The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, September 10, 1912, Image 2
ROYAL CHILDREN OF ITALY AT PLAY THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE Xj&csof, MM IRA L. BARE, Publlsbor. TERMS, 1.25 IN ADVANCE. AlORTH PLATTE, . NEBRASKA 'lill I ' r ! m in s THE BORROWING HABIT. Humnnlty Ib afflicted with boido cx cccdlngly bad habits, ono of tho worst of which Is that of borrowing money In small sums. It 1b as dot moralizing as Intemperance Indeed, It 1b often an accompaniment of that vice, perhaps tho causo of It or pen baps tho effect A man who lacks business perception, who Is deficient in tho matter of making adoquato pro vision for his necdB, who does not calculato carefully, and who spends unwlBely on luxurieB, starts to raisins funds by appealing to IiIb friends. Tho lending of money Is ono of tho vital factors In business, which Is largely done on credit Dut tho lend ing of money Individually, without se curity, without Interest, Just . as a porsonal accommodation between friends, Is ono of tho most unbusi nesslike and demoralizing of prac tices. At first tboso loans aro repaid conscientiously, sayB tho Washington Star. Then tho tlmo goes by and the borrower Is slow about refunding. Aftor a whllo ho grows accustomed to asking, loses his shamo, gets cal lous to tho thought of non-payment and thus drifts info tho habit of petty borrowing. Now It is porhaps a quar ter or a half dollar, or soma other trifling sum that the lender would be perfectly willing to glvo In a good can ho to moot a real emergency, without hopo of return. But thoro 1b always tho suspicion that tho money Is not really needed, Bavo for somo pelf-Indulgence. Tho averago man will hesitate about giving In this way when ho fools that tho money Is go ing for drink, and that Is why or jarilzed charity has como to bo so cncrally supported in theso times. ' In Now En eland. Now Jorsoy nnd iomo other thickly Bottled sections ol fho castorn part of tho United Statoa What aro known ob farm colonies aro multiplying. Those agricultural col bnlcs aro generally mado up of for clgn-born peoples who como from the fcamo district In Italy, Russia or Hun gary. Farming nrons of 1,000, 2,000 and sometimes 3,000 acres aro pun chased nnd dlvfdod up into ton and twenty aero nllotmonts. On each of theso Bmall farmB a family settles and engages In tho growing of fruits and gardon vegotablos for tho supply of tho larger castorn cltlos, says tho Baltimoro American. Many aban doned Now England farmB aro thus boing restored to productive usage Quito recently a 1,000-acro tract of land In Cecil county, located along tho Chosapcako and Delaware Canal, near Clieuapcako City, has boon pur chased for a Polish farm colony. Thin land is to bo, cut up into ton-acro al lotments, or Into about ono hundred small farms, .upon which as many famlllos will locate Tho colony, it will bo obBorYod, is about midway bo tweon Baltimoro and Philadelphia, nnd is in easy communication with both cities by water routo, as well aa by rail. Maryland has Inviting Induce ments for many such colonics. In southern Maryland largo areas suit ablo for cutting Into small farms may bo obtained nt comparatively low coBt. Thlii land, In most instances, Is splen didly adapted to tho growlug of fruits and vegetables. Tho soli Is of far hot ter avorago quality than tho sandy boll of Now Jersoy. Upon ton acros of land farmod intensively not only a living can bo mado, but ultimata af fluenco may bo'nttnlncd. .' A woman in Philadelphia Is boing sued for breach of promlao, her loss being nppralsod at $5,000. Whon it is known that sho Ib nn exceptionally good cook, particularly of tho dlBhet so loved of tho Fatherland, It Is not tc bo wondorcd nt that tho Jilted ono'i anguish 1b not to bo assuaged at o iower flguro in theso tlmoB when good cooks aro go oxpenslvo, not to eny rare and hard to koep. Tho shaving of pet dogs and cats in hot weather by solicitous owners, na reported to bo a fad this Bummor will doubtless bring tho usual storm of sarcasm and protests from th critical contingency who think that consideration for animals Is logically Incompatible with sympathy foi human suffering. "A widower of sixty-two with $8, T00.000 seokB n brido of twenty, with blond hair, bluo oyeo nnd rosj chook8." Being n wldowor and thoro fore wlso, it will bo useless for any of tho chemical vnrloty to apply. It may bavo boon