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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
How David Harum' Came to he
Written,

Written.
An interesting little anecdote is told
about how David Harum" came to be
written. 1t is rather pathetic. 1t seems
that Mr.. Wescott, the author, was the
kind of man who could do pretty much
anything-paint a picture, plan a house
or compose Il ~sOnata-but he had never
made much money, {. when he became
i'll and realized that he might not live
long and would leave his family with
little or no money he was desperate.
Write a book" suggested a friend
and neighbOr to him one day when
they were talking over the situation.
81 did make an attempt at it once"
answered Mr.. Wescott. Il tried a love
story, but l couldn't make it 60"
add a little local color to it," said
the first speaker. Take n Of the
people about here that you know and
work him up-old -, for instance"
mentioning a character familiar to
them both. He'd be first rate"
That's a good idea" exclaimed Mr..
Wescott, and the result of this CONVEX
sation was David Harum," and yet
David" was never in the story at all
as it was first conceived.-Anna Went,
worth in Woman's Home Companion.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
His Jaws.

Shark stories, with some reason, are
commonly received with incredulity. A
we'll authenticated anecdote, however,
is told Of DR.. Frederic Hill, an English
surgeon of distinction.
A mar fell overheard in the Indian
ocean and almost into a sharks mouth.
Hill, who was standing close to the
rail, grabbed a Delaying pin and with
out hesitation jumped to save the
sailor.
The great brute was just turning on
his back to bite, when Hill drove the
Delaying pin right through both jaws,
Both men were got on board again IN,
harmed.
perhaps that fellow won't want an
other toothpick. Has any one got a
clean shirt to lend? This was my last
were the only words of the rescuer.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
New Ynrk'a SlRYeHhin.

When New York city owned a slave
ship Is told in an article in Parsons
Magazine. The greatest impetus was
given to the slave trade by the act of
parliament OF 1854, which legalized
slavery in the North American colo
MES. This does not mean taat slavery
was unknown in what is now the
United States before that time, be
cause as early as 1920 a Dutch man-of-
war landed and sold 90 African ne
groes at jamestown. Va.
In 1926 the West India company i'm
ported slaves from the West Indies TO
New York city, then New Amsterdam.
ship, advanced money for its fitting
out and shared in the profits of its
voyages. This recognition and encOur-
agement may account for the astound,
ing fact that in 1850 slaves formed
one-siXth of TIE entire population of
New York. The general prevalence of
slavery is shown by the fact that ut
this time there were CT slaves in New
YOrk's small suburb of Brooklyn, and
that in London itself there were resi-
dent 10000 slaves.
Slaves We're at that time publicly
dealt in on the London exchange. No
wonder the traffic in human flesh was
a recognized commerce, and that in
I'LL the English alone sent to Africa
1872 ships equipped for the trade and
with a carrying capacity of ALAG
slaves per trip.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
Strategy In n Street Car.

"In the matter of strategy a woman
can get the better of a man every time
in minor affairs, at least" said a mar
who is in business down town and who
rides home in a West Philadelphia car
during the rush hour every evening.
Il usually get q seat, for 1 take the car
away down at Fourth street. The
other evening l was busily reading my
paper when a woman got aboard at
Twelfth street. l glanced up slyly and
saw that all the seats were occupied.
Hasty as my glance was, she caught
my ere, and that was my finish. Smil-
ing broadly, she came over to where
was sitting and exclaimed: why, how
do you do? How are all the folks"
81 couldn't place the woman to save
my life, but 1 lifted my hat and re-
piled that we were all well. She must
be some friend Of the family 1 argued
with myself, so 1 folded up my paper
and gave her my seat. After she had
settled herself comfortably she looked
up at me in a queer sort Of way and
said: Really. I must beg your pardon.
1 took you for Mr.. Jones. You look so
much like him.
But she had the seat, and she kept
it. 1t was a clear case of bunkO."-
Philadelphia Record.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
Idincv I'm KmmhRrs

