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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1915)
THE SEMI.WEFKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. f HIS NEW YEAR'S GIFT BY WI. OLYNN Jvmi;uni;uMiniHiiliil,iniA:Hir,wtJttr,nx,lll)il'ii THOUGH It was yot afternoon tho studio was liko twilight. Tho reflecting colors of pictures, tho . red rcstfulncsB of a divan, tho stained curtains for models, the dis order hinting a thousund tempera mental hours, tho blotched floor, tho ologanco becomo interesting and taw dry, an atmosphoro which suggested tho lingering of moments it all seemed apart from tho day outside, from tho north light peering nbovo a half-rolled blind. Tho artiBt-occiipant sat examining soiuo drawings. Ho was strongly built, in his early thirties, not handsome, but with oyes romarkablo for thoir glance. His faco had tho brooding, sensitive quality. Tho drawings, Im pressions in wash and crayon, which ho went over slowly and of which there were scores, presented an art that only few have been capable of. Ho had caught character and life in a thousand moods and stories, had done it with that intimacy which can not be defined. Ho finished the draw ings with something of a sigh, then with something of a smilo as his eyes dwelt on a picture sot on an easel. Slowly his faco filled with mocking The Painting Was That of a Young Woman. jatlre. The painting was that of a young woman done with almost irra dlance. It seemed to portray, not llesh and blood, but tho thousand things of feeling which the blood served, the throbbing music which is played on temperament. Tho char acter was concolved and translated poetically, but its very nuances wore striking because of the grasp of tho irtist. Yet did one fancy It did tho smilo on tho Hps change with an inde finable stain to what was coarso and light even as you looked at it? Had Hastings' repeated gloatings of satire wrought this subtle difference in a thing done so tenderly? Or had his brush unintentionally brought out be neath everything tho feminino eternal that would not bo fenied, in the ilux Df bloom shown tho nestling worm? In tho varied mystery of life in which aothlng dies, where perhaps even thoughts becomo colors of flowers, who can know or dispute anything? It was Now Year's day and tho aft ernoon was melting away. Hastings threw himself on the couch and for a long tlmo rested, regarding tho paint ing with a changing aspect. Tho gray ness of a thousand days seemed to set tle ovor him, of drifting and not car ing, yet carrying downward with him that gift supreme, of knowing that beauty was the necessary dream, but that the world and woman always made of it a Ho, that truth could bo 3pokon of only after money. Ho could think in those terms and yot ho did not altogether. His need to appreci ate was too strong. In art, at least, he could follow Hfo In tone, however deeply and personally ho understood Its irony. But ho was no longer suro that ho cared to follow It. Tho laugh and bitterness of tho intervals must increase. Ho would becomo a dllet tante, glorious perhaps, but careless And ho would bo careless, that was tho worst of it. At any rato ho could color desuctudo with a bright aspect, could garablo like a good follow what was left. Ho would not appear hard hit. At this point ho invariably added a postscript to his thinking. If she had only cared for tho other man. Ho could bear that and have gone on But, after many times previously con fcsslng her love for him, she had stood there that day they had parted four months ago and stated so bus! nossllko and with smug, immovablo philosophy: "A woman must marry money these days for her own sako." Coming from her, It was unlmaglnablo and loft him Hat. Ho could not point out that sho had much money ofjior own, that for him success must come very soon, and that it was his great est hopo sho would wait for him. Sho already knew those things as sho know that ho loved her. Ho had made no answer to her bocauso thero was nono. Her statement killed even tho thought that sho was being co creed. If sho had only