THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
WASHMMON CITY
"Listen In" on the Radio,
WASHINGTON. Tho wireless amateur
the trfllclnl sanction of Uncle Sam to
as he pleases. But he must not place his
not If there Is the slightest danger of
his sending out a spark that will Inter
fere with the operations of tho gov
rnment radio stations, for Uncle Sam
3ins reserved for himself the exclusive
right to send, allowing his nephews
and possibly a few nieces to Join
lilm in picking up messages that come
through the ether..
When the United Stntes was a
.neutral and as such took over con
trol of the wireless, thousands of am
ateurs were debarred from not only
sending or receiving messages, but from possessing any Instrument by which
messages might pos-slbly be picked up. When the country entered the war
against Germany the measures becume even stricter, for every person with
a wireless outfit came under suspicion of being a spy.
The government is going to license amateurs, and radio inspectors will
jnake periodical visits In various cities during which tho licensed amateurs
arc expected to undergp examinations.
Uncle Sam will brook no Interference on tho part of amateurs who try
to send messages or who attempt to test sending equipment. The existing
law will be strictly enforced regarding Interference.
In New England alone there are over 2.C00 active nmateur radio operators
who are keen to resume their favorite pastime of "listening In" for the mystic
odes, as well as the decipherable messages.
Many of these amateurs confused
before the United States took control of the wireless, by reporting all manner
of sensational "spy" plots, mystic code messages and messages, mostly undeclph
rable, that they believed to- emanate from some secret Hun radio tower.
The Milk Bottle's Life
THE average milk bottle makes only
every consumer who has a quart of
dealer in the course of a year bus to supply 20 new bottles. This is the report
WE HAVE A SHORT
IFE AH' IT ISti'T
A MERRY ONF
CITHER,
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tnore than 8.000.000 sound milk bottles
dumpo. the specialists report. In some
dealers Is one of the most serious sources
only do they sell the bottles to dealcra
other towns. Most states have no lnws
nth)
Only 83 cities had milk bottlp exchnnges, or places where milk bottles
from nil som'ces are sorted out and returned to the owners, provided he Is a
member of the exchange,
Nineteen states have regulations governing the use- of milk bottles, the
report concludes, and 72 cities reported the use by dealers of other dealers
botties,
This Is another proof our extravngance as a people, since most stores and
dellcutessen shops charge one cent for
Ono wonders how many of the 8,000,000 bottles on the dumps represent a
cent each
Thirteen Mascot Number of "Lucky Thirteenth"
THE Thirteenth regiment of engineers which Chicago welcomed home the
other day calls itself the "Lucky Thirteenth," and believes that 13 Is its
lucky number. Certainly tho thlrteens
July 13, 1917 Named "Thirteenth
engineers.
Went East In three trains of 13
cars each.
Transported through England on
railroad No. 13.
Every car and locomotive num
bered 13.
Arrived In France August 13,1917.
Assigned to headquarters at
Fleury-sur-Aire13 letters In the
name.
Published newspaper In France,
Windy City Echo 13 letters.
First Amerlcnn locomotive assigned to the regiment "No. 13."
First passenger train into Sedan since 1914, In charge of Thirteenth
engineers, arrived Janunry 13, 1919.
Embarkation order for homo No. 13.
Graves In France IS.
The welcome of the "Lucky Thirteenth" was a warm one. The men of
the Thirteenth engineers deserved warm recognition. Tho regiment was
organized in Chicago by Chicago engineers and business men and was sent
to France all bound round with the traditions and hopes and ambitions of the
city. Though the business of ivn army engineer Is to supply mechanical aid
to the military operation the soldiers of the Thirteenth engineers disclosed
surprising dexterity In the use of not only tools but arms.
