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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
PORTUGUESE IN NEW YORK CITY.
OF the 5000 In the United States the Me-
tropolis Has but 76.

OF the 10000 In the United States the Me
tropolis Has but 76.
The other day John Gubbins, a Portu-
guese, was held for trial by Justice
Grady at the Yorkville police court un-
der charge of stabbing a policeman.
There is nothing strange or peculiar
about the arrest of a man charged with
stabbing or attempting to stab a police
man, but the oddity connected with
Gubbins is the fact hat he is a Portu-
guese.
How many Portuguese do you think
there are among the 2 ,00O, 900 inhabitants
of New York city? just rs. There are rs
of them, and it is said in police circles to
be a fact that Gubbins is the first Portu-
guese aver under arrest in this city. This
would be a very creditable showing if
there were more than rs of them. AS it is,
the only wonder is that there are so few.
Inthe whole United States there are 16,
Portuguese. Nine thousand eight hun
dred and ffty-nine of them are returned
by the last census as residents of Cali
fornia, 3,051 as residents of Massachu-
sets, 1913 as residents of Rhode Island
and rs as residents Of New York city.
They are a maritime people, most nu-
merous in such seaport cities as San
Francisco. Boston, Providence, New Or
leans and New Bedford, but %curiously
enough almost unknown in New York,
the greatest center of commerce in the
western hemisphere.
Emigrants from the lands of Camoens
and the Braganzas are famous as sailors
and navigators, and their descendants
are scattered in many lands, notably in
Hawaii, where the Portuguese popula-
ton is considerable, and the East Indies,
where the Portuguese colonies are nu-
merous. New York is a cosmopolitan
city. Men of every race and nationality
are to be found here. The total immi-
grafton to the United States through
Ellis island from Jan. 1, 1898, to Dec. 10
was 233, 597, and toward this total Por-
tugalcontributed the almost infinitesimal
total of 70 persons. The Portuguese are,
generally speaking, thrifty, hardy, in
dustrious and matter of fact. They have
little of the sentiment of their Spanish
neighbors. They are law abiding and
undemonstrative, and Gubbins appears
to be a backslider, stimulated perhaps to
deeds of unruly violence by New Jersey
whisky Or Medford rum, both poor sub
stitutes for the fine wines of the Oporto
district shipped from Lisbon and famous
the world over.-New York Sun.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
CAN'T GET MARRIED AT HOME.
A Situation which Is Causing Betrothed
Couples considerable Annoyance.

A Situation which Is Causing Betrothsd
Couples Considerable Annoyance.
A young mar and a young woman
cam over the line from New Brunswick
the other day and were married here,
says a Calais correspondent of the Bos-
ton Herald. They had no difficulty in
finding a minister to unite them, al.
though they vary frankly explained that
they couldn't have got married in their
native place in New Brunswick.
The reason for this seeming anomaly
lies in the fact that Governor Boyd Of
New Brunswick il dead, and that every
marriage license must be signed by the
governor to be legal. 1t is true that it
was Governor Boyd's custom, as by
statute he was authorized to do, to sign
quantities of these licenses in blank and
to distribute them to the various officers
throughout the province whose business
it is to attend to such things, to be filled
in as circumstances required.
Now, there is a very fine legal point
involved. The question is whether, dur
ing the i~nterregnum caused by Governor
Boyd's death and until the Dominion
government appoints his successor, these
marriage licenses signed by Governor
Boyd are good. Can they be used until
a new governor is sent down, or are they
useless as not bearing the signature OF
the actual governor of the province2
This is what is agitating the minds Of
the New Brunswick lawyers, and es-
pecially of the betrothed couples. They
may indeed adopt the old fashioned
method of calling the banns, but that
takes time, and time counts when the
wedding day is set and the invitations
are out.
Perhaps they had best do as the afore-
mentioned couple did-go to Calais, ard
thus make assurance doubly sure.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
BiMETALLlSM IN ENGLAND.
Lord S~alisbury's Recent Speech and What
1t Is Thought to Forecast.

