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THE 3EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
msniNcaoN city
"PENNSY'S" COACH USES A HYDROPLANE
FEELS LIKE
A NEW WOMAN
As Lydia EPinkham's Vege
table Compound Dispelled
Backache, Headaches
and Dizziness.
Piqua, Ohio. "1 would bo very un
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Why Wooden Indians Are
A8HINGTON.- Not often Is It now that ono meets a woodon Indian on
the streets of Washington, bno moro frequently moots tho real Indian
who has conic from Oklahoma or Montana or somo other far place to lodge
a complaint at Washington against
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canvassing all tho principal" streets from tho rlyor front to tho boundary and
from Foundry branch to tho Eastern branch, ho did not find enough to fur
nish fuel for a respectablo council fire. Thoy had bocomo nearly extinct.
Thoy had n6t gone to happy hunting ground, but had been otherwise dis
posed of.
Tho ownor of the big Indian which stood for uncounted years ut the
northwest cornor of Ninth nnd D streets northwest told tho writer that tho
tobacco trust slow tho wooden Indian. At first It was belloved by men who
sold tobacco that a wooden Indian was a partner In tho businoss, that ho was
n mascot and that without him no customers would enter. About tho t)me
that tho various tobacco companies began to merge thoy set tho fashion of
Itugo lithographs, nnd these wero of nctrcsecs and actors, and not of Indians.
Somo of tho now stores opened without Betting up u wooden Indian.
Then tho police regulations began to intcrforo with woodon Indians who
loitered on tho sldowalk. Thoy seemed to got on tho nerves of the police.
In the first placo thoy obstructed tho pavement. They hold out bunches of
woodon cigars as though thoy would haltjpassersby. Thoy also carrlod knives
and tomahawks, and although thoy did not curry concealed weapons, thoy
mado a menacing display of deadly weapons. Thoro Is no record that tho
woodon Indian over hurt anybody, but tho pollco commanded him to move on,
or got oft tho earth or something like that. I When tho woodon Indians that
etlll hung about the city began to split and crack and to loso tholr paint their
owners took thorn in. In somo cases It is said that they were thrown In the
collar and at length split up for kindling to feed tho flro around which men
gathered on winter ovonlngs t6 discuss basoball prospects for next season.
They Are. Called Alphonse and Gaston of Capital
SENATOR JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS of Illinois and Representative Au
drew Jackson Montaguo of Virginia aro tho Alphonse and Gaston of con
gress. Tho Chesterfleldlan manners of Lewis nro well knoWn through tho
mlddlo West and the far West, whoro
ho formerly resided, but Montague Is
not bo wall kitQwji. Ho was formorly
governor of Virginia, and Lowls Is u
natlvo of that state, reared nnd
schooled In Georgia, though later ho
attonded tho Unlvorslty of Virginia.
Both, thorofoio, aro Virginia gontlo
men whatever that may mean and
Virginia gontloracn, snh, do not fall
to Impress it upon their acquaintances
that they aro such. Tho impressions
are mado on tho floors of tho senate
and houso, as well ns on tho strcots and other places.
sTho writer chanced to bo stnndtng nt tho curb ono ovonlng discussing In
a very practical way with Senator Lewis tho very practical question of who
was going to win out In tho fight for the internal rovonuo colloctorshlp at
Peoria', 111., whon Montaguo came along. Tho conversation cenBcd as Lewis
and Montaguo rocognlzcd each other, both raising tholr hats and salaamlnK.'
Then for tho mutual introduction and
lies exennngou notweon ttio two Virginia gentlemen. It W'ns beyond tho pen
or the brush of tho cartoonUt who mado Alphonse nnd Gnston famous.
Old Woman in Gallery Helped to Curb Acerbities
THE United States senate a fow days ago tried to transact business whllo
an old lady In tho gallory knitted wool socks and caBt a medltntlvo eyo
upon the doings and sayings of tho solons nssomblod on tho floor.
moro circumspect and moro temperate In tholr words and action.
Most senators aro yet old enough to recall tho aunt or tho grandmother
that knitted and knitted, without any lessoning of montal nctivlty. Thoso
who are that old, or that fortunate, know tho ultlmato of criticism, and calm
Judgment, and dotoctivo ability. Tho play of tho knitting needlo Booms to
glvo Us manipulator n supernatural calm. It BeeniB to glvo tho Bmall boy
who faces It a physical and central qualm. So did truth use to come forth,
and bonBtings fall to tho ground, nnd evasions go .up In tho air and pretense
shrivel nnd dlo.