New Dreadnaught California Is an Armed Hotel
WHEN the 58 officers and 1,022 nien to be assigned to the battleship Cali
fornia, now In process of construction at the Mare Islund navy yard, take
up their quarters on tho latest and most formidable of the nntlon's fighting
craft of her class, they will And every
THIS OEM'S'
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ciated with hotels. An electric potato
peeler, which can handle 1,000 pounds an hour! electric Ice cream freeaer,
electric food and meat grinder, electric cako machine, with CO-quart capacity,
and a dlsh-wnslilng machine, which will handle 1,000 dishes an hour, will be
among tha conveniences which will both speed up and lighten the work.
Electricity will play an Important part on the grent battleship, for its
uso will bo extensive. The mnln engines of the vessel will be electric, tho
electric generators driven by stenm turbines of 28,000 horse power, and steam
supplied by oll-burnlng, water-tube hollers. Electricity will handlo tho ammu
nition, fire the guns, raise and lower boa'ta and anchors, steer the ship, and
regulato tho ventilating blowers.
The California's keel was laid on October 25, 1010,. and she soon will be
ready to leave the ways. Her cost when tho award was made to Mnro Island
threo years ago was placed at $7,413,510.
She Is 024 feet long nnd her displacement is 32,300 tons. She currlo 12
li-lnch guns.
but Don't Touch Keys
has come Into his own again and has
"listen In" as long as anil ns often
Anger on ttio key of his instrument
LISTEN IN ,
matters at the beginning of the wnr,
!s but Seventeen Trips
17 trips before it is broken or lost. For
milk delivered at the door each day tho
made by dairy experts of the depart
ment of agriculture, who have Just
completed an Investigation of the
staggering waste of millions of milk
bottles annually.
The Investigation, conducted In
80 cities, shows that the average
milk dealer buys 17.G-19 new bottles
a month and the large dealers buy
more than 00,000 a month, which are
largely, though not entirely, replace
ment stocl
In 1G of the cities investigated
nro collected annually from the city
cities the business carried on by Junk
of milk bottle losses, they say. Nat
In the city, but often ship them to
restricting such traflic,
the bottles and redeem them
in Its history are many. They Include
modern convenience provided for their
safety and comfort.
While every known protection
will be provided against mine and
submarine attack, and naval officers
consider tho Californln to bo as nearly
Impregnable against destruction as it
is possible( to build a ship, tho crea
ture comforts of the men will lncludo
a dental offce, barber shop and a
score of conveniences usually asso
1 . 3,Vy BUT DOHT
Our spectacular opportunities for
cournfco may bo few or none at nil.
Our commonplnco opportunities for
cotirnKo start when wo waka and last
until wo go to sloop. "Tlio eouriiKO of
tho commonplnco is preater than the
courage of tho crisis."
DAINTY DISHES.
Cheese Is such well liked food rfhat
a variety of ways of serving It are al
ways welcome.
Take one cream
cheese and mix
It with n hnlt n
pound of snappy
American cheese,
season with, rod
pepper and add
a hit of cream
so us to make a
smooth roll. Cut stuffed olives In thin
slices and cV.corate the roll. Serve on
a paper' dolly, passing n chee knife
wliei) serving.
Cottage , Cheese Salad. Mix two
cupfuls of cottage cheese with a half
cupful of shredded almonds that have
been blanched, a tcaspoonful of chop
ped chives, salt and paprika to taste.
Roll In small balls and place two
or three In nests of lettuce; servo
with a highly seasoned boiled dress
ing or with a mayonnnlse.
Cheese Pie. Jo a cupful of cream
cheese pressed through a sieve, add
n tnblespoonful of sugar, the Juice and
rind of a. lemon, a tablospoonful of
butter melted, the yolks of two well
benten eggs and lastly the beaten
whites folded In; add salt to taste and
bake In one crust.
Apples Baked in Maple Sirup. Cut
tipples In quarters, peel and nut Into
n saucepan, add n cupful of maple
sirup and two tnblespoonfuls of butter
to eight apples. Hake until the sirup
Is thick. Sorvp cold as dessert with
whipped cream.
