The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, October 21, 1919, Image 8

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    NORTH PI j ATT K SEMI-WKFKI V TJMW'MS
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ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE
Name "Bayer" is on Gcnuina
Aspirinsay Bayer
Insist on "Bnyor Tablets of Aspirin"
In n "Bayer package," containing prop
er directions for Headache, Colds,
Pain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin toxes of 12
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin Is trado
mark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono
acctlcacidostcr of Sallcyllcacld. Adv.
Faithful Until Death.
The death of Navarre, the famoui
young French ace Navarre was con
sidered the best flyer In the world led
Orvlllo-Wright to say:
"The fascination that Hying exerts
over Its devotees Is the strangest thing
Iniaglnnhle. If men and women wur.o
ns faithful to their love as airmen are
to their art the divorce courts would
disappear.
"Two young airmen were talking
one day at our Hying school nt Ihsou
don. "'I hear that Jones has given up Hy
ing,' said the tlrst airman.
".'Geo!' snld the second, 'when's tho
funeral?' "
Just sny to your grocer Red Cross
Ball Blue when buying bluing. Yon
will bo more thnn repaid by tho re
sults. Once tried nlways used. Cc
Getting a Line on Him.
Mrs. Styles I have been down to
see the doctor.
Mr. Styles And ho nsked to seo
your tongue?
No, ho didn't
Well, hu nsked If you had cold feet.
No, he didn't.
Well, he asked you If you had palna
In your back and head?
No, he didn't.
Well, what In thunder, then, did ho
ask you?
lie wnnted to know whnt your In
come wns. Yonker's Statesman.
GOODBY,
WOMEN'S
TROUBLES
Tho torturM and discomforts of
weak, lame and aching back, swollen,
feet and limbs, weakness, dizziness,
nausea, as a rule have their origin in
Vldney trouble, not "femalo complaints."
These general symptoms of kidney and
bladder disease are well known so ia
the remedy.
Next time you feel a twinco of pain
In tho back or nro troubled with head
ache, Indigestion, Insomnia, irritation
in tho bladder or pain ia the loins and
lower abdomen, you will find quick and
aure relief in GOLD MEDAL Haarlem
Oil Capsules. This old and tried rem
edy for kidney troublo and allied do
ranccmcnta has stood the test for hun
dreds of years. It does tho work.
Pains and troubles vanish and now llfo
and health will come as you continue
their use. 'When completely restored
to your usual vigor, coutlnuo taking a
capsule or two each day.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap
sules nro imported from the laborato
ries at Haarlem, Holland. Do hot ac
cept a substitute. In eealed loxoo,
three sizes, Adv.
Rank by Christening.
Two negroes wore carrying a heavy
pleco of timber. Both wnnted to "boss
tho Job."
"Lny It down hero." ordered one.
"Who you-nll a-tnlkln' to mnn7"
tho other demanded. "Does you-nll I
think you kin boss me around ltko
dnt?"
"Sure I kin," said tho first darky.
"Mali name Is Leu Tenant."
"Huh I dnt's nothln," responded tho
second son of tho sunny south. "Mali
name Is Sam Browuo." Yank Talk,
Trench and Billet.
$100 Reward, $100
Catarrh Is a local disease crcntlv lnflu.
need by constitutional conditions. It !
therefore requires constitutional treat- I
ment. HALIVB CATAHKH MEDICINE!
U taken Internally nnd acts through ths
Blood on tho Mucous Surfaces of the Syi.
tern. HALL'S CATAURH MEDICINE
dostroys tho foundation or the disease,
gives tho patient strength by improving
tho general health and assists nature In
doing Its work. $100.00 for any case ot
Catarrh that HALL'S CATAIUU3
MEDICINE) falls to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
F. J, Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Getting On.
Old I'm I'scadds Won't have you
marrying a mere clerk. You tell thnt
young man to keep away until he has
an Interest In his firm.
Myrtlo I'scndds Why, dad, he has
that now. The managor told him ho'd
have to take some Interest ' his work
or ho'd loso his Job. and he's already
done It,
Don't Forget Cutlcura Talcum
When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely Bcented face, skin, bnby
and dusting powder and perfume, ren
dering other perfumes superfluous.
You may rely on it because ono of tho
Cutlcura Trio (Soup, Ointment nnd
Talcum). 25c each everywhere. -AdY,
That Depends.
"Do you think nny woman believes
you when you tell her sho la tho first
uninun you over loved?"
