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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
Crests.

"You will not find mi woman in a
hundred who is familiar with the rules
of h~eraldry," said a fashionable stationer.
"Ladies insist on having crests embossed
on their writing paper, even when I tell
them that they are permitted by the
usages of centuries to use only the arms.
A handsome woman came in the store
one day and said. Mr.. B-,I wish you
would put a crest and arms ON my paper
I knew it would be useless to argue
about the crest, and SO l asked her,
Have you any crest with you? oh, no!
l haven't any, she answered. You can
make a nice one, can't you? I learned
that her husband was a grain dealer, SC
for a crest | designed a sheaf of wheat.
For the arms l designed some hawk
heads on a shield, and she was delighted"
Women who are interested in these
things should observe the regulations set
down for the use of spinsters, married
women and widows. A specified frame
for the arms should be used by each.
The spinster is required to put her fam
lily arms into q diamond frame, with
very simple adornnent. When a WON
an marries, the rms of her family must
be put on the same shield with the arms
of her husband. Tie shield is impaled,
the wife's arms occupying nj position
and the husbands the other. Ii she be-
comes a widow, the frame for her arms
again assumes the form of a diamond,
symbolizing her unmarried state, while
her arms and the arms of her deceased
husband remain impaled as formerly
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
Dean lie Breton.

Mrs. Langtry's father, Dean lie Bre-
ton, was the leading dignitary of his
church in Jersey, presiding especially
oyer the picturesque church at st. Say
tours. He was a man of superb ply
sique and strikingly handsome. His
beauty descended to more members of
his family than to his famous daughter,
for the brothers, of whom there were
several, all were splendid looking, Apol-
lolike fellows, notably Mrs. Langtry's
youngest and favorite brother, who was
killed in a tiger hunt in India.-New
York Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
AGONY.

The music ceased, the curtain rose,
I did not heed the play,
But gazed upon her lovely face
She sat two seats away.
Her cheeks like tinted apple bloom,
Her teeth like cleaning pearls,
Her eyes a blue as summer skies,
A wealth of golden curls.
And as ] gazed upon her face
There came a look of pain.
Like cloudy shadow DER the land
1t passed, then came again.
I saw the teardrops in her eyes,
The rose tint fade away,
And that fair cheek grow deathly pale
In speeches. agony.
She turned and touched her escorts arm,
Then slowly went away.
My heart beat fast with sympathy.
did not heed the play.
He soon returned and took his seat.
/ gazed in great surprise.
He read the question i would ask
Flash from my eager eyes.
And as the music died away
His lips this answer bore:
my sisters feet are number five.
Her shoes are number four"
Boston Globe.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
Florida Style of Eating Oranges.

There are many ways of eating or
anges, but the Floridian has probably
the most common sense way of disposing
of the fruit. He uses a sharp knife and
pares the orange much the same as one
would peel an apple, taking care not to
cut through the white rind that protects
the pulp. Then holding the orange at
the poles and cutting through the CEN
ter the seed pods are removed. The rest
is easy. AS a colored boy in Jackson
vile said, Put yoah face in it and eat
till you come to the rind."-New York
Sunbeam.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
AN EFFECTIVE MAIDSTONE.
How II Adheres to the Body and Sucks
Out All The Poison.