The Contributor-The 2thake may be
perfectly cured without pain.
The Editor-We 1der if the specific
is hard 2 take. If not, we will try il
4thwith.
Subeditor-If cured, it will be a 1del
indeed!
Assistant Sub-1Oderly, gentlemen
it's a sore subject.
Deputy Assistant Sub-Yes, and re.
quiring 40tude 2 bear.
Correspondence Editor-This is car.
rying the matter as far as S0quette
will bear.
Office Boy-Those who are so 42n-s
as to do the above will find each para.
graph 2 contain a slight II of humor.
Printers Devil-5-4 shame, gentle
men-54 shame!-Pearson's.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23

The Knack OF Balancing Them Prop
erly ON the Nose.

cry on the nose.
A young man who had purchased q
pair Of eyeglasses at 4 local opticians
the other day was complaining to the
clerk that he couldn't keep them on.
"They are continually falling off," he
said, land are really getting to be a
first class nuisance. Don't you think it
would help things If you frightened up
the spring a littlew
"NO. l wouldn't advise you to alter
the spring." replied the clerk. Its so
If you'll only be patient for a few
days, L think you'll learn to wear these
glasses all right. Come in at the end
of the week, and if you are still having
trouble with them I'll fit you out with
a pair of spectacles."
what do you mean by learning to
wear those eyeglasses" asked a man
who happened to be standing within
earshOt after the customer had walked
out. SIS it a trick that has to be ac-
CURED by ~practice?"
certainly it u.s." replied the clerk.
wearing tyeSldSSeS Is SOIleluluS ludt
has to be learned, just like riding a BIZ
cycle-in fact, the comparison is pretty
good, because both are simply feats of
balancing. The shape of the nose has
very little to do with it," continued the
clerk, land isn't worth taking into con-
sideration in selecting a pair of glass
es. But if a man has a nose like the
Prov of an armOred cruiser he couldn't
make eyeglasses stay there at first at
tempt. Until he acquired the knack of
keeping them in place by balance they
would be falling off every time he
made a sudden movement, no matter
how tightly he screwed up the spring.
Once the trick is mastered, however,
there is no further trouble. People
who wear eyeglasses habitually and
who may be regarded as experts keep
the spring very loose. The glasses rest
on the bridge of the nose as lightly as
a feather, but they never come off. 1
once saw a nearsighted man fall down
two flights of stairs and get up with
his glasses still firmly in place. How
is it done? Dear me, I don't know!
How do people learn to walk the tight
rope?"-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
He Ought to Marry,

Miss AntiQue-You ought to get mar
ried, Mr.. Oldchapp.
Mr.. O%ldchapp (earnestly)-I have
wished many times lately that 1 had a
wife.
Miss Antique (delighted)-Have you,
really?
Mr.. Oldchapp-Yes. If 1 had a wife,
she'd probably have a sewing machine,
and the sewing machine would have an
oil can, and l could take it and oil my
Office chair. 1t squeaks horribly.-Ex,
change.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
Cutting Watch Glasses.

In the production of common watch
glasses the glass is blown into a sphere
about n meter in diameter, sufficient
material being taken to give the desir-
ed thickness, as the cas- may be. Disks
are then cut out from this sphere with
the aid of a pair of compasses having
O. diamond at the extremity of one leg.
There is a knack in detaching the disk
after it has been cut. A good work
man will, it is said, cut 5000 glasses
I'm a d1V-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
Trouble Ahead.

Married Man-And you are engaged
to Miss Blankie?
Young Friend-Yes. 1 watched her
a whole day on the railroad train and
became so interested in her that 1 fol
lowed her up, got an introduction, and
now we are to be married.
Married Man-Was she travelling
alone?
Young Friend-No. She was with
her mother, and her kindness to her
mother is what captured me.
Married Man-But. gee Wilkins,
old man, she'll go on being kind to her
mother.-New York Weekly.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
The OYSTER.

