trpuFfloon and Major Pond. ' Major Pond, who was rcsponHlblo for Introducing to tlio public somo of tho greater nnd lesser lights of tlio lecturo platform hnd many nn cxpcrl enco full of eccentric humor. Somo times Ills charges met hlin with tho greatest good humor. Often thoso whom ho approached felt compelled to beat back his persuasions almost nt tho point of tho bayonet, for nobody whs so pcrsuaslvo as Major I'ond. Tho great preacher, Charles Spur goon, ropulocd him In nn ascending Bcalo of donlal. Tho first reply ran: "It will only bo a wasto of time for you to bco mo, ua I nm not nt alt In yoUT lino. Tho second said: , "Tour good naturcd pertinacity In so admlrablo that J trust you will not nnnn nn tmnnxHiiiln nh loct The wbolo United States In bullion would not tempt mo to dollvcr one uch lecture." Tho third reply was concluslvo: ur v. ii mnnnnr nn nos. rfb)o declined to raako your acquaint anco, and I beg, with all courtesy and decision, to do tho samo again. I know your business, nnd I havo no wish to enter upon It further." tt ( - m .1 I It No man teso base or so coward ljn as to wwii, vk -whbshuwui 7'u;"' 7" Jn U Mt n S, JT jeetivo intelligence, It la not tho ovl- aenco oi uio euuacB. x..i;ru . . phases or incidonta of truth, Ahey may all bo false. Truth la not from the k ouimuo. i not umrauu. m u spiritual. It la tho kindness of a deed nnd tho nobility of an nsplrntlon. Ihls Is the only truth in Re wor d, it makes b " preacher, tho editor, tho lecturer says. mo oniy wjui in uio wuuu mu u ul tho loving and beautiful souL Tho Dtblo says. "As a man thlnkcth In his heart, so 1b ho." That Is In his spirit an expressed in his conduct Every man who builds his llfo on that Idea Is a forerunner of tho millennium. Ohio Stato Journal. Constantinople')! Great Church. Tho mosquo of Sancta Sophia, Con wn ib '""" own ug0 gathering wild llowers. Chtl Everybody claims to want tho truth. . ..,.., ..,.. . . , , . . , . 1 .1 P I JJn.iUr(ia' twitteriug. flying to and from uiuuuuivii. ...i ...w..- iwiuiv. iwraoui i iiunjKU4u.i.un, tuu Greek Historian, wnoso csumato is ro- garded as tho most careful over mndo. reckons tho cost of ground, material, laoor, ornamcnta ana cnurcn uicnsns nt nbout $04,000,000. Tho common esumato or cuo cose or hu as . a . m rt . . . ( . I " Romo was something less than $48.- uwaww, says mo ucogrnpuic jsinga- zinc No other Christian church has nt an nppronenca sancta sopuia in mo variety and priceless vaiuo or its mar- blcs, in tho prodigal employment of gold, silver nnd precious stones, and In tho number and value of Its sacred tcsboIs. Tho expenditure for Sancta Sophia waa doubtless greater than for any other sanctuary over reared by any peoplo to tho glory of God. Tho Woman's Gift It la ns natural for tho normal woman to talk na for tho bird to sing. It Is tho spontaneous expression and giving of herself. It la this nnturalncss which gvres to uer tniicnuveness us perennial cnarm ns wen as its incaicuinDio vaiuo m mo Bcncmo oi luings, xuo woman tho human group Is much llko tho jnonarch In Plerro Mlllo's tnlo of that name "Why do peoplo call me tho monarch? Why am I loved? Why nl- ways happy? Because," ho explains, "I always havo tlmo to talk. Without mo tho peoplo around hero would bo bored to death. I go and come, laugh nnd Blng, 1 cost nothing but a glass of wino nnd n bit of supper. What do I give? I glvo myself." The woman gives herself. Woman's Ilome Companion. Very Careful. "Did you break anything today, Nornh?" naked tlio lndy of tho house. "No, ma'am," was tho reply. "Aro ypu sure you didn't break a Blnglo thing?" "Yes, ma'nm." "Not even ono of tho commandments, I Koran?" "Oh, well, ma'am, I wouldn't bo wicked enough to call a commandment a thing, ma'am." Yonkera Statesman. Cause and Effect. "You nover catch me going about string peoplo good advice," said tho "loan Bhark," with n superior air. "Thatfs a fact" answered his cllont "Your business owes its cxlstcnco to tho fact that peoplo won't tako good ndvice when lfa offered."