Nebraska Newspapers

    TIE SEW WEEKLY THIIBME
H&PPE
In Hat Trimming
THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW
LRA 1m BARB, Publisher.
TERMS, $1.26 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE, . - NEBRASKA
A SCENYLEB8 NATION.
The department of agriculture has
recently called attention to tho back
wardness of this country as a produc
cr of tho particular kind of crops that
go to tho making of perfumes, says
tho Washington Post Swift In tho
development of olhor Industries, wo
havo boon extremely neglectful of our
opportunities in this particular, since,
It Is claimed, wo can ralso In one
part of tho United States or another
nil of tho plnntn needful for nn lnnum
cranio variety of sweet odors, from
ylang-ylang to nttar or roses. This
Information doubtless is intended to
servo an a timely spur to our lndust
trial and commercial lothargy. And
yet tho news falls to Carry with It Ju.y
great Bcnso of Bhnmo, It is difficult
to assign tho reason why tho possl
bllltlce thus pointed out produco llttlo
or no enthusiasm, yet such Is tho
caso. It must bo bccauBo tho making
of perfumes is not pro-omlnontly an
Indication of national vigor or great
ncBB. Certain it is that their univer
sal uso by a pcoplo is not a sign of
virility. Weak and cfTcmlnato nations
havo beon given proverbially to tho
use of unguents and ointments,
whereas soap and civilization bavo
been Inseparably conjoined. So long
as we lead in soap, It mattora llttlo
who manufactures tho aromatlcs. A
good bath is bettor than much volatile
oils, while civet and musk may cov
er a multitude of sins, especially those
of omission.
The savings bank figures of the
Comptroller of the Currency aro Im
pressive, In their aggregate; they aro
less nattering to national thrift and
prosperity when analyzed than is eas
ily assumed from a casual glance at
their totals, says the Philadelphia Re
vlow. On tho other hand, the comp
troller's figures relato only to tho In
stitutions that bear tho namo of sav
ings banks, whilo thoro are several
other classoo of Institutions that do
the same sort of buslnoss, and tho
savings bf the people aro far greater
than the deposits reported by tho sav
ings banks alone. The comptroller re
ports an Incseaao In tho past fiscal
year of 311,000 in the number of de
positors, and aggregate deposits oi
something over $4,000,000,000, an In
crease of rather more than $300,000,
000 during the year. The average de
posit per capita Increased during tho
year from $420 to $445, but 3 per cent
lnterost on tho sum duo depositors n
year ago would account for half of
this gain; the small remainder is tho
excess of deposits over withdrawals.
Iloughly speaking, tho depositors
gain about 3 per cent a year by in
terest and 3 per cent, by doposlts In
excess of the sums taken out. In 10
years the number of depositors baa
Increased about CO por cent, and tho
average dotfoslt has Increased but lit
tle more than 10 por cent, or 1 por
cent, a year.
The brand of "S" figures in an ex
traordlnary act passed by our parlia
ment in 1647. Any able-bodied man
or woman found loltorlng and not
seeking work for the spaco of threo
days could be seized and brought bd
fore two Justices of the poace, who,
upon confession or on tbo proof of
two witnesses, "shall immediately
cause the said laboror to bo marked
with a hot Iron in the breast tho
mark of 'V and adjudgo tho said por
son living so Idly to the presontor,
to be his Blave for two years. Tho said
slavo shall bo mado to work by beat
ing, chaining or otherwise," says tho
London Chronicle. If convicted
of running away during thiB period,
the Justices could cause him to be
branded on tho forehead or tho choek
with th letter "S" and thon adjudged
to his master as a slave forovor. For
running away a second ttmo the pon
alty was death.
It would be futile to dony tho grav
ity of the landslides along tho Cut
ebra cut. Utterly stupid, on the oth
er hand, It would bo to ovorrato their
Importance, Tho descent of five hun
dred and fifty thousand cubic yards
of loos earth recently was an im
pressive disaster, but the current is
sua of the Canal Record states that
this Blldo, added to those which have
occurred slnco last July, doos not ex
ceed the total of 0,104,000 cublo yards
allowed for slides in the central di
vision in the revised estimates mado
at that time, nor will tho added ex
cavation increaso tho estimate of cost
of excavation in tho central division
made in October, 1008.
