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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1915)
THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. Backache Is a Warning Thousands suffer kldnoy ills unawares not, k,no,7,Dff tlint tho backache, headaches and dull, nervous, dizzy, all tired condl Hon aro often duo to kidney weakness alono. Anybody who suffers constantly from baekaoho should suspect tho kidneys. Some Irregularity of tho secretions may glvojust tho needed proof. Doan's Kid ney l'llls havo been curing backache and sick kidneys for over fifty years. A Nebraska Case Mrs. E. E. Dow- Ery Pletur ey, Nellgh, Nob., TelliaStorTi says: "I was In baft shape with, kidney trouble. My limbs, feet and hands woro terri bly swollen and my health was all run down. Doan's Kidney Pills helped mo ait soon as I took them and continued u b o fixed me up In good shape." Get Doan's nt Any Store. GOe Box DOAN'S "JfluW FOSTER-MILBURN CO, BUFFALO. N. Y. LACK.i HuHir'a AlMklt Pllll. Low- riced. ftenh, rtllaU: prfmd b 10SSES SURELY PREVENTED wotm atoekmin. bwui than W yfl antMt ' whiro ethir vcIm fill. I VrtU for bookl.t ami taatlmoolilk JLAMAjk .S5-o Ekof. liluklt Pllli 4.00 Vf any Injector, but Cuttai'i bwt The auperloriW of Catur vroducu la da to ow IS tyttn of astctaUxlnc In vaiilaia ana eamrai ty. Inilit an Cutttr'a. If unofeUlntbls. ordtr direct. Th CtrtUrlakratiryarialay, PU.. tt Chlaagt, ill, PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM A totlat preparation of merit. Helpa to eradicate dandruff. ForRetitarlnff Color unit IBe.uty to Cray or Faded Hair. aw. ana ilw at urugriita. Varied Program. Tho women of a town down tho state recently organized a literary club, and for a while everything was lovely. "Louise," asked the husband of one of tho members upon her return home from ono of the meetings, "what was 'tho topic under discussion by tho club this afternoon?" Louiso couldn't just remember at first. Finally, howevor, she exclaimed: "Now I recollect! Wo discussed that "brazen-looking hussy that's just moved 3n across the street and Nietzsche." His Question. "Seven men out of every ten are confounded bores!" emphatically de clared Alexander Aklnaide, the dys peptic dissertationist. "Why except the other three?" snarled J. Fuller Gloom, tho widely Zknown and cordially detested misan thropist. Judge. Unreasonable. ' "Your board bill is two months in strrears, Mr. Hallroom. Can you give me something on account?" "Good heavens, woman! Do you suppose I'd stay here if I had money enough to pay for my hoard?" The world seems all the brighter to lovers when tho gas is turned low. A man seldom gets it in the neck by Sleeping his mouth shut. OLDEST PIECE OF WRITING Sumerlan Tablet In University of Pennsylvania Records Deeds of Babylonians. A numbor of ancient Sumerlan tab lots, recording tho deeds of the Baby lonians thousands of years ago, havo boon deciphered by Gcorgo A. Barton at tho University of Pennsylvania rau Bourn. Ono of theso tablets, which tells how a farmer rid his Held of lo custs and caterpillars, Is dated 4,000 B. C. nnd is tho oldest pleco of writ ing extant, nccordlng to an announce ment mado by officials of tho museum. Tho farmer, Doctor Barton's transla tion says, called in a necromancer, who "broke a Jar, cut open a sacrifice, a word of cursing ho repeated, and the locusts and caterpillars fled." For this service ho received a tail palm tree. That a canal was constructed in Babylonia nearly 5,000 years ago Is shown by another tablet dated "Tho year tho Divine Nnram-Sln oponed tho mouth of tho canal Erin at Nippur." Nnram-Sln wns a king in Babylonia and 1b supposed to havo financed the construction of tho waterway which gavo Nippur transportation facilities with tho rest of tho world. A third tablet, dated 3200 B. C, records tho transfer of land and a quantity of grain for bronzo money. Gold and sil ver woro known at that time, but were not used as currency. Always In the Making. In One of Georgo Macdonald's books occurs this fragment of conversation: "I wonder why God mado me," said Mrs. Faber, bitterly. "I'm suro I don't know what was tho use of making mo." "Perhaps not much yet," replied Dorothy; "but then hp hasn't done wlh you yet. Ho is making you now, and you don't like it." It would give us more patience with ourselves If wo always- remembered this. Wo would not get so discour aged with our