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TAKE NOTICE
That we have one of the largest
and most complete lines of
John Deere Implements
ever shown in Western Nebraska, You
are invited to cornea to the building
known as the Old Lloyd Opera House
and look over our show room.
Leypoldt-Pennington Co.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA
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AUNT PIPER
By MILDRED WHITE.
(Copyright, 1920, Western Hewapper unioni
"I shall send Rose-Marie to her Aunt
Piper's," Mrs. Wllmot said, "the dis
cipline will be good for her."
The man who stood looking across
the lawn came to take a chair at Mrs.
Wllmot's side.
"Remember, Clara," he whimsically
replied, "that 1 am no Hlue Beard, ex
acting obedience, neither do I wish to
influence in the slightest degree Rose
Marie's decision. If the child can see
a possibility of comfort or pleasure In
a union with myself, then only, shall I
be happy In offering her my protec
tion. It would he folly to expect love !
from Rose-Marie. Always she has re
garded me merely as her parent's
friend; a good mediator to be cajoled
into gaining her own ends, I doubt
If I should have presumed to think of
marrying Rose-Marie, had it not been
for a remark of yours dropped when
Fred and I were discussing the grow
ing charm of your daughter and your
own Inability to give to her the accom
plishments and luxuries her beauty
exacts ns Its due. It occurred to me
that I might provide for her these de
sirable things and revel In her en
joyment of them, if it were but pos
sible to make the gift. Mnrriage
seemed my only solution. Younger
women have married older men, Clara
nnd I would protect Rose-Marie ten
derly. You see women have been a ;
lost part of my existence no mother j
from Infancy, no sisters, just one up
hill struggle to the profession.
"Who Is this Aunt Piper? And
why, exactly. Is our little Rose to be
sent to her?"
"She Is a sister of mine," Mrs. Wll
mot replied, "for whom the rest of us
had ever an awed respect. Mary could
reason us out of or make us give up
our most recklessly planned pleasures
where parental force failed. She was
one of us, and yet not one of us, upon
her own assured pedestal. Fred also
has a sister Mary, so for Rose-Marie's
distinction wo call my sister Aunt
Piper. Piper was my maiden name.
"Don't tnke to yourself the blame of
our girl's banishment, Pnul. The real
motive for sending her to her mint's Is
to break off a growing attachment
with Bobby Atwood. Marriage with
Bobby at present would mean for
Rose-Mnrle the same sacrifices, the
same struggle that Fred and I remem
ber well. My (laughter must have some
thing better. Bobby Is but a passing
fancy which absence will obliterate."
Paul mills arose. Ills fine face was
serious, his usual pleasing tone de
cided. "Remember Clara," he admonished,
"no coercion where I am concerned
with little Rose-Marie."
The telephone called and the voice
of his absent young friend dolefully
greeted htm over the wire.
"Paul," said Rose-Marie, "won't you
come and break tho routine of disci
pline? Aunt Piper Just won't let Bobby
come and I need you."
"Am I," nsked Paul severely, "to be
ngaln used as buffer between you and
your parents?"
"You are," Rose-Marie laughingly
replied, and hung up the receiver. It
was a charming village home that Paul
Hlllis found, and the honeysuckles
about fhe old porch seemed fragrant
of some sweet past boyish memory.
Rose-Marie was sweet, too. in her
ruffled pink frock nntl the twinkle of
her eyes contradicted In a way Paul
well knew, the deinuroness of the girl's
face.
"Aunt Piper's discipline has not nt
least crushed you." he remarked.
Rose-Marie leaned eagerly forward.
"Paul," she said, "I've sent for you J
so that Aunt Piper can look y.ou over.
And who do you think suggested the
Idea? Bobby Atwood. himself." Pnul
laughed quietly.
"Bobby must be pretty sure of his j
comparison," be said. ,"Or does It
mean, Rose-Marie, that I mil supposed
to Intercede this time, for you nnd
Bobby?" Bose-Marlo blushed. . Her
fingers touched caressingly the man's
th'ick, graying hair.
"It was partly for that, that I sent
for you, Paul dear," she said, "and
partly for yourself."
She slipped away. Paul thought as
she left him that the scent of the hon
eysuckles was unbearably sweet. Then,
n woman stood before him. A smnll
woman this, with Rose-Marie's own
dainty air, the waving hair of Rose
Marie too, silvered in curling strands,
as the girl's might be a little later.
But the cye,s that looked upon Paul,
measuring him, and waiting expect
antly, wore deep with a beauty that
Rose-Mario's eyes had not yet learned,
a beauty of understanding, perhaps,
or sympathy. The twinkle Paul knew
so well flashed In this woman's dark
eyes, as sin;, too. spoke demurely.
