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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1920)
WOULD BE "SOMETHING LIKE" Wireless Telephone Nothing to Inven tion Some Women Hope to See Before Many Years. An Inventor announces thnt he will soon linvo on the tnnrkut a wireless ; telepliono thnt n mnn can carry ! nround In his hat. There will be an other telephono In his homer tuned up with the ono Inside of his hat, and Hie result will be that the man's wife can. talk to him wherever he may be, whether It be his ofllee, n street corner, n baseball game or a church. This Is a fine thing Indeed, nnd may really bo considered a step In advance, but It Is not what the wives of the world are looking for. The wives of the world are looking for something that will beat a telephone hi tho hat all hollow. We may as well confide to you the fact that there Is wild hope surging through the hearts of women thnt some day there will be Invented n contrlvnnce by means of which they will bo enabled to see the men folks at all times and wherever they may be. A man enn fool a woman with a hat telephone just as easily" as he can fool her with the telephones we have now. Ho enn say he Is attending a meeting of church wnrdens when he Is really sitting In a poker game; and how Is the wife to know any different? But when this thing is Invented by means of which the lady can look Into something like a crystal ball and see the man person just where he Is and exnetly what he Is doing, then, dear folks, you may prepare to see the world turn good. The mere mnn will not bo allowed to use this delicate Instrument Yes, It will be n better world then, but there won't be much fun In It. Los Angeles Times. Sex and Muscular Strength. Twa women graduates of Leland Stanford university, California, have been Investigating the comparative muscular strength of men and women. They hnve reached the general con clusion thnt any difference that exists In this matter Is not due to sex as such, but to differences In tho use of the muscles, brought about by the conventional limitations of nctlvlty or by dress. Thus women's back muscles are stronger than men's because their clothes are Inrgcly buttoned In the bnck. Certain of their nnn muscles nre also stronger, owing to the fact that they do up their hair, and nlso because the heavy coat sleeves of men limit tho freedom of action of these muscles. On the other hand, the forearm of men Is better developed than thnt of women, because- women wear light sleeves and do not customarily lift heavy weights. When In North Platto stop at the New Hotel Palace and Cafo. You will be treated well. 68tf Brain Is Inflexible. The size of a muwle may be In creased by exercise or oven by tem porary use. The bony structure of our limbs Is inside nnd controls their size only to a certain extent. But in the case of the head, the bony struc ture Is outside nnd encloses the soft tissues like a box. There Is absolute ly no opportunity for Increase of size, permanent or tenipornry, nfter tho growth of the body. Recent ftudles of the brnln, we are told by an edi torial writer In the Journal of tho American Medical Association, have, Indeed, shown thnt slight changes in Its bulk may be brought nbout, but only by altering the volume and pres sure of the other occupants of tho skull the blood nnd tho cerebrospinal fluid. Merely Old. Fashioned, fdea. It Is Impossible to believe Hint being bright in school counts for much ufter you learn that your little boy is get ting poorer grades than his cousin. Kansas City Star. The Three Great VESTA Triumphs AMONG the various makes of storage J-k batteries there is only one radically different and superior to the rest. This one exceptional battery is the Vesta. Three great battery improvements make the Vesta different. These triumphs give . it double life; ti 1. Vesta Indestructible Isolator an ingenious device, locks the plates apart and prevents short circuits. 2. Vesta Impregnated Wooden Mats prevent "treeing" and its disastrous consequences. 