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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1913)
,' rc &5 , t A- "M ? .. Cornerfofy 2JiiDiorj good story with a moral lExccllent Illustration Showing That Nobody Amounts to Much Who Doesn't Hustle. . There was a largo Thomas cat that had Its habitation In a store, tho To poka Capita says. It was reported to bo a flno blooded animal from a family of distinguished rat destroyers. Tho cat was a beauty and everybody round tho .-store took a turn nt furnishing grub BUlted to tho tasto of a blooded cat. It was observed, however, that there wna no reduction of tho rat or mlco population, and tho proprietor of tho store commenced to Inquire Into the rea3on why He first tried tho cat on n rat thai had been caught In a trap, but tho feline caressed no InteresTor animation. Ho looked at the rat and then wnlked away. Tho storekeeper was disappointed, but not entirely dis. couraged. Ho thought perhaps that cat's specialty was mice, and as ho had a mouse or two that had been caught nlho In a trap, ho turned them looso In front of tho cat, but It paid no moro attention to them than a sheop would do to a raro douo beef Bteak. "I think," said tho storekeeper, "that 1 am onto this situation. I will fire tho next employe who glvos that cat any thing to cat." For two' days tho Thomas cat did a good doal of howling und wore a look of Injured Innocence. Ho felt that ho had been wronged, and was ready to start an insurrection, but as that didn't seem to get him any where, he turned loose on Hie ruts and mice In a way that was surprising 'Tho second day after this change of programo tho rats held n convention to consider what ought to be done. When the leading orator among tho ,rats arose, he said: "Follow rats, this 'is no time for talk. What wo want to do Is to move. That cat hasn't any more natural ability than ho had be fore, but ho has concluded that he idther has to hustle or starvo, and I have discovered that when a cat gets In that frame of mind his neighbor hood Is no place for rats." Many men and women, as well as cats, have never amounted to a whoop Just because they never had to hustle. DEVICE TO MAKE GOLF BALLS Sphere Rests on Plunger and Is Press ed Up Against Die Designed by Pennsylvania Man. An apparatus for imparting to golf balls their peculiar pock-marked com plexion has been designed by a Penn sylvania man. Arising from a metal base Is a metal standard with an over hanging and bifurcated arm. In tho bifurcations of this arm a rotary dio Is pivoted. Directly below this dio Is a vertically moving plunger that Is op erated by a little lever at tho side and Golf Ball Maker. that haB a spring attachment to con trol lis movement. On top of tho plun ger is a cup Into which a golf ball Is placed. By pressing down on tho lever the rlunger rises and the ball 1b pressed against the die. Tho force of tho Impact Is sufficient to set the die revolving and It continues to revolve as tho ball rises agalnts it. This has tho effect of turning the ball around In the cup so that It is Btamped around Its entlro circumference. Rewarded by the Boss. Tho odlco boy had been discovered In a Ho. It was not ono of tho ordinary prevarications of our everyday world, tout quite a serious and deliberately mendacious effort. "Do you know, my lad," asked a clerk In kind tones, "what becomes of lads who trifle with the truth?" "Ay," was the confident reply, "the boss sends them out traveling when they grow up!" Weekly Telegraph. In the Days of Pa's Youth. Little Kendrlck was making elabo rate preparations to go to tho zoo. "Oh, say," he cried, "I must have n bag of lump sugar! I can havo lots of fun with a bag of lump sugar and the elephants!" "When I was your age," said his father, "I could havo a lot of fun with n bag of lump sugar without any ele phants." Judgo. Why He Escapes. "You ought to bo spankod, young man." "I know It,' but I'm not likely to bo." "Why not?" - "Well, pa and ma haven't over been able to agree' as to which ono of them ought to do It." " UNIQUE AFTER-DINNER TRICK Manner of Cutting Apple Into Six Pieces by Two Straight Slashes Is Shown In Illustration, Much amusement may bo obtalnod after dlnnor by cutting a wedgo out of an npplo. as Is Indlcatod In tho dia gram, and mako six gashes, as la shown. When this hns been dono challongo any ono to divide tho npplo Into six pieces by only two utralght cuts, bo ( " d 1 " " I J Dividing tho Apple. that