DIDN'T FEAZZ THE PROFESSOR
Snake Expert Got Out of Rather Tight
Fix In a Somewhat Clever
Manner.
j
There Ih n certnln, professor of nat
ural history who delights In propound
Ing ciitcli questions to Ills claw, nnd
one young fellow, who hnd heon caught
by one, determined to roI even. At
the next class, therefore, ho said
grnvoly :
"Professor, you have made a special
study of snakes, have you not?"
"Yes, I think I am fnlrly well In
formed ns to that branch," the profes
Bor responded.
"Then, professor, you can undoubt
edly Inform 1110 on a point which,
while ddubtloss simple, puzzles me.
May I ask you a question?".
The professor began to feel uneasy,
but there was nothing to reply but
"yes."
Tlion, sir, what I deslro to know Is,
Vfboro does a snake's tull begin?" the
young follow nslcd gravely.
Tbo professor was silent for a mo
ment, and n titter begun to run over
tho room, which Increased to a roar as
the professor replied calmly:
That is quite simple; It begins at
the end of the snnko which Is not the
head."
WILL TUNNEL UNDER STRAIT
Japanese Authorities Said to Have
Decided Upon Engineering Feat
of Magnitude. '
Several months ago announcement
wnB made that tho Imperial govern
ment railways of Japan Intended to
build a tunnel under. Uio Shlmonosckl
strait. This strait separates the main
Island of the Japanese group, Hondo,
from tho smaller Island of. Klushuut
the south. It Is now crossed liy a
car ferry! which is rapidly becoming
insulllclcnt to meet tho demands that
nrc made upon It. Two years are to
be spent In studying tho geological
formation of the sea bed In the strait
und in driULnj of Uio general plan
of work In preparation for the actual
undertaking 6f tunneling, so that tho
real work will not commence until
1021. Engineers and workmen will bo
cent to America nnd Europe to make
a study of what has been achieved In
these countries In the way of tunnel
engineering. The line Is to be soven
miles long, one mile of which will bo
entirely under the sea. Tho approxi
mate cost of (lie undertaking will ho
about $10,000,000 und the work Is ex
pected to be completed in 1828. Sci
entific .American.
; What's In a Number?
An noro squadron, preparatory to
the stnrt for the front, was being
initiated again Into the mysteries of
close-order drill. While most of the
men know every nut, bolt and
square inch of canvas on the planes,
they were more than hazy about the
forgotten details of their apprentice
ship days In tho army.
"Squads right 1" bellowed the com
.mnndlng olllcer.
Tho majority of the squadron man
aged to get there somehow or other,
but No. !1, rear rank, fourth squad,
was totally lost, lie maneuvered
aimlessly about the field for a time,
trying to ibid Ids place, and finally
walked Into the arms of tho cap
tain. "Here, you, where do you belong?
What's your number?"
The buck snapped out of his trance.
"No. 281520. sir," he announced.
, The Home Sector
9
Dr. L. J. KRAUSE, Demist. Mo
Donald Hank Ilulldlng. Rooms 2 Ss 8.
Phono 07.
42tf
The LINDSAY-FROST COMPANY
Clever Artists to Appear First Day of
Chautauqua
The Lindsay-Frost Comji.my brings to chnutaunuu two programs on t! 9
openinK day, of splendid jorus nnnlc, skctchos nnd entertainments. TjI
ented tind versatile, these i'Unp; ladies havo won a prominent place among
the best trios on the platform.
, ' They present pogrnm of finite variety; vocal trios, duets and solos;
piano und saxaphone solos, costume souks nnd readings nnd skctchos especially
wrilttn Xor the company. Mildrod Frowt, n olovor reader, saxaphono soloist
nnd pftmiet; Emily Lindsay, contralto soloist, Scotch songs in costumo;
Dorotny Piorae, soprano and-pianist.
The sparkling fun and onthusimm which thoy radinto in their work
will put you in the lost spirits for the many good things of the week to
folio yv.
