"Nothing wrong with our balance!
nHE right balance
ofcostlyTurkish
and choice Domestic
tobaccos, propor
'tioncd by experts
that's why Chester
fields "satisfy!"
PUBLIC SALE!
Having sold my farm, I will offer at Public Austion 4 miles, west
of North Platto and half mile south and two and a half miles east of
Blrdwood Siding, known as the Red Ranch,
Wednesday, February 11th, 1920,
Commencing at one o'clock sharp, the following described property:
28 HEAD OF CATTLE
Consisting of ten High Grado Holstcin Milk Cows, somo fresh, others
soon fresh, 3 and 4 years old; one Holsteln bull 18 months old; three
Holstcin heifers, two heifer calves, one White Face milk cow; one
Durham milk cow; three 1 and 2 year old steers; two 2" year old heif
ers, one Durham bull calf and five calves. The above Holsteln cowh
are double tubercular tested.
12 HEAD OF HORSES
Consisting of ono bay marc 6 years old, weight about 1400; one bay
mare 5 years old, weight 1400; ono span of bay mores 10 and 11 years
old, weight 2600; ono browji mare 10 years old, weight 1300; two grey
colts 2 and 3 years old; ono gray mare weight 1100; ono span of buck
skins weight 2100; one 1 year old colt
1G Head of ShoatsJ Dozen Chickens, 15 tons of Hay in Stuck)
150 lluSJiels of Corn in Crib.
FARM MACHINERY
Hay stacker, sweep, riding cultivator, Deering G-foot mower,
12-foot McCormlck hay rake, new B. & O. beet puller, disc, 24-foot steerf
harrow, Fresno, beet boxes, two sulky plows, two wagons, top buggy,
watering tank, 3 set work harness, single harness, two grindstones,
cream separator, range, Round Oak base burner, good as new, oil
heater, tools, some furnituro and other articles too numerous to cite.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON.
TERMS OF SALE $20 and under cash, sums over $20 eight
months time will be given on bankable paper bearing 10 per cent in
terest from date of sale. No property to bo removed .until settled for.
CHAS. SWEDELL, Owner.
Col. H. M. JOHANSEN, Auctioneer. F. C. PIELSTICKER, Clerk.
LIFTS HANDICAP FROM DEAF
Knowledge of Lip Reading Restores
Afflicted to Their Place in the
Industrial World.
Deafness Is n trlbulntlon, but Its ef
fects are more psychological than
physical. Deaf men as a rule have less
difficulty In getting jobs than have
men with more obvious handicaps. The
real hnndlcnp In denfness Is that It Is
more calculated to Inspire Impatience
than sympathy, and as a consequence,
deaf men grow .suspicious, Irritable
and complaining. The deaf man Is a
trial to himself and to the world, and
he walks quite alone. Communication
Is the one thing that can restore him
to normal contracts.
In order to effect this the Modern
nospltal advocates Hp rending as his
Immediate necessity and salvation if
he is to maintain a wholesome pluce
In the world of industry.
A peculiarity of speech reading Is
that n person who can hear, cannot
lenrn It.
There Is n wide variety of Industrial
conditions which contribute to deaf
ness. Because of these hazards, the
industrially employed form an exten
sive problem. Without training they
are not only liable to discomfort and
unpopularity, but they are a source of
risk because of their Inability to under
stand orders. From two points of view
the deaf have a great need for a
knowledge of lip reading, and should
learn it at all costs. It fits them for
an Independent, useful career In In
dustry, and In many ways re-establishes
an Intlmato connection with nor
mal life.
ROMAN ROADS NOT PERFECT
Suitable for Traffic of That Time, but
Would Not Last Under Mod
ern Conditions.
Modem opinion, examining the
road-bullding of the Romans nnd com
paring It with that of today, has
reached conclusions which seriously
diminish the reputation of the Ro
man engineers, or at any rate show
that they built to meet the conditions
of a certain kind of traffic. They
built for endurance, hut their roads,
uny thoKi surprising critics, were so
rougl' Hint mod tint vehicles would be
MUllU'll ro pieces on mem in mutism- j
Chesterfield
der. If Julius Caesar had driven a
motor enr along the Applnn Way, so
suggests Motor Life, the Journey
would have phaken him out of his
armor, shaken his plumed helmet off
his heuil, and presently have shaken
his motor into a worthless wreck. The
criticism comes from a study of the
construction of the old Roman roads;
but from what one knows of the Ro
mans, .one may feel reasonably cer
tain that If Caesar had been wont to
go about in an automobile the Roman
engineers would have built roads that
would have made motoring less ex
citing and expensive. And the Ro
man chariot, one may Imagine,
bumped In moderation becniise its
pace was limited to match that of the
marching legions.
