IV ' THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. DARE, Publisher. TERMS, $1.25 IN ADVANCE. NORTh PLATTE, NEBRASKA THE CAT. From tho standpoint of utility, ex cept In bo far as dccoratlvcnoss ii utility, not much can bo said for th average cat thcBO days. Tho cat on Joys Its privileges without greatly con corning Itself with tho responsibilities 'And in point of fact. Us services In most houses would bo Buporfluous Tho mousetrap now does for most IhouBoholds whnt tho cat formorly did Nor Is tho cat particularly distin guished by tho affection for Us mafr tor which Is so conspicuous in the idog, Us solo domestic rival for the warm spot under tho kitchen stovo Jf you will nolo tho cat carefully, you (will observo that It usually wants something of you when It comes around. Nono of Ub calln nro courtesy calls. Tho arched back and the "mow-mow" arc eloquent of Its do tires. If it docs not rocolvo those marks of attention and falls to find anything clso that interests it, say, a jileo warm spot In your lap to take a dozo on, tho cat moves majestically nd indifferently away. Your person ality has no particular charm for It It admires tho radiator more than it doos you. Thcso characteristic symp toms of self-contcrcdneas and grave detachment aro reinfotccd by tho oyct of the cat A cat's eyoB look at you, but thoy seem to bo looking beyond you. Thoy aro llko tho eyes of the caged Hon, which always seem to be seeing tho distant desert that It loves and that Is calling to It by night and day. From year to year thcro havo come reports of tho lncrcaso of door in Con -pocticut which weBtorn people have round It difficult to bcllovo. Last yeai Ihoro wero complaints that tho pro tected animals wero destroying far mors' crops. This year comes the story that tho Connecticut gamo war lcns havo given warning that motor men on lntorurban electric cars must exerclso tho utmost caro not to run down deer which happen to got upon tho track, or thoy will bo mado tc incur tho full penalty of tho lnw foi killing deer out of season. It Is said that a considerable number of dcet havo been killed In this way, espe cially at night, when thoy woro at tracted by tho hoadllghts. Dcci stalking with an electric car la cer tainly a modern method of acquiring venison; but thoy wero always an Ingenious folk In tho Btato of the wooden nutmeg. ' A bonflro was hold by tho Postofflce Dcpnrtmont of over 170,000 Christmas postal cards, barred bocauso of tholi tinsel decoration, notification having been mado that thoso cards aro un mailable on account ot danger to the clorks In handling. Tho number sent In splto of tho warning shows thnt mon and wotnon nro but children of a larger growth, who koop on doing things apparently bocauso thoy have been told not to do thorn. Census roturns ot tho foreign-born inhabitants of Creator Now York show that, thero aro moro natives ol Italy residing In tho Emplro City than thero nro in Palorrao. In a similar way tho Russian-born population ol Now York far exceeds tho entlro num ber ot Inhabitants of bo characteris tically ti Russian city ns KIov. The ItusBlan-born Now Yorkora number al most halt a million and tho Italian born Now Yorkers oxceod 340,000. Tho patient Griselda's famous rec ord for meekness and ondurnnco haa been beaten by a woman in Chicago. For twolvo yonrB Bho supported hor husband with patient resignation, but finally decided that having to take beatings as well ns glvo earnings was a llttlo too much, oven for a modern Grlsoldn. A medical Journal hns started a campaign against tho boloved stu dent pipe, alleging that studonts who smoko aro not thoso standing high est In their classes. This Journal Is behind tho times, holding tho anti quated idea that collego students in thcso strenuous days go there to study. Sixteen babies in n courtroom in Now York upsot tho court'a dignity and yelled their contompt of court till the latter was drlvon to ignominious surrender in nn ndjournmont Which proves that tho Infant of tho spoclos is moro vocltorouB than Judicial prece dent "When I read I don't llko to think," is a remark credited to Thomas