infirmities, imperfec tions and failures if we always kept in mind the fact that we are not yet mado, that wo aro only in process of being mado, that God Is not yet through making us. . . . Rev. J. It. Miller, D.D. ' Work of Torpedoes. Torpedoes cost over $5,000 each; con uequently they aro not discharged un less there Is a fair chanco of hitting the object aimed at. So far tho ves sels hit by torpedoes have been sta tionary or only moving slowly; but it Is probable that as tho crewB of sub marines become moro expert they will bo ablo to hit a warship occasionally when she Is moving at a high speed POPULARITY OF BASE BALL Base ball has grown to gigantio propor tions within tho last decade and the scien tific work of the teams has been the delight of millions of spectators. There aro so many things to admire in the game that it is impossible to describe them. Outdoor exercise is ono of Nature's best nlds'in pro moting health and strength and keeping tho blood rich and pure; but, perhaps you aro one of tho many who nre denied that privi lege. You lead a sedentary life which al ways has a tendency to make the liver lazy, the bowels clogged and digestion poor. Oftentimes you nre nervous, sleepless, havo no appetite and feel run down. Under theso conditions you will greatly appreciate the assistance to be derived from a trial of Hostcttcr's Stomach Bitters. It helps Nature by toning nnd strengthening the Stomach, Liver and BowcK and with theso organs in a normal condition your system is well fortified against an attack of hick Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion, Cramps, Constipation, Biliousness or Mil iaria, Fever or Ague. Always take good caro of your health and you will bp well repaid, while care lessness only brings suffering and, distress. Let Hostetter's Stomach Bitters help you to maintain your health. New Kind of Sport. Ho had taken a day off to go fishing, but, alas! his luck had been very bad, and when, on his way homo, a fish monger's shop camo Into view ho was tempted and foil. "I want half a dozen largo trout," ho told tho man. "Yes, certainly, sir," said tho other, masking a numbor ono sizo grin, with a correspondingly largo hand. "Will you take them with you?" "Yes, pleaso. And 7 want you to stand over there and throw them at me." "Thow them, sir?" echoed tho bewil dered shopkeeper. "Exactly! My wife is suro to nak mo if I cought them, and I cannot tell a lie." Novelty. "Wero you in the Easter parade?" "No," replied Mr. Meekton. "I stood off and looked on. I kind of enjoyed seeing Henrietta engaged in a hike that didn't look like some kind of a political procession." A contented, willing laborer is worth 50 por cent more than a dissatisfied, compulsory worker. Of course marriage Is a failure if the liabilities exceed tho assets. The Battles of Peace. Thero aro difficulties and dangers before our nation today just as great as any our forefathers faced. To meet and conquer them requires all tho moral brawn and musclo this na tion can muster. Thero aro tho prob lems of corruption in business nnd politics; tho terrible scourges of in temperanco and the drug habit, and tho social evil, deadly to bouI and body aliko; thero are the problems of moral education, of marriago and di vorce, of tho treatment of depend ents prisoners, defectives,, paupers, etc. Any one of theso loft uncon quered would devastate our country aa no war could. Rbv. N. T. Housor. Rotation. "Aro you going to have a garden this year?" "No," replied Mr. Growcher. "It Isn't my turn to mnko a garden., I'm going to keep chickens this year and let my neighbor mako tho garden." Talk loss and think more. That Is easy advice to give, but uneasy to take. "Pleased to meet you" Is ono thing a man never says to a sight draft. Are You Doing the Thinking? In office, store or factory, the man who has the clear brain for quick, accurate thinking generally draws jhe big salary. Nowadays, with competition keen, any man or woman headed for success must avoid the handicap of heavy, indigestible food, and select the nourishing, easily di gestible kind which makes for body vigor and clear thinking. FOOD contains all the nutriment of Nature's rich food grains, wheat and barley, retaining the vital mineral salts phosphates, iron, lime, etc., which are absolutely necessary for building healthy, well-balanced body, nerves and brain. Grape-Nuts food is scientifically