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THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. 1 dBSMl W J( :H0W SOME WORDS ORIGINATE Construction of Language as Much a Pleco of Carpentry as Building of Ordinary House. Word building is as much a pleco of ;cnrpontry as is houso building. Only it takes longer. Sometimes a contury or more. And by that time the word'B first meaning Is usually changed. For example, the old word for "neighbor" was "sib." Ono's good noighbor was known as one's "good sib." This became shortened to "god sib," and later to "gossip." Then the word'B whole meaning changed and gossip no longer mennt good noighbor. but npplled to tho sort of talk ex changed between good neighbors. Take tho word "farmer," too. Tho old word for "farmer" was "boor." (And "boor" lator was used for de scribing farmerlike or rough persons.) Tho farmer living nearest to one was known as the "nlghboor," and this phraso, In courso of time, was twist ed to "neighbor." You'vo heard tho proverb. "Llttlo pitchers havo big ears." Well, it doesn't refer to tho utensil that holds water or goes to tho corner Bido door. "Pitcher" was a "slang term with some such meaning as our word "chap" or "fellow." Thus, "Llttlo fel lows havo big ears" is a more sensi ble rendering o' tho proverb. MOST ALL CHILDREN p-gtVaJ, IffiM mz6&?"' -i .,--?-, &hs&mkv-zii3 " lI ' - --r , - - " ' flKfi! -K.V) As a child's pony the Shetland has no equal. Children and Shetland ponies ccem to have for each other a natural affinity This pony combines with the highest order of equine Intelligence a disposition wonderfully free from vice and tricklncss. CHINESE FIRST TO 'USE TEA How the Custom Originated Is Told In Legend Dating 2,000 Years Be- fore Coming of Christ. Tho Chinese claim to bo tho first Users of tea as a drink, and how It originated Is told In a pretty llttlo legend that dates from 2,000 years be foro tho coming of Christ. A daughter of a then reigning sov ereign fell In love with a young noble man whoso humblo birth excluded him from marrying her. They man aged to exchange glances, and ho oc casionally gathored a few blossoms and had them convoyed to her. One day In tho palace garden the lovers met and tho young man en deavored to give hor a few flowers; but so keen was the watchfulness of her attendants all she could grasp was ,n little twig with green leaves. On reaching her room sho put tho twig In water, and towards evening sho drank tho water in which tho twig had been kept. So agreeable was 'the taste that sho even ato tho leaves and stalks. Every day after wards sho had bunches of tho tea tree brought hor, which sho treated In tho same way. Imitation being tho slncorest form of flattery, tho ladles of tho court tried tho experiment nnd with such pleas ing results that the custom spread throughout tho kingdom and the great Chlneso tea industry became n fait accompli. Anagrams. "A fool and his money are soon patt ed." Tho samo letters spell: O, rash man, to pay one If ono sold dear. "Ono good turn deserves another." Tho samo letters spoil: Qo on at need, servo others round! "Llttlo pitchers havo long cars." Tho samo letters spoil: Those grave lips chatter no 111. "All Is not gold that glitters." Tho same letters spoil: Droll tinsel tags to gilt hat, "Tlmo and' tide wait for no man." Tho camo letters spell: A want? Do It In a moment, friend! On the High C's. "Wllllo, you havo buen a very bad boy, and nB a punishment I'm going to make you stay right horo In this room whllo your mother Is practicing her singing lesson." Judge. RECORD OF "THIRTEEN" YEAR Period of American History Thai Brought Much Good to Nation Europe Was at War. In the year 1813 tho thirteenth con gross of tho United States nssomblcd That portentous conjunction did not bring evil to tho nation In which wa nro all most interested. It Is true, remarks tho Now York Sun, that tho republic was then In armod strlfo with Great Britain, but tho year wit nessed a succession of American tri umphs on shore and sea Commodoro Perry's victory was ono of thorn, giv ing us control of tho groat lakes, which prepared the way for tho treaty of Ghent In 1814 and tho glorious peaco that has now endured for al most a century between tho two great Engllsh-spenklng peoples may it nover bo broken or sullied by fault ol ours! James Madison was Inaugurated lr 1813 for his second term. Europo was at vur. That year saw the inception of tho alllauco and tho mighty operations which resulted In the overthrow of Napoleon. Tho "bat tlo or tho nations" at Lolpslo foretold Waterloo and a long period of peace and prosperous development. In that yoar Argentina throw off tho yoko of Spain nnd established her In dependence. Tho resources of tho printer's t.rt wero enriched by the process of ster eotyping. There wero born that