"Yet, If you are tho first liar she
lius ever mot."
Illusions arc llko Intenso sunlight
ry beautiful, but blinding. Got rid
tf them. s
BERMUDA.
STORY
But Revolution Failed to Gain fcr
Them Their Independ
ence. PEOPLE HELPED WASHINGTON
Supplied Ammunition With Which Con
tlnental Army Forced British to
Evacuate Doston - Islands DIs
covered as Result of Ship
wreck. Washington, D. C "The Hermudn
islands suggest tho adventures of Rob
inson Crusoe In their colonization and
present In their later rhronology a cu
rious parallel to United Slntes his
tory, with tho events consistently pre
dated by a number of years."
With this statement the Nntlonril
Geographic society prefaces a bulletin
on tho Bermudas, a principal group of
the British West Indies, which some
Englishmen suggest should bo ceded to
tho United States In part payment of
the American war loans to Great Brit
ain. "The Robinson Crusoe comparison
obtrudes because tho Islands were dis
covered and later settled as the direct
result of shipwrecks, nnd the settlers
had to build themselves a hark to set
sail agnln," tho bulletin continues.
"As for the anticipation of Ameri
can history, on a miniature scale, It
may be noted that tho colonWntlon
took plnce seven years before tho I'll
grlms landed nt Plymouth, Mass.; that
witches were burned, Quakers wero
persecuted and miscreants wero
ducked before similar occurrences are
recorded In New Englnnd. nnd that
slavery was abolished In 18.14. Tho
Bermudlnns protested long before 1770
n'galnst tho mother country's rule,
until the Island prisons wero over full,
but relief enrne, In their ease, not
through a declaration of freedom hut
by tho nccesslon of Cromwell.
Helped to Start Revolution.
"But the essentlnt point of contnet
of the American with the Bcrmudlnn
arises from tho nll-but-forgotten fact
that while tho lnimortnl Lafayette gal
lantly helped the colonics conclude
their wnr of Independence, the Ber
mudlnns supplied the ammunition to
begin it.
"So acute was the need for powder
In 1775 that George Washington wrote
to the governor of Rhode Island that
no qunntlty of powder, however small,
Is beneath notice.' Lcnrnlng that tbero
was a store In Bermuda, and thnt tho
Islanders were anxious to have tho em
bargo lifted upon nhlpinent of food
supplies from tho colonies, Washing
ton addressed u letter to the people of
the Island, who had shown themselves
I fcrod during the war by the cessation
sympathetic with tho American Revo-
lutlon, promising them ample supply
I of provisions and 'every other mark of
I affection nnd friendship which the
grateful citizens of a free country can
THE WALL OF DEATH AT DINANT
m
The wall In front ot the lint of Dinnm where the Uennans during ihelr
occupation of the city summarily executed 10(1 Belgian civilians. This photo-
graph was made on the llfth anniversary of tho massacre when relatives of
the martyrs placed flowers on the spot In their memory.
Offered His Friend
Choice of Nice Jails.
Kansas City. A certain sa
loonkeeper entered the olllco of
Sam Hargus, assistant United
States district attorney, hero,
and explained that, he wanted to
Miiiw if he could sell some liquor
with his U.75 per cent beer. Oth
ers were getting away with It, he
declarud, ami he wanted to know
If ho could.
"How far would I get?" ho
asked.
"Well," replied Mr. Ilnrgus,
"seeing that you nre an old
frlund I think I can tlx you up
so you could get your choice of
any Jail In tho Wosturn district
of Missouri. We have some pret
ty lino ones; soino Miy they have
never siiuii better."
"I'll stick to my near per cent
neer." replied the saloonkeeper
an lie hurriedly loft.
S HAVE
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bestow upon Its brethren and benefac
tors If they would trinke this ammuni
tion available for the Continental nrm.v.
"It so happened that the powder had
been procured before the letter was
delivered, nnd with It the Continental
army compelled the British to evacuate
Boston.
"Not only the sale of powder but
the fact that Bermuda nllowed the col
onies to have salt, so Incensed the gov
ernor of Bermuda that he upbraided
the citizens for troason, and feeling
ran so high that he was removed. Ills
successor was a native of Salem, Mass.,
whose loyalty to the mother country
wns such that he gave up large estates
In the colonies rather than Join tin
revolutionists. He wns connected, both
by blood and by marriage, with the
Wlnthrop family. 'Under his rule the
Island's full nlleglnnce to England wns
restored.
