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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1912)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. BARE, Publisher. TERMS, 11.25 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, - N EBR ASKA AVIATION NONSENSE. Why should nny aviator at this etngo talk flying across tho Atlantic In 30 or any number of hours? It he feols Impelled to try a 3,000-mllo flight In a dlrlglblo or an aoroplnno, why does ho not turn westward, where thero Is plenty of solid earth to land on? Thero may bo men somewhat foolhardy enough to attempt tho flight from Newfoundland to Ireland. It Is u suro and easy way of achieving pass ing notoriety nnd Incidentally of com mitting sulcldo by drowning, says the Now York World. There will bo time enough to talk of crossing tho ocean In an aeroplano when this continent has been traversed by air without alighting. Utick of this nonsonso about flying across tho Atlantic Is tho rnlsfortuno that tho business of avia tion has fallen so largely Into tho hands of showmen. Thoy aro Interest ed chiefly In doing "stunts" for tho sako of tho advertising and futuro gato receipts. It Is becoming a ques tion whether practical advances will bo mado In tho sclonco of aviation In this country excopt tho government tako It up seriously for military pur poses, as has been done In Franco. Tho suggestion of Prof. Georgo D. Baker, of Harvard, head of tho Drama League, of Boston, that American audlencos should Indlcato their disap proval of plays and playcrB by hissing. Is received by producers with disap proval, naturally, nnd Is not likely to win much favor with tho playgoor. Tho qualifications of tho ono who hisses must bo oxnmlned before wo will grant him tho privilege, and not tvon a certificate from tho Drama Lcaguo that such and such porsons tro equipped with critical Judgment nd aro able to roach safo and sound opinions will bo sufficient warrant for a commission to hiss. It Is Imagin able that tho tired business man might find most earnest and slncoro objection to a play which was giving tho Drama Loaguo koon Intellectual enjoyment, says tho Chicago Tribune. It might bo dnngcrous to commission thom to hiss, and if tho Drama Leaguo hissed a play which tho tired business man was enjoying, It probably would find ltsolf on its head outsldo the main door. Tho hiss will not help tho drama uplift Empty seats nro tho best protests against undesirable bad or banal plays. If tho army gotB moro aeroplanes It will novo to call thom airplanes. At least tho appropriation bill roportcd by tho houso commlttco on mtlltnry affairs calls tho thlngB airplanes, and ulrplnncs, therofore, aro tho only things that can pull money away from tho publlo treasury unless congress alters tho wording of tho bill. It op pears that n scnsltlvo representative rrom Texas objects to tho word "aero plane," and will not bo satisfied with anything loss than "airplane," which ho says nicnnB tho snmo thing. In tho Interests of tho slmplo llfo, by i means call tho things airplanes. Franco Is soon to havo tho first aer ial regiment over organlzod. Not all tho members can, for tho present, tako tho nlr at onco, but an appropriation Is to bo nslced for buying enough aero planes to bring tho total up to 1,000, of four dlfforont sorts. Tho yearly cost of kcoplng this sorvlco efficient Is, estimated at 14,000,000; tho cost In lives Is not so easy to rockon. That St. Petersburg 1b rapidly grow. Ing In population Is ovldoncod by tho census taken In Docombor, 1910, which showed tho population. Including cer tain suburban vllages formerly not covered, to bo 1,007,708. It 1b pre eminently an "ofllco town" and also n soaport for bIx or eight months of the) year. Tho principal Industry Is tho manufacture of cotton textiles, al though Its ndvantngo as a port of en try for tho Interior Is gaining recog nition. A lino of steamers haB boon established to Llbau, connecting thoro with a trans-Atlantic lino to Now York. This enabloB American shippers to send goodB dlroct to this pott without tho delays of trans-shipment In foreign ports. A Kansas profoasor thlnka that courses on child-rearing should bo In troduced Into our colleges. Ho Is qulta right In his criticism that, whtlo we pay a groat deal of attention to tho brooding of llvo stock, wo glvo practi cally nono to tho moro Important mat ter of breeding children. A flock of wild geoso raced a fast pasaengor train In Tennossco and camo out winners. Thoy wont