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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
A Horseback Rider In Rochester.

A young woman of trim figure seated
astride a horse is one of the sights of ear
ly morning in Rochester. The equestri-
enne's skirts, for there are two of them,
widen gradually from the waist down
and fall gracefully on the horses sides.
concealing the feet, stirrups and all.
The waist Of the habit is like that of an
ordinary dress. A dainty riding cap
completes the costume.
The young woman may be seen riding
any fine morning. She does not seek the
seclusion Of the side streets and the by
ways, but rides in the business streets
and in the finest resident districts. 1t is
an uncommon sight, and many people
on their way to business stop and stare
at the rider as if expecting some maneu-
yer of a circus nature. The young wom-
an rides as if born to the saddle, and it
is evident that she greatly enjoys her
morning exercise.
A horseman said today: 81 am glad to
see that the recent English customs fol
lowed here. even by one lady rider.
There will be more to do it in time, an6
the horses will benefit thereby. never
have thought that the side saddle was
either dignifed OF easy. and I am GER
tain that the tighter the girth the harder
it is for a horse."-Cor. Pittsburg Dis
patch,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
What Chinese Ep,cures Eat.

A Chinese mandarin has forwarded
the menu Of a splendid banquet given
at Peking to the foreign diplomatists,
which follows: First came four classic
dishes-namelv, swallow nests with
pigeon eggs, shark fins with crabs, dog
fish with wild ducks, duck and cauli-
flower. Then succeed d~elicacies served in
cups placed before each guest, swallow
nests, shark fins, plain morels, vegeta-
bles, mushrooms with duck feet. fried
partridge, pigeon in slices. Then there
appeared four dishes-namely, ham in
honey, a PURGE of peas, vegetables and
dogfsh; four side dishes, haricot cheese
with bamboo buds Ia kind Of ~asparagus).
roots of bamboo, chicken, shellfish.
four hors d'auvres in duplicate, ham
and chicken, fish and gizzard, pork tripe
and vermicelli, duck and pork outlets.
Each guest had also placed before him
plates of almonds, pistachio paste, pears
and oranges. Finally the following were
the roast and boiled meats: Sucking
pig, roast duck, boiled chicken, boiled
pork. There was a profusion of Eu-
ropean and Chinese wines. No opium
was smoked, for official China is not yet
reconciled to the drug which it owes to
the East India COMPREHENSIVE Quar-
terly.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
Has It's Good Points.

In some villages in Japan robbers are
tried and convicted by ballot. When
ever a robbery is committed the ruler of
the hamlet summons the entire male
population and requests them to write
on a slip Of paper the name of the per-
son they suspect as having committed
the crime. The n receiving the largest
number of ballots is declared duly
"elected'a is accordingly hanged. This
system, like all others, has its peculiar
advantages. It insures the punishment
of somebody for every robbery commit
ted, whereas under the system in vogue
in most civilized countries in nine cases
out Of ten no punishment is inflicted ON
anybody for the crime. Of course they
may not ''elect" the guilty person, but
dispose of some other character equally
as bad. There is much in the system to
commend it to other nations .-Pomona
(Cal.) Progress.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
An Emperor's Strange Fancy.

Strange fancies have taken hold of
some men regarding the manner in which
their bodies were to be disposed of after
death and the ceremonies to be observed
at their funerals.
The great Emperor Charles V had the
curious idea of celebrating his own fu-
neral. Shortly before his death he caused
a tomb to be made in the chapel of the
monastery of Estremadura, to which he
had retired after his %abdication, and on
its completion he was carried to it as
though dead. Placed in a coffin and &C.
companied bya procession, he was borne
along, while chants were sung, prayers
said and tears shed. After the solemn
farce was over he was left alone in the
chapel, where he remained a short time
before rising out of the cofin.-London
Tit-Bits.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
A Dardistan Legend of a Bear.

