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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1913)
Ijf!ews'if j.t s r . ' vtiPVmaMr 'f iwwswjdp" "- ' '! P "fi t W . 'JSL... THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE LUA L. liARE, 1'ubllahor. TERMS, $1.2G IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, NCDRASKA tfTiraWwuuii i ' imwiiwmn THE WALKING FAD. A ravlvnl of interest In pedestrian imn la reported from New York, whero, probably, the "automobile lmco" nntl othor niimonts now and old, duo cither to the craze for nutomobil lng or uiinplu neglect of ordinary healthful exercise, aro to be found at their worst. In any ovont tho walking fnd has taken a strong hold on the metropolis nnd mnny walking clubs arc being formed. The value of walk ing as a ploasurable and health-promoting oxerclso cannot be denied. Tho troublo with most people Is that thoy do not walk enough to rcallzo Its ben efits. Automobiles for Hiobo that can afford thorn and tho trolllos for the less-favored many offor a tempt ing caso of transportation that Is hard to resist As a result there are few men who can ungngo In a brisk long walk without becoming overfatlguod. Tho present rovlval of walking, If It docs not prove to bo only a passing fad, may accomplish great good In getting men away from the dreary monotony of pavod streets nnd tho dust and smoke-laden at mosphcro of the cities, out into tho clean, pure, Invigorating air of the country, refreshing tholr lungs, ton ing up their circulation, driving away ir.nny of tho minor Ills that annpy and j:lvlng them a cleaner and better out look on life. Somehow tho Impression hnB gono nbroad that Boston has Invented a now slang word, and thut tho bjiiiio Is "fudgy," says tho Boston PoBt. Even tho usually well Informed Now York Ilernld remarks that "from tho rnro (led air of Boston a now bit of slang haB been evolved, a poor, anemic word, 'fudgy,' used to indlcnto that every thing is as it should bo. It will doubt less provo a convenient term In Bos ton, a city In which a vaBt number o people look upon thorn with com placence and dcclaro that tho town could not bo improved upon. But it will nover take root in a city liko ours, which 1b alwayB being reformed and uplifted and rebuilt and InveutI gated." Tho Herald and nil othor newspapers that mention tho mattor rro barking up tho wrong treo. "Fudgy" is not Boston slnng und novor will be. It is unheard, savo perhaps from tho lips of a row noodles who aro said to havo enriched their danc ing vocabulary with tho word. But they amount to nothing; thoy can not mako slang. Slang comos from othor and abler quarters. What's tho matter with tho girls theso days? Can't they hold tho at tention of any one? is it necessary to keop repeating tho word "listen" in an oidlnary talk whero tho "talkooiB all intention? A miss of perhaps seven teen years nuked for a cortaln brand of face powder In a drug storo re cently, says tho Now York Sun. Thin is a fair account of what Bho said: "Listen I I want n box of yuh face powder. Listen! Do you keep that there kind that comos with with a mirror? You know tho kind I mean. Listen! What shado do you think I need? Is Rnychel (Rachel)' too dark? Listen " That was aa 'much us I heard. But it waB onough. It a girl has n toothacho, or a wart on her linger, or a headache, it Is "Llatou, lis ten, listen," to tho patient or in many cases impatient drug clerk. No miss, it Eccms, considers hor vocabularly up to date unless It is burdened with "listen." Girls, tnko a tip. Put "listen" on tho shelf. . A dispatch from London Btntes that two tiny coffins havo been found in tho monnstlo burial Ground of Peter borough and havo boon placed in Pe terborough Cnthedral. Ono Is two feet ulx Inches In length and the other two feet eight inches. Thoy aro said to be tho colllns of tho twin children of King Cnnuto (99rrl03D), who woro drowned in WhlttieBoy Mcro as thoy woro crossing to bo educated nt Pe terborough Abbey. Every reader of English history is familiar with tho t tiecdoto of tho courtiers who told King Canuto that ho waB tho lord of the waves as well as of tho land, nnd will recall tho dramatic way in which ho rebuked tholr flattery by sotting his chair on the beach whllo tho tido was rUlng and commanding tho waves not to engulf it, which, however, they promptly did. But tho still mora I in prcBslvo ctrcunistanco that two of Ca uuto'B children lost their lives by drowning probably will bo nows to tho gencrnl reader, though it happened nlno centuries ago Nowport Nowb boiler maker saw tho Burgeon's Instruments, rouo alertly from tho oporatlug slab, and run nwny, not allowing thorn to opornto fot appendicitis. Now Iio'b fully recover cd. Question: What feo aro tho sur gcons entitled to for working thucurol Knitting Ib being tnken up by some of tho British peers aa a better menus of killing tlmo than solitaire, becausai "you havo something to show for It." This may bo tho germ of an idea ol eolng to work. MTRTlfe GOOD COUNTRY ROADS Narrow-Tired Wagon Is Destructive Agent. Mos' Highways Alco Havo Been Ruined bj Wrong Method of Working Dif ferent System of Supervision Is Advocated. Good country roads nrc ruined 1i many ways, some of which must bo lntd at tho doors of tho officials in charge, and somo we win only hold tho farmers themselves responsible for. Good ronds arc mined by weath er, water and wnnton neglect. Man Ib tho chief destructive agent nnd we must pay somo attention to him and his ways, Bays the Western Farmer. , Any good dirt road can bo ruined in a ehort time by hauling heay loads over It In narrow tired wagons The common one und three-fourth-inch tire does more harm to country roads than any other destructive agent Wo wonder why the farmers will continue buying theso wheelB when a broad tiro say four-Inch will make rather than dcBtroy good, roads. The broad tired wagon pulls easier and that should bo Bufilclent reason why the chnnge should bo made. It BeoniB a wnsto of money to make a dirt road hard and smooth, dragged nt tho propor time and nil that, and then have a lot of men haul big loads of grain, hay, wood or what not over It Just aftor a rain and their narrow tires cutting away in. Of course they nil keep in tho ono trnck so each suc ceeding tiro cuts a little deeper. If nnothor rain comcB before the tuts aro dragged full then tho whole road goes to plecos. Thoro should be a tax or Bomo legal ponnlty against tho narrow tired wagon. Wo aro not pleading for low wheels, though wo believe In them, too, but wo do urgo every one to buy wide tires. Tho old wheelB san bo mndo ovor and wide tireB put du at a slight cost. IloadB havo been ruined by the mile by tho wrong method of working. Tho old syfltom of working out tho road tax under a supervisor or road boss Is wrong. It never yet has made a good stretch of road. It never will. Tho practlco of tearing up the road Jn tho fall after harvest because that'o tho only tlmo ho can get farm era to work plowing tho sodded sides up and scalping tho whole conglomein tion of sods, stones nnd clods into the mlddlo of tho road Is tho worst systom that over can bo practiced. Tho sea son Ib wrong, tho system is wrong and tho road is bad all winter nnd ' next spring. Who has not Been brush piled in soft places, gravel dumped In mud holcn, and ovon sand put in chuck holes by theso road bosses? It's a suro way to make a had road worse. Who has not seen denso groves of tall wIIIowb pllo tho rond full of snow which mndo a mud hole exist tliero for weoks uftor tho rest of tho road waB dry? What Ib the remedy? A different syBtom of road supervision. Itomovo tho ofllco from politics, get men who havo Btudled or will ntudy road building nnd keep thorn ns long as they aro olllclent. Pay road tax in cash and let this skilled road boss hlro IiIb men. Ho should keep tho samo mon nil tho time. They becomo more cHlclcnt all tho time. FOR MORE IMPROVED ROADS Much Valuable Aaslctance Rendered by Office of Public Roads Per ishable Products Wasted. Many of tho model hlghwny laws In widens states havo been prepared un der tho advlco of tho road experts of tho dopartmont of agriculture, and all tho data and statistics of tho office of public rondo aro at tho disposal of the legislatures. In tho InBt bulletin of tho otllco of public ronds it was stated that at tho closo of 190D, 8.CG per cent, of tho roads in tho United States wero Im proved. This represents a gain lu tho total road mlloago Improved for thq fivo-year period, 1904-1009, of 1.52 per com., or, in oinor woiub, tiio per centage of Improved rondn has In creased during tills period from 7.14 to 8.CC por cent. In tho threo yenra thut havo elapsed (ilnoo then, It is roughly estimated that tho percentage of Improved ronds has gono well bojond 9 per cent., and possibly closo to 10 per cent It Is estimated that If 20 per cent, of thq public highways wero improved each highway being selected and Im proved with n view to tho proportion ate traffic upon It a high degree of efficiency In hlghwny transportation would bo reached, It 1b figured that millions of dollurs would ho saved an nually In tho transportation of crops, tho wear and tenr on horses and ve hicles, and In tho minimizing of tho waBto in truck farming. Whero roads are bad, tho farmorB frequontly flud it Impossible to get their products to tho shipping points nnd tluiB perish able products are wnBtod, perceptibly Increasing tho cost of living. Pretty