A
GLORY DESTROYED BY TIME I FEISM. HAS CAUSTIC TONGUE
Of the Once Mighty Clt1s of Dubylon
and Nineveh Hardly a Vee
tlgc Remains.
Arabian Potentate's Comments on Eu
ropcan Men and Measures Inter
esting In the Extreme.
Vhen tho ancient kingdom of the I The oriental tnci nti.l pe rmitinl rjinrm
Asjln. " Ml Trough off .cy an,. , of Km.r Kiml ,11,1 nmeb i friends
negligence 300 years after the Trojnn , for the Arabian o.uo In I r . No
war, many petty states arose out or , ono ev-r " " " ,""
Its ruins, two of which ruined then.- nngry nu.o.l lhe emir wn very I tJ
solves to a high degree of power. Tho ! ami "'"...v orl ijiv ...I, l .,r W cr
klncs of Medln subdued the mountnin
latnl of Persia, find established rela
tions of amity with hordes that
wandered on tho eastern aide of the
Caspian sen; they conquered nlso a
portion of tho empire which had cen
tered In Nineveh. At tho mime timo
tho Icing of Babel, or Unbylon, flour
ished with still grenter mngilllleenco
and power.
, In Unbylon, nnclent sent of learning
and science, Nnbopolnssnr, after n
long period of anarchy and division,
orocted a most powerful monarchy,
vthoae scoptre NobuohudneKanr, his
son, OTtpndod , from Iho Caucasus
mountains, where he defeated tiro
Iborlnns, to tho sandy deserts of Lybln.
Ho burnt .Torusfllom; defeated Ainmon,
Monb and Kdom ; conquered Tyro, tho
richest city of the Phoenicians; Inld
wnsto Egypt, and fonned his empire
on new boundaries. He ndorned Unby
lon, tho city of his residence, with tho
noblest works of architecture, but of
this city tho ruins arc scarcely dis
cernible. It Is still more dllllcult to
trace tho vestiges of Nineveh, which
Ho a three days' Journey from It, and
whose ruins have sunk In the mr.rshy
EOll.
rntiirl to nrilllMllllillnl'S it) ran, un
' one occasion n frrfpuiidont ashed
I him to give his opinion of 'modern
I statesmen as n resUli or his nequnln
i tnnee with them at the peace confer
' once. He replied, "They are llko mod
ern pnliillngs They nhould bo hung
' Hi n gallery mid be viewed from h dis
tance." Anolhor ilme at a meeting of
the council of ten, M. Plchoi: referred
' to the claims of l'ninee Hi Syria,
j which he snld were hum! on the Cm
' sudes. limlr Folmil turnfd toward him
and Inquired uflldljr. "I tun not a great
student of history, but would you kind
ly tell nif which one of iif won the
Crusades.'
.Mr.
whnl Hmlr Kolsal thoughi of tho Brit
Ish government. He fii etlftl. "It
reminds me of u cumvnd In the des
ert. You see nn Impreswhe string of
dromndarlus In ihe dlfiitue trekking
single lllo nerofcs the fblfltng muds.
When you llrst overtake them, you ob
serve thai the last camel is tied to the
tall of the next Hi line. When you
reach the head of the column, you Ilnd
that a little donkey Is leading the whole
string." Asia Magazine.
Italfouronte trlwl to tlntl out
-::o::
Tho Roxall handles tho goods. 14tf
The Lincoln County Agricultural
Society invites all School Children and
all Teachers, to he guests .at the Fair
Wednesday, September 22d
They will the given Free Admission
the Grounds and the Grand Stand
to
LOCAL AfllPISItSOJNAL
Minn Taylor Aprons for lndlos and
chlldron nl Wilcox Dopartmont Storo.
Coy B. Statog left Wednesday for
Lincoln whore ho will attend tho Uni
versity. Kenneth Whelan loft Wednesday for
Indiana whore ho will enter tho Notro
Damo Collogo.
Miss Margaret Frodrlokson left
Tuosday for Fromont whoro sho will
attend Fromont College.
Another shipment of tho nowest
things in mlllinory hi just boon
opened at "Wilcox Dcpartmont Store
Missos Sarah and Clarlsso Rnchoss-
otn jo ibju otu mo 'joauoci jo 'X(
week to visit tholr sister Mrs. II. J.
Hlrschfoldt
Ed Barraclaugh loft yostorday for
Manchostor, Now York, whoro ho is a
dologato to tho National Machinists
Convontion.
Tor Snlc 1 now Allon car, 1920.