"Browne was succeeded by Honrv i
Hamilton, during whose admlnstratlon
the town of Hamilton wns founded and
named for him. This town today Is
tho seat of the Island government. It
has a population of less than .1,000.
"Hamilton is on Main Island, or Ber
muda, while St. George, the former
capital, Is on the Island of the same
name. There are more than .100 smnll
Islands in the Bermudn group, of
which only a score aro Inhabited. The
total population of the Islands In 1010
wns little over 20,000, of whom ubout
one-third were white.
it-
France Lays Cornerstone
Monument at the Pointe
de Grave.
of
WALLACE PRAISES FRENCH
President Polncare Urges Both Na
tions to Guard Against Estrange
ment Lafayette Sailed for
America From Same Port.
I'olnte do Grave, Krnucc. France
paid lasting tribute to American ac
tive entry Into the great war by lay
ing the cornerstone of a monument
here commemorating the landing on
the spot of the llrst contingent of
American troops In 11)17. Speeches
by President Polncare and Hugh r
Wallace, the American amhassndor,
were tho features of the exercises,
npproprlntely hold on the birthday of
Lafayette, who sailed for America
from this same port In 1777.
The scene was n brilliant one.
Tuberculosis Claims 1 50,000
Victims a Year.
Survey Indicates 2,000,000 Unsuspected
Sufferers From Disease In
Nation.
Now York. A survey of the country
shows tho United States Is face to
face with a conditio- ore menacing
to Its people than ac vnrfnre, ac
cording to the report ' the executive
committee of the National Tuberculo
sis association.
The survey shows an auniiiil death
rate from tuberculosis In the United
Slates of MO.OOO, nnd more than 1.000,
000 active cases of the disease In the
nation.
To combat and prevunt the spread
of the dlstmsu, tin lutuuslve untlmial
campaign Is necussury, It was asserted.
IKE X3. S i
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MARKS SPOT OF
YANKS' LANDING
f KILLS MORE THAN WAR
t
This Poker Player Was
Thoroughly Cloaned Out
Cobalt, Kan. So completely
cleaned out was Jean I'aul As
selln after a poker gatno on
Third St. hero that when he
came to R. L. O'Gorman, J. 1'..
to swenr out n warrant against
a fellow player whom he sus
pected of stenllng his roll, ho
could not produce the dollar fee
tlemnnded. He hnd to borrow
ten cents from Chief of Police
Bonnvlllo to mnke up the re
quired sum. Asselln chnrges
that $11)0 disappeared during
his temporary absence from the
scene of operations, and ho
swore n warrant for tho ar
rest of Sam Borllch, known to
the police as "Minnesota," ac
cusing him of stealing the
money.
"Junn Bormudez. sailing from Spain
to Cuba In 1515 with n cargo of hogs,
discovered the Islands when a storm
blew him to their shores. Apparently
he left some of the tiogs there, tor
later visitors found the unlmnls on the
Island. Krom him the Islands wero
named, nnd thus originated the 'hog
money.' coins stnmpod wlt'.i a hog on
one side and u ship on the other, which
still are preserved In various collec
tions. "The Islands were settled through
tho efforts "of Sir George Somers, who
became Impressed with their fertility
and beauty during a sojourn enforced
by the wrecking of the ship which was'
carrying him to Virginia."
numerous detachments of French and
American soldiers, sailors and ma
rines nssembled among tho sandy
dunes of the l'.olnte giving color to
the picture. The guard of honor, for
Instance, was composed of United
Stutes marines, many of whom were
veterans of the fighting on the Marno
In 1013.
Distinguished Gathering.
In addition to Premier Cleinenccuu,
Marshal Foch and other distin
guished Frenchmen, numbers of prom,
inent Americans assisted In the cere
mony, umong them Frank L. Polk, un
der secretary of stats; Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss and Brig. Gen. W. D. Connor,
now communder of the American
forces in France.
A crowd of some 3,000 witnessed
the ceremony.
President Polncare In his speech
called to America to continue that
close relationship which caused tho
United Stutes to come to the aid of
France.
"In tho plains of Plcardy, Lor
raine and Champagne by tho side of
1,400,000 whom the war has mown
down," said he, "sleep your Ameri
cans whose mothers do not know
their tombs. They all sacrificed to
the same Ideal the French died for.