Automobile Journals are now look
ing for a $500 four-cylinder car of
twenty or twenty-flvo horse-power
all this to come in 1015, A cur of
this character now costs about a
thetwatMl dollars. By that time, auto
mobile dealers believe, thoro will be
a million and a half machines In use,
and ffl who cross the street will
have tatlr work cut out
TICS
"Harem Skirt" Split Latest Drink
WE
ME
A
rlAREM
SKIRT
SPLIT
CLEVELAND, O. J. L. Saunders,
who claims to havo a farm about
threo miles south of Uhrlchsvlllo, has
Homo new Ideas In tho lino of frapped
drinks and frozen dainties which ho
is anxlouB to glvo to tho world.
Armed with n blank contrnct and
nbout six months' growth of whlskcs,
ho came to Cleveland, anxious to ex
ploit some of hla Ideas, Ho wandcrod
about tho city until he bumped Into a
drug storo on tho public square.
"Aro you tho owner of this estab
lishment?" asked the prospcctlvo pur
veyor of idoas, eyeing tho white-coat-cd
soda clerk.
"I'm not exactly tbo ownor," nn-
swerod tho spirit presiding over the
bottles and glasses, "but if you want
to mako an offer for tho plnco, I might
listen to you."
"Well," said Saunders, "I'vr an Idea
for you fellers, I'vo beon reading
that the collego boys and tbo society
girls are In need of fancy drinks. I
uuni in
MS I I I ' 1 S
Boston Man "Roasts" Baked Beans
BOSTON. Tho baked bean that has
mado DoBton famous, tho succu
lent oyster and beef attract, wero
branded as being Injurious or of no food
value by Dr. Franklin w-hite, lecturing
at me Harvard medical school on "Di
gestion." He claimed that peoplo
could live woro successfully on half
tho quantity of food W4ton. Prof. John
II. Woods of Cambri'Fgo also aimed a
blow at tho high rust of living by
claiming that a 12 rtnt moal suffices
for a day's work.
'It Is a hard thine to cav In rtna.
ton," Dr. Whito allowed, "but beans
are notoriously hard todlKest. Thov
may be an excellent diet for ono load
ing an active outdoor life. Whllo oy
sters eaten raw are dlgestlblo, they
are practically of no food valuo. fnr
thoy are mostly water.
"I always feel that it la nntwin n
see peoplo buying beef extracts for
Invalid foods, knowing as I do, that
they cost so much and contain so lit
tie of any value,
"Twonty-flvo cents' worth nt unr
Julco will yiold only six" parts of food
value to the body, while 25 conts'
worth of eggs will yiold 700 parts, and
25 cents' worth of milk 1,000 parts of
real food value to the human system.
First Roof Garden for Shopgirls
NEW YORK. The first roof gardon
in this country to hn 1mm
ly for tho uso of womon employees of
a department store wns opened recent
ly In this city bv a firm nmnlnvlntr nnnr.
ly 2,000 womon and girls. Any ono curl-
wis io Know now tho roof garden and
us reseda tinted rest room wallod
with glass aro recolVori W wnmnn
omployoes should talk with ono of tho
girls, Not that tho womon nro any
less cnmusiastlc, but tholr adjectives
aro not so picturesque
After tho nlaco
had to bo taken to stop tho girls from
bolting their luncheon in order to
spend 40 of tho allotted 45 mlnutou
lunch tlmo on tho roof. An
tlon against an opldomlo of IndlgCB-
uon mo mnnagor of tho lunchroom
had to mako a rulo that a sofo num
Love of Books
DETROIT, MICH. "Spark" Is his
name. Ho Is only a llttlo yellow
dog. Ho fools pretty hnd, for his mas
ter hnB- left him forever. "Spark"
has been tho solo companion of James
Pyko, cobbler, since his wife died, four
yearn ago, but James became bo In
firm that he was taken to tho Arnold
homo and "8park" left bohlnd.