noticed that wltb tho usual courage of masculinity nt tacking a femlnlno stronghold the broadsides on tho hobblo skirt opened up flro aftor It had boon announced that tho target Itself was going out of fashion, anyhow. In nplte of tho udvnnco of science, It will bo some tlmo beforo flying as a means of travel becomes general. The averago citizen does not relish flirting with tho undertaker. MWHfMWl i. ' uWH in mm iiiiiln in - Dr. H. Bolte of Sapulpa, THEtt Ftg-tpS SEEMED TO tsi HAVE HOMWT PACE A J NEW YORK. Dr II Uolto of Sapul pa, Okln . may find somo satisfac tion In a notice sent to him the othp day by Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty to the effect that Thomns Drown Is under arrest hero and will bo held for Dr. Holto's Identification. Mr. Brown said his arrest was an out rage and that ho never swindled a dentist or anybody else out of $1,600 by a variation of the good old wire tapping game. This was the talo of tho dentist: Ho enmo from Oklahoma to Now York to get to Europe. Ho had over $G00 In rash and a chock for $1,000. Ho met a nice fellow In a Broadway bar room who called himself Walter Sims and said ho was a planter from Jackson, MIbb. Sims introduced tho doctor to J. W. WalBh, a "millionaire grain speculator of Buffalo." The two took Dr. Bolto to a "club" at 128 West Forty-fifth street, where ono might bet on tho races. Millionaire Walsh pried a wallet from his pocket, unstrapped the same nnd produced $20,000 In cash and a certified check for $20,000. Ho hot Woe Confronts Women CHICAGO. Tho French heel, the military hocl, the Cuban and all tho other leather prongs of fashion have been discriminated against by tho South Park commissioners In fa vor of tho low- squat, broad, common place heel that la, on tho Jackson Park golf course. Hundreds of women are complain ing of tho now rule. But tho neigh boring cobblers regard It as a dis pensation of Providence nnd aro writ ing for catalogues of tho 1913 model automobiles. The park commissioners, who bavo no bouI for art and no eyes for beau tiful heels, are enforcing this rule only for tho sako of tholr horrid old golf links, sny the women. Six hundred owners of fancy heels the other day were refused admission to tho course, and almost every ono of thorn went to tho nearest cobbler to liavo tho offending three Inches or so of leather cut down to the regula tion three-quarters of an Inch. There woro many protests from women who hesitated between their love for tho game- nnd appearance. "But I can't woar low heels," com plained one. "You see, I have such' a patrician Instep, nnd those squat heels might cripple me." "Ib this too high," Inquired nnothcr golf fan, exhibiting nn Inch of heel Bhnpcd on tho general order of a tooth pick. "I've had it cut down already, CSJSV JWfiA 4 Jw yttv & When Is a Lap Dog? Owner Solves the Question LOS ANGELES, CAL. When is a lnp dog? Lap dogs nro carried free of chnrgo on Los Angeles strcot cars, and tho rulo dollnes tho limits and boundaries of such a caulno as "ono which may bo carried In tho arms and kept In tho lnp in such a way that pthor passengers will not bo unnoped," or .words to that offoct. "Sho" caino from somowhero out yonder nnd when tho Arcado station wns clear of her ample bulk thoro was bo much room loft that tho waiting room looked like a church on Tuesdny afternoon. Sho hnd a dog with her. A dog built upon good, old-fashiouod sub stantial lines, long, low and rnklsh and a leg on each corner; a zoologi cal specimen weighing perhaps 60 Preacher Aids Bashful MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. "If any poor, bashful man in my audience baa fallen In lovo with somo worthy wom an, and wants to meet her for a wlfo, I will seo that ho Is Introduced, has a placo to court, will help him get his license, pay for it If nocessary, marry him freo of charge, and furnish him with n wedding certlllcnto which ho may hang ovor thamotto, 'God' Bless Our Homo.' " Tills Ib tho offer mado tho other Sunday by Rov. G. L. Morrill, a prom inent Mlnnonpolls pastor, in his ser mo non "Tho MnBher Mashed." Mr. Morrill termod a masher "n bi ded who roosts on tho corner and by look, gesture and speech takes fa miliar advantages of women who paBB by." "And if tho fellow seems to want a hot time, girls," tho pastor advised, "wallop him with your bag and then throw red pepper in ula oyes." Okla., Is Still Waiting. th whole $10,000 