Frozen Custard. To a quart of milk
add three slightly beaten eggs, a cup
ful of sugar and a little salt; cook
until thick, cool, then freeze to a
mush, add one-fourth of a pound each
of chopped walnut meats and steamed
chopped figs. Finish freezing and let
stand a few hours to ripen.
Waffles. Mix and sift one nnd otie
fourth of n tcaspoonful of salt nnd
hnlf a teaspoonful of soda. Sopnrato
tine yolks and whites of two eggs, beat
well, add a cupful of thick sour milk
to the yolks and stir In tho dry Ingre
dients; then add three tnblespoonfuls
of melted butter after folding In the
stiffly beaten whites. Rake on n well
greased waffle Iron.
Supper Dish. Take ordinary link
sausages, prick them and put Into a
pan to try qut a little of the fat, pour
off the fat and pour over the sausnges
a batter as follows : A cupful of milk,
n pint of flour, two well-benten eggs,
and a spoonful of salt. Bake until
th pudding Is brown. Servo from the
dish In which It wns Imkeu. This Is
the Yorkshire pudding batter.
A nlco leg of mutton, my Lucie,
I pray thee have ready for mo;
Have It smoking and tender and Juicy,
For no hetter moat can there be.
Thackeray
SHORT CUTS.
The progressive woman Is learnlnc
vo divide her hours of labor and multl
-JL ply her hours of leisure
frgHjfcjMfj for outside work in the
iMiiiiiiiiiiii iiuu ipr Ken
improvement. Why spend two hours
doing a piece of work
that ono hour should fin
ish? The womnn who spend
a half hour Irrinlng n
sheet that might be
Ironed under other things like napkins,
handkerchiefs, which we are particu
lar about, Is wasting golden hours that
she might he using much more profit
ably.
The over-particular woman has no
right to waste time on trifles, for her
community and country need her. All
tho reconstruction work will not I"'
done abroad, for we are learning t
reconstruct many of our old, worn out
handed down from grandmother Idea1,
nnd It Is high time.
All housekeepers nro greatly assist
ed by a schedule which Is carefully
followed as possible, though anybody
who hns tried It knows that no' house
hold can he run on an Iron-clad rule
for things are always occurring to up
set plans which are really good for
us to avoid monotony. Monotony !
the rust that eats out many lives.
A slate or tablet hanging on th"
wall with nn outline of tho week -meals
and tho dally arrangement "f
work will prove a wonderful tine1
saver.
.The pauses between tnsks due m
lack of forethought and planning w"i
sum up Into many minutes In n dny'
work. A list of extras to bo done will be -
much happier done If we hnvo n pb'u
written out by which to work. Cn -off
each task as It Is accomplish! I
and keep tho slips on file, for It Is in" '
satisfying to know the nmouut or nun
ber of things dono In a month or u
year.
When you go to the cellar for vege
table for dinner, do you carry "
basket and bring up everything need d
or do you make threo trips whi'
might have been uied In other r'.
Ho that by tho plow would thrive.
Himself must elthor hold or urlvo.
Buy what thou hast no neod of. nnd
ere lonjr thou slmlt sett thy necessaries.
Poor IMohnrd,
WHAT TO FEED THE CHILD.
Milk Is the child's first food nnd tlw
one of most Importance through his
growing years. It bc
hooves every mother to
see that she has clean
milk, free from dis
ease and of the stand
ard richness.
As the child grows old
er he needs food that has
bulk on which to exerclso
the teeth as well as to
excite the digestive
juices, given In plentiful su)p!.v.
An Ideal food which conies next to
milk and eggs In Importance Is whole
whent. It may be ground, to crush
i hi' kernels, which is an advantage, or
it may be cooked long nnd slowly
making a gelatinous mass which Is es
pecially good for u breakfast and sup
per food for a small child. Give It
top milk or cream with no sugar.
There Is sbmethlng about the food
that Is so appetizing that the child
rarely tires of It. In mnny homes
where the family like the whole grains
In food they use a small hand mill,
grinding their own breakfast foods
and cereals for brends.
