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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

more than a yoke of very fine null, IT
ted to a folded C III r of silk like the
waistcoat. A fall of cal lace is at
tached to the collar at its lower edge,
and owe the mu | entirely in its soft
folds to the waisic at top. Waistcoats
are fitted In geAtlemanly "a hion below
the waist line in front, they finish at
the waist line with a slight point lust
in fr n, or the; are made according
to the fashion of the couriers of the
time of Charles H.. with t BIS below
the waist, to show in front below the
shortcut coat.
The earliest prophecies of spring
and summer fas lions promised that
fur would be use1 for trimming even
In the hottest months. This promise
has been fulfil g l so far, but the fad o
lacks in reasonableness that it is not
surprising to see it take on odd and
g~r0tesque expressions, as it frequent Y
does. Here in the second picture Is an
example which shows plainly how des-
perate is the search for novelty. The
dress is of a very dark-brown cloth
and the spiral trimming black fur.
The deep basque is in iuted pleats, and
a very high collar tops it.
Now that so many fancy waists are
re luired. it Is as well to learn a few
tricks Of transformation. Be wise a d
have two or th ree waists made quite
plain, about hips, THREAT, and shout
ders. Let the -1eeves be of gigot pat
tern, full at the top and close below the
elbow. Employ only n material in
the construction of these waists, then
consider them as foundations merely,
and plan a lot of accessories to use at
your pleasure with the foundation
waists, and you will drive your neigh
Dor friends mad with the idea that you
have several dozen fancy bodices. You
will have a foundation waist of black,
one OF white, one of your pet color, and
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

possibly n of fOwercd silk. A finish
for the black will be thus arranged:
arm straps of ribbon velvet to set over
the shoulder are connected by q piece
of velvet to ro5 the chest and one to
GROSS the shoulder at the back. To
the lower edge of the front piece run
very full a piece of black net that
shall at the each the bust line
and slope to the waist line In front
Applique on the lower edge of the net
a finish Of cream guipure, and spray
applique 2uipure flowers 8, circles or
ere cents a over it. Patterns cut out
of cheap lace applique with excellent
effect. To the shoulder straps ia 3ten
squares OF net emhelli he'd in the same
way and edged on three sides with the
guipure. At the back comes a piece
to correspond with the front. At one
side whore the shoulder piece and the
cross p ece of velvet meet, there should
be q bow of ribbon velvet, finished at
the end with guipure edge and with a
row or 30 of guipure above. A yoke Of
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

TIE question Of substituting scales
or weigh bridges" at English live
stock markets for the guessing pro-
cess OF reaching an animals weight
hes beensagitattno the stockmen and
farmers owe there for a number OF
yeara The butchers and traders pre-.
Ter tho guessing system, while the
owners, seeing that they steadily get
thesworst Of it. are working for the
welehtng aysten. tits really absurd
ri this dsy OF enlightened methods,
9 have . country like England guess
ing of the weights OF its live stock.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

Our In Trigg County, Ky., where
everybody loves a good horse, there Is
asstrong local feeling against the 10.
ereasine importation Of ponies and
broncos from the far. West These
utNeacreatpres are esteemed BY Ken
tucklAns degenerate stock bred, in
deed, by the accident of birth and by
hard conditions to . certain remark
able endurance, and q capacity to 20
long without food and water. but
novertheless not specially fitted for
thesneeds OF Kentucky and especi-
Sly undesirable in a region where
hofeer breeding Is q high science
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04


VIZ learn from the California Fruit
Grower that the California Fruit
Onion has retired from the field AZ a
fruit-shipping organization This
Union has been an important factor
10 introducing California fruits to
Eastern marietta Much Of its work
has been donefn the face OF bitter
opposition and the lack OF earnest
support from fruit growers who
should BE- most Interested In its su.-
cess An era OF decentralization OF
markets is freely predicted, and it
Will tax individual enterprise to the
utmost to do the work the coming
year that the Union has done.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

CULTURE In opposition alike to
egoism and egotism, quickens and ex-
tends both intelligence and sensibil-
ity, and thus yields 9 refinement
which carefully srbordinates all
merely personal attributes sectarian
prejudioes, OF partisan considerations
to public tnterests, general principles,
the acknowledged standards of the
company In which one finds himself.
This Is what distinguishes the uni
versal code Of ~Eoliteness from the in
dividual code of vulgarity.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

cia ed dividends averaging II PEE
cent. on four Of is largest vessels.
These dividends represented a years
earnings and on the earnings of one
OF Its sch0oners, which, after six
months of sailing, is stuck 10 the
mud on the Louisiana shore, a 5 per
cent. dividend was paid. A we'll
known, Bath built four master. only
seven years old, has already Melted
$500, 900 for her owners
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04
Old-Time Fashions.

