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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1915)
THF 8FMI WFPKI V TRintINF NORTH PI ATTP. NPBRARKA. fflifwnMgn i 1 i 11 ii7iiitifrv ,I,IJ i i " ' , ity r;-f inimi S5TKvk?;j uttii imacjk. tft 1 1 s n?i s loesmTCHEtcr KflOWS DAT AMI D TlUff MISTAH WILSON rVARN'T RAISED WO SECH EP WAV Aunty Has Absolute Faith in President Wilson WASHINGTON. Thcro may bo thoao who crlttclre tho president In tho matter of. tho controversy between the United States and Germany, but ono old colored woman of Washington pins her faith to President Wilson, because "ho was raised right." In Augusta, Go., she knew tha president when he was a boy, and hor Sunday school teachor waa young Woodrow Wilson's mother. "Doy toll mo dat Mlstah Bryan Is do ono in do right," sho said to hor employer tho other morning. "Well, he's ag'ln drinkin', an' so is 1. Rut 1 jes' toll 'em dey aln' no "casion to tell mo dat Mistah Wilson done anything mean, 'causa I jes' natchully knowa dat aln' do trufe. .Ha warn't raised no scch er way. I knowed him when ho 'uz a boy," sho went on, "en his mothah she done taught mo in do Sunday schools. Yassuh, ho 'uz sho'ly raised right, en' all his folks is dat kind Jes' nil good Presb'torians. I knowed 'cm, en' I know dey Is to be trusted fer sonso en' for goodness. I knows dat fer myso'f. "I's gpln' up tor do W'lto House soon's I kin on mako myso'f knowed to do president. I'a jes goln to say ter him w'on I sees him, 'Mlstah Presi dent Wilson, heah's ono fer shore w'at ain' goln' ter b'llevo nothln' ag'in you all, suh, 'cause I knows fob myso'f dat It ain't truo. 'Tain' no use er talkln', doy's do Lawd's own people, and do president is goln' tor do do Lawd's wu'k.' "No, ain' nobody need ter tell mo nuflln' 'bout Mistah Wilson. Do presi dent ho's clean, soul an' body, 'cause ho 'uz raised Jos' da, er way. Ho ain't goin" ter do nuffln' mean er low ter nobody. Ho's jes' natchully Gawd's own chile, en' he er goln' ter lead up do nation In de way er righteousness. Aln' I tol yer his ma done teached me in do Sunday school?" V Y2Mt II UNaEArt Uncle Sam Produces Only Truly Accurate Maps N n manufacturing enterprise that is open to all comers tho making and publishing of maps Uncle Sam, through his geological survey, competes with such success that ho is pretty gonorally recognized to bo tho only pro ducer of truly accurate maps In tho country. As a natural result, ho prac tically monopolizes the business in so far as It relates to land areas within his own national boundaries. Tho government maps are bought In large quantities by dealers ovory year, and, being resold in shops, find their way into tho hands of thousands of citizens who seldom realize that they aro purchasing a government made article. But so firmly has tho government established nscir as a map maker In the minds of persons who know the fundamentals of good maps that tho geological survey product is specified in many of tho calls for bids on big map orders. Altogether, over half a million maps and map folios are distributed each year by tho geological survey, tho majority of them being sold approximately at cost and tho remainder being given away. This business is growing coiv atantly, and Its educational value In ono field alono is indicated by the estimate of officials of the survey that fully 20 per cent of the maps distrib uted find their way Into tho educational institutions of the country. In addi tion the majority of the maps used in school geographies are complied by commercial publishers from maps made by tho survey. Tho usefulness of the geological survey as a maker of topographic mapa to the various branches of tho government and to tho public Is practically unlimited. Of great value in connection with boundary matters to tho state department and in connection with delivery routes to the post office depart mont, scrupulously accurate maps are obviously Indispensable to tho wai department and to tho marlno corps of the navy in working out tho national defense. Thirty Cents Puzzles Secretary of the Treasury A COMMUNICATION addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McAdoo, Secretary and Treasurer, United States Mint, Federal and Penn Streets, Washington D. C., Caro of Postmaster," has been delivered to the secretary of the treat ury as tho official of tho governmon most nearly answering to tho name titles and address given. Out ther is a mystery regarding the screei written upon this post card tha makes Secretary McAdoo doubtful i it is indeed meant for him; yet then aro other references that appear U make It certain that tho writer wa