Cocoa Is a good drink for children,
hut if given too often they become too
tired of It. Hot milk for drink Is well
liked; malted milk for a change, and
different cereal coffees, when ono Is
sure there are no coffee beans put In
for flavor. Coffee and tea, no matter
how much diluted with hot wntor,
should never bo given to children.
Custards, baked, steamed or boiled,
of various flavors, combined with choc
olate or caramel nro valuable foods.
linked apple, potatoes, scraped beef,
milk toast, and cooked cereals of dif
ferent kinds, If cooked for hours to
soften the cellulose, are other foods
of high value.
There Is no dessert which Is more
wholesome for the child than a well
baked apple. Wash and core It
and bake, lining the cavity with sugar;
a bit of lemon juice and butter added
will Improve a flavorless apple.
Coddled Eggs. Place eggs In boil
ing water a pint to an egg, cover close
ly nnd let stand on tho back of the
stove six or eight minutes If desired
soft, 10 to 15 minutes If medium,
and a half hour for a hard cooked egg.
A hard cooked egg cooked this way Is
easily digested by tho most dellcnto
stomach.
Kindly words, sympathizing atten
tions, watchfulness ngalnst wounding
others, Bensltlvenesstheso cost very
little, but thuy arq priceless In their
value.
PLANNING THE MEALS.
Let us begin at tho beginning, which
is breakfast. Wo need follow no law
except that of the
tastes of our fam
ily. In these days
of good food
Mnblts everybody
e a t s everything
a n d e n j o y s It.
with the excep
tion, of course, of
the few unfor
tunates who have some personal Idio
syncrasy which prohibits some well
liked food. Fruit In the morning Is
usually enjoyed, a dish of cereal of
some kind, to be followed by u piece
of toast and an egg, with a cup f
coffee, a cooky or a doughnut, will he
satisfactory for the average mnn or
womnn who works at light Inbor. For
tho child a cup of milk takes tho place
of the coffee, and u large dish of cereal
with toast and egg, err simply the
cereal will make n sustaining break
fast. The American breakfast, com
pared to the English meal, Is quite n
kindergarten affair. Hero Is a break
fast menu taken from an English cook
book-, for an August morning: "Bloat
ers on toast, collared tongue (what
ever that Is), hot buttered toast, mar
malade, white bread and butter, brown
bread, and bread and milk."
A dainty breakfast, well served, Is of
more value to the Individual than tho
mere food properties served.
The midday meal, irr lunchean, If tho
heavy meals comes at night, should be
llttht nnd nourishing and easily di
gested, for a hearty meal at noon
causes sluggishness and Inactivity. A
simple soup, or a dish of escalloped
vegetnble for a hot dish, a cup of tea,
cocoa or milk, n little fruit and cako
will bo found sulllclently sustaining far
that .meal.
For dinner there Is n wide range,
depending upon tho tnsto and the
amount one may expend of energy as
well as money In Its preparation. Us
ually the people who have tho most
money to spend enjoy the simplest
fare, for they know often at grent
cost what too rich and two heavy food
will do to one's digestion.
In tlmse days of simple living wo
have cut down tho dinner to threo and
four courses, often cutting put tho
soup and serving tho meat dish, salad
or entreo In ono course, then the des
sert, following with tho nfter-dlnnor
coffee.
unrnwrnm
FELT SOLDIER SPOKE TRUTH
No Doubt Colonel Blank, In His Heart,
Realized Just How Tough He
Did Look.
Colonel Blunki who had been such
a tartar at all Inspections that his
name was a byword In his regiment,
was In the thick of tho Argonne fight
ing nnd for six days was unable to
diave. For six days he wns unnhlo
to pry the mud from his clothes or
nko It from his hair. And In this un
familiar stnte he was hailed at tho
jnd of the sixth day by a doughboy
who seized a moment of lelsuro to
jhave by a mirror hung on a knife
ttuck In a tree.
