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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-04-07
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Tuesday.
Mr.. Williamson's incubator be-
gan Matching the first setting of
eggs, Tuesday.
Sam Bryan and Lee Jones were
''seein' things" in the west-end
city, Thursday.
Ed Curlee transacted business
in McCook, Thursday morning,
returning on No. IL.
j. M. Gammill of the Medicine
country made a business visit to
McCook, first of the week.
DR.. J. M. Brown made a bust
ness trip to Indianola, Tuesday,
returning the following day.
Agent Elbows uncle and aunt,
Wash Enlow and wife of Cam
bridge, were his guests, Sunday.
Lee Jones will devote his #
forts to fancy clerking on a ranch
up near Stockville, this season.
Horace Ivey made a flying trip
to I%ndianola, Tuesday evening, re
turning the following morning.
E.. E. Smith returned from St
Joseph, Monday morning. He is
expecting a car of feeders from
there soon.
E. r. Moon, who has been af-
ficted with several of "Job's COM
forter's'' on his neck for some time
past, is improving, we are glad t.
say.
Lyman Jennings and J.C.Puck-.
EFT purpose opening a general mer-
chandise stock in the building un-
til recently occupied by the post
Office.
Agent Enlow has recovered suf
fciently to again perform his du
ties fairly we'll, and, barring a few
corns on the top Of his head, he il
doing nicely.
Representative J. E. Hathorn
separated himself from the bus,
throng under the dome and re
turned from Lincoln, Monday. H.
says he has come to stay,
Rev. Arthur Miller, of the Evan
gelical church, who has been sta
toned at Cozad, has been assigned
to the Plainview and Sunny Hill
side appointment southeast of town
The brethren will build him a par
sonage near Plainview.
The village election, Tuesday.
was a very quiet affair, the onl,
element of excitement being The
fight made against S. W. ClarF,
who was defeated for trustee by J..
G. Ogg by one vote. The others
are G.. W. Jones, W. FL. Gartside,
r.. S. Baker and J. Fletcher.
Francis Sells and Ed Lohr went
up to McCook, Wednesday even
ing, where Francis took the oper-
ator's examination and Ed the
physical examination for student.
At the present rate Agent Enlow
will soon have to inaugurate a roll
call to keep track Of his students.
Some time during the month, c..
W. Keys and family will move to
Cambridge where he will have
charge of the Barnett Lumber
Company's business. This comes
in the way of a promotion for Mr..
Keys, who is deserving, and the
announcement is gratifying to his
friends. 1t will be regretted, how
ever, that his removal from among
us is necessitated.
G. W. Keys made a brief visit
to McCook, Sunday evening, for
the purpose of securing relief for
the elder Nj. Keys. A wide cir
Gle of friends will learn with regret
that the cancer on Mr.. Keys face
is spreading and that since his re-
turn from Omaha his condition has
become a source of anxiety to his
friends. His brother, DR.. J. M.
Keys of Omaha, with whom he
has been taking treatment, was
t~elegraphed for. He arrived on
Monday evening and decided to
place Mr.. Keys in the hospital in
Kansas City. His condition was
slightly improved when they left
Il
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07

section CT the iron rod be enough
larger to compensate for its inferior
conductivity. rod of iron weighing
thirty-five ounces per foot is held to
be equivalent to copper rod weighing
six ounces per foot. A fiat conductor
is recommended. on the ground that
surface counts for more than section.
Glass insulators are useless. The rod
may be fastened directly to the build
ing to be protected The matter of
greatest Importance is the condition
of the two extremities of the rod-a
matter often neglected with disastrous
results. A rod is perfectly useless-in
fact. source of danger-if its lower
end is not carried down into the
ground far enough to reach wet earth
1t should be connected with a good
sized piece of iron buried at the lowest
depth reached by the rod. The top OF
the rod should be pointed and plated
for protection from rust. 'It Is lu-
dicrous," says the Engineering News,
ito run rod down the side of build
ing and neglect the grounding, as Is so
often done. just as II the lightning
were dangerous bug which could be
safely disposed of by being induced to
crawl down to the bottom of the rou,
and which might then be left to jump
off as and where he pleased. Inc
correct way of looking at 1t is to con-
slider the rod as channel down
mountain side to guide possible
avalanche. The larger the chahnei
Cor the less the total electrical resist
ance of the whole rod)-the more sure
ly will the avalanche be confined ana
led through the channel provided Tor
1T"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
Cucumber Crop Destroyed.

