1HE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE TERMS. , IN ADVANCP tfoRTH PLATTE NEBRASKA , THE DOY AND THE GUN. Each Bc&con brings Its own sport or. pastimes, gamo or fad for tho boys. Tho autumn and winter aro tho soa Bona when many boys hunt or shoot a great deal, says tho Omaha Deo. This should bo tho tlmo, then, for tho reit eration of that old warning about tho l-dldn't-know-lt-was-loaded" accident. Uoys should bo caroful with their hooting irons, and never fall to know whothcr they aro loaded or not. Two boys woro out shooting a fow days ago and ono, thinking his gun was empty, aimed it at tho other and pulled tho trlggor. Tho other dropped dead. "I didn't know It was loaded," walled tho ono who killed him, echo ing tho wall of scores of others who had. at comotlmo bcon as criminally negligent as himself. No boy or man has a right to aim a firearm at an other person, and whon ho does It, whothcr harm comes of it or not, ho should bo mado to fool that ho has dono something ho should not Par ents can well afford to deny guns nnd pistols to their boys until they havo reached ouch ages no will rnnko thorn cnpablo of realizing their dangers. If thoy must hnvo guns, they should bo cautioned against caroless uso of them. It sometimes seems trlto to speak of warning boys against ouch things, but If thoy woro warnod often enough such distressing accidents would bo fowor. Pittsburg is growing at a fairly rapid rato, but wants to incrcaso still moro swiftly. That smoky town has an ambition to reach tho 1,000,000 mark in population, and is bonding every effort In that dlroctlon. For ono thing, Pittsburg is pushing tho project for a ship canal from that city to Lako Erlo, by which It Is hoped to mcrcaso still furthor tho already groat Industrial activity of that districts Othor schemes Includo a big rapids transit system, with subway attach ments, bringing various points into easier reach; educational and othor expansion, and numerous Improve ments doBlgncd to Incrcaso tho at tractiveness and convontonco of tho Mty nnd its onvlronH. And Pittsburg leems to havo sufficient publlo spirit to carry out the great work suggested. The census figures contlnuo to glvo Interesting results. Mention has bcon mado of tho fact that thcro nro now In tho United Statos CO cities with a population of 100,000 or moro, a not able gain In ton years, as thcro woro but 38 such cities In 1000. Now tho consul bureau, having compllod tho returns, announcos that thcro aro in this country 10 citios with n popula tion reaching or exceeding 250,000. In ,1900 thero woro 15 towns included in that -class. From this it appears that, whilo thero has boon marked gain in many cities, largo and small, tho proportion has boon greatest among municipalities of modorato slzo. Also they do somo things bettor In 'Germany. A rocklosa chauffeur who killed an American woman whon ho ran Into a crowd of .theatorgoors has boon aont to tho ponltontlary for IE monthu. It la Bald that)uo of tho prominent femdlo colloges Is going to insist on protlcloncy in spoiling and writing in tho students. This looks as if the higher education woro meditating a return to tho simple life, Some Now York undertakers are said to bo in leaguo with preachers and sextons. It might bo worse, ni thero la no ovldonco offorod that un dertakers are in league with doctora . It Is reported that thero has been a revival of poetry In England. If the poets can manago to got through thU winter thero may bo a chnnco for some of them, after all. A Now York boy is to havo a legacy of $10,000 provided ho dooa not enter tho ministry Isn't that an awful pros pect for tho uvorago smalt boy to con template? , Tho Massachusetts man who saw wood daily at tho ago of 100 finds that ho doosn't need any gymnasium ex orclBO, That Chicago philosopher who ad vocates tho eating of four mcalB n day provides a long-awaited nntldoto to Drothcr Flefc-hor. A man in Maryland wants a divorce because ho la ndfrald of his wife. Ap parently ho considers his condltl on unique. A Frenchman, having takon tho world'B altltudo record away from America, that, nation Is eutltled to tho honor of befog the flightier. ' Poverty does nearly everything to man except to take away his appetite. HAPPC JJN iOl, Blind Man Leads NEW YOItlC Houbon 8, Simons, supervisor of 160,000 children