When Mrs. Pyko was allvo tho
couplo Uvea In a cottago on Myrtlo,
neat Twelfth street, and with tho
money Pylo earned mending old shoos
and his pension, they had the. homo
nearly paid for. Thon Mrs. Pyko
died.
It wns Pyko's lovo for books that lod
to tho loss of his homo. Agents know
when his pension oamo, and would
come up to tho llttlo shop Jn Twolfth
Btreot to display their goods. James
could not roslst, and bought and
bought. Paymonts lapsod, and at last
tho houso was lost. For about threo
years Pyko lived In tho shop und Its
one room, four by six feet, crowded
with encyclopedias anu "spark," his
only companion, Pyko is 75 and grew
too occupied In reading to do much
work, All his pension money wont to
;ay for books a little literary revel.
QBE.
ain't hnd much to do but my chores all
wlntor and I have been staying up as
lato as nlno o'clock figuring some
high-sounding titles. Soma of 'cm
would Inspire tho young with grand
Ideas.'
"Now, tako 'Tho White Man's Hope.'
Wouldn't that Bound fetchln' on a
glass of Ico crenm sody? You could
add tho whites of a couple of eggs
and glvo a guaranty that If the col
lego boys drank enough of 'em they
could go out and lick .Tack Johnson,1
"That's a good Idea," remarked tho
clerk.
"But," continued Saunders, "I got a
better ono. Tlicy's a lot of suffrnglsts
In town. Why not put a sign In tho
window, 'Voto for Women Frappo?'
That'd bring 'em, I reckon. Reel
proclty cocktnti would bo a good tltlo
to catch theso pesky politicians when
they lcavo tho courthouse and the city
hall.
"Hut, listen to what I been figuring
out for tho collego boys and tho socle
ty girls 'Rah-rah Fudgo Served
With Threo Cheers and Harem Skirt
Splits.' "
"That's enough," said tho fat boy
behind tho counter. "If wo usod those
Ideas wo'd hnve to build an addition
to tho store, and tbo square is too
small as it is."
THAT MAN "
IS A TRAITOR
TO BOSTON
HE SHOULD
BE PKOSECUTfD
"It takes from 15 to 30 glasses of
beof Julco to equal tho food valuo to
tho body of ono glnss of good milk.
"Meat that is cooked raro is digest
ed by tho stomach In two hours, that
which Is half roasted takos threo
hours, and that which Is wholly roast
ed requires four hours to digest.
"DyspepBla Is called the American
dlseaeo. Surely It Is not duo to tho
fact that wo have not good food, but
Is rather duo to our bad habits."
A 12 cent breakfast Is all tho nour
ishment Prof. Woods of 23 Inman
Btreot, Cambridge, who is GO years old,
requires to do a day's work consist
ing of 12 hours reading nnd Btudy and
a 10 or 15 mllo walk.
Prof. Woods Bits down to his
dally meal at 5:30 n. m. Ho is
served with a cereal, a soup, four
slices of wheat broad and four glass
es of milk, ono of which is hot
ber of minutes should bo spent on tho
consumption of sandwiches, cream
cakos and other thi npa nminiin in
cluded in girls' luncheons. One reo-l!
son ror tiio extra enthusiasm of tho
younger girls, whoso duties koop thorn
on tho run most of tho tlmo, is that
they havo threo chances at the root
garden to ono chanco onjoyod by
oldor employees, each of them having
20 mlnutos rest tlmo in tho forenoon
and again In tho aftornoon. Thereforo
at nny tlmo frpm 10 to 12 a. m nnd
from 2 to 5 p. m. a relay of girls will
bo found in tho roof garden and dur
lng tho lunch hours, oxtondlng from
11 to 2:30, a relay Is certain to bo
sharing the placo with oldor women.
So far, except on Btormy dayB, most
of tho girls and many of tho women
havo gone from lunch directly to tho
open roof, stopping to got hats and
coats from tholr lockors before going
to tho lunchroom, and the rest periods
ore often spent In tho same way.