year, among millions of othors who exer cised moro or less influenco on the re sultant line of human progress, Rich ard Wagner, Henry nessemer, David Livingstone, Isnac Pitman, Stephen A. Douglas, Admiral Porter and John C. Fremont, tho Pathfinder. Such Is a part of tho record ot a thirteen year that did not turn out very badly on the wholo for tho world wo llvo In. ARE FOND OF PONIES HOW TO MAKE RABBIT TRAP Carefully Remove One End of Ordi nary Soap Box and Cleat Along Sides and Bottom. This is how I mako a rabbit trap: I take a box, such ns ono can got at tho store a soap box Is tho right size and carefully take out ono end, first nailing cleats along the 'sides and tho bottom, so that tho box will not fall apart when tho end Is removed, says a writer in tho Farm, Stock and Homo. Then I build up tho othor end as .shown In tho Illustration, and bore a small hole through it for tho balt-stlck, and with my Jack-knife make a notch still higher up, to hold the brace stick in place. Then I clean tho top together, and nail tho end to It, and from tho front end of the top to tho braco stick run a cord. I fast- Rabbit Trap. en tho top to the box with a couple of small hinges. If ono has nothing better, two strips of leather will do first rate. Then bait the trap, with a piece of npple, setting It In a run way, and go to It every morning and evening. High Finance. A man sont his neighbor's llttlo boy to the drug store to buy Ave postage stamps. Ho handed him two dimes, the extra ono being for himself. Some time afterward tho boy camo back blubbering and said ho had lost one of the dlmos. "Rut why didn't you buy me the stamps?" asked tho man. "Because, mister," replied tho boy, "It was your dlrao that I lost." Judge. Immune. "Bobby," said the lady In tho street car, severely, "why don't you get up and give your Boat to your father? Doesn't It pain you to boo him reach ing for tho strap?" "Not In a car." said Bobby, "It does at home." Ladles Homo Journal. - Lincoln on the Rights of Labor ., , , ... I AM glad a system of labor prevails under which labor ors can striko when thoy want to whoro thoy aro not obliged to work undor all circum stances ; and aro not tied down and obliged to labor whether you pay them for it or not. I liko tho systom which lots a man "quit" whon ho wants to, and I wish it might prevail ovorywhore. I do notboliovo in a law to pro vent a man getting rich; that would do moro harm than (rood. So, whilo wo do not propose any war upon Capital, wo do wish to allow tho humblest an ;qual chance to get rich with every body olso. I want ovory man to havo a chanco to hotter his condition; that is tho true system. I am not ashamed to confess that twonty-fivo years ago I was a hired laborer. Fnm a iftrth i h'no lUitn, Cmm. Mtnh 6. ISM. UPLIFT! THE HIDE Fuller, Purer and Happier Lives for Toilers Through the Strength of Organ ization. HE climax of the spectacu lar is tho parade. Tho culmination of tho an niversary or celebration is tho long train of marchers rejoicing over victories. Tho most im pressivo tributo to a Man 1b tho march with him to his tomb. ! Labor has victories to celebrate, gains to rejolco over, tributo to pay. ' Tho work of tho lubor movement has been mainly along three lines: Influ encing of public opinion, lcglslatlvo effort, and tho 'direct Improvement of tho labor conditions of Us members. This last lino of work has absorbed most of its tlmo and energy, nnd Its success has boon gratifying, though not so great as it might havo been had Its efforts been directed against tho causes instead of tho effects, writes Henry Sterling, in Joo Chapplo's News Letter. Nearly evory humano moasuro on any statute book in any land 1b tho outcomo of Intense, protracted strug glo. Each was suggested first by la boring men and women, generally in a labor union. Churches havo pro pared men for another world, but labor unions havo sweetened llfo In this. Tho press, tho politician, tho court, tho philanthropist havo all worked In their own way for tho uplift of humanity; tho unions havo taken millions of chil dren from blighting toll and sent them to school, and that !b the only effectual means of uplift. Low wages, and fear of Idleness nnd want, drlVe men to long hours or labor that exhaust them physically, morally and spiritually. Again, fear of losing u job Induces a species of servility, a submission to petty tyranny and exac tions, that 1b wholly foreign to a man ly spirit Ready, prompt, cheerful obedience to proper orders Ib a vlrtuo that becomes a. man, but ho whoso necessities compel submission to in dignity and Imposition is a pitiable ob ject indeed. Better wages, hours and labor con ditions nro tho things essential for a better civilization. Tho union makes no mistake whon It demands them. Tho unlonB havo snld that wages aro too