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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1913)
Jun ,.(, .-(It n Mi THE NORTH PLATTE 8EMI-WEEKLY TnlQUNE. -x K' SWl'H yrr I). -V mSHNOfPN CITY 3I Prehistoric Bones Are Fo WASHINGTON James V Oldloy, assistant curator of tho National museum, has completed his work of oxplorlng tho cavo at Corrigansville, Md., for tho bones of prehistoric ani mals, Tho cave was opened when the big limestone cut was made for a rail way nxtcnslon from Cumborlaud to Conncllsvllle. Thirty-two dlBtlnct forms of prehis toric animals were found, and when the hones 'nro cleaned up and looked Into closor tho number may run ,up to more than 40. Thoro aro In nil about 17 Bkulls, and ten forms aro retjrosontod by good skulls. In tho find one of the most Impor tant yet mado Is tho following: Tho mastodon, which lived In about tho mldplolstoccno period, estimated at 1G0.000 years or moro ago. An oxtlnct species of the horao, similar In some .STDHlnTS aMnKnK jCri sa. ir - --'j'gi' "pShIBBt MyyytVWWVyIMVUSMVtMMWWMMAMAMtMWM Congressman Fields Tells 'WHEN I was making my cam VI palgn last fall," said Represent ative Fields of Kentucky, "I stnrted out to covar a country In which 1 was but llttlo Acquainted. Believing, llko J'olonlus, that a flno front was a valu b!o asset, I arrayed myBclf in my hest. When I got off tho train at tho county seat, whonco I was to mako my start, I met tho candldnto fori Judge on my ticket, and making known to him my views, 1 found ho agreed with mo, "Accordingly, after putting up In tho best quarters at tho best hotel In tho town, wo next morning engaged tho handsomest rig the host livery btablo could boast, and, with a haughty driver on tho box, sallied forth, to conquer. "Night overtook us somo miles from tho vlllngo at which wo had expected to put up, but soon after it full wo spied through tho gloom nn Imposing looking mansion with many lights .nglenm. "Ringing thoboll, wo 'announcod ourselves; whereupon a hospitable Bontlomnn camo out and ushered us Into a parlor whoso modest furnish ings scorned out of keeping with tho dignity and slzo of tho mansion. WMWWVWWyvMWWWSVWVVWWS When Boy "Put One Over" CARTER OLASS of Lynchburg, Va., has his scat in tho lower house tied down so hard and fast that tho folks down In hla district consider It almost a Bacrllego oven to talk about running ugalnst him. Thoro was onco a tlmo, however, whon tho votes didn't como so easy, and In those days Glnss mado it a practico to got out in a buggy and cover his ontlro district, shaking over voter by tho hand and kissing all their babies. On mho of those touib Olass, driving Plong a lonoly stretch of Virginia rond, came to a hugo field of ncraggly corn being hoed by n boy of. perhaps fifteen yearn. Glaus drow his horse up, leaped out of tho buggy, walkod ovor nnd lonncrt against tho fonco. After a moment tho -boy, stopping booing. Declares He Will Be More Careful in the Future RANK D. HESTER, chief of a sub division of tho division of war claims of tho pension bureau, Is at his desk, ngain. Commissioner Snltzgabcr decided that, tho 00 days' suspension ho hud Imposed upon Mr. Hostcr was too sevoro for such a trifling Indiscre tion as Mr. Hester had committed, In tho hitter's subdivision was ft pretty temporary clork who hnd com plotod her work and was about to leave Slio had boon a favorite, and as alio was leaving sho mado a round of tho room nnd planted ft smacking kiss upon tho mouth of uvcry womnu .clerk. Reaching tho dosk of her now for-,-mor chief, tho smiling young woman, nmld 'tho titters of tho othor clerks, challenged Mr. Hester with: "Aren't you going to IUsh mo good by, too?" Mr. Hester, with mlud engrossed on nn official paper, but with chivalry up permost, rose to tho occasion and eavo tho young wa'mntf as good an oscula lory farowjiH.na abo prosontod. Tho talq was carrlod to Commls bloner Saltzgabor, who promptly sus pended Mr. Hostor for 00 days, for the story had been enlarged upon on unci in a Maryland