"It is good," said a manngor, "to
Beo tho pink tlngo on tho girls' cheeks
when they como In Wo allow thorn
to play certain games and to dance
all thoy want to on the roof."
Starves Cobbler
He nte loss and less, a bit of bread
nnd a little milk sustained him for a
day. Neighbors brought him things
occasionally and trlod to convince htm
his health wns moro Important than
bookB, but James is an Englishman,
born in Kent
Pyko became weaker, and flnolly
was obliged to apply to O. M, Poo
post, O. A. R., and the post decided to
placo hlin In tho Arnold homo and
later to sond him to tho soldiers'
home,
Jnmos said ho wanted to remain
whero ho woo. "I can't loavo
'Sparks' and my books," ho said, pat
ting the dog, his oyos roving ovor tho
chorlshod volumes; but tho post of
fleers porsuadod and at last James
consented.
After he had been taken away, the
little dog bat mournfully on the door
step, refusing to be coaxed away.
By JULIA BOTTOM LEY.
WITH a remarkable voguo in
black and whito in ribbons and
Btruw shapes tho liking for
d i - ... . m
nuwors io proviuo color, ioi
lows "as nlKht tho day." Hut flowers
aro everywhere used, whether tho bat
Is quiet or gay. A group of threo mod
els snown hero portray vhat may
truthfully bo termed tho threo lead
ing ldoal shapes and their tonular and
tasteful trimming.
In Fig, 1 a French sailor with n
.1 nnl.lnrl . . . n .1 . 1 1 1 .1 I . .
uubiuvu ujjhuiu run iu uiu.urun ana
a low domo crown, Is plcturod. Tho
Bhnpo Is In whito chin, but anv other
white braid will give cood effects. Thn
Dow across tho back 1b of white satin
ribbon having a border of black volvot
ribbon stitched on ono edite. The loona
are wired. There aro four of them
making a wido double Alsatian bow,
extending across tho back of tho hat,
mounted against tho crown.
Small, full blown Knrdon roB
aro massed over tho crown, concealing
It, nnd a few nloasv leaves nnnn nur
about tho base, outlining the shapo and
making n good finish.
Ono of tho hats on tho helmet nntnr
Is shown In Fig. 2. made Of roiltrh hrnlrl
In tonoa of bronze and purple, A
uronzo velvet faces tho brim and is
laid in a flat plaited bow at tho left.
Hero a spray of wild flowers in
shndod colorings in which dark rod,
purpio ana green tints appear. This
hat may bo designed In almost anv
color. In amethyst shades, with donn
DESIGNED FOR HOME WEAR
Mulberry-Colored Cashmere Would
Make Up Well for This Pretty
Houso Dress. '
Hero Is a smart little dress mnrtn un
In mulberry-colored cashmere. Tho un
der Bklrt IB or lining, to which Is at
tached a deop kilting: tho tunic Is
wrapped ovor nt left side and stitch
cd, and is trimmed then with passe
menterie Tho material of bodice ja tucked
each sldo, and Is then crossed over a
vest of tucked cream nlnon; tho ovor
Bleoves aro cut In with tho bodice and
aro trimmed, llko edgo of fronts to
match tunic. Tho tight fitting undor
Bleoves nro of tucked nlnon.
Matorlal roqulrcd: Six yards 40
Inches wide, six yards lining, ono and
one-half yard nlnon 40 Inches wide,
tnreo yards trimming.
Linen for Needle Work.
Heavy gray linen is much usod for
the background for embroIderles
which nro to bo employed as houso
docoratlons. Bedrooms and living
rooms for country houses nro fur
nlshod In gray in many instances, and
tho linon la usod for bod hangings,
cushion covors, tablecloths and win
dow hangings. Ambitious needlewom
en aro ombroidorlng theso articles In
qulto elaborate designs In sovoral col
ors. For ono bedroom a sot of hang
ings for tho bod and window Is being
made of the gray linen embroidered
with designs of wood fairies and fuch
sias in tons of violet, green, pale yel
low and fuchsias red.
v v
purpio facing, and corlso flowers, It li
vory handsome. It is a good model in
all black.
