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THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA. i .- r GERMAN SYMPATHY FOR BELGIANS two Httlo Belgian war waifs, orphaned and homeless, bolng fed by two sympathetic warriors of tho German army nt an outpost near Antwerp. NELLIE BLY PAINTS SEEN IN EASn Trainloads of Healthy, Frank-Eyed, Splendid Fellows Go Forth to Battle With Songs on Their Lips and Faith in Their Hearts and Return Sunken-Eyed, Wounded and Sick From the Most Frightful Experience Living Man Ever Witnessed. By NELLIE BLY. (International News Service) This dispatch was written on board the Prlnco of Croy's hospital train oh It was procoodlnff from Przomyal to Uudapont. En Routo to Budnpost I did not tiro of tho long day, though a worm could havo crawled our way and won tho bluo ribbon. To think of a Bnall's trot in comparison la to think of tho snail as a schnellzug. Kvory momont had Us now Interest Tho trains wo mot, filled with hnppy, confldont soldlora in now, frosh uni forms, their cars decorated with tho Austrian nnd Hungarian colors and bronchos "from plno trees, mado my throat contract. Flno looking, healthy, frank-eyed, splendid follows, all just at tho early threshold of manhood. With flowers in their mllltnry enps ani songs upon thoir lips; with faith nn$ Aoonfldonco yJn tho ibUcq . of ithplr " causo; with a1 Ibvo 'f6rf nil mankind, but convlncod, llko tho first Chris tians, of tho rlghtoousnosD of thoir causo, thoy go Joyfully into tho hell of battle Tho trains, long and lime splattorod, which lay alongsldo to let us pass, or which pass us us wo went, tell tho next story. Tho flowers, dried and faded, still romaln in tttclr mud-stained caps. Their oyes aio Bunkon nnd hnunted by tho vlBlon of tho most Irlghtful ( hell living man ever witnessed. Their lips havo forgotten how to smllo. Their bodies bear wounds. Thoy are sore nnd filled with tho pain of long days and endless nights in wot, cold, muddy tranches, Besides their fright ful wounds, thoy havo cholera, dyson- tory, typhoid and hollow coughs which rack them llko tho last cough of a consumptive. Of ammunition and supplies thcro Booms no scarcity. Long trains bear ing cannons, blankets, wagons, ammu nition novor end. Thoy nro every where, on tho rail and roadB, When I got up at daylight wo woro running parallel with a road. Tho road was lined with wagons. I counted D00 and gave it up. When our trnin finally took a different courso, I saw, quite a long while after, an end or part of that enravau winding between two hills. Clocks Everywhere. I notico tho clocks nro colmr. t would know by this alono that wo aro out of dallcia. There aro clockB ov erywhoro in Qalicia. On tho vails, on tables, on stairways, on buildings. I oven found ono under my bod in Sanok. I am convinced tho natives llko tho look of clocks. Thoro must bo something In tho whito faco with Its twelve Roman figures especially fascinating to thorn. OthorwlBo thoy would not buy them. For not a clock In all Galicla goes, not oven tho clocks Sii tho stations. In Hungary thoy make thoir clocks ck. Tho beautiful landscano. tho Mod floIdB, tho busy, prosperous- iljopio, tho seemingly good a different story. un I tell tho story of Truly tho railways fct at ovory station L'sy with llmo nnd , Bhort, full BkirtB typo mndo farail- 'a popular oporo, o work Cholera list, but theso en HORRORS OF M FIELD OF GOMBAT ergetic peoplo will fight It overy Inch of tho way, I forgot to say that Prlnco Croy's train is Zug Lit D. It is ono of six trains fitted out and maintained by tho Knights of tho Maltoso Cross. Thoy nro independent of all other so cieties nnd thoir members maintain theBo trains. Pleased the Kaiser. "Wo havo mado Buch a record," said Princo Croy to mo, "that tho Gorman emperor has naked us to establish a branch of our socloty in Germany." Wednosday. Throo soldiers died in Princo Croy's train laBt night Onco tho thought of throo dcathB on ouo's train In ono night would havo boon appalling, but hero, whoro death is ovorywhero, whoro tho sight of dead and dying men Ib as familiar to ono as sparrows in.Now .York, ono gets lpiKjles'a.' not heartless. Iti'is like,,a Bcourgo swooping tii9 worm, une stands dumb, dospnirlng, dry-oyod bo foro tho vastness of tho misery. Princo Croy fed us twice r.gain from his splendid kltchon. Without him wo should havo had to exist on our biscuits. Wo stop continually, but not whoro wo can obtain food. Indeed, tho small! Umo-covored sta tions wo havo passed aro not inviting. Thoro is nothing now. Tho day re poats yesterday. Thursday. I took my shoes off last night My right shoo would not be have