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TUB NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. Device to Talk details of Edison's apparatus aro not disclosed. "Take our own bodies," says Edison, "I believe they are composed of myriads of Infinlteslmally small Individuals, each In Itself a unit of life, and that these units work In squads or swarms as I prefer tocall them and that these lnflnltoslmnlly small units live forever. When we 'die these swarms of units like a swarm of boos, so to speak, betake themselves elsewhere, and go on functioning In some other form of environment." , . These life units nro, he thinks, bo infinitely small that probably a thoa w0d of focm aggregated together would not become visible under even the ultra-microscope. Manuel Declines Former King Manuel of Portugal apparently has no desire to attempt to get back his throne. At a secret meet ing of his partisans held at his coun try home at Twickenham, near Lon don, he declared his irrevocable In tention never to seek to regain the throne from which he was banished after the assassination of his father and, elder brother in Lisbon. Economic conditions in Portugal are very bad and the country Is said to bsjrlpe for another revolution. Por tugal obtained no compensation for her share la the World wnr. Since then Portugal has been fighting des-i pcrately to overcome domestic trou bles, and the royalists, fearing that Bolshevism would come, rushed a mes sage to London urging King Manuel to .counter the threatened soviet move ment by making another bid for the throno, the monarchy still being pop ular In parts of .Portugal. The former king decided that an Bolshevism Inevitable If It failed. He then dispatched to his supporters In .Lisbon a refusal and added: "Without renouncing my traditional principles, I am ready to placo mysclf.under the orders of tho nation If It Is In peril. Mennwhlle I will continue to do all In ray power to promote the welfare of Portugal In England, her traditional ally." By acting as nn unofficial ambassador for his country In England he Is fulfilling his own ambition to settle down permanently to English country life. Kelly Would Build Us Homes AS,A.-J-. t Wltm Newapapar Union ognized to be the greatest Impediment to home building. Thousands of peo ple who have saved enough to buy tho ground upon which to construct a residence nre deterred from building by high Interest charges and the ex-orbltanL-Commlsslons demanded for placing tho loan. Since tho only perma nent relief from the general scarcity of homes can come from building, tho remedy Is thus Indefinitely delayed, even In tho faco of price reductions In building materials. - Edge on "Splendid Isolation" Walter E. Edge, United States senator from Now Jersey, has returned from Europe with certain definite Im pressions of the people of various countries and their war reconstruction problems. "Up to the outbreak of the World war," said the senutor, "tho average American visitor to Europe returned with his mind filled with tho past. Now hucU u traveler comes homo with his thoughts turned to the future, the future of Europo, of America, and the whole world. Ho realizes that now America's 'splendid Isolation' Is at an end; that tho future of Europe will affect the future of tho United States, and tho future of the United States Involves the future of all clvlllcatldn. "Beyond thlB, tho traveler also may feel that a measure of Idealism now must bo Injected into the consid eration of strictly practical affairs. "Such a measure must oe a rea sonable measure und not sufficient to placo the foundations of world re-adjuwt-ment on an Impracticable basis, and so balld en foundations of sand. "In other words, business must be transacted in a businesslike manner, but without thought of a literal 'pound of flesh' as an alternative In the settle ment of uccounta." With the Dead Thonins A. Edison said recently that ho was working on a device to enable the dead to tulk with the Uv lng. Tho American Magazine, In which tho announcement of Mr. Edition's ex periments Is made, has obtained tho eminent inventor's theories of present and future Jlfe. It Is upon these theories that Edison bases tho plans Iblllty of the epoch-making device which he hopes to construct. In the experiments he Is making for the purpose of constructing an apparatus to link tho living and dead, Edison Is proceeding upon the theory that personality continues to exist af ter what we call "life" leaves our pres ent bodies, nut the degree qf ulnte rlal or physical power possessed by those beyond tho grnvo must he ex tremely slight, ho believes, and the In strument used for communication must be suner-dellcatc. The mechnnlcul to Try Again attempted monarchlal coup would make Representative M. Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania, has brought forward a novel suggestion" In connection with the housing situation. In brief, he pro poses to convert tho postal savings bank system Into a national building and loan association, from which the people may borrow tho money required to build homes. Mr. Kelly proposes that the $175,000,000 now on deposit In tho postal savings banks be made available for building purposes at rea sonable Interest rates. He asserts that if congress will amend the pres ent law, so that tho $2,MM) limit on de posits is eliminated or greatly en larged, and the rate of Interest paid on deposits by tho government 4s In creased from 2 per cent to the- rnte paid by savings banks, tho postal sav ings deposits will" bo Increased prob ably to $2,000,000,000, all of which can be used for home building. nigh Interest rates aro now rec to- f&m w LMSm i WHAT YOU IN "A NYTJIING you will" uppeurs to woman this season In tho choice of negligees. They ure hero In supple silks and In transparent fabrics fol lowing many paths In tho quest of style nnd drawing Inspirations from many lands. One hns to look twice at some of them in order to decide whether they nre really meant for In door wear or nre colorful extrava gances In evening coats. They are made on lines familiar to us In wrnps for evening wear. There nre others of airy materials lace, chiffon and georgette that aro suited to the trop ical air of steam-heated homes or the lands of perpetual summer and there nro ninny attractive but simpler models In cotton crepe that nre des tined to give more general satisfaction than their' fancier rivals. The wraplike negligee which bus RIVALS IN TINY HERE ure two garments Resigned for the little girl of thrco or more years, that have everything to recom mend them, which means that they are sturdy, good looking, easily made nnd Inundered nnd up-to-duto In style. They ure rivals; for ono Is a frock similar to those worn by little maids for generations, and the other is n very modern example of a pair of rompers. Their very nnme proclaims the emancipation of small girls from tho tradition of skirts. In passing It Is worth noting that bloomers haVo replaced petticoats for wear under tho frocks of llttlo girls, In all their everyday garb. They are gaining In fnvor for older girls and for grownups, giving grentcr freedom In walking. Rompers servo as a com bination of dress and bloomers, a two-ln-ono arrangement thnt saves In wow ing, In mnterlul and In laundry work. For tho dress pictured, chambrny, gingham, cotton poplin or any of tho strong cotton goods will prove appro priate. It could hardly bo more simply mnde, being merely n full, straight skirt shirred onto the narrowest of yokes, a mere band of the chambrny with flat shoulder straps attached and a decorated braid applied tn It. Tlie skirt Is cut long enough to turn up In a very deep hem, bordered with the fancy braid. Place Is made Hi llie hem for two real pockets, much to tho de WILL NEGLIGEES been selected for Illustration Is beau tiful and practical. It Is made of two colors, In satin which forms tho lining ns well as the wrap and may bo Inter lined If one must depend on It as a protection against chill. It 1b very handsome In high blue, with rose-colored, lining, but there are any num ber of beautiful color combinations In which It may, be made. The lining forms the superposed collnr and up pears In the turned-back front. Such a negligee Is useful on a Journey for tho Bleeping car and In hotels and Is especially easy to get Into as only two fastenings arc required to hold It In place. Tho draping Is unusual and tho management of the sleeves orlglnnl and Interesting. In them and In tho soft