left it possl bio for him to think, beautifully of her. Nothing olso mattcrod qulto bc much as that. And yot ho did thlnt beautifully of her in splto of every thing, though ho could not but think Ir tho terms of her own statement last But It was "all In tho game." A man must laugh at thoso things, what ovor tho laugh did to him. Ho wat facing another year today, that waa all, and her marriage to tho other man took placo that night. A black cat camo out of tho corner washing its faco in tho center of the room. A homeless kitten, it had np peared tho first day sho had come, stealing In tho door at tho tlmo ol hor doparturo. Ho had kept It as an omen of good luck and more. That was something Uko nino months ago, If such tlmo could ever bo reckoned by calendar. Sho had told him then that sho was a model, but had refused to poso' for him without drapos. Who sho really was ho had found out weeks later. It was too lato then, for ho had fallen In love with her. Thoro was a kneck at tho door, and ho wont to opon It. Stanton, tho ed itor of a poworful weekly, entered. He stalked around tho room as ono with something to unload, and, at length, flinging himself on tho couch, proceed ed brusquely: "Hastings, you're an awful asa, and because It was New Year's I dropped in to toll you about It. Ten weeks ago your picture won highest honors at tho London exhibit. Two weeks later you repeated In tho Metropolitan with another picture. But you havo not been acting like a successful man, but to the regret of your friends, liko a sloth and a fool. A couple of tho hoys havo seen you beastly drunk. You have shut yourself nway from everyone and everything. You nro be ing reviewed by every important Jour nal in the country, and yet you mopo around as though you wore your own lackey. Thero aro ono or two of us havo begun to think It is a woman. Wo do not know of any woman but that cussed portrait is always sitting there. And I do beliovo tho thing lives." Hastings laughed a little. "It Is purely fanciful," ho said, "not really a portrait. And, of course, it is absurd to think of a woman in tho matter. I supposo that I havo not been qulto well. Let us have a drink, because it's New Year." "I'll bo hanged if I will, Hastings. I believe you havo been drinking too much. I havo got to go now. I just turned in for a minute. But do not forget what I havo said." "I will not forget, Stanton; and thanks for your Interest. Wo cannot sometimes explain ourselves to our selves." After Stanton had gone ho took out his watch. It was five o'clock, and sho was to bo married nt nine. Ho would sit in tho rocker and go to sleep. Ho would waken probably about about twelve and know that It was all over. Ho would havo a sand wich first and put tho decanter of claret beside him. Claret always had a tendency to mako him sleep, particu larly if he put a little- sugar in it. He did these things, but it took him hours to drowse off, and only after ho had turned tho portrait on tho easel. It seemed but a minuto had passed when ho awoke. Of courso ho knew that ho was not awake, that he was dreaming. Someone was weeping soft ly on his shoulder, caressing his hair. Only ono woman on earth had that aroma of person. If anywhere In tho world ho found ono of her hairs and touched his check with it ho would havo known to whom It belonged. Then her oyes, penitent and wet with tears, camo around, slowly meeting his. With a start ho realized that ho was awake. Ho held her, looking at her as something to marvel at. Sho ox plained it all In a whispered breath. "I could not do It, Paul," sho said. "I ran away from them, from them all. Will you will you marry me now, dear tonight?" He looked and saw that sho woro a wedding gown. "Thero novor was a minuto when I would not," ho roplled. San Francisco rgonaut. BEST WISHES. Unfortunato Old Gentleman What's that you said? Tho Kid Oh, I only wuz wlshln you a happy Now Year. The Dying Year. Tho year Is dying away liko tho sound of bolls; tho wind passes over tho stubblo and finds nothing to move; only tho red borricB of tho slonder trco seem as if they would