We would that tho senato In the exorcise of Ud constitutional right as a
soir-govorning body might in a moment of vlrtuo elect somo doar old lady
knitter extraordinary to sit and lyilt, nnd look, and with tho llash of her
noodles and tho calm sophistication of hor oyo soothe tho hontod brow of rhet
oric, and bring back the normal temperatures of health and of truth
Was It Case of Flea Bites or Just Phlebitis
ONR of Senator William J. S.ono's ailments during his recent Illness was
phlebitis. Tho senator's physician has been reticent concerning tho de
tails of tho sonntor's ailments, and It was only after Senator Stone got out
and to feeling Uko his old self that
Ho personally made known what was
the trouble with ono of his logs, which
is getting all right again. Ills physi
cian hod Jocularly romarkod that office-seeking
constituents had beon
pulling tho senator's leg too hard,
and that Mas all that ailed It. Tho
senator went to tho capltol on
crutches when ho first got out, but In
a day or two ho was feeling much
stronger and suffering practically no
pain and was, therefore, able to Joke
about his afflictions, Ho mado somo Inquiry nbout phlebitis, nnd n pension
oxnmlnor In tho ponslon bureau told a Btory of a veteran of the Clvjl war
applying for a pension. Tho applicant wroto a personal letter to tho com
mlsslonor of pensions, sotting forth that ho had beon a sufferer from t,i.ini,iiu
and was ontltled to nponslon. Tho commissioner boiU tho caso out to ai
rural oxamlnlng board, In tho county whoro tho applicant resldod, for investi
gation. In due time tho roport of tho country doctor, chairman of tho exam
ining board, was received. It set forth that a thorough examination of tho
applicant substantiated tho claim that he had been nffllctod with phlobltlr
"because bis right leg is spotted with tho markings loft by floa bites "
Rapidly Disappearing
something or somebody. It was not
very long ago thnt a woodon Indian,
'or, a pair of wooden Indians, was ns
Important to a tobacco storo as red
and greon lights in a drug storo win
dow or a polo striped red and whito
or red, white and blue In front of a
barber's.
Tlmos have not gono well with
tho wooden Indian, and about two
years ago the writer mado a consul
of thorn in Washington, and after
ten mlnutos of cross-fire of tho nmenl-
Tho senate mado llttlo headway.
It was self-conscious. Perhaps It had
momorles. Perhaps It hnd a feeling
that It wan undergoing a criticism
much keoner than that of tho press
gallory.
The old lady sat and knitted.
When tho dobato waxod warm alio
laid by her yarn and needles and lis
tened. Whon things quieted down sho
took up her task. After tho senators
discovered what sort of an oyo thoy
wero working under thoy bocamol
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LIFE AS BANDIT
Remarkable Story of Career of
Mexican Rebel.
DEFIED RURALES 1,4 YEARS
As a Wealthy Young Farmer Ho Kills
Sister's Suitor Leads Band of
Outlaws Now Hero of Many
Hard-Earned Battles.
Chicago. A remarkable story of
the careor of "Panoho" Villa, the
rebel general of Mexico who recently
captured Torreon and who Is known
as Mexico's greatest fighting man, was
'old in Chicago. Tho narrator was
Robert Anderson, 127 Sheldon street,
who for sovan years baa lived In Tor
roon and who Id waiting horo for the
chaos to subsldo before ho returns
to "Tho Chicago of Mexico."
Mr. Anderson's story deals with
four chapters in tho Mexican fighter's
life. It tells of Villa the peaceable
farmer; of Villa tho avenger of a
wronged sister, of Villa the bandit,
and of Villa tho general. Tho narra
tlvo as related by Mr. Andorson fol
lows: I. The Young Farmer.
In a fertile valloy among the hills
that surround tho Mexican city of
Torreon thoro lived fifteen years ago
a sturdy young farmer whoso efforts
supported his aged parents and two
slaters, both younger than himself.
Tho ranch was smali, yet thero wtfs
none in all Durango more productive.
Each year its yield was moro bounti
ful and tho yonng farmer was glad,
for Boon ho hoped to Inherit the prop
erty from his father and conduct It
for himself and bis sisters. He was
a quiet and peace-loving person, this
young man of fifteen years ago. To
day moro mention of his name strikes
torror to tho heart o'f Provisional
President Huerta and his troops. But
that Is gottlng ahead of the story.
The young rancher was Francesco
Villa (pronounced Vee-ya), nicknamed
"Pancho," the same "Pancho" Villa
"Pancho" Villa.
who recently capturod Torreon and
who Is looked upon as tho greatest
fighting man In all turbulont Mexico.