SLOW TO ACCEPT BUDDHISM
People of Japan Loath to Embrace
Faith Introduced Into the
Country by Korea.
nitddhism wns Introduced Into Jnpan
by Korea In the year 552. It was first
embraced by the higher classos, partic
ularly In scholarly circles, but tlitf
lower classes still clung to their old
faith of Shlntolsm. The doctrines of
Kuddhlsm were written In the Chinese
languuge and the believers offered
their prayers In that tongue.
At one time Kuddhlsm made such
strides as to become the state religion
In Japan, but the people still opposed
It with a determination of upholding
their own Shlntolsm, until the states
men and priests Invented an Ingenious
way of explaining and Interpreting the
religious principles of Iluddhlsm
They ndopted the theory of monothe
ism as well as polytheism by saying
that there Is only one supreme power
which It personified in the form of
vurlous gods and goddesees, according
to the different countries nnd different
Institutions.
The principles of Buddhism und
Shlntolsm were thus reconciled nnd,
In order to convince the popular mind
of this theory, Emperor Shomu pa
tronized n movement to erect n largo
bronze statue of Dalbutsu or Buddha
nt Nara, Uio statue being completed
In the year 752 after 11 years of cast
ing and construction.
Envied the Tailor.
Whcn Douglas Fairbanks was n
title boy, five years old, ho lived In
Denver, and lie was always sent to bed
nuch earlier than ho wanted to go.
Opposite his bedroom was a tailor
Jhop where the lights burned brightly
K long time after Douglas went to
sleep. He used to lie and watch tho
Industrious tnllor, and one day lie sur
prised his father by saying that Io
knew what he wonted to do when ho
grow up; ho would be a tnllor.
''Why?" said his father.
"Because." said Douglas, "I could
sit up then ns long ns I wanted to nil
night if I pleased."
Artistic Verisimilitude
Customer These grand opera phon
ograph records aro Imperfect. I can't
got anything out of them hnlf tho
time.
Salesmnn They are our linest
achievement. You never can tell irben
these records will sing they're so
temperamental. Boston Transcript.
Japanese In Bollv'a.
Japanese Interests have obalrod a
great stretch of laud in Bolivia. Thoy
have also 20,000 square iiiIIp.h In Peru.
Agriculture und mining is their stunt
Apples! Apples!
Our apples are now
ready for market at the
Glenburnie Fruit Farm
two miles north of
Sutherland. Apples
$1, $2 and $2.25 a
basket.
No Selling on Sunday.
W. H. WOODMAN, Prop.
VERA CRUZ WORTH VISITING
Mexican City Has a Number of At-,
n tractions That Invite, tho i
wandering Tourist.
Vera Cruz Is n city of contrasts. Its
vividly painted houses of rod, blue and
yellow, built close to tho narrow
streets, have grated windows nnd
heavy, forbidding doors, which give
little evidence of tho clinrmlng Inte
riors with their patios, palm-shaded,
filled wllh exotic flowers and cooled
by fountains.
Modern street enrs look out of place
In the same streets with burros laden
with merchandise, fruits and vege
tables, and caballoros In their broad
sombreros, vividly colored blankets,
enormous spurs nnd silver-mounted
saddles. Even tho tropical climate is
in shnrp contrast with the snow
capped, extinct volcano, Orlznbn, which
towers almost 20,000 feet Into the cold
nlr above. Although this peak Is near
ly fifty miles awny from tho city. It
can bo plainly seen from there and
makes a beautiful picture standing
white against the sky or catching all
tho colors of the sunrise.
Another point of Interest Is the nn
clent fortress of San Junn d'Ulloa,
which Is built on an Island, connected
to the malnlnnd nt the northern end
by a long sea wnll. It has a fair ex
terior, being pnlnted a pure and radi
ant white, bi't hidden beneath this in
nocent mantle nre dark and noisome
dungeons where many political pris
oners of Mexico have been kept for
years.