Cave respects to tho horao of tho present day, but of which thcro was living at that time atjeust 14 distinct spe cies, Tho tapir, now to bo found no farther north than Central and South America. An extinct pcccaiy, a hogllko ani mal of moro than twlco the size now found In Central America. Bears, two small ones, about tho slzo of tho com mon black bear, but of extinct species, and one largo one about the slzo of a grizzly bear. Tho wolvcrlno, an extinct species of an animal not now known except In northern Canada. An extinct species of n largo dog llko animal about the bIzo of a gray wolf, alBo ono or two smaller species of tho same unlmal, now extinct. Several species of tho rodent family, Including woodchuck, jxircuplno and small field mlco fam ilies. Two now extinct species of tho rabbit family, ono about tho size of tho Jack rabbit, tho other belong ing to tho group of llttlo coney rab bits, now known only on tho high peaks of tho Hocky mountains and tho high plateaus of Asia. Three dif ferent forms of bats now living in this vicinity, and ono form of which is nor living in New Mexico. a Good One on Himself 3 "When, later, wo went to a bslatcd supper, wo were astonished to And a spaclouB dining room furnished as barely as tho parlor. "It's tho truo yeoman spirit," ex plained tho candidato for judge", and wo got through a most meager meal as best wo could. "Wu wero up betimes next morning, after sleeping inancst primitive quar ters, that did Injustice to tho noblo mansion, and after a breakfast on a pnr with tho Bupper wo got In our rig nnd started away. Reaching the sum mit of n hill somo half n, mllo away, wo paused to look back at our night's resting place. Just then a horsenmn drew up besldo us. " 'What pluco Is that?' I queried. " 'That?' ho replied. ''Why, that's tho county poorhouso!'" on the Congressman camo ovor nnd also loaned on the fence on the othor sldo. Olnss Introduced himself, nnd got directions as to how to find tho boy's father. Nevertheless, ho stopped to ch a whllo, but tho boy was Hllont nnd then somo, Flnuhy Glass turnod to tho crops, "Corn rows nro pretty far apart nrcn't thoy?" ho asked. "Yop. rianted 'em that way," re sponded tti& boy, briefly. "Looks protty Btnall to mo for thla tlmo of year," said Glass. "Plauted small corn," said tho boy, I nud spat contentedly. "Mnybo you wero a llttlo Into In planting?" suggested GIiibb. "Nopo," snld tho boy succinctly "Wo aim to havo into corn." Glass was now rather poovod. He looked nt tho boy shnrply.. Tho lat tor was "cbawln' " tobacco, and eas ing calmly out into spneo. "H'mmm," said Glass, clearing hla throat. "Thoro isn't much botweon you nnd a fool, is thoro?" Tho boy looked up quickly, and then spat rumlnntlvely "Nopo," ho romnrked. "JuBt the fence." lb Its final rocltal. Invostlgntlon by the commissioner roBulted in tho with drawal of tho suspension order. Mr. Hostcr doclavos ho Is going to bo caroful of his klaslng In tho future, To Meet Demand for Dialect "Papn, how often havo I told you not to sny 'I soon you' " "Now, yo look a-hero, Mngglo," In torruptod Undo Chml.o S,avor, lny Ing down hla knlfo nnd JorV;, "raaybo you will mako your llvln' by good grammar and higher eddncntlon; but your ma and mo, wo'ro Just obliged to tako in Bummer boarders, and thoy demand th' dialect it thoy pay our rates. So what I Bays goes, whether she's grammatlo or not!" Puck's Quarterly, fr (?S THE &Pl A W-TKUE Y0MA am hhiv m m ijj ctjf- rs" i -s- A-sjfc. BEAUTIFUL DEBUTANTES AT NEWPORT 'r Two beautiful debutantes, ono from the mlddlo west nnd the other from tho cast, havo Just been Introduced to society at Newport. At the left 1b Miss Prances Mlllor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Miller of Chicago. On tho right Is Miss Hope Hamilton of New York, n favorite cousin of Mrs, George Gould. - Orleans Marriage Troubles Re call Flirtation in America. DUke as a Youngster War With His Cousin Smitten by Two Beauti ful Richmond (Va.) Sisters Have a Jolly Time. Birmingham, Ala. 