The North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune from North Platte, Nebraska • Page 5

Commencement Execciscs. Tho commencement exorcises of the North lnttc high school were hold at the opera house Wednesday evening in the prosenco of an audience of several hundred people. Tho class consisted of fifteen, ns follows: Mary Guilliaume, Helen Patterson, Isabel Doran, Maude Sudman, Mamo McMichael, Olctha Burgner, Ethel Hill, Evelyn Froeman( Olive Watts, Bert Barber, Charles Lierk, James Martin, Harry Smith, Everett Fonda and Hugh Smith. These young people formed a class which was characterized by faithful and conscientious work, and their diplomas had boon well earned. Tho graduates, the faculty, tho speaker of tho evening and President Bullard of tho board of education, oc cupled scats on tho stage.

The program opened with a trio by Miss Welch, Prof. Grlisch and Hershey Welch with Miss Bcrnicc Selby as accompanist on tho piano, followed wilh a mnndolin solo by Ernest Savin, both numbers In Her Moment of Weakness. By CECILY ALLEN. CopyrlKhtcd, 190S, by Associated Literary PreBS. She hud always been distressingly capable and competent.

"I don't believe Beatrice ever had a headache or a nervous spell like you girls have," Henry Dalton had remark ed ono day to his two sisters, absorbed by bojtioiis and new novels nnd wrap ped In Indlfforenco and silk negligees. And tho tono In which ho spoke was not entirely complimentary. In fact, a distinct note of personal Injury rang through It, for how can a man ussumo an attitude of protective chivalry to ward a girl entirely capable of dolug for herself? Beatrice never cropped her ran or being nicely rendered nnd well received. Iher handkerchief, nor came Into the Supt. Goss then introduced tho speaker 'drawing room wmi nor giovo unnm of tho evening H.

II. Wilson, who toned, nor gave opportunity ror uie lit took for his Bubjcct "Tho Building of Nation." in which ho recited in a most pleasing way the wonderful advancement of tho United States, touch ing upon tho principal epochs from the year 17C0 to tho present date. Mr. Wil son is a very ready talker, and though his address was lengthy, his auditors did not evince any weariness. Following the address Chas.

Hay ren dered a vocal solo and l'rof. tout a trombone solo, both of which were well received, nnd then President Bullard, of tho board of education, presented the diplomas, prefacing the presenta tion with brief but appropriate re marks. Certificates of admission to tho state university were presented to the class by Supt. Goss, and in doing so ho tie services which other women seemed to have demanded of Henry Dalton since he had risen to the dignity of knickerbockers. Yet withal Ucatrlco Craig was noth Ing If hot feminine.

She wore the Hottest and most clinging of fnbrlcs. Sho played coif, but did not court bare Utmiq iitul tnn film wnrn tnllnrnfl anlta. but she softened them with delicious froufrou bows of lace at her throat. Slio was rullly nnd Huffy, but she never tore her rullles and then asked for a pin to make repairs. And If all these things she was be fore, her father's failure and death she was doubly Inaccessible and Imprcgnii- blo after reverses overtook her.

Be fore that slio had simply fenced with Dalton. Now she donned an armor that seemed well nigh Invulnerable. Directly the estate was settled up highly complimented the class for their nnd Ul0 of tholr Inheritance good work, and thanked the fnculty and patrons of tho schools for hearty co operation. Ho took occasion to say that more than one-half of tho mem bers of tho classes of 1900 and 1907 had, nftcr graduation, entered higher insti tutions of learning than tho one from which they had graduated. This, he thought, was a fine showing.

The pro gram closed with a well rendered violin solo by Prof. Garlichs. New U. P. Cut-off.

The Denver Times says: Tho Union Pacific is buying tho right-of-way and completing the preliminary arrange ments for building cut-off from Den ver to tho main lino in Wyoming at an estimated cost of about 8,000,000. The wns made known to her Beatrice Craig had turned breadwinner, Investing tho pitiful little heritage In smart shop iwhere layettes of tho most suporlatlvo fineness nnd beauty were sold In the front room, with Its exquisite fittings and scented presses, she cxhlb ltcd wnrcs selected to suit the matrons 'nmoiig whom she had grown from girl ihood to womanhood. In the rear room she cathered tho most expert needle i. uuiuii ui'i iuisu I'uuiu I'uuiuiuiiii, mm all work was dono under her direct su pcrvlslon Her delighted cllentclo said that her success was founded on this personal oversight. Her doctor said that nerv prostrntlon would inevitably result from her persistent closo confinement to business, Iler mother wept In sheer loneliness at first and later drifted from their tiny apartment back Into route will bo over the present Cheyenne lino to Plattcvillo, from which point it old bridge playing, novel reading will divcrcro northwest through Ft.