GREEK ladies had STEEL and brass
mirrors, parasols, fans and smelling
bottles.
LAY fgres FIR fitting or ladies'
dresses were invented in France about
1890.
CoRSETs have been found on the
mu umies Of L gyptian p%rincesses OF the
royal family.
IN 1916 Francis I. gave to his Queen
the equivalent of $4,000 in u money
to buy a hat.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04
THERE are numerous ways in whicl

THERE are numerous ways in which
business must be watched. One must
love the business, one Is engaged in,
and seek to make it all that it should
be- The mark Of excellence cannot
be placed too high Reward for his
labor is sur to come to the diligent
man, and that was well known In the
time OF Solomon. who said. "seest
thou . man diligent In business? He
shall stand before Kings; he shall not
stand before mean men"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

MISS FRANCES WILLARD and ninety
nine other women, whose mission is
to make q comparatively wicked world
as good as themselves, are about to
charter q vessel and girdle the earth
with tracts and kindred insignia of
righteousness 1t is feared that the
women will not fully accomplish their
designs, but If they do not have a
picnic it. will be their own fault.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04
A Princess. Canine Pets.

The Princess of Wales Is q great
lover Of animals and has no MANI
dogs at Sandringham that she can
not keep count OF them. Every morn
ing she goes to the Kennels and tt.
dogs are let loose TO welcome he
They are always vii. with, delight I
see her and jump upor her so frantic.
ally as almost to knock her down. A
Venus. the pet dog Of the Duke Of
Clarence.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

The principal present to Prince
Bismarck on his S0th birthday was a
cutrass OF steel from the Emperor.
1t was probably well meant but
when q man reaches the age OF the
ext Chancellor it would seem as though
bis attention should be directed In
some other direction than that of
militarfsm. But then theKaiser Is
nothing il not a war lord.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

SOME Of these DAYS capital will be
found to put a nayiQable canal across
the State of Michigan connecting
the lower end of Lake Michigan and
the upper end OF Erie. The project
has been seriously considered for
some time and, like the Central
American canal or carals. will come
In tima
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

THAT there il still profit In sailing
crafts is shown by the fact that a
New Hampshire corporation owning
several three-masted schooners, at its
annual meeting recently held. de-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04
GOWNS AND GOWNING.
GIVE MUCH ATTENTION
TO WHAT THEY WEAR.
Brief Chances at Fancies Feminine, Frivo-
lous, Mayhap, and Yet Offered in the
Hope that the Reading May Prove
Restful to Wearied Womankind.
Gossip from Gay Gotham.

EVERS of one sort
or another are an
important feature
in spring DIRE Sos
and they promise to
continI Q during the
summer. The most
common sort are
wildly flaring and
sharp pointed, and
the hi ide points
often reach near
" to the shoulders.
Another and novtl
sort of waist ado n
men is shown in
the initial pictur
This dress Is of thin
wooden suiting and
its gored skirt is
with sill ; and
~:
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

LIFE Is a mission. Every other
definition Of life is false, and leads
al who accept it astray. Religion,
science, philosophy, though still at
variance upon many points, all agree
In this-that every existence is an
Aim.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04

Nor only does straightforward crit
icism serve the cause Of truth and
Justice BY revealing the reality, In.
stead of distorted conception Of 1t,
It also puts into the hands Of the
speaker an influence for good which
can be gained no other way.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-05-04
The McCook Tribune.
by r. N. NJ
McCOoK,
NEBRASKA

JOHN L, SULLIVAN may not be do
Ing much to elevate the stage, but
be continues TO get on an occasional
high lonesome himself.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08
How Desert Plants Live,