Lord Sa~lisbury's Recent Speech and What
1t Is Thought to Forecast.
Lord Salisbury's speech in the upper
houseduring the debate on Indian finance
is regarded as a definite announcement
in favor of international bimetallism. 1t
is possibly destined to have momentous
consequences. Sanguine bimetallists pre-
dict the early inclusion of their currency
scheme as a plank of the orthodox Tory
platform, but that is scarcely probable
until the numerous Tory monometallists
have been converted.
The subject acquired considerable
prominence ia the Accrington election
contests, but that is scarcely to be Won
dered at, because Lancashire has long
been the stronghold of bimetallism.
Even the Liberal newspapers of that
county are compelled, owing to the pres
ure of local opinion, to keep an open
mind on currency matters, and some of
them at present are giving considerable
space to the discussion of the silver prob
lem.
The Liverpool Post, an influential Lib
eral organ, gave prominence the other
day to a letter advocating the adoption
by England and her dependencies and the
United States of a second, or silver, in
ternational standard, without relation to
the first, or gold. standard, sail contracts
made through gold currency being set
tied by gold currency and all contracts
made by the international dollar cur
rency being settled by the international
dollar currency, the latter being the sill
yer dollar Invisible into 100 cents. New
York Suns London Letter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
A NAIL IN Her A
Kansas Furnishes What Is Said to he the
Most Remarkable Case on Record.

Kansas Furnishes What Is Said to He the
Most Remarkable Case on Record.
For six weeks Mrs. Frank Roadson of
Abilene lived with a sixpenny nail in her
skull. Remarkable as this story may
seem, it is nevertheless true, and Mrs.
Roadson, who is in her fifty-ninth year,
will recover from this terrible ordeal.
About eight weeks ago physician was
called to see her, she being apparently
suffering from paralysis or some kindred
trouble. One side seemed deadened, and
no amount of will power on her part
could cause normal action. Electric bat
teries were applied repeatedly. and eff
forts were made to induce the p~aralyzed
nerves to act once more, but with little
avail, until the physician, thinking per-
haps better results might be attained, Or
dered her thick hair cut off.
She objected, but it was done, and on
examination a sore spot was discovered
with the head of a nail imbedded there
in upon the very crown Of her head. An
operation vas performed. and to the
surprise of the physicians present a six
penny nail 2 inches long was removed.
It had penetrated straight into the brain
its full length, and an abscess had
formed upon the brain because of its
presence there. Two days later another
operation was performed, the abscess
was removed, and the patient is getting
along well, apparently about to regain
full control of her muscles.
The most remarkable part of this
strange story was the discovery of the
cause of its being there. At first she
stoutly denied any knowledge of it being
there, but at last admitted that she had
herself driven the nail into her skull,
pounding it down with a stone, for the
express purpose of ending her life. Ply
sicians say this is the most remarkable
case on record.-Topeka Special to st.
Louis Republic.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Natures NOhleman.

One whose charity is as broad as the
earth, who is generous to Il fault, who
is honest to a rival; who. becoming
a friend, remains one through thick and
thin: who, loving, loves with all the
ardor of a noble, consistent mind: who,
being convinced of the right. is as i'm
movable as a sphinx al yet is wise
enough to hold his Judgment in suspense
and to change his attitude should SUI
perior arguments be brought to bear
such a one is an ideal man and one of
nature noblemen.-New York Ledger.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
An Artist In Snow.

Ayoung artist of Boston, after the re-
cent snowstorm in that city, made a
snow model in ms of the public squares
that attracted much attention. 1t rep
resented a girl dressed in the height Of
fashion, standing with her arms folded.
At her feet crouched a bulldog. The i'm
age was modelled in elaborate detail,
and though tie thaw destroyed some of
the fine lines succeeding cold weather
preserved The figure. A young Swede,
John Jepson, was the sculptor; he spent
about three hours on the work. He is
hoping for another snowstorm to enable
him to put Up a snow statue of some
prominent Bostonian on the Common
Boston Correspondent.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
EXHIBITS HIS A
This Is What the Subject of a Peculiar
Surgical Operation Does.