Boon run 1D35 miles. Can get reason
able. Inqulro Lloyd B. Ilazen. Thone
G08W. 71 2
Judge Woodhurst issued a marriago
llconso yostorday to 'Henry R. Bradley,
oxpross mossongor on tho branch and
Miss Anna L. KowalskI of this city.
Jack Norrls, of Choyonno, who has
boon visiting friends in tho city for
a fow days left "Wednesday for Lin
coin whoro ho will attend tho Univer
sity.
Albrccht Furs aro moro boautlful
than over this fall. Wo have our full
lino In stock now and would bo pleas
cd to show them to you. Our reason
for solectjng this lino is that they nro
tho most dependable. Wilcox Depart
mont Storo.
::o:
Boy and a Sermon.
The way of a boy wjth a sermon Is
thus:
'Compose himself with a deep sigh;
listens attentively for three minutes,
In unimpeachable form. Cautiously
reaches hymn book from rack; drops
it: recovers it; reads hymns for five
minutes. Explores trousers pocket
and examines with deep Interest one
magnet, two nails, three pencil stubs
and several bits of unclassified junk.
Drops something and hunts under sent
until discovered. Sighs Heavily j in
spects all the stained glnss window
and the overhead architecture and dec
orations'. Puts nolo of left foot against
back of pew In" front, at level of knee,
nnd Is highly surprised when root
drops noisily, ltepeats same exercise
with right foot with the same result.
Sits still and gratefully sucks pepper
mint offered by merciful aunt. Sighs
heavily. Experiments to see wlint will
happen If he presses on his Adam's
apple wlille head Is extended forwnrd;
strange choking sound ensues, Imme
diately suppressed by domestic author
ities. Life.
BEFORE WHITE MAN'S COMING
Eight Groups of Indians Divided the
Land Which We Now Know as
North America.
Tho North American Indians were
divided Into seven or eight great
groups, according to their various
languages. The Algonqulns made up
the largest family, comprising the
eastern tribes of Canada and the
United States south of Hudson bay,
east of the Mississippi river and south
to Vlrglnln and Tennessee. Including
the OJIbwns, Ottnwas, Crocs, Algon
qulns and Blackfebt. The Iroquois
or Five Nations or Cooper's stirring
talcs Inhabited the east central states,
including New York. West of them
lived the Dakotas or Sioux, from
Canada to Arkansas and from the
Mississippi to the Itocky mountains.
Tho Muskokls or Appalachians occu
pied tho southeastern states as far
west ns tho Mississippi; while tins
Shoshonls were nt home in tho region
from Texas to Montana and from
California to Idaho. The Athabascas,
tho Tuning, nnd the Pueblos occupied
Alnska and Cnnada. Oregon nnd New
Mexico respectively.
LIBERTY LAND COMPANY.
S. M. SOUDEIt, Phono 124G
T. V. I IE ALE Y, Phono 735.
Sells Heal Estato and Insurance
Some Real Bargains in homos and
farms:
No. 329 9 room modern house, good
corner lot with shade trees, $G500.00.
No. 330 5 room, modem except
heat. Close In, good corner lot with
fino trees. $5300.00.
No. 331 9 room house, thrco lots.
A fine location $0000.00.
No. 332 3 room house on North
side, $1400.00.
No. 333 4 room house. Modlorn ex
cept heat- Close In. Shade trees. Good
lawn. $2700.00.
No. 334 12 room house. Close in.
A lino location. Lawn. Good trees.
$7200.00. Must bo sold at once.
No. 335 12 room houso. Modern in
all respects. A good buy will pay good
dividends. $12000.00.
No. 336 7 room house, fine location.
Good lawn and fino shado trees, mod
ern oxcopt heat. $4000.00.
No. 337 G room houso. A good buy
at $4000.00.
33h G room houso. Well located and
worth tho n.onoy. $3000.00.
No. 339 8 room, modern in every
detail and Just built. A real home.
$10000.00.
Soo Us for terms. Wo can help you
own your own homo.
Strange Hotel.
What is probably the queerest hotel
and restaurant In the world Is that
recently erected at Atlantic City, N.
J. It takes tho form of n monster
elephant. Seen from a distance tho
rcsomblnnco of tho structure to a llvo
elephant Is remarkable. As you ap
proach it Us hugo size becomes appar
ent, but you quickly observe that It
Is only n thing of wood and Iron, but
most cleverly contrived. It bonsts of
many beds, and a dining pnvlllon on
tho animal's back capable of accom
modating two hundred people. Ono
renches this novel restaurant by
means of n stnlrcaso which runs up
through the' nnlmnrs legs and body.