5. Titanium a rare mineral, enters into the lead plates, hardening them and giving them longer; life. It precipitates minerab and impurities in solu tion, thus increasing the efficiency of the battery. These remarkable features are covered by U.S.Basic Patents belonging to the Vesta. They cannot be used in any other battery. Vesta costs no more than ordinary batteries. Ask any Vesta Service Station man to explain Vesta superiority. North Platte Battery &Elec. "V.HHI IB M-AUmiir30?l3;f W9M I 11U11U W V W W rmmmmwmMxmmm m wmm 109 w. eth, st. i IndMtruetiMo liaUt&f Tbla ppirrrtty xaltfetoflVPrj VefltA PUBLIC SALE I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION' AT JIY FLACK SEVEN MILES SOUTH AN1 TWO AND ONE-HALF 3IILES EAST OF NORTH PLATTE, ON Monday, January 19th, 1920, COMMENCING AT 1 O'CLOCK, P. M. SHAItP. NINE HEAD OF HORSES, One 9 year old mare, wt. 1200; ono 5 year old black horse, wL 1200: ono tn year old mare, wt. 1100; one eight year old mare, wr. 1100; ono black year old marc, wt 1200; ono hore 2 years old, YiL 1000; one colt; ono a year old pony broke to children; oo gray Saddle horse, wt. 800 lbs. MrMnitlPAn'inr f A TTI T? NINEijHEADHOF CATTLE, Four giving milk, other9 fresh soon; also one Holstelu bull, it years old. FARM MACHINERY, ETC. Ono cultivator, ono new John Dcero lister, ono Johnson mower, ono liny rake, one plow, ono disc, ono (rrain wagon, one bnfc'gy, one hay rake, ono two row, two sets of doiib'o harness, ono buggy liar. ncss, ono saddle; household goods and other articles too numerous to mention. FREE LUNCH AT NOON. TERMS OF SALE All suras of $20.00 nnd under cash, over that amount 10 percent Interest will ho charged on bankable pnp'r. JOS. PELMAR, Owner. COL. H. M. JOHANSEN. Auctioneer. KAY C. LANGFOIU), Clerk. THE TEAKETTLE By RUBY B. SPEER. X (, 1920, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) "Well. I like thnt," muttered Mury Knnpp, In a tone thnt negatived her words, as she raised her eyes from tho note to look after the retreating mes senger hoy. Again- she rend the note. "Dear Mary I'll bo away a few days. Suddenly remembered that wo forgot to empty tho camp teakettle, and I don't want It to freeze. Leaving on tbo 10:10. Yours, . ED." "Of all foolishness," breathed Mary. Rushing off 100 mites into another state to empty n teakettle. There's something more In the wind," she hint ed darkly, as sho closed tho door and went toward tho dining room. She was not really hurt or grieved at his sudden going, for they were ns calm and undemonstrative as the aver age middle-aged couple, and his busi ness often took him on sudden trips. He bad bade bet Ids usual alToetlonate good-by on leaving after breakfast, but bis curious quest vexed, while it mused her. With her thoughts still In a fog Mary stooped to pick up the morning paper that had fallen beside Ed's chair at the table. As she glanced carelessly at tho paper her eyes caught a lino announcing tho opening of the deer season In a neigh boring state. "So that's it," laughed Mary, drop ping Into a chair. "The teakettle bad" to be emptied, indeed 1" Ed Knapp was was never happy withbut his full quota of deer every season. "Why didn't lie tell me be was go ing? Afraid I'd think he ought to stay home working?" she chuckled. "I'd like to go, too," she added regret fully, for Mnry bnd been a good shot In her youth and sho still hunted and tramped. Years ago she and Eil bad met one bunting season, she a farm er's daughter, be a city sportsman. Unknowingly they hnd shot at the same deer and it was Mary's shot that felled It. Friendship sprang from their similarity of tastes, and love nnd nmrringe soon followed. The cares of the crowding years soon look Mary's time from sportsmanship, but each yenr the family spent its vacation in a cabin near the site of her old home. "I know the very deer he Is nfter," thought Mary, "the big buck that drank every evening from tho brook below the cnbln. I'm going to have a shot at It, too. I took a deer from him once, unintentionally, and I'll do It tlds time, malice aforethought." Mnry