A. Edison. A good many others fool tho eamo way, which is a posstblo ex planation for tho abundant output of light Htcraturo that calls for no thought in tho procosB ot its perusal. The puro food board has issued a definition of mincemeat But It has offered no beta that it can define the things mincemeat producoa the night, after. MIM TFHIBC JHM5 Vanity Class Is Feature In School CAM YOU TELL WHAT IS VM BAD AOOUT THIS DRESS?, EW YORK. A vanity class, It was revealed recently, has been start ed amoct tho girls In Erasmus Hall High Bchool, Brooklyn, ns a part of tho hygiene and gymnasium courses. It wa3 originated by Cathcrlno Tur ner, asslstnnt principal, as a means of teaching tho girls to tnko greater prldo in their personal appearanco and of Impressing on them tho fact that a girl who has plain features may make herself unusually attrac tive by displaying taste In dress, caro of her teeth and hair, her complexion, carriage of shoulders, nnd tho like. Tho pupils arc urged to glvo heed to all thoso things, nnd they nro exam ined In them Just as they take exami nations In algebra, arithmetic and English. MIbb Tumor, who Is nctlvo In evolv ing tho new course, Is a stanch be liever In slniplo gowns. Sho Insists that girls may bo Just ns attractlvo In nlmplo frocks as In silks, provided thoy pay attention to many other things and mako it a point to appear J& S&t fLm "mj . tfcO ildiJ &1&M: W-A iur ik Farmer Boy Buncos City Firemen CHICAGO. Whether Frank Andor Bon camo from Wheeler, Ind., or whother ho didn't, ho succeeded in working n "Bkln game" on scores of members of tho city fire department that would do credit to tho most ex porlonccd and skillful of Chicago con fidence mon, and now tho firemen nro looking up "Wheeler, Ind., on tho mnp. To tholr relief they find that Wheel er, Ind., Is really so. This is tho only think they havo found to ba true about Frank Anderson, howevor, and In fact thoy aro beginning to doubt that ho Is Frank Anderson at nil and mny bo somebody else which latter suspicion tho police concur in. Frank Is a stolid, healthy-looking country lad, with rosy cheeks. Ho wont nround to tho various flro houses and told his story. "I llvo back on a farm near Wbcol Br, Ind.," ho would say, "whero my ma Iiob 3,000 chickens n'td 10 cows. Wo got a tol'ablo sized farm back thoro. I camo to Chicago to find my Aunt Jnno, but run out o' finances nnd I calculate as how I'll havo to hoot It back. If ono of you gontlo men will assist mo In getting bnck homo I'll send you moro than I bor rowed In eggs and butter." Jerome Connor, n salesman, who happened to bo In tho quarters of on fjsxrrrFf-F-irittr'fmir'fmijmi(ritiir Wireless Used by -s-JA .Juove wu.il i.OVF ALWAYS VJ-OVE FIMDAWAY SAN FRANCISCO. A prank of Cupid with tho wireless aboard tho Pa cific Mall liner Mongolia tho other day basely botrayed to an indulgent world afloat and nBhoro tho plan of Lieut. Edmund Sponco Root of tho unvy to marry Miss Maudo May Rad cllffo, daughter of E. F. Radcllffc, electrical manufacturer of Portland, Oro., nnd to surprlso his relatives and friends with the news. Tho Mongolia wn plowing soronoly toward San Francisco when tho god of lovo began to get busy with tho key of tho wirclosB nppuratus. Other vessels far nt sea and a fow of tho land Btatlona received tho persistent cnll of tho Mongolia's operator, but tho receiving stations did not pay much attention until tho words "mar riage llconso" clicked forth in tho dis patch lonving tho Mongolia's aerials. Tho aerogram was addressed to Zoo Keeper Says NEW YORK. "Bill" Snyder, bend keopor nt tho Contral Park men agorlo, has quallfiod as an alienist. "Bill" never graduated from n col lego, or servod on an asylum's stnff, but whon a man named Fulbcrg trlod to break into tho Hon cago, Sny der sold at onco ho was crary. How did ho know? Bccnuso "BUI" Bays tho lions nlwayB try to mako frlondB with an insane person. "Yop, 1'vo nover Boon it fall yet," said "Bill." "Whonovor a crazy man gets near n lion, tho animal Just naturally comes up closo to tho bars and trios to bo a good follow. Ho will wag his tall and purr llko a cat. It's wondorful, but it's bo. Why, I onco knew a crazy man to tnko n llou'a food nway from tho brute, and tho animal Boomed to bo trying to smllo about tho Joko." "What do you Bupposo makoB n Hon bo friendly with n crazy man?" "Bill" was asked. "I never tried to flguro it out, but I lmnglno it's bocauso whon a man goos crazy his animal nature comes iOM K lj'-3.JMALWAY5 I yFI M A WAYJ MbM xd5 HI I '.