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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1913)
JSta- .... ni. wjMWMHJTi rhww-"- -r -.,.U.tfc..-, ISOLATED 40 YEARS Aged Recluse Is the "Lonesomest Man in the World." James Moodlo, Only White Inhabitant of Urea Island, on Visit to Broth er Will Return tn Smith O-. - ) "Kingdom." . Now York. The "lonsomest man In .tho world" sailed from New York re cently aboard tho Bteamahlp Daltlc ol the Whito Btnr line. Jumes Moodlo ot Urea Island, near Caledonia, In tho south Pacific, claims tho distinction of being tho most lonesome man. For nearly forty years ho haB been the solo whlto Inhabitant of the south sea isle, and do seldom has ho met men of his own raco that ho has almost forgotten tho language of his parcntB. It was nearly a half century ago that Moodlo, an adventurous Scotch lad, engaged In tho south sea Island trade. Ho found Urea Island to his liking and established a trading post there. Only at long Intervnls has ho been visited by w,hrto traders, seeking copra and other products of tlie la lands. During tho many years ho has boon on Urea Island his family has dlod off ono by one, until today he can claim but a single living relative, Rob ert Moodlo of Loanhoad, Scotland, tt brother. James Moodlo has not seen this brother In thirty years. They parted as mero youths and in a short time will meet again, grizzled and gray. When Moodlo first wont to Urea Is land he took with him a violin that Tiad previously been tho possession of hl3 father, and ho carried the fiddle under his arm. "This violin has been my constant companion for moro than half a life time" said Mr. Moodlo beforo he sailed. "I have been and still am the most loneBomo man In the world, and bad It not been for my flddlcfdp not know how 1 should havo lived. At tho -present day I am tho only whlto man on Urea island, but as long as I havo my violin I do not care. As tho years havo gone by I havo grown moro and more accustomed to being alone. "We get tho mall at Urea Island about onco every six weeks, and so from time "to time I learn of the world's progress and tho death of my friends and relatives. They always seem to be dying, and suddenly the thought came to me that my brother and I were tho last of our family, and bo I packed up my flddlo and set out for my homo in Lonehead, Scotland. "The only people I have talked with for years and years are the natives, and I havo almost forgotten my moth er tongue. BREAK HONEYMOON BY VISITS -Av Kalscr's Daughter Has to See Her Mother and Bridegroom Wants to Consult Father. Berlin. Berlin society is astonished at the hustle required of Princess Vic toria and her husband, even on their honeymoon. They Btayed only two days at Hubor tusstock, then they hurried to Pots dam In order that tho PrlnceBs might have a chat with her mother, the Em press. Then after a fow dayB In the mountains they moved to Gmunden so tho Prlnco might talk with his father, tho Duke of Cumberland. Then 'they returned to Berlin and took part In i ..- ah- w' . " , iPSTTLrf - 'L At-JHTK 5t. il- WKSfV'; -I.v t!WA' 5!T 2 Emporor William's Jublleo celebra tions. Afterward they went back to Gmunden. Finally tho Prlnco has been ordered by the Emperoras comman-dor-ln-chief of tho Prussian army to rejoin his regiment at Rathenow short. iy. A Berlin newspaper remarks that the nhead of a banking firm would make tho 'honeymoon easier for a Junior bank clerk than' Emperor Wil i OM2 m? dMT 'JW iiSiSiSKL r- -'. ) id, .i s FRANKLIN STATUE B lBHHSESSlrVuMBSSSBSSSSlSaflSlKYa 2;$ isR ,i$iSSf3sifiKeiSsBGMRfJLiA'' m rSSSS S BKKafaW''fiVSSSSSSSSSSiBB N SyfM- t-WMHFjHKnWHMk "03HH This model of tho statue of lien Conn., by Paul Dartlett, the America tho Paris salon. "Ever since 1 arrived in tho United States I have been astonished boyond measuro, especially by tho horseless vehicles and other luxurios of travel. I have kept track of the world's prog ress in the newspapers and periodi cals, but I never realized what it all meant until I landed In this country. "I am going homo to Scotland for a few weeks and then 1 api going back to Ureau with my fiddle? and thero 1 will- remain until "the trumpet culls mo to my overlasting home." liam makes it for his daughter and his son-in-law. - SAYS CONVICTS RUN PRISONS Strikes and Fights Are Very Com mon, Released Clinton Man As sertsDiscipline Bad. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 'That wonder ful system In state prisons by which prisoners manage to keep ono another posted on tho newB of the day desplto Intervening bars, bolts, and corridors, is illustrated by an ox-convlct'sstato-mont giving tho up-to-date news In three New York prisons. Tho state ment was made by James Ryan, alias James Root, on his reloaso from Clin ton prison, and is as follows: "During Blake's Investigation of the prisons thero were numerous fights ui.u UUUBGIUUD UBBUUllt) UN UUW1 CUU-yT vlcts and officials. Since the appoint ment of John. B, Rtloy as prison super intendent tho prison discipline haB been destroyed and thero Is trouble everywhere. "Tho Clinton couuty officials and Convicts from Clinton county havo tho run of Clinton prison. Tho officers from Clinton county call tho out-of-town officers 'carpet-baggers,' which is tho causo of numerous fights bo .ween thom. "In the tin shop at Clinton prison, during the latter part of May, ono man named Rooney throw a five pound weight in a young man's face, with tho result that ho Is disfigured 'or llfo. "On another occasion. In tho early part of Juno, a man named Smith a colored man tried to kill an officer named Von Oorder. In all tho Clin ton shops tho men are constantly fighting and discipline Is a Joke. "I forgot to mention that Smith, the negro who ran nmuck at Clinton, caught Von Oorder around tho neck and slashed htm several times whilo tho officer was opening his cell in the morning. "A't Sing Sing prison not long ago tho Inmates In tho knitting shop sent word to Wurden Kennedy that unless he removed an officer named Hill they would not work. Warden Kennedy yielded and put Hill on night duty. It Is a common occurrence for tho prisoners to sond word to Warden Kennedy demanding tho romoval and shifting of officers. "In Auburn prison there have al ready been three strikes among the prisoners In the weaving mills. "A man named Driscoll had some trouble with a keeper in Clinton pris on, and as tho "warden and deputy were away at tho tlmo tho Clinton county officers pulled him Into the FOR HARTFORD Jamln Franklin, mado for Hartford. n sculptor, was exhibited recently in guardroom. I havo the names ot tho officers who did tho boating. Driscoll tried to complain to tho superintend ent about it, but was not permitted to. A number of tho Clinton county offi cers who were dismissed by Colonel Scott havo como back and been rein stated. ''Discipline In Sing Sing prison Is In a doplorable state. Prisoners aro doing as they please. You can hear tho noise from tho cell block wny up in the village. Tho prison Is full of dope and whisky brought in by keep ers for a littje money. Recently a prisoner throw a bowl of soup In War den Kennedy's faco and " got away with it." "MOVIES" CATCH TWO LOVERS Normal School Pupils Suspended on Eve of Graduation for Dis obeying Rules. California., Pa. A moving picturo which showed thom sitting on a rus tic bench In a mossy glen of Hazel park was tho cause of Miss Kathryn Boyd, a co-ed, and B. H. Crago, a student, being indefinitely suspended on tho ovo of their graduation at tho State Normal school here. Mies Boyd Is ono of tho most prom inent of tho younger society sot In McKeesport. Sho and Crago wont to 'Brownsville for lunch. On their way thoy stoppod In Hazel park and sat down In a cool placo to resC Whilo thoy wero telling each other things that