MORE THAN GREAT PAINTER
Gustavo Dore Is Declared to Have
Been an Accomplished Player
on the Violin.
Gustavo Dpro (the painter) was said
to be fumous on the violin, and his
claims to consideration were far from
Inconsiderable. He had acquired a val
uable Instrument, on which he used to
play Berlioz's concertos with a really
extraordinary facility and spirit. These
superficial works were enough for his
musical powers. The surprising thing
about his execution was that he never
worked at It. If he could not get a
thing at once, he gavo It up for good
and all.
We lived In the same- quarter and
visited each other frequently. As we
almost nevi'r were of the snmo opinion
about anything, we had Intennlnnble
urguments,'. entirely free from rnncor,
which we thoroughly enjoyed. I hnve
seen him pulntlng away on thirty can
vases at thq same time In his Immense
studio. Three seriously studied pic
tures wouldi have been worth more.
At heart this great, overgrown, Jovial
boy was mtjlancholy and sensitive. Ho
died young of heart disease, uggra
vated by gflef over the death of his
mother, frbih whom ho had never been
separated. II dedicated a slight piece
written for the violin to Dore. It
would he entirely unknown had not
Johannes Wolf, the violinist of queens
nnd empresses, done me the favor of
placing It In his repertory and bringing
his le taleift to Its aid. "Anecdotes,"
by Sn'it-Snc-li.
CHEAPLY
BOUGHT
By ALVAII JORDAN GARTH
(Copyrlcht. 1920, Western Newapaper Union)
Albion Dale was In no mood for tri
fling, nor even for tho exercise of his
usual kindly, congenial and co-operative
nnturc. Ills impulse was to evade
or pnss by a little boy and girl who,
spying him, ran eagerly In his direc
tion. He forced n smile and tried to
act quite tho big brother, for the little
follow was the brother of Miss Lois
Beverly, which meant worlds to Al
bion. Not so much Just now, however, ns n
week previous, for a strange nnd puz
ling chaiigo had come over the 'lovely
and beloved sister of little Ned. Its
mystery and puzzling uncentnlnty en
forced constant mental speculation as
to tho cause nnd possible, results.
While Albion, after a charming ac
quaintanceship with Lois of many
months, had arrived at a point where
ho wns about to confess his love, she
seemed suddenly to become a different
being. On one occasion he came upon
her in tears. During two subsequent
cnlls she was sad, pale and reticent,
and arranged It bo that he bad no op
portunity to see her alone. Then she
wns "not at home" one evening, nnd
the next day he received a note from
her In response to his own, canceling a
party engagement upon which there
had been an agreement of mutual at
tendance. So those wero distressing nnd unsat
isfactory days to the ardent lover,
held nt a distance nnd helpless to dls-
sipate the cloud that surrounded the
object of his truest affection. Albion
assumed a casual smile as little Ben
nnd a girl of his own age reached his
side. Tho hands of each were flucd
with an Incongruous heap of cards, en
velopes nnd folded bits of pnper.
"Oh, Mr. Dale!" piped the girl ex
citedly, "we is postmasters, and we're
selling letters. These," extending
some canceled post cards, "are a penny
apiece."
"Give me five," encouraged Albion.
"With the envelones tied with ribbon.
mine are three for a nickel," announced
little Ben. "All except this big one.
That's a real letter, and It's three
cents. I found It on sister's writing
desk."
"Run ulong to the candy store, little
mnll carriers," directed Albion, nnd
thp;st his unique purchases In his
pocuet He thought no more of them
until ho hnd reached home. Then he
drew them forth to deposit in the
waste basket. He noticed his three
cent Investment with a token of Inter
est as he recalled what little Ben had
said regarding It Involuntnrlly, al
most, he opened a folded sheet.
