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The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
And Something About the Trolley Cars
as Cure for Headache,


as a Cure for Headache.
Ever hear of the trolley buzz" said
a Brooklyn resident whose business is
in New York. They say that some
people who travel regularly on the
trolley cars get the trolley buzz. You
know the sound of the trolley, the
bz-z-z-z that begins low and rises grad
ually as the car increases in speed,
keeping a uniform tone when the car
is, running at uniform speed, and then
declining again as the car runs slow
er and stopping when the car stops?
They say there are people who travel
regularly on the trolleys who hear this
sound all the time wherever they are,
except when they are asleep. They
call this having the trolley buzz.
never had the trolley buzz, but the
trolley cars sometimes do me a great
deal of good They cure me of head
ache 1 work here all day. keeping
very busy, and sometimes when l start
home at night l have a hard head
ache l get into trolley car and take
a seat over one Of the aXles. They say
that no electricity gets into the car,
but | imagine there must be more or
less of it in the air. / know there is
something there that cures my head
ache. I sit down in the car with the
headache bad; l get down from it af-
ter ride of about three miles, feeling
bright and fresh and with the head
ache gone"
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
TALK ON CUBA.
Outgoo.- Worse Than Ever, with No Sign
OF Improvement.

I
of Improvement.
I New YORK. Sept General Fitz-
hugh Lee. consul general at Havana,
accompanied by his son, arrived from
Havana to-day. He said that he had
been suffering from biliousness for
some time, but felt very much better
after the trip. Asked as to whether
! he would return to Cuba or not, he
shook his head and said: 81 cannot
answer that. and | would rather not
talk on Cuban affairs until l make my
report in Washington.
| OF the case of Evangelina Cisneros,
the general said: "The young woman
is now confined in Casa Rechohidas-
She has never been tried and / do not
think it was ever intended that she
should be banished The stories of
| her i'll treatment are very much exag-
gerated and were it not for the hub
bub that has been raised about her,
the girl would probably nave been
released long ago In fact, was given
| to understand that her name was on
the pardon list She has comfortable
quarters and is treated as well as pos
sible under the conditions. There is
good deal of suffering in Cuba, but
the Americans numbering about ] 400,
are being cared for from the fund of
$50, 900 which was appropriated for
that purpose. They receive relief
daily and up to the present time about
SIS, 900 has been expended.
''Is there any sign of business inn
proving or change for the better in
Cuba?" was asked.
mo. L am sorry to say there is
not" replied the general, ''and there
will not be any improvement until the
war Is ended"
When will that be. general?"
To this last question General Lee
replied in Spanish. free translation
of which is, THAT is too much for me;
l cannot say.
General Lee and his son, FitzhuQh,
jr., went to West Point to-day to see
his other son, George NJ, who is at the
military academy there, and to-
morrow they will leave for Washing
ton. Among the other passengers
was George W. Fishback of this city,
who said that his trip to Havana was
purely on private business. He de-
clareG that there was great deal of
suffering all over Cuba and that the
condition of the people was even worse
than when he was there last as secre-
tary to Commissioner Calhoun, when
the latter was investigating the Ruiz
case. He saw Miss Cisneros at the
Casa Rechohidas, and he said the re-
ports regarding her treatment were
grossly exaggerated and that the
young woman was fairly well treated
and did not compia::" when he was
speaking to her.
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
A inst Protest.

4 gentleman had left his corner seat
in an already crowded car to go in
search of something to eat, leaving 4
=ug to reserve his seat. On returning
ne found that, in spite of the rug and
the protests of his follow passengers,
the seat had been usurped by one in
lady's garments. To his protestations
her lofty reply was:
do you know. sir, that 1 am one of
the directors wives?''
Madam" he replied, were you the
directors only wife, l should still pro-
test. ."-Argonaut
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
Birds Puzzled by Kites.

Scientists who manipulate large kites
or scientific purposes say their pres
ence in the air is very disturbing to
large birds. While one scientist was
flying train of five kites, a large, sill
yer tipped eagle came suddenly out of
the higher air and swooped round and
round the first kite. AS the train of
kites was pulled in the eagle followed,
visiting one kite and then another,
seeming uncertain just what to do.
In few minutes, when he seemed to
have decided that they were not good
to eat, and he knew nothing about
them, anyway, he Indignantly flew off
and was lost to view
Another experience was had with a
stork that few straight for the queer
object in the air. He apparently had
made up his mind to go straight
through it, but changed and dived un-
derneath. He went around and above
it, and through a glass it could be seen
that he cooked his eye at the intruder
in most comical manner. He started
away few hundred feet, changed his
mind and came swooping back. He fin
ally reluctantly went away, mystified
over this queer addition to the inhabi-
tants of the air.
While kites were high in the air one
March f1ocks Of geese flying in the
V-wedge flew over. They invariably
stopped, broke up, and hovered above
the queer object, and at last slowly re-
formed and few away.
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
MADE A BAD JOB OF 1T.
"Gunnysack Red Loses Both Legs In
An Attempt to Hold Up Train.