fain remind us of somothlng cheorful, and tho measured beat of tho thresh er's flail calls up tho thought that in tho dry and fallen year lies much o. tho nourishment of UfoT Goetho. no square with yourself. Tho insin cerity of others, may hurt you, but enn Inflict no such Injury us belns In sincere with yourHelf. GOOD THINGS TO EAT. Tho following nro a few good dlshos to servo at times of tho gathering of tho clans: Jellied Chicken Sand wiches. Chop tho meat of a cold chicken with n stalk of celery, or put all through a food chop per. Season with n lit tlo grated onion and minced parsley. Soak ono tablcspoonful of granulated gola tin In a tcaspoonful of wntor, then add bIx tablespoonfuls of cream and heat over hot water until tho golatln Is softened, and dissolved. Add tho chick on meat, lomon Juice, salt and pa prika to tasto; beat all together thor oughly and pour Into a Bhallow pan, wet In cold water. Set on Ico to chill, then cut In slices to lit tho bread cut for sandwiches. Roast Beef Salad. Cut rare roast beef In thin slices and marlnato with French dressing, to which a finely chopped onion has been added. Servo with pickled beets and lettuce. Coffee Ice Cream. Scald a pint of milk with a half cupful of dry coffee Strain Into three slightly beaten eggs, ono cupful of sugar and a fourth of a tcaspoonful of salt. Return to the lire and cook until tho mixture coats ihc spoon. Add a quart of cream and freeze. Servo with marshraallow sauco. Mnrshmallow Sauce. In tho upper part of a double boiler put one-fourth of a pound of mnrshmallows. When molted, pour over it a sirup made by boiling one cupful of sugar and a fourth of a cupful of wntor ten min utes. Add one-half of a tcaspoonful of vanilla and cool. Roast Goose With Stuffing. Pro pare tho goose as usual, washing In Boda water to remove all objectionable oil and dust, wipe after rinsing and etuff with two flnoly chopped onions, one-fourth of a cupful of finely chopped pork, and comblho with two cupfuls of hot mashed potatoes and one and a half cupfuls of bread crumbs. Add sonio of tho fat of tho gooBe chopped, using a third of a cupful; salt well, add ono beaten egg, a tcaspoonful of sago and a little black pepper. A new1 stulllng for turkey which Is recommended Is tho giblets chopped nnd mixed with cooked sensoned macaroni and used as any stulllng. GOOD THINGS FOR WINTER. For a chilly night what more grate ful or appetizing odor could greet ono than potato soup. Potato Soup. Cook three potatoes, three stalks of chopped cel ery and a quart of chick on stock together. Itub through a slevo when tho vegetables aro ten der. Scald a pint of milk with a slice of onion, a blade of mace and n bit of bay leaf; strain and add three tablespoonfuls each of but ter nnd Hour creamed together, cook llvo minutes. Combine mixtures, sea son to taste with salt, popper and cay enne. Spinach Omelet. Mako an omelet, using four eggs, four tablespoonfuls of milk, salt and pepper to taste. Havo tho omelet pan hot, put in a table Bpoonful of butter, then turn In tho egg mixture. As tho egg sets lift with a knlfo nrountl the edges. Fold the omelet and turn out'on a bed of cooked, hot, seasoned spinach. Mock Beef. Cut huhbnrd squash In thick slices, removing the shell and tho inner seeds and pith. Butter n deep stono baking dish. Arrange a layer of squash; dust with salt and popper, add thinly sliced onion nnd u layer of thinly sliced carrots, cover ing a thin layer of chopped parsley. Repeat with the alternate layers un til the dish is full and then fill up with beef stock. Cover nnd cook for two hours. Make a thick brown sat.ee with some of the stock, add a table- spoonful of Worcestershire sauce and arrango the cutlets on a platter with tho brown gravy poured over it. Servo with potatoes and turnips. Tunny Fish Balls. Pick tho fish flno and add to tho mashed potatoes whllo thoy are hot, taking two-thirds as much potato as fish. Add plenty of buttor, salt nnd pepper nnd fry In deop fat. Cranberry Ice. Cook a quart of cranberries In a pint of water six min utes. Strain through a cheesecloth, and a pint