-: 11 - i T ,fhTi f tg) r iD " 'fit 'lilX-j XSS l' e r -"iJa-BiBSifc Pi'ffumtMfr f" tffT C- neat. To tho girls Bho uob mado It n point to explain tho many thingn that aro required to look fetching. Sho has given lectures on tho caro of tho person, on harmony in dress, tasto In tho selection of materials, and on many other things. Tho opportunity for giving moro at tention to those things has come be cause of tho inability of all tho classes to get as many hours, as Bet In tho schedulo, In tho gymnasium every week. As tho exercises aro in tended primarily to aid girls in im proving their appearanco, It was do elded to devoto nn hour to tho vanity class. Tho girls aro gathered in tho auditorium. Five of tho most attrac tive glrlB aro selected and sent on tho Btugo In tho full glare of tho foot lights. Thoy aro lined up and tho studontB In tho auditorium aro asked to study tho appearanco of each ot tho girls, her teeth, her complexion, her flguro, her hair, her feet, hor dress, her method of standing and other details. Aid Is given to tho observation pow ers of tho girls by tho teachers, who call attention to various parts of tho girls' dress. After that has been dono tho pupils aro required to voto on tho appearance of tho girls. Tho main points considered aro tho figure, teeth, hair and feet. Different girls aro Inspected every week. WILL YE HAVE dtRSEY ECCS ER PLYMOUTH ROCK '? - HAS BOTH glno company No. 5, 320 South Jef ferson street, listened and saw vis ions of omclottes. Ho bought ?2 worth of eggs. Members of tho en gine company brought tho donation up to $10, and Frank took tho names of all. As ho wns loavlng ono englno house after having mado an extreme ly successful plea, ho asked ono of tho mon whother ho preforred "Ply mouth Rock" eggs or tho "Jersey" kind. Several days later ho was re lating tho Incident to some friends, nnd inquiring about "Jersey" chick ens. . When ho was told tho truth he sent a messago over tho wire to all of tho flro houses warning tho mon against purchasing eggs Frank Anderson. and butter from, Too Into. Wo'vo waited so long , for thorn eggs I guess they're all epolled," waB tho answer that camo back in nearly overy Instance. Cupid On Steamer Miss Radcllfto at tho Palaco hotel, and after a fow phrasoa, important only to tho pnrtloB directly Involved, oxplnlnod thnt tho Hnor would not nr rlvo until late, and that unless a ll conso were procured Saturday a wed ding could not tnko place in San Francisco. Tho lieutenant waB hurrying homo from tho Asiatic station, under orders to roport at onco to Washington, so Miss Rndcllffo used tho moro dlBcreot nnd secretlvo telephone to beg Grant Munson, marriage liccnso clerk, to hold tho office open until tho Mon golia arrived. Tho gallant Munson did even bettor ho promised to ro turn to hlc office and lssuo tho liccnso at nny tlmo eho and hor fianco should appear. At 7:30 o'clock tho officer nnd tho girl woro at tho ofllclal trystlng place nnd soon wero In possession of tho covotcd permit. Tho lieutenant gnvo his address as Cincinnati, O., but ex plained that tho rcaldonco was purely theoretical, ho having a sister living lu that olty. MIbb Radcllffo gnvo her address as Portland, Oro., whero tho navy man first courted hor. Lieutenant Root soon located a minister who tied tho knot. Lions Are Alienists out, nnd tho lion recognizes itsolf in a llttlo higher dovolopment. "I wUh I could bo put on somo lunacy commission. I would bring tho BUbJoct down horo, tnko him up to tho Hon cago and mighty soon find out If ho is snno or not. It would snvo tho stato and city a wholo lot of money, as they wouldn't havo to hold a suspect under observation moro thnn long enough to bring him to mo." "Ib tho lion tho only