Shapes which fiaro off the faco'hava
captivated mnny fancies and aro apt
to lead all others for summer wear,
Fig. 3 shows a smooth Btratv in leg
horn color, In which the brim
droops nbcut tho head but lifts ab
ruptly at tho front with a sharp turn
upward. Two bouquets of roses and
moss Joined by a band of black velvet
ribbon, which extends nbout the
crown, mako this a hat which will hor-
monlzo with almost any costumo.
This shapo Is to bo had In many col
ors as well ns black and whito. It Is
protty in black hemp or tagal, and In
good Diaclc chip will provo serviceable.
Tho color of tho roses Is a matter of
taste, which tho wearer may sottlo to
suit herself.
HATBAG FOR THE TRAVELER
v
Simple nnd Easy Method That Will
Preservo tho Much-Prized
Headgear.
Tho season for traveling Is onco
moro nearly upon us, and our hats, If
not broader, aro higher than ovor. Of
course you may ask tho porter for a
popor bng to hold your hat on tho
train. But how often will it fit?
Try, instead, laying tho hat on a
sheet of stout brown paper, bo as to
get tho correct Bize. Thon mako tho
paper into n largo onvolopo by gather
ing tho two sides In tho middle and
pasting thorn down. Slit up tho sides
about two Inches and turn these down
to form tho closed onds; but befora
pasting them cut away tho inner part
of tho turned-up ends and snip tho
corners to givo a neat edge.
Do the samo with tho top of tho big,
but, of course, do not pasto down tho
flap. Sew to each side of tho bag
cord or plaited twlno handles by
which to hold tho bng. Tho wholo
may bo folded nnd tucked in a corner
of your suitcase.
Explosive Neckties.
Thoro aro sovoral processes of manu
facturing nrtlflclal silk which nro
based on tho use of ordinary cellu
lose, reduced to a plastic condition so
that It may bo drawn into threads.'
Theso aro woven into vnrlous forms
whoso chlof difference from real Bilk,
to tho cyo, is that tho material is
glossier.
All but ono of theso processes yiold
a "silk" that Is as safe as cotton. Tho
other employs uitro-celluloso, or sol
uble guncotton, from which tho
threads nro drawn in other or alcohol.
Aftor tho thread haB beon drawn nnd
is ready for weaving it is supposed to
be denltratod. If It is, then it is en
tirely safe. Othorwlso it may bo ex
ceedingly dangorous, for it thon re
mutnB nothing less than guncotton
spun into; a fabric.
Small Girl's Hobble-Skirt.
Thoro is apparently considerable di
versity of opinion ns regards tho cor
rect position for the bolt on tho small
girl's frock. Many of tho smartest
llttlo Fronch dresses show tho sash in
practically normal placo, whllo on
other frocks tho belt is bo far down
as to hampor tho tiny wearer in her
walk almost as absurdly as does tho
hobble-skirt of tho moment incon
venience her elders, Tho nbnormally
long-walsted effect obtained by plac
ing tho belt almost at the bora of the
frock Is charmingly qfUInt on soma
chlldron, but Is not becoming to every
type. Harper's Bazar.
The Boy's Outfit.
Severity must mark' the outfit for a
small boy. In tho morning a Russian
blouse suit of natural-colored linon
worn with a wido patent-leather belt,
Is practical. To comploto this dresr
should bo brown boots and stockings.
Low shoes and socks are fnshlonnblf
for all chlldrqn, leathor leggings be
ing worn out-of-doors until tho weath
er Ib really warm. This faahton should
not bo kept up aftor tho boy has grown
big, any moro than ho should be
forced to koop to bis knickerbockers
when ho Is tall enough to wear long
trousers. Harper's Bazar.
Many Women There Are Who Will
Understand Just Why Long-Suffering
"Worm" Turned.
Several years ago an Atchison couplo
were living happily together. Tho
community was shocked one day when
tho wlfo applied for a dlvorco and got
It Tho story of tho dlvorco has come
out. It sceraa that the wlfo went into
tho kitchen and "slaved" nil day. Sho
mado bread, pics, cake, cookies and
pork nnd beans. Sho boiled n tongue,
mado a potato salad, stuffed eggs,
mado a custard and brown bread.
