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Few Seem to Knew the Real Fact
Concerning the So-Called
Monkey of Mont.
Are you acquainted with (ho monkey
of Mons?
An finny ofllcor brought homo from
Belgium n replica n tiny nllvor Ugurc
with one clawlsh hand posed reflective-
ly against Kh chin and with n look of
Introspection In Its dcepset eyes. In
showing It to n friend he montloncd
Hint, like n number of officers who had
been to Mods, lie carried the tlilnK as n
mascot. The friend told n woman
about It, and she, being unacquainted
with the monkey of Mens, asked a sol
dier who lind been there.
"Never heard of It, but you can't
Judge by me, as I was only In Mens a
couple of days got' groat coal mines
there, though."
Another fcoldlor who had been to
Mens long enough to go sightseeing
was Impressed mainly by the cathedral
of St. AVuldrup "built In the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries; Gothic archi
tecture, and the monkey must have
been there, of course, but "
Then the woman extended her, in
qulry to a private who had hobbled
around Mons for two hours wliilo wait
ing to get away.
"Sure I saw It I Bronze statue In a
street or maybe It was one of tnose
gargoyle things on tbo church wall,
but, anyhow, I saw It at least It
looked like a monkoy, though I
wouldn't be willing to swenr to It"
Which Is the why of this cry:
"Are you acquainted with the mon
key of Mons?" Washington Star
TO PRESERVE OLD LANDMARK
Creation of National Monument Area
Assures Security to Posterity of
Famous Mullan Tree.
The Mullan. tree, landmark of the
old Mullan trail, the first highway
connecting Montana and Idaho with
the coast, will be preserved to pos
terity through the creation of a na
tional monument area by the presi
dent.
On July 4, 1801, Capt. John Mullan,
leader of the party having charge of
the survey and construction of the
Mullan trail from Walla Walla, Wash.,
to Fort Denton, Mont., closed his work
at the connecting point of the roads
from the east and west, ut the head
of the Fourth of July canon, between
Wallace, Idaho, and Coeur d'Alenc,
Idaho. There he marked appropriate
ly a huge white-pine tree, Which since
that time has been known as the Mul
lan tree. Tourists seeking souvenirs
of their Jaunt along the Yellowstone
trnll have damaged the ancient tree so
much' that forest service oltlcers have
found It necessary to take steps to
protect It, and, to accomplish this,
rc, submitted a petition proposing
that a national monument area he
created, which has been approved.
FIRST TO TEACH PHILOSOPHY
Honor Is Accorded Thales, Who Es
tablished a School hlch Exerted
Wide Influence.
The first school of philosophy wn3
established In Miletus (Asia Minor)
by Thales, one of the wise men, and
was qrltc a remarkable institution,
exerting nn lulluencc for more than
n century.
Thnles seems to have given himself
more entirely to this school than to
any of his other undertakings. There
Is a legend that ho never married, and
when Ills mother pressed him to do so
ho said: "It Is not yet time." After
I his youth was passed she again urged
him to marry and ho said: "It Is no
longer time."
I Many of the subjects tnught In Ids
school, such as astronomy, geometry
I and geography, show the Influence of
Egypt and Phoenicia; but the phi
losophy was probably an original prod
uct, for while some of the sciences
were somewhat advanced, tlip philoso
phy was apparently a first attempt at
an explanation of the origin of the
world. It originated a movement
which culminated more tluui a
century later In the Idenllsm of Plato.
Wo may perhaps understand some
thing of the attitude of the com
mon people toward Thales' school of
philosophy from the story of the old
womnn who laughed when the master
fell backward Into a ditch after gaz
ing too long at the stars. The old
woman not only laughed, but she Is
said to have called after him: "If
you cannot see what Is under your
feet, how can you understand what Is
In heaven?"
The geography and astronomy
taught In this school were very prim
itive: The earth was fiat, the sun
circled around It horizontally, being
concealed at night by high hills. One
writer of the time describes the world
In the following poetical way: "God
makes a mantle, large and fair and
embroiders on It earth nnd ocean and
ocean's dwellings."
DIFFERENT KINDS OF SPEED
When Paint Causes Wood to Warp.
Coatings of equal moisture resist
ance should be applied to all surfaces
of a wood product which would give
dissatisfaction If It were to warp In
service. Tests at the forest products
laboratory, Madison, have shown that
even when wood Is properly kiln
dried, no coating entirely prevents It
from picking up or giving off mois
ture and, consequently, from swelling
nnd shrinking under the Inlluonce of
vnrylng atmospheric conditions.