- Binning- bam Ago-IIernld. Qulok Return "Yes, sir, I camo upon a hugo bear track nnd spent all of thrco hours trail lng tho beast to whero ho was lurking tn hla don in tho rocko." "And thon whatJP "Then I spent uto minutes getting homo." Houston Post How He Acted. "IIow did tho robber act?" asked tho curious ono of tbo holdup victim. "Oh, ho wns calm and collected," re torted tho victim, mindful of liU empty pockets. Buffalo Express. One at Home. Mra. nappywed I nover Baw an edu cated bear. Did you? Patient Wife Yes, indeed. Wo have one. Como over somo afternoon when ho la nt homo. Attar of Roses. Attar of roses la produced by distill ing rose petals in water and then col lectins tbo oil from tho surface by means of a feather. A Decisioa From the Dead By F. A. MITCHEL When Donald Krsklno was fourteen years of ago his father bought n placo 0n ono of tho principal roads leading from t10 cjty, wl0 i,OUso stood lu a ,,.., .... ..., ... 1Iu, .wiininlnir lot on om bW(j gto0(1 OIlo0lcr ,10US0 of nbout ,. .., u-, 'I'lioi-,. wnu nn nfhor .... ... ous ""-11 uonniu nau long wihiicu icr n gun. but his father would not consent to his having ono so long as ho lived In tho . wiicu uiey noeu 10 u T. , w' B.. "uc - uuy iiiier reucmus resldenco Donnld went to n wood back of tho house with his gun. It was lu tho spring of tho year, when shooting was not In order, but ho wanted to seo " " 8; n lil t1 ti r vAtfxrul n frlrl filintlt" lila UI1U ill UtU H WA t "UVUK c UoIJf mi(1 R boy wJUl a gun flml 0 g,rl gathering wild flowers In n wood wero not likely to forego an acquaintance fr such a default .. . . , . . . Kfnnfnr,i n,i fhnf sho llvM In . . . g. m mt nfc ,lbcrty tQ shoot tho blrfls ho cnncd ,lfJ , ngamst (l trcQ nnd lumted wUk ,rl for llowcnJ ,,.., .., .,,, ,lH,Pol1 . a, Qolcd nbout fop ft scnt on which they might nrrnngo them Into a i,niinilo. .... ,v,m. m ... HIll(1 Amv. nnd sho led Donald to u trco from which n branch a few feet from tho ground stood out horizontally far enough to mnko room for tho two of them, then turned In a perpendicular direction. There tho girl seated herself, spread ing tho flowers in her lap, nnd Donald sat down beside her. Then followed tho most delicious hour In Donald's life. Abovo wero tho tno ncgla tlloy wcro uuuumg, an occa- Bionni SOng, accompanied by tuo nover on(nng music 0f a brook that bent llbout tll0 trco underneath which tho ci,iiaroii wero sitting, whllo nt their fcct trembled shadows of tho half Lrown loaves. Donnld passed other hours In the same position with tho - - I snino rl beside him. Hut thcro Is that n tuo tjrst 0f anything which never COmes again. On that branch ho took tno ..flrst klSs of ove." NovcrUielcss thoro wna llot ngin quit0 tho samo sweetness In the songs of tho birds. tho music of tho running water, the nCcUecl shadows of tho young leaves. Juat W,on ao took tho first kiss of iovo mav not bo revealed. It was to i,m too sacred to bo spoken. But wo mnv bo sure It was not long delayed. Tho lovo that sprang up and blossom- od there when It bloomed bloomed for- over. Ho felt that whether they wero together or separated in this world or in tho next they wero ono forever. Thrco vears later Donald was soven- teen tho Ursklno family removed to a distant region. TUelr pnrting occurred nt tlio trysting pinco wiiero nicy nuu Ho often met. and neither doubted that they would meet again when they had pnssed from youth to manhood nnu womanhood. But they wero never to meet again In mortality. Thrco years inter Amy dlod. Four venrs aftoi their partlug Don- nld. who hnd como to mnn'a cstnto, ono spring morning, sorrowful, with reluctant step passed from tho road