'Recent cable grams from Brussels setting forth tho escapades of tho duke of Orleans and tho duchess' suit for separation re call an Incident of his career In Rich mond twonty years ago. Ono bright spring morning In 189S something of a furoro waB created among tho passengers on tho little river steamer that plied betwocn Nor folk and Richmond w.hen they learned tho Identity of threo distinguished personages ubonrd. They wora trav eling incog., but some one recognized them as .tho count of Paris, his son, tho duke of Orleans, and his nephew, Prlnco Henry of Orleans. Tho older had como over to revisit battlefields along, and near Jumcs river, whero ho had figured In 1862, when on tho staff, with his brother, of Gcnoral McClellan of tho Union army. Tho count was revising his book on tho Civil war and desired a fresh vlow of locale and atmosphere. They had visited Yorktown nnd Wil liamsburg, lu, which battles ho had tuken part, and the itinerary was to tnko thorn to Gaines' Mills and Fair Oaks, where ho hnd fought gallantly. Ills son and his nephew wero hand some, dashing young fellows, who had Duke of Orleans. seen sorvlce and hunted tigers In In din. Tho old count pointed put and expatlatud on Interesting places along tno historic routo, Bccncs of notable engagements In which ho had figured thirty years before, and became so ab sorbed In tbo memories that ho did not discover tho keenor Interest mani fested by tho young noblomon In two pretty tuners of Richmond, ono a blondo and tho other a brunette viva clous nnd fond of admiration. Misses Ophelia and LouIbo Bulling ton botrnyed aufllclont Intorest to em bolden young Evan Chestorman, a fea ture writer for tho Richmond Dis patch, to offor to introduce thorn, Not just then, though; tho .old count was watching tho youngsters with rigorous sollcltudo. Ho was Btcrn, proud, a stickler for etiquette, never forgetting that ho wua undisputed head of tho houso' of Bourbon. Beforo the boat reached Richmond, however, plans woro arranged by Chcstormau for tho party to call on tho glrlB at tholr homo that evening. Wonry from travel, tho count was eas ily persuaded to rctlro early, and was tucked away. His room at tho old Lex ington hotel w.as across tho hall from that of tho duko and prince. Nino o'clock found him nsleap, whllo a cab with drawn curtains was hurrying tho party of throe Jo spond the ovonlng with tho beautiful sisters. Both tbo young noblemen spoke good English, and u Jolly party It was, with clever t-vrmiMft . w stories and love songs dashed qff In a glass of wine and the spico of adven ture s Whon tho party returned nt mid night tho count awoko t learn tho truth and things wero blue around tho hotel. Catching them sneaking Into their rooms, ho thundered his censure and threatened to disinherit tho duke for so far forgetting hlmBelf as to vjslt strange women out of hlastatlon and start gossip. "PIcturo tho horrid Amdrlcan news papers out with your escapades In ghastly headlines!" ho growled. "Ugh I I'm most shocked aid mortified. And you, sir, heir and he,ad of tho great houso of Bourbon I Lot us prepare to leave this damnnblo place by first train: Comto do Paris, with tho duko and the prlnco, caught tho 3:00 a. m. ex press for Washington Luckily for tho former, ho did not even Beo tho cautiously doctored story of tho esca pade. Soon they sailed for Europe. A year later tho count of Paris died nnC the duko of Orleans became tho hood of tho houso of Bourbon and claimant of tho fhrono. C0R SILENCE AT FUNERALS League Is Formed In France to the Scandalous Disrespect for Dead. End Pals. A "League for thd Promo tion of SUenco at Funerals" has Just been founded In Franco by a group of persons who aro disgusted with tho stnto Into which tho attendnnco at burials, so common a featuro of French social llfo, has now fallen. It Is stated that for some tlmo both religious and civil funerals have been no moro than a rendezvous for friends nnd acquaintances of tho deceasod poraon to chat ovor affairs of mutual Interest, ps