on ono racctrango to sny, bo won $30,000. Dcsplto thei warning and caution of Dr. Bolto he hot $70,000 on another race and won again, at oven money. Dr. Bolte's! oyes almost bulged out of his bond.. Millionaire Walsh sauntered ovor to. tho cashlor to collect his $140,000. "Sorry," Enid tho cashier, "but we) will have to Investigate that f20,000 check before wo pay your bet." Mr. Walsh was much put out. He. took Dr. Bolto and tho planter over In the corner and confided In thorn. "That blamed check Is not good," ho Informed them. "There Is only: $6,000 back of It. I have- got to get It' back before they look It up. If you fellows can lend mo enough to take. It up I will pay you $20,000 bonus apiece." Planter Sims produced $500 In cash and a check for $12,000. Dr. Bolte. thinking of what he could do with that $20,000 In gay Pareo nnd in tho concert halls of Vienna, could not con-i trlbuto his $G00 and his check quick) enough. Millionaire Walsh put in a; check f6r $6,000, representing his actu-v al cash balanco. Tho dangerous ' overdrawn check was withdrawn. "But," said tho cashier, "of course you must wait until wo have heard from theso checks. That will take a week." Dr. Bolto Is stlir waiting. Golfers With High Heels and I simply won't -wear them any lower." Tho attendant took ono hasty glanco nnd explained that It was tho small, dainty heel that did the most damage to the links, especially when' tho rain had softened the grounds. Tho "common-sense" heel, as tho at tendants Insisted on calling It, dcsplto, feminine pouts aud frowns and "I justi don't cares," Is not liable to do any; damage, while any other kind will cut) up tho turf. So it was that many wore angry when turned away from tho grounds,; but a glanco at tho sign convinced, them that their only recourse was to tho cobbler. Tho sign reads as fol lows : Men and women may not use tills golf course while wearliifr hlgh-hcel shoes. Only low and broad heels such as are. commonly ubcJ In tho practice of sports, wll) 0 permitted. Grimes attendants nro Instructed to en force this rule. "Just about one-third of tho would-, bo players have tho right heel," said; an attendant. pounds. All know every dog has his day. Tho animal' had a kindly, open countonnnco It was open anyway and tho glittering array of teeth would, bavo been tho prldo of any dentist. "Sho" and tho dog started to mount, tho cabin deck of a seagoing street car. Tho conductor obligingly throw, out a llfo lino to tho struggling pas-,' songor, and then aimed a well-meaning kick at tho dog which was blight-, ly climbing nboartl, "Howdaroyou doathingllkothnt? I'll roport youtothocompany. Neverheard ofsuchaihlngthevorylden," said "Sho." "Como Romeo," this to tho dog. Romeo "came," snapping happily at tho open work sox on tho street car man Then tho "dog" rule was explained to "Sho." "Oh. very woll," was tho response with a Laura Joan Llbby In flection. "I shall hold nomeo upon my lnp,' 'and hold Romeo sho did, al though tho effort used up seats in: tended for four persous. Which brings us back to tho original proposition, "when is a lap dog?" "n. to Meet Future Wives. Regardiug ougonlcs, Rev. Mr. Mor rill said: "Woman wns mado to marry, and not bo a religious rocluso, old maid or stenographer, unless sho possoBses Boino defect of mind or body which would result In degenerato offspring." Following tho Bormon Itov. Mr. Mor rill wns approached by several young men of his nudionco, who sought him to Introduco them to womon they thouKht"worthy.,, Unhosltatlngly, tholr request wns granted, and they were told to go ahead "with tholr courting and then como back for their mArriago licenses." iSTHAfN, JOjwrAR.THErl UMBERTO, the future king of Italy, is hero seen playing In the park of tho sisters, left to right tho Princesses Jolando, Mafaldaet and Giovauna. HAS FLYING AUTOS Motor Car With Wings Is Latest in French Capital. Successful Experiments Have Been Made With Machines That Combine the Principles of the Automo bile and the Aeroplane. Paris. Paris is gossiping over tho latest typo of motor car ono with wings. M. Bertrand do Lessops re cently drove somo distance from tho capital in a machine thus equipped. M. Filippl is another searcher in the same field, who has been even more successful. Filippl based his trials on tho principle of tho bird's wing and allied at producing a propeller which should realize tho same effect as tho