T. Y. Covillc, Botanist to the United
States Department of Agriculture, in
his admirable "Flora of tho Death
Valley Expedition" dwells ona point
incidentally treated on by other au-
thors, that apparently herbaceous
plants in our american deserts" have
really underground trunks, often going
to great depths into the earth. In
this way plants can live through long
droughts with very little loss OF mois-
ture. Mr.. Coville also remarks on the
comparatively small foliage surface of
the plants of these regions, large-leaved
plants being very rare. Out cf forty
one species of woody plants, the leaves
OF which were measured, only four had
leaves of over the fifth oS square
inch. Plants which in other parts of
the world have berried or pulpy fruits,
have allied representatives here bear
ins dry fruits. How these desert plants
become correlated to the circum-
stances is Il great question. Some con.
tend that they gradually changed
through the influence of many years
of environment, while others contend
that the geological and geographical
conditions, known under the general
term environment, were not OF grad
ual but of somewhat sudden introduce
tions, and that plants unsuited to these
sudden changes would all have died
before the change in their constitu-
tions could have been effected. The
great question of the origin OF this Pc
culiar desert flora will possibly be set
tied when more facts are brought to
bear on the generalizations. New
York Independent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08
Whom to Stop.

The following answers were TO
celved by an English paper in re-
sponsc to request for opinions as to
when to stop advertising:
When the population ceases to
multiply and the generations that
crowd on after you and never heard
of you stop coming on.
When you have convinced every
body whose Life will touch yours that
you have better goods and lower
prices than they can get anywhere
else.
When you perceive it to be the
rule that men who never advertise
are outstripping their neighbors in
the same line of business
When men stop making fortunes
right in your sight solely through
the direct use of the mighty agent
When you can forget the words Of
the shrewdest and most successful
business men concerning the main
cause of their pros Derity.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08

You can say what you please about
the English compartment cars, said
T. M. Harper, :'but | don't want any
further experience with them. | rode
from London to Liverpool. My only
companion was an old man who looked
like retired professional man. He
was neatly attlred, but was pale as
though suffering from disease. We
were locked up in the coach, and soon
after the train started my companion
arose and began to feel my head naming
the bumps as he proceeded. Not 1t
valuable life, he muttered, and then
proceeded to make further cXamil l.
tion. Il must note it care fully he
said. I can't understand tho com
bination. | must get it and then sec
if it is the same on the inside. Now
is my time to prove the truth of my
science. He pulled a murderous look.
ing knife from his pocket and ran his
finger along the edge. was too par
alyzed with fear to make any resist
ance, and felt that my time had come
to ioip the silent majority. just ther
the train stopped, the door opened
and jumped out, leaving the insane
phrenologist alone. I don't want tc
ever travel in an English railway car.
riage again. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08
Cooked Honey.

On farm near New Windsor, Nil. =,
is an elm tree supposed to he hum
dreds of years old Its trunk is thir-
ty feet in length to the lower limbs,
and measures twenty-eight feet nine
inches i'll circumference. The limbs
that remain are as large as ordinary
forest trees. Nearly fifty years ago
some of these limbs had fallen and the
broken stumps decayed and became
hollow. A swarm of bees took posses
sion of one of these hollow places and
deposited a large amount of honey.
which was not removed. On July 5
the tree was struck by lightning, but
apparently not damaged very much.
Several days afterward smoke was
seen issuing from one of the broken
limbs, and the tree was discovered TO
be on fire. The tree burned very
slowly on account OF the honey and
honey comb in the tree. 1t burned
for three weeks and caused some OF
limbs to fall off. The fire was subse-
quently extinguisel by Il heavy rain.
New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08

tleman was very kind to me. He was
about buying some of the sheepfoids
when the train jumped the track"
1t must have been tho picture of
long ago that that name conjured up
which caused Eben Hallet to start
and his swarthy face to flush.
The wounded lads aunt glanced ut
him sharply and then uttered low
cry.
'Eben Hallet!" she gasped. "You?"
She held out her hands, and there
was something i'll the expression of
her face that caused the Texan to seize
them in n firm grasp and lead her
from the room.
1t was under an apple tree similar
to the one on the old Massachusetts,
farm-in fact, it had been grated
with a scion from the parent stem
that the two halted.
What they said to each other does
not interest the reader.
A great mistake had been made years
before because of the idle and malic-
ious gossip OF the girlwho had written
Eben that letter from his old home,
which had hardened his heart against
all women.
T-I-somehow thought that wo
should meet again, Eben /" said Annie
Davis, when, holding her in his strong
arms, he told her of the love that even
belief in her peridy had never driven
out of his heart; "and-and- I'm SO
happy"
'And so am | !" cried Eben, kissing
her. "Tm the happiest man in Amer.
lea, and when we're married and
take you back to my ranch in Texas,
we'll carry along whole box of scions,
AMI I'll graft every apple tree on my
place with sheepfolds. Saturday
Night.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08