tho world has no right to ,cnow, a niovlng-plcturo photographer who was procuring scenes In tho park happened in tho glon. Without tho couple knowing It, tho photographor quietly "took" thom and departed. A now film shown at tho Arcado Theatorium hero caused asnsatpn Many of tho normal school students recognized tho principals in tho pic ture, and tho newa reached tho faculty, who immediately suspended tho couple on tho ground that thoy had broken tho rules by going out together after having been warned not to do so. RICH MAN A PAPER HANGER Dons Overalls, Labors AM Day and at Night Enters Gay Llfejn French Metropolis. Paris. Followers in PariB of -tho doctrines of tho Into Count Tolstoi nro interested In the cxamplo sot by a Russian of great wealth, a Paris cor respondent writes. Alexis Savaroff, who spendB ono-half his day as a man of fashion and tho other half an a paporhanger, earning 112 a week. M. Savaroff does not carry his mas ter'a precepts so far that ho denies hlmsolf the pleasures offered by his wealth, but ho bellovp, and trios to affirm by his life, that each man ought to do his share In tho world's unpleas ant work. .. Ho arrlveo at hiu Job nach morning In his nutomolAle, gets iqto his over alls and begins work. lit- is employed by a St. Petersburg firm of contract ing interior decorators and lately was promoted to tho position of foreman When tho whlstlo blows at the end of the day Savaroff returns homo and thero begins his llfo of social promi nence and obligation. -He has been doing this for sfiTyoars and declares himself huppy and contented. PpRSTRDW rfn ju. mBBsx.. u mxTsY uy tKyi ftj&i 4 ws-uj-j. i -. "x? r -? mr Klmmmmmmwmmnmmmmmm0mmmmmmmmmmmmmaMammmmmKmmmmimmmmmammmmmmn An Unending Procession ASHINGTON - Thousands ot gifts, from millionaire and labor ing man, constantly romlnd President Wilson that, though ho is constitu tionally precluded from recolvlug presents from prlnco, potbntnto or foreign powor, tho pooplo of his own country do not forgot him. In un ending procession tho gifts havo como. Tho stream of gifts to tho now president started on tho day of hla Induction into office. It will contlnuo with moro or less lntermlttcnco until tho day ho ceases to bo president of tho United StatcB. Tho gifts nro mark ed by a catholicity ot cholco that is truly amazing, Thcso unknown friends of the chief oxocutlvo do not conflno tho mediums by which tho gifts aro Bent to any ono carrier, in fact, tho methods choBon to send thom, largo and small, aro almost as varied as Is poBQlblo. A favor! to method 1b tho old and tried "personal messenger" plan, whoreby strenuous efforts aro mado to delivor tho gift In person. Tho proposed donor, or his agent, will search tho very heavens, as woll as Grave and Logical Treatise on Reformed Sea Talk IT has beon gravoly and logically urged that tho substitution of "right" and "left" for "starboard" nnd "port" In tho navy makos It much easier for Inexperienced men to learn to Btoor. How many other changeB could- ho mado with a similar end in view? For instanco it surely must rnsp tho nerves of tho green landsman on n warship to hear an officer during gun drill snap out tho command "Si lence." How much bottor It would bo for tho offlcor to say In a bland and soothing voice, "Gontlomen, will you be kind enough to como to or der?" The next command has alwaya beon "Cast looso and provldo." This has a rude twang. How much prettier it would bo to say, "Fj-londs, proparo this piece of artillery for uso against tho enomy and bring up the ammuni tion from downstairs." During tho sllont watches of tho night ono hears on the warships now such dialogues as this: "Masthead thoro!" "Aye, aye, sir." "How does that light bear now?" "Two points nnd n quarter off tho starboard bow, sir." Wouldn't it bo bettor If it woro something like this: Only One Who Could See ,W m&m ASOCIAL atmosphcro was givon to an