Here and thcro windows give tho nec
essary light. Needless to say tho
elephant hotel is cnuslng qulto an at-
IrnpMnn nml tta mvnni- litila fnln
Onp of tha Free Attractions at the Lincoln County reap n'good harvest as a result of
Ffcir and Races, September 21 at to 24th inclusive.
his Ingenuity.
HORSES
ON
PASTURE
Horses on pasture follow
ing the working season should
be given careful nttcntion.
With the grass dry and scarce
they graze close to tho ground
picking up tho larvae of
worms.
Stock Tonic Block
contains ingredients that de
stroy tho worms and other
beneficial ingredients that in
sure vigorous health.
We sell this product under
a sixty-day guarantee. Your
money back if it fails to please
North Platte Feed Store,
702 No. Dewey.
Virginia Still Holds Record.
Even with tlio Inauguration of an
Ohloau as prosldent next March as
sured, as nearly as human events can
be, Virginia will still hold tho record
for native sous In Uio Whlto Uouso.
Tho record then will stand : Virginia,
Washington, Jefferson, Mndlson, Mon
roe, William Henry Ilnrrison, Tyler,
Taylor, Wilson, 8; Ohio, Grnnt, Hayes,
Uartloid, Benjamin Ilarrlson, McKIn
ley, Tnft, Uardlng or Cox, 7. Of Vir
glnln's sons live wero of English pa
tcrnni ancestry, two scotcn, ono
Welsh. Of Ohio's sons threo wero of
English paternal ancestry, two Scotch,
ono Scotch-Irish. Wo have seen no au
thorlzcd statement of tho pntcrnal an
cestry of Ilnrdlng or Cox.
Experiments In Road Building.
In order accurately to determine
tho durability of the various kinds of
roadway, the government bureau has a
strotch of roadway at Arlington rep
resenting all the different methods of
road building, and over this a heavy
machine Is drawn back and forth by
cable. This Is supposed to roproduco
tho action of vehicles passing over It
and tho results nro carefully noted and
compared. Tho result of the opera
tlons will bo used ns a guide to tho
expenditure of nonrly $300,000,000
which will bo mndo under government
auspices during the next threo years.
In Favor of Yachts.
"Tou prefer yacht racing to horse
racing or motor ruclngY"
Hay Fever
and
Catarrhal Deafness
Successfully handled by
Osteopathic
Treatment
Dr., W. I. SHAFFER
OASIS BUILDING
North Platte, Nebr.
NORTH PLATTE
..Genera! Hospital..
(Incorporated)
0ue Hall Block North ol Postofticc
Phone 58
A modern institution for tha
tcientific treatment of medical,
surgical and confinement cases.
Completely equipped X-Ray
nnd diagnostic laboratories.
Staff:
Geo. B. Deut. H. D. Y. bcas, M. D.
J.B. Redfield.M.D. J. S. SIMMS, M.D.
Exceptional Values
in Sine
Ail
Wool
Suits
at
Two-Piece Suits
Full Suits $43.50.
Once you see these unusually fine
AU Wool materials, you will surely
agree with us that their equal can
not be duplicated elsewhere under
$50 to $60.
! on tho 1st day of October, 1921 and
I on tho 1st day of April and tho 1st
day of Ootobor of each and ovory year
: thereafter until all of tho intorcst on
snld bonds shall lmvo boon paid, nnd
to levy a tax in tho year 1921 and
each and overy yonr theroaftor suffic- ,
! iont to pay tho Interest and the prin
clpal of said bonds as they bocomo duo
! until sufficiont tax has been lovied to
pay all of tho principal and Interest
of said bonds, such tax both for prin
cipal and intorost to be levied upon
all of the taxable property in tho city
of North Platto, Lincoln County, Ne
braska." Thoso voting against tho issuing of
said bonds shall mark their ballot
with an "X" opposlto tho words
VAdAINST issuing Fifty Thoupnnd
and no-100 ($50,000.00) of the City
of North Platte Water Works Im
provement Bonds in denominations of
Ono Thousand and no-100 ($1,000.00)
each, bearing Interest at tho rato of
6 per annum, payable semi-annually,
interost and principal payable at
the office of tho County Treasurer of
Lincoln County, State of Nebraska,
said bonds to boar dnte of October 1,
1920 and tho interest on said bonds
to bo paynblo on tho 1st day of- April,
1921 and the 1st day of October, ,1921
and on tho 1st day of April and on
tho 1st day of October of each and
ovory year thereafter until all of the
j intorost on said bonds shall have been
paid and tho levy of a tax In tho year
1921 and each nnd every year there
after sufficiont to pay tho interest and
principal of said bonds as they bo
como due, until sufficient tax has been
lovied to pay all of tho principal and
interest of said bonds, such tax both
for tho principal and interest to bo
lovied upon nil of tho taxable property
in tho city of North riatte, Lincoln
County, Nebraska."
