THE HEAD OF
THE FAMILY
By OTIM.IA P. PFEIFFER
SIDEWALK IS THEIR MARKET
Where All Sorts of Goods Are
posed of by New York's
"Down and Outs."
Dis.
MUCH LIKE WESTERN CITY
(Copyright, ltJO, Weiteru Newnpnper Union)
When her only daughter Luclllo
marrlcil Myron Itrnillcy mill wont
away to llvo In n rented npnrtniont,
her mother dosed up every room In
tho house except two on the ground
lloor. It wns nn old, hut pretty pluce,
hut It heenine lonely mid gloomy dis
possessed of tho bright, vivacious girl
wtio hud mudo It home, Indeed. Be
sides (hut, n thrifty, cconomlcnl wom
an with keen business sense, Mrs.
CJnyton reckoned on fuel and general
labor saving, besides having u dcflnlto
purpose In vlow In behalf of tho young
adventurers on tho sea of matrimony.
The marriage of the twain seemed
Ideal. They were deeply In love mutu
ally. Lucille was patient and devoted,
Myron hud never paid attention to any
other girl. They seemed absorbed each
In the other and no token of a cloud
threatened the fair sky of love.
The path of Mrs. Clnyton had not
been one of rot-es In holding on to her
little luiine and bringing up and edu
cating her daughter, ller husband had
died when Luclllo was only eight years
of age, leaving llttlo except encum
bered property. Ills widow had
thought and worked hard to get rid of
Indebtedness and acquire a little sur
plus. She was sure of two material
points when Myron Urudloy wedded
Lucille. These wore that she hail train
ed her daughter to full obedience, to
accept her counsel, and that Myron
really liked her. Tho policy adopted
by the wise mother was to win und
hold the love and respect of her son-ln-luw.
She realized that, lonely us
sho was, deided the constant compuuy
of her only child, she must not betray
her sentiments nor Infringe upon tho
new relationship.
Mrs. Clayton set about eliminating
herself from the life and struggles,
the ups a.."H downs of the newly wed
ded couple. She visited them only unco
a week. She preached to Lucille fond
attention to Myron on all occasions
und treated her son-in-law as If she
trusted him implicitly. Experienced und
observing person that she wns, she
secretly followed the course of the
marital life those two led, but never
mingled in it or criticised or advised.
All the time, however, she was placing
a secure foundation to be prepared to
win them more fully and assist them
when the hour of need arrived. Pa
tiently and Intelligently sho awnlted
that juncture, and was not surprised
when one day Myron came to her with
a serious face. She welcomed him.
"I've come to see you about Luclllo
and myself, mother," said Myron. "She
Is the dearest little wife that ever
lived, and I love her more and more
every day of my life."
"That Is as It should be," encour
aged Mrs. Clayton, "and with that for
the basis you cannot fall to gain hap
piness and peace."
"Yes, but, you see, we are young
und Inexperienced and make many
mistakes. It would be different If we
had you light at hand to decide for
us knotty questions as they come up.
Honestly, mother, I get homesick and
lonesome for you. Can't you arrange
to come and stay with us permanent
ly? Luclllo will ho happier, and I
would feel as If there was a stanch,
sensible pilot at the helm who would
steer us clear of tho rocks we run up
against every once In a while."
"What are the rocks, Myron?" In
quired Mrs. Clayton gently.
"Well, we are both extravagant,"
confessed -Myron desperately. "Come
to reckon up, we find that we havo
lived way beyond our means and are
in a sort of tangle. Lucille does her
best in running the house and I don't
waste any money outside of homo ex
penses, but somehow we have been
getting behind. In fact, there Is there
is n deficit. In a word come and help
us get on the right basis."
Mrs. Clayton was too diplomatic to
assent to the first impulsive notions
of her son-in-law. Dearly as she would
love to he with these, her children,
she realized that it would be. at the
. best, an experiment. Myron got down
to details and Mrs. Clayton grasped
them in their full practical sense. Be
fore he left she had solved the
problem, not offering the suggestion,
but leading him to the only point she
would consider as partaking In their
affairs.
Myron was delighted to give up tholr
apartment und come to live at
"homo." The old house was to be open
ed up In Us original, cheery homelike
liens and he was to contribute a stated
amount for sustaining It. A program
wus mapped out where Mrs, Clayton
was to be the directing force, und the
happy husband and wife settled down
Into their new career "under mother's
fond protecting wing."