animal that tries to become acquainted with luna tics?" "Bill" was asked. "No, they all do In BOtno way or an othor, For instance, tho monkey makes nn effort to search for fleas, und tho elephant tries to glvo tho, person a rido." 1 AC! ' i n ? mMk&, ilfe&iSb. g23 IP? IKa RAISING NEW GRAINS Prof. Buffum Establishes Seed Breeding Farm- His Most Important Experiments Havo Been With Emmer Useful as Feed for Fattening .Cattle, Horses and Swine. During the past few years agricul ture has probably been developed wltn moro rapidity in tho northwest than In any other part of tho country. This Is duo in part to tho activities of tho government reclamation service and to prlvato enterprise in providing wa ter with which to Irrigate what were before large tracts of arid lands. For the moBt part these lands havo been sottled by experienced farmers rrom the rain belts. With tho opening of tho Big Horn Basin to settlers by reason of tho soveinl irrigation projects, Prof. B. U. Buffum established near Worland a plant nnd seed breeding farm, writes Robert Bonowell In tho Country Gen tleman. Mr. Buffum Is strictly a product of tho west and for several years prior to establishing his experi ment farm was an Instructor in tho agricultural colleges of both Colorado and Wyoming. During his experimen tal work at tho stato stations ho be came convinced that ho had discov ered tho proper methods of improv ing and producing now grains. After carefully examining tho different sec tions of the west ho choso tho pres ent site of his operations for tho rea son thnt tho altitude, tho variety of soils and tho climate furnish tho prop er conditions for breeding tho hard iest grains. His most important experiments have been with emmer a grain be longing to tho wheat family whlcn dlffes from wheat, however, in having two kernels of grain each splkclot and staying in the hull when threshed, like barley. It is a feed for fattening cat tlo, horses, sheop or swlno. Spring emmer, often wrongly called spelt, has j been grown successfully In tho west for a numbor of years, proving to bo of considerable value. Tho winter emmer Is a new and moro valuablo grain recently Introduced from Russia by tho department of agriculture. Ab a ruler winter grains givo larger yields, can bo produced moro cheaply and succeed with much less moisture. Professor Buffum secured Boino of tho first black emmer seed Introduced Into this country and by applying plant-breeding methods has secured an Improved variety that promises to become ono of tho Important winter grains. By placing the winter emmer under tho lnliuenco of unusunl condi tions of soil and treatment ho so dis turbed Its appearanco, constitution and habit that a number of mutations, or sports, wero secured. These havo given rlso to such Improvement tnat thoso acquainted with tho original em mer would hardly recpgnlzo tho new. It Is lniger, darker, heavier in straw nnd hend nnd moro prolitlCt Many or tho heads double tho splkclots, giving tho appearanco of a composite wheat, Slnglo heads weigh In many Instances a half ounce. So prolific is this grain that In four seasons tho yield has In creased from tho first sporting plants to twenty thousand bushels this year. It seems to bo ns hardy as winter ryo, and its sevoro test in different parts of tho northwest demonstrates that It has solved tho stock-feeding problem, making posslblo tho fattening of tno stock near the range, whereas previ ously tho grower fcad to finish his stock for market in tho corn-belt states. ThlB grain recovera well in tho spring nnd tho heavy straw prevents falling, so common In most grains whero windstorms aro frequent during tho growing season. Its stoollng pow er Is remarkable In a field last sea son ono stool was noted containing slxty-fivo Btrnws, most of which had headed. A hundred bushels to tho ncro was tho averngo for tho different fields grown last season, although one field on exceptionally good ground mado 180 bushels nnd parts probably made ns high as 200 bushels. This grain hns held Us Improved character for four yenrs, which gives confldenco In its future. It can bo grown