Avjenuo car by tho majority ot tho passengers, who wero obviously out for an early evening rldo. Tho ono serious porson nboard was tho motormun, who kept a firm grip on his lover and looked ahead with ever-wntchful cyo. Each tlmo tho car stopped for a mlnuto to let passengers got on or off people scuttled ncrosH tho track without tho leaBt apparont fear of be ing run ovor, and oven when tho big thing was whizzing along women who woro only a fow yards ahead would sprint In front of It as if they rov olod In tho risk not counting an oc casional man who looked ub if ho Family of 13 Triumphs THIS Is n story of how a nforito rtous caso and a family of thirteen put one ovor tho civil Bcrvlco com mission. ifter six years of waiting, Richard T. Underwood of Pennsyl vania has almost reached tho goal ho won through an examination. A bookbinder, Mr. Underwood pass ed in 1907 an examination that en titled him to appointment In tho gov ernment printing offico at $4 a dy. Thoro waB no vacancy, but his fam ily, couslstlug of a wifo and ten chil dren, requlrod Bupport, bo ho nccopt cd tho placo of laborer In tho post office department at ?CG0 a year. Underwood was promoted Feb. 1, 1908, to an assistant mososngor'a po sition at f720 a year. It was discovered that boforo ho could bo promoted to a higher salary, which ho deserved, In Mr. Hitch cock's opinion, It would bo necessary for him to pass another civil service examination. Lack of education in youth made this impossible, so Mr. sVTfUlJ - !& i mm - of Many Strange Gifts tho earth to find a plausible oxcuso to got by tho watchdogs of tho bo crct sorvlco and Secretary Tumulty and tnko tho "llttlo tokon of affec tion and esteem" to tho president in porson. If tho distance Is too great for tho glvor to reach Washington or If ho has no acquaintance hero or it ho cannot prevail upon his congressman to present tho gift for him it will bo reluctantly trusted to tho tondor mer cy of tho oxprosa companies or tho malls. During tho prosont adminis tration tho favorlto method ot send ing tho smaller articles to tho Whlto Houbo has bocn by parcel post. Larger packages from unknown Bond ors aro always opened at a Bafo dis tance from tho oxecutlvo rooms, to provldo against unpleasant possibili ties. Tho naturo ot tho gifts varies In such n way that tho president might possess a good start toward collecting a museum of curiosities or oven es tablishing a zoological park. Pamph lets and books enough to furnish a good-Blzcd library accumulate every fow weeks. Just for tho sako of va riety a mud turtle, snnt by admirers on tho eastern shore of Maryland, waB found, carofuly wrapped, In tho morn ing's mall ono day not long ago. Tho roptllo had not beon harmed In any way and was immediately turned looso In tho expanse ot tho Whlto Houbo grounds, whoro ho may thrlvo for many years. "Frlond Jones, nro you nwnko?" "Yes, indeed, sir." "Well, then, will you bo kind onough to toll mo In what direction you boo that light?" "Tho lino of Its dlroctlon, sir, Is about thirty foot to tho right of tho Hag polo on tho front ond of the ship." And whon tho lookout first boob tho light, Instead of dropping tho bruequo exclamation, "Light, hoi" down on tho deck llko nu anarchist's bomb, why shouldn't ho molllfluously "ejacu late, "I bog your pardon, sir, but I soo a light." Moro powor to Josophuo Danlols and his policy. With n llttlo diligence and patlenco such terms as "slush bucket," "squoogoo," "handy-billy," "Johnny Legs" and "gnngwny" may bo translated Into English that nny land lubbor in tho navy or outsldo It :nn understand. ' All That Was Going On might bo sensible enough to rcollzo tho disadvantages of Injury or sud den death. This. reoklesB flirtation with danger surprised nt least ono passenger who sat on a front seat and could soo what was going on. "Say, motormon, I'm a stranger In this burg. What's tho matter with tho people