It was written from Yorkton and
signed "Alex Tyrrell." It was very
brief, addressed to Miss Lois Beverly,
nnd rend: "I shall be at room 57,
Holland hotel, until Tuesdny evening.
I warn you that If the two hundred
dollars Is not produced by then, I will
make the document public."
The Jetter wns a shock to Albion.
Its gross threat nnd familiarity
stunned him. Wns It possible that the
documents covered somo past entan
glement of the woman ho loved? Oh,
never 1 never I Albion banished the
thought. The writer, however, wns,
to say the mildest, a blackmnller. His
eyes Hashed. Instantaneously he de
cided what he would do. His should
bo the function to meet this Alex Tyr
rell and lenrn his secret power, and
rescue the girl he Idolized from the
pending menace,
That same day he reached Yorkton.
It was early In the evening when Al
bion located the Holland hotel and
room 57. He knocked at its door. It
was opened by a mean-faced young
man.
"This Is Mr. Tyrrell?" Insinuated Al
bion. "Well, I can take a message for
him," was the guarded answer.
"I come from Miss Lois Beverly."
"Thnt's all right," promptly replied
the man. "Come in. If sho sent a
little necessnry package, the rest Is
easy."
"Two hundrded dollars, I believe?"
"That's the sum," answered Tyr
rell. "And I get In return?"
"The notes that are signed by Miss
Beverly's brother. Of course, she hns
told you that they represent gambling
debts, and Include some signatures he
had no right to simulate."
Albion took $200 from his pocket.
He recalled that Wendell Beverly, the
brother of Lois, had married a few
months previous, nnd that he had for
merly been somewhnt reckless and dls
slpated.
"Those are all?" he questioned ns a
little package was tendered.
"Yes. See here," said Tyrell, viewing
Albion with speculative eyes, "I fancy
you have a peculiar Interest In the
young lady. The returned notes will
subdue her tears. For another hun
dred, though, I will tell you something
that will make her very hnppy."
He plnced himself near tho door, a
table between himself and his visitor
as he spoke. Silently Albion produced
tho money mentioned.
"All right, then," grinned Tyrrell
"Her soul can rest In pence. Her
brother gambled, but the notes are
phoney, and he never signed them."
"You scoundrel !" cried Albion, and
lifted his fist, but Tyrroll made speed
In getting out of the room nnd beyond
his reach.
"Cheaply bought! Dear, anxious
Lois!" murmured Albion rnptly, nnd
left the place confident and hnppy.
THE ALIEN
By CECILLE LANGDON
(CopyiiKlw. i iw. We.irm Keupper Union)
Wnrren Bull wns a grateful young
mnn. At twenty ho broke down from
overwork nt top-notch speed. It wus
the end, the doctor told him, unless
he could spend a year In New Mexico!
Wnrren went thither, At the end of
six months he hnd exhausted the Inst
penny of his careful savings and was
forced to work, beg or starve. Most
fortunately ho happened ncross a
ranch owner the grunt extent of whose
holdings demnnded quite some clerical
attention. When not busy nt his nc
counts Warren helped rounding up the
cattle. ThWe was Just enough vigor
ous outdoor exercise to burden him,
and nt the end of the year his nllmcnts
wero gone.
"Bound to get bnck to the city, are
you?" propounded his employer, dis
appointedly. "Why, yes," replied Wnrren. "Some
how It hns a lure for me. I like to be
nniong men nnd events. They Interest
me. I'm done with ambition, though
that Is, the kind that steams ahead
recklessly und winds up lu a wreck."
"You nro In quite prim condition,"
advised his physlclun when, bronzed
nnd brisk. Warren reported to him.
"Now don't fall bnck into the old nit.
The ld7iMIfe for you Is a position
where you can get outside half of tho
time," nnd Warren proceeded to look
for work corresponding with this
basis. Luckily ho found it nt tho very
start. His Ideas of compensation were
modest.
Ills new employer wns the publisher
of an annunl city directory. Threo
months In the yenr It wns all canvnss
lng for names. Warren hnd his own
district, covcrlug territory where the
majority of tho population wus of for
eign birth or descent. Ho hnd n smat
tering of sovernl languages nnd ns
ench year came around about one
third of it wns spent In the open nlr.
