THE SEHI-WEfKtY TRIBUNE MA. L. BAR&Putti-S- TERMS, SU5 IN AUVANCB NORTH PLATTE - NEBRASKA DO INCHES MAKE THE MAN? . Until the time of tho war betweea RuBfila and Japan the short man was obliged to defend the prowess of hta kind "by citing Napoleon as an exam rlo ef what short persona could do, Dalaae, tho great French novelist, whoao height was a trifle' more than Ave feet, often half whimsically, often seriously, endeavored to show a con Beetles between ahort Btature and ex cellence, u waa also a aourco of con isolation to him and to other mon who jwero sot In tho tall Class, to read In mister that the noman conquorora rworo abort. Hut after tho Itusso-Jnpiv ,ncnu war It became evident to nil that islaturo had aothlng to do with tho cbbo, unices, perhaps, tho victory of the little Jup proved that tho short Iman waa tho superior of tho tall. But, mow come the municipal authorities jln our cities, who say thut a tall po illcomnn 1b bettor than a short and that a toll fireman is tho superior of la short fireman, tmyn lloston Qlobo. IFire feet 7 inches la tho limit of shortness to bo tolerated say somo, (while others lower tho Btnndard a (quarter of an Inch. Oth pre would low or it half an inch rnoro. Buperati tions dlo 'hard. Wo aro still children, and, although far from tho ago of giatita, wo cling to tho notion that Inch ts mako tho man. Orcat Drltaln has Just launched one of the biggest of tho dreadnought bat tleshlps which tho government is steadily adding to tho navy. And that American ideas are good for some thing la this connection Is shown by the Information which has leaked out, notwithstanding tho careful way in which naval secrets are guarded, that the guna en the now vessol will be arranged much llko thoso on United States battleships of tho latent design, so that lljoy can bo tired ono abovo an iothor and conccntrnto tremendous lstrlklng power at a glvon point Bund le of, our warships aro giving valua ble points to all tho world. It will be a good day in this city "when, every boy who goes to tho high ecbool can multiply and dlvldo with unfailing accuracy, when ho knows ,the rule of three and is up on frac- tl ons, says Philadelphia Inquirer, I( n addition to that he can write logl- Ibly, read distinctly and spell correctly jhe will have a better oqulpment than jhas been common of late. In trying' tto teach children too much we have not trained them to definite ways of thinking. Yut to think clearly about janythlng ia the great prorequlBte of 'life and ought to be the chief aim of jducatioa, I Reports of accidents to wofnen wear ing hobble skirts begin to , como In. Of course such accidents nro inevita ble. A woman who deliberately blnda her Umbfl before submltlng horsolf to the dangors of, tho highway Is. doubly handicapped, for even unhampered physically, she likely would lack the intelligence to dodge a street car. A man in New York was sont to prison for four years for stoallng a five-cent looking-glass. It sorved him right A man who makes so little of his opportunities in tho face of such Ehlnlug examples ought to be shut oft from the rest of society. A bank in Spokane it issuing anti septic money. Still, while sanitary banknotes may fit In hotter than the others with the progrosalve ideas of the age, as far aa the others aro con cerned, with all their germs, we love them Btlll. "Did Washington swear?" asked a periodical. We don't know, but somo enlightenment could be furnished It we knew whether Martha's dresses Were buttoned down the back. 8esM genius 'hts Invented a ma blue fer teaming operatic voices. It will tMt ke)ft much unless. It makes it ve-MlM for the operator te go away )aa4 lekv-s It after he sets it going. A. New York street car junped the track sad ras late a mIooh. An amas lag iastanee of the power of sugges tion; the ear driver waa doubtless very thirsty, Cesaldered as an aerial racer tht) earrier plgeoa may not be quite up to date, but Its Meter seldom if ever gets But of order. A .89 an has been found starving Jblmaelf beeanee he feared the end of the world was at hand. There must be such a thing as the rash bravery of cowardice. A writer sagely remarks that there is no exeaae for drewnlng. Unfor tunately, apologies are ?ver offered. 