to the wood whero ho had been so happy with his lost love. Thcro had been no change Birds wero twittering, tlio brook gavo forth its music, tho shadows of tho leaves flecked tho turf. As Donald approached tho branch seat ho suddenly stopped nnd gazed as though ho saw somo ugly apparition. A man sat on tho branch wearing n countennnco of grief. Then Donald with quicker Btep approached tlio man and said to him: '.'Why are you hero?" "I am mourning a lost love." "A lost love! Who may that lost lovo bo?" "My Amy Amy Stanford!" "Your Amy?" "My Amyl Mlno In llfo; mlno In death!" Thcro was a pnuso, during which tho two men regarded each other with a strange emotion. Flnnlly Donald spoke. "Did Amy Stanford lovo you?" "She did. "You lie." "1 lie? You havo strango confl- denco." "Confidence, but not strnngo confi dence. 1 f you speak tho truth sho was not what alio wti3, and that Is lmpos- slble. But It Is sacrllego for mo to dispute with you on such a subject" Advancing to tne trunk or tlio tree whero thoro wns n cavity In tho wood, Donald thrust in his hand nearly to the shoulder and drew forth n small niottil bos, took a key from his pocket, unlocked tho lwx nnd took from It n paper. Without looking nt it ho hand' od it to the man who claimed to bo his rival for ono who hnd passed to another existence. The latter read It pagerly. Then suddenly It fell from his hands, and. rising, ho stalked away. Donnld. before pnrting with Amy, hnd given her tho box nud had oxactcd a promise that from tlmo to tlmo sho would write hlin on a oU;i of papor contained In It n inesEr.go nud placo It In the cavity. Some day he would como and got It. What had been written on tho pniwr was known only (o two living men and tho dead. Tho Literal Jamalian Mind. " During tho early period of tho work "on tho I'unnma canal many persons wero Injured by Jumping on and oft trains In motion on the I'nuama rail road. There woro on tho zone pollco force many West Indians who wero trained and cnpnhle men, but Incurably literal. An order was Issued to tho force to arrest any person found Jump ing on or off a train lu motion, nnd tho next dny two West Indian policemen brought Into a police station a whlto man who was struggling fiercely to break away from thum. "What havo you arrested him for?" asked the ollco sergeant who wns on duty. "For Jumping on nnd ofT tho rear of a train, snh." ono of tho policeman re plied. "Tho blamed fools!" cried tho arrest ed man. "I'm tho lirnkemanl On ono occasion a Jamaican boy who was a switcn tender in unicorn cux was found asleep with his head rest ing on the rails of tho switch. "Dnt's nil right, boss," said tho boy when waked. "No train can get by here wldnnt me knowln' It!" Youth's Com panion. Spohr and tho Violin. Louis Spohr, the greatest of all Ger man violinists nnd n man whoso nnmo Is otherwise lndejlbly written on the pages of musical history, was born at Brunswick on April 5, 1781, Just fifteen days after his great contemporary and rival, N'lcolo I'nganlnl, first saw the light of tho world. Two greater con trasts than these two men could not bo Imagined. I'agnnlnl. the brilliant daz zling, cometllke apparition, overawed the masses, for whoso favor ho made a high bid, while tho German, tho serious, dignified, deep artist, appealed to tho connoisseurs and cultured musicians. Spohr both by precept nnd cxamplo exerted n tremendous Influence on vio lin playing nnd violin composition and, in fact on composition In gen eral. Tho greatest musicians oft his day stood In nwo of him, and oven Richard Wagner, after Spohr had pro duced "Tho Flying Dntchmnn" nt Cas sel In 1843, where ho was then conduc tor of the opera, in a letter written to tho great vlcllnlst dlsplnycd a eonso of gratltudo of which in later years ho I UiUUkUUU Ui . li IV- .1 lil J Ail Lecinod ,ncnpnblo. Spohr died at