there shall be ono of the gashra In each pleco. Tho Illustration shows how tho np plo may bo divided Into six pieces by two straight cuts, so that thero shall bo a gash in each pleco First cut tho apple through tho dot ted line, then placo the upper pleco How Apple Is Cut. shown at tho eldo of tho larg-r piece, .and make tho second cut straight, through whoro tho lino is drawn. The Farmyard. The players must all arrange them selves In a circle. Tho leader then tells them that he Is about to give each the name of some animal, and that whon ho drops tho handkorchlef which ho Is holding In his hand, ho wants them all to mako tho cry of tho animal which thoy are supposed to represent. Ho then goes round the circlo and whispers to every player except ono, tho Injunction to "remain silent." To tho one player alono ho whispers, "Tho donkey." This being dono, ho takes up his position In tho center of tho circle, nnd, holding tho handkorchlef aloft, says, "Now then, are you ready? All together," and drops tho handkerchief. For half a Bocond there Is dead silence, which Is broken by tho volco of tho victim be ing uplifted in a deep stentorian "bray." It's a Fact That The greatest depth of tho sea yet discovered Is 32,089 foot. The hair grows considerably faster during summer than during winter. An orango treo will contlnuo to bear fruit until it Is 150 years old. Itice forms tho principal article of food of about a third of tho human race. On somo of tho largo Atlantic steamers thero aro as many as 150 firemen. The largest opal In the world, weighing seventeen ounces, is worth $300,000 and belongs to tho emperor of Austria. The Worst Yet. Johnny handod tho following note from his mothor to tho teacher one morning. Dero Teecher You koop tellln' my boy to bretho with IUb dlafram Maybo rich children ha3 got dlafrarui?, but how about when thero father only makes $1.50 a day and has got five children to keep? First It's one thing, then It's another, and now It'a dlaframB. That's tho worst yet. Ladles' Homo Journal. RIDDLES. What motive had the Inventor of railroads In view? A locomotive. Why aro somo men llko glow worms? jlecauBO It must bo dark when thoy s'Jno. Why cannot a thief easily steal a watch? Hecauso ho must tako It off Its guard. What Is tho hardest thing to deal with" An old pack of cards. Why Is a banker's clerk necessarily well Informed? Hecauso ho Is continually taking notes. Why should a man named Ben marry a girl called Anne? Hecauso ho would bo Uenny-flttcd, and sbo Annie-mated. Where lies tho pathy of duty? Through tho custom house. Why Is a cautious, prudont man like a pin? Beoauso his bead provents him from going too far. f 1 A 1 ' M 3 I t J V H!S REALDAUGHTER How a Father Discovered the True Meaning of the Word "Daughter." By LAURA A. KIUKMAN. Marjorlo told hor chum tho good newB ovon beforo sho told hor aunt "Seo!" sho cried, excitedly, waving tbo lottor "My father has written ho's coming to soe mo!" Helen's face clouded "He's com liu to take you away!" sho suspoctod "I guess bo. Ho says he has a proposition to lay beforo mo." At tho torront ut unhapplnesa that flowed from Helen's lips, Mnrjoria's ej 08 opened wide. "Don't you want mo to havo a daddy, too?" alio reproached. "You t tight to want mo to go nwny with him nnd be hap&y. Oh. I'll be llko you with your father'" Holen'8 Jolly, big-kenrted fnthor had always been a woutvo of onvy to Mnr Jorlo. On a holiday, ho would stroll across tho lawn to where Holon was playing tonnls ntd stand nnd wntoh her as It ho nskoo no groator pleasure of life; pride was written cu his fneo when ho drove homo nightly from tho depot beside his protty daughter. "I havo always loved my father," Marjorlo confided suddenly. "I loved him oven when mother wa? nllvo and used to talk against htm. I havo al ways wished ho would lovo mo nnd try to find mo. I don't caio If ho Is married again und has nnothur daugh ter; I'm lils daughter, too his first daughter!" Her volco rang- on tho last words, and sho started through the hedgo towards her aunt's house. "Walt!" criod Helen, holding hor back "Aro you going to forget nil about mo, Mnrglo? Aren't you going to caro that I'll bo lonoly hero with out you? Won't ou oven visit mo Eomotlmes?" "I think I'll wear my lavemjcr dresB," answered Marjorlo. "Ho comes on tho 4:30 train Oh, yes, of course, Helen, I'll visit you sometimes!" Sho broko nway nnd flow up tho steps of her erundn. Passing her aunt In the hall, sho