addressing himself to him. "Havo received the money 30c O K. & very much oblldged for klnt favors. May send more next whei 1 havo some," What 30 cents? Secretary McAdoo Is not conscious of having partes with six jitneys to a correspondent who can bo Identlfled as tho writer of tin post card. And who is to send moro next time? Is It a suggostlon thai Secretary McAdoo Increase his remittances? Or Is there a prospect of hti receiving a rebate and an offset on tho 30 cents alleged to have been for warded ? "Did you name tho baby boy after mo, W. C. or C. W. McAdoo?" is a question asked. Now, ns tho correspondent signs Initials to his note, ono of which Is "C,' It la not quite obvious what ho means, especially as tho newcomer In the McAdoo household Is a wee young lady and has been glvon the name ol Ellen Wilson McAdoo. GOOD ROADS AGITATION FOR GOOD ROADS Duplicate of Solomon's Temple in Washington WHAT is considered ono of tho most beautiful and artistic buildings In Washington, "tho city beautiful," is nenring completion. It Is the new Scottish Rite Temple on Sixteenth street, ono of Washington's finest rosL dontiul streets. It has been in course. of construction more than four years and will cost about $1,750,000, Includ ing tho property, when completed, Every effort is being made to havo it llnlshcd so that it can bo dedicated In October of this year during tho meeting of the supremo council of the Scottish Rite. Tho new structure is said to bo tho only exact duplicate of King Solomon's temple that has over boon built. Tho building proper Is of Indi ana limestone, whllo tho steps, an Important feature, aro of Mllford (Mass.) granite. The stops leading to tho main entranco aro 200 feot In length, larger than those of the cnpltol, and said to bo tho largest In tho city. Thero aro many special features cf this remarkable building, not tho least being tho library, containing the most completo collection of Masonic literature in tho world. Another of tho special features of this structuro aro tho two great sphinxes, which will guard the main door. They will cost $18,000. Tho' blocks of stono from which they aro being carved aro said to be tho largost oror quarried. la this country. They come from Bedford, lad. Less Being Said About Betterment of Public Highways Than Two or Throe Years Pri.lously. What has become of tho wide-spread good-roads agitation of two and threo years ago? Is it dying down and giv ing way to something else? Havo our roads been improved to such an extent that wo can let up on tho cam paign that Bwept back and forth across tho country or aro wo simply getting tired of it and 'somewhat In different about It? Thoro Is no doubt in my mind that, less is being said about tho necessity for bettering our roads than was said two and three and four years back, writes S. C. Varnum in Farm Prog ress. I must confess that In threo states I havo visited within tho last six months I havo seen nothing to convince mo that wo aro even ap proaching tho good roads millennium. I believe thoro 1b moro work being ilono in soino communities than waa dono a few years back, but In othora thcro is llttlri or no change. In somo neighborhoods I am suro thero has been a let-up in the work Blnco tho crusade started to dlo down. It nil turns back upon tho propo sition that what 1b everybody's busi ness Is nobody's business. Wo all havo a spasm of tho good roads fever and pitch In and help out for nwhllo and thei our attention is gradually taken up by something else. Wo be gin to neglect our part of dragging tho roads and cease to donato work or money to tho upkeep of tho high ways. Wo lcavo It to tho road bosses or overseers and they'aro busy men, busy looking after their own prlvato affairs, and tho whole movement Blows up. Beforo wo havo anything approach- Ing really good roads all over tho country tho machinery for looking after the roads will have to bo cre ated. A county highway engineer i3 needed, but wo need something moro. Ono man cannot look after all the highways, brick, , Stono, concrete, macadam and dirt, of any fair-sized county. Wo can't keep up our roads without an organization to keep after them all tho time. Nor can wo build them without putting moro money Into them and then following this up with more money. Those of us who believe the Federal government ought to build all our highways will wait a long and weary tlmo If they wait till the government puts In tho permanent roadwayo. We are making a great mlstako If we permit tho good roads movoment to dlo. Rural credit Is an Important thing, better schools and better Good Roads In Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colo. churches