With malicious deviltry it pinched my foot until in desperation I took both shoes off. I had my faco waBhed this morning. Tho engino is tho willing pump for tho whole crowd. Colonol John brought mo his rubber basin and showed mo how to lift off tho cushion and placo tho baBin on tho seat Tho soap folt doliclouo. Wo breakfasted in a 8tntlon with a lot of officers who watched us with Interest Wo had tea with rum, rolls or light bread, tho first I havo seen in Europo, and two boiled eggs. Ono of mine was frosh, Somo had worse luck, others hotter. Princo Croy loBt two more soldiers by death last night That Is five out of 130. Remarkable Recoveries. "I havo had soldiers frightfully wounded," Princo Croy told mo, "who havo mado extraordinary rocoverlen I Ono man had throo shots, Ono en tered his forehead and camo out at tho back of his head. Ono entered tho baso of tho head at tho back nnd camo out on tho oppoalto Bldo nt tho tomplo and ono shot wont through his log. Flvo weeks nftor, when I wont to boo him, ho Jumped to his feet and saluted. "I had another moro horrible," ho contlnuod. "A man had IiIb ontlro lower Jaw torn off with a shrapnel. His tonguo hung out on his nock nnd choBt. Ho had been flvo dayB in tho tranches after receiving hlB woundB boforo tho firing ceased long enough to lot him bo cnrrlod away, Ho wbb famished. Wo lnsortcd n tubo in his throat. Ho fought vigorously, ns ho thought It would hurt. But wo Insist ed nud poured soup into him. Tho momont ho folt tho soup In his stom ach ho mado frantic motions for moro. Ho was wild for food, Wo could not food him enough. Now thoy aro mak ing a now Jnw in tho hospital and ho la recovering." When Princo Croy was told how engorly tho poor follow domandod mora food, he laughed delightedly, showing how happy ho fell to bo ab o to glvo somo comfort to tho sutfcrlnR. Great strings of wild geese float Ing llko worms In tho sky mingle with tho white clouds In the blue abovo us. Aeroplanes whoso whiz zing motors warn us of their ap proach long before they nro vlslblo como and go. Wo nro loft to specii Into whether they nro friend or foe, The strongest glass does not disclose their identity. Many of tho men carry alcohol lamps, They are always "cooking tea" tts they express It. Somo of thorn Beem to bo eternally eating. At ono place wo stopped n ragged, barefooted woman, with an old shawl wrapped around her head, stood watching our waiting, tralu. Somo of our party talked to her and finally persuaded her to go to tho cluster of houses In tho valley way below and get them somo chickens. Sho returned after the long trip with four young broilers pullets. Sho said they cost five kronen ono dollar. A man laid four kronen on tho ground und grabbud tho chicken's. Tho woman protested. Either glvo back her chickens or give her flvo kronen. Tho man left her crying, took tho chickens to tho other side of thojraln and killed them. Championed tho Woman. The woman covered her faco with her ragged shawl, crying. I had main tnlncd a very careful nttltudo up to this moment, but hero my Bonso of Justlco prevented my being sllont. I went to tho man protesting. "Either glvo tho woman what sho asks," I said, "or glvo back her chickens." "Slio's had enough," ho said, golntr. on with his butchering. "It Is not right or fair," I urged "If you don't glvo her tho right amount, now that you have killed her chickens, I shall pay her." "Glvo her another krone," several other men advlspd. Ho would not, but his friend did. Tho woman kissed my hnnd. Several of tho men threw pobblos at her and shooed her away. Down the vnlloysldo sho went, a for lorn, barofooted figure In a ragged, faded shawl, Tho men had a great feast of chicken and rlco. I mado my dinner on flvo biscuits, postage stamp size I could only eat chicken under some conditions. This was not ono of them At any rate, I was not Invited to eat. Wo havo no light It 1b dark at flvo. It gives mo time to try to patch out a night's rest on the slippery edge of my compartment seat WOUNDED LEAVING TRENCHES British soldier, wounded while fight ing in tho trenches, being assisted by one of his comrades. MARRY AND CUT OUT PIES Drink a Toddy a Day and Don't Argue, Is Nonagenarian's Recipe for Long Life. St. Louis, Mo. "Get married and lend a regular Ufo. Cut out cakes and plea. Walk a-plenty. Drink a toddy ovory day. With this formula you may bo healthy, Wealthy and a nonagenarian, says Isaac Daer, ninety-six-year-old Ponco do Leon, tho cssonco of whose fount Is contained in tho foregoing: "Nover nrguo politics, style or re ligion. Sloop lots. Don't worry. Eat what you llko, except pastries. Get up when