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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1915)
The Vanishing Road. We nro nil trending the vanishing road of n song la tho nlr, tho vanish ing rond of tho spring flowers nnd tho winter snows, tho vnnlshlng roads of tho winds nnd tho streams, tho vanish lng rond of beloved faces. But In this grout conipnny of vnnlshlng things wo fool that there is n reassuring comrade ship. Wo feel that wo uro tho units In ft vnst ever moving army, tho van guard of which Is in eternity. Tho wad still stretches ahead of us. For n llttlo whllo yet wo shall experlenco all tho zest and bustlo of marching feet The swift running seasons, like couriers bound for the front, shall still find us on tho road, and shower on us lii passing their blossoms and their snows. For n while tho murmur of tho running stream of time shall bo our fellow wayfarer till, nt Inst, up there against tho sky line, we, too, turn and wave our hands, and know for our selves where tho road wends ns It goes to meet the stars. And others will stand ns wo today nnd wntch us ns wo disappear, and wonder how It seemed to us to turn that radiant corner nnd vanish with tho rest along tho van ishing rond. From "Vanishing Roads," by Richard Lo Gallienne. Siberian Signal Men. It Ib probable that nowhere save In Siberia nre convicts omployed In any service pertnlning to the operation of rallwnys. In Hint place of exllo thoro are many "good conduct" men, who spend their lives In llttlo huts along tho lino of railway, always u verst apart, whoso duty It Is to signal with green lings that Uio road Is clear. At ulght they signal with n green lamp. If tho traveler stands between the railway cars at midnight ho tuny tick off tho green lights ns tho train spins along. Away down tho black avenuo will appear n tiny green speck. As tho cars proceed this speck will become larger and larger, and dually tho llguro of a man holding xif tho lnmp Is dis tinguishable In tho darkness. And there nro thousands of these men along tho line. A signal started today In Moscow runs for eleven days, until It Is broken on the banks of Lake Baikal, beyond Irkutsk. -Minneapolis Journal. Hard Water. Do you realize how linrd water Is when n boat sails through it nt full speed? Wntcr pnsslng nt fifty miles an hour Is not the limpid liquid wc nro accustomed to bntlie In. If you put your arm overboard from a hydro plane running llfty miles nn hour nnd strike n wave crest the probability Is that you will break your arm or wrist, because at that speed the water lias not time to give or even to change shape, and striking it Is like striking so much metal. If n swordsman should enter one of the great hydrnullc quarries, where a stream of water under enormous head Is used to wash down hillsides, and at tempt to cut into one of those streams his sword would lly In pieces without being able to penetrate the water. The stream is like a bar of iron. Queer Postage Rates. Tho city of Christobal, in the canal zone. Is separated from tho city of Colon, in the republic of Panama, by a street only. One side of the street Is in one city, the other side In the other city. A boy or girl living In Christobal can for '2 cents send a letter all the way to New York, or, farther yet, to fan Francisco. Or if he wants to send It a long, long way a two cent stamp will carry a letter from Christobal to Alaska or Hawaii or Guam or even halfway around the world to tho Phil ippine Islands. Hut suppose that boy or girl wants to send a letter across the street to some friend In Colon. tlow much postago must he use? Why, 8 cents, of course! It doesn't seem quite right, does it? St Nicholas. It Certainly Was. "And you are afraid of the dark Tommio?" "Yes, ma'am." "Hut there's nothing In tho dark to hurt you." "Well, what's pop limping around for?" "Oh, ho fell over a chair when lie came homo late last night." "Well, that was in the dark, wasn't it?" Yonkers Statesman. The Grocor'3 Euphemism. "Why is it that tho berries at tho bottom of your boxes arc always so much smaller than those nt the top?" asked Mrs. Xowlywed. "Ah. madam," snkl tho grocer, "yon don't put It quite correctly. You Miould nsk why the berries at the top of the box are so much larger than tlioso at tho bottom." Judge. Patching Battleships. -vfter n