tossed her tho beloved lottor, and ran up to hor room. "And I'll wear my gold beads, too," sho plannod flutterlngly, "and laven der llbbons In my hnlr!" Ai half-past four, she was at tho gate all ready to welcome her fnthor. Behind tho locked door of her room Btood a packed trunk. "Oh'" sho breathed excitedly, as n covered carriage drew near. Tho man that alighted from It was older and moro Iron-haired than tho man hor memory pictured. "Father!" sho cried gladly, running forward. Ho klssod her, but not ns she ex pected him to; somehow his manner chilled hor, mado her feel ill nt cast. It was a relief whon Aunt Jennio came forward to shako hands with him. "My child, you must tako mo for a llttlo walk," wore his first words to her. "I havo much to say to you. Havo you a garden to Btroll Jn?" Sho stiove for easo In her answer. "No, wo havo no garden; but wo could go Into the orchard back of tho houso " As thoy started for tho orchard, she fought again for' Helf-possession and naturalness. "That's where my chum lives," she Informed him, waving her hand to ward Helen's houso. "Seo, there she is now on tho tonnls court! Why, her horse is hitched up already and she doesn't havo to go to the depot until 5:30." Swiftly her fnther pulled out lus watch. "Five-thirty," ho repeated. "That's my train back. Wo have barely nn hour for our talk, my dear, so we had best go straight to my proposition. How would you llko to go to collet this fall?" She did not answer. She could not; something had come up Into hor throat that threatened to strangle hor. "Would you llko that?" rcpenti-d her father in a voice that bespoke Ills certainty of hor liking It. "You shall havo all your expenses paid, nn ample allowance, and the privilege of chooo Ing tho college." Marjorlo Bwallowed hard, and wink ed very fast. At last hor voice came. "No, thank you father" Ho stood still In the path. Ho starod at her, flrHt Incredulously, then n llttlo angrily. "Don't you want to accopt It fiom me?" ho asked. Sho searched wildly for an oxcupo. "Oh, no! It's not that! It's Just that I couldn't bear to leave Aunt Jennie!" Tho absurdity of this reason almost turned tho emotion rained by disap pointment Into wild, hysterical laugh ter; what young girl would from cholcn reman with a spartan-minded, Belf-sufllclent porson llko Aunt Ien nlo? "I couldn't oenr to leave her," she reaffirmed nervously. "Sho'd be so lonely without mo! I couldn't Inia glno myself awny from her!" Sho had succeeded In convln tng him. "Very woll," ho said, starting ngalu to walk. '.'Thon you must name somo other thing that I can do for von. Perhaps you and your aunt would llko to take u trip somowhero? You must let me do something for ou, my dear,-for I feel that I would like to.'' Sho could think" of nothing noth ing but the longing hidden deep In hor heart. She walked on beside him In dumb misery. At last, under pressure of his ques tioning glances, she framed a vlsh. It was a wish hor aunt had oxpressea a wook ago- "If you could only rent tho Uorkloy placo " "Tho Borkloy plnco?" ho caught up quickly "Toll mo about It, my doar" Sho doscrlbod tho rambling, old homostend with such enthusiasm nu sho could folgn. "And It has a stable," sho ended, "nnd n gnrden, and n fountain In the front yard." Hor fnthor drow out a notobook and scribbled hastily. "You shall havo horses In tho sta ble," ho promised, "nnd plenty of llowors In tho garden, and n tennis court llko your llttlo chum's, If you wish" Sho Interrupted him sharply! "I don't wnnt n tonnls court!" Sho could not hnvo explained why sho enld this; sho know only that sho on her tennis court could never be llko Hclon on hors foivsomo ronBon But her father domnnded no ox plnnntlon; ho was once moro writing In tho note book. "You said tho agent's address wjib River rond?" ho asked. "Lot me seo" he pulled out his wntch, "I havo just twenty mlnutos In which to seo him and catch my train."' She v.as glad when they nonrcd M'O house and the strain of tho call was at an ond. Yet sho detnlnod him a moment nt the gate; bIio could not bonr to lot him go before finding out why ho had no love to give her Questions about his other daughtor -the daughtor who had grown up bosldo him sprang to her llpa nnd forced thonisolvos out: "Toll mo about my slBter! I sup pose sho wouldn't go to collogo for anything?" A look of pnln crossed her fnthor'n fnco "On tho contrary, sho wouldn't stay at homo for anything," ho said a lit tle blttorly. Marjorlo