you llko. llo caroful in choosing your parents and work, work, work. "Pastries are menaces, poison of tho worst kind; that Is, moat heavy, rich, indigestible pastries. Yet we sun tho smartest of 'em partaking of tho richest of 'em. When thoy learn to lteep out of tho bakoshops and into tho air thoy will havo copped tho old ngo beater hlniEolf." Mr. Dner's mind is clear; ho reads without tho aid of glaBsos, and he can hear across tho room almost perfectly, Ho uxperlonces not tho slightest dif ficulty going downtown. JTurthor, Mr, liner emphatically addB that ho is firmly convinced that tho regular hnblts of a man of family nro conduclvo to longevity. With a vohmonco well worthy of his nlnoty six years ho ndda: "It Isn't anything young folks do that gots-thom started, in tho rnco wrong It Is what thoy won't do." Sw WtetffiMM iGsS Tnlk not of temples, thcro la ono llullt without hands, to mankind Riven; tts lamps nro tho n.erldlnn nun And all tho ntnrs of ho.aven, Ita walls aro the cerulean sky Its floor tho oartli so green and fair, Tho doma Its vast Immensity; All naturo worships there. David Vcdder. THINGS TO REMEMBER. When Icttuco has been seemingly hopolossjy wilted, It may bo resusci tated by giving it a cold bath, shako off tho water and put It into n tight dish or pall. Put on tho cover and put into a cold plnco for an hour or two whan It will bo crisp and frosh ngaln. Parsley may bo treated as satisfactorily in tho samo way. A coffeo can with a tight cover la a good recoptaclo to uso for this purpose. Keep newspapers handy to wipe and rub tho kltchon range; they may then bo burnod and out of tho wny. Don't forgot to throw out crumbs Ihoao snowy days for tho birds, bo causo all thoir food is covered with snow. Covor work tables with zinc, and savo much labor of scouring. To keep a piano In good condition, rub with tho following polish: A cupful of water, a half cupful of tur pontlno, and a half tcaspoonful of al cohol. Follow this with a brisk rub bing with a dry cloth or chamois. When cutting celery for salads, lay a half dozon stalks on a board and cut with a sharp knlfo In half tho tlmo it takes to cut each stalk sepa rately. Whon dicing potatoes, mark off tho top In squares, then sllco and each ploco drops off tho right size with ono cut of tho knife. When packing delicate china or cut glass, wrap each piece In bright paper or tlo with a rod or green Btring so that nono may bo overlooked or broken In tho unpacking. In putting away tho linen place tho freshly laundered under the pile so that It may get oven wear as" tho linen is taken from the top when need ed. Othor ways may be used, but caro should bo taken that each gets Uh turn of wear. 3avo tho old grape baskets, keep them clean and fresh and havo a neat Jlttlo recoptaclo which way bo mado vory fostlvo with colored paper for various uses. 8ALADS AND DRESSINGS. Tho following salad will bo ono which will take the place of a moat dish. It Ib a salad and meat combined. Chop a pint of cold roast mut ton and young cabbage. Soak a half-cupful of gelatin with a hnlf-cupful of cold water, add a sllco of onion to a pint of tomatoes, a hnlf-tea-Bpoonful of salt, a dash paprika and a drop or two of tabasco. Boll two or throo min utes and strain. Garnish a mold with olives, put in a layer of cabbage, then seasonings and a layer of chop pod nuts. Form tho meat into a roll and placo on top, surround and cover tho meat with cabbago.'then pour over tho tomato, which has been mixed with tho gelatin and is cold but not yot stiff. Stand over night and servo with lettuco and French dressing. Honolulu Salad. Place a slice of cannod pineapple on a .lettuce lenf, mash a cream cheese with ono or two chopped red peppers, add a dash o! salt and cayenno and form In balls, placing each In tho center of each sllco of plnenpplo. Proparo a mayonnaiso dressing nnd add to it two tabiospoonfuls of soft ened gelatin to a cup of mayonnaise. Whon It Is getting stiff pipe tho plne npplo with roses of tho mayonnaise. Potato Dressing. Press hot mashed potato through a slovo, add four tabio spoonfuls of cream and tho yolks of two oggs, hard-cooked. Rub until smooth and press through tho sieve. Add a teaspoonful of Bait, a teaspoon ful of prepared mustard and two ta blespoonfuls of vinegar, mix and cool. Uso with fish. Celory, chopped onion and green or rod poppers aro a great addition to any Balad dressing, and Is especially good if tho salad Is simply Icttuco or Bllcod tomatoes. An unusual and surprising Balad Is thin: Hollow out small tomatoes and fill with sardines, well seasoned with lemon Juico, turn upsldo down on let tuco and cover with