low to llvo properly; tho rohiilt Is nn Increase of a million dollars a day. They said that tho working day was too long, that wo lacked tlmo for ed ucation or recreation. Tho hours of labor aro bolng rapidly reduced, not ouly for union men, but for all men. Tho conditions, sanitary and other wIbo, undor which humanity tolled, al ways Inhuman, often Indecent La bor's protest has brought about oomo Improvement, nnd promise of moro. Laws to protect labor, especially child and woman lnbor, and to promoto its welfare, now fill volumes. Fifty years ago a small pamphlot would afford spaco forthom all. This year wo havo mado provision for tho caro of ovory man Injured at his work, and for tho support of his family. Whon wo consider that thero is at least ono worker killed In Massa chusetts at his labor overy day, and nearly two hundred Injured, wo con colvo that wo havo dono a great work in assuring thorn against want. Theso nro some of tho things which wo havo accomplished, and it is fitting that wo should set asldo a day to cole brato victories, rejolco over our gains, nnd gather renewed strength and teheor for futuro battles. But all thoso achievements nro small compared to one now becoming moro and jnoro apparent. Wo aro conquer ing public opinion, awakening the con science of the peoplo to tho justlca of our demand for greator means, moro leisure and butter conditions of lubor, In order that wo may onjoy larger, fuller, broader, happier lives. Tho largost, frocst opportunity fo? tho humblest worker to brlngout the best that Is In him, absoluto1 Justice, tho full product of his labor, equality of opportunity theso aro somo of tho alms of organized lnbor, and Labor day, with Us parades and rest, colo bratcs their partial attainment May tho Labor dny soon como when thoso who llvo without labor shall realize that they llvo upon laborl FIRST PARADE IN 1882 Knights of Labor of New York Inaug urated the March, as a Celebration of the Day, In the Eastern Metropolis That Year. NLIKH othor holidays that are observed by tho Amerlcnn peo plo, Labor day did not havo Its beginning In tho commemora tion of nny great event In tho world's history and for that reason thero Is consldornblo doubt as to who was ro spoi slblo for ltB birth. Thero nro many who lay claim to being tho orlglnntors of Labor'B na tional holiday, nnd thoro havo been many chronological tables produced in support of each one's claim. Au thorities, however, aro nlmost unani mously agreed that tho colobratlon that haB now become ono of tho na tional holidays was given Its first Impulso by tho Knights of Labor In New York In 1882. Thoso who took part In thla first movement did not, thoy say, at that rrom a Newspaper Sketch. Along the Line of March. tlmo dream that what to them was merely an outing for tho tollers of tho metropolis would In tho not dis tant futuro assumo world-wldo propor tions. It is a coincidence that tho men who laid tho foundations for Labor dny selected tho first Monday in Sep tember. Why thoy did so they do not know except for tho fact that at that tlmo of tho year most of tho Industrial Institutions of tho country aro either about to rcsumo operations or havo done so, nnd with a year of steady work and good wages as tho prospect tho tollers felt moro in a mood to Jubilate. Tho first celebration In Now York took tho form which has boon tho accepted ono for years, namoly, a pnrado of tho union forces of tho city. Following this nnotber fea ture, speeches by leading labor ora tors, waB also found on tho pro gram. Following tho New York outing In 1882, tho samo organization, oncour ngod by tho success of tho first affair, held another ono two years later. Tho wage-workers In other parts of tho country started celebrations of tho samo kind. In 188G tho American Federation of Labor wont on record as favo 'ng a day of this kind and Instructed tho delegates to work among their con stituents and secure nB early nB pos sible legislative approval of It. This gave the movement Us real start. To Colorado bolongs tho credit of first putting tho stamp of executlvo I'iom a Newspaper Sketch. Forming tho Parade. npproval on Labor day. On March IE, 1887, tho bill which hud passed both houses unanimously received official sanction. Following closely after camo New Jersoy, on April 8 of tho samo year, wTillo Now York foil In lino a month afterward. Tim trado unionists of Pennsylvania observed tho holiday Bomo years be foro 1889, whon tho legislature of that Btato mado It a legal holiday. Tho act of 1889 moroly set tho duto as tho first Monday in Septembor In con formity with that of othor states. Every stato in tho Union oxcopt Arizona, Mississippi, North Dakota and Louisiana has adopted a law sot ting this day apart. 