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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
LItA L. HARM, Publlahor
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NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA
OVER.MODESTYBAR TO SUCCESS.
Don't bo nfrnld to express an opin
ion, even if It Is tllfTernt from the
opinion of tho boas. He inuy llko
u man with spirit mid with braltiB
enough to havo nn opinion. Hut don t
have opinions uiiIosh you have studied
from both sides. Ono of tho mom
annoying typos In tho uuhIiipm world
Is tho in nn who always wants to
start an argument. Don't lot ono mis
take mako you lose your nervo. Lota of
times a mistake has helped a man,
first by making him more careful In
the future, and second, by bringing
him Into the limelight Us better
to bo noticed once In a while, even
for a mlBtako, thun to be Ignored If
your work has been satisfactory your
good work will shine by contrast,
and you won't bo unduly blamed for
your error A whole lot of men have
failed to rlso because they were too
modest. If you bellovo you can do
a thing, try It. Express belief In your
own ability, but first bo sure you havo
tho ability. Nobody but yourself
knows what you can do, and If you
are too modest to let peoplo And out
what you know, you have only your
self to bluino If the boss doesn't seem
to appreciate you. It's all right to
learn tho duties of the man next high
er up in case you get a ralBe, but
thero are hundreds of men who never
get tho ralso becatiso they uro so
busy learning the higher up work that
they forget their own dutlea. Do your
own work carefully first, and then
after you have finished It's time
enough to want to do the work of
the other fellow.
Tho success of the antl-typhold In
oculation In tho United States army
lias been such that the authorities havo
decided to extend its protection to the
families of soldiers. Colonel 'Surgeon
1j. Mervln Mans, chief medical ofllcer
for tho department of tho east, who
has boon statlonod at Governor's Is
land for a year, has obtained typhoid
antitoxin from the army laboratory
at Washington. All women under
forty-flvo and all children over ten
years of ago are to be mado Immune
to tho fovor. Undoubtedly tho confi
dence of tho army In thla prophylac
tic will influence the extension of Its
employment In civil life. Among tho
first to resort to It ns a class might
be oxpected to bo tho ttavollng men,
who continually tako fresh risks with
Btrnngo drlnklilg water.
Doctors told tho members of tho Illi
nois Socloty for tho Conservation of
Vision, at tho first public meeting of
that organization In Chicago, that In
attention of nurses at tho time that
Infants aro born Is tho cause of most
cases of congenital blindness.
Throughout tho country thero Is nctlv
lty at tho present tlmo In disseminat
ing Information regarding the simple
method by which tho shocking calam
ity of lnfantllo blindness In most In
stances can bo provented.
Foreign countries would not won
der at tho bralnlness of Americans
could they make a. study of our na
tional game. Ilusoball Is n contest of
skill, demanding nlmblo minds nnd
nlmblo bodies, quick thinking and
quick action. No less alort than tho
playors aro tho fans In the stands, as
they follow overy play, Judging It In
stantly, and estimating Ita effect upon
tho outcomo of tho gamo. It's a great
mental tonic Is baseball.
Tho health commissioner of New
York city assorts that many munufnc
turcis of plea and other pastry nro
using benzoato of soda more freely
than Is good for tho human stomach.
For this reason ho proposes to pro
mulgate rogulatlonB that will force
tho restaurateurs and others who sell
theso vlandB to display placards or
print a lino in tho bill of fnro that
will convoy notlllcatlon of tho prcs
chcu of tho chemical preservative to
tho ultimate consumer, it Is entire
ly proper that tho Individual who
pays for what ho supposes to bo
"llko mothor used to mako" and Ih
given Bomothlng else should know
what ho is getting for his money.
A Chicago police innglBtrnto de
clared from tho bench that glrlB are
moro responsible for lllrtlng than
men, and that mothers aro responsi
ble for their daughters. The last
part of the saying Is truo, oven If
tho first clause furnishes matter for
debate
A Massachusetts man says the
world will como to an end In 13 years.
It Is oasy enough to predict the end
of tho world. Tho hard part Is
thinking up an excuso when the
vorld falls to flicker out at tho ap
pointed tlmo.
Owners of Now York skyscrapers
aro asking tenants to request their
cmployoB to shorten their hatpins in
order to lncrenso tho elevator capacity.