A reply which was at once wise
and witty is said to have been made
by gentleman to whose decision 10
regard TO a certain matter two pretty
young girls appealed.
They were discussing the question
as to what constitutes beauty in a
hand, and differed greatly in opin.
ion. At last they referred the mat.
ter to the old man. of whom they
were both very fond.
"My dears," said the old gentle.
man, with a kindly smile, 1.-The ques.
tion is too hard one for me to dc.
eide. But ask the poor. and they will
tell you that the most beautiful hand
in the world is the hand that gives
the most freely"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08
WOMEN AT THIRTY-FIVE.

Admitting That She Ever lots There, Thai
Is Her Most Charming Age.
In reality, at 35 woman 10 still
pausing at the height of her personal
charm. She gained the height per-
hars seven or eight years before, has
had small experience of sorrow and
pain and apprehension, has not had
too hard work for mind or body, has
had but little illness, has kept her
temper and spared herself worry she
has not fairly begun the descent; or
II she has, then there is a slightly
pathetic charm about her, says Har-
per's Bazaar, as about the golden
tarnish OF rose that drops its first
petal, but is still the rose.
For into the beauty of 20, gradually
unfolding and expanding up TO 25
or 26, the soul unfolding and ex-
panding. too, has intiltrated a new
quality, one which is wanting to
youth except in extraordinary in
stances, and this beauty OF spirit and
OF intellect has been added to beauty
OF flesh with ever-increasing power,
And then just as the contours begin
to yield and the beauty of the flesh
assumes doubtful part, when diet
and exercise and massage and sleep.
and the right colors, and not too
much light, all have to be carefully
considered, and veil is needed to
hide the fine times when in the sun
and II Betty gives 1.-THE cheek a touch
of red" and the hair dust of gold
powder 1t is not our affair to know of
1t, nor does it diminish the fascina-
tlon she unconSciouSly eXertS-then,
II she improved the years. comes the
second stage c-the stage of superior
,aptivation to that exercised by the
mere feshy beauty. 1t is in the years
of this period that unconsciously and
1nwillingly women charm men much
younger than themselves, and always
men OF rather extraordinary intel
iectual power, into proposals Of mar
riage. At this time a woman un-
derStands herself anG knows how to
balance and counterbalance the cr-
cumstances OF the world about her.
She has probably read many books,
she has seen many people; il she
amounts to anything worth consid-
nus ouS 1uo lttN dIlh ohlll uLu CdSC
Of manner, she has learned some
thing OF the intricacies Of human ma
ture and of the secrets OF the heart;
she has learned how to render not
only herself but her surroundings at
tractive; she is no longer exacting; she
makes people near her comfortable:
puts them into conceit of themselves
that inexplicably pleasant mood.
And people seek her presently for
the sake Of being comfortable, and
for the delightful atmosphere that
her presence seems to create; men
admire her, women adore her, young
people follow her; she is social
power; and is of more weight and
consequence than any young person
not upon IA throne-for although she
live - threescore and ten, her throne
Is upon mems hearts
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08
How HeIena Started.

The mines which built the city OF
Helena, in Montana, were discovered
by a party Of four proSpcctors who
we're on their way to a well.knOwn
camp in the kOotcnai country.
Learning that the diggings in that
quarter had failed they turned aside
to prospect in another direction, and
for some time wandered about dig.
ging holes here and there, but find.
ing nothing that they considered
worth working. About noon of the
18th day of July, 1854 they arrived
oh the site of the city of Helena,
halted for dinner and TO rest their
horses. Dinner over, their horses
were saddled, when one of their mum.
Der walked down to the stream to
get drink before mounting, From
mere force of habit he began mCchan.
ically scratching the gravel with his
hands, when to his astoniSnment he
drew out nugget as big as a gold dol
lar A hundred dollars worth OF
gold was taken out in about twenty
minutes The men then Immediately
settled down and located claims. In
short time news of their success
spread abroad. Hundreds OF other
miners tlocked to the spot. and a
mining camp Of unpre 2edentel rich
ness was established. The city of
Helena grew up on the spot, and it is
said that one of the banks OF that
city is situated on a portion of the
first claim located by the lucky quar-
tet
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08
SELECT SIFTINGs.