1 ' 1 1 , ' It's a wke tean. whs can gqwa two tlismevt (4l7f' which way Jhe cat CHIEF c ' " v " ' vri Three of the seven Chicago millionaire packers who are under heavy bonds federal anti-trust laws. TALK ONE Beau Says United States. More Polite Than France. World's Most Famous Cotillion teader Calls on Youth of His Nation to Recover tost Science of Politeness. Paris, France M. Fouqulorcs, who la called tho world's most famous loader of cotillion's and la also known as tho "last truo dandy of tho Deau nrummoi'typo," finds that tho United States and iJngland nro now moro pollto than Franco, thUH contradict ing F. Hopkinson Smith, who has hold up Franco as a model in matters or ctlquotto. Tho notod society lendor has Issued n stirring appoal to Paris ians In which ho describes tho dccltno of courtesy, calls politeness u most useful quality and nrgeB his follow citizens to rognln their reputation for good mannors aa tboy nro recovering In aeronautics tholr reputation for heroism. "Politeness is disappearing," de clared M. Fouqulcres. "It must bo ad mitted that we are no longor tho most courteous people In tho world. Tho politeness which was formorly a na tional virtue, and tho former gnllantry whlqh always characterized Frcnoh mon aro today ncElootod. ridiculed and almost despised. Look at our youne folk. Thav aro formal, stiff, Indifferent and disdain iui: tnolr movomonta nro Iduntlrul and bombastic llko a funoral ballet, buu ui-jy uuuci. n puicgmaiic onnui which It is caln to qrlticlso, for it 1b tno mado. "Foreigners trustlnir to our renutn- tlon for courtesy nro astonished to una tiiomsolvcs Inspected Insolently when they vonturo Into nuhlio nlni-nn. Women do not cscnpo sly, gay looka ana vulgar murrnurlngs and whoovor raaKOB mnuciouB jokea nt tholr ex ponso Is npplaudcd with tho laugh of approbation. Lack of tact is consid ered witty. Our savants, aviators, nu tomoblllnts and snllora porform horolo deeds dally and their glory In undl- mmisUed. Only polltoness Is lost. "Yet thero Is no quality moro uso- CONSERVES HER JAW POWER Nebraska Man Has Device by Which Mother-ln-Law'a Maxlllarles Run Machine. Now York, "By a system of dif ferential pulloya and stlrlgs I havo dovlsed n schomo to mako my wlfo's Jaws do UBoful work when Bho chows gum." pays a man who nvors ho Is J. Montgomery dubbins, Omaha, Nob. With this dovlco nttuchod to hor Jaws." ho continued, "my wlfo runs her sowing machine and thoroughly enjoys herself whllo doing so. I In vented this elmpla mnchlno becuuso my wlfo has rheumatism In both an kles and has a stiff wrist With a similar mnchlno I havo Bet my moth er-in-law to work running a churn. It tnkos moro powor to run n churn than it docs a sewing machine I enmo oast to look over tho flold with thn view or trying my Invention on tho Now York publlo if I found gum chewing popular. "I am highly pleased with, what I found, and I know I'll havo tremen dous sales of this mnchlno when I return to Now York. I found tho big- gent mimuor or gum choworo nmona tho subway travolers. I'm sure thoy will Jump nt tho chanco to buy my invention when they find I'vo got nn attachment thnt will provldo fresh air as the travolor workB hts Jaws, fish In Oxygen Jars. Now York. An experimental , ship ment or uvo nsn to uermany by tho Naw York auarlum tho othor day will bo wntohud with interest by sci entists. If ouccossful it will revolu tionize the method of sending live spcclmenH from one country to an othor, Tho fish aro placed In small Jars, first filled with water, which are seal ed and inverted in a largo tanK Thoy nro then uncovered and a tube la In sorted, through which enough corn pressed oxygon Is forcod to keep tho fish alive during the voyage, lv- OF INDICTED BEEF BARONS TIQUE TTE ful in a democracy. It Incites and wins Indulgence All ambitious persons ought to bo pollto, hut foolish porsons cannot bo, for politeness Is a sclonco requiring nn understanding of psy chology. An opportuno compliment can crcato n precious ally. "During centuries wo ridiculed Eng lish manners. Now wo think wo nro following tho phlegmatic English fash Ion, but wo nro wrong, for In tho meantime England has changed. Tho modern Englishman, although ho has a truo compassion for all not born on English soil, Is nlwnys perfectly cour teouB. Even America Is Improving In tills respect and only Franco la de teriorating. "Thoro- Is hope, however, that tho growing Interest in sport and athletics will renew tho old-tlmo courtesy. For