Cas gel Ja lgr;0 A Groat Italian Estate. Tho Duke of Sermoneta ranks among tho greatest land owners in Italy, Fogllnno, his estato near tlio Pontine marshes, extends to 80,000 ncrcs, main llltlL Oili:r UAlLllUa IVJ JJ,JJJ UlVtli iAlllt- , undor raag for tbo dllko own3 vust herds of cattle. Tho most productlvo portion of tho estate, however, Is a lake several miles long nnd about a inilo In breadth, which, from the time of the Homnn empire downward, has supplied fish for tho market In Home, Whenever there is a flood caused by rain on the hills tho lake overflows through a narrow channel Into the sea. Tlio sea tisn una tueir way through Into tho lako, remain to fat ten lu the fresh water and then aro captured on their return by an ingeni ous labyrinth constructed of reeds Into which they swim. They are of tho best kind chlelly gray mullet Lon dou Mall. Polyglot Britain Norman French Is still tho official iailKlll,Ke of the Channel islands. It is rntiler a Burpilso when ono begins to ooimt th difrcrGnt lnncunL'os snoke'n count tho different languages spoken within tho borders of the United King dom. How many peoplo would guess that thcro aro still at least flvo living tongues used among us7 There is Eng lish In England, Welsh lu Wales, Erso In Ireland, Gaelic In Scotland and French In tho Channel Isles, whllo Cor nlsh In Cornwnll nnd Manx In tho Islo of Man havo scarcely yet faded entire ly, and In Whltechapol even tho post- office prints its notices lu Yiddish. London Mirror. The Five Pointed Star. In astronomical figures stars of tho different magnitudes are shown with thrco, four, flvo and six points. On many of tho ancient armorial hearings tho stnr has six points nnd Is called a "star," whllo that with flvo is called a "mullet" This figure of tho star with flvo points was in use as far back as can lie traced in history. It waa called a pentaele, or pentagram, and camo to havo a mysterious symbolical meaning. HU Wish. "It Is a woman's fato to suffer in si lenco," sho volunteered. "If they'd only let us suffer the samo way," ho rejoined. Whoroupon sho remarked that ho was n hntoful, mean, stupid, contemptible, dcsnlcablo. benenth contempt man. So thoro I Philadelphia Ledger. Imagination, "Robert" said tho teachor to n small pupil, "can you tell mo what imaglna' tlon Is?". "Yes," mn'am," replied tho llttlo fol low: "Imagination Is what makes fellow think a bee's stinger Is three feet long after ho gets stung." Now York Globe. A Mean Critic. "How rcnllstlc your painting isl fairly makes my mouth water." "A sunset mnkes your mouth water! "Oh, It is a sunset Is H? I thought It was a fried oggl" Foolish Question. "Somo ono stolo every blessed stock lng off our line." "What are blessed stockings?" "Thoso which aro not darned, of course." Exchange LtTo Is not days and years. Llfo lovo unJ labor Ncwuhnm. Oflite phone 241. Res. phone 217 L . C . DROST, Osteopathic Physician. North Platte, - - Nebraska. McDonald Bank Building. J. It. ItEDFIELl). niYSICIAN & SURGEON Successor to HYSICIAN & SURGEONS HOSPITAL Drs. Redfleld & Redfiold Office Phono 642 Res. Phono 676 Geo. B. Dent, Physician and Surgeon. Special Attention given to Surgery and Obstetrics. Office : Building nnd Loan Building. p. l Office 130 Pnone9 Residence 115 Bought and highest market prices paid PHONES Residance Red 636 Office 459 C. H. WALTERS. AERIAL NAVIGATION Is no longer an experiment, Us prac ticability has been proven nnd is com ing into uso nioro nnd more ovory day. Our cigars havo nevor been an ex periment; thoy havo always been good, thoy havo borno tho mark of standard for over twenty-fivo ycarB in North Platto. Wo mako a number of brands ranging in price from 3 for 10 cents to 3 for 25 cents. Try them. J. F. Schmalzried. THE STALLION Grant Morgan Weight 1,020 pounds, ago flvo years, will stand on tho farm