"1 am Aunt Piper," she said. "You
wished to see me about Rose-Marie."
"I think," Paul answered slowly,
"that It was suggested merely that I
present myself for youij approval."
"You have It," Aunt Piper responded
in Rose-Marie's own prompt laughing
way. And vhen two young people
enme later to the porch, two older peo
ple seemed neither surprised nor dis
turbed nt their appearance, nor did
Bobby Atwond's abrupt announcement
of their betrothnl, cause evident dls
may. Paul mills put forth a steady
hand.
"Your happiness first, Hose-Marie,"
he said agreeably.
"Yours next, I hope," that disci
plined young person retorted, and she
turned to smile nt her aunt through
the honeysuckle vines.
Showing Rattlesnake's Ape.
Another ancient belief is shuttered by
science. The number of rattles u rat
tlesnake Ins I determined not by his
age, but by the number of times he
shells his sMn, is the decision given
out by tho curator in charge of the
reptiles In the New York zoo. A bnby
rattler Is born with only n button, but
soon nfterwn'd h sheds his skin nnd
has n rattle. Hvory time ho sheds his
skin ho gains another, nnd ho usual
ly does this three- times a year, al
though seasonal or food conditions
mny vary this
"Tho rattle '.b rather a delicate or
gan," writes tin curator. "The snake
wears out the older rings dragging
them around over rough, rocky
ground. A rattle seldom attains n
length of moro thnn 10, or 11 rings, ns
when that number has been acquired
tho vibration at tho tip, when tho or
gan Is used, Is so pronounced that ad
ditional segments nre soon worn, bro
ken, or lost.''
FIRST PARLIAMENT IN 1265
From Thaf Time Dates the Entry of
the Commons Into Power in
the State.
The 20th of January, 12G5, was a
great day not only for the English
speaking people but the world; It was
the time appointed for the meeting of
the first parliament In England.
Matliew of Paris In his chronicles
first uses the word In reference to a
council of the barons In 12-10, but It
was In the year 1205, during a civil
war which very much resembled that
of the seventeenth century, being for
law against an arbitrary power as ex
pressed by royalty, that the first par
liaments, properly so-called, were as
sembled. It was at this time that
Simon do Montfort held King Henry
In his power.
This parliament was summoned In
such a manner that there should be
two knights for each county, nnd two
citizens for every borough; tho first
clear acknowledgment of the commons
element In the state. The meeting was
held In that tnngnlflccnt hall at West
minster nnd the representatives of the
commons snt In the same place with
their noble associates, probably nt the
bottom of the hall, little disposed to
assert a controlling voice nor Joining
In any vote. But there they wore
nnd, notwithstanding the fact that Do
Montfort was shortly overpowered
nnd he iiimI nearly all of his associates
slaughtered, the commons were never
again left out. It was an ndmltted
power "entitled to be consulted In all
great nntlonal movements nnd to hnve
a directing voice In the mntter of
taxation.
Why St. Clement Has Long Been Ac
corded Recognition by Makers of
Head Coverings.
St Clement is known as the pntron
saint of hatters, because of his dis
covery for the innklng of a compact
fnbrlcout of wool without pressuro
or weaving. The story goosthat this
devout priest, whllo on a Journey, be
came footsore and tired, and, removing
his sandnis, sought rest by the road
side. St. Clement was soon disturbed by
tho bleating of lambs. Looking up,
ho beheld n fox that had Just seized
one of tho helpless young sheep. Ho
cleared a hedge just In time to destroy
tho fox nnd rcscuo tho lamb, In tho
process of which net liu observed looso
wool, which ho gathered and exam
ined. Tho priest was struck by the feud
den inspiration that hero was relief
for his lacerated feet. Binding the
yielding wool on his wounds, he was
able to continue his Journey. On
reaching his destination St. Clem
ent removed the sandals from his
feet, discovering Instead of the line
soft wool a piece of unfinished cloth,
seemingly so Ann and thick that ho
couldn't pull It apart. He called tho
matted mnterlal "foltt"
This accidental knowledge of the
priest caused the basic principle that
underlies tho men's hat Industry.
November 23 has been tunned St.
Clement's day and Is a red-letter day
for the hat manufacturers of many
countries.
Saint Lucy.
Refreshing as a spring on a July
noon, lovely ns tho song of the thrush
at the close of a gaudy day. Is tho Ufe
record of Saint Lucy. The denr girl,
whose nnme, from the Latin (lux, lu
els) means "light," was born In Syra
cuse In 304 A. D. Her startling beauty
brought a mob of suitors at her feet.