aro needed and better farm ing nnd marketing arrangements aro of great Importance, but tho good roads problum will have to bo par tially solved beforo wo can get, tho right answer to many others. At every farmers' club and grango meeting, instltuto and fair this year tho subject Bhould bo brought up and kept up. This fall wo ought to get back Into tho battle once moro, evon If it is an old strugglo. Wo may know all about tho statistics of what bad roada cost us yearly, but pos sibly tho other fellow don't, or if ho did know, has forgotten. Most of our movements have to bo worked out and planned for In the winter, and wo must boo what can bo dono during tho coming autumn and winter for better roads. In tho meantime wo can drag nnd work and do a little missionary duty. Keop tho road drag going every hour this Bummer when it is needed and when you can sparo tho time. Commands Attention. It Is again tho tlmo of year when tho subject of good roads commands practical as well as thcorotlcal attention. Greatest Chasm. Tho greatest chasm between tho pro ducer and tho consumer is tho mud-hole. Modernizing the Roundup. Ench year seems to glvo tho auto mobllo a now hold on Ufa. Tho war brought It to tho forefront In a new field. Tho soldier of tho present day seldom makes long forced marches llkp Sherman' march to tho sea. Ho travels by mclor car. Ab a result, the automobllo casualty list Is tremen dous; tho avwago llfo of a car In the battlo lino Is estimated at thirty days. Hut it is not only tho wnr zone that has lost part of its picturcsquoness through tho uso of tho automobllo. Tho lattor has bogun to rob tho an nual cattlo roundup of somo of Its thrills by replacing tho horso. This year haa seen tho ubiquitous car with a cowboy at Its wheel on our western prnirtea discouraging tho cattlo from attempts to cscapo from tho ovor-nar-rowing clrclo in tho roundup. Many a steor which haa glvon a cow horso n run must feel disconcerted when it bucks up against tho four-wheolod stood. Wall Stroot Journal. Increases Farm Value. A paved road leading to or past your farm ought to increaso Its valuo from $10 to $25 ucr acre. His Preference. A gontloman In delivering ono of a series of addresses excused himself ono evening for boing unnblo to speak on soveral points, tho mtco, ho said, having destroyed part ot his notes. Later, whllo visiting In tho neighbor hood, he asked ono man: "Wcro you at any of my lectures, Roonoy?" Rooney Indeed I wbb, yor honor; nil ot thorn. Lecturer Which ono did you llko best? ' Roonoy Tho ono tho mlco was at, yer honor! Good Fortune. "I found n four-leaf clover on my lawn today," said Mr. Crosslots. "I suppose you think that's lucky?" "I do. I'm lucky to find anything In that lawn except dandelions and ragweed." Sounds Like a Stadium Piece, lie Havo you ever soon tho nobula of Andromeda? Sho No; whero wub it played? That's All. "What wore you doing, bo long at tho photogrnpher'a?" "Merely awaiting dovclopmentB." But there aro aa good compllmenta in tho social swim as over wore fished for. It Isn't always tho high flyer who roosts at tho top. LOVE OF ART NOT REQUIRED Man's Insensibility to tho Beautiful Understood When He Revealed His Life's Occupation. As they passed tho soldiers' monu ment In tho public Bquaro of a small town ho turned to his right compan ion nnd said: "Pretty bad, eh?" "What's pretty bad?" "Why, this monument. Awful, Isn't It, to put thoao things up nil over this fair land? No urt in 'cm." "I rather llko 'em." "Rather liko 'em, oh? I supposo you think that pllo of chimneys over thoro la pleasing to tho eyo?" "Not bad." "What do you think ot thoso fright ful advertising chromoa on tho land scape?" "Pretty good." "You'd llko tho interior ot a Now York theater I bellovo." "Splendid." "Ever heard of art?" "Novor." "Do you mean to say, sir, that somo of tho subllmcst notes ot tho human heart meet no rcsponso In your bo som? Havo you no taste, no judg ment, no senso of anything harmoni ous? Aro you lost to tho fltnoss ot anything at all? Great heavens, sir! Whero did you como from? Who aro you?" "I, sir, am the heartless wretch who arranges tho deathbed scenes in tho moving picturo shows." Llfo. Not In It Oldboy 1 supposo . your many ad mirers aro getting jealous ot mo? Miss Livelelgh Oh, no I On account of your age they all think you aro call ing on mother. Judgo. havo The Result. "Slro, tho allies' aviators dared to bombard us." "Hal Thou thoy Bhall Karlsruho It" On the Farm. Stella You havo been running. Bella Yes, tho milk condenser chased me. Quite Another Place. "Did tho policeman catch this man la llngranto