Varnish, shellac, and other mois
ture-resistant finishes merely decrease
the rate at which the moisture
changes In wood occur. The higher
the grade and the more coats ap
plied, the slower will bo the moisture
changes.
Unequnl coatings on opposite sur
faces of a wooden article cause un
equal rates of change In moisture con
tent nnd hence unequnled shrlnkngo on
the two sldo of the piece. The result
Is that the wood tends to cup or twist
out of shape.
Aviator and Motorist Didn't Have the
Same Kind of Comparison as
They Traveled.
The motorist was tnklng nu aviator
friend, recently returned from the
army air service, out for a spin.
Thinking of the 125-mlle-nn-hour speed
to which the airman was accustomed,
the motorist felt that It was Incumbent
upon him to "let 'or out." Ills- friend,
ho felt, would feel badly ambling along
at the land rate folks are used to trav
eling. So he cut loose nnd the car
was zipping nlong nt something like
I 50 miles an hour.
Then the motorist felt a hand laid
upon his arm.
"Going pretty fast, nrenV; you?" re
marked the aviator, a trifle uneasily.
After the motorist had slowed down
he asked: "Why, I thought the best
speed I could make would seem slow
to you. How Is It that It appeared so
fast?"
"You see, In the air, even nt our
grentest speed, we seem more or less
stntionnry unless we look below us nnd
see objects flitting past," explnlnod
the nvlntor. "You know speed can
only be reckoned visually by things
one Is leaving behind. Now, the guit
you wore moving a few minutes ago
looked mighty fast, uncomfortably fast
I might say, to me. I kept noticing
things we are leaving behind."
"Well, I'll bo darned," said the mo
torist. "I never thought of It In that
way before."
And the hnnd of the speed clock Jig
gled back to the 2.r-mlle mark. Kan
8as City Star.
Dog Saves Feline Chum.
Deuce, nn Irish terrier, proved nt a
flro In the pet shop nt 270 Livingston
street, Brooklyn, thnt the term "cat
nnd dog life" nomctlmos means the
opposite of hate, combat and commo
tion. Deuce hud been living In amity
with seven blooded cats In the shop
for several weeks. When tho fire
started ho snved himself, and then
watched the firemen rescue tho cats.
Apparently he counted them, for when
tho men stopped rescue work nftor
bringing out the sixth ho dashed Into
tho burning shop nnd enme out carry
ing tho seventh by tho scruff of Its
neck. Douce had to open n caeo to
do It. When ho released tho cat on
the sidewalk, tho latter purred and
rubbed against his logs, until tho shop
owner gathered up both nnlmnls and
took them away.
A Laundress That Won't Fail You.
The wash day problem has be
come a real one. You can't do such
work yourself and dependable help
is almost impossible to find. But
The Laundry Queen
Electric Washer
takes care of all the actual work just as
perfectly as a really good maid would
do. It washes, wrings and rinses-works tJ
quickly and well gets the clothes out
spotless, in double quick time.
Let us tell you how you can put one
in your own home. Special ten dry demonstration by factory representa"
tive, COME AND SEE IT IN ACTION.
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FORTY IDEAL AGE FOR WOMEN
English Artist Sweeps Away Time
Honored Ideas Having to Do
With Splnsterhood.
There Is a flurry among English
spinsters. A prominent artist has
come to the conclusion that a girl of
forty should be man's Ideal. He
sweeps away all the time-honored rub
bish about spinsters at the age of
forty being mostly Interested In cats
and cnnnrles. Jlere Is what ho has
to say about the new old girl.
"The Ideal age for a woman from
the viewpoint of the man who studies
tho sex us an artist Is forty years.
Tho woman of forty Is nt the perfec
tion of her beauty and has attained a
settled mentnlity which she did not
possess ns a girl in her teens, or ns
a young woman In her twenties nnd
thirties. At forty she Is an Ideal com
panion, pleasantly matured, tolerant
nnd understnndlng. Only the Igno
ramuses In life find joy in the society
of young girls or undeveloped
women."
During' tho war and since many
women of the so-called "sweet-and-forty"
age got married, n consider
able number of them widows. This
has led to frequent Indentations by
younger women that, with the huge
number of unmarried beauties about,
It Is unpntrlotlc for Cupid to show
such favoritism for widows and spln-strs.
Nickels In London.