Turning hnstlly from this unpleas
ant scene, gentle reader, let us retrace
our steps to tho center of the city,
which Is marked by the plaza, This
is n large and beautiful squnfe filled
with palms and flowers, and watched
over benignly by the ancient and
stately cathedral. Every evening dur
ing the bnnd conaort It is the quaint
custom of the youths of Vera Cruz to
promennde nround tho square on the
outside of tho walk In one direction,
while the young girls, carefully watch
ed ovef by their duennas, walk In the
opposite direction on tho Inside. In
this way most Mexlcnu flirtations are
begun.
KNOW ALL ABOUT WEATHER
Animals, in the Construction of Their
Houses, Show They Can Fore
tell the Seasonc
The weather man hns co-partners
in the prediction of a bad season In
the wild anlmuls who qualify as
weather prophets for the experienced
out-of-doors man.
"Trappers believe firmly In tho abil
ity of wild animals to forecast weath
er conditions," says the Hunter-Trad-cr-Trnpper,
published in Columbus, O.
"The type of house which the musk
rat builds for the season indicates the
kind of weather lie expects. When
the muskrnts build largo houses, with
thicker walls, n cold winter Is to bo
expected. If the bouses nrc made un
usually high, much snow and high wa
ter will come.
"Just before n storm, all animals
aro unusually active and travel fast
and far. Even human beings notice
a difference in their feelings Just be
fore a storm, especially If they arc
troubled with rheumatism or other ail
ments of a like nuture.
"It Is reasonable that nature has
provided animals with a sixth sense
for forecasting weather condition's
which tnenn so much to them,"
Desert Compensations.
For all tho toll tho desert takes of
n man It gives compensations, deep
breaths, deep sleep, and the com
munion of the stars. It comes upon
one with new force In the pauses of
tho night thnt tho Chaldeans were a
desert-bred people. It Is Jmrd to es
cape the sense of mystery ns the stars
move In tho wide, clear heavens to
risings nnd settings unobscured. They
look largo and near and palpitant, as
it they moved on sonite stately serv
ice, not needful to declare. Wheel
ing to their appointed stations In the
sky, they make the poor world-fret of
no nccount. Of no account you who
lie out there watching, nor tho lean
coyote that stands off in the scrub from
you nnd howls and howls. Mary
Austin, In "Tho Land of Llttlo Rain."
Not a Stlckup.
While motoring in Tennessee on a
lonely rond ono night wo wcro being
followed In n mnchlno containing flvo
colored men. They kept uncomfort
ably near us, and' nfter a few miles
we motioned them to pass, hoping they
would speed along, ns we feared a
posslblo holdup. Instead of continu
ing on, they stopped directly in front
of us, and when ono big black fellow
asked us to stop our hoarts wero al
most nt u standstill. However, wo
breathed easier when ho said: "Will
you-all bo so kind ns to lot us hnve n
llttlo gas? Wo sho' can't mnko It to
town, fo' we am about out." Ex
change. 'otico of Final Report.
Estnto No. 1722 of Goorgu E. Rogora
decoased In tho County Court of Liu
coin County, Nebraska.
Tho Stato of Nobraska, to all per
sons lnterosted in said Estate- tnko
notlco tli..t the Administratrix has Hi
ed n final account and report of her
administration and a petition for final
settlon.ont und dlschargo ns such,
which havo been sot tor hearing be
foro said court on Septombor 3rd, 1920
at 10 o'clock n. m., whon you may ap
pear nn,d contest the same.
Datod August 7, 1920.
Wm. H. C. WOODIIURST.
A10-3w County Judge.
Hay Fever
and
Catarrhal Deafness
Successfully handled by
Osteopathic
Treatment
Dr. .W.I. SHAFFER
OASIS BUILDING
North Platte, Nebr.
Mead's Barber Shop
718 No. Locust
Wo run n thrcc-cluilr shop nnd plvo
expert scrrlcc Satisfaction nuoycj
nil clso Is our aim. Giro us a trial nud
bo convinced.
G. W. MEAD, Prop.
Dr. C. E. McReynolds,
Specialist.