of sugar and stir until dis solved. When cool add tho julco of two lotnons and freezo to a mush. This will servo a dozen sherbet cups. POSTSCRIPTS English naval vossels given corru gated hulls for oxporlmental purposes aro said to be economical of fuel, to havo more cargo room, to be strongor nnd to be Icbs sensltlvo to wave mo tion. An education scheme which has been under way in Slam for twenty yoars has led to tho laying of the foundation of Bangkok university's first buildings, for arts, medlclno and nnclneerlng. We lmp Much extraordinary powers of persuasion when they t exerted over uuraehcM. IJlckcn. Ho not bo content with following Kood advice; catch up with It. FOOD HELPS. efficiency In housework, as well as conking, demands that no money be wasted. Knorgy, patlenco and time should also bo conserved for thoy are of still more value. Potato Omelet. This is an economical omulct and will in consequence appeal to the thrifty cook. Beat tho yolks of very light. Season mashed potatoes with throe eggs a cupful of u saltspoonful of salt, add a half cup ful of milk, two teaspoonfuls of sifted flour, a llttlo chopped parsley, popper to tasto and lemon Julco If liked, Add well beaten yolks to this, then tho beaten whites. Add a tablcspoonful of butter to n piping hot omelet pan, pour in tho potnto mlxturo nnd brown lightly, turn nnd servo very hot. Gar nish with fresh parsley. Parker Roast Beef. To prevent the moat from becoming dry In cooking cover with pieces of suet thnt havo boon pounded with a wooden mnshcr until thin ns slices of bacon, if a long thin roast allow eight minutes to tho pound in roasting. Tills applies moro to a gas oven than slower heat. Servo with fresh grated horseradish. Another Swis3 Steak. Select a two pound "steak from tho upper part of tho round. Havo it one nnd n halt Inches thick. Sear on both sides in a hot frying pan, then romovo to a meat hoard and dust thickly with flour, pound in ns much as possible with tho edgo of a saucer, place in a casserole, add ono chopped onion and a cupful of tomato. Season with salt and pop per, placo this dressing on half of tho meat and fold tho other half over. Add a llttlo water, renewing occasion ally aB It Is needed and cook very slowly for three hours. Thicken tho gravy and servo from tho casserole. Cranberry Relish. Take two parts of cranberries, threo and a half pounds of sugar, one pound of seeded raisins, tho rind of two oranges, chopped flue, one cupful of vinegar, the Julco of two oranges, ono teaspoonful each of gin ger, cloves and cinnamon. Cook until thick liko marmalade. This Is excel lent conservo with cold meats, es pecially turkey and game. SEASONABLE DISHES. On thoso cold winter nights whon a hot soup is most acceptable, tho cheap onion soup is eas ily mado and al ways appetizing. Onion Soup. To four good slzod onions, chopp o d very fine, ndd two thin slices of ba con; cook slowly until tho onions nro soft and tho bacon a light brown. Add two cupfuls of cold water and let come to a boll. Mash tho onions with a spoon, add to tho soup ono and a half cupfuls of rich milk; season well with salt, pepper and a dash of cayenne. Thicken with a tablcspoonful of flour mixed with a llttlo milk, cook until tho flour has tlmo to bo well cooked. Fruit Roly-Poly. To two cupfuls of flour add a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt, four teaspoonfuls of baking pow dor and a tablcspoonful of shortening. Mix with cold water to a consistency to roll out thin. Tako a cupful of canned peaches or pineapple, chopped, or any fresh fruit, spread tho fruit on tho rolled out crust and sprinkle with sugar, roll up as a Jolly-roll and put Into a deep round pan, well greased with butter. Add a half cupful of sugar with a tablcspoonful of butter, cover with boiling water and put Into tho oven to bako until brown. Tho boiling water, sugar and butter make a sauce. Servo hot. Roast Goose With Russian Stuffing. Singe, draw and wash tho goose in strong soda water, rinsing and wiping well. Dredge with flour nnd stuff with two cupfuls of tart apples, greenings or baldwins, ami