The Divine
Healer
n unv.i'AKLnY e. zahtmann. d d
SMry of EtttMwn Dfpirlmtfit
Meody Bible loihtutt, CI i inn
'I i:.T -"Why mart r at HiIh?
yen, tlm fnllh whlh In through him hull
KHeti him tlilH pel ft" I Hounilm rn Hi Iho
riin'rir-( of ou .ill" A I 3 12, 16
These two verse s
arc very Impor
fnnt, they mnrh
thn crisis In the
story of the flrU
apostolic mlraclr
after Pentecost
thf story bc's
forth tho typo of
the mlnlBtry, m"B
nnge and motlvu
of the church, we
nee that spiritual
work (even along
physical lines)
went h nnd I n
hand with splr
Ituul power, and
wo must faco two or three plain ques
tions nB to matters of fact.
Is Christ tho same as ho was then?
Is ho able to do now what ho did
then? Aro wo In tho same condition
of need difficulties, habits, elns? How
far may I expect help from Jesus?
If God's word shows mo what Jesus Is
able to do, will I trust him for it, na
men and women did then? Tho study
of the story and of. tho entire word
of Cod will glvo mo nn afllrmativo
answer to all these questions except
tho last ono that I must anwor for
myself; for it is still truo that, nl
though Jcbus Is nblo to save to tho
uttermost, ho can savo only those
who como to God by him and who will
accept tho healing power of tho Great
Physician.
Tho goHpelB tell us of many varie
ties of sickness dealt with by Jeous;
theso nro all types of sin and of
Christ's power to heal. Tako four
typical Illustrations: Leprosy, or tho
guilt and defilement of sin; pulsy. or
tho impotouco of sin; fever, or tho
passion of sin; domonlac possession,
or tho slavery of sin.
Or, tako threo typical casoB from
tho gospel according to St. Luko:
(1) 5-17, palsied limbs; (2) (5:0-10,
tho withered hands; (3) 13.1013, tho
bowed-down woman. In nil theso
cases Jesus not only healed tho body,
but ho stands forth as able to heal
tho sin of which tho bodily ailment
Is n type No cbbo Is too hard for
Jesus. His diagnosis Is thorough nnd
correct; his trentment i appropriate
and adequato; bin power Is "unto tho
uttermost." Thero will bo no need
to come again. Ho euros in different
wnys, but always with perfect under
standing and with satisfactory re
sults. Tho man nt tho Beautiful Gate of
tho temple expected only alma from
Peter and John, but ho got what was
of surpassing quality and value heal
ing, In tho iiaine and through the
powor of Jesus of Nazareth. "And
thoy wero filled with wonder and
amazement at that which had hap
pened unto him." That hour of
prayer became an opportunity for tho
manlfretntlon of tho powor of Jcbub
Christ, an unexpected blessing to tho
lame man, uml tho occasion of a great
sormon by Peter. How graciously
and generously God dcnls with ub!
"Kcoedlngly abundantly abovo all
that wo ask or think." Not alms, but
healing; not silver, but salvation; not
gold, but grace and gladness; not out
side, bogging, but boyond tho Ilenu
tlful Gato, lnsldo tho tomplo, "walk
ing, nnd leaping, 'and praising God."
Is Christ tho samo today? Can ho
do thnt work of forgiveness and sane
tlllcatlon now? And is ho willing to
do It? Thousands can testify and say
"Yes." On which sldo of the gate
nro you? Aro you outside, distressed,
diseased, despairing, dying? Do you
cry out in vain for help? Thero Is no
reneoii why you may not bo on thu
othbr sldo, rejoicing In tho sense of
Bins forgivon, righteousness imputed,
lire imparted, joy planted. Only ono
lenson "Wilt thou bo mado wholo?"
"Perfect soundness," and In a mo
menu "And Immediately." Ho Is the
henler divine As Buch ho Is nblo not
only to mako "bottor," but to mako
well. "My ciibo Is too hard." I do not
know how far your dlsono lias gouo,
how dark the night may seem, how
-deep tho sin dwolls, but I do know tho
power of this healer In each and ov
ery case Intrusted to him nothing Is
too hard for God. His ability Is om
nipotent and his love matches his
power Ho may deal painfully, but It
will also be effectively
In tho days of his llesh ho healed
b a word, or a touch: now by tho
Holy Spirit. Still the Great Physician
BtnndH in tho presence of slu-bur-dotiod
9iies snylng, "Arise," "stretch
forth thine hand." "thou art loosed
from thlno Infirmity," "I win, ho thou
clf-nn." Put him to tho tost, and find
"Jesus Christ, tho same, yesterday,
today, yes, and rorever." "Yea, tho
faith which is through him hath given
him this pei feet soundness m the
presence of ou all."