Col- iclrclo of gray haired friends. And lins and then to a point on tho main lino about seventy-five miles west of Cheyenne. The information comes from different sources which leave no doubt nbout tho authenticity of tho news. Chief Engineer R. L.

Huntley and General Mana ger A. L. Mohler have been personally in chargo of tho plans nnd tho right of way agents for tho Harriman system have been quietly engaged in purchas ing the right of way north and south of Ft. Collins for several months. Infor mation from one source shows that the company is paying largo sums for these right.

Shops Close for a Week. A Chicago dispatch dated May 2Cth said: All of tho repair shops on tho Northwestern system arc closed and remain closed for at least one week. This action was taken by tho management to prevent a worse thing happening to tho men. Owing to the lack of busi ness tho shops aro full of repaired engines for which there is no uso and all tho idlo freight cars havo been re paired. There was nothing else, there fore, to do but closo tho shops for seven daya or to reduce the forces materially.

There arc ten shops on the roads in which aro employed 3,500 or 4,000 men. Similar means 'have been adopted by other roads to prevent a further reduction in shop forces and give all of the men now employed some work. Omaha Bee Buzzings. In Coreu a man is not nllowcd wear trousers until ho is married, some countries ho is not allowed wear them after ho is married. A magazine writer says that every married woman should have an income of $5,000 a year, kvcry marriou man would bo tickled immensely if his wife had an income of that size.

Cashier Montgomery of the Pittsburg bank who got away with little more than can not account for a cent of it. Ho can at least prove that ho did not hoard it. what Henry Dalton said Is not for repotltlon here, for, having no nieces or nephews, how could he offer a do cent excuse for hnuntlng a layette shop? And only at her shop was Ilea trlco to bo found savo the cruelly few hours when outraged nature demanded rest and refreshment. Aud now today, with Henry Dalton thrust Into tho dim background of tho Hfo when her mother made all things lovely for her well shod feet to wall upon, she wns standing before her cheval mirror preparing for a return-Just brief return glimpse to tho old life. Her mother hnd wept to some purpose.

Tho doctor had said certain sharp things that wore more effective thnn mntcrnal tears, and so Ucatrlco had accepted tho Do Haven Smiths' warm lnvltntlon to spend tho week end and perhaps a few days moro at their lodge In tho Cntskllls. Beatrice surveyed with critical eyo her smartly tailored traveling Bult and 'then cast smllliig glance nt tho suit caso whero rested delightful mntlnee, product of hor own workroom. It would bo good to lie abed mornings and drink her chocolnto In love of a mntlnco llko that. And she should rend a couplo of new books and wear tho white crepo do chine, newly made over for tho trip, to dinner. Old times yes, she was strong enough now to stand an occasional dip back Into old times.

"Beatrice, hero's a O. O. D. parcel from Mason's. I picked up a love of a waist for $13.75.

navo you any money?" Ucatrlco readjusted her veil to a moro fetching angle nnd murmured as well ns tho pins lu her mouth would permit: "Yes, mother, there's a roll of hills In my bag, tho largo pocket Tako what you think will last you until 1 como back." An hour Inter Ucatrlco leaned back luxuriously In tho parlor car, her unseeing eyes fixed on the Hudson pano-raina. It was good Just to do nothing. And when tho call for luncheon came slio felt hungry nnd smiled. The doctor said a chaugo was all she needed, and hero she was hungry already for the first time In weeks. Tho obsequious darky In chargo of her table gave her the perfection of rervlcp, with ono eyo perhaps on tho tlon which tho doctor had predicted, but Henry Dalton did not know this.

He thought only tit it she wns slowly but surclj killing herself by reason of her prldq, nnd he must stand Idly, dumbly by simply because he was so disgustingly rich that she would not listen. And upon these bitter thoughts rush ed tho psychological moment. Miss Beatrice Craig, the Independent nnd competent, opened her hand bag, tho darky keenly observant, nnd slip ped her hnnd Into tho largo pocket. Her finger tips touched naught but pol ished leather. She tried the small pock- et and drew forth some cards.