1' r hbhmm PRINCE OF MONACO tho tonth contury. Tho prlnco was born Novombor 13, 1818. Ho mnrrled Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton In 1SG9, but this mnrriugo roBiiltod unhappily nnd wns canceled. Tho dlvorcod wlfo of tho prlnco married Count Fassllo Fcstotlcs, n Hungarian noblomnn, and In 1SC9 tho prlnco wedded tho wlfo ot tho Due de IMchollou, a Jowess. This experiment In mntrlmony also resulted unhappily, and was annulled. Slnco thon tho prlnco has fought Bhy of matrimony. OIL KING A A patron saint on v. lnrgo scalo Is Charles Page, tho Oklahoma oil mil lionaire, who has adopted 300 waifs and Is planning to mako tho number n thousand boforo ho relinquishes his interest. Bolng n patron saint on a largo scalo Is not nn unusual under taking for Mr. Pugo; ho Is accustomed to doing things on n largo scalo. Ho has mado money on a lnrgo scalo, built up business on a lnrgo scnlo, built a city on n large scalo and now he proposed to father on n lnrgo scalo nil the helpless, noedy children who como his way. It waB somo fifteen years ago that ho mado a lucky striko In gold up In Colorado. When thoy Btruck oil In Oklahoma ho was on tho spot and waB ono of tho first to develop that ro sourco. Ho was lucky again and to day ho Is probably tho richest man In Oklahoma, having piled up somo $5,000,000. And ho Is having a lot of fun with flint monoy. Ho has a tract of G.000 acres near Tulsa, on which ho has developed a park whoro all tho children of tho city nro wolcomo theso hot nays of Bummer. Ho owns the railroad and ovory morning a car goes to tho city to convoy tho lfltlo onos to tho park at Sand Springs, whoro a douconcsu nnd paid attondautB caro for them during tho day. Tho car takes them homo again at night JOHN UNO NAMED BSKSSKSfjh iBllH dent, ho having boon designated as tho Mr. Llnd Is n lawyer nnd wns a to tho Flfty-socond bossIoiib, being a MANUEL CALER0 OF MEXICO Manuel Calcro. former Mexican ambassador to tho United Statos un der tho Madero regime tho sunvest Latin-American who cvor walked up Pennsylvania avenuo, a lnwyer of great ability and extraordinary cun ning, Is picked by prominent Mexi cans ns tho successor of President Vlctorlnno Huerta. Many dlplomutlstu nnd officials In Washington seo him looming as tho chlof figure In tho re markablo crlBls now confronting Mexico. Caloro 1b ono of tho most romark ablo characters, undor Porllrlo Diaz, that havo appeared In decadVis be tween tho Ilio Grnudo and tho Isth mus. Forty-eight years old his last birth day, Culero Is at his best mentally. With rich experience In threo Mex ican administrations behind him, ho has' tho steering genr to direct his ro murkablo powers In tho delicately tangled present situation, out of which ho hopes to pluck both hands full of prizes. Although Calero stands but flvo foot seven inches In his generously heoled French shoos, ho Is an Imposing ilguro of a mnn Ho Is broad. A tlngo of gray lends distinction to his hair. Tho oxcellonco of tho English that Calero ! Hpeaks Ih only excelled by tho suavity TO VISIT AMERICA I'rlnco Albort of Monaco, noted for his Interest in scientific studies ns well nB for tho fact that ho rules over Monto Carlo, has Informed tho stato department n Washington that ho In tends to visit tho United States early In Soptembor. As practical proprietor of tho gam bling monopoly of Europo, Prince Al bort,.doubUos8, will tnko much Inter est Ih Now York's night llfo. The prlnco, howovor, nBserts that ho hateB gambling. Ho Is n scientist, and a doop studont of oceanography, and re cently entertained tho International Zoological Congress at Monaco. Nov orthelcsB, tho prlnco'B principal sourco of lncomo Is from tho "MonBlour Blanc" rontnl of Monto Carlo. Tho corporation to which Is leased tho gambling prlvilogo 1b known ub "Mens. Blanc." Prlnco Albort Is of tho nnclont houso of Qrlmnldl, which has ruled tho tiny principality of 'Monaco slnco PATRON SAINT MEXICAN MEDIATOR Tho first stop by tho WHboii ad ministration looking to tho pacifica tion of Mexico was taken tho other dny whon former Govornor John LInd of Mliinosotn was sont to that dis turbed country undor Instructions to act as a mediator between tho oppos ing factions. Tho official statomont concerning Mr. Llnd glvon out by Secretary Bryan is as follows: "Ex-Governor John Llnd of Minne sota hna been sent to Mexico as tho personal reprosontativo of tho- presi dent to act nB advisor to tho embassy in tho present situation. Whon tho president Is ready to communlcato with tho Mexican authorities as to tho restoration of peaco, ho will mako public his vlows." Mr. Lind's selection ns mediator was a Burprlso in Washington. It had been understood thero that John E. Lnmb of Indiana would net as tho porsonnl representative of tho pros!-1 successor of Henry Lo,no Wilson. mombor of congrcBB from tho Fiftieth collcaguo of Mr. Bryan. i of his manners.