But she had vowed herself to the re
ligious life and declined their ad
dresses. A young nobleman, maddened
with love for her, accused her to the
governor as professing Chrlstlnnlty. In
the fearful persecution under Diocle
tian she was martyred. She Is repre
sented in art as holding h platter with
her two eyes upon It. Chicago Jour
nal.
Warned by Sandpaper Label.
A device for protecting people from
taking doses from poison bottles by
mistake Is a sandpaper lnbcl. Tho
ordinary label Is pasted on a picco of
saudpaper large enough to go nil
round the bottle, so that when anyone
takes up the bottle in the night, no
matter how dazed from sleep ho mny
be, the rough unfamiliar feel of the
sandpaper rouses him and ho recog
nlzes at once that the bottle contains
poison of some description. Tho
printed label tells the kind of poison
In the bottle.
Proved.
Mr. Murfce Sure un' what's the
matter with the goat this mornln'?
Mrs. Murf'T' Sure, he eat up a pa
of my old corsets.
"Didn't I tell you that corsets were
unhealthy?"
WAS THE FIRST CINDERELLA
Egyptian Maiden Said to Have Been
the Original of the Old and
Popular Story.
About 700 years B. C, there Is said
to have lived n maiden, who, though
not called "Cinderella," was undoubt
edly tho person represented In tho
popular fairy tale, says tho Montreal
Herald. It was during tho rulings of
one of the twelve Egyptian kings that
tills beautiful eastern girl, Rhodope
by name, camo under tho notice of tho
then known world. Rhodopo had re
markably small feet. One dny, whllo
bathing In n river near her homo, an
eagle Is said to have swooped down
and, plnylng tho part of tho fairy god
mother, snapped up one of her sandals
which was on the bank. Carrying
tho little shoo oft In his beak tho bird
is reported to have dropped It Imme
diately In front of tho king, nnd, nat
urally, the little sandal soon attracted
royal attention. Struck by Its size bo
small, and tho daintiness, too, tho king
vowed he would find out tho charming
possessor. Messengers wero dispatch
ed nnd tho country wns scoured for
the foot that tho shoe would fit. At
length Rhodopo wns discovered and
the shoo placed on her tiny foot. Af
ter a triumphal conveyance to tho
king's palaco sho was made queen to
hor royal lover, "King Psnmmoticus
of Memphis."
Speech Should Be Worth While.
And when you hnve something to
say It's worth saying well. It's not
Just that you say words. You must
say them so they nttract and convince.
We all use pretty much the snmo
words but they sound so differently
from tho mouths of different people.
There nre books galore that are musty
with unuse because what (hey say Is
poorly said. If the thought had been
mntured Into small compnss and told
In telling diction they should be popu
lar works. And It's the same with
speech. Some men hnve good ideas,
but they take so long to toll them thnt
people get tired. Sometimes they even
get weary before the mnn begins to
sneak. The world wnnts what you
know, but It Isn't willing to wnsto tlmo
listening to mere words.
"Straight" Talk Best.
When your words count you don't
need to use so ninny of them. It's n
pleasure for some people to talk
Other men talk under protest and be
come the best speakers because they
seek the shortest way to adequate ex
pression. These men always get a
hearing beoause people know they will
get the facts without orations. And
thN Is ns It should be. Every mnn
should be able to express himself. lie
can learn If ho Is willing to make tho
effort. It may scare him half to death
at first, but he will soon find plensuro
In seeliiL' Ids Ideas take action In
others. Whether you nro a ready
talker or not you will profit much by
making your talk count.
Prismatic Colors.
It Is commonly said that there aro
seven primary colors In the rainbow,
namely, red. orange, yellow, green,
blue, indigo and violet. But these col
ors mix, and the so-callel Fraunhofer
lines name ten, as red. red-orange,
ni-ange-yellow, yellow, green-yellow,
nnd yellow-green, blue-green, sky
li'ne. blue and blue-vlntet and violet.
Tlie Indians did not have names for
n 'I (lie subdivisions of color. Their
i) mo for blue Is ochako: for green.
ol "hamuli ; ted is called humma, and
y.How, lakiia. Those aro names In
the Choctaw tongue.
A Great Man.
"Yep," said the Old. Timer, "Senator
Flubdub gets by on his pomposity."
"Huh?"
"lie's got so much of It that pcopl
Just natural! feel compelled to hurrah
at his platitudes and guffaw over hi
stale Jokes." Louisville Courier-Jour
nal.
How to Save Money
On Your Long Distance Calls
This advertisement is Intended to explain the differ
ent classes of long distanco telephone sorvlco and how
thoy may bo used to tho host advantage.