could havo niurdorod her half sister at that moment. Sho snw tho whole situation saw tho father's pain nt the coolness of tho child ho hnd watched grow -up saw why 6 had no lovo to glvo tho first daughter. And sho no longer asked for his lovo; sho know at Inst that bIio had no right to It that sho was not his leal daughtor. "Good byol" sho said, moro bilghtly then sho hnd been nblo to speak thioughout tho entlro hour. "And thank you over and over and over so much!" Kven with resignation In hor heart, sho watched him disappear down tho street. "I shall bo hnppy again, now," sho told horsolf. "For of course there's no reason In tho world for mo to bo disappointed thero never was a rea son. As tho politicians say, "It Isn't an Issuo!'" Cheerfully sho wont up to hor room. Sho sat down on her trunk. With locked hands sho Blared clear-oyod out of the window. "I wonder If I look actressy In UiIb lavendor dross?" was tho thought that presented Itself most persistent ly to her mind. Sho got up nnd walked to tho mir ror nnd stood looking long nt her re flection. "I think these gold bends mnko ino look garish," said her lips ns though speaking Independently of her will. Through tho open window bIio saw Helen nnd her fnther drlvo up to their door. Sho watched the man tuko his arm from his daughter's shoulders r.s ono watches the actress of a beautiful play. Then suddenly her calmness wont; sho sprang alert and stool listening. Her heart almost suffocated hor. "Marjorlo!" camo up tho stairs In her father's voice. He found her on tho floor boBldo tho trunk. Ho would havo flown for doc tor water stimulants, but, scolng him, she sat up; she needed no other stimulant than his arms. "My child!" ho said tendorly, "why didn't yotr tell me that you lovo mo?" She clung to him. , "I should never have known It II your little chum had not run up to mo at tho dopot and asked mo to lot you visit her sometimes. Marjorlo, why did you .let mo think that you wouldn't lenvo your aunt?" She clung to him. "I thought 'daughter' meant a child who found companionship only in young peoplo of hor own ago," ho de fined. "Now I know the real mean ing of the word." She clung to him. K'opyrlKlit, 1913, by (ho McCliire Nw pHpor Sy ml lento ) "Hailstorm Belt" In England. An econtriclty of English weather of especial Interest to farmers hns been dlicovered by the bonrd of agri culture. Tho ball period begins In April nnd continues till August; but it only has tho dignity of a season over certain narrow nnd distinct parts of England. Again and again the hail storms have cut a straight path, with well-defined edges, through tho ciops In Huntingdonshire und Bedfordshire, and less thoroughly In Lincoln, Nor folk and Cambridgeshire, whllo other counties have been exempt One Ihpory of this peculiarity in that the hailstorms coming from tho Last do not fall until they touch tho first bit of ilslng ground, and this ris ing ground quite empties them. It Is i general belief that yours which bo gin eccentrically In regnrd to weather are apt to contlnuo eccentric, nnd tho recent hall, eniller than usual In tho fconson, suggests that Its rocurrenca In the summer Is also more than usu ally likely London Globo. Remedy, Mr. Grow lor There l ontlrely too much hot nlr In this houso. Mrs. Growler Thon, Why don't you quit talking? WnflSSHKtfT PAY HOMAGE TO was limited to mombors of tho society, mid tho reminiscences which onllvonod tho gathering were not permitted to fall upon strango cars. Admiral Dewey, departing from hla custom of tho paBt, consonted to dis cuss briefly tho battlo Of Manila bay. "It was, Indeed, lemnrkublo," tho admiral said, "although, of courso, noth Ing llko Togo's grenl modern victory In tho Sen of Japan. I Bhall nover forgot todny fifteen years ago, whon tho battlo wna ovor nnd tho six captains of tho squadion enmo aboard tho Olympln, ono by ono. 1 said to thorn; .'Well, how about It? How about your men? Aro you hint? Did ou como through all light?' And when they nnswercd 'Not a hurt, not a wound,' nnd so on, I Just could hot bollovo It at llrst. Finally I camo to tho conclusion, and said: 'Woll, guntloman, a higher powor fought thla battlo today.' And so It wan a remnrlc nblo battlo, for tho Spaniards llrod twlco tho number of shots that wo did" MRS. WILSON Mrs. Woodrow WHboh's alummlng tour In Wnahlngton tho other day la destined to result In n reformation of unwholeBoma hoUBlng conditions which Is sorely needed In somo