one cupful of raisins. This Is a stulllng which will bo doll clous and qulto different. Jellied Prunes. Cook a third of a pound of prunes until soft; romovo tho stones and cut tho prunes In pieces. Soak half n box of gelatin in a half cupful of cold water and add to a pint of the sirup In which tho prunes were cooked. Add a cupful of sugar, a fourth of a cupful of lomon Juice and the prunes. Mold and chill. Servo plain or with whipped cicam. By producing from 50,000 to 00,000 osclllntlons a second a now German gonorator for sending wireless signals causes a lino musical note to ho heard at receiving instruments. A wild gooso has been the pot of a Kansas man for 18 yearH, acting va weather prophet, wntchman and ti do coy whon ho goes hunting. A clock with a rovolvlng dial that a Chicago man has Invented ouablcs u porson to tell tho tlmo In nil parts of tho world although It uses but tho customary pair of han-a WA3I1IN(jTPW White House Has Many Military and Naval Aids WASHINGTON. Whon President Wilson marched down tho grand stairway at tho White House to prosldo nt tho first stato reception of this wintot ho was preceded by tho longest lino of military and naval aids over seen thoro. When tho four buglors of the 3 fjri" flf ,nR 11,8 flr8t wlntor In tho Whlto xr ryCBT r $V- Houso, and It Is rather significant that -JvAv?rXK -" ho haa added nnothor aid. It Is sub TP aSSti 23c?& 533L'3 nosted that tho sunorstiUon of a fair with It. Col. W. W. Harts, onglneor corps, U. S. A., Buporlntondont of public buildings nnd grounds nnd tho Washington monument, Is at the head ot the list as chlof military aid. Commander Danlol W. WurtBbaugh, U. S. N., is tho chlof naval aid. Con Blderablo Jealousy has oxlstcd in past yeara ns to which should havo the greater numbor of representatives on tho distinguished list, tho army or tho navy, and to settle tho affair Justly Prosldont Wilson haB both branches of tho fighting contingent equally roprcsontcd, Guinea Hen Entertains a Crowd in Washington SOMEWHERE In this wldo and oxpanslvo city a lono guinea hen Is at largo, unless Bho has boon trapped by a wily huntsman from the frontlor of tho District. Tho hon gavo nn nudlenco of four or llvo hundred pooplo a grand aftornoon, nnd as a conBlBtont nnd ontortalnlng performer tho llttlo squawking fowl had many another matlnoo quoon looking faded. Sho reached tho city In a coop nlong with Bovcral other guinea hens, and was given a prominent position on tho sidewalk in tho market houso roglon. At somo tlmo during tho mid afternoon tho hen saw an opening for a bright young fowl nnd slipped through. As Bho wriggled out to froo dom tho boss saw hor and gavo chaso. but tho, hon flow shrieking to tho top of a wagon, whero tho boss couldn't climb on account of his roly-poly shnpo. Ho dotnllod a shufflo-footed colored boy to tho chnso. Tho boy took a long polo with a wlro hook at ono end and began to fish for tho bird. Tho polo stirred up tho guinea fowl and sent her to tho boughs of a tree. With polo in hand tho boy shinned tho treo, whllo tho guinea fowl kept ono oyo on him and edged out to tho ond of hor bough as tho polo and wlro hook camo noaror. Tho crowd was highly appreciative and bogan to shout directions. Tho polo got within six inches of tho bird, tho boy nearly dived through tho treo to tho sldowallc and tho guinea sallod flapping and squawk ing to a higher limb. "I'so goln' tor git dat baby ylt," murmured tho colored boy, as ho proparcd to climb hlghor. Tho limb saggod, tho bird yolled again and flow to anothor treo, whllo tho huntsman again all but fell hoadlong to tho sldownlk. All hots in tho crowd below woro now on tho bird. Sho was a prlmo favorlto and tho boy was but an object ot derision. Tho colored boy slid down to tho ground and cautiously attacked tho next treo. Tho hen was far up near tho top and awaiting tho enemy with complacence Sho had found a mothod of eluding tho purBuor and seemed rendy to adopt thnt courso until nightfall. And that Is exactly what sho did. tho bird flow into nnothor, and so forth tho bird was sleeping somowhoro in tho