Eyc Ear. Noso and Throat.
Qfficc over Roxall Drug Store.
Phono 113.
The Platte Valley
Hospital.
719 West Fifth Street,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
Open to Uio Medical Profession
for tho treatment of Medical, Sur
gical, and Obstetrical cases.
Modem, larg and airy. Pleasant
rooms -nt tho most reasonable
prices.
Best of care glren to all. Regis
tered Nurses only employed.
DOROTHY REED, R. N.,
Superintendent.
Phono 110.
ELECTRIC SERVICE
PREST-0-LITE
Storage Batteries
Midway Motor Co.
NORTH PLATTE
..General Hospital..
(Incorporated)
One Hall Block Nortb ot Postoftice.
Phone 58
A modern institution for the
scientific treatment of medical,
surgical and confinement caaei.
Completely equipped X-Ray
and diacnustic laboratories.
Staff:
Geo. B. Denl. M. D. Y. 'Lucas, M. D.
J.B. RedGekl.M.D. J. S. SIMMS, M.D.
DKKRTI1ERK1' A FORBES,
LlccuHod Embamers
Undertakers and Funoral Directors
Day phone 41
Night phone Hlack &8S
HIDES, FURS AND JUNK.
We want these.
Big Price for Cast Iron.
No market for hones at present.
L. LIPSHITZ.
DR. J. S. TWINEM
Medicine
Surgery
Qbstetrics
Hospital Facilities
Platte Valley Hospital
j.t
it
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FARM LOANS
I have the Money
on hand to close
loans promptly.
Real Estate Mortgages
Bought and Sold
T. C. PATTERSON
Loan Broker
Building & Loan Building
Office phone 241. Rea. phone 217
L. C . DROST,
Osteopathic Physician.
North Platte, - - Nebraska.
Knights of Columbus Building
DOCTOE C. A. SELBY
Physician anil Su-goem
Office over Rcxnll Drug Store
Office Phono 371. Houbo 1068
ALBEET A. LANE,
Dentist
Rooms 1 and 2 Belton Building
North Platto, Nebraska.
BE. EEBFIELB
Physician, Obstetrictnn
Surgeon. X-Bav
Calls Promptly Answered Night or Day
Phono Office C42 Residence G76
JOHN S. SIMMS, M. B.
Special Attention Given to
Surerery
McDonald Bnnk Building
Office Phono 83 Residence 33
BBS. STATES & STATES
Chiropractors
f, C, 7 Building & Loan Building.
Office Phono 70. Res. Phono 1242
GEO. B. DENT,
Physician and Surgeon.
Special Attention Glren to Surgery
and Obstetrics.
Office: Building & Loan Building
PhoneB: Office 130, Realdenco 116
BE. HAEOLB FENNEE
Osteopath
Over nirschfold's
Office Phono 333 Res. Phonp 1020
DOCTOR D. T. QDIGLEY
Pructico Limited to
Surgery nnd Eadiuin Thorapj
728 City National Bank Building.
Omaha, Nebraska.
IV. T. PEITCIIAEB,
Graduate Vetorinnrlnn
Ex -Government Veterinarian and ex-
assistant deputy state Vetorlnarlan
Hospital 315 South YIno Street.
Hospital Phono Black 633.
IIouso Phone Black 633
. NOTICE OP HEARING.
In .The County Court of Lincoln
County, Nebraska,
IN TUB MATTER OP TUB ESTATE
OP ADOLPII SCHBRZ, Deceased.