Hashed a glance at the clock. It was 0:150 and Ed was leaving on the 10:;i0. Well, she would bo on the same train, seeing, but unseen. She thought rapidly of propnrations; her bag to pack, her rllle to examine and oil, and her house to close. First she called n cab. As she donned her bunt ing suit her busy mind checked off the necessary details. She found her bunting license nnd cnbln key snugly buttoned in an Inside pocket. Sbe must pack some clothing for Ed for be hnd gone unprovided. Some provisions would be a good Idea. She must put out a note for the- milkman and tele phono the dressmaker who was com ing to-morrow; so her mind ran on. Mary's heart was beating a tattoo ns she took her seat in tho trafn after seeing Ed enter tbo smoker. As the train whizzed on sbe laid her plans. Ed would doubtless go to the north village, from which a good road around the mountain led to camp. He might walk or hire a rig. She decided to stop at the south village; for she knew a short cut over the seemingly Inac cesslble mountnln. Sho bnd not spent her girlhood In that country for noth ing. She feared that Ed might see her when sbe got off the train, but all was well. Sbe hired a village boy to carry her load over the mountain while she led tho way towards camp. Light snow bad fallen and the gaunt trees tossed nnd strained. At the cabin she set the boy to work airing tbo bedding nnd making a flro while she loaded her gun. Down through tho pine woods she slipped toward the brook to await bor quarry. Determination sparkled from her brown eyes and animation glowed In bor rosy cheeks. Ed might come at any minute, also the deer. Hardly bad she hid In a clump of pines when Ed swung In view. It was evident to Mary that he, too, was bunting a place to hide before "the stag at evo had drunk his till." Mary's heart missed a beat as Ed headed for her covert, but ho stopped by a big tree and began putting Ids gun together. Convulsed with silent laughter, Mary sat In her thicket. Sbe longed to call out, "Have you emptied the teakettle, Ed? " Hut Instead she kept silently nlert for the deer. Ed had adjusted ids gun and was search ing for ammunition when the big buck stepped daintily from a thicket on the opposite bank. At Ed's dismayed ox clnmntlon the big fellow throw up his head, affording Mary a wonderful shot and tho deer fell. A ghost could not have surprised Ed more than Mary did as she emerged from the thicket. "Mary," be gasped, "what?" "I came," said Mary demurely, "to Bee thnt the valuable aluminum ten kettle was emptied properly. It has been retllled and must bo bubbling merrily by this time. Vhut do you say to coffee and venison steak for supper?" "Jove, Mary, you nro a brick," grinned Ed sheepishly. "I'll get you a whole aluminum set for camp next jrear," SIBERIA NOT ALL SQUALOR For Six Months of the Year Flowers Bloom In Profusion In Otherwise Desolate Country. Amidst the tilth, squalor and pover ty of Siberia It Is good to (hid some thing which seems devoid of all those. and which speaks to this desolate country of n better day. Vftor months of snow and Ice, nnd within a week from the time tho snow has disappear ed, spring begins, ami with It come the flowers. Spring and summer ami au tumn nro all ono In Siberiathere Is no thno for them nil:, a brief six months Is tho most which nntttre nl lows, nnd so tbey have to cram Into thnt space everything they can, tho Christian Science Monitor says. The chief dowers are anemones, Irises nnd lllies-of-tbe-valley. All of them, especially the latter, grow wild' In great profusion, nnd tbo whole world seems to smell of lilies for n brief two or three weeks. Traveling between Vladivostok nnd Harbin little seml-Chlucsc-UussInn boys bring great bunches of lllles-of-the-valley to the rains, which can be bought for a few cents. They start perhaps by asking four rubles .for n basket. This you refuse, nnd pas- on to the next boy. Then the whistle blows, and the boys rush Up to you shouting: "Three rubles! two rubles I" Still you take no notice; then you clamber on the train, which very slow ly crawls out of the station, and you eventually buy as many lilies as you can carry for one ruble, the boy being perfectly content, and you, thinking of the prices In Fifth avenue, are ulso hnppy In the thought of your posses sion. To whom aro you going to soil your , GAS ENGINE FOR SALE. Hay and Grain? Tho Harrington Mer- Four borso power Fairbanks goa cnntlle Co. will offor tho highest onglno iu good running order. Brod prioes. G4tfi beck's Moat Market. 