prepared for easy, quick digestion has delicious tagte antJ is a splendid food for those who appreciate the advantages of sound health and a clear thinker. "There's a Reason" Grocers everywhere sell Grape-Nuts. ROAD BUILDING IMPETUS TO ROAD BUILDING Secret of Maintaining Country High way Lies In Keeping it Woll Rounded Up and Drained. Over a good road, wo can haul prod ucts to markot at any season of tho year and get full benefit of tho highest prices. It is a simple matter to build a good country rond, as It Is not abso lutely nocossary that It should bo built of grnvol or crushed Btono. Tho secret of tho maintaining of tho coun try road lies In kcoplng It woll round ed up nnd sufficiently drained, by ar ranging It so that tho road is about a foot higher In tho nilddlo than It Is at tho edges. A good dirt road woll maintained Is not an cxpenslvo proposition, writes Eugono J. Hall of Oak Park, 111., In Farmers Review. Shortly after every heavy rainfall It should bo draggod with a split-log drag. This will fill all of tho ruts and depressions nnd produce a smooth surfaco woll round ed up in tho mlddlo of tho highway. Aftor being rounded up with a split log drag, tho roads aro mado firm Convlct-Bullt Bridge In Colorado- Stones Were Taken From Nearby Hillside and Result Is Ornamental aa Well as Economical. and solid by means of a heavy roller or system of rollers. This will loavo a firm, solid roadbed which will not bo seriously injured by heavy traffic. This system of road building 1b being followed In many parts of tho West with splendid success. When ruts and holes are formed In a road, tho jolt and jar of the wheol makes them deeper and forms a pocket for holding water from tho first rainfall. This softens tho roadbed and deep mud holos aro soon formed, while If thero had been no ruts or depressions thero and the road had been woll rounded up, tho water would havo run off into tho ditches on elthor side, and tho surface of tho road would bo firm and in perfect condition. Another good thing worthy of caro- ful consideration in the building of our good country roads Is that of tho con struction of pormanent and lasting culverts. Culverts built of stone or concrete cost ' moro than wooden bridges, but they will last a hundred years, and they will not rust or ncod repainting evory year, as Iron truBS bridges do. In tho end, they nro tho most economical kind of viaducts. Tho advent of tho nutomobilo and Its employment by tho moro prosper ous class of farmers has given a great impetus to road building, too; and the tlmo is coming when wo will havo moro and mor'o good roads in thq mlaulo west. ADVANTAGES OF GOOD ROADS No Factor Contributes Moro to Pros perity and Happiness of the Rural Communities. Tho convention of tho Virginia Road Builders' association draws attention to a subject of prlmo Importance to tho people of this stato. Scarcely any singlo factor contributes moro to tho prosperity and happiness of rural communities than good roads, snys tho Richmond Dispatch. Good roads mean easy and quick communl cation, economy1 In transporting farm products to railway or market, con venient access to tho outsido world, and a higher average of- citizenship, wherever they aro found. Virginia has dono much of recent yonrs to mako Us highways measurably equal to thoso of most other southern states, but much remains to bo dono. Tho people as a wholo must bo oducnted to a proper understanding of tho oco nomic and sociological benefits that good roads confer. Interest In Dragging Roads. Tho neighborhood whero every farmer takes an Interest In dragging tho roads will soon find itself pulling out of the mire. Alfalfa More Popular. Everywhero alfalfa is used it is be aming moro and moro popular. Tho ictter it Is known tho moro It Is town. Self-Feeder Not Good. Tho self-feeder Is not good for young pigs, as under flvo months of ago they vHl eat too much. System to Avoid. Local control has failed to glvo us i good road systom. Let us not go tack to it. Graduating ' Gown of Embroidered Voile j That vory graceful garment, tho long tunic, which appeared and took the world of fashion by storm late last summer, Is with us again. Sometimes It is an overdress as long as tho under Bkirt, but ofton it hardly dlftors at all from tho tunic of last season. Tho skirt under it has grown wider, al though it is often considerably nar rower tlinn tho tunic. But It may bo