boiled or mayon naiso dressing. The Aftermath. lukblotz Tho war Is bad enough, but what comos afterward Is oven worse. Smudgoly Yos, indeed; Just think of tho troublo wo'U havo dodging Vgonts with books about the battles. And Food at War Prices. He Ho mluo, I cannot live without you. Sho Oh, go 'long; you've said that to many girls boforo. Ho Yos, but hot whon oggs were CO conts a dozon. It la not a lurky word, this samo Impossible; no good comes of thoso that have It so often In their mouths. Few things aro Impossible to dili gence and skill. UNUSUAL DISHES. Try a small piece of cheeso about tho size of a hickory nut, added to each quart of oysters; stew n fow minutes be fore It is served. It add? a delicious flavor ns if cream had been added to tho stow. Tho long process ol mayonnaise dressing making may bo short ened to ten minutes by mixing nil the dry In gradients with tho yolk, then add one or two teaspoonfuls o oil, and stli until thick. Repeat until all tho oil is used, though after a hnir-cupful tho last hnlf-cupful may be added at once. Add tho lemon Juice after all Is In. Moisten tho half-teaspoonful ol mustard to a paste with a few drops of cold water boforo adding tho egg. This Is the secret, together with add ing tho lemon Juice last Oriental Dish. Cook a half-table-spoonful of sliced onion in three ta blespoonfuls of olive oil, add a cupful of tomato, a chopped green pepper, a teaspoonful of salt and a can of green beans. Cook until tho onionB are ten der, about a half hour. Sardine Balls With Cucumbers Remove tho skins from n box of sar dines, rub to a Imste, add a teaspoon ful of Worcestershire sauce, a dash of salt, a drop of tabasco, and form the paste Into balls tho size of a walnut. Peel cucumbers, remove tho Beeds after slicing and lot stand in cold wa ter to crisp them. Arrange a ball of tho sardines in each slice and serve on lettuce with French dressing. Add a pinch of cinnamon to choco late filling for cake or for chocolate or cocoa as a beverage Take tho heads from cloves and fruit will not havo the dark-stained look which Is usual. Rice may bo pressed into a pio plate and covered with fruit and a meringue and served as ono does pie, making a most delicious and digesti ble pie for tho children. A deliciouB salad dressing for a potato salad Is made by putting a cupful of celery, a green popper and a small onion through the meat chop per, then adding this to the salad dressing, thoroughly mixed before putting over the potato. Men must bo taught as If you taught them not And things unknown propos'd to things forgot. Pope. An open foo may provo a curse But a pretended friend Is worse. WHAT TO DO WITH COLD BOILED RICE. ,v Rlco that has been well cooked and eac grain stands up separate and distinct may 3e reheated by adding a little water or milk to It and let it get hot in a double toller and servo with pcachos and cream. Rice Griddle Cakes. Reheat rlco with boiling wa ter and press through a rlccr. To this liquid rice add half a teaspoon ful of salt to a cupful and a half oi rlco, tho beaten yolks of two eggs, one cupful of flour, two teaspoonfuls ol baking powder, and when well mixed fold in stiffly beaten whites of the eggs. Dako on a hot griddle. Savory Rice. For a cupful of cold boiled rice makg a hot sauce of a cupful and a half of tomato sauce, two or three tablespoonfulB of grated cheeso, four or flvo drops of onion Juice, half a teaspoonful of chopped chill pepper, and salt nnd pepper as needed. Rlco may be added to almost any mixture used for breakfast gems, and will add to tho palatabllity. Curried Rice. A most appetizing dish of rice and finely chopped lamb or mutton, with curry powder, onlou Juice nnd tho broth of tho meat to moisten, baked in the ordinary escal loped method. Add butter for rich ness when putting In the seasonings. Rlco croquettes are a pretty accom paniment to many dishes. Mako them in tho form of a Bmall nest and fill tho hollow with bright Jelly. Tho cro quettes mado in tho ordinary way and mixed with chopped meat and rice will mako a small amount of chicken or lamb go much farther. Return Voyage. Peggie Oh, wo aro getting up a tug o" war team between the mar ried and tho single men. You are married, aren't you? Regglo No. I've been seasick; thnt's why I look that way. Judgo. It Never Stops. "Isn't It extravagant to havo all theso gas lights burning?" inquired his wife. "No," said her husband hopelessly. "Wo might as well havo the llgut; tho meter works anyhow." m llSH8nraS3 It is surprising tho won derful influence good digestion has on your general health. 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