Tho origin of nil men Is the same,
and virtue is tho only nobility. -Son-eca.
Thu only wny to havo u friend is to
be ono ICmurson.
No man Is so grwtt ns mnnklnd.-Parkar.
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FORCIBLY
Wwt 'fell' f A ' PfflSftl
This Illustrates how tho militant suffragettes of England describe tho method used in forcibly feeding the
"hunger strikers" Shrieking, struggling nnd fighting women are held down by wardiesses, while a physician
pours liquid food Into a tube stuffed Into the mouth
EVOLUTION OF LIFE
Artist Depicts It in a Striking
New Group.
Officials of American Museum of
Natural History Highly Commend
Roy W. Miner's Exhibition aa
One of the Best There.
New York. A now gioup at tho
American Museum of Nntural History
recontly arranged by Iloy W. Minor
Is highly commended by' tho museum
ofllclals, who regard It aa ono of tho
best there. It shows animal llfo on
tho wharf plica and Is Intended to
glvo a striking lllustiation of tho pro
cess of evolution from animal to al
most plant life Mr. Miner himself
thus describes tho exhibit
"Tho group Illustrates a wlnncod
association in which tho struggle for
exlstenco between animals lu not ap
parent, tho majority of tho species
being plant-like nnd either Incapablo
of locomotion In the adult itagp, or
In possession of it to a very limited
degree
"On tho broken pile in the center
of tho foreground, for example, grow
ing over tho mussels which havo com
pletely covered Its stump, nro hun
dreds of dolicato pink bydrolds clus
tered In feathory colonies. Horo and
thero nmong them peep forth tho
transparent solitary polyps of the
wul to nrmed sea anemone, while tho
lnrger brown sen anomono extends its
frlngocrowned dlBks on this nnd tho
neighboring piles, Interspersed with
coral rod masses of tho red-beard
sponge
"Although these llower-llko forms
nro relatively stationary and Inactive,
underneath their apparent peaceful
ness and beauty tho strugglo for ex
istence goes on as relentlessly ns
among florco freo-swlmmlng species,
but with this difference, that their
prey Is Invlsiblo to our eyes. Tho
wators In which thoy nro Immersed
aro swarming with myriads of micro
scoplc creatures, while every polyp
with opon rapacious mouth nnd ex
tended stinging tentnclea, Is but a
trap to entangle mid engulf them, and
every spongo-colony. with its million
pores, sucks In the nutritious drnft of
organlsma which nro tho ultimate
basis of food for all sea llfo.
"In a word, sponges and polyps. In
splto of tholr slzo nnd wldo diversity
of form, nro but little abovo the
simplest of all animals, the ono called
protozoa, and havo developed as
typically dlgestlvo organisms
"Since their good la everywhere
piesent, organs of locomotion nro not
needed to obtain. It. Special senses
and dlrectlvo Intolllgenco, or Instincts,
havo not been definitely ovolved. since
tho ovolutlon of these powers always
goes hand In hand with thnt of loco
motor organs
"It Is truo that certain polyps pos
sess somewhat aimless and Imperfect
methods of locomotion, such as the
slow-creeping movomont of tho sen
anemones nnd tho umbrella mode of
propulsion pecullur to hydromedusae
nnd tho true jollyllshes a beautiful
example of which Is shown lazily
swimming nonr the broken pile in
the group Hut tho polyps us n whole
may bo considered as moro sac-like
stomachs, this specialization In dlges
Hon bolng their most striking ad
vanco, asido from their multicellular
structure over their protozonn pro
genltors Yot there Is a good reason
to bollevo thnt a polyp-llko condition
such as this Is ancestml to tho struc
ture of all tho higher nnd moro com
plex groups of tho animal kingdom
"Associated with sponges ami
polypB upon tho wharf plloa aro many
other sedentary animals which, like
them, feed upon tho micro-organisms
of tho sea At first glanco these seem
to bo of hardly higher orgnnlzntlon
than tho polyps, but an examination
of their structuio at once shows them
to bo mombors of much hlghor groups
In the bcalo of llfo.
"Thono animals aro so closely adapt
ed to an attnehod modo of life and
FEEDING MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES
diet of microorganisms that the aver
age obserer. unncqualnted with their
nlllnltles, would fall to recognize them
ai being Included In tho samo great
phylum.