battle Jack tars have scv- t r.il methods of stopping tho incoming water when a battleship has been hit below the vator line. For instance. If a small holo has been made In the ves set's side au apparatus like nn umbrel la Is used. This Is thrust through tho hole point llrst and then drawn back so that It will open like nn umbrella, leaving the canvas outside. Of cou.rso tho pressuro of the wnter effectually forces tho canvas against tho ship's side, thus stopping the leak. But to make It more secure tho handle of the umbrella, which is formed like a screw, is fastened by a nut Inside. In tho ciso of a bigger leak when the ship has been stovo In below tho water line a largo mat made of can vas and oakum is used. This has to bo fixed into position by means of ropes. But tho Using is not a very easy matter, as one ropo has to bo got right under tho keel to tho other old m tho ship In order to drag tho mat (own to Uio holo. Two or three other opes are also required nt different ingles to guldo tho mat to Its right A Worse Place Than Up In the Air By JOHN Y. LARNED Ono evening at n social gathering 1 was Introduced to u young woman n widow whose expression on meet ing mo was, to say tho least, surprising. There wore recognition, astonishment, pleasure, nil mingled with something like wonder. It occurred to mo at once that I must have met ono with whom I had been connected In tho past. My assurance Is by no moans of a low order, nnd 1 determined not to assume tho defensive. "Can It be," 1 hnznrded, "Hint 1 have met n friend of my youth?" "No." "I have it Wo wero in Switzerland together last summer." "Wo wero not." "Strange." I said, assuming a thought ful tono and expression, "that I should remember a person distinctly and yet cannot call up tho circumstances" "I don't believe you remember hav ing mot mo at nil." I smiled and confessed Uint 1 did not. "Never mind whoro wo mot," sho said, pouting. "It wasn't up in tho clouds snlling In aeroplanes, was It?" "Worse." "Upon my word, you speak in rid dles! Plense explain." The lady changed tho subject, speak ing on ordlnnry topics. Curiosity led mo to retain tho acquaintance I had formed, and 1 asked permission to call. Hut my affairs wore in bad shape at tho time, and, being much worried. I failed to avail myself of tho permis sion granted. Matters went from bad to worse with me. The fact got whis pered about that I was In llnanclal dllllculty, and I was pressed on every side for payment of accounts for which there were no funds ready. Ono morning tho mall brought mo a letter from John Simpson & Co., a linn do ing the same kind of business that I did, stating that they had been made aware that I needed funds to tide ino over dllllculties nnd that they would bo happy to advance what I required. It Is needless to say that such gen erosity surprised me. I had known and done business with tho concern, but had no idea that it took any In terest In mo. I called on Mr. Simpson, tho head of tho Ann, nnd offered to make n showing of my affairs with a view to proving that a loan of $20,000 for a year would pull me through. Hut I could furnish no security. I was informed that I would hear from him within twenty-four hours, and tho next morning's mall brought mo a cheek for tho amount I needed. No receipt to be signed was Inclosed; noth ing was said about a showing up of my accounts; no time was specified for pnyment Twenty tliousahd dollars were handed to me just as If they be longed to me. I called on Mr. Simpson nt once for nn explanation, but got no satisfaction. "You go on doing business," he said. "You have tho good will of your com petitors and business men generally. Don't bother your head about tho money advanced. Are you sure it Is n-plcnty?" I assured him that it was. Being set up on my feet, my mind was more nt ease, nnd I resumed my social connections. Ono morning I was passing a shop where women's goods aro sold Just as a lady alighted from nn auto. I recognized Mrs. Car mody, the lady who remembered me, but whom I had failed to remember. Conscious of my neglect of her per mission to call upon her, I felt embar rassed; but, pulling myself together, I spoke to her, told her that a pressuro of affairs had prevented my availing myself of tho honor she had done me. etc. I loft her, thinking of tho mystery concerning