equally wide, and in either case is good stylo. Ono need only to exnmlno tho gown of embroidered voilo shown hero to npprecinto tho charming outllnos of tho tunic skirt and to realize that a gown put together on such good linos s something moro than merely fash ionable. Tho stylo 1b bo pleasing that It has lasting qualities. Tho bodico is' cut on slmplo and graceful linos also. This is a modol that might bo Bafoly chosen for a gown of handsome lace, with tho expectation that little chango need bo mado In It from Benson to season. But tho modol ns nlcturod Is mado of plain and'machino-omhroidored voilo. not at all oxponBlve. It Is washable, durablo, and a beautiful fabric. It can bo bought In narrow or wldo widths, and with embroldory in colors, as well as whito, on a white ground. Voilo Is manufactured In an endless variety cf embroidered patterns. Tho underskirt, in tho dress pic tured, is fitted about tho hips and cut with a moderato flaro. It is finished with a three-Inch hem. Tho tunic Is fitted to the llguro by means of tucks, grnduatcd in longth and oxtondlng bo low tho hips. They nro shoctor nt tho front Tho tunic dips a trifle at tho front, and this slight dip Is repeated in tho bodice. Tho bodico is cut llko a plain blouse, with tho fullness gathered in nt tho bottom and confined under a girdla mado of tho embroidered scallops. It fits tho figure vaguely llko a short jacket Tho nock is finished with a turnover collar of laco, and the snmo laco is UBod for tho puffs and frills about tho sleeves. ' A silk scarf tlo finishes tho dressing of tho nock This dosign is one that seems ns woll suited to tho matron as to tho maid, and nothing prettier can bo found for graduation gowns or for tho useful white dross for midsummer r The Up -to-Date Shopping Bag The best values that havo been shown In shopping bags within tho memory of tho oldest shopper aro to bo found In tho leather goods depart ments just now. Theso bags nro shown In many shapes, (most of them prac tical) and in .medium sizes. Pin seal and morocco nro tho most popular leather, although there aro other va rieties to choose from. Black con tinuofl to be tho favorite color, with tans and browns next in Importanco, and a few dark blues, greens, purples and reds for thoso who wish a bag to match a suit or somo dross acces sory in color. Four bags of pin seal aro shown hero In black. Two of them are sup plied with vory comploto fittings. They aro soft, and the leather in throo of them Is gatbored on to tho frame, so that they aro moro roomy than tholr sizo would Indicate. Tho bag at tho upper loft-hand cor ner 1b to bo recommended to tho tour 1st It contains n good sized flat hand mirror fastened to tho framo by a bit of strong ribbon, and a small coin purse. In little pockets mado in tho lining thero nro a small faco powder box (with tiny puff), a scent bottle, a cqbo with nail file, and a tubo which may carry a day's supply of cleansing cream. Even this ample fitting Is ox coodod in some bags that carry u card case and vory small pair of scissors besides. The bag shown at the lower right' hand corner will commend itself to tho shopper or tho travelov who wlshos to take a fow notoB by tho way. It has an oval mirror, sot in tho flap, a chango purso, powdor box, scent bot tle nnd notebook, with pencil attach ed, oach slipping into Its own particu lar pocket and easy to got at Instead of theso fittings tho remain ing two bags aro provided with only a mirror and coin purse. But a sepa rata compartment assures a placo for such fittings as tho wearor may chooso to provido for horself. Linings aro mado of strong molro silk usually, but gayly flowered silks nnd satlnB, In durablo weaves, add a charm to theso already charming shop, ping bags. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. Simplicity in Skirts. According to tho Dry Goods Econo mist in tho slmplo tallorod buUs tho skirts aro mado very plain, with moro or less flare around tho hom. Thla is Introduced both In tho gorod and in tho Bomlclrcular modols. A fow skirts, howovor, are shirred on at tho walat lino. Somo plaitod skirts are also in eluded In tho orders. In tho drossy suits tho skirts are usually mado on similar HnoB, the plaited effects particularly being pop ular. In somo Instances theso dressy sklrta are finished off at tho bottom with cordlngB, tucks, bias folds of the matorial, silk braid or velvet ribbon.