When you imiko a long distanco call, If you aro will
ing to tnlk to anyono nt tho tolophono called, you will bo
using what Is known as stntion-to-atutlon sorvlco. This Is
considerably chenpor than other classoa of sorvlco. Stn-tioii-to-station
rates nro based on i chnrgo of about C
conts for each six miles up to 21 miles nnd G cents for
onch 8 mlloq boyond that distanco, with a minimum chnrgo
of 10 cents.
HOW TO PLACK A STATION-TO-STATION CALL
When using station-to-stntlon service you should glvo
tho lung distance operator 'tho unmo and address of tho
business or the Indlvldunl with whoso tolophono y,ou
doslro connection. In addition you should glvo tho tolo
phono number If you are sure It Is correct. On this class
of service the charge boglns when tho telephone called Is
answored. '
Tho cluirpo on n station-to-station cull cannot bo re
versed; thnt Is, It cannot bo charged to tho tolophono called.
This Is how you would place a call with tho lon dis
tanco oporator on a statlou-to-statlon message: After
giving your own tolophono numbor and name, say, for
example, "I want to talk to John Brown's rosldonco at Blue
Springs, Nebraska," or "I want to talk to Gcorgo Anderson's
store at Burchard, Nobraskn." Caro should bo taken to
mako It clear to tho long distanco oporator that you do not
Avtit to talk to a particular porson or porsons at tho tolo
phouo called as In that enso It would bo a porson-to-porson
call and you would bo charged . higher rato.
By the very naturo of your requirements for long
distanco telephoning, no doubt a groat many, of your bus
inoss and social calls permit tho uso of station-to-station
sorvlco. And in addition you can moro oftou uso tills
cheaper class of sorvlco It you mako special arratigo
monts with thoso with whom you doslro to talk, either
frequently or occasionally, to bo ready for your call at a
given tlmo.
HOW TO MAKE A rEUSOX-TO-PEItSOX CALL
1 If you ask to talk to a particular porson or porsons
over long distance, you will bo using person-to-person uorr
ico Tho charge for this sorvlco is nbout ono-fourth
greater than for statlon-to-statlon sorvlco because tho
operators may havo to spend considerably moro tlmo and
hold tho wires ready whllo thoy mnko an effort to locate
tho pnrtlcular party. This class of sorvlco Is not only
moro oxponslvo but naturally slower than statlon-to-sta-tlon
sorvlco.
If you doslro porson-to-porson service nt a particular
hour, and wish to mako an appointment to tnlk nt a glvon
time, tho nppolntment rato will apply.
If you wish to talk to a person who does not havo a
tolophono and for whom a messenger must bo sent, tho
messenger call rate will apply.
HOW THE RATES ARE APPLIED
Tho following is an example showing the atatlon-to-statlon
and pcrson-to-person rates for distances up to sixty-four
miles:
Station- Pcrson-to-Mlles
to-Statlon. Person.
0-12 .... $0.10 ?0.15
12-18 15 .20
18-24 .20 .25
24-32 . .25 .30
32-40 .30 .40
40-48 .35 .45
48-GG .40 .50
5G-G4 .45 .55
Whllo the messcngor call rato and tho appblntmont
rato are not shown In tho above table they aro each about
50 per cent higher than tho stntlon-to-statlon rata Tho
report churgo, which also is not shown, is about ono
fourth of the statlon-tb-station rato.
THE It E l'O JIT CHAIifii:
When you place a call for a particular porson nnd for
any,i reason not within tho tolophono company's control tho
call Is not completed, or If you mako a call and aro not
ready to talk when tho otlior porson Is ready within ono
hour, a report charge is mado. This Is to cover a part
of tho exponso of tho operator's tlmo nnd tho uso of the
wires whllo wo aro trying to find your party.
SI'ECIAL NIGHT HATES
Tho special ovonlng rato between 8:30 p. m. and 12
o'clock midnight on statlon-to-statlon calls is about ono
lialf tho day rato and tho night rato botween midnight and
4:30 a. m. about one-fourth the day rate. Tho minimum
ovonlng night chnrgo Is 25 cents, tho day rnto applying
where the charge Is less than that amount. Tho evening
nnd night rates for person-to-person calls aro tho same as
tho day rates.
Tho rato for any, class of service may bo obtained by
calling "Long Distanco".
Further Information in connection with our long
distanco service will bo gladly furnished on request.
NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY
INCORPORATED 1887.
Mutual Building and Loan
Association,
Of North Platte, Nebraska.
RESOURCES OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
The Association has unlimited funds at its command to
assist in the building or purchase of homes for the people of
North Platte. If you are interested, the officers of this
Association will render every assistance and show you how
easy it is to acquire your own home.
T. C. PATTERSON, BESSIE F. SALISBURY,
President. Secretary.
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