nnywhero that winter wheat can bo grown, and the enormous yield should mako It a most valuable addi tion to our farm cropB. Tho seed lias boon woll distributed over tho winter wheat bolt, and tho coming senson will demonstrate its possibilities to a wido area. Experiments havo shown thnt this Improved winter emmer has a food value relatively greater than oats for horses. Moreover, tho ground product has achieved a local reputa tion ns a breakfast food. It takes from four to a dozen years of tho most dlftlcult kind of scientific work to breed and perfect a new grain and tho breeder enn sccuro no patent protection. The purchaser not only buys tho seed, but with it all tho rights to grow and soil his Increase at his own price. This fact has prob ably deterred many from entering such n profession nnd hns limited tho field to bo few that tho results ac complished are ospoclnlly notoworthy. Tho vnluo to tho country nt largo of a grain that would even produce an In crease of a bushel an ncro Is so great that In tho noxt fow yenrs undoubted ly tho grains and forogo crops or our country will rocolvo tho nttentlon necessary to meet tho demands ot a largely increased population. Care of Eons. Put your eggs In n room whero they will bo cool, but will not get chilled. Chilling injures tho keeping qualities. GARDENS IN DRY FARM BELT Where Irrigation la Used Qardenei Can Reap Big Reward From Thoso Who Grow Big Field Crops. Men who havo pumping plants in tho dry farming sections, together with a knowledge of gardening, reap a good reward, for they havo market at their doors for those who aro en-' gaged in growing field crops and havo not given attention to this matter. It will bo Just In an odd year that a gar den will succeed with crops through out the season under dry farm ing methods, for but fow gar den plnnts aro drought-resistant Mel ons aro so, together with tomatoes In tho Inter stage of growth. Beans may bo Included, and thcro aro no doubt somo other kinds. Tho great bulk, however, of saas, such as lettuce, rad ishes, peas, and especially cabbage and other plnntB that havo to bo sot out need lots of water or they becomo tough and stringy. Windmills should bo used to their highest capacity, both for winter nnd summer Irrigation, nt which tlmo they aro far best re enforced by a gasoline englno, oven 11 It ho but a small one. Tho uso ol hoso is all important to save water from soaking Into the ground In un necessary quantity, and thlB can be homo-mado if desired, by stitching eight-ounce duck together with a doublo seam. Such hose should bo larger than that moro firmly made, to allow a freer flow of water. The ground that Is winter Irrigated can best bo UBed for spring crop3 except such as require a high temperature for germination, which can bo planted on warm ground only slightly moist and Irrigated afterwards. A good degree of fertility should bo established so that plants can do their best to repay tho use of water, and evaporation will be less where somewhat closo plant ing is practiced and tho ground some what shaded. Thero aro very fow countries whore gardening can bo car ried to Its highest fruition without extra water, and tho dry bolt is cer tainly not ono of them. FIND RICHES IN ARID WEST Virgin Empire for Uncounted Millions, Says C. J. Blanchard, Statistician of Reclamation Service. "Tho Arid West as a National Asset," was tho title of a lecture be fore the Rocky Mountain club In New York tho other night by C. J. Blanch ard, statistician of tho United Stntes reclamation service, who has recently returned from a trip of nearly 17,000 miles, Including visits to most of tho national parks and many of the fed eral irrigation projects. Ho' hailed the region as "Our last land of oppor tunity and fortune." Mr. Blanchard alluded to tho campaign being waged by tho department of tho interior to educate tho people to tho fact that tho "Great American Desert," as it was onco called, is in no sense a lia bility, but a virgin emplro nnd a na tional asset "It Is the future granary from which wo aro to gather tho harvests for un counted millions of our peoplo," said