Uncle Sam Educating BECAUSE "tho futuro greatness of tho American nation depends in largo measuro upon tho prosperity of tho 60,000,000 men, women and children in its rural communities," tho federal I MUST GET THAT VITH HONOR' through tho co-operation of tho National Education association and stato departments of public instruction. H. W. Foght, specialist In rural school practlco, Is directing tho work from tho buronu of education. Branches havo been organized in 34 states, giving nn opportunity to 250,000 rural school teachers to havo a part in this work, A two years' reading courso of nonprofessional books of culturo valuo, educational classics, genoral principles and mothods of oducatlon, rural edu cation and rural life probloms, has boon outlined. Thoso who give satisfac tory ovldonco of having read intelligently 17 books from tho lists given will bo awarded a "With Honor" certificate, signed by tho United StateB oducatlon commissioner and tho stato school officials. Navy Yard Wind Tunnel Tests Model Aircraft THE largest plant In tho world for aeronautical oxporimonts ia at tho Wash ington navy ynd and ia known aB tho vind tunnel. Tho scheme waa worked out by navy designers, nnd a hugo weight-carrying biplane soon to bo constructed nt tho yard will bo built on data gathered from tho tostsmado In tho big wooden box, whero an 80 rail's gale can bo created and its ef fect upon tho planes of a proposed aircraft can bo weighed to within 1-2.C 00 of a pound. Tho present tunnel Is a temporary ono, and navy ofllcers hopo that con gress will authorize tho construction of a pcrmnnont aeroplane experiment plnnt when tho value of tho scheme is fully realized. Tho tunnel is eight foot squaro insldo and at ono ond Is an electric fan, driven by a GOO-horso power motor. At tho opposite end aro bailies,' or carefully built apertures to allow tho blasts created by tho fan to escape without generating any back presBuro to destroy tho valuo of tho experiment. Coming down through tho roof of tho tunticl Is a metal lover, to which aro nttached tho modol pianos to bo tested. Theso aro about a foot long, representing tho full sweep of a 00-foot lifting surface, Thoy are modoled In exact reproduction of tho roal planes and can be sot at any angle. Abovo tho tunnel tu tho weighing machine, nn intricate system of lovers and ful crums, leading finally to tho Indlcntor needle, swaying along a graduated quadrant, whero tho divisions nro so minuto that thoy must be read with a magnifying glass. Tho mechanism Is so delicately adjusted that a pressuro of 1-2,000 part of a pound will be noted by tho vibrations ot tho noodle. When tho piano model to bo tested has been set, tho big fan Is utarted and a wind forco is dovoloped In tho tunnol that can bo increased or do creased at will. Stop by stop tho operator notes tho weights shown by tho Bcalo for winds of various Intonslty and with tho piano sot at various angles. From hlB data ho then plots tho curve of tho lifting power of tiro piano and tho power necessary to drive an utrcrnft equipped with planes of that type nt any deiWd speed. Tho results alBO will show tho surfaco friction of tho air against various kinds of material used In piano construction. Marino band approached tho foot ot tho stops to sound tho usual fanfare for tho approach of the president and his cnblnot 14 officers In full uniform of bluo and gold Iont luster to the event. Trnalrlnnf Wttonn finrl 11 nMn Virginia woman had something to da Ab soon as tho boy got Into that treo. and bo on, and at tho tlmo dusk foil open, with hor head under hor wing. the Gountry Schoolmarm education bureau has started to educato tho country schoolmarm, so she can oducato tho 50,000,000 In hor llttlo rod schoolhouso, which is intended to oqulp them to becomo prosperous. Every Btato, county, township nnd vlllago in tho country and tho National Education association aro helping Undo Sam In this education of odu cators, with a viow to ultimato na tional prosperity. Tho first step In this campaign was tho organization ot the National Itural ToachorB' Reading clrclo,