A letter In the Times of London
points out the advnntnges England
should gain by substituting .nickel coins
for bronze. To one who has merely
visited Switzerland, this proposition re
quires little argument. In weight, bulk
and convenience nickel Is unquestion
ably preferable. With what ease can
Swiss 20-ccntImc pieces to the value
of, say, 2 shillings, he carried, as
compared with 2 shillings' worth of
"copper!" And how this reform would
lighten the bus conductor's burden!
Tho combined weight of the 20-cen-tlme,
10-ccntlme and 5-centlme Swiss
nickels Is, writes the Times cor
respondent, only YXl grains, against
the 515 grains, which 3 pence
weigh. Apropos of this subject, the
London chamber of commerce hns de
cided to recommend that the govern
ment prepnre for Issue, when required
to. supplement the silver currency,
nickel coins of the value, say, of six
pence, a shilling and half a crown.
Chrlstinn Science Monitor.
CLASSED HIM AS BEGINNER
If It Only Werel
The lute Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
though the most popular poet of mod
ern times, steadfastly refused to enter
New York society. The most exclusive
Fifth avenue portals were open to her,
but Mrs. Wilcox passed them Indiffer
ently by.
A New York magazine editor once
sought her out with an Invitation to a
Fifth avenue dinner party.
"I'm sorry," she said, "but I can't
go."
"Oh," said the editor, "you must ac
cept this Invitation!"
"Why must I?" snld tho poet.
"Our host," tho editor answered, "Is
rich rich o multimillionaire. You
must accept."
"Well, I would," said Mrs. Wilcox,
with a smile, "If it wore cntchlngl"
Depressing Personality.
"Thorb comes Bllthorsby."
"I seo him. Lot's avoid him."
"Why?"
"IIos tho worst crepe hanger I
know. Every tlmo he hears mo start
to talk about buying a now motor car
or taking a little trip to Florida or
Guhn ho wants to tell mo how many
babies die every day In Europo."
nirmtngham Ago-llcruld.
Boy Scouts' Equipment.
Chief Sea Scout James A. Wilder of
Ilonolulu has aroused tho Boy Scouts
of America until .'10 sen scout centers
liaro alrondy acquired training shins.
id cltjos uow havo shipping boards,
nnd 03 others are following suit. It
1b probable that training ships for this
branch of scouting will soon bo sailing
the oceans und livers of America.
He Was No Mollycoddle.
A neighbor's son was entertulnlng
about twenty of his little boy, nnd girl
friends nt bis birthday party. Tho
children wore supposed to return to
tholr respective homes at eight o'clock
In tho evening; however, they wore
having such a good time when tho
going home hour arrived, Its passing
still found them hard at It. The moth
er of the little host suggested to him
tho advisability of Intimating to his
little friends the lateness of the hour.
This is how ho did It:
"Say, it's nine o'clock; I'm getting
Blcopy, and you kids havo got to go
homo l"
"Wlwt's that? Go homo this early?"
said ouo of his indlguant little guests.
'I thought this was to bo an all-night
nffnlrl"
Retired Sea Captain Evidently Knew
Little of "Impressionistic" School
of Painting.
"I once engaged board and lodging
at the house of a retlrcdNew England
sen captain," says a New York artist,
"and from him I received some sincere
ndvice.
"One dny, while I was busy paint
ing, I became aware that the captain
was standing behind me, gazing at
the canvns over my shoulder.
"'How do you like It?' I asked.
"Now, It chanced that the captain's
house hns been without nn nrtlst
boarder for several years and that I
was tho first follower of the Impres
sionist school It had ever harbored.
"The old sea dog gazed thoughtfully
at the lower rlghthand corner of the
canvas where I had thrown n mass of
portl-colored splashes nnd splotches.
'"You're kinder young,' said tho
captain, kindly. "This Is youu first
summer outdoors at It?'
" 'Yes.'
'"Well, now, seo here, resumed the
captain. 'There's two or three ola
palettes up In our shed chamber. You
get one of those and try out your
paints. You'll have to lose that whole
corner of your canvas, I'll bet you,
and it'll make your picture conslder-
nhly smnller. I wouldn't do that ngaln
Jf I was vou.'" Harpers Magazine,
Some Did. ,
"So you've beon In the army, oh?"
asked tho old gentleman kindly. "And
tell mo, did you do much shooting
while you wore over thoro?"
"I won $S0 the tlrat day I landed In
Frnne," answered the gamblur, proud
ly, Home Sector.
-::o:
A man walked into a local clothing
Btoro one day this wcok, selected a
suit and asking tho price was told sov-
onty dollars. Going down In his jeans
ho planked down tho aovonty without
registering a kick. Pcoplo havo grown
so accustomed to paying big prices
that they pay tho money without
whlmporlng. In pro-war times this
snmo suit would havo cost about twen
ty-flvo dollars.