Young Villa loved his sisters, dear
ly, lloth of them wero extremely
beautiful Mexican girls, dark, with
long, Btralght black hair and blackish
brown, sparkling eyes that never wore
still. Of courso, tho Villa girls were
popular with the neighboring young
ranchers, who sought them as com
pany on long gallops over the rdads
through tho woods adjoining Torreon.
"Pancho" looked with disfavor upon
his sisters' suitors. Ho feared that
among them might bo two who could
gain tho lovo of tho girls nnd marry
them, and, of course, tako them from
the Villa ranch.
"Pancho" even spoke his thoughts
to his sisters. Thoy laughed at him
and tossed their heads defiantly, Their
black-brown eyes twinkled as they
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kissed their brother kisses of mock
farewell. In Becret, however, they
told themselves they loved young
"Pancho" more for the love he showed
for them. But the suitors continued
to come and the gallops in the hills
wero as frequent as before.
II. Villa Slays the Man.
Thero was a certain young magis
trate in tho town of Torreon whom
Villa disliked Intensely. Word came
to "Pancho" at length that this magis
trate was Been ogling his elder slstor.
Later Villa detected the pair in a
clandestine meeting. In a rage he
ordered his sister homo and threat
ened tho young magistrate with death
should ho daro set foot on Villa prop
erty again. That night, upon his ar
rival at the ranch house1, young "Pan
cho" berated his sister sharply and
commanded her to cease her friend
ship with the magistrate.
The senorlta's eyes filled with tears.
Sho had become Infatuated with the
wealthy young man.
At tho morning meal next day tho
eldor sister was missing. A search of
tho house failed to reveal her. "Pan
cho" was worried. Ho discovered,
then, that tho young magistrate, too,
had disappeared. The pair had eloped.
The brother's rago knew no bounds
and' at onco he girded himself for pur
suit. Ho galloped madly to the home of
a priest whom ho knew.
"Get your horse and come with me," i
wero the only words that "Pancho"
spoke to tho man of tho church. There
was that In the speaker's eyes which
made the priest obey,
In silence they rodo rapidly off Into
the hills, where Villa was confident
his sister and tho young magistrate
bad gone. An hour beforo nightfall
they struck tho elopers' trail. Push
ing on, despite the darkness, "Pan
cho" and tho priest came upon te
couple In a camp they had pitched in
a sheltered nook.
Villa said no word, but drew his re
volved The fellow trembled at the
sight of the Irate brother. "Pancho"
turned to tho priest.
"Marry them," ho ordered sharply.
Refusal was on tho churchman's
lips, bul a flourish of Villa's revolver
caused him" to comply.
There In tho dark of night, in tho
hills high above Torreon, tho marriage
was solemnized. It was a marriage
accompanied by no words of congratu
lation, no smiles, no kisses. Within
ten minutes from tho time Francisco
Villa's Bister became the young mag
istrate's bride she became his widow.
Villa's acts of that night are history f
in and about Torreon.
Scarcely had tho ceremony been
said when Villa Btopped between hlB
sister and the magistrate. ' Again ho
turned to the priest.
"Make ready a death warrant," he
ordered, grimly.
Again tho churchman would have
refused, but young "Poncho's" revol
ver made him obey. Seizing tho
priest's leather bound book and tear
ing tho flyleaf from It, Villa coolly
wroto the words that spelled death
for his slater's abductor. At tho point
of his pistol ho made the priest sign
the papr.
A moment later a single shot rang
out In tho forest stillness. Tho form
of tho young magistrate stiffened,
then crumpled, twUted and fell
dead. ,
Villa ordered the priest to conduct
his slstor to hor hono. Then ho gal
loped off In tho darkness. Ills career
as a bandit had begun.
III. Villa, the Bandit
For moro than fourteen years after
that night of tragedy "Pancho"
roamed tho woods and the hills,
hunted by tho rurales (mounted po
lice), always terrorizing them and al
ways eluding their grasp. He never
waa captured. The town of Torreon
rings with tho stories of tho bandit
Villa's deeds in tho hills. His raidB
and his deeds of daring beenmo tho
talk of tho community.
Secretly, of course, tho ranchors of
tho community who had known young
"Pnncbo" sympathized with htm and
wero glad to hear of his successful
elusion of the ruralos, Publicly, how
over, as ho was an outlaw, "Pancho"
was denounced nnd the rurales were
urged to bring him to town, dead or
alive. Tlmo aftor tltno Villa escaped
He made them appear bb (biggards
and blunderers. Under their very
noses the bandit would perpetrate his
deeds of daring, laugh at the rurales,
then oscapo into tho hills. The posses
that pursued him invariably returned
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In a dny or two, shamofaced and dis
couraged. With each new raid "Pan
cho" grew bolder, until ho came to be
known ns a dare-devil among, dare
devils and n fighter among fighters.