Out All the Poison.
Nearly every one has heard more or
less about madstones and the wonderful
cures with which they are credited in
saving life where a person had been bit
ten by a mad dog. Many regard these
stones as a mere superstition, but stats
tics go to prove that they really do con
tain many wonderful properties. Mad
stones are seldom heard of anywhere ex-
cept in the southern states, where they
are qaite common, and most of the PEG.
pie OF that section place great faith il
them. Mrs. j. M. Parks, a lady resid-
ing in this city, is the possessor of one
of these remarkable stones, and a report.
er called on her to learn something about
them.
Yes" she said when questioned on
the subject, Il have a maidstone and
have had it many years. My husband
found it near Magnesia Springs, Fla. !
have only had occasion to use it three OF
four times since it has been in my pos.
session, and each time the best results
followed. The reason that l have not
used it often is that never hear of case
where a person has been bitten by a mad
dog until l see it in the paper, and then
it has always been stated hat the pa.
tient has been taken with commissions.
1t is too late to use the maidstone then.
Spasms do not generally appear until
about nine days after the person is bit
ten, and if the stone is applied any time
previous to the commissions the poison
will be entirely drawn out by it.
"The worst case I ever cured with my
maidstone happened when a policeman
here in the city, named Price, was bit
ten on the hand by a mad dog. His arm
had swollen up to three or four times its
natural size and had turned black. The
man was suffering the most excruciat-
ing agony, and his physicians had de-
SPARED of his life. I accidentally heard
of his case and at once hurried to the
house with my maidstone. The doctor
consented to give it a trial, and the re-
suit was that the man recovered and is
now walking around the streets as well
as ever"
Upon the reporters asking if he might
see the stone Mrs. Parks Immediately
produced it, remarking as she did SO,
SIT does not look nearly as powerful as
it really is"
It is a little, porous, chalklike sub
stance about an inch long, half an inch
wide and a quarter of an inch thick
and appeared to be a sort of vegetable
compound.
''The process of applying the mad
stone," continued Mrs. Parks, sis very
simple and somewhat similar to vaccina-
ton. You select some part of the body
between the bite and the heart and with
a sharp knife scrape the skin till the
blood comes, then apply the stone to the
raw spot. The stone will adhere imme-
diately, and its drawing qualities are so
great that it will almost bury itself in
the flesh, sucking out the poison until all
the pores of the stone are filled with the
deadly virus. The stone then drops off
of its own accord. and after being thor
oughly cleansed with milk, warm water
and soap is applied again. This is kept
up till the stone refuses to stick, thereby
showing that all the poison has been
drawn out."-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
HOW AN AK is MADE.
The Numerous Processes 1t Undergoes In
the Course of Manufacture.


On entering the main workshop the
first step in the operation which is seen
is the formation of the AK head without
the blade. The glowing fiat iron bars
are Withdrawn from the furnace and are
taken to a powerful and somewhat COM
plicated machine, which performs upon
them four distinct operations, shaping
the metal to form the upper and lower
part of the AK, then the eye, and finally
doubling the piece over so that the whole
a be welded together. Next the iron
is put in a powerful natural gas furnace
and heated to a white heat. Taken out,
it goes under @ tilt hammer and is weld
ed in a second. This done, one blow
from the crop" and the poll of the ak
is completed and firmly welded. Two
crews of men are doing this class of
work, and each crew can make /, 500 axes
per day.
When the ak leaves the drop, there is
some superfuous metal still adhering to
the edges and forming what is technic-
ally known as a 'in." To get rid of
the fin the AK is again heated in a fur
mace and then taken in hand by a saw
yer, who trims the ends and edges. The
operator has a glass in front of him to
protect his eyes from the sparks which
fly off by the hundreds as the hot metal
is pressed against the rapidly revolving
saw. The iron part of the ak is now
complete. The steel for the blade, after
being heated, is cut by machinery and
shaped. 1t is then ready for the welding
department. A groove is cut into the
edge of the iron. the steel of the blade
inserted, and the whole firmly welded
by machine hammers.
Next comes the operation of temper
ing. The steel portion of the ak is heat
ed by being inserted in pots Of molten
lead, the blade only being immersed. 1t
is then cooled by dipping in water and
goes to the hands of the inspector. An ak
is subject to rigid tests before it is pro-
nounced perfect. The steel must be of
the required temper. the weight of all
axes Of the same size must be uniform,
all must be ground alike and in various
other ways conform to an established
standard. The inspector who tests the
quality of the steel does so by hammering
the blade and striking the edge to ascer-
tain whether it be too brittle or not. An
ak that breaks during the tests is thrown
aside to be made over.
Before the material of the ak is in the
proper shape it has been heated five
times, including the tempering process,
and the ak, when completed, has passed
through the hands Of about 40 workmen,
each Of whom has done something
toward perfecting it. After passing in
spection. the axes go to the grinding de-
partment, and from that to the polish
ers, who finish them upon emery wheels.
PHILADELPHIA Record,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
Growth of the English Language.