Surgical Operation Does.
Physicians of this city are receiving
visits from an unfortunate citizen of Buff
falo who has had a peculiar experience.
Recently he called on a professor in the
College of Physicians and Surgeons, who
explained to a reporter yesterday the con-
dition of his visitor as follows:
"The nan had a disease of the chest
some time ago and was operated upon by
a physician in Buffalo, who found it nee
essary to remove a part of the chest on
the left side, exposing the heart. The
wound healed, but the opening remained,
so that now there is a considerable hole
in his chest. There is of course some
covering of skin over the heart, otherwise
the man could not have survived, but the
action of the heart is observable, and one
can put his hand through the opening in
the chest and feel the heart at work"
The professor was unwilling to say
much about the case, which he said was
of special interest only to medical men.
He said it was an extraordinary case
and was worthy Of being made the SUBJ
ject of a medical treatise. He. under
stood that the man was travelling about
the country exhibiting himself to physi-
clans for a small consideration.
He came to me-" he added, land !
examined him and gave him a small
sum. He then went away, and I do not
know where he is now"
Another physician said that the hole
was about 3 inches square and that three
ribs had been cut in the operation. He
said also that an opening similar to the
n in the chest existed in the mans
back, under the heart.-New York Sun.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
A BRAVE WOMAN.
How She Rescued Her Husband From ths
Vengeance of . Puma

How She Rescued Her Husband From the
Vengeance of q Puma.
Jabez English, a sheep herder OF this
neighborhood, was engaged in building
a cabin home, his former one having
been destroyed by fire a week or two
ago, and was busily at work ON its roof
when he saw an animal steal out Of the
woods hard by and fling itself upon the
pail containing his dinner of cold boiled
bacon and bread.
He recognized this animal as a puma,
or mountain lion, but thinking he might
brighten it away threw his plane at it.
The tool struck the animal on the head,
cutting it badly and rendering the crea-
ture furious. 1t rushed at the structure
on the peak Of which the herder sat and
tried to leap up to him. But this was
not to be done. and after several at
tempts the lion abandoned it and pro-
ceeded to patrol the spot. growing furi-
ously and showing it's teeth.
The man, having no weapon and being
out of reach Of any one to whom he might
call, could only sit still and wait for the
puma to become tired of the watch or
for deliverance. Night at last came on,
and still he did not dare venture to quit
his perch, though it was SO cold that he
feared that he would freeze before morn
ing. In the meantime his wife, who was
in Santa Anna, a little mountain hamlet
Of the valley, grew uneasy about him,
and with a lantern started to look for
him. 1t was too dark for English to see
her, but the lion did, and made for he,
with a scream of rage.
As the great beast came leaping at her
out of the darkness she dashed the Ian
tern full in its face. The puma, startled,
gave way, and English, guessing who the
newcomer was, shouted to her to run
back to the village. She turned to do so,
but the puma was after her, and she was
obliged to wheel about every few feet
and shake the lantern in its face again.
The animal would recoil at this, and each
time gave her a few moments to run On.
In this way she made her wayto Santa
Anna, screaming as she neared It, ga
lion! a lion!" until some of the men of
the village, hearing her, armed them
selves and came out in time to see the
lion break away to run back. They pur-
sued him and killed him and then went
on for the half frozen herder. His wife,
a bright eyed, chatty little Mexican wom-
an, claimed the skin of the puma, saying
that it was rightly hers, as she alone had
brought the lion into the village, and it
was presented to her for the new home
in the valley.-Tombstone "a. 7. Especial.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
She Died With the Cat.

Mrs. Allie Spencer of Saltwater was
found dead in her house there recently.
1t was at first supposed to be a case of
suicide, but later developments showed
that it was the result of a strange acct
dent. Mrs. Spencer had said she intend
ed to chloroform an old house cat. The
cat was found lyingdead in a box, which
also held a large sponge. The strong
odor of chloroform in the room told the
rest of the sad story. Mrs. Spencer,
while chloroforming the cat, must have
been overcome by the fumes Of the vola-
tile drug, and having a chronic heart
trouble had expired there alone.-Lewis-
ton Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Death Among the Dukes.