"Let us bend down over these tombs
nnd listen. It Is the same voice which
everywhere arises from the depths of
the earth. 'We have suffered,' they
say, 'In order that the world should
become free.' To you now falls the
duty to watch that never again may
1 leap up this danger which we have
' removed. Do not allow France and
j America to estrange themselves one
from tho other. Do not draw apart
those hands which are now Joined.
Be on your guard that there slnll
I never bo kept between you nilsunder
' standings which sooner or Inter might
I be transformed Into disagreements.
" 'Tomorrow no more than" yester
I day can you dispense with ench other.
Separated you will quickly be exposed
to the offensive return of violence,
' Sldo by side the peoples who huve
, won the war will be strong enough
to niuke such war Impossible.' " 1
I Praises Spirit of France.
J Amerlcnn Ambassador Wallace said
j the monument would be to "vlctorv
and liberty."
The speaker praised the snlrlt of
France and said that while "many and
great are the glories of Franco there
1 Is none that compares with the glory
of the Marno."
Funds for the campaign will be sought
by a ten-dny sale of Red Cross seals,
beginning December 1. The totnl of
the several state budgets will be moro
than $0,500,000
During toe Uscusslons. attention
was called to the revelations of the
war-tluie medical examination hoards,
made up largely of members of the as
social Ion. Olllclul figures were cited,
showing that of the men called to the
colors, nearly 100.000 were tubercu
lous. It wns pointed out that the death
rate of 1W),(KK) a year from ono pre
ventable disease means the sacrifice
of more lives than the United States
army ior in me year It was actively
engaged In the war.
A South African govenuuunt board
will award research schoWihlps and
mnke grants toward the oxpunses of
scientific '.jsenrch.
ADVANTAGES OF GOOD ROADS
Public Improvements Will Effect Mate,
rial Reduction in High "Cost
of Living.
"Food products were never higher
priced or more needed than they wero
this past year, and yet the food ad
ministration states that one-half of our
perishable produce rotted on the
ground for lnck of transportation fa
cilities," said George C. Ilubbs, sales
manager for a largo nutomoblle con
cern. "Such a waste would bo un
heard of In Europe. It would spell na
tional disaster. And at llrst thought
It seems remarkable that It should bo
true of the country which has 220,051
miles of railroad as against 349,301
miles for nil tho rest of the world put
together, and 0,000.000 motor vehicles
ns ugulnst approximately 440,000 for
the rest of the world. '
"But we must remember that all
this great network of railroads nnd
waterways might as well not exist, so
far ns tho fanner located five miles
Motor Trucks Help Farmer to Get His
Produce to Market Cheaply and
Quickly.
back In tho country is concerned, un
less ho Is able to advantageously haul
his produce over thnt Ave miles to tho
nearest shipping point. As Secretary
Redlleld recently put It, 'You might
build tho railroads up until they are
ten tracks wide, but you do not fully
help the farmer ten miles away to get
his produce to market. And you might
fill the rivers with steamers, and ho
may still be Isolated.'
"Motor cars and motor trucks are n
partial solution. But they are not
enough. To use them advantageously
requires good roads as well, over
which tho farmer can haul his prod
uce In motor vehicles directly to the
consumer, where possible, or else to
the nearest shipping point. There
never wns n sounder Investment In
hc world thnn money expended In
"the building of good roads. Tho
Romans hnd learned thnt 2.000 yeart
ago, nnd they built their roads so well
that some of them are used yet.
"Certainly one of tho surest ways to
reduce the high cost of living is to
build more good roads. And tho 'build
now' campaign which Mr. Wilson, sec
retary of labor, has recently started
should receive the hearty support of
everybody."
WILL TEACH HIGHWAY WORK
University of Michigan Announcei
Course In Road Transport to
Its Students.
One of the most far-reaching devel
opments to place our national high
way system on a sound, uniform nnd
economical basis Is the recent an
nouncement by President II. B. Hutch
Ins that the University pf Michigan
will offer a course In highway trans
port to its students, says tho B. F.
Goodrich Itubbor company.
Tho significance of highway freight
transportation was vividly brought to
light by the war and Is now recognized
as much u part of our shipping and
communication schenio as aro the rail
roads and the steamship lines.
INVESTMENT IN GOOD ROADS
Does Not Become Real Ecqnomy Until
Provision Is Made for Proper
Maintenance.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Investment of money In new roads
dees not become real economy until
provision Is mnde for keeping these
new roads In condition after they nre
built. If a new road Is built and then
allowed to fall Into disrepair, much of
the original Investment is simply
wasted.