"finally, everything on the piles am
various species of tho sea squirts or
ascldlans. singly and In colonies
These small sac-llko creatures, each
with n projecting pnlr of tubes, or
"siphons," though apparently Insignifi
cant, nro In reality highly Interesting
from an evolutionary standpoint. One
species is represented as growing In
large yellow masses on tho upper part
of one of tho piles Some of tho In
dlvldunla of this species aro marked
with dark star-like colonies of another
aseidlan which grow upon their
surfaces. ' Hero and there stand out
tho conspicuous masses of tho pink
"sea-pork "
WIFE 'TOO OLD' FOR HUSBAND
Woman Expressed Hope That "Spoiled
Spouse" Will Find a More Beau
tiful Girl.
Chicago. Called "'too oldv and "not
pretty enough" by her husband, Paul
H. McCain Mrs. Jeaslo L McCain
voiced the sentiment that ho may
find solace In the chnrins of a young
er and more beautiful woman. As
McCain was branded "spoiled by his
mother," by Judge Petit, Mrs, McCain
expressed some doubt of any wom
an bt-lng able to come up to the stand
ard. Mrs. McCain blamed Lottie James,
a rescue mission worker, for her
trouble
Detectives, at the hearing of Mrs.
McCain's suit for separate main
tenance, testrflod that they had dis
covered Mrs. James and McCain In
n secluded spot of Douglas park, late
at night. The McCains wero married
13 years ago, and have ono dnugh-
Mrs. Jessie L. McCain.
ter, Ireno. aged nine Mrs McCain Is
thlrty-llvo ears old, but lookB
younger
It was for the sake of tho nine-yenr-old
daughter of the McCains that
Judge Petit stoppud the hearing nt
Intervals with a suggestion that they
become reconciled. Each time Mc
Cain refused to do so, and Mrs. Mc
Cain broke down nnd wept,
Tho Judge, after hearing McCain's
testimony, Bald ho did not care to
havo tho attornoys for Mrs. McCain
croBS-exnmlno the man. nnd gave Judg
men nt once. In so doing ho criti
cised McCain as a man "spoiled by
his mother," laying stress on tho fact
that tho man had niBlied from a fnm
lly quarrel at 2:30 o'clock In tho morn
ing to tell his mother. ,
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F ted
MISS BOOTH QUELLS BURGLAR
Daughter of Salvation Army Head
Finds Thief In Room and
Converts Him.
London Captain Mary Booth,
daughter of General Bramwoll Booth,
head of the Salvation Army, discov
ered a burglar In her bedroom at
two o'clock In the morning Instead
of calling tho police she confronted
her visitor and talked seriously to him
about his wickedness Learning that
ho was driven to crime by hunger, she
Captain Mary Booth,
promptly took him to her kitchen and
gave him a good, squaro meal While
ho ate sho continued to talk to him,
and when the meal was finished she
knelt down and prayed with him. Sho
insisted on the man praying for him
self. Then he promised to turn over a
a new leaf, and, with the counter
promise to be his friend if ho would
live a bettor lifo, sho saw her guest
off the premises
RISK LIVES TO SAVE MEN
Priests Go Into a Conduit Where La
borers Have Been Overcome
by Gas.
Buffalo, N. Y. Threo priests risked
their lives to rescue workmen who had
been overcome by gns in u conduit on
Alabama street hrte.
Armstrong, foreman; with two of
his men, went Into a manholo opposite
tho Church of Our Lady of Perpetual
Holp in search of a leak In ono of the
mains. The break proved to bo a bad
ono, nnd all threo wero overcome. A
passerby, hearing faint cries from the
men, called for help
The priests, who were just leaving
tho church, responded. Father Hunt
and Father Clancy dropped into tho
manholo and hoisted two of the work
men to the surface
Armstrong had penetrated the con
duit a long distnnce, nnd was lying
faco downward unconscious. Beforo
the priests could got him back to the
manhole both were partly overcome by
the gnB fumes.
Father Lynch saw their predlca
ment, and, Jumping Into the mnnhole.
succeeded lu dragging all of them to
comparatively fresh air. Tho four
woro lifted to tho street by tho crowd
that quickly gathered.
Changes Name Inherits $2,000,000.