86tf HELD PROVERBS IN HONOR Greatest Men in the Pages of History Have Left Testimony to That Effect That proverbs hnve always been dear to' tho true intellectual aristoc racy of a nation, there Is abundant evidence to prove. Take but these three names In evidence, which nre In themselves n host. Aristotle made n collection of proverbs; nor did he count thnt be wns doing herein aught unworthy of his great reputation ; however, some of his adversaries mny hnve made this a charge against him. He Is said to have been the first who did so, though many others have fol lowed In the same path. Shakespeare loves them so well that besides often citing them, nnd innumerable covert allusions, rapid side glances ut them, which wo arc In danger of missing unless we nre at home In the proverbs of England, several of bis plays, as "Measure for Measure," "All's Well That Ends Well," have proverbs for their title?. And Cervantes, a name only Inferior to Shakespeare, has not left us in doubt In respect of tbo affec tion with which lie regarded them. Every render of "Don Quixote" will remember his squire, who sometimes cannot open his mouth but there drop from It utmost ns many proverbs ns words. T might name others who held the proverb In honor men who, though they may not attain to these three, nre yet deservedly accounted great. Trench. t What the Hair Denotes. A Innn .....1 . . rt .. . ..I. 1 I I I . Iu npnilllDml the owner of bnlr that grows low on the forehead and retreats up the head above the temples. Coarse hair indicates humble birth nnd a coarse nature, Iilack, short, and curly hair indicates uncertain temper, a tendency to alcohol, and an amor ous nature. The darker the hair the more pow erful the physical organization. Chest nut or brown hair denotes fairness In dealings, generosity, absence of de celt, but unbnpplness In domestic life. Thick, straight and glossy brown hair Indicates a robust constitution, en ergy, nnd engerncss In the pursuit of life; thick, coarse, and wiry brown hair, great determination of charac ter; curly brown bnlr, n weak charac ter, but natural Ingenuity nnd ability; while dark brown long nnd smooth bnlr indicates faithfulness In love, mnny children, good health, and much happiness. Freaks of Nature. A cat that barked like a dog, re cently exhibited at Boston, tops the list of numerous freaks discovered In this country. Recently, says tho De troit Free Press, a giant glow worm, i Indies long, was found In the Santa Cruz mountains. When plnced In the dark a gorgeous effect was pro duced by the luminous rings circling Its body. Mammoth fruit Is of fre quent occurrence, but In Soutbstake, Rath. England, a shocking case of plant over-eating was discovered. It resulted In seven daisies growing on one stalk. This freak, scientists said, was caused by fesclatlon, which means over-eatlng. White blnckblrds, canaries, linnets and sparrows have been scon nnd exhibited. The ocean, too, gives its sharo of curious freaks. A double-sldod flounder, with both sides alike, duplicate fins and a mis ph.red eye, wns caught some months n'o. Swamp Lands. The swamp and wet lands of the Un ied States are equivalent to three fourths of tho aiva of France. Much of i bo swamp land, however, Is wet onl after heavy ruins and usually beurs heavy vogetntlon. It is believed tliui large ureas, If properly drained and floured by public or private cor porations, could be transformed Into productive farms. d o fr unless the .bundle is tagged to'Shuberf Tlae HigliesS Prices Ever Kmowai That's What Yoa'Il Get from "SHUBERT" WE WANT 'EM NOW AND WILL PAY THE PRICE TO GET 'EM N?IEXTRAlARGE HT TO VlOf N9 LARGE MTU TO nvtiusc N?l MEDIUM lT TO vlnGt NSISHftLL (TK TOAVIOiOI N9 2 1 TO till guuirv MUSKRAT WinteT 6.00 to 5.00 1 4.75to 3.75 1 3.50(0 2.75 1 2i0to 1.75 2.50(0 1.50 Fall 14.50 to 3.751 3i0to 2.75 1 2.50 to 2.00 1 1.75 to 1.50 1 1.7510 125 COYOTE ller Fumd, Cu-d 1 30.00 to 25.00 1 22.00 to 18.00 1 15.00 to 12.50 1 10.00 to 8.50 110.00 to 5.00 Optn of Hcidlen 1 22.00 to 18.00 1 16.00 to 14.00 1 12.00 to 10.00 1 8.00 to 6.00 1 8.00 to 4.00 S K.U EOC N'l EXTRA LARGE I N'l LARGE I N?l MEDIUM I I SMALL OUOu UNPI1IME CITPA TO AVIRAOI tXTBl TO VIfll CT TO tVfQ.Of ftl TO tvmtGC M to Slff OUHITV Black 15.00 to 12.00 11.00 to 9.00 8.50 to 8.00 7.50 to 60 I 7.00 to 4.00 Short 10.00 to 8.50 8.00 to 7.00 6.50 to 6.00 5.75 to 5.00 5.00 to 2i0 Narrow 8.00 to 7.00 O50 to 5.50 5.25 to 4.75 4.50 to 4.00 4.00 lo 2.05 Broad 5.00 to 4.00 1 3.50 to 3.00 1 2.50 to 2.00 1.75 to 1.00 1.50 to .5 These extremely high prices for Nebraska Furs are based on the well-known "SHUBERT' liberal grading and are quoted for im mediate shipment. No. 3, No. 4 and otherwise Inferior skins tit high est market value. Ship your Furs now when we want 'cm. You'll get "more money" and get it "quicker" too. "SHUBERT" RETURNS WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY SHIP TODAYAND KEEP 'EM COMING FAST SHIP Alt YOUR FLSS DIRECT TO A.B.SH UB ERTa THE LARSEST HOUSE IN THEWORLD DEM.IN6 EXCLUSIVELY IN AMERICAN RAW FURS 25-27 W. Austin Ave. Depths Chicago, U.S.A. Public Sale Having sold my farm, I will offer for sale ut Public Auction at tho Living Lake Farm 8 miles northwest of North Platto on tbo Tryon road Thursday, Jan. 22, 1920, Commonclng at 10:30 u. m., tbo following described property: 30 Head of Cattle Consisting of ten milch cows, ranging in ago from 3 to 10 years old, roglstorcd, 3 years old this month, sixteen lieau oi calves iioio, reglsctored, 3 years old this month, sixteen bead of calves 4 to 13 months old, one calf 7 weeks old. 25 Head of Horses and Mules Six bead of 3 year old mules, all green broke; span of young mules 8 months old, span bay geldings 3 and 4 years old, broke, bay gelding, broke coming 4 years old, wolght 1300pounds; brown maro 0 years old, bred to jack, weight 110 pounds; bay mare, 8 years old, bred tot jack, 1300 pounds; bay maro, smooth mouth, bred to jack, wolght 1400. gray gelding wtlh smooth mouth, weight 1300, bay borso 5 years old, trained cattle borso; black saddlo borso $1 years old, child's pony, 9 years old, four 2 year old colts, 2 yearlings, sorrel maro 9 years old, weight 900. ( Farm Machinery 7-foot McCormlck binder, G-foot McCormlck mower, 10-foot Emerson hay rake, riding Ustor, sulky plow, walking stirring plow, two riding cuttvutors, two-row machine, disc harrow, 3-sectlon harrow, simplex straw spreder, hand corn slioller, sweep feed grinder, threo wagons, 1 high wagon, tight box, 1 low wagon, tight box, 1 truck wagon with hay rack, grind stono, 2 sots work harness, sot of buggy harness, heavy stock saddlo, boy's saddlo, 2 cream separator, 1 Economy Chief sepa rator capacity 350 pounds, 1 Dutterfly, capacity 550 pounds, two 10-gal-lon cream cans, bordroom boating stove, some household furnlturo, somo hay and cane In stack, some corn in ear, four bushels seed com,' 7 dozen chickens, somo pure bred Rhodo Island Rod roosters and many other things too numerous to mention. FREE LUNCH AT NOON TERMS OF SALE $20 and under cash; sums over $20 teu months tlmo will be given on bankable paper bearing 10 per cent Interest from date of sale. R. E. MARSHALL, Owner. COL. EI. KIERIG, Auctlncer. RAY C. LANGFORI), Clork. O. M. SWEDBURG, 20 Years Experience Pure Bred Live Stock and Farm Auctioneer HOLDREGE. NEBRASKA. Making sales regularly for some of the be3t breeders and farmers all over the state. Am selling nearly every .day in sale season and will appreciate the opportunity to make your sale. For sale dates write mo or call at the Union State Bank, North Platto, and arrange for sale dates and terms.