nnd heavily padded cord about the bottom tho designer pays tribute to Japan, but otherwise this negligee does not suggest a kimono. GIRL'S GARB light of little wearers, who always doto on pockotfl. Thero Is a bow of chambray, bordered with braid, placed purely for ornnmcnt and having no other uso whatever, thus proclaiming thnt the frock Is intensely feminine, and furthermore tlie uudorbodlco Is made of dnlnty white batiste. The braid used for trimming reveals muny scampering rabbits woven In colors on It Life Is ono perpetual round of Joy when one owns frocks like this to put on of nu afternoon, or to wear to school. Tho bloomers Illustrated aro made of light checked glnghnm and finished with white embroidered bunds In a fairly heavy quality. They aro very run and fiare out nt cuch side like a dancer's frock. There Is a plain belt nbout the waist with flat pearl buttons on it. This particular pair of rompers is In pink and whlto checked glnghnm. Only the simplest of designs In em broidery nro to bo chosen for rompers. Very simple hand needlework, on clothes for little folks, Ih still In grent demand, but mnchlnc-mndo trimming does very well, ns tho two examples pictured will prove, t& 1U 20, Wvatrrn Nw)U,, Union.) THE KITCHEN CABINET (fcX 1I0, Wtaurn Newapaper Onion : "All riches are desirable and wo nre Justified In seoklns them nil; but the riches of mind nnd soul give tho greatest happiness and add the most to life." THE LUNCH BASKET. Now that school has begun again. tho problem of getting the lunch "bits- kcts rendy hns also begun. To prepare a good, wholesome lunch which will rntlrfy a growing child bcth as to appe tite nnd tnsto Is no small pi ceo of work, for live days In tho week, nlno or ton mouths of the year. In muny schools lunches am served, hut In tho grent mnjorlty children still must car ry tho noonday luncheon when they llvo too far to go homo. A few Miggestlons ns to tho lunch- box; Buy a package of paper nap kins nnd wrnp food In them, or In pnr nlllu paper, thus keeping tho food fla vors unmixed. When practical smnll paper enpn for custards and Jelly or gelnlno deascrtB arc light end attrac tive. A tncnl In which nil the Important kinds of food nro. represented tends to keep the child In good condition and give him good -habits I'f eating. Tho following are some suggestions for a bill of fnro for the lunch bnskct: Sandwiches, wlh sliced tender meat for filling; bnked apple, cooftfes und a few raisins or two or three pieces of pure, home-inndo candy. Slices of meat or bean lonf, bread arid butter sandwiches, stewed fruit, or n cupful of Jelly nnd a smnll frost- ed cake. Crisp rolls hollowed out and filled with flaked fish mixed with salad dressing, an ornngo or an apple, and enkc. Lettuce or celery sandwiches, cup custard, and Jelly cake. Cottage cheese, chopped green.. pep per with hrtnd nnd butter sandwiches, fruit, enko and n few peanuts. Crisp baking powder biscuit, but tered, hnrd-cooked eggs celery or let tuce, brown sugar or maple BUgnr sandwiches for dessert. A bottle of milk, corn bread and butter, a handful of dates and an ap ple. Ratsln or nut bread buttered, cheese. orange, and maple sugar. Chicken salad In n crisp roll hol lowed out, " npplo sauce, n piece of sweet chocolate. Who ohaU have vision to plyrce the mist Enshrouding the common thing, Or boo In the dnrk hours, sorrow klased, The gleam of an angel's wing? The world Is wide, and the world Is c'd; Its mysteries pass our ken: And only to Qod are 'tho secrets told Which live In the hearts of men. Christine Davis. MORE GOOD THINGS. For those wjio like rich pnstry or enko the fnJnwlng will ho n treat: Scotch 3hort Bread. Rcnf ono cupful of butter to n cfonm, ndd - one-half cupful of light brown sugar, then work In four cupfuis of pnstry Hour. If the flour Is slightly wnrm It will work In more easily. Form the mix ture Into two flat cakes seven Inches In diameter. Decorate tho edge with a fork or by crimping with the thumb and finger. Sprinkle the top with chopped cherries, enrawny cnndles or preserved citron. Ilako In n slow oven. Tapioca, Pineapple Sponge. Scald two cupfuls of grated pineapple and half n cupful of boiling wnter In a double holler, ndd one-fourth of a cup ful of mlnuto tnplncn nnd one-fourth