quar ters of tho capital. Tho president's wlfn intcndB to dovoto her lnfluonco and "a lnrgo pnrt of her tlmo to alle viating tho distress sho witnessed on hor trip of Inspection. When tho house of roproHontntlvos mot a fow daya later bills wero Intro duced providing for tho transforma tion of Pig alloy, Goat alloy, Tlucup alloy, nnd Loubo alloy Into Interior parks and playgronnds. Theso alloys now iouso u greatly congested negro population lodged In shacks and tum bledown tenoments, Representative Knhn and other congressmen who wero In tho parly accompanying Mrs. Wilson, havo promised to push tho proposed legislation vigorously. Tho Interest Mrs. Wilson Is tnklng In nffalrs In which the wife of a pros.1- dont can bo oxtromcly useful and effective Is being warmly applauded. Sho gavo hor vlows of tho housing problem at a meeting of tho womou's wolfnro department of tho National Civic federation. This organisation of Washing ton women has mot with great succosn In its efforts to oradlcato slums. SECRETARY OF AUDUBON ASSOCIATION In securing this tho National Association of Audubon societies lias been forced to light tho pot huntora and tho groody amateur shooters and roBort owners nnd feather hunters and manufacturers of firearms and powders, and, abovo all elso, mllltner&, milliners, mllllnors. Millions of dollars wore invested tho wild bird feather business. It was onco testified that 22,000 people were employed In it. Tho Audubon Jcndoro had to create public senti ment to accomplish theso things. T. Gilbert Pearson, secretary nnd exocu llvo ofllcer of tho National Audubon association, has been In direct command of tho fight for bird protection. P0INCARE WILL President Polncaro Is opposed strongly to tho killing of animals and birds for sport, nnd ono of his first acts after election was to announce himself a patron of tho French society the purpose of which la to afford pro tection to unlniHln. Ho doca not, how ever, wish to pobo ns on animal lovor merely In name, nd ho has Just made tho ofuclul announcement thut ho will not hold u aun In hand during his term of offlco. I ThlH decision of the president Is an entirely porsonnl one. Ho declares ho has no Intention of Interfering with tho sport of others, and that when his duties require him to bo present at u presidential hunting party ho will ful fill them. It is bolloved, however, that this attltudo of M. Polncaro will have a considerable effect on presidential en tcrtnlnlug during the coming yearn of his administration. Out of deforence to the opinions of M. Polncaro it Is believed that most royal visitors will ADMIRAL DEWEY Fifteen years ago Admiral, thon Commodore, Goorgo Dowoy, wjth a (loot of four protected cruIsor'Tw(v gunboats, a rovenuo cuttor, a collier, nnd a supply ship, steamed Into Mnntln bay nnd won ono of thogrent ost navnl victories that over crownod American arms. Tho other night Ad miral Dcwoy and 20 of hlB mou who corved with him aB commissioned ofllcera In tho battlo which Bhnttered Spain's powor In tho east, gathered nt a hotel In Washington for tho an nual dlnnor of tho Society of Manila Bay. Thoro woro also present two civilian members. Theso ofllcors, Including Rear Ad miral Asa Walker, who commanded tho Concord, nnd Is tho only survivor of Dowoy'B fleet captains, camo to re call Incidents of tho famous ongngo mont nnd to pay honor to their com tuundor," now tho ranking ofllcer In tho United States navy. Tho' reunion PLANS REFORMS Sonttmont Is soft and Intangible and soppy, and all that; but It doos things that dollars won't do some times, ns In tho fight that tho Audu bon societies havo mado for tho pro tection of tho bird llfo of this couutr. A recently onucted law glvos to tho fodoral department of ngrlculturo tho right to prcBcrlbo tho season during which migratory gamo birds nnd mi gratory insect eating birds may bo killed. A clauso In tho tariff bill now beforo congress absolutely prohlbltu tho Importation of tho feathers of wild birds. Tho salo of wild bird fcathcra has been forbidden by law In tho twelve states which contnln all tho big cities with tho single .oxcoptlou of Chicago. Only eight states havo re fused to adopt tho Audubon law pro tecting nongame birds. Bird refuges hnvo boon spotted all along tho At lantic coast, and almost all tho states are giving a considerable measure of protection to their gamo birds. NOT SHOOT BIRDS refrain from hunting whllo In France i i vyRsBBBBH FBBtslH c V aiiM"gfijy