The great cucumber district, en-
bracing hundreds of acres southeast of
Benton Harbor, Mich, with an annual
output of over 100000 bushels, has
been destroyed in the last two weeks
by foreign red bug. The new pest,
although much smaller, belongs to the
lady bug" family. One of the leading
cucumber growers today said: About
three weeks ago the vines, which were
in fine condition, as well as the fast
maturing cucumbers, were discovered
to contain hundreds of small eggs,
which the warm weather soon hatched
out, producing the unknown bugs,
which soon destroyed the vines. The
total loss throughout the district is
estimated at 100000"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Protection from Lightning - Button
without Thread A Handy Fixing
Trough Graphite's Many Uses-Mental
Effects of the Weather.
Mental Eject. of the weather.

Everybody probably feels that his or
her mental condition depends, to some
extent, upon the character OF the
weather. In gloomy weather we are
apt to be depressed. and in fair wealth
er exhilarated. When the atmosphere
is stimulating, the mental and physical
energies are enhanced. Starting from
these generally recognized facts, MI.
Edwin G. Dexter has made study OF
the effects of the weather on human
conduct, the results of which are
rather surprising. He shows. by sys-
TEN of tabulation, that misdemeanors
involving violence, such as assaults.
are more common in bright weather,
and that the same is true of suicides.
On the other hand, mental errors. such
as mistakes in bank figures, are more
common in damp. rainy weather. HIS
inference is that the excess OF energy
produced by bracing condition OF the
air is responsible for more violence
than is the ugly temper" caused by
bad weather, because the latter. While
lowering the spirits, diminishes the ac-
'ivity of men.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
Graphite's Many Uses.

One of the most familiar substances
now named in industrial connections
is graphite. and its differentiated uses
and applications are really phenome-
nal. Not a single iron casting, says
writer in Bradstreet, is taken from its
sand mold without the sand being first
faced by graphite; not gun projectile
is cast but the steel is melted in a
graphite crucible; not tool. not saw
is made but from graphite crucible
steel: every pound of nickel, of copper.
of composition metal, of brass is cast
in some way the metal being reduced
in a graphite crucible. Every printing
house, for the perfection of its electro
types, is absolutely dependent on
graphite; every electrician and every
department of electrical work comes
under the same tribute. Graphite lu-
bricates friction ways, and it is not
ably the most enduring paint pigment;
the electric light, too, would shine
much less easily but for graphite, the
production of steel rails has an equal
ly intimate relation to this mineral
Among its peculiar characteristics are
its immunity from any effect by heat
and cold, the highest and lowest ex-
tremes of either failing to influence it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
Wonderful illumination.

Niagara Falls is to be Illuminated
by electricity during the coming Buff
falo Exposition. This will be the oc-
casion of what will doubtless be most
brilliant and startling Illumination
The idea is to erect series of tall tow
ers on both the American and Cana
dian sides of the river. On the top OF
these lofty spires huge electric search
lights will be placed in such manner
that they may be played on any part cf
the Falls. The Imagination may pic
ture the dazzling effect that will be
produced when a score of those power
full instruments of illumination are
brought to bear upon the rushing wa
ters as they tumble irresistibly over
the rocky ledge into the depths be-
meath. A constant change of colors
will be used in the manipulation OF the
searchlights, so that now the Falls Will
be like molten silver. again flood OF
crimson, again as green as old ocean
itself, and so on through the whole
gamut of colors of the painters palette.
The astonishing effect will be still
further heightened by the use of cleo
trio arc lights in the Cave of the
Winds which will give to the water as
1t falls in front of it a weird, phos-
phorescent glow. The power OF TINS
record making illumination will be all
within easy reach, as Niagara Will 1t
self be made to do all the necessary
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07