Into such a contest mainly, perhaps, be causo thoy wore geoso, yet thoy had moro reason on their sldo thnn the human variety of their kind. Aviator Latham haB started for thi .Congo with a monoplano and n big game hunting outfit. Will Latham bag tho game, or will tho aoroplaua bag Latham? Mourning EW models from Paris In mourn ing millinery show n dogreo of stylo and smartness which 1b hard to achieve In nny apparel having loss Individuality than this special class. A turban and a lint, both designed for a widow, aro pic tured here. They nro wonderful ex amples of this class of millinery. Tho turban, which might moro con sistently bo called a turbau-bonnot, Ib ns slmplo In outllno as poBBlblo and covered with English crapo drawn smoothly over the crown. Its distinc tion lies In tho graceful draping nnd great longth of tho beautiful veil. A width of crnpo, two yards long, Is fin ished with a hem set on nt tho bot tom a quarter of a yard deep. Tho other end la wound about tho turban frnmo, exactly In tho fashion of nn Oriental turban. Tho crapo veil thus provides drapery for tho turban, a scarf about tho shouldors and the reg ulation widow's veil, all In ono. A rucho Is not worn with this crnpo tur- COAT FOR YOUNG GIRL Austrian bluo cloth makcB a smart llttlo coat In this stylo. Tho long re vorB, which Is continued quite to foot of coat, Is faced with black satin to within half an Inch of edge; It Ib also cut out about tho bust line to show tho matorlal fnclng on which aro sown throo small satin-covered buttons. Tho cuffs aro to match. A bolt of matorlal stitched nt edgo Is worn at waist-lino. Hat of black beaver with quills at sldo. Materials required for coat, 2 yards CO Inches wide, 1 yard satin 20 inches wide. New Flnmo Color. A posltlvo furoro is noticeable now for flamo colors. Tho glowing red tonos that nro Been In the feather decked hats of tho winter season aro ropented In tho ballroom, whero flnmo, carnation, rhododondron, rose, cerise and currant shades mako vivid splash es of color. In slmplo lustrous volvot, softened nbout tho bodlco by sllvor laco or cream not, thoso red frocks aro espe cially effective for midwinter enter tnlnmonts, and whllo tho dowagers and young married women chooso this fa bric nnd satin tho debutantes nppear In chiffon and moussolino do solo that aro equally bright, in eomo cases mado up over whito and usually touched with silver, crystal or cut stool embellishments, 1 Millinery ban, but Is In evidence In toques and bonnets when there Is a preference for it. Tho beautiful Bailor shnpo with squaro crown nnd rolling brim, is cov ered with a dull-flnlshed black silk. A band of crapo as wldo as tho crown Is Inltl smoothly nbout it. A broad crape bow Is poised across tho front with a crape-covered buckle at its center. Tho long crnpo veil laid in a double box plait and sewed to tho under brim, closo to tho head, is a purely decorative feature, although it may bo worn nbout tho neck in a scarf-liko manner. This fashion of wearing tho drapo like a throw about tho neck may bring about a lengthening of tho veil. It is a very graceful fashion. Since crnpo Is manufactured bo that it is waterproof, it is as useful, in deed, moro useful, than fabrics not so protected, and may bo used moro free ly than over before A JULIA BOTTOMLEY. SEPARATE SKIRT A NECESSITY Many Materials From Which to Choose, but Garment Must Be in One's Wardrobe. If you would profit by tho example of French tailors, you will order sop arato skirts of ono of tho following materials: First, a double-fnced cloth that has leaped into importnnt plnce Is being used. 11 practically trims Itself, and will bo very popular for this econom ical reason. Then thero aro cheviots and serges for lightweight models, and all colors nro In voguo, the neutral shades and dark bluo lending. Heavy fancy suitings aro very popu lar. Tho English tweeds nnd mixed suitings nro having a tremendous favoritism shown them by tho lending houaes. Tailored skirts nro not so straight in outllno, many showing slnshod effcctB at tho sldo, and all are mado walking length. Somo hnvo a slightly raised waist band, so that no blt Ib needed, whllo others show a normal line, with n stitched bnnd attached to tho skirt On others, a back panel Is nttachod with a modified front edgo that ox tends toward tho front, thus forming a belt or glrdlo. MATCH THE HAIR AND EYES Appropriate Touch of Color In tho Toi lette Adds Immensely to tho Appearance. To bo becomingly dressed Is tho