Within six mouths Lucille had been
trained Into the cleverest of house
keepers, and Myron had retrieved tho
extravagance of tho past under the
skilful guidance and co-operation of
"mother."
They were nil seated In the porch
nun Saturday afternoon when the
pontinan brought a letter containing
(he circular of some down town store.
Lucille received It and passed It to
her htnthand.
"Ahem I You honor mo." he smiled
Jocularly. "More, mother, that Is meant
for you,1 mid Mrs. Clayton flushed at
tho compliment conveyed by the ten
dur, fur the MildroHH read:
"To (ho head of the limits "
"Aim limn may iw wnvor pro-
ttoBtiOMl tho ulhualimtk' Myron.
At the Howery approach to the Wil
liamsburg bridge may bo witnessed an
Interesting sight at any hour of the
day, says the New York Times. This
Is the gathering of near down-nnd-outs
disposing of whnt Is left of their
wardrobes and who, being poor sales
men, usually tako what Is offered nnd
not what thoy expected to get.
The other morning (hero were four
on hand. One had threo frayed silk
shirts, two pairs of more or less worn
trousers nnd three sets of silk under
wear. He asked 00 cents each for the
shirts nnd took $1 for the tlirco. The
trousers brought 75 cents tho pair,
while he had much trouble In dispos
ing of the silk underclothing nt 25
cents a garment
Another hnd a fur-llncd coat which
wasn't so very awful looking. ITo
tried his best to get $5 for It and held
on for nearly an hour, rinnlly a mo-
tormau came along and, after digging
In every crevice of his pockets, pro
duced $1.78. This won the cont.
A ragged fellow had three razors,
for which he asked $1 each. A big fel
low with wiry whiskers wanted n
razor but wasn't willing to pay the
price. He offered 45 cents, then 50. He
bought for CO.
This "market" Is held In the open,
on the sidewalk, nnd the police do not
appear to care, for there Is never any
Interference.
I
GEORGE HAD ANOTHER GUESS
Old Gentleman Had Also Been Doing
Some Thinking About the High
'Cost of Living. ,
A congressman who Is Investigating
tho high cost of living said to a Wash
ington correspondent :
"The h. c. L Is responsible for ninny
vagaries and queer complications.
"A young chap who had got en
gaged to a girl wns talking over the
future with her.
"'With prices whnt they are,' said
the girl, 'we must ho content, George,
dear, with a smnll flat and one or, nt
the most, two servants.'
"floorge coughed.
" 'It's my Idea,' he said, 'to live with
your old mnn the first couple of
years.'
" 'But, George '
""Hint's my Idea.' he Interrupted.
'Think of the money we enn save. No
rent, no light, no grub bills, no coal.'
'nut'
'"I Insist on this thing,' George In
terrupted ngaln. 'I tell you, I '
"Then Jho door opened softly nnd
the girl's father entered the room.
" 'Children.' he said tenderly, 'I have
decided that when you get married
I'll come nnd live with you for the
rest of my life.' "
Salmon Saved Queen.
The salmon with a ring In Its mouth,
that figures In the arms of the city of
Glasgow,- Scotland, which nre nlso
those of (ho ancient see, Is snld to
record a mirncle of St. Kentigern, tho
founder of the see. nnd the fourth
bishop of Glnsgow. A certain queen
gave a soldier, with whom she hnd
fallen In love, n ring that had been
presented to her by her consort; but
the king discovered the Intrigue, and,
hnving obtained the ring, throw It Into
the Clyde, nnd then demanded It of
his disloyal lady.
In her nlnnn she sought help from
St. Kentigern, and bo. proceeding to
the river, forthwith caught a salmon,
which, on being opened, wns found to
hnvo swnllowed the all-Important
Jewel. The queen regained the good
graces of the king, nnd lived n better
life nfterwnrd.
Believed Victims of Indians.
Threo skeletons, believed to he those
of early American settlers were un
earthed at Kenncbunkport. Me., by
workmen leveling some land near nn
old fort erected during tho war of
1812. Two apparently were victims of
Indlnn massacres or wars. Embedded
In tho skull of ono of the skeletons
was an Indian arrow. The tip of the
skull of the second wns chipped off
clonnly. as If done by a tomahawk
held In n well-trained hnnd. The third
skeleton wns that of a man seven feet
tall. It Is believed that the bodies
were burled In an old cemetery on this
spot, and that the graves were cov
ered over by earth thrown up when
the fort excavations were being made.