In surrogate's case an order had been
issued for the arrest of two executors
on the ground that they had failed to
turn over certain moneys as directed
by the court. One of these executors
did comply with the order of the court.
but, nevertheless, was arrested and
locked up. His counsel appeared be-
fore one of the country judges sent
down to this section temporarily, and
applied for a writ of habeas corpus.
Whereupon the judge made the re-
markable decision that a Supreme
court judge could not grant the writ
called for; that the Supreme court
could not interfere with a case under
the Jurisdiction of a surrogate. And
so the poor prisoner had to sweat in
jail because this countryman did not
know the law. That ruling made every
lawyer in the courtroom gasp for
breath. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
FRIEND OF THE BOERS
OLIVE SCHREINER is ACTIVE
IN THEIR BEHALF.
Wants the Tyranny of Britain Clearly
Understood Sketch of Peculiar
Woman's Life-From South African
Farm to Merited Fame.

One of the most peculiar of con-
temporary writers is Olive Schreiner,
who suddenly leaped into great popu-
larity over ten years ago by her strong
romance, The Story of an African
Farm" Since then she has never pro-
duced another sustained bit of i'm
aginative work. but in several smaller
books she has shown creative power
of a rare kind. Her father was Ger
man missionary and her mother an
English woman, and all her girlhood
she spent at a remote station in Cape
Colony. This lonesome life she has
reproduced with startling fidelity in
her book, which was a powerful pro-
test against the worlds failure to per-
init girl to enjoy the same training
as a boy. Her sketches of Boer life
were as graphic as Rider Haggard's in
"Jess" or Swallow" Olive Schreiner
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
A Possible Dilemma.

A Judge of the old school, loving port
wine and hating trouble. is said to
have once summed up a very compli-
Gated case in the following terms:
You have all heard the evidence; you
have also heard what the learned coun-
sci have said. If you believe what the
counsel for the plaintiff has told you
your verdict will be for the plaintiff; I;
but, if, on the other hand, you believe
what the defendants counsel has told
you. then you will give verdict for
the defendant. But If you are like me.
and don't believe what either of them
has said, then I'll be hanged if I know
what you will do."-Household Word1-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07

of foreign affairs in 1884 he had been
minister of Mexico to Great Britain.
Senior Mariscal is said to be the best
informed man on either side of the
water in regard to the intricate nature
of SpanishAmerican politics. being
thoroughly conversant with the situa
tion in every republic in all Central
and South America This is by no
means an easy task when one consid-
ers the frequency of revolutions every
where else but in Mexico. Senor
Mariscal has a great admiration for
the United States, and every plan for
more cordial relations between the two
republics has had his cordial approval.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
Button without Thread.

A detachable button, which can be
fastened in an instant. without needle
or cotton, and which has every appear
ance of a sewed one, and which Will
stand a great deal more strain. is a
thing which will appeal to the man
who lives in single blessedness.
This button has as an attaching de-
vice a metal hook, which. after being
thrust through the material, is held
firmly by a locking bar folding over
the point of the hook, and held in this
position by spring.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
HOW wAsHBoARD WON FAVOR
Mrs. william Warren Says She Had
Much to>Do with 1t.

Much to>Do with 1t.
Mrs. William Warren of Erastina
place, Mariners Harbor, Staten island,
claims that she was the first woman
to introduce the washboard into the
interior part of England. Mrs. War
rem. who is of English birth, says she
returned to Worcestershire some twen-
ty-six years ago, and it was -hen that
she first noticed the primitive mode OF
washing there. When she saw the long.
coflin-shaped tub and noted the great
labor made over a wash she told about
the American washboard. Some util-
lied huge barrels, with Founders; the
clothes were put in and soft soap
was poured on. After two hours
pounding the clothes were rinsed in
brooks or streams, and then bleached
in the sun. Others used large tubs and
rubbed each part of the garment with
the open palm of the hand; some had
slid" boards, through which the
clothes passed back and forth N a slow
manner Mrs Warren sent for wash
board, and when it arrived holiday
was taken. Everybody tried it, and
great rubbing took place. Mrs. War
ren. to show how the board was used,
travelled from house to house. Every
body bought one, and the villages
around soon caught the fever. All old
fashioned designs were put aside, and
the Yankee washboa:d found its first
friends among the country people of
England-New York Tribune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
HAREAs CORPUS SUSPENDED.
Ruling of Country Judge Which Made
Lawyers Gasp.