Two women, a mother and her little
daughter, were one night watching their
field Of Indian OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the inroads of the bears. The mother
had to go to her house to prepare the
food and ordered her daughter to light a
fire outside. While she was doing this
a bear came and took her away. He car
ried her to his den and daily brought her
to eat and drink. He rolled a big stone
in front of the den whenever he went
away on his tours, which the girl was
not strong enough to move.
When she became old enough to do
this, he used daily to lick her feet, by
which they became swollen and gradu-
ally dwindled down to mere misshapen
stumps. The girl eventually died, and
the poor bear, after vain efforts to re-
store her to life, roamed d~isconsolately
about the felds.-Dr. Leitner in Asiatic
Quarterly.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
Everyday Assistant, Glycerin,

Here are a few Of the many uses to
which glycerin may be applied: Equal
parts of bay rum and glycerin applied
to the face after shaving make a MAJ
rise up and call the woman who pro-
vided it blessed. Applied to the shoes,
glycerin is a great preservative of the
leather and effectually keeps out water
and prevents wet feet. A few drops of
glycerin put in the fruit jars the last
thing before sealing them help to keep
the preserves from molding on top.
For hatulency there is no better remedy
than a teaspoonful of glycerin after
each meal. 1t will prevent and cure
chapped hands. Two or three drops will
often stop the baby's stomach ache. 1t
will allay the thirst of a fever patient
and soothe an irritable cough by mois-
tening the dryness Of the throat.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
Peaches For the Complexion.

Peaches are good before breakfast and
after dinner. They are good for the d.
g~estion, good for the blood and good for
the complexion. Some people eat them
without cream or sugar, and with good
result. The fruit is so rich in sugar and
acid that it preserves its flavor a long
while, but to get the full benefit it should
be eaten as o on as it is cut.
Redness of the nose, due to congestion,
infiamed complexion, s~crofulous and bill
ious tendencies, are said to be materially
influenced by a liberal consumption Of
this luscious fruit. Mixed fruits are al
ways advisable, but the peach in season,
used as an alternate with plums, cherries,
melons and berries, will vanquish the en-
emies Of the complexion.-Chicag Post.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
Early American Sculptors.

1t is worthy of special notice that when
Rush began to model in clay not one of
the artists who have given celebrity to
our native sculpture had seen the light
of day. Frazer was not born until 1890,
nor Ezekiel Augur of New Haven until
1901. The latter was originally in the
grocery trade, but failing in that took
up modelling and wood carving without
any guide except his natural instincts;
but like the majority of our early sculp-
tors, with the exception Of Rush, his eff
forts are interesting only as evidence Of
what talent entirely urobstructcd can
accomplish.
It was not until 1865, long after Cop
ley, West, MaIbone, Allston and Smart
had demonstrated our capacity for pic
torial art, that Hiram Powers wa born.
The same year Horatio Greenourh first
saw the light Of day. In the remote
wilds Of Kentucky Hart was brought
into this world in 1910, and CIevenger.
Crawford and Mills followed in 1912.
1918 and 1915. Thus we see that, with
out hereditary genius or predecessors
from whom to copy, Rush achieved his
artistic results, and succeeded in via
ming for himself a European enown
which made him the equal Of some of
the leading foreign carvers and scnlptors
of his age, and at the same time well
earned the title Of "father Of American
sculpture. "-Lippincott's
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
Cinderella and Her Slipper.

Yes, I know you are saying to your
self, THAT headline would have looked
and sounded better had it been 'Cinder-
ella and the Glass Slipper" but the
writer has been making a critical study
of this most interesting nursery story
and finds that the famous "glass" slip
per properly has no place in it. The
"glass" slipper isreallyth the "fur," "cloth"
or "felt" slipper, the word ''glass" hav
ing been substituted through a strange
m~istranslation of the story. In the orig
inal it was written ~pantoufe en- vair,
which, being translated, would be "the
fur slipper" The translator, however,
wrote it as if it had been p~antoufie en-
verre, making the little cinder girls"
fur foot covering Il of glass, which, it
must be admitted, would be one quite
appropriate to a fairy.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
Curling by Electricity.