About the Dead Sea.
Swimming In the Dead sea Is re
freshing sport, hut swimmers havo to
be careful not to get water Into their
eyes. In a ton of water from the Cas
pian sen there are 11 pounds of salt,
In n ton from tho Atlantic ocean there
are 31 pounds, from the Mediterranean,
85 pounds; hut In a ton of the Dead
sea there are 187 pounds. Contrary
to a prevailing belief, (here nre plnlns
on the shores of tho Dead sen that nre
so fertile and well watered thnt as
60on as one crop Is hnrvested another
ran ho planted; hut as a whole, the
basin Is n dreary region. Youth's
Companion.
Girl Studies to Be Blacksmith.
A girl Junior nt the University of
Washington Is learning the black
smith's trade, .lazr. Is no lure to her,
for the anvil chorus fills her ear nnd
plio looks forward to owning and oper
ating a forge and a farm of her own.
The deslrt) to master blncksmlthlng
arose from her resolve to ho a farmer,
nnd as such to know something of ma
chinery. So she studies the fashion
ing of bolts and barn and the pointing
0t plowshureii.
Vlflls, Capital of New Georgian Re
public, by No Means Typical
of the East.
Mr. Melville Clutter, recording Im
pressions In the National Geographic
Magnzlne, admits that ho was sur
prised when ho nrrlved In Tltlls. cap
ital of tho new Georgian republic. lie
hnd expected a city more suggestive
of tho East, ns tho Western mind pic
tures It; but tho Golovlnsky prospekt,
tho main thoroughfare through the
heart of tho city, stretched beforo him,
"as handsome a bit of modern metro
polltnnlstn ns can he found anywhere,"
und Its restaurants, shops, opera, and
what used to bo the vlccregnl palace
hut which now flics tho standard of
Uio new nation, suggested at once tho
French ndjectlvo "chic." More than
that, this new capital was brilliant
with uniforms, Russian, Georgian, Ar
nienlnn, British, and most picturesque
of nil, (ho Cnucaslnn costume, with Its
broail-slioiilderod. wash-walsted coat,
hii.ii. heellcss boots, and astrnkhnn
cnp. One marveled at the load of
weapons thnt completed It; a sword
rattling nnd cln"king with the wear
er's martini stride, n brace of pistols,
n pair of daggers, nnd a collection of
whnt looked like enormous fountnln
pens hung ncross the Caucasian
bosom, but which turned out to be
hollow tubes Intended to bo loadeil
with powder and shot. One must add
stiff mustaches nnd a close-shaven
skull to picture this Georginn In all
his glory on the Golovlnsky prospekt
of his national capital. Clothing for
civilians Is scarce and expensive In
Tltlls. but the cnst-ofT uniforms of
milltnry ofllcers are for sale, and many
n citizen In need of n new suit had
bought himself an old uniform.
ARE RETURNING TO FARMS
Not Many of Uncle Sam's Fighters
Have Succumbed to the Lure
of the City.
Of Amorlcn's mighty war forces of
more than 4,500,000 men, 1.200,000, It
Is estimated, came from farms. Rec
ords In tho bureau of war-risk Insur
ance In Wnshlngton Indicate that these
farm-bred or fnrm-rnlsed boys carried
government life Insurance amounting
to over $10,000,000,000.
During the enrller demobilization It
was so dlfllcult to keep track of the
discharged service men thnt It seemed
ns though a very large proportion of
them did not return to their former
addresses or homes. So many of tho
service men who had come from the
farms seemed to be listening to the
call of the city that It was feared more
than one-half of them were not going
bnck to the farms. Later the tide of
migration set In toward the country,
and now It Is believed that the loss In
mnn power to the farms, as the result
of former service men settling else
where, may not be more than 500,000.
Dead Towns Awaken.
Dead towns of the West nre coming
to life as u result of the silver boom.
There were towns In Colorado and Ne
vada ahd Arizona, which, under the In
fluence of silver In those days after
the Civil war, burst Into wild, rich life
thnt has no parallel In history.