In tho Juvonllo leaguo, is blind, but ho is tho most valuablo man in tho Btreot cleaning dopartment, and ho Is not unhappy over tho loss of his sight bo cauBo ho Is too fond of work and too busy to bo unhappy over anything. "I novor think of my bllndnoBS," ho says, "oxcopt whon I hoar someono speak of tho poor blind man. That cuts llko a knifo. I do my work an well as though I had my oyoa, maybo hotter. Thoro aro no distractions In this world within which I Hvo. I only think of my work. What tho oyo docs not foo tho heart does not grlovo for." Thirtocn years ngo Iloubon Simons' eyes bognn to pain him. For tho past sovon yearn ho has boon totally blind. And yot within that tlm6 ho has or ganized a movement among tho school children of Now York In which 150.- 000 aro now enlisted. Thoy pledgo thomsolvos to aid tho stroot cleaning dopartment in hooping tho thorough fares froo of rubbish. Their duty Is not moroly tho passlvo ono of rofrnln ing from throwing trash upon the stroot. Chicago Chinese to CHICACIO. Frank Moy, tho mayor of Chicago's Chinatown, has passod nlonK a recently issued Im perial decree that all celestials aro to part with tholr nuouos. Aftnr wear ing n brnld for about 250 years John cninnman has como to tho conclusion that It is a nulsanco and a It' would hardly do to any "a relic of n barbnr- ous ago." China has awnkoncd to tho fact that its advancement has beon retarded by tho way It woarB Its hair, and tho wholo cmnlro Is coin to havo a haircut. Tho mattor has boon ngltatod for somo timo by loading Chinoso , among thonTWu Ting-Fang, formor minister to tho Unltod Stntos, A cablegram received from Wu who Is In tho government eorvlco In unina, announces tho dato of illannn. Ing of superfluous appondngeB, which dato In tho Chinoso calondnr corre sponds with tho 14th of February In tho Gregorian cnlondor, tho Chinoso now year falling on January 30, It 1b a good, sonsiblo Idea." snlil Moy, "I had my quouo cut off sov oral years ago and I don't know that Defies Icy Walks With1 a Sand Brake PHILADELPHIA., Pa. A rubber wa ter bbttlo filled with sand and Btrnppod around his body, with an at tached gaB hoso loading down through dovlous channels thnt tormlnato un dor tho Instep of his shoes, Is tho strnngo contrivance used by Thomas Brady, North sldo nro alarm operator, to Band his routo homo on ley morn ings. "Toot! Tootl" whistles Dfndy as ho BtartB for work each morning. Then ho pulls a llttlo cord that opons n plug and tho sand starts to flow. At 11 rut thoro wao a ticklish fooling whon tho Band ran down tho tubo, but Brady haa got ovor that. Tho con trlvnnco, notwithstanding its bulk, is a grand success, Brady lives ubout six blockB from tho old Allegheny city hall. Tho sand roccptnelo holda about two quarts and this la Just Bufllclont for tho dally trip. Indian President ,'JWE WILL HAVE THE MST SCHOOL1 m LAWTON, OKLA. Firmly convinced that tho full-blood Indian can novor bo lnducod to nttond school with whlto children long ouough to got an educa tion, Congressman Scott Forrls of tho .Oklahoma delegation la drawing a bill that will porpotuato tho exclusive Indian schools. Tho plan Is to havo thoso Indiana jwhom tho secretary of tho interior considers incompetent segregated and httYo a portion of the fund set aside as a permanent fund to establish and maintain schools for theso Indians, from which all other children will be excluded, Chief Quanta Parker, the half-blood in Tidying Streets Thoy help enforce tho law. Erring housoholdors aro warned by tho volun toor aids, and if that warning Is not obeyed thoro Is prompt rocourso to tho law. Tho mombora of tho 72 leagues, in 72 school buildings of tho city, mnko regular reports to tho stroot cleaning dopnrtmont. And this blind man was tho ploneci In tho work. Ho thought of it first impollcd by his longing for children and n certain Instinct for sociability that hns always bcon his. "I always liked to organizo clubs when I was a boy," ho said. "Wo orgnnlzod for all sorts of purposos. I llko excitement, brisk movoment, happiness. I llko to sco things." Tho Incongruity In that oxprosslor. does not bothor him. "I havo culti vated tho Inner oyo," ho said. "I havo a power of imagination. I can see you and tho pcoplo passing by Jusl on I can sco tho children sitting be fore mo whon I go into n schoolroom to organizo a