Including the Duke of Leinster, whose
death was recently announced, eleven
dukes have passed away within the last
three years--the Dukes of Buckingham
Cleveland, Devonshire, Leinster, Man
chester, Marlborough, Roxburghe, Som.
erset, Sutherland and two Dukes Of Bed
ford. Three years ago there were g
dukes apart from those of the royal
blood, and it will be seen that more than
a third of the number have died. AS one
result of this mortality the dukedomE
have been reduced to 81, the titles Of
Buckingham and Cleveland having be.
come extinct. Only "a dukes can vote.
however, as the new Dukes Of Leinster,
Manchester and Roxburghe are minors
London News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Exposition Relics.

A curious illustration of woman's
tendency to lose things is furnished by
the collection in the lost and found bu-
reau of the Columbian exposition. There
remain in it 600 women's wraps, 500
gloves. 25 wells, a score Of portmanteaux
and handbags, to say nothing of 800 UNI
brellas, a good share of which were left
by women, and 200 pairs of s~pectacles,
most of which no doubt belonged to wo-
men. They lose things when away from
home because they are more likely than
men to be carried away by new scenes
and to forget everything except what in
terests them for the moment Pittsburg
Times
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
GIRLS as P~alIbearers.

Six young ladies, each wearing awhite
chrysanthe1num, created much comment
by serving as pallbearers at the funeral
of Mrs. James McGiven, manager of a
local shorthand school. the girls study
class of st. Leo's Catholic church had
charge Of the funeral services, and the
palbearers We're members of it, On the
way to the church the young lady pail
bearers walked behind the mourners and
continued III charge of the remains until
after the interment.-Tacoma Letter III
Seattle Post-lntelligencer.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Hanged Himself to Live.

A Paris beggar has been living very
comfortably by hanging himself. Ee
would choose a tree neal where young
children were playing. string himself ~
and groan to attract their attention, so
that they would run for help. He would
be cut down and restored, and a letter
IN his pocket would explain his attempt
ed suicide by a statement of his destitu-
ton. He knew how to attach the moose
sc as to avoid strsngulation.-Paris Cor
re1moDdan
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Business Depression I'm Berlin.

The Berliner Zeitung enlarges upon
the present condition of starvation in
German industries. Workshops which
usually furnish employment to 90 men
have been obliged to reduce their forces
to two. The depression is felt most Sc
verely in the building trades, including
carpenters and cabinetmakers, but it also
extends to others. The Christmas sales
are reported by the shopkeepers to be
small beyond parallel. only the cheapest
goods finding buyers.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05

While two wedding professions were
fighting for the road at Il of the gates
Of Hankow the chairs holding the bride,
got mixed and each lady was taken u
the wrong bridegroom. The gentlemen
never having e their brides before.
according to Chinese custom, knew no
mistake until The mothers Of the brides
came to call upon them. Then i was
found that one Of the brides. who was
rich and intended for arich husband, ha'
fallen into the hands Of a very poormar-
The problem remains unsolvt1.-Han
kow Correspondent.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Grand Wolf Hunt.

The farmers of Kossuth county, Ia,
had a grand wolf hunt on Christmas
day. They have lost hundreds of sheep
this winter through the depredations Of
wolves and propose TO exterminate the
pests. The county was secured by par
ties Of horsemen, who swept the D.
Moines valley from one end Of the COM
ty to the other. The scalps are worth
IS each, and hundreds of them were ~
cured.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05