Hat for Child Has Braid Brim of Sapphire Blue &k v. v ' H '' V ' Mmssssswrzmssxzsssxs. &mmmmm!za!MfpsszzziX!Zfxsiix', For little misses from nlno to four teen years old a great number of shnpes to choose from havo been provided. Now fabrics and now col orings furnish, too, opportunities for unusual millinery for children. It Is a season of gay colors and odd fab rics. Katlno In silk has been employed with lino results In hata for misses Soft crowns of this material are combined with braid-covered brims A hat of this sort looks best trimmed with ribbon. Anothor sort of crown with a braid brim Ib shown In this picture This is an unusually pretty hat with braid BEAUTIFUL EVENING GOWN ran--: An evening gown of black satin and (old embroidered lace ovor groselllo silk. Tho waist ends in a pointed back panel. Trimmings From Chlneoe Skirts. Chlncso skirts in tho original cor tainly posbcbb as many varied uses as the famous porker, whoso only loss Is Its squeal. The front and back pnnois, with their rich cmbroldorlca in Peking stitch, make exquisite long sailor col lars which will miraculously turn your most commonphico frock into a verl tablo creation. Thu yards on yards of two-tuned Chinese bluo embroidery bandings mako trimming galoro tor a Btunning gown and hat. A striking pnrasol in theso days of unlquo onos, Ib mndo from tho skiit's pleated and ombroidered oldoa, and an equally of fectlvo piano lamp shado can bo evolved from tho snmo, with tho addl tion of tho panels. Irish Crochet In Colors. Tho now Irish crochot, printed In colors, Btrongly resombles tho Bul garian designs. Bauds of this trim ming aro used as a bordering on thin :repons and vollea. Colored voiles, juch ns champagne, palo gray, roso pink, etc., nro trimmed with bands at all-whito Irish crochet, while nil whlto vollea and cropons nro trim med with the Irish crochet in color. iteyriMiyi . m$&SrJm taOA.'.-' '--VWWtlWU. rW SaSr Sv ai brim of sapphlro blue. The crown is covered with silk over which is stretched a flowered chiffon show ing tho patent of gray grounds cov ered with tho brightest of ilower forms. Itlbbon is hero tho most appropri ate trim and is placed about tho base of tho crown in a plain folded band. Four loops, wired to hold them in place, pfotrudo at tho back. Tho framo shows a graceful irregular brim and well balanced round crown. Tho little hat is constructed to follow out tho most up-to-date ideas as to outline, material and colors. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. ADORNING THE GUEST ROOM Particularly Effective Touches May Bo Given to Draperies, Especially if They Are of Cretonne. If you havo crctonno draperies in your guest room there aro many at tractive articles you can make to add comfort and beauty to tho room. Purchase crctonno to match, or, it tills is impossible, a design showing1 tho same coloring. Lovely bureau scarfs aro fashioned by cutting tho cretonne tho exact dimensions of tho bureau top. Cover thin with whlto marquisette and be tween tho top and tho china silk lining place ono thickness of cotton wadding. Whipstitch tho edges together nnd finish them with a narrow edging of gold laco. Thp marquisette softens tho colors of tho cretonne, producing a pastel effect. A rectangular sofa cushion can bo mado of tho same materials, and la particularly beautiful when ornament ed with a Inrgo flat bow of ribbon in ono corner. In rose designs tho crctonno is ex tremely artistic when veiled with mar quisette. For tho dressing table a long pin cushion should bo mado to match. Finish either end with a rosetto of satin ribbon. Frames for sowing stands can bo purchased to match any wood, and it would bo nlco to supply your guest room with ono with a cretonne top to match tho draperies. Cover tho crctonno with tho mar quisotte and lii.o it with china silk. Gather this with a heading to tho frame and finish each corner with a bow of ribbon. Tho top hnngs pocket liko from tho frame' and holds all the articles necessary for mending. This is a very usoful article, and the well appointed guest room should bo sup plied with sowing stand. Fashionable Colors. This Is tho tlmo of year when col ors! chaugo, just as do hats and gowns. Court bluo Jb ono of tho latest. It is a cross betweon electric and gend arme. Tnupo has shed 'ts brown tinge and haB acquired tho tint liko elephant gray. Ono of tho prettiest blues is bluo vig, a dcop and yet bright shade. Shrimp ia tho favored pink. A glorious red which looks extreme ly well with whlto Is called rougo Veuotlan. Chalk whlto is on vogue. Amaranth is a claret shade. Caramel is another protty edition of brown. Vordegris Ib ono of tho smartest greens. MlmoBa is a yollow thut verges on orango. Petunia Is tho successor of tho fuchsia modley, with tho purple and lod tints predominating. Protecting Jewelry. It Ib well to cover Jewelry with a thin cont of collodion when storing it in tho safety deposit vault. 