does not tho fencing room prcservo tho tradition of clcganco? Tho now generation will romembcr, pcrhnps, that tholr nnccstora risked llfo ror a sm'llo nnd that tho learned Fontonello nt tho ago of 80 picked up a fan for a young girl." FISH DRAGS MAN FROM BOAT Enormous Muskellunge Lunges at Captor When About to Use Gaff Fight In Water.. Mlnocqua, Wls.An enormous mii's kollungo, weighing 02 pounds, and lacking only four Inchea of flvo feet in longth, pulled Howard Kennedy, n Milwaukee fisherman, Into tho lako boforo being capturod. Mrs. Kennedy fired four shots at the flan with a doer rlflo beforo placing a bullot In a vital spot. The fish was hooked on Loralno lako, between Mlnocqua and Ithlno lander. In tho woods south or hero, whero tho Lnurn Fishing club of Milwaukee has a camp. Tho Milwau kee man and his wlfo woro Ashing when Kennedy got tho strike and roolcd In hts prlzo until ho was al most ready to gaff tt. As ho reached out with hlB gaff hook, tho fish gavo a lungo and Kon nody wob in tho tako. Ills wlfo help ed him to catch tho palntor of tho boat, nnd thon ho hung to tho fish whllo Mrs. Konhedy used tho rlflo. TRUTH TELLING IS A VICE Phlladelphlan Startles Teachers' Insti tute by Saying Tendency to Lie Is Natural. Pittsburg, Pn. That nn alarming proportion or children between tho ugos or 7 and 13 yeans nro addicted to lying, was tho Btatoment mado by Dr. harl UarnoB or Philadelphia, in an nd- dress to toachers nttondlng tho Alle gheny County Institute. In nn address on "Tho Truth-Tclllng or Children," ho roforrcd to a specific lustanco In drawing this conclusion and declarod that (ho tendoncy to llo is natural un dor tho natural law of solf-preservn- lion, and that tho avorago child can't help but llo, Ho told his nudlonco that "truth toll ing Is not a vlrtuo but a vice," nnd assorted that "tho fox that tells ho trufh will dlo." Ho thon drow paral lels to lllubtrato his. statement. Ho insisted that "anlmala that toll the truth Buroly will dlo," "Lying in America began with tho Indians," ho said, "and ho loft progeny behind htm to porpotuato hts quali ties." Dr. Barnes took up buslnosp llfo and said thnt on tho whole thero was great stability In business as it rests on men's word. Ho declared that any kind ot fraud is duo to tho forco or a weak nature, and contended that "this Is why women nro moro forcoful than men." "Thero nro 999 truths told to evory ono lie In politics," ttald Dr. Barnes. "Tho truth generally la told in trade and politics. That 999 truths are told to every ono lie In politics may seem doubtful. The troublo Is that the ono llo stands out so plainly that truthful statements are doubted. Truth-telling is now a vice and not a vlrtuo, Poople doubt the truth when It Is told to them, and believe that most everything they hear Is false Kooa," on the charge of violating the SHE HAD 1,001 PROPOSALS Young Seattle Widow, a Telephone Operator, to Marry the Last One to Declare, Seattle New York may havo Its herd of 185 loves In tho person of ono Roscoo H. Sanborn, but Scnttlo has a real morry widow with 1,001 proposals to her credit The ono thousund and first mnn is tho lucky one and tho wedding will occur shortly. Tho merry widow Is Mrs. Illla May Dlko, a 'phono operator. It is ques tionable if Mrs. Dlko over saw moro than a scant half-dozen of, thol,001 suitors. But that did not detract from the ardor of tholr lovo epistles. Thoy wrote from tho north, tho south, the enst and tho wost Mrs. Dlko was formerly nn Iowa girl Ottumwa being hor homo. Threo years ago sho married and with her husband went to South Dakota. He was killed In a wreck and Mrs. Dlko bravely faced tho world and took up a claim. Sho called her place "Ottumwa," and It Is still known by that namo in South Dakota. At tho stato fair in Huron, S. D., In 1908, Mrs. Dlko was awarded tho prlzo for being the prettiest young woman In tho stato. Nowspapers de voted columns to her photo and beauty. At first letters camo by two and tbroo, but finally tho rural delivery man had to put on an extra tnulo to aid In hauling the mall out to ''Ot titmwa." Mrs. Dlko has a bungalow on her 1C0 acres. Thero sho openod and read oVery ono of tho proposals. Her house needed papering. Noth ing would hotter servo tho purposo than a ton or two of lovo Iottors. Mrs. Dko plastered tho walls and tho ceilings nnd used tho photos for roof