his accounts and papers, though I was
permitted to attend the academy. I
really came to like him after awhile,
and l know that / improved his man
ners and morals to some extent. His
narrow escape from drowning had
strongly impressed him, l discovered.
He was a victim to that malady Of sed-
entary and lazy people, insomnia. He
had been in the habit of drinking more
whisky than was good for him as a
remedy. He told me he could not sleep
until he had drunk at least six glasses.
I reasoned with him, talking fatty and
plainly, as l always did. asked him
to stop it and walk one or two hours
in the Block woods after 8 in the even
ing. He tried it with good results, and
after that called me doctor.
After he had practiced this walking
for a couple of weeks. he told me he
had seen a ghost in the woods three
successive nights. / laughed at him
and asked him if he had been drinking
whisky again, but he assured me he had
not. The next night l watched myself
in the grove. Sure enough, l saw a
figure in white, though l did not be-
lieve it was a spirit from the other
world. I saw that the figure tried to
approach the general, but from fear. or
some other motive, he kept his distance
from it.
l had a revolver, and with this in my
hand, though ii was not loaded, l went
with the general to the woods one
bright moonlight night. The ghost
came as usual, and the general was in
clined to retreat. So was the figure
when I showed myself. But l pursued
it. I held up my revolver and threat
ened to fire if the ghost did not halt.
"No, Pardy! Don't fire! am your
mother, screamed the ghost, not know
ing that the weapon was not loaded.
She halted. and l went up to her, the
general following me when assured that
the figure was not a supernatural one.
She was dressed in white, as she was
usually in summer, and l wondered if
she was troubled with insomnia.
"Pardy, General Fawncliffe is your
father and my husband!' exclaimed
my mother when the general had come
up with us.
Emily" he exclaimed, Il wonder
ed where Pardy got all his impudence,
for I thought he could have inherited
it only from me-"
We had a long talk in the moonlight.
l knew that my mother had come from
California, but her former home was
one of the things of which she seldom
spoke. The general acknowledged her
as his wife before me. They disagreed
and had separated. For the sake of her
son she had followed him, hoping that
years had softened his temper. She did
moi care to call upon him at his house,
but when | became on such excellent
terms with him she had decided to meet
him in the woods, where l had told
her that he walked every night. He
had fed from her, but she ~persevered
till I brought matters to d head. My
mother is now the mistress of Block
Hall. and | still have to do a great deal
of plain speaking.-Oliver Optic in
Philadelphia Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05

Ingalls, looked more a~ttenuated than
~ when he made his address in Kansas
City the other day. His long frock coat
closely buttCned, accumulated the gaunt-
ness Of his figure. and this, with the
streaks of white III his hair. made him
appear to be q compromise between ar
illuminated epook and an animated
moonbeam," The ex-statesman is said
also on this occasion to have resembled
his cartoons more than his portraits
New York World.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
A Coincidence.

One of those condolences that are as
mysterious as they are interesting &C.
Cured in connection with the death Of
John Nolan, an officer Of the superior
court Of New York. One day recently
he took a notion" to make his will, and
as he was in excellent health was chaGed
by friends whom he asked TO witness it.
1t was signed and sealed that afternoon,
and the next day he died of heart dis
ease.-New York News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
A Sparkling Watch.

W. L. Boyer, jeweler, of Chambers
burg, Pa, has in his employ a work.
man who has produced a watch that
marks the hours backward. The figure
l means XII, II a K, and carrying
the figures out it is a great thing for a
sparkling party. The young gentle
man, not ready to be kicked out, trium-
phantly shows his watch and stays until
2 o'clock in the neutrality-suspicious.
Circular.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Fall Of the White CITY.

Fifty carloads a day are now being
moved from Jackson park by various
lines, and at this rate three months more
will be required to remove the Worlds
fair exhibits. The railroads derive no
revenue from this traffic, having agreed
that exhibits brought to Chicago at full
rates should be returned free of charge.
Chicago Mail.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
CAPRICE N LAW.

Tho inconstalst winds that rout the waves
And shake the forest wide
Seem shouting, Foolish mortal, cast
Thy tedious rules aside"
The stars that calmly tread their course
The same that Moses saw
Trace on the skies a surer word,
Conform thy life to law"
James A. Tucker In Youths Companion,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Buried Under His Snow House

Charles Prendergast. aged II years.
was playing recently in a snow house
near his residence, 116 st. Martin street,
Montreal, when it collapsed, and he was
buried in the SHOW. His companions
ian away and left him. When he was
Jug out, after lying there for eight hours,
he was nearly frozen, and besides a bro
ken leg he vas injured internally. He
died from his injuries.-Toronto Globe.