He had completely systematized his
district and his friendly wnys won the
co-operation of landlords, parish
priests nnd policemen, who knew old
and new residents of the district
Particularly helpful In spelling out
strange names and getting them cor
rect wns a young girl named Aldn
Merrill. She had charge of a creche
for a benevolent society and cared for
children left In dally charge. Her sal-
ary wus smnll,but she loved tho little
ones nnd this constituted a bond be
tween Warren and herself. She hnd
acquired a knowledge of Polish and
Bohemian und very often corrected
Warren's list where, becnuso of tlie
Ignorance of those he listed, ho wns
compelled to spell numcs purely by
sound.
Most of the canvassers on the direc
tory were transient employees. Wnr
ren, however, hnd become so proficient
nnd experienced that he wns tuken on
permanently. There wns nlwayB more
or less clerical work to do between di
rectory Issues. The company wns
often solicited to furnish classltleu
lists of nnmes to hunt up lndlvldunls.
As tho company had for reference
thi directories of nil tho lnrge cities a
genealogical bureuu In England once
employed them to list all the
"Drakes" In the United Stntes. Some
real life romnnces and tragedies came
to light In other Investigations. These
Warren wns deputized to take In
chnrge.
A pccullnr case had come to him.
A local law firm employed him per
sonally to look over old directories and
try to locate one Vaclav Oqulson. They
stated that Oqulson hnd left Poland ten
years previous and It wns known that
for a time ho had lived In Chicago.
The name wus nn odd one, but did not
occur In nny local or other directories.
Warren gave up the search, but did
not forget the Incident, for the attor
neys stated that they would pay him
five thousand dollars for the discovery
of this Vaclav Oqulson.
Warren was glad to start out on tho
annual canvass. It would give him nn
excuse to again meet Miss Merrill,
whom he could not forget. One after
noon, In the very next house to tho
creche, he came across a man who re
fused to give his name. Warren dis
cerned that he was a Pole. He went
to Alda and asked her to assist him In
getting the man's name. Her knowl
edge of his native tongue evidently
won upon the foreigner,
"He Is Peter Brown, he snys" re
ported Alda. "Which Is nonsense, for
he Is a dyed-ln-the-wool Pole. I snw
that he wus hiding something und I
grew conlldentlnl und friendly. It
seems thnt he left Polund ten yeurs
ago under the ban of the Russian gov
ernment, nnd changed his name so he
could not be traced. His real name
Is Vaclav Oqulson."
"What!" fulrly shouted Warren,
springing impetuously to his feet
"Oh, Alda I I mean, Miss Merrill, this
melius five thousund dollars for us I"
"Five thousand dollars for us? How
strangely you talk," spoke Alda bewll
dercdly. "His fenrs are foolish," explulned
Wnrren. "He Is heir to a large estate
in Poland and I huvo been searching
for him for over two years. You dis
covered him. You can carry out all
your longing Ideas to provide for your
little churges now, for half the rewurd
is Justly yours."
Sho looked so Impressed with his
worthy generosity and unselfishness
that Warren culled her "Alda" again,
this time with a prefix of endearment,
and that was the preface to a confes
sion nf lnve.
GET IT! GET IT! , GET IT!
Tho most wonderful washing mnchlno on tho mn'rkot absolutely brand
tvw nothing like It; beautifully flnlshecd In ,bluo nnd white cnamol. $5.00
puts ono in your homo. Walt and sec it Portor's painloss paying plnn
THE PORTER ELECTRIC CO.
510 Locust Street Phono 240
PUOLJC SAL,
Tho undersigned will offer
southeast of North Platte and
house in District No. 3, on
Tuesday, February 17th,
Commencing at ono o'clock, sharp, tho following proporty, to-wlt
25 Head o Cattle,
Consisting of sovon milk cows, two 9 years old, two 5 years old, two 3
years old, and one 2 years old; and eighteen, stock cows ns follows,
live 5 years old, seven 4 years old, sx 3 years old nnd ono calf.
Eight Head of Horses,
Consisting of black maro 8 years old, weight 1300; brown more 8
years old, weight 1350; bay maro 5 years old, wolght 1350; bny horso
five years old, weight 1250; bny maro smooth mouth, wolght 1200;
bay maro smooth mouth, weight 1100; sorrel maro smooth mouth,
wolght 1000; hay maro 5 years old, weight 950.