IV. Villa, the General.
Early during tho present troubles
In Mexico, particularly the rebellion
against Huerta, tho name of Villa
came to be heard more often. He was
reported "seen" In various states in
northern' Mexico and simultaneously
came reports of raids and routing of
detachments of federal troops. Villa
and his bandits were coming to be
widely feared, and, In a measure, re
spected, ,
Rallying about him a great number
of rebels in addition to his troop of
raiders, he began a series of open and
concerted attacks. He was uniformly
successful. Since his interjection of
himself in Mexican affairs he has
Mrs. "Pancho" Vlla.
come to be known as a great general
not a .trained fighter, it seems, but a
natural one, nnd ono who gains the
loyalty of his men.
Ills greatest achievement of tho war
was the capture of Torreon, which he
took with the same spirit of tho fight
er that ho showed when taunting the
rurales. Ho stretched his battle lines
through the hills that ho knew so well
around the fated city. Then slowly ho
began closing in. There was nothing
for the federals to do but flee as best
they could.
What will Villa gain by all his fight
ing? If the Carranza forties aro suc
cessful In an overthrow of Huerta,
Villa, It Is believed, will bo given a
post high in Mexican nffalrs. He will
not be in command of the regular
army, his friends declare, due to his
lack of scientific fighting principles.
It is expectodt though, say those in
touch with tho affairs; that "Pancho"
will bo In commnnd of a great army
of volunteers who would rather fight
under him than eat, who will shoulder
arms and follow him when or where
he chooses.
It is safe to say, they all declare,
that Villa's name will be known In
Mexico for many years to come.
PEACE BODY UPHOLDS ACT
Says Admiral Followed Usage In De
manding Salute for Insult to
American Flag.
Boston. The Mexican situation and
tho naval demonstration wero dis
cussed In a statement issued by Ed
win D. Mead as chief director of
tho World Peace Foundation. Tho
statement declared that Admiral Mayo
was "acting in strict accord with in
ternational right and usage in de
manding tho salute which ho did as
tho proper reparation for the unwar
ranted arrest of our marines at Tarn
pico." After quoting as precedents
cases in which tho United States was
called upon to salute tho Hags of
Spain, Franca and Brazil, the state
ment said that In theso cases tho sa
lute was given "only after long ne
gotiations to detormlno precisely the
provocation and circumstances."
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praise it deserves,
for I have taken it
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and it always re
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Wayne St, Piqua, Ohio.
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If you want special atlvlco
write to Lydia E. Piulcham Med
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After tho votes havo been counted
most of tho candidates discover that
their names were on the wrong ticket.
Dr. Pierce's Plcasnnt Pellets regulate
nnd invigorate Momach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take as
candy. Adv.
Its State.
"That article on electric menus is all
mixed up."
"Yes, it does look like current 'pi.'
Musca Domestica.
Teacher Thomas, how do you say
in Latin "time flies."
Thomas Tempus muscae.
Loses Its Charm.
It's difficult for a newly married
man to generate much enthusiasm
over his bride's beautiful hair 'after
ho has seen her pilo It on tho bureau
for tho night. "
Laughter Aids Digestion.
Laughter Is a most healthful exer
tion; it is one of the greatest helps to
digestion with which I am acquainted;
andtho custom prevalent among our
forefathers, of exciting It at table by
jesters and buffoons, was founded on
true medical principles. Hufeland.
Appropriate Name.
Aunt 'Liza's former mistress was
talking to her one morning, when
suddenly she discovered a little pick
aninny standing shyly behind his
mother's skirts. "Is this your llttlo
boy. Aunt 'Liza?" she asked.
"Yes, miss, dat's Prescription."
"Goodness, what a funny name,
Auntie for a child? How in the
world did you happen to call blm
that?"
"Ah simply calls him dat becuz
Ah has sech hahd wuk gettin' him
filled."
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"I am one of a family of twelve,
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Name given by the Postum Co., Bat
tle Creek, Mich.
Postum now comes In two forms:
Regular Postum must bo well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum la a soluble pow
der. A tenspoonful dissolves' quickly
In a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverago
Instantly. 30c and 50c tins.
Tho cost per cup of both "kinds Is
about tho samo.
"There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Orocera.
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