The electric curling iron is very sim
pie. The wires conduct the electricity
into the little stand into which the tongs
are thrust. The latter are made the
proper temperature by heat, which is
generated by the resistance of the wires
to the current. The stands are about
two inches high and are usually nickel
plated, although some of those manu-
featured by a firm in Berlin are plated
with gold and have handsome handles.
In travelling the iron and stands occupy
only a very small space in a satchel. At
tached to the stand is a silk cord, which
may be adjusted to an incandescent wire
after screwing off the little globe.-New
York Telegram.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
Prince of Detectives.

Vidocq, the great French detective,
was born in Arras in 1775. He began
life as a baker and early became the ter
o Of his companions by his athletic
frame and violent disposition. At the
anne time he was a notorious thief, and
after many ~disgraceful adventures he n
listed in the army. In 1896 he returned
to Paris witt some money. which, now.
ever, he soon squandered. Next he was
sentenced st Lille to eight years hard
labor for forgery, but repeatedly escaped,
and in 1903 he became connected with
the Paris police as a detective.
His previous career enabled him to
render important services, and he was
appointed chief Of the safety brigade,
chiefly composed of reprieved convicts,
which purged Paris Of the many danger
GUS classes. In 1918 he received a full
pardon, and his connection with this
service lasted until about 1928, when he
settled at st. Mande as a paper manu-
facturer. Soon after the revolution Of
1880 he became a political detective, but
with little success. In 1846 he was again
employed under the republican govern
ment, but he died penniless in 1877
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
YirCinia's OniH SIave.

The state Of Virginia once owned a
slave-the only one probably the COM
monwealth ever did own. He wasknown
as Ben the Bell Ringer of the Universe
ty Of Virginia. The university only had
5000 left over when it was endowed, and
it was proposed to buy a negro with this
amount and keep him as a bell ringer.
They bought Ben, and in his time he be-
came a great character at the university.
He knew everybody and was very useful
to everybody. Ben used to get very
drunk on the liberal and constant fees
he received from students. He died in
the AlbemaEle poorhouse at an advanced
age.-Richmond State.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
s1EAMsoArlNe ON THE OHIO.
It Was at the Height of Its Prosperity
Half a Century Ago.

It Was at the Height of Its Prosperity
Half a Century Ago.
II was from 1910 to 1866 that steam
boating was at its height. Fortunes
were made in those years by men who
owned and ran boats. There were lots
of steamers on the river then. The en-
bryo industries Of that period depended
on the river entirely, for railroads had
only been proposed-not built. About
100 steamboats, were built at Pittsburg
annually to run on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi rivers. This city was noted for
the trim crafts it placed on the water, as
some of the biggest and best running
steamers were built at the headwaters of
the Ohio.
The boats of the early steamboating
days were ell side wheelers. It was not
until late that the advent of the stern
wheel boats occurred, and when it did
they were not looked upon with favor
by the denizens of the side wheel crafts.
The rivermen regarded them as an in
ferior kind of boat, on whose decks it
was beneath the dignity of a first class
steamboatman to tread.
The packets were of good size and
stoutly built. They were not supplied
with swinging stages and steam cap
STAINS, and their engines were of sure but
not so graceful movement as engines
now, and electric lights for steamboats,
were not even dreamed of. But they
served their purpose in making big mon
ey for their owners.
There was but one organized packet
company running boats down the river
from Pittsburg. 1t was the old Pittsburg
and Cincinnati Packet line, and it owned
about 25 steamboats,, some of which left
the Pittsburg wharf daily. Among them
were the Buckeye State, the Hibernia,
Pittsburg, Crystal Palace and Pennsyl-
vania. These boats were. all stoutly
built and especially adapted for fast
running. The laws relating to racing
were not so stringent then as now, and
exciting contests of speed on the river
occurred daily.
One of the swiftest of the packets was
the Pennsylvania. She was the largest
of the Cincinnati boats and made some
splendid records on the Ohio. She was
210 feet long and 81 feet beam. Another
fast steamer was the Allegheny. She was
not so large as the Pennsylvania. but
was almost as speedy. Some of these old
Cincinnati Packet line boats were sunk,
a few burned, and the others wore out in
the river service.
Besides the Cincinnati company's pack
cts there were several steamers, most of
them owned by Pittsburgers, which ran
down the river and which had no regu-
lar trades, but made trips whenever and
wherever there was occasion for their
services. They were chiefly to st. Louis
and New Orleans, the trip to the last
named point being completed in about
20 days. There were a few boats run
ming up the Monongahela and Allegheny
rivers. Brownsville was as far up as
the slackwater improvements extended
on the Monongahela, and Franklin was
the head of navigation on the Allegheny.
-Pittsburg Post.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
The Coming of Woman Suffrage.