dellctu?" "No, ho caught him in a saloon." When farmers laugh at a town man it generally is becauso of his inability to hitch up a horso. Police Would Get It Tho talk of pnrents at homo about conditions In tha polico department made a deep impression on tho mind of a twelve-year-old boy who was be fore Judgo F. J. Lahr in Juvonilo court for ntonllng a blcyclo. Tho court had lectured tho boy anil his threo com' pnnlons on tho dlsgraco of stealing nnd finally naked tho boys what they thought about stealing. "Now supposo everybody woro to steal," tho court suggested, "and then what do you think would beconio of all of our property?" "Oh, tho poltco would got every thing," was tho boy'a quick roaponso. Indianapolis News. Natural Procedure. When tolling tho story of tho Pil grim Fathers to tho children ot a pri mary grado in a largo city tho loador tried to impress upon thorn tho fact that tho country was barran at that tlmo. Later thoy woro told of tho planting, tho harvest, tho great feast, nnd tho thankful attltudo ot thoso early settlors. Finally oho askod: "What did tho Pilgrims do after tho great feast?" After a moment's silenco a little girl said, "Thoy went by tho moving plcturca." HIb Reason for Thinking 8o. Williamson What hooka havo helped Hooker most? Hendorson Tho ones ho borrowed from mo, I Bupposo. Ho novor re turned them. Judgo. Limitations. Jack I hear that you havo quit tha literary game. Jill Yob; I dospalrcd ot ovor writ ing up to my publishers' printed esti mate of my work. Llfo. Insects and Crops. It haa long boon n beltot ot tho Apncho Indians that tho appoaranco of insects in early spring indicates a good crop. And many a man whom tho world calls great isn't oven in tho near great class from his wife's point of vlow. Thoy say that marriages aro made In heaven, but his satanlc majesty seoms to have a corner on tho brim stone market Whon a woman plays up to a man with success, tho man pays up with out a murmur. uilders of the ig Ditch 99 There has just been issued by the Historical Publishing Company of Washington, D. G, a magnificent illustrated history of the c6nstruc tion and builders of the Panama Canal. The editor of this great history is Mr. Ira E. Bennett, with associate editors, John Hays Hammond, cele brated mining engineer; Capt. Philip Andrews, U. S. N.; Rupert Blue, Surg. Gen. U. S. Public Health Service; J. Hampton Moore, Pres. At lantic Deeper Waterways Ass'n; Patrick J. Lennox, B. A., and William J. Showalter. One of the most interesting portions of the book is that dealing with the feeding of the immense army of laborers. A few paragraphs con cerning one of the foods chosen and supplied by tne Commissary Department, are quoted (beginning page 428) as follows: "Visitors to the canal who were privi leged to get a glimpse of the routine inner life will recall a familiar picture of workmen going to their places of labor carrying round yellow tins. "Often, as they went, they munched a food poured from the tin into the hand. This food, which played no inconsider able part in 'building' the canal, was the well-known article of diet, 'GRAPE NUTS.' i "The mention of Grape-Nuts in this connection is peculiarly pertinent. Not merely because Grape-Nuts is a food for of course proper food was an integral part of the big enterprise but because it is a cereal food which successfully withstood the effects of a tropical climate. This characteristic of Grape-Nuts was pretty well known and constituted a cogent reason for its selection for use in the Canal Zone "This food 13 so thoroughly baked that it keeps almost indefinitely in any climate, as has been demonstrated again and again. "One finds Grape-Nuts on transoceanic steamships, in the islands of the seas, in Alaska, South America, Japan, along the China coast, in Manila, Australia, South Africa, and on highways of travel and the byways of the jungle in short, wherever minimum of bulk and maxi mum of nourishment are requisite in food which has to be transported long distances, and often under extreme diffi culties. "The very enviable reputation which Grape-Nuts has attained in these respects caused it to be chosen as one or the foods for the Canal Zone." Grape-Nuts FOOD scientifically made of prime wheat and malted barley, contains the entire goodness of the grain, including those priceless mineral elements so essential for active bodies and keen brains, but which are lacking in white flour products and the usual dietary. There's a reason why Grape-Nuts food was chosen by the Canal Commissariat. There's a reason why Grape-Nuts is a favorite food of hustling people everywhere ! Sold by Grocers