Dated September 13th, 1920.
O. B. ELDER, City Clerk.
Burkes Tailor bhop,
6064 Dewey St. Up Stairs.
NOTICE TO HUNTERS.
Hunting and trespassing is strictly
prohibited on land owned by me.
71-4 FRANK HENEKA.
; :o:
When In North Platte stop at the
Vew Hotel Palace and Cafe. Von will
r trt'iitfl ivell 58tf
Nolico of Chattel Hortgogo Sale.
Notice is hereby given that by vir
tue of a chattel mortgage executed by
IJ. E. Snydor on the 26th day of Aug
ust, 1918 on one Overland Automobile
No. 2158 Model 79, having four cyclin
dors and being a llvo passenger car,
executed to Bert A. Noble nnd by said
Bert A. Noble assigned to tho under
signed, I will on tho 9th day of Oct
ober at 11 o'clock A. U., 1920 on Fifth
Street between Pine and Dewey Streets
in front of the Overland Garage in
North Platto offer for sale said above
described automobile. There is now
duo on said note sectoring said mort
gage tho sum of $216.80 and said mort
gage is filed in tho office of the county
clerk of Lincoln County, Nebraska, In
the City of North Platte.
Dated September 14, 1920
THEO. V. BUSKIRK
S14-4w Assignee of Mortgage and note
NOTICE I'Olt BIDS.
Sealed Bids will bo recolved by tho
North Platto City Park Board nt tho
offlco of O. II. Thoolecko, 202 & E.
Front Streot, North Platto, Nob., up to
12 o'clock noonSoptombor 23, 1920, for
the constellation of lateral suppSy
ditch from Lincoln Check on Platte
Valley Irrigation Canal, 5200 feet to
City dirt pit oast of Cometory, also
drnlnngo latoral from said dirt pit
2400 feet to. North Platto Rlvor, also
excavating snld dirt pit and construct
ing ombnnkmontB thereof, all tho said
work to bo in nccordanco with plans
and specifications thereof on fllo and
subject to inspection of prospective
biddors in tho offlco of tho said O. II.
Thoelocko.
Bids to bo stibmlttod separately on
supply lateral, dralnngo latoral and
construction of pool and ombankmonts
Notice of Election.
Notico is horeby given to the elec
tors of the City of North Platte, Ne
braska, that tho mayor and city coun
cil of the City of North Platte, Ne
braska, have provided by ordinance
for tho submission to a direct vote of
tho voters of tho City of North Plntto,
Nebraska, tho following proposition:
An ordinance providing for tho sub
mitting to tho electors of tho City of
North Platto in tho County of Lincoln,
State of Nebraska, tho following ques
tion to-wlt: "Shall tho City of North
Platto in Lincoln County, State of
Nobraska issuo its City of North Platto
Water Works Improvement Bonds in
tho sum of Fifty Thousand & no-100
($50,000.00) Dollars for tho purpose
of raising money for the Improving,
extending and maintaining tho Water
Works of said City nnd tho building
and constructing of additional well or
wells, pump houses and Installing
iniiniDs and motors and extending re
laying and enlarging watdr mains in
said City in accordance with tho plans
and snoclflcations and estimates on
fllo with tho City Clork and to provldo
for tho lovylng and collecting by tho
proper officers a tax annually, to pay
Interost and principal of said bonds
as they mature." And by virtue of tho
nowor in mo vested I hereby call an
election on said ordinanco so submit
ted to bo held in tho City of North
Platto, Nebraska, on tho 19th day of
October, 1920. Tho voting places of
said election shall bo as follows: tho
1st ward at the A. N. Durbln Garage
at tho intersection of 6th nnd Dowoy
Streets; tho 2nd ward at the County
Court Houso; tho 3rd ward at the Firo
Station and tho 4th ward at tho North
Platto Buick Gnragd. Tho polls to
bo opon at 8 o'clock In tho morning
and to romnin open until 8 o'clock In
tho attornoon of snld day.
Thoso voting in favor of tho adop
tion of said ordinanco shall mark their
ballot with an "X" opposlto tho words:
"For IssuInK Fifty Thousand & no-100
($50,000.00) Dollars of tho City of
North Platto Water Works Improve
ment Bonds in denominations of Ono
Thousand & no-100 ($1,000.00) each
boaring intorost at tho rato of C per
annum, pnyablo semi-annually Interest
nnd principal payablo at tho offlco o'
tho County Tronsuror of Lincoln
tho suid City Park Board reserving tho
Kti.lit (r. rnlnnf nnv mill nil Mils.