ing, and with tho surplus built n chick c6n corral. Over all tho pasted this largo sign: "Lovo letter shack. Tnck now pro posals on vacant space." Mrs. Dlko was literally driven off her claim. Sho camo to Seattle in 1909 and found employment There, however, hor beauty attracted oihcr wooors, nnd though sho fought thum off with hor ruggpd South Dakota eX porlcnco sho at last foil victim to Cupid, and n Seattle business man won her hand. t Dr, Barnes said that tho moral con dition of chlldron should bo graded in schools Just ns tho subjects of read ing und writing aro graded. Taking up tho child nt tho ago- ol 13 or 14, ho Bald, thoro then wob a broadening of disposition and nature. Ho declared that children In a state of transition aro not tho samo today nB thoy wero yesterday, nnd Bhowed why. Dr. Barnes drew IllustratlonB show ing tho cunnlngness required to head off the child that Is prono to toll lies. Ho bolloves many do bo unwittingly Tho problem Is bow to manago them and to show them right from wrong. It requires tact, And aftor tact has been pursued, after tho youngstor has been bonded off, tho thing to do Is to seo that tho child takes a Btcp toward righteousness. St. Lawrence Is Shrinking. Montreal, Quo. Tho constant Bhrlnk- Ing In the depth ot tho water in the St Lawrence Bhlp canal la causing much uneasiness to shipping compa nies, and (ho 27-ioot cbnnnel only shows 27 roet ono Inch, flvo Inches short of what It should register. As tho dry spell approaches It is reared that tho depth may shrink to such an oxtont as to mako it Impossi ble, for tho larger passenger and freight vessels to mako port, and the outlook for tho balance of tho season botwocn Montreal nnd tldowa.ter is ominous. Passport Made of Cement. London. Dr. Carl Peters, tho Ger man explorer, said that he had discov ered, near Umtall, a cement tablet which so far as ho knew contained the first actual ancient inscription found In South Africa probably halt of an ancient passport, bearing Oresoo Phoenician characters. The Treasure and the Pearl By REV. E. SINCLAIR SMITH Putor of Wtmtnitr Pritrlerit Cktmb, Houston, Taun THK TrtRABUItE AND THE l'EAnt,.... Texts What la tho aiimtnum bonum thn chler rrood. Mntt. 13:14-6. Again tho kingdom of Heavon 1b llko unto a trensuro hid In a flold, tho which whon n man hath found ho hldeth. and for Joy thereof goeth and soUoth nil that ho hath and buyeth that field. Again tho kingdom ot Heavon is llko a morchant man socking goodly vonrlB, who whon ho hath found ono poarl of great price went nnd sold all that ho had and bought It Prof. A. B. Bruco characterizes thoso two parables as tho "Trensuro and tho Pearl" (or tho kingdom of God as tho uummum bonum or chief good). Thcso two parables constitute but otq text and tench tho samo general losBon, tho incomparable worth ot tho kingdom ot v,od. Thoy show bow tho kingdom ot God ought to bo esteemed In whatever cstcom It may In fact bo hold. Somothlns that It Is worth whllo giving up evorythlng clso In order to attnlu It. What Is this supronio good of human llfo? Wo nro all looking for hidden treasure. Wo aro all Booking goodly pearls. Tho only question lo whnt treasure la worth tho most? Whnt ponrl has tho greatest valuo? What in best worth living fort What Is tho summum bonum? Whnt, accord ing to Jesus Christ. Is tho chlot good? Tho tronBuro it Is worth whllo to bar ter everything elso ror? Tho price less pearl whoso valuo Is greater than nil else? Is it not tho kingdom ot God set up In a man's henrt? To havo God'B kingdom sot up In a man's own heart, to bo In touch nnd sympa thy with tho groat Interests or Christ's etcrnnl kingdom; this Is worth whllo, worth living ror, worth dying ror. This Is tho only Interest deep enough,' high enough, comprchonslvo enough to absorb a man's nffoctlon; arouse his energies, dovclop tho best and broadest llfo. Thero Is only ono thing worth living for tho kingdom of God. Christ teaches nnd experi ence proves tho truth of his teaching that only tho kingdom of God set up In n man's lionrt can satisfy him. Ho may havo everything elso under tho sun; but unless ho has entered Into living, loving fellowship with God his soul will thirst for tho living God nnd will nover bo satisfied until satisfied in God. Man's chief good Is God. The liv ing, loving God as recalled In Christ enthroned In tho heart, tho