If at a fashionable at homo. On tho road to Pero Lachalso ceme tery, It Is said, business deals and stock contrncts aro arranged, move ments on tho stock exchango decided, political groups formed and even min isters appointed. At tho funeral mass In tho chaDol i things nro not much better. Hero financiers employ their tlmo to check ' entries in their note books and liter ary peoplo tako caro to bring a buudlo j, of proofs to corroct. Tho members of tho now longuo I pledgo thomsolves "not to speakNat all apu io maintain a pericct ana ro- Bpectful bearing frpm tho beginning to the end of tho proceedings " Tho movement is rccelvlug much support, as It Is agreed on nil sides that the present stnto of things is nothing short of scandalous. Somo sarcastic persons aro suggesting that among tho fittest mombors for tho lenguo of sllenco would bo the singers, who, undor tho pretense of honoring tho dead, makowhat Is ofton an un seemly noiso nt funeral services. SEEK TO BUILD CATS' HOME Will Accommodate Between Fifty and Hundred Felines Pets Taken to Board, Spokane, Wash. PJnns nro being prepared by tfio Spokane Humana so cloty for an elaborate cat houso, which, whon complotod In such dutnlls ao sun porchos and promenndo for felines, a 111 bo tho most unique nnd conven ient cat domicile In tho Pacific north west. Preliminary drawings already drawn will bo supplemented by sug gestions to bo made following a trip by J II, Holmnn, president of tho so ciety, to Inspect tho largest model cat houso In the United States, located in Now York city. With this haven, tho society will bo ablo to turn a few pontiles by taking In cats to board and lodge. In con nection wuii tno institution, a com ploto surgical ward Is bolng built for both cats and dogs. Tho now cnt houso will bo 26 feet long by 17 feot wHo, and will nccommodata botweon E0 and 100 of tho pots. WHALE HIIS LINER U Big Leviathan Kills Self by the . Impact. Raised and Shook Kaiser Franz Josef, Over Titanic Grave, as If by a Tidal Wave All Hands Rush on Deck. New York.' Tho Anstro-Amorlcnn liner KnlBpr Franz Josef camo Into port hero with a large number of pas sengers, much cargo, and a story of n whalo of great proportions which tried to butt the bottom out of tho big llnor, and died In tho attempt. The Kaiser Frnnz Josef was shaken to such an extent that the skipper, ull of his Junior officers, hnlf of tho crow, and scores of the passengers rushed on deck in apprehension. Not until the dead body of tho giant mammal was seen floating away to windward did tho skipper and his men know what had been under them. Tho account of the whalo Is vouch ed for by no less an authority than Gustav Millimoth, tho first officer of tho Kaiser Franz Josef, who nt tho tlmo of tho commotion happened to bo entering on tho log tho fact that tho big liner waB at that moment passing over tho gravo oil tho Titanic. Whllo ho was still making this entry, the liner suddenly lurched upward, as If lifted by a tidal wave. Tho ship shook from stem to stern, and Cap tain Gorolomlch, who was In his cabin, Jumped to tho bridge. Tho passengers deflertcd Bmoko room, lounges, and stateroom and crowded tho decks In .ubout fivo min utes tho causo of all tho troublo float ed out from under tho ship. It was a whale at least 70 feet long, and a "great gash in tho middle of Us back showed what tho collision with tho steamship had dono-to It. Those of tho passen gors who had cameras snapshotted tho dead monster, and these photo graphs woro shown. Thoy showed a giant whalo floating In the water, and a closo look mado It posslblo to seo tho great wound that ended Its life. Tho Kaiser Franz Josef had among her passengers tho Baron Bela von Hazan, a son of tho Hungarian' min ister of war. Baron von Hazan Is horo on a short vacation, tho principal object of which is a chanco to view Niagara Falls. Ho saw tho whale. CASTELLANE RULING IS HIT Duchess de Talleyrand Says It Given Without Her Knowl edge or Consent. Was Rome, Italy. The duchess do Tal leyrand, who