her. Ono tiling especially puzzled me. When I had facetiously suggested that wo might liavo met up In tho nlr sho hnd replied, "Worso than that" What did this mean? I re solved to got it out of her and to call upon her at onco for tho purpose. "Now," I said to her when wo wero seated teto-n-teto in her drawing room, "I confess that I cannot remem ber you at nil, nnd 1 wish you to re lievo my curiosity by explaining whnt you meant by saying that wo had mot in n worse placo than up in tho nlr." "Cnn't you think of n worso placo than that?" "No." "Down under the wntcr." Tho expression on my faco caused a burst of laughter that was both tan tnlizlng nnd becoming. "You nnd I," sho continued, "wero board tho Titanic together on her last trip. Wo both went down or wero sucked down with tho vessel. I clutched some ono under water. It was you. When wo came up I was bereft of my senses. You unstrapped your life preserver nnd gave it to mo. I clung to It till I was picked up." In time I married tho widow, who was wealthy, and sho turned over to mo tho management of her alTnlrs. Ono day whllo looking over some old papers of hers I camo upon her check for $20,000 payable to John Simpson. Then I know who had advanced tho money that had saved mo from finan cial failure. I wont to my wife, em braced her nnd covered her face with kisses. Sho wished mo to explain my sudden demonstration of affection, but I paid her for keeping mo in ignorance of whero wo had met by withholding my knowledge of tho chock. int Degradation or natter. If wo cxnmlno tho Hfo history of any substance with sufllcicnt knowl edge nnd Btilllclcnt enre, saya tho En gineer, wo shall Hud tlint nnturo pro vides means nnd forces that llttlo by llttlo nro turning Uint substance Into dust. Tho manipulations of man greatly assist In the process. But na ture Itself is always active in It nnd even without man's aid is quite com petent to achieve tho task. At times wo strive to hinder the process, us, for example, when wo apply paint to iron work In order to prevent It from rust ing. Hut we can hinder It only for a time, and oven then we merely check tho degradation of one substance by degrading another. Thus wo have con stantly to renew the paint on our iron work. Tho former coats disappear wholly or in part, and the material of which they were composed has tied lo dust. Wo may accord iy look forward to a time when matter will bo uniformly dlatrlbu M as dust throughout space, u coriuitlun that, ac cording to tho nebular hypothesis, actually did prevail nt ono time, before Uio universe, us wo know It, wns formed. Undo Sam's Big Cheeks. When the government pays u claim or debt it is done by n treasury war rant, signed by tho secretary of the treasury, in May, 1D04, tie secretary signed a warrant for $-10,O0O.O0O, which was delivered to J. P. Morgan & Co. of New York as disbursing agents of this government on account of tho Panama canal purchase. This was the lurgest warrant ever issued. The largest sum previously covered by a single government warrant was for $7,H0O,(HH). paid to Uussia in 1SGS on account of tho Alaskan purchase. Tho next largest sum was $.r,500.000, -paid In 1S70 to tho British government on account of the Halifax award under the treaty of Washington for infringe ment of fishing rights In Nova Scotlan waters. In 1S00 this government paid Spain, through Uio French ambassador, $20,000,000 for the Philippine Islands, but this sum was represented by four warrants of $.".000,000 each. Philadel phia Press. Broadway Noon Idyl. Kvery weekday at noon the chimes of Grace church, In New York, send down into the clutter of Broadway the strains of old familiar hymns. The other day the chimes had Just llnlshed Floyd's hymn. They began a new melody, which In the midst of the city's roar was not at first distinguish able. Then the tangle of notes un wound Itself and Uirough tho noises of the street sounded tho sweet notes of "Just as I Am, Without Ono Plea." Car wheels clanked, car brakes shriek ed, iron shod horse hoofs smote tho stones of tho street, motor horns blew raucously, there wns the sound of a myriad human feet and of many hu man voices, and through It all "Just as I Am, Without Ono Pica." Pedestrians took up the theme und hummed It nbsentmlndodly. Old scenes wei-e brought back, old faiths strength