NORTH PLATTE CITY PARK 1 County. Stnto of Nobraska, snld bond"
"I do. You can take your wife toseo BOARD, to bear date of October 1st, 1920, ami
all kinds of sail borts without her In- 1 By O. II. T1IOBLKCICE, j the interost of said bonds to bo pay-
sistlug on your trying to own one." S10-17 ' Chairman nblo on tho 1st day of April. 1921 and
Notico of Election.
Notico Is horeby given to tho elec
tors of tho City of North Platto, Ne
braska, that tho Mayor and City Coun
cil of the City of North Platte, Ne
braska, have provided by ordinanco
for tho submission to a direct vote of
tho voters of tho City of North Platto,
Nobraska, tho following proposition:
An ordinanco providing for tho sub
mitting to tho voters of tho City of
North Platto in tho County of Lincoln
and State of Nebraska tho following ,
question: "Shall the City of North
Platto in Lincoln County, State of Ne
braska, issuo its North Platte Fire
Houso extension bonds in tho sum
of Ten Thousand & no-100 ($10,000.00)
for tho purpose of raising money for
tho building of an extension to the
Firo Houso of tho City of North Platte
nnd for equipping tho samo In accor
dance with tho plans, specifications,
and estimates on fllo with the City
Clerk and to provldo for levying and
collecting by tho proper officers a tax
annually to pay tho interest and prin
cipal of said bonds as thoy mature."
And by virtue of tho power in mo
vested I hereby call an election on
said ordinanco so submitted to bo held
in tho City of North Platto, Nebraska
on tho 19th day of October. 1920. Tho
voting places of said election shall bo
as follows: Tho 1st ward at the A.
N. Durbln Garage at the intersections
of 5th and Dewey Streets; the 2nd
ward at the County Court House; the
3rd ward at tho Firo Station and the
4th ward at tho North Platto Buick
Garage. Tho polls to bo opened at 8
o'clock in tho morning and to remain
open until 8 o'clock in the afternoon
qf said day.
Thoso voting In favor of said ordin
anco shall mark their ballots with
an "X" opposlto tho word "FOR" is
suing Ton Thousand & no-100
($10,000.00) Dollars of the "City of
North Platto Fire House Extension
Bonds," In denominations of ono
thousand & no-100 ($1000.00) Dollars,
each bearing interest at the rato of six
per cent per annum, payable semi-annually
interest and principal payablo
at tho offico of tho County Treasurer
of Lincoln County State of Nebraska,
Said bonds to bear dato of October 1,
1920 and tho interest on said bonds to
bo payablo on tho 1st day of April,
1921 and on tho 1st day of October,
1921 and on tho 1st day of April and
tho 1st day of October of each and
ovory year thereafter, until all of tho
intercat on said bonds shall have boon
paid; to levy a tax in the year 1921
and each and ovory year thereafter
sufficient to pay tho interest and prin
cipal of said bonds as thoy becomp
duo, until sufficient tax has been lev
ied to pay all of tho principal and
interest of said bonds, such tax both
for principal and interest to be lovied
upon all of tho taxable proporty in
said City of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Stato of Nebraska.
Thoso voting against shall mark
their ballot with an "X" in the par
agraph beginning with tho word
'AGAINSnC Issuing Ten Thousand
00-100 ($10,000.00) Dollars of tho "City
of North Platto Firo Houso Extension
Bonds" in denomination of Ono Thous
and & 00-100 ($1000.00) Dollars, each,
bparlng interest at tho rate of six per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually,
Interest and principal pnyablo at
tho Offlco of tho County Treasurer of
Lincoln County, Stato of Nebraska.
Said bonds to boar dato of October
1st, 1920 and tho interest on said bonds
to bo payablo on tho 1st day of April.
1921 and on tho 1st day of October.
1921, and on tho 1st day of April and
tho 1st day of October of each and
overy year thereafter until all of the
intorost on said bonds shall have been
paid; to levy a tax in tho year 1921
and each and every year therenf
sufficient to pay tho interost and pr
cipal of said bonds as thoy become 6
until sufficiont tnx haB been levied
pay all of tho principal and intoroBt
said bonds, such tax both for prlnclr
and interest to bo lovied upon nil i '
tho taxablo proporty in said City ' '
North Plntto, Lincoln County, Stn
of Nobraska.
Datod Soptembor 13th, 1920.
O. E. ELDER. City Clerk