TIT33 NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TliTBUNE.
NEXT OF KIN RECEIVE FRENCH MEMORIALS
DEVONSHIRE HOUSE TO BE A HOTEL SITE
Next of kin of American soldiers, sailors mid Murines who died In tho war receiving the French certificates of
Ihonor In the Twenty-second Regiment nnnory In New York city. At the left, B. L. CunnlnghaM, Jr., holding tight the
Memorial of his father, who was killed In France.
! NEW MILITARY SCHOOL OPENED IN MEXICO CITY
Hlnborato ceremony marked the opening by president Carranzn of Mexico's new military academy at Mexico
3lty. For years the academy for training officers occupied n building connected with the palace of Chapultepcc on
the summit of the hill by that name. Lack of suillclcnt drill ground and the dilapidated conillton of the building
led to the erection of the now school. This photograph whows n front view of tho new ncidemy.
GETTING READY FOR A FLIGHT AT SAN DIEGO
ALONE IN SYRIA FOR YEARS
United States nnval aviators getting a seaplane ready for a flight at tho
North Island naval-air station at San Diego, Cal., tho largest naval-air station
Ion tho west coast.
VICTORY CELEBRATION IN JERUSALEM
The famous Devonshire house in IMccadllly, L6ndon, home of the duke of Devonshire, Is reported about to bo
purchased by nn American, with a view to using It us a site for a monster American hotel. Tho pnotograpn
shows the gorgeous hall and concert room of the mansion.
LIVE SNAKES FEATURED AT THIS BANQUET
At the annunl dinner of the Reptile Study Society of America In New York, snakes were much In evidence.
Many of the several hundred guests brought their pet snakes nlong.
Tho photograph shows Dr. Allen S. Williams, founder and national director of the society, with Mrs. Williams..
AMERICAN GOBS LOOK DOWN ON RIO
Joseph Ilajjar, Jr.,twelvc-yeur-olc
son of J. Ilajjar of Boston, Mass., is
onco moro with his father after a sep
aration of flvo years during which
time ho wandered nlono in Syria de
pending entirely on his own resources.
In 1014 with his mother, two brothers
and a Ulster lie went on a visit to his
grandfather. Tho war camo on, food
heenpo scarce, his mother died, then
his brothers and his sister, ills grand
father, iio did not survive long,
strangled tho boy's Infant sister, say
ing she were bettor dead than slowly
succumbing to the pangs of hunger.
Tho boy tagged on to tho Syrian, Turk-
i Mi, German, French aid British ar
mies In turn. A British cnptaln ques
tioned mm, communication with nn
American consul started search, and
the father was found. Hajjar, senior
sent .$."00 for his son's passage to
nierlcn and In charge of a Red Cross
worker bound home, bo started on his
way.
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HUNTING THE ALLIGATOR
Sailors of the battleship Idaho, which recently returned from the South
Atlantic and the Panama canal, viewing the wonders of Rio de Janeiro, from
a mountain top.
DESTROYER AT ANCHOR AT NATCHEZ
French troops of the allied guard In Jerusalem passing In review before
Major General Shen of tho British army during the- big victory pnrndo nnd
celebration In tho holy city.
GATHERED FACTS
No gold hns been coined In the Unl
tod Kingdom since October, 1917.
.' Chocolate was Introduced from
America to Europe by the Spaniards.
t The South American sloth Is enpa-
tile of going without food for inuny
thtys.
Next o (lie elephant tho hlppopota
tuns l 'in largest Mvlg terrestrial
Brazil soon w,ll ho added to the list
of countries maintaining aerial mall
services.
The ceramic industry of Turkey for
merly enjoyed consldernblo fame, hut
nothing now remains of Its former
glory but a memory.
Prior to tho dlscovory that cotton
seed could bo made to yield a plen
ttful supply of oil, millions of pounds
of seed were destroyed or left to de
cay In heaps.
Self Mastery.
It's tho biggest business ot life to
think character Into rounded fullness.
There Is no roynl rond to It. Men
of wealth and men of poverty must
travel the samo road and make the
samo sacrifices. Only the rich man
makes moro of them. Full-blooded
life Is heaven's greatest gift. It Is
every man's right. Tho price men pay
to win and retnln It Is complete self-
mastery. That means dctlnlto princi
ples of living. It means u sot goal and
forcing tho llfo to make every deed
contribute toward realizing It. Call
It visionary If you will. By so doing
you confess to failure of realising
life's guiding principles. To win tho
highest worth you must keep tho mind
focused on making the llfo reach tho
perfection to which It Is heir by crea
tion. It can bo doue,
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These alligator hunters, photograph
ed In a marsh In' Louisiana, are trying
to get their bearings. They are after
the hibernating alligators and use n
long polo with a hook with which tho
animal Is hauled from his place of
concealment.
Airplane view snowing an American destroyer at anchor at tho town of
Natchez, Miss., on the Mississippi river. This view was made from a navy
flying boat.
BRIEF INFORMATION
The smn Is 000,000 times brighter
thna the full moon.
For picnic purposes a folding table
that has n shelf beneath tho top has
been patented. .
In deference to the superstition of
the actors, most theatres have no
dresslug-roonis numbered 111.
Although grapes are grown In
Arabia, no wine. Is manufactured there.
It is said that "the Koran Hindu Arabia
'dry' long time ago."
Recognize Weaknesses.
There's nothing gained by disregard
ing weaknesses. Tho fact that tho
ostrich buries her bend In tho sand
does not remove the danger of attack.
Men cannot scoff at deficiencies nnd
mnke headway. -They must bo re
spected for what they nre. Only
virile treatment will remedy them.
Left nlono they are sure to Incrense.
They must not ho disregarded, they
must be cured. In this the mind Is
tho great factor. It mado tho bed
ridden little maid of Kentucky to be
come the founder of tho flower and
sunshine committee. It made Lincoln
n master of logic and of circumstances.
The thing to do Is to recognize I ho
need and then supply It. A man Is
always stronger for having overcome
himself. Exchange.
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