TO THE HEIRS AND ALL PERSONS
INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE:
You aro horoby notified that on July
21, 1920, Frieda Schorz, as adminis
tratrix of said estato, filed In said
court hor final account nnd applica
tion for tho assignment of real ostate
belonging to said estate, to-wlt: Tho
Soutkwost quarter ot swion Ten
(10), and tho North half . Section
Fifteen (15), Township Thlrun (13)
North, Rango Thirty-ono (31) West
of tho 6th P. M., Lincoln County, Ne
braska, and for tho r strlbution of the
porsonal property belonging to said
estato; and thnt said final account
and application for the assignment of
said roal ostato and tho distribution
of tho personal proporty thorcof, will
bo hoard boforo this court In tho
county court room in tho Court IIouso,
In the city of North PMtto, County of
Lincoln, Stnto of Nobraska, on tho
23rd day of August, 1920, at 10 o'clock
A. M., and you aro hereby cited to
npponr at said tlmo and placo and
show causo, If any thoro bo, why said
final account should not bo allowed,
nnd tho roal ostato belonging to said
ostate assigned, and tho personal
proporty thoreof bo distributed.
Dated at North Platto, Nobraska,
July 21, 1920.
Wm. H. C. WOODIIURST,
A3-30 (SEAL) County Judgo.
Notlco of Final Report
Estato No. 1623 of Dora Wostonfold,
deceased in the County Court of Lin
coln County, Nebraska,
Tho Stato of Nebraska, to all per
sons interested in said Estato takot
notlco that tho Executors havo filed a
final nccount and report of their ad
ministration and a petition for final'
settloment and dlschargo r.a such,
which have been sot for hearing bo
foro said court on August 13, 1920, at
9 o'clock a. m., when you may appear
and contest tho same.
Dated July 19th, 1920.
Wm. II. C. WOODHURST,
July20-3v County Judgo.
NOTICE OT KIXAIj IlEl'OItT.
Estato No. 171S of Patrick II. Me
Evoy, deceased in tho County Court
of Lincoln County, Nebraska.
Tho State of Nebraska, to all par
sons Interested In said Estato take
notlco that tho Executor lias filed i
final account and report of his admin
istration and a petition for final set
tlement and dlschargo ns such, which
havo been sot for hearing beforo sard
Court on August 20, 1920, at 9 o'clock
a. m., when you may appear and con
test tho same.
Dated July 24th, 1920.
Win. H. C. WOODUKST,
J27-3wk County Judge.
NOTICE OF FINAL REPORT.
Estato No. 1735 of Nels C. Rasmus-
son, deceased In' tho County Court of
Lincoln County, Nebraska.
Tho Stato of Nebraska, to all per
sons Interested In said Estato take
notlco that tho Administratrix has
filed a final account and report of hor
admlnsitration and a petition for
final settlement and dlschargo as such
which havo been sot for hearing bo
foro said court on August 20th, 1920,
t 10 o clock a. m., when you may ap
pear and contest tho same.
Dated July 23rd, 1920.
' Wm. H. C. WOODHURST,
J26-3wks County Judge.
NOTICE KOIt BIDS.
Notice Is hereby given that the un
dersigned, duly appointed as a Build
ing Committee, for tho construction of
school house. In School District No. 5
In Lincoln County, Nebraska, will re
celvo sealed .bids for the construction
of a school house In said School Dis
trict No. C. In Lincoln County. Ne
braska, up to noon on the 2Sth day of
August, 1920, at tho oftlco of Beoler,
Crosby & Basklns, Attorneys, of North
Platte, Nebraska. Plans ana specifica
tions are at tho oftlco Of Beoler, Cros
by & Basklns at North PJatte, Nebras
ka, and may there bo examined.
A certified check In tho sum of Two
hundred 00-100 ($200.00) Dollars, pay
able to the Treasurer of School Dis
trict No. B In Lincoln County, Nebras
ka, must accompany said" bids. Tho
undersigned reserve the right to re
ject any and all bids
IIENUT HANSEN,
CLARENCE COOLIDGE,
JESS LONG.
Building Commute of School District
No. S In Lincoln County, Nebras-ka-
J27-A27
NOTICE OP ItEFEIlEE'S SALE.
Notlco is hereby given that by vlr
tuo of an order Issued by the District
Court in and for Lincoln County, Ne
braska, on tho 2nd day of December,
1919, in an action wherein W. H. Mc
Donald, Nettle V. Reynolds, and James
B McDonald, are plaintiffs: and Mary
B. McDonald, William C. Reynolds,
Ruth McDonald Daub, "William J.