beat of a bird's wings in tho air. Tho propollor evolvod is not a screw, but a bride of wood, broader and thicker in the center than at tho cxtromitioB, ono of which taDcrs off nearly to n point. Tho other is comparatively wide, looking like a wing, concave on one sldo and convex on the other. Furthormoro, both ends aro curved backward, forming nn obtUBe angle. Tho whole is Inclosed in a cage and measures only about C5 inches in dia meter, not projecting beyond tho gauge of the car in any direction. Tho maximum speed is 2,200 revolutions a minute. This nlr propelling system enablos tho constructor to dispense with the most delicate and compli cated parts of tho machinery at pres ent employed no more gear boxeB are required, aB a change In tho num ber of rotations Is substituted for a change of gear, while progress back ward Is obtained by reversing tho movement of the wing. This backward rotation also serves as n powerful brake when going downhill, and does away with "differentials" and back bridges. In traveling tho friction Ib reduced to a minimum, and tho car seems hardly to touch tho ground, raising no appreciable dust, and consequently Inflicting but slight wear and tear on tho tires, whllo tho comfort of tho passengers Is Improved. In general appearance tho car used recently re Bombled an ordinary torpedo type, but tho rear part forms an extension, from which projects tho axle carrying tho wing. Tho 40 horse-power motor Is In front, nnd connects with tho wing by transmission chains. Thoro is no othe mechanism, and tho wheels all run froo like tho front wheels of an WROTE GIRL OF PLAN TO DIE Young Woman Hurries to the Place and Hears Shot Man Will Recover. South Orange, N. J. Writing a note to tho girl ho loved but cojild not mar ry because ho has a wife living, and stating therein that he iirtondod to kill himself) Julian Dillon, twenty-two years old, senl a bullet Into his Bhoul dcr. The note, which was written to Miss Marie Blanchet, advised her of the place he hnd chosen to end his life, bo 'sho, with Miss Mario Don nelly, a companion, hurried to tho place in order to prevent the act. As tho two young women approach ed, Dillon waved his band from a dls tanco and disappeared into tho woods. Then they heard n shot. Charles BtiaBtny of Vobo avenue happened along, and discovered Dillon lying in tho bushes. He Bent for the police. Tho wounded man was taken to tho Orongo Memorial hospital, where the bullet was extracted with Uttlo trou ble. Ho la expected to recover. Ho told tho police it was an accident, but he will probably bo placod under ar rest on Ida recovery. Dillon Is the son of wealthy parents, J both of whom are dead, but he never ordinary automobile. One lever only Is used to start, and move forward or backward, by reserving tho rota tion of tho wing, and there Is one pedal by which ex tra brake power is put on. Tho whole car weighs about 1,320 pounds, or, with its three passengers and tho necessary equipment, about 2,000 poundB. A start was made about 4 o'clock in tho morning, in the pres ence of several spectators, and after showing off its capabilities in various preliminary maneuvers tho car went off on its Journey of 300-odd miles amidst cheerB. Tho travelers sent telegrams reporting progress from dif ferent points on tho way, and arrived safely at Lyons. The future 'trade in terests involved in this experience may prove of immenso Importance, and tho new typo of wing may turn out superior to the screws so com monly used In the aeroplane. In tho trials made by M. Filippl with a view J to finding the best shape for tho wing tno present moaoi gave o per cent, of power, which is at least 10 per cent, more than has yet been pro duced by the best known screw propel ler of the usual type. GIRL AND BEAR SURF PALS Dared by Companion, Young Woman Braves the Waves With Bruin at Venice, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal. MIbb Anna Fred ericks, a pretty beach girl, went swim ming through the breakers at Venice- accompanied by a half-grown cinna mon bear. For a whllo it looked as if tho great seal of California had como to llfo and had gone forth for a paddle In tho ocean. Miss Fredericks was ono of tho thousands of bathers along the ocean front. She wns clad In an attractive silk bathing suit and was accampa nled by several frlonds, when R. I. Plerco of Pasadena strolled by leading two half-grown cinnamon bears