Is woman suffrage coming? It begins
to look SC. Out in Kansas, in q recent
election, women having the right to vote
did vote. They went early to the polls,
with the balance of political power in
their hands, and staid late, not mere
ly a handful, but 95 per cent Of the reg
istered female voters. This incident is
bound to exert an influence, and the
chances are that Kansas will very soon
be followed by other states. Once the
thing takes an actual turn opposi-
ton to woman Suffrage will not have a
foot Of earth to stand upon. Down in
this country, where it is our pride and
boast that our women are too good for
such duties, there is as yet no agitation.
But woman's sphere has of late been
greatly enlarged. She is part and parcel
Of our commercial, our industrial and
our scientific as we'll as our social world.
She has come to be o breadwinner, ana
with it a taxpayer. She is a factor in
civilizations development and a formu-
lative, creative and executive entity in
our political economics.
HERETOFORE, except spofadlcally, SIG
has not wanted suffrage. II, however,
her ideas are changed, and she calls for
the right to make laws and assist in fill
ing the offices, there is nodoubt but that
she will be accorded every opportunity.
Theoretically it is a right to which she.
as a property owner and a supporter OF
public institutions, is entitled. Prac-
tically and ~sentimentally her sphere is
higher and nobler. The American can
not go ON record as advocating woman
suffrage, but it is bound to admit that
the tendency of the times and incidental
conditions are growing more and more
favorable thereto.-Nashville American.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
Why Not?

Apropos of Marion Crawford's remark
about our mustached buffers, that they
amused him after the shorn ones of Eng
land, why won't somebody say that our
butlers-our American butlers-wear
m~ustaches, and we, when abroad, find
it amusing to see the English buffers
smooth shaven, and wonder why their
masters do not insist that their mouths
be covered. Will the time ever come
when we will dare to be Americans?
There are great lessons to be learned
from the older nations Of the world,
great models to be studied and wisdom
to be got from the experience which is
the accretion of centuries, concerning
which the taste of one cultivated COM
munity is a good as that of any other.
New York Times,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
The z:sthetIe sense In Animal..

80 HAtAfs 9GA-S< Ah
Animals possess in an appreciate man
ner certain tastes indicating an elemun-
tary sense of the beautiful. This sense
is not present in all animals, and those
who do possess it manifest it in different
degrees. But it is sufficient to know that
its existence can be recognized. Birds
are particularly gifted in this manner
They have a taste for bright coiors and
melodious sounds, and most frequently
the male subjuga,es and fascinates his
mate with the beauty Of his plumage or
the f~iexibility of his vocal organs. There
are besides other birds who show this
aesthetic sense in a singular manner
One of these is the baya. He has q
passion for brilliant and variegated OBJ
jects, and he has a habit Of ornanenting
the entrance to his nest, which is built
with infinite art and elegance, with a
variety of objects, gathered by bits from
all quarters, which happen to strike his
fancy. Among them are brilliantly col
ored feathers of other birds, bright bits
of shells, bits Of stuffs, and the bird
struts about III the midst of all this with
evident pleasure.
Insects also possess a marked aesthetic
sense. They prefer certain %colors, and
the plants which depend upon them
for fertilization show an entirely differ
ent variety Of colors from those of plants
whose fertilization is affected by means
of the wind. Musical sounds also affect
different animals in a marked manner.
They have their preferences and their
antipathies Review Of Reviews.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
why Fish should Be Cared For.