Clouds of dust are rising along tho
trjills that lend across sagebrush
plulns. The mining engineer, present
day successor of the prospector and
his burro, Is astir In tho silver coun
try. They nre going bnck to the old
shafts that yielded wealth when silver
was above a dollar. With the advance
In mining processes In the Inst four
decades the chances of profits are
many times multiplied.
Keeps Windows Free From Frost.
In those days, when .Tack Ernst is
busy drawing pictures on the windows,
ninny beautiful works appear over
night, but when he completely covers
the glass, he Is not so welcome. Tho
Russians havo a very effective way of
preventing the obscuring of the win
dows by frost. In Russia the walls of
tho buildings nro very thick, and
double windows nre fitted to the
houses, set about 13 Inches apart. Tho
window sill between the outer nnd In
nor windows Is decorated with bright
green moss, nnd hidden (hero Is u dish
filled with calcium chloride, which ab
sorbs all the moisture nnd thus effec
tually prevents the formation of Ice
during the long, cold winter.
s CO - OPERATION I
Farming Fish.
The International Association ot
Gnme, Elsh and Conservntlonlst Com
missioners, nt their recent convention
In Louisville, pledged themselves to
use every Influence possible toward
stimulation of a nntlon-wlde move
ment looking to the construction of
fish ponds upon farms In which deslr
able species of game and food flshe
especially the basses and the sun
fishes, can be propngntcd for recren
tlon and for food, at a comparatively
shi: expense when contrasted wit!'
(hi vast benefits which will result
tlierroni.
Fifty-Nine Degrees Below Zero.
Plfty-nlne degrees below zero was
registered In some parts of the Adlron
dncks last winter around the first ol
the year, according to weather bureau
statistics. Hotter (or worse) tluin that
was done by .Inck Frost In Sweden
where tho temperature registered 70.
below zero. And In some parts ol
Alaska thermometers nro absolutely
useless, the best of them freezing uj
nnd refusing to tell how cold It Is. It
the (loud of winter, In the Interior ol
Alaska, pure alcohol freezes Into sollc
blocks of Icq, as doofl kerosene. Er
change.
"The First Principle of" Success.9'
All Union MEN and WOMEN, your FRIENDS and
FAMILIES are requested to be CONSISTENTPAT
RONIZE HOME INDUSTRY, BOOST FOR NORTH
PLATTE and demand the UNION LABEL on all com
modities you purchase whenever possible. The follow
ing business interests of your city solicit the support of
ORGANIZED LABOR and are recommended by the
NORTH PLATTE CENTRAL LABOR UNION,
AMUSEMENTS.
Sun Theatre.
Keith Theatre.
Crystal Theatre.
AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES.
J. S. Davis Co., Nash, Stearns and Chev
rolet Cars and Nash Trucks.
North FIntto Bulek Co., Buick Cars
and G. M. C. Trucks.
S. & It. Service- Station, Automobile
Accessories, Gas nnd Oils.
C. M. Trotter, Automobiles.
AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES.
J. S. Davis Auto Co.
North Platte Bulek Co.
AGBICULTUItAL IMPLEMENTS.
Derryborry & Forbes.
I). J. Antonides (North Side).
BANKS.
Platte Valley State Bank.
First National Bank.
McDonald State Bank.
BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
Mutual Huilding and Loan Associa
tion of North Platte.
BAKEKS.
Model Bakery, C. II. Stamp, Prop.
Dickey's Bakery, It. It. Dickey, Prop.
Ideal Bakery, A. & J. 0'IIarc, Props.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Tramp and Sons.
Wilcox Department Store.
Shoo Market.
The Hub.
Leader Mercantile Co.
Harry Samuelson.
Edwnrds-Itcynolds Co.
The Star.
Hirschfcld's.
J. C. Penny Co.
BOTTLING COMPANIES.
Star Bottling & Mercantile Co.
CAFES, CAFETEBIAS, RESTAURANTS.
Palace.
Oasis.
Dickey's.
Liberty Inn, A. E. Bell, Prop.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
The Brunswick.
C. T. Whelnn.
Sliver Front, Chris Paulson, Prop.
II. A. D. .Smoke House, (II., A. Doncl
son, Prop.)
CLOTHING DEALERS
Wilcox Department Store.
