THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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: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
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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.
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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.