Christian Sclenco service Sunday 11
a. m. Wednesday evening meetings
ovory week at 8:00. A cordial Invi
tation is extended to all to attend
those services. Building & Loan build
ing. room 25.
Gamble with Springer.
No. 1, 220 North locust, l'liono 203.
No. 2, 11(1 East H Street, l'liono 408.
No. !l, tt'Jl Eust Fourth, l'liono 1)71.
No. I, S2I Wst Third, I'hone No. 75.
F0KMEK NORTH PLATTE
HOY GIVEN IJ00ST
Imports of Precious Stones,
The value of the precious stones Im
ported Into the United States In the
fiscal year that ended recently wns
greater than It had been In any pre
vious year. Pearls are growing more
popular, but because the war Inter
fered with the fisheries they have be
come so scarce that dealers cannot
supply tho demand. The South Africa
diamond producers are taking advan
tage of the favorable market to un
load the diamonds that they have been
accumulating during the war. Ac
cording to the National City bank of
New York half the dlnmomis m tne
world are already owned In tho United
States. Youth's Companion.
Japan Taking Western Sports.
Japan Is offering somewhat of a
market for American sporting goods,
nt the present. Since the end of the
war there has been an Increased In
terest in gports, and It may be said
of Japan that western games played
there are essentlnlly scholastic In na
ture, baseball being the most popu
lar, with tennis second. The latter
named sport has now found favor
outside of student circles, and tennis
courts are scattered here and there
throughout the larger cities.
The following relative to a former
North Platte boy Is taken from tho
Tonopah, Nevada, Dally Bonanza. Mr.
Piorcy Is a son of J. C. Piercy, a
former observer at the North Platto
weather bureau.
"Ray W. Piercy has been selected
secretary and treasurer of the Her
cules. Apex, Giant and Anchor Di
vide mining companies known as
promotions of tho Wingfield-Brougher-Crumley
syndicate. These companies
are under tho management of Capt.
J. W. Hutchinson and are making a
record In sinking since the installa
tion of machinery,. Tho headquartora
of these companies are In tho Crum
ley building on Erie-Main street.
"Mr. Piercy succeeds C. Edwin Oys
ter, tho woll , known California ac
countant who resigned owing to the
fact that his wife's health precluded
her from living here Tho selection
is ono of tho greatest compliments ov
er' paid a Tonopah boy as tho pro- j
fesslonal standing of Mr. Oyster led
to his selection by the shipping bu
reau to audit tholr accounts. Mr.
Piorcy had the remarkable record of
serving as cashier of tho Tonopah of
fice of the Novada-California Power
company for thirteen years."
AUTO LIVERY.
Romigh Garage.
Phono 814 Day Call. Phono 1270 Com.
morclnl Hotel Night Cn-1.
Taxi Service.
The "Lower Calling."
The Principal Miss Brown, I wish
you would give up this Idea of imar
rlage. The training of children Is a far
higher calling than the mero bearing
of them.
The Teacher Yes, Miss Matthews;
but If it weren't for those of the lower
calling, whom would you have tc
train? Life.
ODDER FIXING CLAIM DAYS.
In the Estate of Edith May Walker,
Deceased.
Now on this 14th day of February,
1920, It Is ordered by tho court that
tho administrator bo allowed ono year
from this date in which to settle said
estate, and creditors will bo allowed
until tho 19th day of Juno, 1920, to file
tholr claims, after said date, claims
will bo forovor barred. That on tho
19th day of March, 1920, and tho 19th
day of June, 1920, at 9 o'clock a. m.
of each of said days, tho court and the
administrator will attend at tho coun
ty court room In said county to re
ceive, examine, hear, allow and adjust
claims. That notice of this order be
glvon creditors and all persons Inter
ested In said estate by pub
lication of a notice for four succes
sive weeks immediately preceding tho
19th day of March, 1920, in tho North
Platto Tribune, a legal semi-weekly
newspaper printed and ipubllshed In
Lincoln county, Nobraska.
WM. H. C. WOODHURST,
fl7-4 County Judgo
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A blizzard?
We should worryJ
Chesterfield
1ET 'cr blow. An exciting
yarn, a good fire, the'W
isfy smoke" and you're fixed
for the evening. And, mind
you, the "satisfy" blend can't
be copied that's why only
Chesterfields can "satisfy."
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