Star Clothing House.
Hirschfeld's.
Harry SamuelNon.
The Hub.
Edwards-Reynolds Co.
J. C. Penny Co.
Leader Mercantile Co.
CONFECTIONERY DEALERS.
Dickey's.
Oasis.
CONTRACTORS.
McMichaol Bros.
CREAMERIES.
North Platte Creamery Co., (Alfalfa
Queen Butter.)
CHIROPRACTORS.
Drs. States & States.
CLOAKS AND SUITS.
Block's.
, E. T. Tramp & Sons.
Lender Mercantile Co.
Wilcox Dept. Store.
The Hub.
J. C. Penny Co.
DRUGGISTS.
North Side Drug Store.
.7. 11. Stone.
Rexall.
Nynl.
George Frnter.
Gum mere-Dent Co.
DRY CLEANERS.
The C. O. D.
DIckoy's.
Best Laundry.
DEPARTMENT STORES.
Leader Mercantile Co.
Wilcox Department Store.
.... J. C. Penny Co.
"E. T. Tramp & Sons.
The Hub. - .
5, 10 AND 25 CENT STORES.
W. J. O'Connor.
FURNACES.
Simon Bros.
FURNITURE DEALERS.
W. R. Maloney Co. .
Derryberry fc Forbes.
FLORISTS.
C. .1. Pass. The Florist.
FRUIT COMPANIES.
Stacy Mercantile Co.
FLOUR, FEED AND COAL.
Leypoldt fc Pennington.
GAS COMPANIES.
North Platto Light & Power Co.
GRAIN COMPANIES.
Leypoldt & Pennington.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Rush Mercantile Co.
LIcrk-Sandall Co.
F. D. Westenfold & Sons, (North Sldo)
John Herrod.
North Sldo Grocory nnd Confection
er)', (R. J. Stcgomnnn, Prop.)
HA III) WARE DEALERS.
W. R. Maloney Co.
Derryberry & Forbes.
D. J. Antonides (North Sldo)
HOTELS.
Tlmmerman.
Tho Palace.
Liberty Inn, A. E. Bell, Prop.
A. F. Fink, Harness nnd Saddlery.
HARNESS AND SADDLERY . .
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE.
Frank N. Buchanan.
II. & S. Agency.
0. H. Thoelccke.
Bratt, Goodman & Buckley.
Sebastian & Temple.
Liberty Land Co., Henley & Soudcr.
JEWELERS.
C. M. Austin.
Harry Dixon.
C. S. Clinton.
LAUNDRIES. ,
Dickey's Sanitary Laundry.
Best Laundry.
LUMBER AND COAL COMPANIES.
Field-Birge Company.
Waltemath Lumber & Coal Co.
Coates Lumber & Coal Co. ,
MEAT MARKETS.
1. L. Stebbins' Cash Market.
H. Simon & Son's North Sldo Meat
Market.
Brodbcck fc Son, City Meat Market.
Fred Marti.
MERCANTILE COMPANIES.
Stacy Mercantile Co.
Rush Mercantile Co.
Star Bottling & Mercantile Co.
Leader Mercantile Co.
MILLING COMPANY.
North Platte Electric Mills (Cow
Brand )The Quality First Flour.
MUSIC STORES.
Walker Music Co.
OPTICIANS.
Harry Dixon & Son.
C. S. Clinton.
OFFICE SUPPLIES.
C. M. Newton.
PRODUCE COMPANY.
North Platto Produce Co.
PAINTS AND OILS WALL PAPER.
L. R. Duke.
C. M. Newton.
J H. Stone.
North Side Drug Store.
Roxall
Nyal.
POCKET BILLIARDS.
Tho Brunswick.
SOFT DRINK PARLOR.
C. T. Wholnn.
SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS.
Simon Bros.
TRUST COMPANIES.
Goodmnn-Buckley Trust Co.
UNDERTAKING.
W. It. Maloney Co.
Derryborry & Forbes.
UTILITY PLANTS.
North Platto Light & Power Co. '
WHOLESALE COMPANIES.
Stacy Mercantile Co.
Leypoldt & Pennington.
North Plntto Electric Mills.
Star Bottling nnd Mercantile Co.
North Platto Prodnco Co.
Rusl. Mercantile Co .
Buy at Home.
Buy at Home.