de sire of every woman worthy of tho name, and hero I would say ono Ib greatly helpod towards this end If In ono's tolletto a touch of color to match tho hnlr and eyes is introduced. It nccentuntos ono's "points." For ox nmplo, an Ideal danco frock for a lark haired girl would bo a palo green shot with mnuvo cropo do aole. This em phasizes tho black hair and brown eyoB of the wearer. To tho womnn with brown hair which has golden lights ono com mends tho now color, which Is of greenish gold. And ns hnlr of .this color Is frequently nccompanlcd by gray eyes, which almost Invariably havo a yellowish halo around tho lrU, this Is tho color for her. Chicago In ter Ocean. Water Softener. Ono of tho best water-softeners for winter uso Is that of a mixture of al mond meal, powdored borax, and out menl. Theso powders should bo sifted together and then enclosed in small muslin bags. Ecru Silk Veils. Veils of ocru silk laco with a wldo mesh nro bolng shown In Paris, nnd aro moro becoming thnn tho whlto ones to women with n dark skin. Deserter's Story Preserved in Stone SC'RANTON, PA. After lying buried in tho roots of a tree for moro than a century, It Is thought, a stone tnb let bearing tho confession of a revolu tionary soldior's Infnmy hits boon found by William Sherer of this city. Shorer is a cripple, and, while wan dering through the woods, near Rat tlesnako Pond, in Spring Brook town Bhip, ho accidentally brushed away tho dirt from a pieco of flagstone that caught his attention. When the coating was removed the following inscription was exposed to Sherer's astonished eyes: "My name Is John Nnlr. Born In 17-17. I ran away from tho battle of Brandywlne In 1777." With Sherer when he mado this in teresting discovery were John Hart man and Harry nnd Loulso Pllger. They viewed tho find with bulging eyes nnd finally aided Sherer in a closor Inspection. When tho tablet was tilted on ono side the excited group discovered a small pocket la tho other side. Pebbles were packed tight ly into tho slit, and when they were removed nn instrument resembling n nail was revealed. It was about three and a half Inches long and it had evi Keeps Ants in Bottle for Ten Years CLEVELAND, OHIO. Away up in the tower of St. Ignatius' college, whero is sltuato tho observntory and tho sanctorum of Father Odenbach, astronomer, aro several hundred ants that havo lived ton years In a bottlo corked with an aluminum stopper, without any food save small pieces of sound quarter-sawed wood moistened with water. This somewhat unpalatable ration is served to the nnts by Father Oden bach about onco a month. And al though commonly known as "whito antB," the most destructive to wood, particularly to oak, of any known In sects, thoy aro really not ants at nil, but termites nnd members of tho "darning needle" fnmlly. The bottle Is nearly covered on tho nsido by a slimy, cement-like excre ment given out by the Insects in mov ing about. Tho bottle has been chang ed onco during the ten years, and then because that which they first occu pied was accidentally broken by the savant. The particular "ants" Father Oden bach has camo from Florida. Many havo died, but others have been born, tho numbor remaining nbout tho same. AVWiVW Wealthy Thief Erratic Since His Duel HE STOLE A 1 T Jg fif) loaf of wt i7rp$K- 1 EW YORK. Matthew W. Harbe son, son of tho millionaire founder of the brick trust nnd great-grandson of Robert Morris, a signer of tho Declaration of Independence, who was sent to Jail for thirty days for stealing a loaf of bread, haB been "erratic" ever slnco he fought a duel many years ago, his mother declared. Recorder Medina, In Woodcllffe, N. J., sentenced Harbeson on complaint of a grocer who Baw him tako a loaf from his bread box. Harbeson, who married a maid in his mother's household, has five chil dren nnd lives In ono of tho show plnces In Woodcllffe, which his mother bought for him. "Matthew has not been well since ho was wounded in a duel at Kiel unl- WWVWWVWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAf These Dancers Must Don Diving Suits LOS ANGELES. Society women of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Pasadena aro planning a foto on tho bottom of tho ocean off Catallna Islnnd early this spring. It Is such n party that even Rome In Its greatest days nover saw tho equal. Walter Howlson Prltchnrd, marine artist, Is arranging details, and, ac cording to him, guests nro to bo at tired in diving suits, each with an oxygon tnnk or nlr