of Frank Strol berg, six miles Avcst of town, on Sun days nn Mondnys nt 10 a. in., balance of tlio week nt North Sido Iltirn lu North Platte. Feo to Insure $15.00 Julius Mogensen, Owner "I wa's just getting dinner; don't you wish you lucre homcf" The Companionship of a Telephone With everyone away, the house would bo a lonesome place without a Bell Telephone . When the hours seem long, when everything goea wrong, it takes a little telephone chat to brighten up; the day. Always tho Bell Telephone is on duty, a faithful ser vant, the silent representative of a great corporation that is giving the American people the most efficient and dependable telephone service in the world. Bell Telephone Service Leads the World NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY NURSE BROWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1008 West Fourth St. MRS. M. HALL, Superintendent. Graduate Nurses In Attendance JOHN S. TWINEM, Physician and Surgeon. Hospital Phono Black 633. Houso Phono Black 633. W. T. PRITCHAR1), Graduate Veterinarian Eight years a Government Veterinar ian. Hospital 218 south Locust St., one-half block southwest of the Court House. oith Platte, Neb. NOTIflE li-oil rUniilGATION llcpnrtiuent of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at North Platto, Neb. April 23, 1915. Notlco Is hereby given that Minnie Eliza McQuIro, now Seeso, of North Platto, Nebraska, who on February 8, 1912, made Homestead Entry No. 05371. for E of SEU Section 2, Township 11 N., Itango 30 "W., 6th Principal Morld lan, has filed notice of intention to make final throe year proof, , to estab lish claim to the land above described beforo the Register nnd Receiver at North Platto, Nebraska, on tho 21st day of Juno, 1915. Claimant names as witnesses: Scott Shan or, of Maxwell, Nobr., Jesse Hlgh borger, of North Platto, Nebr., Andrew Howard, of Wollfieot, Nobr., Mary Rlch urds, of North Platto, Nebr. J. E. EVANS, a27-6w Roglster. NOTICK TO SUM. IIHAIj KSTATB Notice Is hereby Klven that In an action pending In tho District Court of Lincoln County, Nobraska, In which E. II. Evans, Administrator of the es tato of Patrick Ruddy, deceased, has applied for license to sell lands for tho payment of tho debts of said estate nnd which said llcenso has been duly granted by said Court. That on Wed nesday, June 2, 1915 nt tho hour of 2 P. M. said administrator will offer for salo at public salo at tho east front door of tho Court Houso In North Platto, Lincoln county, Nebraska, 'to tho highest bidder or bidders for cash tho following described lands situate in tho city of North Platto Lincoln county, Nebraska, to-wlt: All of Block 1, con sisting of lots 1 to 12 incluslvo in the Ruddy Addition to said city of North Platte or ro much thereof as shall bo hecossary to satisfy tho Indebtedness ngalnst tho estato of said Patrick Rud dy deceased. Said sale to remain open for ono hour. E. II. EVANS, Administrator of tho estate' of Pat rick Ruddy, (Iocoa8cd. m-11-4 m:;ai. notich State of Nebraska, Lincoln County, ss To All porsonB Interested In tho Es tato of Bridget A. Williamson, do ceased: You aro hereby notified that on tho 5th day of May, 1915 Talmogo Whlto, administrator of tho ostate of Bridget A. Williamson, deceased filed In said Court his final account as said admin istrator and petition, tho objects and prayer of which aro that a decree of distribution may bo mado of the rest iluo of said estate, now In his noBses- slon to tho parties entitled by law to receive tno samo, nnu mat nam nnai account nnd a petition for distribution will bo heard upon the 1st day of June, 1915, at the hour of 10 o'clock at the County Court room in tho city of North Platto In said County, and you are hereby cited to annear at the tlmo and placo designated and show cause, If such exist why such account be not