In the year 1894 the habitual users of
the English language did not number
ever $4,000, 900; in 1892, los. DOC, 900. If
these figures are correct {and they are
from a recognized authority, by the end
Of the present century not less than $780,
900. 600 people will use the language in
their everyday conversation. If the
same ratio of increase holds good, Eng
lish will be spoken by at least $40, 00O, 900
of people in the year 2OOO.-St. Louis
Republic.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
One Child's Vocabulary.

The statement that a child ST years of
age would not have more than 50words
in its vocabulary that it was able to use
Understandings led a careful mother to
note for a month the number of words
used by her child. All the parts of
speech used were recorded, with the re-
suit that in this case the child appeared
to have a vocabulary of 1923 words
New York Post.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27

student OF nervous diseases, and author
of many noted treatises on the latter subject,
statement, and his Restorative Nervine
is prepared on that principle: Its success
in curing all diseases arising from derange"
ment OF the nervous system is wonder
full, as the thousands OF unsolicited testimO-
mails in possession Of the company
turing the remedy amply. prove.
remedy for all nervous diseases, such as
headache. nervous debility. prostration.
bility, st. Vitus dance. epilepsy. etc. 1t liz
sold by all druggists on a positive. guarantees.
or sent direct by the DR.. Miles Medical 90.
tie. six bottles for S., express prepaid.
Restorative Nervine positively contains No
opiates or dangerous drugs.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27

Hoopskirts, which came into vogue in
the year 1880, weighed between so and 40
pounds, but it was the fashion," and
they were lugged about by the bellies of
the period despite the discomfort.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
PaImy DAYS For Cats.

The palmy days for cats were in the
times Of Egypt's power as a nation, some
500 years B. C. They were held then as
sacred as dogs OF crocodiles, and death
was the penalty for killing them. From
their nocturnal habits and glossy fur, the
Egyptians deemed them symbolical ofthe
moon, and q golden cat was worshiped
at Syene.-New York Sun.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27

At the winter palace, St. Petersburg,
there is a room full of diamonds, pearls
and other precious stones. The empress
of Russia is allowed to borrow from this
room after giving a receipt for what she
takes, and generally the grand duchesses
are allowed to borrow from it also.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27

Jewellers are fervently wishing that the
styles prevalent in France in the tenth
century might be revived for the sake of
business. Judith, the wife of Caipuchin,
wore a solid girdle of gold that weighed
four pounds, and all the fashionable
danes followed her example.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27

Profe. sor Karl Pearson pronounces the
Monte Carlo roulette wheel, as viewed
from the standard of exact science. ''the
most prodigious miracle of the century,"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
1t Didn't Paw.

Saidso-I never had but one quarrel
with my wife in all our married expert
ence.
Heardso-How did that happen?
Saidso-She went into Mysteries, and
it cost me $40 for a doctor New York
World.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
Ahead of All Other Men.

"See that man" said one of the two
people who were talking about success
in life.
Eyes"
HE has left behind lots of people who
struggled to overtake him"
"Who is HEP
Conductor on a cable car."-Wash-
ington Star.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27

The Thinglit tribe of Alaska numbers
1880 persons. For generations they have
ipent the greater part of their time in
raves.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
Young and mid
die aged rYien.


Remarkable re-
suits have follow
ed our treatment.
Many years of
varied and success
fui experience
in she use of cura-
i've methods that
We alone ownand
control for all dis
orders of men who
have weak. unde-
sveloped or dis.
Ceased organs or
are suffering
sfrom errors OF
youth and excess
for who IRE nervous
land ilnpo
:the scorn OF their
sfcllows and tn Z
contempt OF their
friends and com
popinna Ipaia M
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27
SURROUNDED 81 MYSTERY!
A Great Mistake.