Sho sat up very straight and dipped Into her change purse to find a dime, a Quarter and nn old German coin, souvenir of Henry Dalton's student days In Ber lin. Her face turned scarlet, then white. horrible nervous tremor swept over her. Frantically she turned everything out of tho bag to find almost anything businesslike yet distinctly femlnlno person might own except money. Llko Uash sho remembered her mother's request.

Sho had kept it all. every penny of the flatly folded bills. Tako what you think will Inst you until I como back." Fateful words I Beatrice sent for tho dining car con ductor and explained tho situation. He wns polite, but behind the mask of courtesy sho rend amusement, or wns It distrust? She became haughty. "My host will meet me at the depot.

Until then well, hero are my rings or my watch" Tho darkles had gathered at tho ta ble opposite Henry Dnlton with heads together, lips parted In Ironical smiles. He summoned IiIb waiter sharply. "Anything hnppencd to tho lndy?" "Seems llko bIio ain't got tho price of her lunch." Just at tho Instant Henry Dnlton rose precipitately. Beatrice came down tho nlslo, her head high, but her faco ghastly. It was not the nttltudo of tho conductor nor tho grinning darkles, but a sudden falntncss, a realization that for once her business ability, her su premo tact, her resourcefulness, had failed her.

Sho did not rend this as physical exhaustion. Her ono grim thought was that Bho hnd lost her grip on herself. And then came Henry Dnlton with a hand outstretched and tho love of her shining In his eyes. "Beatrice. 1 am tho most fortunnto of men." "Oh, Henry," sho said, with a queer break In her clear voice, "will you pleaso" Henry Dnlton carried her back to tho stateroom in tho parlor car.

Henry Dalton took firm possession of her luirgngo and firm control of the situa tion, nenry Dalton all but lifted her Into tho Do Haven Smith wagonette when they left tho train. And nenry Dalton read tho telegram, for which he nald. thouch it was sent C. D. to Ucatrlco Craig.

"Forgot to put money back lu purse. What shall I do with It?" "Buy flowers for yourself every body," wired Henry Dnlton to tho' first umnzed und then understanding mother of Beatrice. "I 'am taking euro of Ucatrlco and nlwayB shall." And that was why tho smartest lay ette shop In all New York passed to a new owner nnd lovo camo Into Its own. ESS' 3 "Hughes will bo nominated ut Chi cagoontho fourth or fifth ballot," says beautiful pigskin hand bag that rested a New York paper. But in tho language against the wiudow.

i lint img of tho little hoy with the apple. "There won't be no fourth or fifth ballot." A railroad president has bought a farm near Chicago on which ho pro file wiudow. That bag had been one of Dalton's gifts, and nt that Tory moment the giver himself wbh sitting nt a table behind Beatrice, watching her every movo with hungry eyes. Ho know thnt she was going to poses to make a specialty of raising tho Do Haven Smith lodge. Mrs.

Smith turtles, gold fish, guinea pigs and mush- una imiuiy neia this out as a nait in ins rooms. It is refreshing to find a rail- Invitation, but somehow ho felt that road president anxious to rniso Borne- Pathological moment for making A. a Ids presence known had not yet ar ming ucj.iuon.uwD. nmnmlmm. now Morning Glory, A trio of Flour sol- 'uui "muuiuuw.

mny, Minnesota novor excelled Ants and tho Weather. "When you go out on cloudy morn ing nnd find tho ants busily engaged In clearing out their nests nnd dragging tho sand and bits of earth to the sur face, you may bo sure that, no matter how cloudy It Is, there will be no rain that day, and the probabilities aro for several days of good weather," says a gardener. "On tho other hnnd, If you see tho nuts nbout tho middle of spring or summer nfternoon hurrying back to the uest nnd a sentinel out trotting round in every direction looking up BtragglerB nnd urging them to go homo ns booh ns they can get thero you may fluuro on a rnln thnt afternoon or night. When the Inst of tho wander ers Is found tho picket hurries In, and tho nest Is Becurely sealed from tho lnsldo to keen out tho water. It Is very seldom that ants are taken by Burprlso by the approach of a shower, but onco hi nwhlle when belated or too far away to get home lu time they mount shrub and ensconco them selves under the thickest, broadest leaf they can find, nnd there they stay and hold on until the rain Is over.