NEWTON, Kan, Sept. 9.-Conductor
| O'Rourke, who runs between here and
Dodge City, on train No. 30, reports
that early yesterday morning, just as
he was leaving Ellinwood, his train
was boarded by a MAN called "Gunny-
sack Red" and three other men. The
men evidently intended to hold up the
train, but ''Gunnysack Red" fell un-
der the train and his legs were cut off
just below the knee. This frightened
the other men, and they ran, leaving
their companion on the track. The
man was picked up and taken to Ellin-
wood, where he died He was in iail
there for several weeks on the charge
OF killing negro. 1t was learned
that the man was an old criminal,
known all over Western Kansas, and
that his right name was Robert
Brown He and his companions were
eluding the officers. The other men
were captured later in the day and
lodged in iaii.
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
Work OF Wine and Women

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. IA F.
Madden of Brookfeld, Mo, brake
man on the Hannibal & St Joseph,
was shot and seriously. if not fatally,
wounded by Phil McCrory, a we'll
known saloon keeper, in front of Eva
Whites disorderly house at 239 West
Third street, at 10 o'clock last night.
Both men had been drinking, and the
shooting was due TO jealousy on the
part of McCrory of the White woman.
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
Minister After a Consulate.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Q. National
Committeeman Kerens has fled the
application OF Rev. Mr.. I. NJ. S. Ken
ney, of Trenton, Mo, for appointment
to some good consulate. Rev. Mr..
Kenney is Baptist minister and has
the backing of prominent Baptists all
over tae United States.
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
ST. Louis Girl Dies First

ST. LoUfs, Mo, Sept. 9.-The first
victim of the yellow fever plague, that
has made its temperance at Ocean
Springs, on the Mississippi coast. was
St Louis girl, Miss Penelope Emma
+. Schutze, daughter of F. c. G.
Schutze, a well-to-do retired merchant
of this city. The family formerly
lived in Birmingha Ala.
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
Corn Fodder Drying Up.

ABILENE, Kan, Sept. y.-The con-
tinued dry weather has done much in
jury to the corn fodder. which is dry
ing up rapidly. Farmers are working
almost night and day to get it cut and
shocked for feed for the large number
of cattle to be fed here. Great diff
Guilty is experienced in getting hands
enough to rather it
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
INTERNATIONAL
CHAPTER /.

T WAS Martinmas
Sunday. The even
ing service was
just over, and the
congregation, more
{ h a n u s u a ] ] y
scanty, had dis
persed itself over
the Moss toward
the various farms
and fields which
were scattered here
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
\ Cargo of Corn for France.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 9.-The British
stea nship Recca sailed from this port
yesterday with "a, 100 bushels of corn
consigned to Bordeaux This is the
first cargo OF corn shipped to France
in many years.
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
A Venerable Missouri Woman Dead.

NEVADA, Mo-, Sept 9-Mrs. Re
becca Ryan, aged 81 years, died at her
home in Virgil township yesterday.
She was born in East Tennessee April
4. 1900, came to this county over forty
years ago and had lived here ever
since
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
Ever HDDPfuJ.

Have you had any manu-
scripts accepted YETI"
Twiller-"No. but 1 feel considerable
encouraged. The last manuscript that
vas returned to me the editor had kept
for eight months. l never had one kent
for more than six before"
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
Eating Crow.

The following is given as the origin
of the saying ITO eat crow" During
the sivil war, or shortly after its close
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
The NyasaIand Gnu.