ened, old blessings remembered. Christian Ilerald. First English Book on Sport. The first book on sport ever printed in the English language was a rimed treatise called the "Boko of St Al- bnnds," its author being a woman, Dame Juliana Berners. Its second edition wns printed by Wynkyn do Wordo In 110(1. A descendant of her fumlly, Lord Berners, wns the trans lator of Frolssart's "Chronicles." It Is true that old manuscripts existed, such as tho "Venerle do Twecy" of the time of Edward II., but It was Dame Juliana who was tho real ancestress of sporting literature hi England, for she also composed an essay on hawk ing and another on "Fishing With an Angle," the last being of such excel lence that Izaak Walton himself did take a hint from its pages. Parasol Monoplanes. The "parasol piano" is really a bi plane with tho lower pair of wings re moved, the engine, pilot and observer all sitting under tho upper plane and thus giving rise to Uie nickname of "parasol." This typo of monoplane is chiefly used for directing tho lire of the guns. In nn ordinary monoplane It is difllcult for tho observer to seo below him. Pearson's Weekly. Fighting Fishes of Siam. Tho Siamese devote great euro to tho cultivation of their famous fighting fishes, known as plakat. Tho interest In tho fights, on which the spectators stake largo sums of money, Is so great that tho license to hold them brings a largo nnnuul revenue to tho king of Slam. Westminster Gazette. Exousnblo. "Miss Short says slio's only thirty, and I'd swear she's flvo nnd thirty If she's n day." "Well, you see, I've heard sho wns n rather backward child, dear, and didn't learn to count till sho was flvo." Ex change. Expanding, Tho Old Friend I understand that your practlco Is getting bigger. The Young Doctor That's true. My pa tient lias gained nearly two pounds In the last mouth. Contempt of Court, Defendant (In u loud voice) Justice! Justice! I demand Justlco! Judge Silence! Tho defendant will pleaao ro member that he Is In n courtroom. Ponn Stnto Froth. Itemed? your deflclondcfl and your merits will take enro at ttenweiTW. Bulwer, Strong Even In Death. A yew treo nlmost destitute of branches or bark grows abundantly In tho Caucasus to n height of from fifty to sixty feet nnd a diameter of a little over two feet It grows slowly, but Its tlmlHT Is almost Indestructible ex cept by fire. It Is considered superior in durability, appearance and tough ness to mahogany, which It otherwise somewhat resembles. In some larse forets of this tree it Is very difllcult to distinguish the live trees from the dead ones, the latter ln-lng very numer ous and said to stand for 100 years aft er death without exhibiting decay. Baso Deception. Family Physician 1 uni afraid, Mrs. Gayblrd, your husband cannot last much longer. Tho trouble with your husband, madam, Is that he has over drawn his account at the bunk of vl tnlity. Mrs. Gnyblrd-I felt sure he was deceiving ino about something. Doctor. I give you my word, I never know he had any account there. To peka Journal. John Hay on Stanton. in "The Life nnd Letters of; John IJay" 1 this plnlntlvo noto to Nlcolny: "My denr Nleo Don't. In a sudden spasm of good nature, send any more people with letter to me requesting favors from Stanton. 1 would rather make the tour of a smallpox hospital " The Obliging Proprietor. "W'qn't you please give tno nn or der?" pleaded the persistent drummer "Certainly." replied the crusty pro prietor. "(Jet out!" Was Willing. Smith -7ou nnd Jones don't seem to he n friendly as you were. Does he owe you money? Itrmvn No. not ex actly. but he wanted to. Tho Gossobcrry. Goose1 iprry bushes were or Initially called orseberry bushes, from the plants li.i vlnvr prickles slmthir to those of the gorse shrub. To Jly Customers. Tho burning of my barn places mo In a condition whoro I badly need nil money duo me, nnd I trust that those Indebted to mo will fully rcallzo my unfortunate position and promptly pay tho amount due. In tho past I have favored you by giving you credit; will you not now favor mo by paying mo promptly tho money you owo mo. JULIUS MOGENSEN. tJeautUul Fis"H. Japanese gardens are almost like part of the house. The people live In gardens far more than most Ameri cans do. In almost every garden is found a pond with goldfish In It The golden carp Is