tubes. Catallna Islnnd has been chosen for tho nffalr becauso of tho extraordinary clearness of tho water and remark nblo marino gardens ut tho bottom of tho sen. Tho bottom of tho ocean will bo il luminated by electric bulbs, and by a unique arrangement music from a band on a yacht anchored overhead will bo conveyed through tho water, acting as n sounding board. The "turkey trot" and threo entirely now dances, tho "mermaid dip," tho "lobster claw" and tho "finny wiggle," will bo danced by tho guests to tho i n K W rf dently been used to chronlclo tho his tory of John Nair's shame. Tho stono is of strango oblong shape, about ten inches at its greatest length nnd sev en Inches across. Its thickness is about threo inches. Tho Inscription covers three-fourths of tho smooth face of tho stone, nnd tho lettering Is wonderfully plain. Tho letters nro uniformly an Inch high and nn eighth of nn inch deep. Among tho hundreds of porsons who hnvo viewed tho tablet In a cen tral city display window, there is no doubt that tho Inscription is genuine. Tho letters aro tho same color as tho stono, a light brown, nnd there Is n suggestion of freshness. ,It Is goner nlly believed that tho carving was done soon after tho historic incident mentioned in tho Inscription. It is n peculiar coincidence that Sherer mado his discovery almost on tho anni versary of tho battlo of Brandywlne. The battlo was fought Sept. 11, 1777, 134 years ngo. It is thought that John Nair, n de serter from the continental army, Jour neyed northward toward tho Connec ticut settlements and stopped to rest under tho treo. In thoso days tho nearest settlement to Rattlesnake Pond was historic Wyoming, about 25 miles to tho Bouth, and this region was a wilderness. In the quiet of the forest, the fugitive probably yielded to n gnawing of conscience and wrote his' confession upon the tablet. Whether ho lived to tell It with his lips will probably never bo known. vvw The bodies of thoso who die aro eat en by tho survivors and it is not in frequent for some of tho Insects to kill ono another by the cannibalistic meth od. Several instances where a species of ,tho termites, differing but little from those in tho bottle, has nearly caused great havoc and loss of life In Cleveland buildings, were given by Professor Odonbach. In ono dry goods store ho found tho oak uprights supporting an entire department un der which a number of girls were working, almost eaten through by the omnivorous insects. Another case was thnt of a machino shop whero uprights supporting tho roof, pulleys and shafting 'had been hollowed out by tho termites. They hava a ponchant for paper It Is like ice cream and cake to them, Father Odenbach says. verslty, whero ho studied many years," said Mrs. Harbeson. "It was the cus tom then to fight with schlagers. He was tho best swordsman in tho uni versity, and, to uso a slang expression, was tho 'goat' whenever his college had been offered an insult by another university. "Tho most serious duel, the ono In which ho received so vicious a cut thnt tho removal of a part of his skull was necessitated, arose when a Ger man studont Insisted the Rhine was wider than the Hudson river. There were hot words and a challenge re sulted. "Thero was no reason for my sou'e act other than his HI health, which has made him a trifle erratic. I have given him a good monthly Income, bo sides paying all his running expenses nnd tho interest on his property. I think IiIb eccentricities nro duo to the many wounds ho received In his duels. Ho fought thirty-seven In all. "I shall go to him at once nnd see what can bo done. I deploro this no toriety. It hurts mo terribly." strains of tho bnnd. If posslblo a real mermaid will bo secured to tako part In tho "dip." Thero will be no troublo getting lob Bters for tho "claw" danco, It Is snld. "Rogglo" Van Toolo, popular as a cotillon leader, has composed a catchy waltz named "My Submarlno Suo," which will bo played for tho first tlmo in mnrino public. A light repnst will bo servod on sea shells, tho food being mndo water proof by Incasing It in n thin coating of gelntlno. Rubber pipes run from tho yacht abovo will convey liquid re freshment to tho guests, who enn con nect with n cocktail or cordial by giv ing tho correct signal. Particularly the Ladies. Not only pleasant and refreshing to die taste, but gently cleansing and sweet ening to the system, Syrup of Figs nnd Elixir of Senna is particularly adapted to ladies and children, and beneficial in