The gnu is one of the oldest appear
ing animals that inhabits Africa. 1t is
very wary, and extremely feet Of foot.
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.
Birds Puzzled by Kites-John Sherman's
Meeting with President Lincoln
How the Saying ITO Eat Crow"
Origlnated-Other Sketches.
The Wind In a Frolic.

he wind one morn
ing spranS up
from sleep,
saying, Now for a
froiic, now for a
leap:
low for a mad-cap
galioping chasei
ii make a commo-
ton in every
place!"
o 1t swept with a
hustle ri 6 h I
through a great
town
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
CHAPTER II.

c o A r Sc Paisley
shawl was wrapt
round the infant,
covering all but a
portion of it's tiny
face. AS it lay like
a mummy in it's
wrappings, it con-
tinued to cry loud
ly. and the cry
ent at once to the
N i n ister's tender
The McCook tribune., 1897-09-17
THE TROLLEY BUZZ,

(To BE CoNTINUED.)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
BREiKrAsT INJURIES HEALTH.
DR.. Dewey Tells of the Benefits to BE
Derived from Abstcntion.

btiiNCu lIun AbSbthtiOh'
From the Washington Post.
About thirty friends were gathered
I'm the cozy parlors of DR.. ). a. Edison
last evening to listen to a talk by DR..
+. II. Dewey, of Meadville. Pa" who
has been her guest and the. guest OF
Mrs. Alice Birney during the past week.
His subject was the no-breakfast plan,
which is now attracting much atten-
tiOn. The closest attention was shown
by those present, and n number went
home with the laughing remark that
tomorrow they would go to their work
without breakfast. The experience is,
the doctor asserted, that when this
practice is begun there is such gain in
the general health and intellectual
power, and in the enjoyment Of lite
generally, that people could not be
hired to return TO the early meal.
DR.. Dewey is a quiet, ruddy- checked
man, rather slender, with a bright
cheerful dispOsitiOn--a man old enough
to have been a surgeon i'm Shermans
army shortly after he had received his
diploma from the University of Michi-
gan. He is a regular" and has been
in general practice in Meadville, his
home, for thirty-one years. He made
the astonishing statement, however,
that he had not administered a dose Of
medicine for curative purposes for the
past twenty years. but gives nature the
very best conditions possible to do her
own work. This he does through not
dosing the patient with remedies that
are constantly changing in fashion,
even as do the styles of a woman's
bonnet and by never feeding the sick
until The natural appetite calls for
food. He says people need not be
afraid Of starvation, because the ma
tural appetite will come long before
the skeleton stage is reached, which is
the only point where death can occur
from sArvatiOn. He says also that
when the natural appetite comes in
cases of sickness-whiCh may be days,
and is in some cases weeks-the dis
ease is spent, and the food is digested
by a thoroughly rested and healthy
stomach. and that the person is fairly
born again, with new blood, new tissue
u new man or woman or child.
He claims that where the early
breakfast is dropped by those in COM
paratve health, new benefits are con-
stantly gained; and that it induces
such a condition as to enable the man
, or woman TO go about his or her daily
work or business, the daily pleasures
of life, without thought of physical
culture or Of health: that the health
/ will become automatic as it We're and
that the mind can be given up to the
pursuits of the hour.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
WOULDN'T QUESTION HIM.
That Is, If He Had Been a Gentleman
Ofthe South.

During the food of five years ago,
writes Frank S. PlXley in the Times
Herald, / visited the section below
Memphis with a Chicago newspaper
artist. one afternoon we were perched
on the top of a bit Of highland view
ing the waste of waters on either hand
when an old negro approached and Of
fered to sell two fine roosters. With
great volubility he explained that the
fowls had eaten so much corn that he
couldn't afford to keep them longer and
therefore he had decided to sacrifice
them and stop the drain ON his corn
crib.
Where did you get them, uncle?" 1
asked.
The old man looked at us quizzically
for a moment and then said with a
chuckle, "Yo' gemmen are from the
moth, amt yo'?'
"Well, yes" replied, "but what has
that to do with it?"
"Becuz, sahS' he said, "no southern
gemman evah asks a niggah whah he
gifts anything"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
HAS SHE FORGOTTEN.


Has she forgotten? on This very Nav,
We were 70 moot ber Win +bn J,irIs' ,,,,
bees. '''' '''u' anu
AS on that Sabbath ,ndarrootb +to
trees '''''''' ''''
We strayed among tbn +oD,bs on1
striDped 9vay
The vines from these old pronitns COLA
and cray 7'"''0'' N0iN
And VET. indeed. NOT grim onourb r,oro
tbey
TO stay i5y orr kisses smiles and oos+ootos
Its promiso?-that the bird-sonps from,
the tree
Are snraved above fbo erasses nc tho s,,r,
AJirbt lar tho dazzIino. dep, down eboy,
eringly?
Iroe ebn forgottar .o,.or,- o,,o
Hosehe forrottan --Torgotton' ,,,ao
IT,
ror- 1,n, dov,r in tbo ,,ioIots 7 ,,ro..
2fv Iine ana whisnar to hor noos sb,
hear sue
hnd vol hold eiIanca tbouob 7 COLL ho,
Loor "a" '7'
Tus4 ae of old sova for tbe toarf,,,rose
0f tba cIinchcd ewes. and tho souIs nreo,
listrnSs9 9''N'
Hoe sJ'a ro,,cot+o,, tbus tho oI7 canvass
,r1,ot ma 10 an, hrootb n o,,ioLaro'I ..
r,osnbnro a.
rrbdt gaiied rigbt unto suooni,,, ,,,it,
tbo sboor "''''
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12