When an nuts' uest Is washed out ami the nuts drown 1111 examination will always Bhow that tho disaster was duo not so much to lack of preparation as to acci dent, a stream from nn unexpected di rection flowing down between two bricks or downpour that caused a fall or tho washing away of the bank in which tho nest was placed." The Alteration Sale at THE LEADER Is now in full blast, and buyers in large numbers arc taking vantage of this great opportunity to purchase reliable merchandise at greatly reduced prices, and all arc convinced of the genuineness of the bargains offered that the goods are being sold just as advertised. 20 Per Cent Discount off on every dollar in every department, and in some departments goods arc being sold for fifty cents on the dollar. In our Domestic Department we offer the best of Prints at 6 cents per yard; the best LL Muslin at 6 cents per yard; Hope Muslin at 8 cents per yard. Yours for the greatest bargains ever offered in North Platte, THE LEADER, Julius Pizer, Proprietor. Public Sale! We will sell nt Public Auc tion at our place of business in North Platte, on Tuesday, June 2, 1908, at 2 o'clock p.

for cash or approved notes, the following named articles, to-wit: new 3-H. P. Fairbanks Morse Gasoline Engine. i new 2-H. I ripple Geared Challenge Feed Grinder.

new 70-I3tishel Light Run ning Nat i a 1 Manure Spreader. i Double Set Second-Hand Buggy Harness. i Second-Hand Cook Stove 5 New Emerson Harrow Carts. i 4-Holed Second Hand Gasoline Range. i 4-R0W John Deere I3cet Drill.

1 2-Row John Deere Beet Cultivator. Workman Derryberry Front Stteet, North Platte. between courses. This was tho reao- Dangerous Ground. "Illoss mo, Murthy!" exclaim t'n clo Cyrus, looking up from hi ga zinc, says the Youth's Companion "We're getting navy that don I need to take a back beat for any of litem European nations." Aunt Martha ou tinned placidly measuring out the In gradients of "mountain" c.ilo and manifestly was not unduly excite I over naval affairs.

"Jiiht listen lo thl 1. K-mio fellow has been making Any hilf doz en of our big cruisers havo engine strength equal to tho pulling power of nil tho horses in tho Russian cavalry! 'Xho engines of ono of our big bittlo- Hhlps aro strong enough If they coul 1 ho fastened somewhere to pull the hull United States cavalry Into tho sea and" "Mercy sakes," cried Aunt Martha, with arrested Bpoon, for tho first tlmo Impressed with these interesting Btu- tlstlcs, "I hopo to goodness our cav alry Ml keep nway from tho shorcl" THE A'nw mi mi 99 Pittsburg Perfect ELECTRICALLY WELDED FENCES aro enjoying phenomenal success, and nro conceded to ho far superior to any other fences on tho market. Thousands of pleased fence users will testify that "Pittsburg Perfect" Electrically Welded Fences Will stand ordinary as well ns hard usage Will not son in summer's hent nor break In tho cold of winter Aro mndu of tho best material for fencing purposes Have slays that will not slip nor can they ho moved out of place Will conform to tho most uneven ground and can bo erected over hills and through valleys as well as on level ground Havo no slack wires to spoil tho appearance ns well ns thoofllclcncy Do not require an expert to erect. Are now made with stay wires aa large as the lino wires JOSEPH HERSHEY, Agent, NORTH PLATTIl, NEBRASKA. Men's Oxfords In Tan, Velour, Calf, Gun Metal and Patent Leather $3.50 to $4.50 SMALL; The Big Shoe Man One After Another tho men of this town nro declaring their preference for tho Forest King cigar.

Tho vast improvement in tobne-co growing and cigar making hnvo resulted in tho unexcelled ilvo cent cigar, which ploasos bo well that every smoker thereof is at peace with the world. J.F. SCIIMALZRIliD. When You Drive under My Lady's Porto Cochcro you will havo tho satisfaction of knowing that your horso is ns well appointed ns any equino can be if your harness haa been bought hero. Particular orders for particular people our specialty.

A. F. Fink. At Harrington ic iobin'B..