The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28

Hdteu That ToOSterf lie jumped oyer
the fence into the yard,
Another foe." crowed the rooster,
"See me put him to fight, Coca=a-
doodle-do-do.'
He flew at Spitz with such fury that
the pup was frightened and turned TO
run out. The rooster Gv0Ysd, eRalb~
ingly,
But he was in loo mich O: g t1rrys.
Harry was not goilS 20 see Spitz bea15-
en- 81 q Rooster. He sho-rcd tho dog
back; and Spit5, cngry that he ohould
SHOW fcat'. das,.cd ct NJ. Rooster c.d,
OF o crow, nearly stopped his breath
oito5etneT. Then lie ga7s hin . ter
Giblc shakinaa.
"Good, goodi' shouGs1 T1arr7 With
delight as %ho ccestfalle1 rooster tum-
bled to tao bottom of his hill, and lay
helpless. "Hc won't mako quite SO
much fus3 after Shis!"-Harpcr's
Young People.
a Bookcase for DoJ5 enc ci2-c.
q email bookcase is C frst.ratc gift
Cor any bog c. girl who cares fo-
books, and il need cosS scarcely any
thing. A boys skill will be required
to do tho planning, mailing and paint
ing, 9 girls to make pretty drapery
Tor the FROM OF the bookcase.
Get boz from thirty to tnirty-si-
inches long and proportionately wide.
It need not DO very deep, just deep
enough for tho books. Remove tho
cover. reserving The boards for shelves,
if they are fit. Smooth and plain the
box, and shelves, and il there are any
hollows, ill them and the nail holes
with putty, putting it on with a chisel
or putty knife, to make all as smooth
and fiat as if it were wood only.
Screw in cleats on either side Of the
box to hold the shelves. arranging
them SO the shelves will be various
distances apart, to accommodate
different sized books. The largest
space should of course be at the bot
tom. Then paint box and shelves on
all sides. allow to dry, and put in the
shelves. Black paint looks we'll al
ways. A little railing around the top
will ornament the bookcase very
prettily. Set empty spools of uniform
size all around the edge of the top, so
that the spools touch each other, glu-
ing them firmly in place. A narrow
strip Of wood or lath is then fastened
along the top of the spools, and all is
painted black. Some touches of gold
paint on the spools will have a good
effect.
A slender gilt rod with a curtain
will add to the looks of the bookcase,
and will prove a friend in need if
there are not many books to put in,
by ~concealing the empty spaces. A
yellow curtain will do finely if the
bookcase is painted black and gold.
A plain maroon one, with some
Arabesque border outlined. in rich
yellow silk, Or tinsel. will also be
very effective. st. Louis Star-Sayings.
The Punctuation Points.
Six little marks from school are we,
Very important, all ayree,
Filled to the brim with mystery,
Six little marks from school
One little mark is round and small.
But where it stands the voice must fall,
At the close Of a sentence. all
Place this little mark from school:
One little mark, with gown q trailing.
Holds up the voice, never falling,
Tells You not Ions to pause when hai!in-
This little mark from school;
If out of breath you chance to meet.
Two little dots. both round and neat.
Pause, and these thy gu1rismen greet
These little marks from school:
When shorter pauses are your pleasure,
One trails his sword takes half the measure
Then speeds you on to seek new treasure;
This little mark from school:
One little m lrS, ~elrshaped, implies,
Keep up the v~oice-await replies;
To gather information tries
This little mark from school: ?
One little mark, with al exclamation,
Pre- ents itself to your observation.
And leaves the voice at an elevation,
This little mark from school:
Six little marks! Be sure to heed US:
Carefully study, write. and read US;
For you can never cease to need US.
Six little marks from school,
st Nicholas