When her husband camo homo at
six o'clock In tho evening ho found her
dressed up. And on tho tnblo was
cold tonguo, pork nnd beans, fresh
bread, cako, cookies, pto, potato salad,
stuffed eggs, brown bread and cus
tard. Tho wlfo thought her husband
would say: "You poor darling, how
you havo worked todayl" Instead, he
said, in a surprised way: "COLD sup
pur! Lord, but you havo nn ensy
tlmo!" His wlfo did not answer him.
Sho was speechless with rago, and
ho doeB not know to this day why she
asked tho court to bo divorced from
a BRUTE. Atchison Globe.
IGNORANCE!
Old Gentleman And what's your
name, my boy?
Kid Scch Ib fame! Ho don't ree-
ognlzo do 45-nouud cbamneen of the
Tholteenth wnrdl
The Impossible.
Androw Carnccle. nt a recent Aln.
nor in New York, said of a certain
moor troublo:
"It is silly of cmnloyers to nretend
In tho right. Employers are often
In tho wrong; often unreasonable.
Thoy often like Mrs. Smith-Jones
ask impossible things:
Mrs. Smith-Jones, tnklnir n vlltn
at Palm Beach, engaged for butler a
stately old colored deacon.
"'Now. Clay.' she said to the old
fellow, 'there aro two things I must
lU8lst upon truthfulness and obedi
ence. " 'Yes. madam.' the venerable serv
ant answered, 'and when yo' bids mo
tell yo' guests yo's out when yo's in.
wnlch shall it be, madam V"
Better Days.
Ho (with a llttlo sleh) This in the
third wlntor hat you havo had this
year.
She Well, but dearest, summer
will soon bo hero now.
Humor Is a creat solvent ncnlndh
snobbishness and vulgarity. Seaman.
A Monopoly.
Urbnnlto What did you como to
the city for?
Country poy To earn an honest
living.
Urbanlte Thafa all right You'll
find no competition.
FOOD IN SERMONS
Feed the Dominie Right and the Ser
mons Are Brilliant.
A conscientious, hard-workintr nnd
successful clergyman writes: "I am
Rlad to bear tostlmonv to tho Yileasuro
and increased measuro of ofllclency
nnu neaim mat nnvo como to mo from
adopting Grape-Nuts food as ono of
my article's of diet
'For several years I was much ills.
tressed durinc the eorlv nart nt inrh
day by Indigestion. My breakfast
buuuiuu iu mm tsour una imieu 10 ul
gest After dinner tho hcadacho and
other symntoms followlnc the iimnu.
fast would wear away, only to return.
turnover, next morning.
"Having heard of Grano-Nubi fond T
Anally concluded to glvo it a trial. I
mado my breakrasta of Grapo-Nuts,
with cream, toast and Pnnhim Tim .
suit waS surprising In improved health
uuu ujiui uubuiicu ul uio uisiress that
bad, for bo long a tlmo, followed the
mornrng moal.
"My digestion became
- w wrf tVt U
satisfactory, tho hoadachos ceased, and
the old feeling of energy returned.
Slncp that time I havo always had
Grape-Nuts food on my breakfast
table.
"I was delighted to And nlno thn
whereas beforo I becan to Use firnnn.
Nuts food I was qulto nervous nnd be
came easily wearied In tho work of
preparing sermons and In study, a
marked improvement in this respect
resulted from tho chango In my dlat.
I am convinced that Grann.Knn
rood produced this result and helped
mo to a sturdy condition of
and physical etrcngth.
"I havo known of sovern! nArnnno
who wero formerly troubled an i r-.0
and who have been helped as I have
beon, by tho uso of Grape-Nuta food,
on my recommendation." Namo given
by Postum Company. TintJin m
Mich.
"Thero's a reason."
Read th HtMn !wnlr Tt, Tt i 4
Wollvllle,' In pkgs.
Erer read the abore IHtcrf A netv
one appears from time to tlmr. They
"ale? " U"e ""U u" ot homfl