pervading, intelligent, ana ever-pres-
ent force from one end OF the country
TO the other, controlling the machinery
Of the party i'm power, using their Of
fees to pdrpetuate such power, levying
assessments for campaign purposes,
and in many other ways creating and
fostering corrupt condition beyond
the widest dreams of the golitical
manager, manipulation, and striker.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
Spring
CroCkery Sale.

Starts today. The of this offering should make
every housewife hasten her share ofthese matchss bar
gains We always ready to take advantage trade chances
Here's example:
Ten crates of Crockery shipped to Chicago not de-
vered owing to hitch about the payment The shippers
the Abram French Co., of Boston, resod the lot
third off the import pricefor cash. So back they came and
your chance at them begins today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
is A MUCH TRAVELLED MAN.
One Railroad Officer WHO Has Jour-
ncyed 100000 Miles.

William Wilhelm, Of Philadelphia, a
baggage agent on the Pennsylvania
railroad, now seventy years Old has
been in continuous service on the road
since 1850. Five years ago he summed
up his travels, and was much sur
prised to find the total to be 1924, $50
miles.
He has lost about three months since
then, but has probably Travelled 175.-
600 miles additional, making q grand
total of $500, 000
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
EXPLAINED.

"And now can explain in substance
that mysterious seance. 1t is Well
known that the Roentgen rays, invisi-
Bile to our eyes, render fluorescent sub
stances phosphOrescent, especially
screens covered with cyanide of plati-
nun. Recently a well known maker
of physical apparatus, NJ. Radiguet,
found that under the action of Y rays
all objects in glass and crystal shine
with peculiar brilliancy, while every
thing else remains in complete obsCur-
ity. The machine that produces the
rays is concealed behind several black
cloths. Nobody can have any suspicion
of it's existence; but, nevertheless, the
rays pass through all the cloths and
light up all the glass objects, and
nothing else so that a glass held in
the hand and moved up at will can be
distinctly seen, while the hand is abso-
lutely invisible. But glass is not the
only thing that becomes phosphores-
cent at distance behind the Y ray
apparatus. The same effect is pro-
duced upon enamels, diamonds, porce-
lain, etc.
when NJ Radiguet made this dis
oovery he of course, Immediately said
that it could produce sensational tricks,
excite the public curiosity, and create
a new amusement destined to dethrone
the ghosts.
"The operator in the present case had
only two assistants. They were suf-
hcient to handle the objects and dis
play ali the marvels. Their task was
simple; they had only to move them
carefully. The operators could not be
seen, but the glass violins, vases, and
the glass model of the hand We're visi-
Bile.
80 much for the glasses. Now for
the phantom. A figurante, tall and
clever, was concealed behind some dra-
perry and enveloped i'm a veil that was
covered by a huorescent substance.
Her face was glazed with a phosphor-
escent sulphate of zinc powder. It is
needless to say that the material could
not be applied to the eyes, and that ac-
counts for their absence in the llvld
face of the phantom"
Evidently X-ray ghosts are only in
their infancy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
PlatterS

30
-lncll..'',.,,........... ,......,......OOC
Creams, sugars, soup tureenS,
etc, ETC., at over one-third off from
regular prices.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
Commentator.

"You are getting round-shouldered since
you have been engaged to her"
VERY likely but you ought to see the
muscles of my arms."-Life.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
Toilet Sets

Since we do nothing by halves,
we make big reductions all over the
department. Nearly all the stock
is marked for quick moving. IN
der glaze toilet sets with pretty
decorations, Io-piece sets,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
Open Stock

From Meekin'S famous pottery in
England. Their new "Gertrude"
pattern, at less than two-thirds
their value. Semi-porcelain, war
ranted not to craze. Decorated in
cold and COlOrS,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
Carlsbad China
Dinner Sets

With covered dishes, large soup
tureen and covered sauce boat; 3
platters, plates, ETC., a plenty. A
complete dinner set of real China,
Handsomely decorated,
The herald., 1897-03-27
DALE CITY