Seattlo, Wash. .Tudgo French's de
cision In the suit brought by Henry
Wharton Shoemakor, millionaire poet,
against his former wife, Mrs. Beatrlco
Shoemnker Perry, to annul tho adop
tion of his five-year-old son, Henry,
ennbleB tho boy to chango his Inst
niuiie from Perry to Shoemaker and
thereby inherit $2,000,000 of the estate
of his grandfather, Henry F. Shoe
mnker, who lived lu Now York.
Wanted No "Sky Pilot" at Death.
New York "I want no pageantry
or dlscodrso from paid "sky pilots.' "
So reads tho will of Philip S. Staats,
an actor and song writer, for probate
horo. Tho will ended with nn Itoratlon
of a cureo upon nnyono attempting to
break the document.
GOOD TIMES IN CANADA
BUSINESS PROSPERING, TRADE
INCREASING AND FINANCE3
IN GOOD SHAPE.
Tho presont tightening up of monoy
must not bo looked upon as being In
any sense brought about by financial
stringency. It 1b really more a period
of stock-taking resorted to by the
banks to ascertain tho true condition
of the finances and trado of tho coun
try. Legitimate business enterprises
aro not affected. Throughout tho
States thero are those who if allowed
to contlnuo borrowing, would lnov
Itably bo a means towards precipi
tating something n good deal worso
than thoy feel now. In Canada, the
conditions aro excellent, nnd It io
afe to say business was never bet
ter Tho pulse of trado la carefully
watched by tho Finance Department
of tho Dominion government, and it
la Illuminative to read portions of tho
address of Hon. W. T. White, the
Flnanco Minister, dellverdd a few days
ago before tho House of Commons.
Mr. White's remarks are In part aa
follows
"It falls agreeably to my lot to ex
tend my most hearty congratulations
to tho House and tho country upon
tho prosperous conditions which It
continues to bo our good fortune to
enjoy. I am happy to announce that
the outcome of the last fiscal year,
which ended on March 31, will prove
even more satisfactory as reflecting
by far the highest pitch to which our
national prosperity has yet attained. I
have every expectation that when the
books are closed, It will be found that
tho total revenue will havo reached
tho splendid total of J16S,2GQ,000, or
an increaae over the year 1911-12 of
over J32.000.000. Some Indication of
the magnificent growth of the Domin
ion may be gleaned from the fact that
this increase in revenue during the pe
riod of ono year almost equals the en
tire revenue of tho country seventy
years ago.
"The augmentation of revenue to
which I have referred has not boen
Irregular, spasmodic or Intermittent
In its nature, but has steadily charac
terized each month of the entire fiscal
year. It was of course mainly derived
from Customs receipts, but the other
sources of revenue excise, post office
and railways also gave us very sub
stantial increases."
"That in a period of groat finan
cial stringency not only havo we not
been obliged to resort to tho con
gested markets of the world, but have
been ablo to reduce so substantially
($23,000,000) the debt of the Domin
ion, must, be a matter of gratification,
both to the House and to tho people
of Canada.
"1 believe that during this period
of exceptional money stringency tho
credit of the Dominion as reflected in
the quotations of Its securities has
maintained itself among the highest
in the world."
Owing to tho favorable state of Its
finances Canada was in a position to
pay off a heavy loan In cash -without
recourse to the Issuo of bills or se
curities Advertisement.
Opposing Tendencies.
I ' When you Insulted Jaggs, did ho
awer?"
"Yes, he swallowed hard'
THOSE RHEUMATIC
TWINGES
Much of tho rheu
matic pain that
comes in damp, i
cnangmg weather is
the work of uric
acid crystals.
Needles couldn't
cut, tear or hurt anv
worse when tho af
fected muscle joint
is used.
If such attacks are
marked with head
ache, backache, diz
ziness and disturb
ances of the urine,
it's time to help the
weakened kidneys.
Doan's Kidney
Pills quickly help
sick kidneys.
, . A? Orerfon Case
John n. Matthews. 717 uast Mrst Bt.. The
pallet, Ore . aaja: "My bacfc ached no l could
htitlly atoop or utralgnten Tho kidney aecro
tluna became protnse, obliging me to a rlso
many Hums a night and the passage were very
falntal. My kidneys became sndlsurdrred that I
honght I nasdono for Doan's Kidney 1'llls bow
erer, went right to the wut of tho trouble and for
oyer threo yean my cure has been permanent."
Get Doan' at Any Store, SOc Dox
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