'The collodion can bo dlBSolved with alco hol or ether when the jewelry is brought forth ngaln. Jewelry of al most overy description can be thor oughly cleaned with soap and wator. It should then bo packed in boxwood sawdUBt for several hours until It is dry In every crovlce. ESKIMO IS MORE CIVILIZED Coming of the White 'Man Ghow3 Rev olution In Lives of Northern Pcopfe. Nome, Alaska. Tho coming of tho white mnn is effecting a slow revolu tion in the lives of tho Alnska eskl mos, especially those who spend tho warm months nt Nome Theso Eski mo, who live on a beach all summer, havo already picked up many of tho ways of cultivation, eat some of tho whlto man's food and wear some of his clothes. They are still very dirty, however, love blubber and nil fat as well as ovor and prefer fishing to any othor variety of toil. They aro liter ally children of tho sea, which yields Eskimo Preparing n Skin. them food, raiment, light and fuel. They aro very skillful seal huutero and expert boatmen. The boats are made of skins stretched taut over a ngiu iramo and some or incin aro ex ceedlngly difficult to manage. Tho beach at Nome is wide and sandy and tho Eskimo enjoy the tlmo they spend there. Tents are pitched, but tho shelter of the great boats tuin cd on their sides is depended upon to a largo extent. Cheap cooking uten bIIb bought at the stores have replaced many of the crudo dishes formerly used, and sometimes an old stove is seen in use. Tho Eskimo men aro rather skillful with tools, and the women do certain kinds of needlework expertly. The heavy garments of skin are remark ably well made and oven tho shoes of skin aro fashioned much more neatly than ono might expect. In winter very heavy furs are worn, and the head is covered with a largo hood Tho men have devised various rough, but highly efficient tools and use them deftly to mako boats, sleds and weap ons. Although the Eskimo are Indescrib ably filthy and inclined to take advaii' tago in some ways, they are almost Invariably good natured and fond of a Joke. They aro intelligent, Qr.ick to learn from people and enjoy the gamea of civilization. They are not at all belligerent and avoid a quarrel if they can. A CHALLENGE TO GERMANY Delcasse's Appointment to St. Peters burg and "big Increase in French Army Taken as Defiance. London. In tho present critical sit uation in European politics, Franco, Germany, England and Russia aro all watching each other to sco which takes the first stop. A British diplomat, discussing the elements imparted to tho situation by tho accession of Polncaro to the French presidency. Bald: "It is admitted by all who aro ac ."luaintcd with tho currents of diplom acy m Europe that the coming of Polncaro has put more electricity into tho Franco-German situation than thero has been in many years. The appointment of Dolcasse, who has an avowed partisan policy, as ambassa dor to St. Petersburg, and the In creasing of Franco's army constitute nothing Ices than a direct challenge to Germany, tho answer to which has not yot been given nnd which, when It comes, may stagger the world with Its suddenness. "That Germany, which insiste1 on the dismissal of Delcnsso from tho cabinet Jn 190G ns a result of the Moroccan imbroglio, giving the French tho alternative of war, should now ent humble plo In tho face of this open doflanco from tho head of tho republic. Is nt tho present moment," tho diplomatist said, "a mattor of undisguised amazement to all the clnnccllorles of" tho world. Indeed, nover within tho last ten years, not even in tiio Moroccan crisis, has a Franco-Gorman war been nearer." Judge's Pullet Is Some Layer. Tarrytown, N V. Judge Robert F White owns a buff pullet of remark able egg-laying ability. A few days ago D. C. Paulding, n fancier, mado tho statement that ho owned a hen that had laid 235 eggs in tho year ending January 31. Judgo White samo back tit his neighbor with tho statement that his pullet had laid 287 eggs in tho year from Fob. 7, 1912. ludgo White says tho hen is tho only ono ho has. Buclracho makes lifo a burden. Head aches, dizzy spells and dis tressing uri nary disorders aro a constant trial. Take warning! Hub pect k I d n j troublo. Look about for & goodkldnoy remedy. Learn from rts whr hna "Awry Future """ '," ,uJ Tells a itW found relief from the eamo suffering. Get Donn's Kldnoy Pills tho samo that Mr. Leo had. A Texas Caso J. II. let. II! W Walnut BL, Cltburnn.Tet . Brt "For four yra 1 enJured ralnery from grarol. 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