31 HEAD OP HOGS.
Flvo brood sows to farrow In April, ono boar and twonty-flvo shoats. '
12 DOZEN THOROUGHBRED BROWN LEGHORN CHICKENS.
FARM MACHINERY
Corn Binder, Mower, Hay Rake, Stacker, Disc, Endgat Seeder, Spring
Wagon, two Box Wagons, Hay Rack and Truck, Six-Shovol Cultivator,
Four-shovol Cutlvator, Gang Plow, Mould Board 14-lnch Gnng
Plow, Sweep, Dcoro LIstor, Deere Two-row, Harrow, Alfalfa Cultivator,
Hand Corn Sheller, two Sets of Harness and Bomo household good3.
FREE LUNCH AT JfOON.
TERMS OF SALE $20 nnd undor cash; Bums over $20 eight
months time will bo given on bankable paper bearing 10 per cent in
West from dnto of snlo. No proporty to bo removed until settled for.
E, M. ROBBINS, Owner.
II. 31. JOHANSEN, Auctioneer.
PUBLIC SALE
1 will soil at my place 1 mllos west and 4 niHcti north of North
Platte, on
Wednesday, Feb. 25th.
Commencing at 12 o'clock sharp, tho following proporty:
95 HEAD GALLOWAY CATTLE
Consisting of 28 calves, 22 coming 2 year old heifers, 43 cows, 2 regis
tered bulls.
FOUR SUCKING MULES
Farm Machinery
2 farm wagons with 4 Inch tires, wagon box, hay rack, 2 grain binders,
riding plow, tonguolesa disc, John Deoro two-row, Mollno lay-by, walk
lng lifter, Mollno riding lister with potato planter nttnehmont, Doer
lug 6 ft. mower, McCormlck 12 ft. rnko, tool grinder, 8 ft. Suporlor
drill, endgnte seeder, 2 pumping Jacks, powor fanning mill, 2 setB Con
cord harness, snddlo, a fow household goods and other articles too nu
merous to mention.
FREE LUNCH AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK".
TERMS OF SALE All Bums under $10 cash; sums over $10, 12 months
itlmo will bo given on bankable paper bearing 8 por cont interest. No
property to bo removed until sottled for.
MRS. H. F. DOEBKE,
COL. EI) K1ERIG, Auctioneer
PUBLIC SALE
The undersigned will soil nt public sale on tho Claronco Mooro
farm VA miles north of Horahoy. Nob., on
Monday, February 9th.
Beginning at 12:30 o'clock sharp tho following described property:
22 HEAD OF HORSES
Consisting of ono black horso C years old wolght 1300, ono brown maro
smooth mouth, wolght 1400, two black mnros 10 years old,
weight 1200 and 1600, two grey maros 8 years old .weight 2200, two
black geldings 4 and 5 years old weight 2100, ono bay horso 4 years old
weight 1500, threo marcs 4 years old weight 1100 each, two black
maros 5 and C years old, weight 2200, flvo last spring colts, ono Shet
land pony, saddlo broke for children and a good ono, C years old.
8 HEAD OF CATTLE
Consisting of ono Holsteln cow 6 years old fresh Novombor 1st and will
give 5 gallons milk dally, ono red cow frosh soon, three last spring
holfer calves, threo small calves.
FARM MACHINERY
Consisting of two-way plow good aB new, beet cultivator baby beet
pullor, boot bax in good shapo, hay rack, farm truck, now 3i inch
Fairllold wagon nnd box, lG-lnch walking plow, 2 sts of doublo har
ness, about 4 dozen chickens,
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Consisting of kitchen cablmjt, dresser, dfnlng table, rocker, powor
washor, bed and springs, loungo, 250-ogg incubator, and othor articles.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TERMS Sums of $25 and undor cash, sums ovor that amount 9
mjuntths' tlmo will bo given purchaser at 10 por cont Interest. No
property to bo removed until settled for.
C. C. WILEY.
Col. I. I). Hrownllold, Aiictlouecr Rank of Lincoln Count y, Clerk
at puljlic sale at his place ton mllos
across tho road from tho schoo.
RAY C. LANGFORD, Clerk
RAY C. LANGKORI), Clerk.