hero; taking chancca as if tho car couldn't hurt 'ora If It trlod? FlrBt thing you know, you'ro going to bo stopped by an inhabitant or two under tho wheel.. Do you foIkB go on llko this tfs a regular thing? And don't you ovor havo to mako ubo of your coroner?" "Habit, I guess. I suppoad thoy know wo aro "keeping a sharp lookout all tho time. Whon I'vo como near an accident I can't sloop woll for nights thinking of it hi there!" Tho motorman stopped his JuBt started car with n mighty wronch that Jorkod it to a standstill. Otherwise a young porson In whlto ratlno, with high-heeled sllppors and a floppy Panama, would havo had hor namo In tho papers next day In tho death notices. Over Civil Service Law YOU HnVE THIRTEEN REASON FOR THIS RAttE Hitchcock wroto tho facts to tho pres ident, urging that Underwood bo ex ceptod from tho requirement becauso of his valuo to tho department and tho eleven othor reasons, tho wlfo and ton children. July 27, 1912, Mr. Tuft directed his promotion without examination. Oovornor Dockory recommended Underwood's promotion to ?1,000 a year, effoctlvo July 1. Postmaster Goncral Burloson has mado tho nccos sary order. Mcantlmo n .daughtor, born in Fobruary, Increased Under wood's family to thirteen. Ainclieon Delicacies Drml Bctl. JicrA wafrf iMn. Hlclorr Smotrd net with a chojre flrof thai you will rtmttnbtf . Vienna Sauta je jutt rithl for Red Hott, ot fc WW told. Try them atiwd tie thut Cut iy bread inlhin iheea, irrr ad with creamed butlnaM rerMTc mutt. Cut a Li!br'i Vienna Sauuicin half, lenithwue, lay on bread. Flare on ton of the tamat a few thin iRcea of Ubbr'i Midi el PfcUet, Cant vriihather alireoi bread, tet hjhtly loselhet. Ar rant on plate, kit samnhed vnlh pariley aprara, Ubby, McNeill & Libby, Chicago rSMfc, , TANGO V m ffluli SbiH Ktiru Ide Give? Cixlar 6ir.lrid,BkaTrw,IU. Nebraska Directory THE PAXTON HOTEL Omtha, Nahnikj EUROPEAN PLArV Room from 1.00 up bIoI, 76 cenU up dou bia CArt phicxs rka9onaxx: DEVELOPING and FINISHING Not how cheflip but how good. Wo employ experts only. Wo get all there is on a film. If you wish high clan work you must como to us. MEOEATII STATIONERY CO., Omnha, Neb. Almost as many women's honds nro turned by flattery ns by poroxldo. Do thrifty ou llttlo tilings llko bluing:. Bon'f aocoptwntorforbluliitf. Ask fcfr lted Crost Ball llluo, tho extra good valuo blue. Adv. Bomo pcoplo boltovo In doing only ono thing nt a time, and thon do tho wrong thing. A man ought to fool satisfied with hlmsolf whon ho feols that ovorybody clso 1b. Suitable Retreat. "Whoro do you suppose tho dovo of pcaco goes when It 1b frightened awayT" " "I suppose, to sorno pigeon hole" ! Richness Personified. Ikoy Fador, vot means a 'pluto crat?' - Fador Ono ot dom toilers dot's so rich ho needn't to fall any moro. Puck. Summer Hat& of Shavings. Many of tho handsomest oummor hats worn by women all over tho country nro mado of shavings. It socms that Japan Is iv thriving confer for this shaving Industry nnd wooden ribbon of this sort appoara In various forms, sorno presenting "a sat iny finish and others resembling silks and crepes. About twenty per cent. 1b sont hero In tho ahapB of wooden ribbons, whilo the rest is worked up into the familiar "chip brand." Homo years Japan sends $1,000,000 ot this matorlnl Into this country. It appears that tho American women llko tho product better thnn Euro pean, for tho United States Is hor largest customer. Tho material 1b easily dyod and Is bo thin and floxlblo that oxqulalto effects can bo pro duced. A Sweet, Crisp, Delicious "Bite-To-Eat" Post - . Toasties Dainty bits of pearly while corn, perfectly cooked and toasted to delicate "brown." Usually eaten direct from package with cream and sugar. ,. Or, sprinkle Toaslics over a saucer of fresh bcr.ies then add the cream and sugar a dish to remember. Post Toasties are sold by Grocers everywhere. fWHtt TWfWKWi