was Ann Gould of Now York, In a letter written to tho Glornalo d'ltalla concerning tho deci sion recently given by tho Rotn tribunal annulling her marrlago to Count BonI do Castollano, hor first husband, says tho decision was hand ed down without her kuowledgo and without her having a chance to defend herself. Tho duchess says her object In appealing from tho ruling and fight- .T7rf:j&miP B. -. isr., wv ' R. ' o v ---; Duchess de Talleyrana. Ing tho decree of annulment la not to provent Count Bonl marrying again, but to keop him from reclaiming their two sons. $3,500 GOWNS FOR SQUAWS Many Indian Girls of tho West Wear Exceedingly Expensive Dresses. Spokane, Wash, About tho moat ex pcnslvo dresses in tho Pacific north west aro worn on otato occasions by Julia and Rosa. Webb, two Noz Perce Indlnn girls living on tho reservation near Lowlston, Idaho. Each dress Is worth $3,500, not for tho material, bu' for tho 3C0 elk teeth used In tho dec orations, tho teeth being worth $10 aplcco. Tho teeth woro collected by ancestors of the Webb girls when oik woro moro plentiful than now. c. $Ha jpyy - "-v,vQ( mrm -'. -ibbv . Your, Liver Is Clogged Up That's Why You're Tired Out of Sett Havo No Appetite. CARTER'S LITTLE, LIVER PILLS will put you right In a tew aays. They do. their duty.. CureCon-i finntlAn I Biliousness, Indigestion and Sick Headache SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature DEFIANCE STARCH Is constantly growing in favor because It Does Not Stick to the Iron and it will not injuro the finest fabric For laundry purposes it has no equal. 16 ox, packago 10c 1-3 more starch for same money. DEFIANCE STARCH CO., Omaha. Nebraska TANGO Ik mo ViTu'li Striptd Mriru Ide (iver CbJ7ar tj. P- lfi Co., fcUkars. T(0T. R. Y. Mosaultocs eeem to bo troubled with chronlo insomnia. St. Louis trade boosters recently vis ited 22 cltlce In ono week. Mrs. Winston's Soothing Sjrup for Children teething, softens the Biims, reduces Inflamma tion, allay a palu.cureB wind college a bottleJU I'm not donyln' tho women aro fool ish; God almighty mado 'e"m to match tho men. Georgo Eliot. Liquid blue Is n weal; solution. Avoid it. Buy Red Oroja Ball Blue, the blue that'o 11 blue. Ask your grocer. Adv. At the Railway Restaurant, "What shall I order for lunch?" ."SIiiQp you need Iron In your blood,, why not order some rallroadrogs?" Queer Struggle. "Thero Is ono extremely odd "tHlne which happons often In summer." "What is it?" "That thcro should bo" such a hot time over tho price ipf lco." Getting Close to Nature. "This Is an interesting moving plc turo of frog culture." "Yes, and If It wero a talking mov ing picture, wo might even hoar the frog's creak." Strange to Say. "Hero Is a uniquo novel by a Brit ish author." "What makes It uniquo?" "An American girl is introduced In-1 tho story and sho Bpeaks very fair English." Not Disorderly. "So you havo been to tho art exhib it?" "Yes, and I found soveral Whistlers there." "You don's Bay! Why don't a guard put them out?" Birmingham Ago Horald. Climbing Up. "Art In America Is not respected," said Arthur Stringer, tjio poet andi norellst. "What lco does a poet cut among jib compared with a Rockefel ler or a Carneglo? "Poets aro rated Incredibly low here. As I reclined In n hammock poetizing., on a farm lawn, last week, a tramp approached and asked tho farmer's wife for pie. "She gave him' pie, and, whllo ho nto, thoy conversed. I heard a snatch of their conversation. " 'You say you usod to bo a poet? said tho woman. " 'Yes'm, replied tho tramp 'That's how I got my start.' " Toasties ior Lunch Appetizing and whole some these hot Summer cjays. No cooking no hot I kitchen. Ready to eat direct from the package fresh, crisp and dainty. Serve with cream and sugar and sometimes fresh berries or fruit. Post Toasties are thin bits of Indian Corn, toasted to a golden brown. Acceptable at any meal Post Toasties Sold by Grocers everywhere. Krlvk mmmr wittle OmW IIVER gmPTK PH-LS. $&2teftte?rzg Po (V Sfeov, A rvwriMwtf-'fjj -r jsrrx?