DALE CITY, March 24.-(Special Cor
respondence.) F. c. Baird leaves Satur-
day for the mines with two wagons and
ten mules. taking material for construct
ing a house, and will also take along a
line of general merchandise.
o. B. Goodwin left yesterday with a
stage outfit. The postoffice parapher-
MALTA is now at Bagdad. Mr.. Brown will
carry mail, passengers, express pack
ages, etc. We have bi-weekly mail,
and the stage will make two trips a
week. In about week from date 1t will
be possible to leave San Bernardino
by the A. p and make the camp Dale
City, in sixteen or seventeen hours.
The v. D. mill is now in full swing,
running full time, with very satisfactory
results.
]. j. ELMER & Co. are making arrange
ments to put in mill to run on White
Star and Ivanhoe ore. These are two of
the gilt-edged mines of the district.
. DIR. Bedford and E. r. Halesworth are
driving a 500-foot tunnel on the Star, a
claim that gives promise of making a
great property.
Property in Dale City is on boom.
quite a number of lots having already
changed hands.
The herald., 1897-03-27
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, March 26.-(Regular
Correspondence.) In the superior court
yesterday Thomas H. Dimmitt was by
Judge Ballard released from custody.
Dimmitt was arrested by Marshal Cur
tice on papers from Missouri charging
him with being a fugitive from justice,
and by Judge Huntington committed
to the custody of the sheriff to be re-
manded. Yesterday a writ of habeas
corpus was granted by Judge Ballard,
with the result stated Dimmitt was re-
arrested on an amended writ and
brought before Judge Huntingdon today
but was again released.
Fred Letters was appointed guardian
of minor heirs of Emelie Letter.
Information against Edwin F. Green,
filed today and March 29th, 10 a. m, set
for arraignment.
In Daneri vs.. Oyharzabel ct al, H. c.
Kellogg, r. B. Cook and J. E. Bacon were
appointed to partition estate.
Motion for new trial in the case Of Tus-
tin Fruit association VS.. Earl Fruit COM
pany was filed.
w. A. Dyer, delegate to the state con-
vention of the Maccabees, will leave next
Monday to Join other delegates who Will
start from Los Angeles in a special car.
The owner of the horse Nutford in
tends to put him in training soon for
Nevada campaign. 1t is expected that
this fine pacing stallion will reach the
2:10 mark this year.
The Jeffersonian club will on the even-
ing of April I'd give a public entertain
ment in Odd Fellows hall. A debate.
music. etc., is the program. The High
School orchestra will assist
The Alcatraz is at Newport wharf to-
day discharging cargo of ties for the
Santa Fe railroad.
VIM. Drury of Los Angeles and Bessie
A. Benjamin Of same sity were granted
leave to wed in Orange county yester-
day.
Paul Segar yesterday shipped 1870 box
es of fine lemons to st. Paul, Mdnne-
sofa.
Orange County Title company reports
for week ending March goth. nineteen
real estate transfers. aggregating $10.S79.
Today a sailor aboard the Alcatraz at
Newport wharf had his leg fractured
Just above the ankle. A bundle Of rail-
way ties, secured in the swing, was be-
ing dragged along the deck by the hoist
ing machine with such speed that the
unfortunate man was unable to avoid
1t. Prompt surgical attention was OBJ
tained and the wounded man made COM
Portable on shdpboard- He will be car
ried to San Francisco.
The Minuet club gave Its regular
The herald., 1897-03-27

RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, March 26.-(Regular
Correspondence.) A request has been
received by County Clerk Condee from
United States Marshal Covarrubias to
let him know when the supervisors will
meet The inquiry is evidently made
with q view of serving notice on them
of the suit brought in the United States
court at Los Angeles by Receiver Spoor
of the Bear Valley company. to set aside
the action of the supervisors in fixing
the water rates to be charged by the
company in the Alessandro irrigation
district. The people of this district, as
we'll as those of the Perris district, will
welcome an early decision in this case,
as the season of the year Is opening when
larger quantities OF water will be used
for irrigating purposes, and the users of
the water would like to know where
they are at" If they are compelled to
pay 80 cents per inch, the figure charged
for water by the receiver previous to the
fixing Of the rates. or anything near that
amount, scores Of the ranchers and or
chardists will be unable to take water
at all, and will be compelled to abandon
their possessions. 1t Is understood from
officers Of the irrigation districts men
toned that the Bear Valley company
receiver reflseo 70 furnish water at the