Junior leaguo. It nover occurs to mo to think that I nm blind." Supervisor Simons is a strongly built, upright man of fifty-one years of ngo. No ono would imaglno him blind by tho appcaranco of his oyes or by his manner. With ono hand cnught In tho elbow of an assistant Mr. Davidson, ho trarnps through crowded streets as confidently as though ho had his eight. And ho Is invariably smiling and good-humorod. Amputate Queues I over folt tho loss of It. It Is na good, a. yway, and it makes lots of work for tho woaror. It has got tojiio braided ovory day and washed onco or twice n.wcok and that's no small Job." "Do you know that tho Chlneso did not nlwnya wear a quouo7 This fash ion of wearing tho hair was Intro duced by tho Mhnchoo dynasty about 250 years ago. Tho Mnnchoorlans, or Mongolians, rb thoy nro callod, had moro hair than thoy know what to do with. In somo way thoy Belzed tho reins of govornmont nnd tho first thing thojr did was to issuo an im perial order thnt ovory Chinaman must wonr n quouo. Dcforo that tho Chinoso woro tholr hair llko tho Jnp ancso and Koreans. If n Chinaman rofusod to wear n 'quouo his head was chopped off. Ho was compollcd to adopt tho Manchoorlan Btylo of wear ing tho hnlr. "It Is n common belief among Amor, leans that tho reason a Chinaman doesn't cut off his quouo Is that ho thinks ho cannot ontor honvon with out it. That's only a story. China men, tho world over, will wclcomo tho decroo to cut off their queues. In Chicago thoro is a Chlneso popula tion of about 2,000, of which ono fourth havo no queues. Tho othor throe-fourths, with fow oxcoptlons, will climb Jn tho harbor chair on Fobruary 14 and say, 'Glvo mo n hair cut, " 1 Thoro Is a continuous flow of tho sand and Icy sldowalks nro rondored na. pleasant aa tho woodlawno of Vallam broBii. , In tho two provlous wintors Brndj slipped on tho ico on hlB way homo. Ono tlmo ho was laid up sovon wooks with a broken knooenp. Tho othoi tlmo" ho hurt his nnklo and wbb laid up at homo for ovor a month. At tho boglnning of this winter ho began to think of what possible thing ho could do to protoct himself this wiutor. For a tlmo ho trlod "creopors," but those woro not satisfactory. Then camo tho brilliant thought. Ho took possession of tho family wa tor bottlo and hunted up somo old gaB hoso. Ono difficulty was in getting tho sand to faH nt tho right opot and also to adjust tho flow. Finally ho got a llttlo plug. This ho could opon with a string leading up to ono pocket that allowed tho Band to flow at regulated speed. But tho Band would fall by tho wayside and not go undor his shoes. Brady Ib a mechanic and mado a llttlo motallto thing ho callod a "sproador." This causod tho sand to Blip undor tho soles of his shoos. Tlrarlv fhlnlrn tin miirtit in n .1 ..... wv.0,. iu i jiuiuut out on tho snna "sproador." of a School Board Comancho Ieador. is of "mixed" school, whoro hiu chlldron moy attend tho samo Institution whoro thoir whlto nolKhbors nro ntn. catod. LaBt fall Chief Parker was instru mental In having a public school dis trict formed which includes his hand somo rodldonco In tho foothills of the Wichita mountains. Ho donated a largo tract of land and subscribed to a fund for malntonnnco of tho district Ho wan chosen president of tho board, Whilo tho govornmont maintains a Comancho Indian Bchool ono mtlo from Lawton, Chief Parkor hae nover takon very kindly to sondlng his eons and daughters to tho tribal school.. For ono year hla son attended th whlto school at Cache, 12 miles west of Lawton and near his home, but the other families strenuously objoctod. Then the chief reluctantly kept his boy out of school. This was his in centive in establishing the new dis trict In western Comanche county. ICNDKlt. HANDED otroko a nettle. And it utlriKH you for your pains; urasp it llkn a man of motal And It soft ha silk remain. "TIs tho sumo with common natures: Uso 'em kindly, they rebel; But bo rough na nutmeg graters, And tho rogues obey you well. Tho Breakfast Table. As tho nppetlto is moro apt to bo flcklo In tho morning, great caro should bo takon that tho table 1b at tractive A well-laid tablo and a fow dainty dishes will often call forth an oppotlto. Tho no-breakfast fad has djod a nntural doatli, although it certainly had much to recommend it. Think of tho timo, tompor nnd bothor saved each