which ho secured in northern California when the bears were only a few weeks old. "I daro you to tako ono of tho bears in swimming," snld a friend to Miss Fredericks. The young woman took tho dare. Her escort, after futile attempts at dissuasion, secured ono the bears. Tho little animal was quite tnrae and trot shared in the estnte because ho mar ried, n few years ngo, a chorus girl. It Is roporUd here that hlB wlfo de serted him when she found that ho would not have wealth. He has been living nt tho Hotel Belmont. New York, maklug frequent trips to South Orange and pnying attention to Miss Blanchet. f MRS. BELMONT IS MARKETER Society Woman Does This as a Pro test Aaalnst Petty Graft of employees. Newport R. 1. Mrs. O. H. P. Bel mont Ib doing her own marketing this Bummer bb a protest against a sys tem of petty graft, which sho BayB has become wcll-nlgh universal in the households of tho wealthy summer colonists hero. . "This system of graft, by which em ployees profit at tho expenBo of em ployers, Is all wrong," says Mrs. Bel mot "We pay our aids good wnges, for which they are expected to do a certain service. It Is certainly unfair for them to expect to make a largo sum of money on commlsklons that arc bound to come out of the pockets of their employers.- royal palaco at Rocconlgi, with his HONOR TO BRITISH GENERAL People of Brockvllle, Ont, Laud tho Memory of Commander Who Won Detroit In War of 1812. Brockvllle, Ont A monument in honor of the memory of Gen. Sir Isaac Brock, who was in command of the Canadian forces against the Amer icans in the war of 1812, was unveiled in this city with interesting but mod est ceremonies. Tho local chapter of the Daughters of the Empire, to whoso efforts the erection of tho monument Is due, was in charge of the ceremo nies. Tho principal address was de livered by Col. Samuel Hughes, tho Canadian minister of militia and de fense. ' , The date for the unveiling of tho memorial was appropriately chosen, since It was Just 100 years since tho surrender of Detroit, with which event the name of General Brock Is most closely associated in American history. General Brock was born in tno island of Guernsey In 1769 and had a brilliant military career in tho Brit ish service beforo ho was sent to Can ada. He was made a knight of the Bath for his victory at Detroit, but he survived his honors less than two months. ted down to tho surf lino with Miss Fredericks. Thousands of beach visitors throng ed the water front to watch tho novel performance. At first the little bear snorted add fussed as the spray splashed over his nose, but finally with a little grunt, ho ducked into tho breakers and followed the leash which Miss Fredericks carried. GIVE MEN SOCKS TO WOMEN Chinese Who Take Ship Passengers Clothes Make Odd Mistakes In Returning Them. San Franolsco, Cal. Tho Chineso aro assimilating Caucasian customs fast, but their inability to differentiate between masculine and feminine garb or to understand why half hoso aro worn only by men caused sixty-two cabin passengers of the liner Man churia much inconvenience at Shang hai threo weeks ago. Tho Manchria, which arrived from tho orient recently, was ordered into quarantine at Shanghai because of tho death of a steerage passenger from a communicable disease, and all pas sengers were ordered ashore to tako a plungo In a germ-kllllng solution. Each was assigned a bathroom and the clothing of each was taken away for fumigation. Tho Chineso neglect ed to mark the clothing. A sedate man of sixty received a corset in lieu of his waistcoat. Many or the women received men's socks, others no stock ings at all, whllo many garments went astray, never to bo restored to rightful owners. Captain Dixon, veteran of many a storm, fled to his cabin when the wom en appealed to him. FIND WHISKY IN HAY' WAGON Police Hold 500 Bottles for Bashful Claimant at Wilmington, North Carolllna. Wilmington, N. C Five hundred bottles of "Turkey Mountain" corn whisky, neatly pneked away in gunny sucks, await an owner nt the local po lice station. A wagon ostensibly loaded with hay broke down in tho street and when tho pollco, "seeing the trouble from afar," arrived on tho 8.eno tho negro river took to bis heels, leaving tho property without a claimant Following a senatorial cam paign against "blind tigers" here a week ago, no one has the temerity to 1 claim the goods. " "fT.tZJir-fpi.Jgi && t. fljrV