A recent discovery is that headache.
dizziness, dullness. confusion OF the mind'
ETC., are due to arrangement OF the nerve
centers which supply the brain with nerve
force; tina indigestion, dyspepsia. neuralgia
wind in stomach, ETC., arise from the grange
ment Of the nerve centers% supplying these or
CANS with nerve fuido or force. This Is likewise
true of many diseases of the heart and lungs
The nerve system Is like o telegraph system.
=, aIJ he caan nv the accommodating
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-04-27

~ 49,
cut. The little
white lines are
the nerves which
convey the nerve
force from t h o
nerve centers to
every part OF the
body, just as the
electric current Is
conveyed along
t h e telegraph
wires to @ v Q
station, large or
small. Ordinary
physicians fail to
regard this fact;
instead of treat
ing the r GEN.
tiers for the cause
of the disorders
arising therefrom
they a t the
part affected.
Franklin Miles.
Nj. d.. LII. B., the
highly celebrated
sDecialiSt and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06
AFFAIRS OF A NATION
REVIEWED IN THE PRESIDENTS
ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Recommendation In the Matter of
Currency Reform Review of the
Great Railroad strike-The Treas
ury Deficit and the Bond Issue.


President Cleveland transmitted his
annual message to both Houses of Con-
gress Monday. The paper is not of very
great length, but touches upon many
important points in national policy.
Among other things the President rec
ommends withdrawal from the Samoan
agreement; the construction of additional
battle ships and torpedo boats; the for
nation of national board of health; the
authorization of short-term bonds ut a
low rate of interest and reform in the
national currency system. In addition
he calls attention to salient points in the
reports of the members of his Cabinet
and especially indorses many of their
recommendations The President says:
The assemblagc within the nations
legislative halls of those charged with
the duty of making laws for the benefit
of a generous and free people impress
sively suggests the exacting obligation
and memorable responsibility involved
in their task. AT the threshold of such
labor now to be undertaken by the Con-
gress of the United States and in the dis
charge of an executive duty enjoined by
the Constitution, submit this communi-
cation containing brief statement of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06
Has to Chase His Bride.

Among the Arabs curious wedding
custom prevails. After various cere-
monies the bridegroom is led in the
evening into a large, dimly-lighted
room. Here huddled on the floor on
one side, he finds the female relatives
and friends of the bride, all of the
same height and size, all wearing pre-
cisely similar clothing and closely
yelled. One of these is the bride aud
he has to find out which it is. If he
has been wise he has bribed some Of
the spectators to give him sign to
guide him, but if not he attempts to
seize the yelled figure whom he sus-
poets to be his bride. II possible she
slips from his grasp and runs away,
with him in hot pursuit. An exciting
chase follows until he succeeds in
catching her, when he tears the veil
from her face. II it. turns out that he
has chosen correctly and that she is
the bride, the game Is ended. but IL
not he must try again, after the cap
tured girl has had time to arrange her
dress and take her place among the
others. Again he makes selection,
and after another chase possibly finds
that he has the W, ong gi once more.
Many hours are consumed in this way,
and it is often daylight before the un-
lucky bridegroom secures his bride.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06
IMPORTANT FOOD TESTS.
How to Produce More Economical an
Hea1thful Articles for the Table.

