being awny from tholr
young. Somotlmcs ns many aB a doz
en at a time would bo struggling on
ahead of us nnd trying to draw us
away from their nests.
Whenever wo drew near tho eggs
of tho whlto tern, or lovo bird, as It
is sometimes called, the parents came
nnd hovered In front of our facos nnd
peered intently at ub as If trying to
divine our Intentions. Just out of
roach they would flutter, turning their
hoads from sldo to side, occasionally
uttering a droll and wheezy llttlo cry.
Thoy did not offer to peck us, but
wero content to stare and wheeze.
They lay their eggs In all sorts of
odd places; we found ono on tho baro
limb of a bush, a precarious and in
secure spot A remarkable thing
about the old mother bird is that sho
brings two fishes nt a tlmo to the
young and invariably carries them
crosswise In her bill. An earlier ob
server reports seeing an old bird with
four fishes In her beak at onco.
Tho dazzling whlto plumage of the
albatross makes It tho most striking
of all tho birds which frequent Lay
son. They aro absolutely fearless and
do not seem to mind tho presenco of
m"n, nnd you can walk among them
without disturbing their vnrlous occu
patlons and amusements in tho least
Thoy havo an Innate objection to
Idleness, and consequently seldom
stand nround doing nothing, but In
stead spend much tlmo in a curious
performance, which by somo ha3 been
called courting. As tno antics nro
carried on during tho birds' residence
of about ten months on tho iBlnnd thoy
aro probably a form of amusement.
Another odd ncstirg bird Is tho
mnlo man-o'-wnr, Fregnta nqulla. Dur
ing tho courting period his gulnr
pouch is enlarged nnd beforo the
brooding enres have begun lio inflates
it to a large size, and at tho samo tlmo
it becomes a bright red color, the bird
looking ns If it hnd n child's toy bal
loon fastened to Its throat.
It was a common occurrence to see
tho male bird setting on tho nest with
tho sac blown out, obscuring tho
wholo front of tho creature, only tho
bill nnd eyes nppearlng over tho top,
His antics are as extraordinary ns his
looks, and when engrossed in tho task
ot making himself attractive his self
absorption nnd apparent vanity are
very amusing.
MdtlV rtT flirt ri-AOhlV nl,l nrrnn -
to bo delicious as food, nnd
some of thorn, cspoclnlly thoso of tho
albatross, woro superior to tho eggs
of tho domestic fowl. If theso islands
wore nearer to market their produce
would soon knock tho egg trust sky
uign.
Sexton's Odd Epitaph.
Dock Ilentloy, who died this morn
ing, years ago cnused to be con
structed a tomb with this peculiar in
scripuon:
I am hero. How do you do? !
: I am dead and so are you. i:
Dentley had this tomb made whon
ho was sexton nt tho city cemetery,
nnd took excellent enre of his grave,
it being ono of tho neatest in tho cera
etery. It was his particular nrldo,
but now that ho Is dead It probable
tho stone will bo changed and a less
distinctive epltnph carved. Walla
Walla correspondent Seattlo Post-
Intelligencer.
A Born Optimist.
"Poor old Ullffklns has been wres
tling with trouble again."
. . . , , 1 . .
rtim iruumu luruw mm, t pre
sume?-
"Yes, as usual; but he got right up
ana saia no naa a new strangle hold
which ho felt sure would hpin him tn
4 win noxt time.
An Iowa Farmer's Letter.
Josoph Wilding, a prominent farm
er, who lives on It. F. D. 6, Council
Bluffs, Iowa, writes tho following let
ter In rognrd to the treatment ho r5
colved irom tho United Doctors at
lGth and Harney strcots, Omaha:
'I had suffered for seven years with
very, novoro kidney nnd madder
troublo and run down nervous sys
tem. I got so bad thnt I lost all hopo
of over bolng nny bettor. I was.
treated by nil tho best doctors I could
hear of, but was gradually getting
worso. At last I heard ot tho great
cures being mado by tho United Doc
tors' now system of treatment nnd
went to thorn. Now, after threo
months of tholr troatmcnt, I am moro
than delighted with It. I had no Idea
that so great a chnngo could bo
brought about In so short a tlmo. I
would bo glad to nnsver nny sick
person who cares to mile about tho
United Doctors and their wonderful
treatment"
Just Like Spaghetti.
Marjorlo, aged six, was speculatively
examining tho noodles in her soup.
"Mother," sho asked, "what aro
noodles mado of?"
Dorothy, aged eight, bursting with
knowlcdgo, laughed scornfully, "t
know," sho volunteered. "They nr
not made nt nil, you Eilly gooBo; they
grow' Just llko spaghetti!" Harper'a
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An ompty human heart Is an abyss
earth's depths cannot match. Annie
C. Lynch.
I"I.HS CVUVA) IN O TO Id HATH.
PA7.0 oiNT.UKNTiKuaratuceil to enra any ran
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Tho best pcoplo on enrth nro your
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Lewis' Slnclo Binder climr. Oriirirul
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- " -
A man reaps what ho bows and
rips what his wlfo sows.
Stomach Ills May
Seem Trifles
At the start, but that is whon you want
to tako the matter in band. Neglect
can only result tho ono way sick
ness. The stomach is largely respon
sible for one's health and strength and
as such it needs to be kept in a nor
mal cpndition. If it becomes weak,
the food remains undigested, ferments,
and causes untold suffering. Thus
you lose tho strength-giving properties
of your food and you become weak
and run down. This i very notice
able at tho beginning of Spring when
the system is overloaded with Winter
impurities, (ho bowels clogged at- the
blood thick. No wonder you havo 'bo
"Spring Fever." Commence taking
Hostottcr's Stomach Bitters this very
day and cleanse the entire system.
Then your Stomach Ills will also van
ish. It is for Sick Headache, Indiges
tion, Dyspepsia, Spring Fever, Gcn
erel Debility and Malaria.
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