"Church congregations are always
nightly we'll pleased to see their pas
tors in their pulpits after the summer
season is ended, but not as thoroughly
gratified as are members of the bar
when the judges return from their va
cations remarked prominent Brook
lyn lawyer. "Why do you make the
distinction between the emotions of
church congregations and lawyers?"
asked. To which my friend replied:
"Well, a congregation is not forced to
ACCEPT the views of a poorly informed
country parson who comes to the city
as a substitute for brighter man who
has gone to the mountains or seashore
But it is different in the courtsszfou We
got to knock under, at least untal an
appeal can be heard; have got to sub
nit to the rulings of this and that
second-class country judge who comes
to the city to make a show OF his un-
familiarity with law, until the regular
iudees return to their seats. During
last summer a case came under my op-
servation which will illustrate the in
competency of some of these country
Judges who visit us in vacation time
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
MEXICAN SECRETARY OF STATE

Although President Diaz of Mexico
was prevented from visiting the United
States this fall on account of the ILL
ness OF his wife. his minister Of foreign
affairs came. Senior Ignacio Mariscal
stands closer to President Diaz than
does any other official at present con-
nected with the government OF Mex
ico Before he accepted the portfolio
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
Deafnes. Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, they cannot reach the
diseas ed portion OF the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
lnfiamed condition of the mucus lining of the
Eustachian Tube When this tube is infiamed
YOU have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
Ing and when 1t Is entirely closed deafness Is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored 10 its normal
condition hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out OF ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condition OF
the mucus surfaces.
we will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for
circulars, free.
Il. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
LlauId AR nnd MngnetI.m.

When steel is dipped into liquid air.
it's magnetism is curiously affected.
Non-magnetic nickel steel aires
magnetic properties after being i'm
mersed for five minutes in liquid air.
Manganese steel is similarly affected.
The density CT carbon steel is percep-
tibly decreased after the immersion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
UnreIIability of EARTHQUAKES.

Earthquakes cannot be successfully
predicted. A long period of scientific
observation of seismic disturbances
has failed to show that an approach
ing earthquake can be predicated by
the weather or by the most scientic
instruments. These disturbances
which are caused by movements of the
earth's crust, may occur at any time in
any part of the world.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
The I.thmus of Pana ma.

Its engineers believe that they have
solved the problem of the successful
completion of this great enterprise. II
so, 1t will prove II great benefit, no
more than has Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, the remedy which never fails to
cure afIiictions of the stomach. The
Bitters strengthens weak stomachs
and torpid livers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
EIecnnt. Clenn. convenient. Roomx.

New equipment makes the Union Pacific
the most popular line running both east
and west from Denver. Nine hours saved
between Denver and San Francisco or the
Pacific northwest, and only one night to
Chicago. St Paul or st. Louis. Ticket
Office, GIL nth street.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07

feels deeply the wrongs of the Beers,
and her pen has been active for months
in presenting their side of the contro-
versy with England.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07

Did you enjoy Uncle Toms Cabin at
the matinee, Aunt Lucinda2" NO; Il
didn't have half so many deathbeds as It
used to have when l was young.'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
Are You Using Allen. Foot-Ea.e.

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07

One of the queer things in life is thai
the frocks in old photographs were once
considered pretty.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07

dark room. 1t is porcelain fixing
trough in which six plates can be ac-
commodated at the same time. Any
plate can be lifted out and examined
by transmitted or reflected light with
out soiling the fingers or without any
danger of dropping and breaking the
plates. The six dippers are celluloid
and are the quarter-plate size.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07

A man forgives his sweetheart for
trumping his ace but he always reminds
her of 1t after they are married.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07
A Handy Fixing Trough.