How to Produce More Economical and
Healthful Articles for the Table.
The official food analyses by the
United States and Canadian govern
ments have been studied with interest.
The United States Government report
gives the names Of eighteen well-known
baking powders, some of them adver-
tised rs lure cream-of-tartar powders,
which contain alum.
The report shows the Royal to be a
pure cream-of-tartar baking powder,
the highest in sire ogth. evolving 100 q
cubic inches of leavening gas rer sim
gle ounce OF powder. There were eight
other brands OF cream-of-tartar low
ders tested, and their average strength
was Ill. % cubic inches OF gas per ounce
OF POWDER
The Canadian government investiga-
lions were Of still larger number of
powders. The Royal Baking Powder
was here a,so shown the purest and
highest in strength. containing forty
five per cent. more leavening gas per
ounce than the average OF all the
other cream-of-tartar powders.
These figures are very instructive to
the practical houseKeeper They indi-
cate that the Royal Baking Powder
goes more than 33 per cent further in
use than the others. or is one-third
more economical. still more impor-
tant than this, however, they prove
this popu ar article has been brought
to the highest degree of turity-f to
1t, superlative purity this superiority
in strength is due-and consequently
that by its use we may be insured the
purest and most wholesome food.
The powders of lower strens tn are
found to have large amounts OF impur-
tiles in the food. This fact Is empha-
sized by the report of the Ohio State
Food Commissioner, who, while finding
the Royal practically pure, found no
other powder to contain less than 10 FER
cont. OF inert or foreign matter
The statistics show that there is
used in the manufacture Of the Royal
Baking Powder more than half of all
the cream-of-tarthr consumed in the
United States for all purposes. The
wonderful ale thus indicated for the
Royal Baking Powder-greater than
that of all other baking powders COM
bined-is rerha even a higher evil
dence than that already quoted of the
superiority of this article, and OF it's
tndispensableness to modern cookery
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06
A Steam Engine 100 Years Old.

A few years ago an old beam engine,
built by James Watt, which had been
doing regular work daily for lO2 years,
was taken down and replaced b. a
modern engine. The engine was orig
inally a 5-horse-power engine, and
was erected in 1885. In 1876 some al
teratlons were made to enable it to
work to horsepower. 1t had 2:-
inch cylinder, a t-foot stroke. and sun
and planet motion. 1t worked at 2z+
revolutions, or 30 feet of piston speed
per minute. In 1875 it was tested by
Mr.. Longbridge, when, with steam
pressure of five pounds per square inch,
it indicated A.. u horse power, with an
expenditure of coal of 4.59 pounds per
indicated horsepower FER hour. Only
the best modern engines with the same
condition of loading would work with
two pounds of coal per indicated horse
power per hour. One is in doubt
whether to be surprised that, after a
century of endeavor to improve the
economy of steam engine working. the
progress is so all O.. to be proud
that go much has been achieved. Cas-
sells MagaZ ne.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06

A good story is told OF well known
actor who, in q piece In which he was
playing ION tour, had to make up"
his nose to rather large proportions.
He generally used a special paste for
this purpose but at one place falling
short of paste, he sent boy out to buy
some -four. He used this In the form
Of stiff dough, painted it to suit his
purpose, and went on to the stage In
due course. Presently the nose began
to grow and swell.
Selling moment when he was not
required behind the footlights the az
tor rushed to his dressing-room, tore
off the superiority of nose, again
made up" tho rest. and returned to the
stage. But still the nose grew, and IL
was not until the play was ended that
the victim had leisure to read the in
scription on the paper In which the
material for his marvellous nose had
been brought to him. Then for the
first time he saw the words:
"Self-raising Hour. Requires no yeast
or baxing-powder. Mix with a little
cold water and set in a warm place,
and in a short time the dough will rise
and be re ady for baking!"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06
Holmes a typical yankee.

That DR.. Holmes was q typical
Yankee in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was
shown in the meeting with his son,
who was wounded at Chan ellorsville.
For many days he had sought the
capte in on the fields and in the hospi-
tails, and at last le armed that he was on
a train that was carrying the wounded
to w, shington. He entered tho car,
saw the pale ia. Q of his wounded boy,
and they clasped hands with Hello.
cap" and d Hello, dad" Judge
Holmes has received from the Prince
of Wales, through the Secretary Of
State, letter of coincidence on the
death of his distinguished father.
ambassador Bayard, recalling the fact
that the English have placed the busts
of Lowell and Iosgfellow In West
minste- Abbey, is quite sure they will
place that of Holmes the Q, also.