Mr. Blanchard. "Not alone as the fu ture homo for our children, who may bo crowded out of our congested cen ters of population, but as tho great est national playground In all tho' world, tho great American desert In vites consideration." Tho young stock that Js exposed to cold and storms Is sure to requlro greater feed and care. Somo succulent feed should bo sup plied during tho winter to keep tho sheep's system In tone. At present prices butter fnt is pretty expensive hog feeding. It is expensive at any season. Ono seldom sees a vicious horse that Is bad by nature Ho Is usually spoiled by his trainer in his youth. Now and then put n llttlo brlno on tho straw. It acts as an appetizer, and tho sheep clenn up tho straw hot ter. A sow with a mean, cross tempera ment Is always hard to deal with, and this disposition often causes the loss of pigs. Huccess in pork production is largely affected by tho attention giv en to tho health and comfort of the brood sow. A few years ago steer feeders thought silage was too sour and slop py to produco good beef, but they do not think so now. If you havo nover tried rnpo raise a small field next spring. It Is very popular with tho hogs and does them a world ot good. If a young horso brenks his halter at tho first trial ho 1b pretty suro to bo a puller tho rest of his llfo unless broken at tho very Btart. Remember that quality Is ahead ol size every time. Tho hog which will produco tho most pork with tho least wnsto Is tho desired sort. Tho vigor and health of the hog are to soma extent Involved In the strength nnd texturo of his bones, In fluencing to somo oxtent his exercise. The horso now idle thnt does con sldornblo work during tho summer, needs dally oxorciso to keep his di gestion, assimilation nnd circulation In proper working order. If your shouts aro thin nnd go round humped up, have a rough coat and do not thrlvo on good feed, you can bo aafo in doctoring for worms nlno tlmee out ot ten, if not ten times out ot ten. Livestock ISNotcs H Doctors Said Health Gone V Suffered with Throat Trouble Mr. B. W. D. Barnes, ex - Sheriff d Warren C o n n t y, T e nncsscc, in a letter from Mc M i nnvillc, T e nnessce, writes: "I had throat trouble and had t h r co doc tors treating me. All failed to do in o any good, and p r onounccd my health pone. I con- Mr. B. W. D. Barnes. o 1 u ded to try Peruna, and after using four bottle can say I was entirely cured." Unable to Work. Mr. Gustay Himmelrcich, nochheim Texas, writes: "For a number of years I suffered when- ever I took cold, with sevcro attacks of asthma, which usually yielded to tho com mon homo remedies. "Last year, however, I suffered for cigbn months without interruption so that I could not do any work at all. The va rious medicines that were prescribed brought mo no relief. "After takinR six bottles of Peruna, two of Lacupia and two of Manalin, I am freo of my trouble so that I can do all my farm work again. I can heart ily recommend this medicine to any, one who Buffers with this annoying complaint and believe that they will obtain cood results." A DRAW. Old Grouch So you had a fight with Clarence. Ho claims he licked you. Cholly Oh! the boastah! It's twue ha wumpled my cwavat dweadfully, but when it was all ovah his collab was fwightfully wilted. Deep-Sea Version. Tommy Cod What is It they call a pessimist, pa? Pa Cod A pessimist, my son, Is a fish "who thinks thoro is a hook In ov ery worm! Puck. A Possibility. "He's gono to that meeting, full of flro." "Then ho had better be careful or they will put him out." r jLiKe a Pleasant Thought of an old friend Post Toasties with cream. Sweet, crisp bits of white Indian corn, toasted to an appetizing, golden brown. A delightful food for break fast, lunch or supper always ready to serve instantly from the package. V ! tt The Memory Lingers it For a pleasing variation sprinkle some Grape-Nuts over a saucer of Post Toast ies, then add cream. Tho combined flavour is some thing to remember. Foatum Cereal Company, Limited Battle Creek, Michigan v. Kg5, ImVfJi? . w V PIS0'$ 1 MnTHE BES7iNED(Ti miFi iJm Ifor Coughs & ColusI . teMitoJi,.., . -