morning. Tho ideal English breakfast would not suit tho avcrago American. Pigeon Plo and Collared Tongue Beom a llttlo hearty for tho "slmplo breakfast." Tho French Idea of a roll and n cup of coffco Is slmplo, ensy to prepare, but would bo vory monotonous day in nnd day out. For thoso who aro able to havo sev eral sots of china, that used for break fast should bo different from the din ner sot Blue Is genorally considered a good color for tho breakfast china. A woll-lnld tablo Is docldedly mili tary In Its nppearance, precision 1b tho watch word. Knives, forks and spoons nro laid In careful order, a half an Inch from tho edgo of the tabic. Tho blodo df tho knlfo turnod toward tho plato, nt tho right, tho fork tines up nt tho left. The spoons in regular order noxt to tho knlfo. Tho first ar tlclo of sllvor to bo used Is tho ono farthest from tho plato. Tho water glass 1b placed at tho point of tho knife, tho napkin at tho loft of tho fork and bread and butter plato whon used, Just abovo tho napkin. Ono may decorato a tablo with n fow flow ers laid carelessly on tho table. But It is best not to triflo too much with tho military effect) of fho table. Southern Rolls. Tako six cupfuls of flour, two eggs, ono cako of yeast, ono cup of milk, two tablespoonfuls of lard nnd a tea spoonful of salt Mix and sot to rise, knead, shapo Into., rolls nnd lot rlso again. Bnko In n hot oven. LITTLE nro la quickly trod den out: Which, being Buffered, rivers- cannot quench. Helpful Hhnt8. Uses of tho Lemons Tako dally tho Juice of n largo lemon, clthor In cold wator or clear. This Is a remedy for biliousness. Tor a folon, cut off .tho end of a lomon and Insert tho finger, bind it on. In tho morning tho fester will bo near tho ourfaco and may easily bo re moved. Lomon Juico and loaf sugar Is a good remedy for coughs. Lomon Is a good ataln remover, cither from tho hands or clothing. To remove tan, wash tho face In water and lemon Juice. A trained nurso of oxporionco has emphasized tho necessity of keeping mirrprs out of tho sickroom. ' Tho patient- should nover bo al lowed to look into one, if tho ravages wrought by disease nro vory cvldont, as tho shock which It gives a norvous patient Is hard to Bootho away. To Wash White Cashmere. First removo all tho hooks and oyes and any colored trimming. Thon fihavo up about four ounces of white soap, put It Into a saucepan, cover with water and allow It to molt ovor a gentlo heat. Whon qulto dissolved, tako out a cupful, beat tho remainder to a lather In a gallon of wator. When tho suds Is a llttlo cooled, lmmorso tho cashmoro, aqucozo It and knead It In water. Do not rub soap on tho mntorlal. When all tho dirt has boon rqmovod, squoozo without wringing, nnd placo tho goods. In a bath of tepid water to which tho cupful of dlssolvod soap has boon added. Squeezo as much of tho water out again as you can and hang to dry in tho opon air. Whon noarly dry, press with an Irpn not too hot. Vory pretty porch pillows aro mado by drawing pretty colored strips of worsted through burlap. Different de BlgnB may bo usod and contrasting or woll-blondod colors mako tho pillows vory artistic Honey Is ono of tho best rernodles for a cough. irtBT, then, a woman will, or won't, depend on't. If aha will do't alio will: and there'll an end on It. Dut If alio won't, atneo safe and aound your truat la. Fear la affront, and Jealousy Injuatlce. Cam of the Bedroom. It would hardly seom necessary la 1 CABINET this day of out-door sleeping rooms, to speak of tho Importance of airing tho bedding nnd room each day; but thoro are many, many homes whoro fresh air only entors because carpen try cannot mako woodwork air tight. Wo may oxcuso tho oxtromo poor, who aro saving fuol and heat; but what of thoso who havo plenty nnd yet deny thomsolves tho blessing of puro air 7 Ono of thb best ways of training housekeepers Is In tho school, tho children who nro taught tho way to nir a bed and mnko It aro learning valuablo lessons In housekeeping. Thoso lossons may be taught with a doll's bed in tho rural schools, whero thlB knowledge Is as much needed as In tho cities. No equipment Beemn to bo tho great drawback in bo many schools. First a teacher with somo training in tljo lino of hoifsohold oconoralcs and an interest deep enough to ovcrcomo ob stacles, nnd this teaching becomes a groat