Daub: Frank A. Mooney, a minor
under the ago of 14 years: and Frank
L. Mooney, Guardian of Frank A.
Mooney. a minor, under tho ago of 14
years; W. II. McDonald, Nettle V. Rey
nolds, and James B. McDonald, Ar
mlnl8trators of tho Estate of Charles
McDonald, deceased, are defendants: I
will on the 30th day of August, 1920,
at 2 o'clock P. M. of said day, at the
east front door of the Court IIouso in
tho City of North Platto, Lincoln
County, Nebraska, sell at public auc
tion, to tho highest bidder for cash,
subject to all Incumbrances against
the same, the following described real
estate, sltuato In Lincoln County,
State of Nebraska, to-wlt:
Lots six (6), seven (7) and eight (8)
In Block ono hundred forty-sovon (147)
of tho original town now City of North
Platte, Lincoln County, Nobraska,
said Lots to bo offered separately:
Lot ono (1) in Block ono hundred
sixty-two (162) of tho original town
now City of North Platte. Lincoln
County, Nebraska:1
Lots five (5) and six (6) of Block
one hundrejl fifteen (115) of tho orig
inal town now City of North Platte,
Lincoln County, Nebraska, said Lots to
bo offered for sale as one tract, nnd
then offered for sale separately, and
tho Referee will accept such bid or
bids as will In tho aggregato amount
to tho most money;
The North 84 2-3 feet of Lot one (1)
nnd the East 22 feet of Lot two (2) of
Block ono hundred two (102) of the
original town now city of North
Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, said
North 84 2-3 feot of said Lot ono (1)
and said East 22 feot of said Lot two
(2) of Bald Block ono hundred two
(102) to bo offered for salo as one
tract, and thqn to bo offered for salo
separately, and the Refereo will ac
cept such bid or bids as will In the
nggregato amount to the moat money:
Lot ono (1) nnd tho East 18 feot of
Lot two (2) of Block ono hundred one
(101) of tho original town now City
of North Platte. Lincoln County, Ne
braska, to bo offered for Bale
as ono tract nnd then to bo offered for
sale separately as said Lot ono (1) and
ns tho East 18 feot of Baid Lot two
(2) and tho Roferoo will nccopt such
bid or bids as will amount in tho ag
gregate to tho most money;
Lots ono (1), two (2) and three (3)
of Block four (4) of Trustee's Addi
tion to tho City of North Platte, Lin
coln County, Nebraska, to bo offered
for sale separately:
Lots flvo (li) and six (C) of Block
four f4) of Miller's Addition to the
Pity of North Platte, Lincoln County,
Nebraska, to be offered for salo as one
tract, and then to bo offered for sale
separately, and the Referee will ac
cept such bid or bids as will In the
aggregate amount to the most money;
Lots seven (7), eight (8), nine (S),
ten (10), eleven (11) and twelve (12)
of Block throe (3) of Cody's Addition
to the City of North Platte. Lincoln
County, Nebraska, to be offorod for
sale as one trRct;
Section five (5) In township thlr
" (13) North, of Range thirty (30)
West of the Cth P. M. containing
C4B.4C Rcres, situate in Lincoln County,
Nebraska, to be offered as ono tract,
and parties may bid on fractional por
tions thereof, and the Roferee will
accept such bid or bids ns will In tho
aggregate amount to tho most money:
Tho South-west quarter (SWU) of
Section fourteen (14) In township
twelve (12) North, of Rango Thirty
(30) West of the Cth. P. M. containing
160 acres, situate In Lincoln County,
Nebraska, to be offered for salo as one
tract;
The terms of said sale being cash
in hand, nnd subject to all Incumbran
sco existing against the same. Said
sale will be held open for one hour.
Dated this 2th day of July, 1920.
O. E. ELDER. Refereo.
Beoler, Crosby & Raskins,
J27-A27 Attorneys.