Here is new, convenient and use
fui appliance recently invented for the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-07

Jimmy and our preacher collided on
their wheels" rs Jimmy hurt2" Yes;
he heard what the preacher said"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

q meeting of the daughters of Lafay-
cite Post, and then / must drop in for
moment and see Mrs. Blank about
our next meeting and the topic for
discussion. How do you find time
for all these clubs and what does your
husband say to all this running
about?" Ten years ago it was | who
sat at home and waited till between
five and six for him to come home.
'Mais nous avons change tout cela,' he
sits home and waits for me now. l
have just been out since nine this
morning and am just looking like a
tramp now. Well, he does not seem to
mind it; he is just as good and dear as
he can be. We board, you know, and |
never had any children. But good
bye. shall see you again at the
'Justicia, shall | not?" Is this the
solution Of the abnormal growth of
woman's clubs, 1--WE board. you know
and never had any children?" Is
the woman any happier in her clubs,
or is it the lack of motherhood which
has driven her into the clubs?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17


sleep occasioned by those weird and
uncanny sounds that are a foe to the
slumber of mortals, though perhaps
forming part Of the orchestra which
interprets terpsichorean measures for
Titanic in the moonlight arrayed in
diaphanous garments of cobwebs
When his tired eyelids suggest the
pleasures of his downy couch an owl
with persistent mournfulness begins a
serenade that CRATES on the nerves,
and until its identity is established it
suggests the wailings of the banshee.
If he is perchance wakeful and in the
humor to read he finds that his lamp
is the mecca for more kinds of flying
things than he ever thought could be
reckoned in insectology. To add to his
discomfort giant bugs with resound-
ing thuds of the most startling charac-
ter dash their brains out against the
screens in a vain effort to join the cir
Gle about the evening lamp, and a bat
perchance livens up matters by frantic
ally flying with blind swirls and whirrs
over his head until capture or retire
ment is inevitable. At last in bed the
gentle mosquito proceeds to MARBLE
near at hand, if netting prevents a
personal caress, just to show there is
no hard feeling, and he keeps up a
lengthy monologue that were he a dog
would cause the sleepless martyr to
declare that his bark was worse than
his bite. The dog, however, is not to
be left out of the midsummer nights
reality. He is generally one that sleeps
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
THE SOLDIERS LEXICON.
A Private's Novel Definitions of Some
Military Terms.

A Private's Novel Definitions of Some
Military Terms.
One of the privates of the Thirty
first Michigan brought up with him
from Cuba part of what is known as
"The PriYate's Dictionary" says the
Harrisburg Telegraph. For the benefit
Of those who are not conversant with
military terms some of the definitions
are reproduced:
Private-The whole bonnet.
Colonel-The trimmings.
Major-An officer of minor impor-
lance.
Mule-An irreligious brute of the
animal kingdom. His rank is three
notches above first sergeant.
Bugler-A third-class private or
wind TANNER, who disturbs slumber
and poker games.
Mesa poor excuse for a square
meal
Pass-A thing in demand, not good
in a street fight or police court.
llChCL W nCdfSh.
Pay Day-A great day in the army,
when all men are alike; a day to set
tie disputes and patronize the can
teen.
Canteen-A place where we get our
beer and the big head.
Guardhouse-A haven for rest for
good soldiers.
Guard Duty-A crime objectionable.
Drill-A disgrace to any private.
Dress Parade-A sport the officers
are stuck on, or Anglo-Saxon for cake
walk.
Craps-A good way to dispose of
$3.50, or the game that made the
American soldier famous.
Officers Meeting-A gathering of
thirsty officers in a secret place to
discuss politics.
Surgeon-A secondhand horse doc
tor, who gives you oil for sprained
ankle, and then puts you on double
duty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
He Was Not Impressed.

There were eight of us going to stop
at the same town and the same hotel
in Kansas hamlet. and we talked
things over before we left the train.
Each one registered himself as a pro-
fessor, judge or general, and when the
last name was down we stood waiting
to hear any observation from the
landlord. He was quiet-spoken, hum
ble-looking man, and he should have
been duly impressed with the array of
names. He wasn't, though. He read
them over in careless way and then
looked up to say: All right, profess
sors, judges and generals, I'll do the
best l can for you, and guess most Of
the folks will turn out to your circus
tomorrow if the weather 10 pleasant"