niiowou. It Is, therefore, ordered that tho said Talmago White, administrator give nolicu to all persons Interested In said cstnto by causing a copy of this order to no printed in tne isortn i-iaito Trlbuno a newspaper printed and pub lished in said county for three weoks prior to tho date set for such hearing. uaieu tins bin ciay oc .May. luiu. GEORGE E. FRENCH, mll-3 County Judge Order of Hearing on PetlUlon for Ap pointment of Administrator or Ad inlMrntrlx. Stato of Nebraska, Lincoln County, ss. In the County Court. In tho Matter of tho Estate of Ann Jano Barraclough, Deceased. On reading and nilng the petition of Joshua Barraclough and Edward Bar raclough praying that Administration of said Estate may bo granted to Fred erick Barraclough as Administrator. Ordered, That Juno 1st A. D. 1916, at 9 o'clock A. M. is assigned for hear ing said petition when all persons In terested In said matter may appear at a County Court to be hold in and fnr said County, and show cause why the prayer of petitioners should not ba granted; and that notico of the penden cy of said petition and the hearing inereoi oe given 10 an personB inter ested in said matter by publishing a copy of this order In The North Platte Tribune, a semi-weekly newspaper printed In said County, for three suc cessive weeks, prior to said day of hearing. Dated May 10th, 1916. GEO. E. FRENCH. mll-3 County Judge. NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that tho Ma yor and City Council will hold a spe cial meeting at tho hour of 8:00 o'clock P. M (Central Tlmo) June 8th, 1915. in tho council chamber for tho pur pose of making assssmcnts and levy ing taxes for tho construction of side walks built by tho City along the following described property: Lot 4, Block 175, original town of North Platte, walk 4 ft. -wide, 136 ft. long, 544 sq. ft. at 10c 154.40 3 yards of sand for filling at 75c 2.25 Lot 5, Block 175, original town of North Platte, walk 4 ft. wldo, 149 ft. long, 596 sq. ft. at 10c. 59.60 7 yards of sand for filling at 76c 5,25 Block 192 of tho original town of North Platte, walk 4 ft. wide, 37 ft. long. 148 sq. ft. at 10c. 14.80 Lot 10, Block 4, Taylor's Addition to the City of North Platto, walk 4 ft. wide, 129 ft. long, 518 sq. ft. at 10c 51.80 Lot 10, Block 3, Taylor's Addition to tho City of North Platte, walk 4 ft. wide, 143 ft. long, 572 sq. ft. at 10c 57.20 Lot 8, Block 5, Pcnnlston's Addi tion to tho City of North Platte, walk 4 ft. wide, 5 ft, long, 20 sq. ft. at 10c 2.00 Lot 8, Block 67, original town of North Platte, walk 4 ft. wide, 7 ft. long, 28 sq. ft. at 10c... 2.80 Lot 6, Block 8, Taylor's Addition to tho City of North Platto, walk 4 ft. wide, 67 ft. long, 268 sq. ft. at 10c 26.80 Lot 1, Block 2, Taylor's Addition to the City of North Platto, walk 4 feet wide. 139 feet long.556 square feet at 10c 65.60 Lot 10, block 1, Taylor's Addlton to tho City of North Platto, walk 4 feet wide, 9 feet long, 38 squaro feet at 10c 3.80 Lot 5, Block 10, Pennlston's Addi tion to tho City of North Platte, walk 4 feet wldo, 9V6 foot long, 38 squaro fcct at 10c 3.80 Lot 4, Block 11, Pennlston's Addi tion to the City of North Platto, walk 4 feet wldo, 11 feet long, 44 squaro fcct at 10c 4.40 Lot 1, Block 35 of tho Original town of North Platto, walk 4 feet wide, 9 feet long, 38 sq. feet at 10c 3.80 Lot 8, Block 35 of tho original town of North Platto, walk 4 feet wide, 9 feet long, 38 square feet at 10c 3.80 All of tho above described property being in Lincoln County, Nebraska. In addition to tho abovo amounts, interest nnd advertising fees will bo charged. AH persons interested will file their objections, If any thoy havo, to tho assessing of taxes against tho above described property for tho abovo des cribed purpose on or beforo tho 8th day of Juno, A. D. 1915 as abovo stated. C. F. TEMPLE, City Clork.