source ot llfo eternal I this Is man'n chief good. "This Is llfo etcrnnl that thoy might know this tho only truo God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent" Another term our Savior usea In de scribing tho chief good Is "eternal llfo." If men only know tho signifi cance of thoso two words eternal liro thoy would glvo up everything thoy had on earth rather than not pos sess it Llko tho man who round tho hidden treasure, they would sell all that thoy had to possess that field. Like tho merchantman seeking goodly pearls, when thoy found this pearl ot great prlco thoy would glvo up everything they had rather than to glvo up this priceless pearl. Let us study theso parables a little moro closely. Thoy represent two dir fercnt classes of men. Tho parable of tho mnn who found tho trensuro hid In tho field represents a man going about bis dally business, living a sur face lire, unawnro that Just below tho surraco, It ho would dig a little doop er, he would find n rich treasure, not knowing that thero in a richer, better llfo in otoro tor him, until accidental ly, no tt woro, ho stumbles upon "tho Christian secret of n happy life" nnd goes on through llfo rejoicing In his newfound happiness. Tho parablo of tho merchantman seeking goodly pearls roprosonts a dir fercnt typo of a man, ono of high ideals and expectations, always reach ing out nfter something better than ho possessed, until at last, In his Book ing, he comes ncrosB tho pearl ot great price rovealod In tho peerless ono, nnd he gladly parts with all that ho has gained that bo may possess It Such n cholco soul was Paul, who said: "What things were gain to mo theso hare I counted loss for Christ Yea, vorliy, nnd I count nil things to bo loss ror tho excellency ot tho knowledgo or Christ Jcbus my Lord, tor whom I suffered tho loss ot all things and do count them but rcfuso that I may gain blm.M Another cholco soul was Justin, martyr, ono of tho early Christians, who tolls us lu his writings how ho had traveled through tho whole circle of Greek philosophy, seeking every where for that which would sntlsty the doepcot needs of his hoart's soul, and ever seeking In vain, till ho found it nt longth In the gospel ot Christ This parablo represents an earn oat, seeking soul finding at tho end of Its weary quost Christ God's answer to tho heart's need. Wo show our appreciation of tho valuo of this treasure, this pearl, by tho earnestness with which we seok to posscsB it Tho man that found this hidden treasure sold all that he had that he might rTossess this treasure. If the kingdom of God sot up In thu heart Is tho chief good then our only rational course Is to glvo up every thing that hinders our possessing It It Is Irrational to go through lite with out possessing ourselves of it Science and Cheese. A medical authority kindly .assures us that ns long as cheoso isn't de cayed it will not affect tho health ot the consumer. This ia a fact that we have suspected for a considerabla tiirie. But how is tho ordinary cheese epicure to detect the difference- un less ho waits for results? Thero is cheeso bo thoroughly dis guised in tho costume and aroma of docay that its proper standing on the sanitary testing tablo would nuzxlo' a conjuror. For , instance, thora ia tho brand known aa llmburger. But why pursuo this subject? A Generous Qtft "You may say what you llko against young ministers, but t havo nothing but pralso ror our young pastor," the pompouB Mr. Brown remarked, aa he paBSod out ot tho church. "Nothing but praise I" "So I observed," dryly retorted the deacon who passed the plate. Har per's. SPOIIN'S DISTEMPER CURE will cure any possible cmo of DISTEMPER, PINK EYE, nnd the llko among horses of all nge, and prevents all others in the tame stable from having the discAso. Alio cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper. Any good druggist can supply yon, or send -to mini. 50 cents and $1.00 a bottle. Agents wanted. Frco book. Spohn Medical Co., Spec. Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind. Thanks for the Relief. Mrs. Nngglt I don't foel llko myself tonight Mr. Nagglt Then wo ought to have a very pleasant evening. Stray Sto ries. Lewis' Single Binder cigar Is never doped only tobacco in its natural stato. Woman's sphere now seems to be tho wholo earth. 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