"Iley, there, Buhdlol" the doughboy
shouted. . "Do you know you look llko
ti ? Better come up and get a
shave or Colonel Blank will land on
fou like a ton of 'bricks 1"
Colonel Blnnk accepted the Invita
tion. Stars and Stripes.
Real Cause for Complaint.
"Eh-yuhl" admitted Gap Johnson
of Rumpus Hldgc. "In the good old
days It was nothing uncommon to
have ns high as seven fights to every
dance, put since this yur Infcrnnl
borto dry luw has cracked down on us
We often have seven dances to ono
light, which strikes me Is spreading
tho lighting out mighty thin.') Kan
sns City Star.
Compulsory Education.
A new government ruling In Bur
ma requires all Burman girls twelve
years of ago and over to nttend a
girls school, If ono exists In tho town,
rather than tho mixed school, as here
tofore. Lobsters Served Promptly.
"A lobster In a hurry, waiter."
"Yes, sir; I'll attend to you right
away." Boston Transcript.
If you ure nfrald to ask for what
you want the chances nro that some
ono will hnnd you a lemon.
If tho tongue could. kill, good people
would no longer have a monopoly of
dying young.
In some of the vlllnges In Siberia
few of the Inhabitants can mid or
write.
The average man normally con
sumes nbout ono ton of liquid nnd
solid food In a year.
It Is dlfllcult for some men to mean
what they say.
Don't stnnd nrouhd barefooted wait
lug for dead men's shoes.
i
Some men drop all their money try
'ng to pick up more.
Why Complain of Poor Coffee
Or The High Price of Coffee
when you can have a superior
beverage of rich flavor and
health value by drinking the
original
Postum
It's an American drink whose
high quality never varies. Its
price doesn't change and it's
economical.
Two sizes, usually
t
Everywhere at; Grocers.
A cream sauce poured over ten
dcr, uniformly wafer-like ilicej
of Libby's Dried Beef makes a
delightful luncheon at little cost
A sk your grocer today for Libby
Dried Beef.
Ltbby, M?Neill & Libby
Chicago
His Crime.
"I saw a baseball player arrested
In the very net."
"What was he doing?"
"Stealing n base." !V
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS
There fa onlv one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for1
curable ailments of the Uidhoyi, liver and'
bladder.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamn-Root stands th
highest for the reason that it has provca
to bo just tho remedy needed in thousand
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be
cause its mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cares, It is a gentle,
healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi
um and large.
However, if you wish to test this great
preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer
Si Co., Hinghnmton, W. X., tor a sampi
bottle. When writing ue sure ana men
tion this paper. Adv.
King's Stuart Portrait.
It Is Interesting to henr of the king
buying an old portrait of James IL
fot it suggests that the romnntlc In
terest In the house of Stuurt which
Queon Victoria felt very strongly Is
hereditary. She made collections of
Stuart souvenirs, hated Queen Ellzn
both, shared Scot affection for Majy
Stuart, and reproached Mncaulny
with having been hnrd oto the mem
ory of my nncestor James II. "Not
your majesty's ancestor," said Mac
auloy, "your mnjesty's predecessor"
and was very proud of his reply. Loo-
don Mall. '
Revenge.
"You can got n seat pretty soon,"
said Claudlno of tho rapid fire restau
rant, to a customer who wns unnblo
to llnd n vacant stool. "That gent
will bo through right nwny."
"Don't you believe It!" wns the re
ply. "This skinny guy hero Is spend
ing his money nnd eating himself sick
Just to keep mo out of my lunch, be
cause I took his girl away from him
at the dance lust night. I can stnnd
It as long ns ho can." -Kansas City
Star.
Some men try to make light of their
troubles by burning their unreceipted1
hills.
It Isn't pride that makes the gallery
gods look down upon tho rest of tho
audience.
Many agree as to the goal truth;
but never as to tho road, tho method
and tho criterion. Amiel.
A fraction tnkes up as much room,
ns a full-sized figure.
Cereal I
sold at 15c and 25c f