educational factor to both boys and girls. It is well that tho boys nliould bo trained In tho knowledgo of tho vnluo of a well-managed homo, that It takes skill of a high order to keep tho house hold running smoothly nnd without friction. Roosevelt says: "Tench tho boya to be homo-makors and tho girls to bo homo-koopers." Tho Importance of this training cannot bo estimated aB n large ma jority of tho boys and girls recolvo none of this teaching In their homes, and all thoy acqulro will bo from school training. Tho great obstnclo to household eco nomics In tho rural schools, besldo lack 'of equipment and trained teach ers, la tho already crowded curricu lum; but oven this may bo met by giving tho training In connection with language, reading, arithmetic and for tho opening exercises. f4 I flO WOMAN can bo liandBome by A. force of features alone, any moro than aho can bo witty only by help of speech." Hughes. Omelets. Tho making of a successful omelet means skill with tho best of materi als. Almost any left-over , may bo usod advantageously In an omplct. Vegetables may bo usod In -tho sauco to servo with an omolot or they may bo spread on half tho mlxturo bo foro folding. Sweot omelets nro delicious. Add a tcaspoonful of powdored sugar to tho eggs and spread tho Jam, Jolly or pro servos thinly ovor tho omolet before folding. With Juicy fruits tho Julco Is poured ovor tho omelet Just as it is served. Lemon Omelet. Put tho yolks of four eggs Into a bowl with a tnblo- spoonful of sugar, beat until light and add tho gratod rind of a lemon. Whip tho whites of tho eggs to a stiff froth and mix lightly with tho yolks. Thon stir In a fourth of a tcaspoonful of baking powder. Pour In the omelet pnn, In which a tnblespoonful of but ter has been molted, and cook care fully until dono. Cut in half and put together with tho following Bauco: Tako half a cup of sugar, a tablo- spoonful of butter, tho Juico and rind of a lomon, two woll-bcnten eggs; beat together and stir over tho flro un til thick. Friars' OmeletCook a dozen ap ples as for applo sauco, sweeten to tasto and add a tnblespoonful of but ter. When cold stir In four well beaten eggs 'and turn Into a buttered baking dish. Sprinkle breadcrumbs A ovor tho top and bako Jn a modorato oven. Peach Omelet Dlco threo or four ponchos, cover with BUgar and stand aside Mako an omelet with six eggs, a pinch of Bait and six tablespoonfuls of tho peach Julco. Servo tho omelet with tho peaches and sirup of tho Julco with sugar, all hot. ' Omelet With Oyster Sauce. Sorv a plain omelet with a rich whito sauco and half a cup of oysters that havo been cook-sd until tho edges curled, In thoir own liquor. Chop tho oysters. Specialized Farming. Miss Josslo Nicholson inherited a farm of 225 acres in Now Jersoy, which -her fatbor had farmed in tho old way. Whon she took It sho re alized that tho now way to do things is to specialize so sho bogan to do this on tho farm. Sho raises Canada field peas, hor own hay and makos a silo, sells chickens and milk, nnd that is all. Thero aro 100 cows and Bho puts away $3,000 each year. Boarders In the World. Tho people who llvo In houses, and lcop on beds, and walk on pavomonts, and buy their food from butchors and bakers and grocers, nro not tho most bleascd Inhabitants of this wide and various earth. Tho circumstances of their existonco aro too mathematical and socuro for perfoct contentmont Thoy llvo at second or third hand. They are boarders in tho world Everything is done for them by some body else Henry Van Dyke. UNKIND. XJ- 'jar "Wlfoy I smoll something llko loath cr burnlngl Is It that cigar? Hubby No; but I wouldn't wonder It It's tho crust of that plo you just put into tho ovon, Had an Eye to tne Future. "I would probably tnk6 many gener ations of adversity tb tratu Americans into tho farscclng thrlftlnoss of my" people," onco observed an Amorlcan of Scotch birth. "I romember a case of a Scotch woman who had bcon promised a now bonnot by n lady. Bo foro sho undertook tho purchaso tho' lady called and asked tho good wo man: " 'Would you rnthor havo a folt or a Btraw bonnot Mrs. Carmlchaol?' "'Wcol,' responded Mrs. Carmlchaol thoughtfully, 'I think I'll tak a atrao nnc. It'll maybo a mouthfu' to tho coo when I'm dono wl' it.' " Llpplncott's Magazine. 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