A piano contains nearly q mile oI
wire.
In China wnen pupil is recitins
his lesson he turns his back to his
teacher.
The earliest book III which copper.
plate engravings were used was issued
in 1910.
A five pound eel was found in the
water tank of locomotive at Boston
the other day.
At Rotterdam poor people who can
no. pay Il fee must marry on Wednes-
day before noon.
A Hungarian inventor claims to be
able to make from wood pulp II fabric
suitable for durable clothing.
The Scots Guards Regiment has one
company averaging six feet 2 ) the
tallest six feet seven, none under six
feet.
A cotton shower, looking exactly
like snow storm, Is n common sight
in the cotton wood groves in Col
orado.
A man in Lexington, Ky, has sued
neighbor for $2500 damages sus-
tanned to suit o. clothes through =
dogs ferocity.
me oieria No!"ta lansD " nol onn ~.
."'iis III oaiiiorit' ID ne"irJ ~ gonn ~
long, seventy wide, and from 1000 to
nearly $1,000 feet high.
ino teiioS' ih"n VI "noni ore - "- .
au'henticateo iheaS"reiiien'' was "
nam man, Oh 'oc1'lunu' 4,' eieEeu % i0oV anu "
ii''io more 'li'ii siA in'u0''
long car iopoS "iI uooi'oT ~ Wy nJ
pe"oViiui oy eonic i"'ion' 'no
Dui ileso s't. ue' u "u;"i'" ;". LID '"-"
coihe oo"h oeio" Ills ""''0'
At depth of 1899 feet from the sur
face of Ithaca, N. y. there IS solid
stratum OF rock salt OF an excellent
quallty, nearly 3Vo 1eet thlck.
The fattest man was Daniel Lam
bert. A few days before his death, ID
his fortieth year, he was weighed and
turned the balance at f3o pounds.
Birds and bees frequently fight
pitched battles over honey stored i'll
trees. Sometimes one side and some
times the other comes out victorious.
The leaf of the cocoanut tree is
nearly thirty feet long. A single leaf
of the parasol magnolia OF Csylon al
fords shade for fifteen or twenty per-
sons.
The earliest Greek lnscription to
which q date can be oiyen is that nj
Aim Sniebnl cut in n statue Guarding
+be Creal temnIe The date is about
600 r G.
,,..,-r c,;,,u. r.,,o houa Follow
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08
THE BOBOLINK.

Out in the clover blowing free
As the white clouds roll away
In mad-cap ripple of ecstasy
He's pouring his merry lay.
Meath the blue of the peaceful summer
skies,
Where the boes round the flowers throng,
His wake, as Ger the field he flies,
Is a bubbling trail of song.
Oh. bo5olinkum, by fancy lei,
What happy fate TO wing
Der the sea of clover billowy red,
With nothing to do but sing.
Il. X. Munkittrick, in Harper's Bazaar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08
To Build Tunnel for Moving Library

IL IS known 10 oniy rev tnat u
!unhei !t rs e 10 pe ,, cons0ruceeu IN WASH,
iiiSsoh rom 'he cryP1 Oh 'he oapltol
inoer .ne @ eAaI PhrA 10 ene UaaitS OF
'ne 9r9a. ouiiuino lor oue congress
Sioiial Library n; now III course OF con-
s1ruosioh. , Ano pianS ior 'he tunnel
n"se :,, peen cohpie'oa anu WORK upon
n.1 Z. Wlii SOON 10 oo6un, l1a' IL may De
iinisii'' ~ seaSoa 70 oe USED Ior tne
,i .iunspoi Sn'iou oi gne heariy i'ooo'ooo
DOORS ahu '"hpute's whlch make up
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-08
An Extraordinary Insect.

The raft spider" found in Terra
del Fuego, is a most extraordinary in.
sect. 1t derives its name from the
fact that it constructs raft of matted
leaves and pieces of wool, which it
uses To pursue its prey on the water.
Raft spiders travel in fours. They
make their oars out of twigs and
generally row thirty-two stroke,
although they have been known at
times to increase the speed to thirty.
six.-Chicago Herald.