a kind of goldfish which was brought from China to Ja pan, and the species named ranchu Is greatly admired. It has a tall made of three or four fanlike fins that oi-on and close. When floating about in the water and looked at from above it ap pears like one of the old Japanese gold coins called tho koban. It is supposed to look like a lion, when one gazes straight into its face. The Japan Mag azine tells us of these fish and says that the Japanese are fond of ghlng fancy names to their favorites, such as "dancing butterdy" and "double eher ry blossom." Sometimes the llsh take their names from appearance and sometimes from habits. Austria's Historic Crown. 1'he crown doir i'd by the monarch of Austria, which was made originally for Stephen of Hungary some eight centuries ngo. has been stolen, lost or pawned. Due one occasion It was pilfered by a queen who lied across the frozen DaiiuU' with It, and there, being In need of ready cash, she pawned It for 2,Siio ducats. When It was Anally traced and recovered It was placed In a fortress in Hungary and guarded night and day. At the time of tho revolution It was burled In a forest to prevent Its being annexed by tho Austrlans, nnd It re- mulned under the soli for nearly a hun dred yenrs. Tho crown Is adorned with flfty-threo line sapphires, fifty good sized rubles, ono emerald and IHIS hvirls The gems are sunken In a uins-t of pure gold, and the crown weighs al together about fourteen pounds. Ex change To tho Public Having mado sottlomont with tho ln suranco company, I will start to ro movo tho old barn. I will do business In tho front part of tho old barn until 1 get tho now ono erected. Will hnvo all kinds of feed, Hour, potntooa, wheat oats corn anything In tho feed lino at pricos that will make you sit up nnd notice. Call or phono mo, as I need your business. JULIUS MOGENSEN. Furs Wanted Bring In your furs to us. Wo will pay you tho highest price. Don't ship them until you soo us. NORTH PLATTE JUNK HOUSE. THE LOTUS "ROOMS" Steam Ileal, llunning Hot and Cold Water in all the rooms. Prices Reasonable. Corner 6th and Locust St. MRS. C. F. JOHNSTON, Prop. Have You a Piano in Your Home? A home is not complete without a Piano. It gives the girls and boys pleasure, and keeps them at home and fits them for a better life- Don't say you can not afford lo buy a Piano, but come in and talk with us, and we will make it so easy you can not afford to be without one. We handle the best makes, Knabe, A. B. Chase, McPhail, Price & Teeple, Smith & Barnes, Kimball, R. S. Howard, and several others. Gaston Music Co., 511 Dewey St. KEITH THEATRE, MONDAY, DECEMBER PRESENTS The KnTesHstibfle UquesiEoinabBy th IVSosft SuccessfuS Comedy Em tfhe Worfd Same Massive Production and Perfect Cast with Kitty O'Con nor its Peg. Scat sale Saturday 10 a. in. Prices Orches tra $1.00, SI .50; Halcony 50c, 75c ami $1.00. -Tf--Hltltlll It.MMIiWI MMWIIIIIIIIW'M C.F.TEMPLE. REAL ESTATE, LOANS AraD INSURANCE Dnriia c -s rfJn t aat: nun niM millll. tuntM Wl f.TTTftffBI1lr For Sale. Good ge.nllo family milch cow. 504 south Willow. Phono Black 710. lUtf .7. . KKDFII.LD. PHYSICIAN & SUKGEON Successor to IIYSICIAN & SURGEONS HOSPITAL Drs. Redflold & Rodllold Olhco Phono G42 Rob. Phono 076 in j j i Bought and highest murkat pricai paid PHONES ReiidtnoeJRod G3G Ofllee 459 C. H. WALTERS. IT hois ai L. L. WALKER, Mgr. 13fli hartley manners Get a Policy on Your Home and get It uilhout delay, ho that you m ill feel easier in your mind In enso an accidental flro should break out and burn your belongings. .Wo Issue policies on all Kinds of property, and I ho premiums arc vory low In most Instances. A Flro Insuraiico Policy Is your best protection, and a good nssct should you deslro to sell your home. Favor us with u call and wo will offer j on a good proposition. Wilt IIIHM Mill! MIIIIM Mm IMIIIIIII IWI I WI.M II I IIJI l1f-MrlnrTryrMWM 1 '' li.nl mil 1 lil.ria,rTwmrt-ijnnnftr I Am Paying More for HIDES than anyone else. Before you sell conic and see me. We are paying $10 Per ton for DryJBoncs. North Platte Junk House Lock's Old Barn. Hospital Phono Black 033. Houso Phono Black G33. Y. T. PJlITCIIAlll), Graduate Vctprlnnrlaii Bight years a Government Veterinar ian. Hospital 218 Bouth Locust St., ono-half block southwest of tho Court Housb. naKltion, 'Pearson's.