of n tenspoonful . of salt. Stir occn filonnlly and let cook nbout half an hour, then ndd the Julco of hnlf n lemon nnd one-fourth of a cupful of sugar. Fold In the whites .of two eggs beaten stiff nnd cook until tho egg Is set. Servo hot or. cold In glass cups with whipped cream as a garnish. rnarsnmaiiow lireamr-Mortcn one tenspoonful of gclntln In two or thrco tnblespoonfulB of cold milk, then dls' solvo by setting tho dish In boiling wn. tor. Add hnlf n cupful of hugnr nnd ono cupful of double cream, nnd bent until Ann. Heat tho whlto of a smnll egg, then fold It Into tho cream with hnlf u tenspoonful of vanilla, half of n quarter-pound box of mnrshmnllowa cut In qunrters, hnlf n cupful of skinned nnd seeded whlto grapes cut in halves, ono banana cut In cubes. nnd mixed with n tnblcspoonful of lemon Julco to keep tho pieces from discoloring. Dlsposo In glass cups with n cherry hero nnd there. Garnish tho top with a quarter of a mnrshmal low, sprinkle with fine-chopped nuts and chill before serving. Date Cornmeal Pudding. Scald a pint of milk nnd pour It over one half cupful of cornmenl, ndd ono tr. blespoonful of butter, ono cupful of Bugnr, one-btilf tenspoonful of clnnn mon, three-fourths of n cupful of wcll wushed dates cut In pieces, nnd two Denten eggs. Turn Into a bnklne dish nnd bake until of the consistency of ordinary custurci. Serve with hnrd snuce. JUST A LITTLE ciiii y ' STRANGE. "There's ono thing 1 can't under stand about these spirit commU'ftlen- tlons," remarked Air. Urown n .ho finished reading tho account l a highly successful seance. ;. "What's tliut, John, dear?" asked his wife. "Why, you never hear of a departed soul having gone any other pluee'ex cepi Htralght to heaven." Absurdities In Attire. "I must nay," remarked the derisive person, "thnt n mnn looks ludicrous in tho clothes his wife goes out nnd buys for him." "Maybe," replied Mr. Growcher. Hut not any more ludicrous In my opinion, than his wlfo docs In the clothes she goes out and buys for her self," "Bill" Never 8aw a Locomotive. Critic You have written u line piny. There Is ono sceno In particu lar thnt even Shukeopenro could not have produced. Author You flutter me. Which scene do you refer to7 Critic Tho rullroud accident In the last act. No Necessity. "It la n nit v vour husband's tciiTner will not allow him to get ulong welf with the servants. 1 hope ho will not have an. explosion with your' new cook." "lie couldn't. She lit the fire thin morning und then poured on gaso line." Up OLD 8HOES "Did you throw any old shoes at the bride?" "No, Didn't havo a pair that I felt I could afford to throw away nowadays." Something Lacking. , I'vo ponclls, pens und paper white. Erasers and a qunrt ot Ink. What a groat poem lnow might write Could I but contrive to 'litnk. Resemblance. ' "Owens Is a sort-of a human dyna mo." "Thnt fellow I Why, he hasn't en ergy enough to work ana pay his bills." "Exnctlyl Everything ho hns on Is chnrged." ' , - . -When Noah Was a Sailor. ' , Nonh looked nft. , "I'll certainly win tho rnco with for ty duys and no competitors," he cried. That's Different Redd Thought you told me thnt wns n ten-horsepower automobile of yours? Greene So I did. "Well, A can't bellOvo It." 'Why not?" "Utcnusc, I noticed it took only ono horso to pull It bnck homo today!" A Bit of a Dig. Horelelgh Do you like n.ninu who quotes poetry? Miss Urlght As. n rule. It Is npt to be prcferublo to his orlglnnl con versation. Easy Enough. "You enn easily quit worrylngjf you try. Now tho rising prlco of gasoline doesn't bother mo nt nil ns It used to." "Strength of will, I suppose." "No; sold my car." A Pretty Good Method. "Why do you encourage your hoy to send his verses to tho magazines? Do you want him to bo a poet?" "No, merely wont him to got the con ceit knocked out of him, that's ull. Improved by Travel, "There Is a great deal of Improve U'cnt to bo derived from travel.' "Thero Ib," replied Farmer Corn lossel. "When I woh to town nnd took lunch nt u restaurant, I wns surprised to sec how a llttlo bit of travel bad Improved tho prlco of n head of let tuce.' . 1 The Future. " '"" "How nro they going to deal wltfc the thleves who stcnl airplanes?" . "I suppose tho fly cops will bust them down with moon-dogs."