oil cases in which a wholesome, strength ening and effective laxative should be used. It is perfectly safe at all timc3 and dispels colds, headaches and the pains caused by indigestion and constipation so promptly and effectively that it is the one perfect family laxative which gives satis faction to all and is recommended by millions of families who have used it and who have personal knowledge of its ex cellence. Its wonderful popularity, however, has led unscrupulous dealers to offer imita tions which act unsatisfactorily. There fore, when buying, to get its beneficial effects, always note the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. plainly printed on the front of every package of the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. For sale by all leading druggists. Price 50 cents per bottle. A man teels as 111 at case in a dry goods store as a woman does in a to bacco shop. For liver nnd kidney troubles, nothing is quite no mild, pleasant and cflcctive as Garfield Tea. An Alarmist. "Jlbwocl: Is a very disquieting Indi vidual." "Indeed ho Is. Jlbwock seems to have been born with no other purpose In llfo than to yell 'Fire!'" Important to Mothers Kxamlno carefully overy bottlo of CASTORIA, a safo and sure remedy for infants and children, and sco that it Signature of (Z0 In Uso For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Conclusive Proof. "That expression, a 'human dynamo fascinates me." "It Is very apt and vivid when ap plied to a man of boundless energy." "Tackbittors must be a 'human dynamo.' " "Why do you think so?" "No matter how cold the morning Is, ho leaps out of bed without ever stopping to think tho matter over." Modern Methods. The late A. Tennyson Dickens, dur ing an Interview In Chicago, condemn ed the war in Tripoli vehemently. "Slavery," he said, with a bitter smile, "Is now abolished. We no lonc er steal a people and sell them Into bondage. No, no, Indeed. Wo Just steal their country and charge them so much for governing It that they have to work twice ns hard as slaves to pay their taxes." Papa's Past. Llttlo Helen's mamma was discuss ing tho drink question with a visitor and the child listened gravely to tho conversation. "Papa used to drink," stio volun teered suddenly. Tho visitor turned her head to con ceal a smile, and mamma frowned and Bhook her head at the little one. "Well, then," demanded Helen, "what was It ho used to do?" Lippin cott's Magazine. A Beautiful Decline. Ollle James, tho gigantic and genial congressman and senator-elect from Kentucky, was In conversation the other day with a Washlngtonian when tho latter mndo certain inquiries with reference to a mutual friend whom ho had not seen for a number of years. "And how does Col. Prescott spend his declining years?" he asked. "Beautifully, sir; beautifully!" an swered James. "Ho has a fine farm, sir. A string of trotters, sir. And a barrel of whisky 1G years old and a wife of tho same ago, sir!" A WOMAN DOCTOR Va3 Quick to See That Coffee Poison Was Doing the Mischief. A lady tells of a bad case of coffeo poisoning, and tells it in a way so slm plo and straightforward that literary skill could not Improve it. "I had neuralgic headaches for 12 years," sho says, "and havo suffered untold agony. When I first began to have them I weighed 140 pounds, but they brought me down to 110. "I went to many doctors nnd they gnvo mo only temporary relief. So I suffered on, till ono day, a woman doctor advised mo to drink Postum. She said I looked llko I was coffeo poisoned. "So I began to drink Postum, and gained 1C pounds In tho first few weeks nnd am still gaining, but not so fast as at first. My headaches began to leave mo after I had used Postum about two weeks long enough, I ex pect, to get tho coffeo poison out of Z1 my svstom. -J "Now that a few months linvn nncn. .r I H ed sinco I began to uso Postum, I can " gladly say that I never know what a ;'iC nouralcie liflnrtnnlin la llko n ... V and It was nothing but Postum that Wiil relieved mo. I'm ejuro i useu roBtum I never went out alone; I would get bewilder ed nnd would not know which way to. turn. Now I go alono and my head Is as clear as a boll. My brain and nerves aro stronger thnn they have been for years." Namo given by Postum Co., Battlo Creek, Mich. "There's a reason," nnd It is explain ed In tho llttlo book, "The Road to Wellvllle," in pkgs. Elpp roflil the linM !..., a one npprnra from time to time. Tbey nre uruulne, true, nnd full of titituua IntexeaU i .