Migratory fish are Matched and partly
matured in fresh water. They feed and
grow in the sea, but they are never
caught there, SO that their protection
and preservation should be in the hands
of those who are so deeply interested in
making them a salable commodity. Be
sides all this there must be some consid-
Grafton for the sportsman, who without
question spends in the neighborhood in
which he fishes 10 times as much money
as all the fish he catches, if sold, would
fetch.-Fishing Gazette.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29

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Restorative Nervine positively contains no
opiates or dangerous drugs.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
The Cat Was Hungry.

A young lady bookkeeper employed in
an Office at South Manchester, Conn.,,
has been in the habit for some time past
Of giving the Office cat a piece of meat
for its lunch every day. Precaution is
taken to lay a piece of paper under the
meat to avoid greasing the floor. The
other day at lunch hour, when there was
no meat, pussy begged for some in her
most intelligent fashion, and at last go
ing to the wastebasket dragged forth
her regular paper table cloth and laid it
properly for the meat.-Philsdelphia
Ledger.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
A Book Brought Down From Heaven.

According to Mohammedan belief, the
first copy of the Koran, or Alkoran,
their sacred book. was brought down
from the highest to the lowest heaven
by Gabriel on the mysterious night Of
Al Khade in the month of Ramadan.
This wonderful book, written in heaven
and bound in satin, jewels and gold, was
communicated to Mohammed at differ
ent times during a period of % years.
This was done, according to Moham-
medan belief, either by Gabriel in hui
man shape or by God himself. When
Gabriel acted as translator and commu-
nicator, he did so with a great sound Of
music and bells" God appeared either
"veiled or unveiled during Mohammed's
waking hours or during dreams at
night."-St. Louis Republic.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
EuGENiE.

A triple crown, o living Niobe,
Was thine; rare-set with priceless gems
Unknown to mine or mart-the diadems
OF beauty, motherhood and royalty;
But with the days of empire waned thy bloom,
o flower of a throne and hearts as well.
To France the hour of destiny befell-
And thou vert left alone beside a tomb.
When he, last scion of this kingly line,
Perished by sword of ruthless Zulu slain,
Thy mother heart could brook no further
pain.
But refuge sought in the all love divine.
Where faith and conservation wait to see
The lifted veil of Immortality.
-Isadore Baker in Springfield Homestead.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
"The Song of the Shirt

The miseries Of the east end needle
women form no new theme. They date
back to "The Song of the Shirt"-even
before it. Yet in spite of all that has
been done in recent years in the way Of
social and remedial legislation and in
the way Of organized individual effort
for the elevation of the masses the
woes of the unfortunate class have met
with no amelioration. On the contrary,
they have deepened and intensified as
the years rolled on.
Speaking generally, there has been of
late years a decided upward tendency in
the wages paid for mems labor, and a
consequent rise in their habits, their
homes and their scale of living generally.
Even the wages of some women workers,
notably those of skilled factory hands,
have shared in this improvement,
though to a more limited extent. But
the condition of what may truly be
termed the residuum, the lowest stratum
of the t~oilers, the needle women en-
ployed in the cheap clothing trade in
London and some Of the provincial
cities, but more especially London, has
gone from bad to worse.
1t is so years since Hood wrote his in
spired poem which aroused such general
sympathy for the class for which he
pleaded. They need that sympathy more
now. When "The Song of the Skirt
vas written, these poor women were
earning an average wage of at least p
pence per hour. At the present time
many of them-most of them-cannot
average more than II pence al hour
Nineteenth Century.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-29
First Judicial Honors For a Woman.

To Henry VIII belongs the honor of
having conferred Judicial rights upon a
woman. Lady Anne Berkeley of York
was allowed by the sovereign, who had
the widest experience of the virtues of
women, to sit as a judge, appoint a COM
mission and actually to pass sentence on
some men who had been killing her deer
and despoiling her park. The sentence
is not recorded. but the fact remains
that at least one woman has exercised ju-
dicial rights.-New York Sun.