To Secure Permanency.
It would seem ndvlsablo that In the
construction of all roads, some good
durable material should bo applied a?
a top covering, in order that perma
nency may bo secured.
Drag Troublesome Road.
If you and, your neighbor aro hav
ing trouble over your road, don't drug
it Into court. Just drug It.
Anybody Can Build Road.
Anybody can build a good road If
you give It t tn enough money.
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Botferi Manpower
CouKhs and colds nro weakening:,
dot rid of thorn as quickly as you
can. Catarrh In any form saps tho
vitality. Fight It and 11 relit it hard.
There Is a remedy to help you do it
a medlcino of forty-sovon yoara
established merit. Try It.
PE-RU-NA
For Catarrh and Catarrhal Conditions;
It purifies the blood, regulates tho
digestion, aids elimination, tones
up the nervo centers and carries
health to all the mucous linings.
For tho relief of those pains In
stomach and bowels, belching-, sour
stomach, rheumatism, pnlns In the
back, sides and loins, i'K-HU-NA l-recommended.
I'E-RU-NA restores--to
healthy action the
vital organs which
are so Intimately re
lated to tho strength,
and vigor of the na
tion. There nre fourteen
ounces of health giv
ing punch and pep
In every bottle, Pff-ItU-NA
Is a gooct
medlcino to havo in
tho house, roady-to-tako
for emergencies.
It Is a good remcdjT
to uso any time.
TABLET8 OR LIQUID
SOLD EVERYWHERE.
Her First Attempt.
It was my first attempt nt teaching
a Sunday school class of boys, ranging
from tho age of 9 to 12 years. After
I had done my best In teaching these
youngsters nnd to test their attentive
ncss, I nsked them what they would
tell their mother If she was to usk
them what they learned, and a red
headed youngster of about 10 yearst
seriously replied; "Nothing." Chicago.
Tribune.
WOMEN NEED SWAMP-ROOT'
Thousands of women have kidney nd
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
rcsult of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a hsalthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of. am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a physician's pre
cn-.ion, obtained at any drug store, may
be jusi the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle im
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
BicU preparation Fend ten cents to Dr..
Kilmer fe Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a.
sample bottle. When writing be sure andC
mention this paper. Adv.
Crazy. ?
"She's crazy about me.
"If she thinks anything at air obouP
you she's certainly crazy."
DEWS OF EVE
No More Gentle Than
"Cascarets" for the
Liver, Bowels
It is just ns needless as It Is danger
ous to take violent or nasty cathartics.
Nature provides no shock absorbers for
your liver and bowels against calomel,,
harsh pills, sickening oil and salts.
Cascarets give quick relief without In
Jury from Constlputlon, Biliousness, In
digestion, Gases nnd Sick Headache.
Cascarets work while you sleep, reraov
ing the toxins, poisons nnd sour, In
digestible waste without griping or in
convenience. Cascarets regulate by
strengthening the bowel muscles. They
cost so llttlo too. Adv.
The Mode.
"Sometimes I have traveled miles Ib
my dreams."
"I suppose It was on a nlghtmnre.""
A PHYSICIAN'S ADVICE.
Frederick S. Kolle. M. D.. Editor of
New Tork Physicians' "Who's Who,"
says that weak, nervous people who want
Increuded welcht. strength and norve
force, should take a 6-craln tablet of
Bltro-Phosphate Just before or during
each meal.
This particular phosphate Is tho dis
covery of a famous l'"rench scientist, and
reports of remarkable results from ltf
use have recently appeared In many
medical Journals.
If you do not feel well; If. you tire
easily; do not sleep well, or are too thin;
?. t0?y I00.1 druggist and Bet enough.
Bltro-Phosphate for- a two weeks' sup.
ply it costs only fifty cents a week
Eat less; chew your food thoroughly,
and It nt the end of a few weeks you.
do not feel stronger and better than you
have for months; If your nervrs are not
steadier; If you do not sleep better and
have more vim. ondurance and vitality,
your money will be returned, nnd thi
Bltro-Phosphate will cost you nothing.
Cuticura
Soap
IS IDEAL
For the Hands
Sop Sc.. Ointment JS A Ma. Talcum H.mni J
' ..riii. l.. lin.tnn
m
BITPiO-PHOSPHATE
! IS GOOD FOB THIN
! NERVOUS PEOPLE
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