The oyster is as fixed and sedentary
as the potato, and it's cultivation is
just as easy. In Europe its propaga.
ton has been reduced to a scientific
basis, but in this country only a be,
ginning has been made.
An oyster is ready for market in
about five years. The bivalves have
so much to contend with that perhaps
only n in 2,OOO,O 900 lives to grow up
and be eaten by human beings.-Chi,
cagO TimeS-Herald.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
n RetOrt ProDer.

The Collector-Here it is Tuesday.
and you haven't paid a cent on that
watch. You promised to have the
money for me Saturday.
The Young MAXWELL, it is only Fri
day by the watch. 1t is that much
slow.-Indianapolis Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
No Use,

Catterson-Look here, old man! Let
me tell you how I manage my wife. I
always give her money when she does
not want it. and when she does I refer
to the time when 1 offered it to her.
Hatterson-That's a fine scheme, but
it wouldn't work in my case.
"Why not?"
"Well, I've never yet seen the time
when my wife didn't want money
Harper's Bazaar.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23

Thin

is all right, if you are too fat;
and all wrong, if too thin already.
Fat, enough for your habit, is
healthy; a little more, or less, is
no great harm. Too fat, consult
a doctor; too thin, persistently
THU, no matter what cause, take
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil.
There are many causes of get
ting too thin; they all come
under these two heads: over
work and under-digestion.
Stop over-work, if you can;
but, whether you can or not,
take SCOTS Emulsion ofCod
Liver Oil, to balance yourself
with your work. GU can't live
on it--true--but, by it. you
can There's a limit, however;
you'll pay for it.
Scott S Emulsion of c od Liver
OIL is the readiest cure for
cant eat" unless it comes Of
your doing no work--you can't
long be well and strong, without
some sort of activity.
The genuine has - n
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this picture on it, SSsaA
take no other. &NSA
If you have not @tA
tried it, send for -thASA IN
free sample, its a s.ifMN NA
greeablo taste will }SF m TR
surprise you. IN\} Id
SCOTT g. BOVINE IN Tx
Chemists, Ky AlO7
400 Pearl Street, ~ INK
New York. -N
soc. and $1.OO; all druggists.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
Difficult Color Scheme,

"The baby has his fathers nose,
don't you Think"
Nonsense! Nature could no more
reproduce that nose than she could re-
produce a Turner sunset" Detroit
Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
What 1t Looked Like.

BEG pardon" said the rude young
man. gathering his features together
again. 81 simply couldn't suppress that
yawn."
Don't mention it." replied the bright
girl. by the way. that reminds me.
I visited the Mammoth cave last sum
Exchange.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
Not to BE Encourared.

What do you think of a man who
regularly carries his business home
with him?"
We'll, that depends. Now, if a mans
business is to sell liquor, for instance,
it isn't just the thing for him to take a
great deal of it home with him every
night."-Boston Transcript.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
Corrected Friday morning
Be Careful

No woman can be too careful of
her condition during the period be-
fore her little ones are born. Neglect
or improper treatment then endan-
gers her life and that of the child. 1t
lies with her whether she shall suffer
unnecessarily, or whether the ordeal
shall be made comparatively easy.
She had better do nothing than do
something wrong.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23

Many people are suffering f~earfulIy from
indigestion or dyspepsia, when one single
bottle of Herbine would bring about a prompt
and permanent cure. a few doses will do
more for a weak stomach than a prolonged
course of any other medicine. Price 90 cents.
a. McMillen, druggist.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23

For all fresh cuts or wounds, either on the
human subject or on animals, Billiards.
Snow Linlment IS excellent; while for com
sores on working horses, II cannot be too
highly commended. Price p and % cents.
a. McMilen, druggist.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
No ReciDrOcity,

Annie Nibbins is the meanest kind
of a gossip"
What variety is that"
"She's the kind that doesn't tell any
thing herself, but gets you to tell all
you know."-Chicago Record.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23
HNOTHERSS
FRaEMD

is the one and the only preparation
that is safe to use. 1t is a liniment
that penetrates from the outside.
External applications are eternally
right. Internal medicines are radi-
cally wrong. They are more than
humbugs-they endanger life.
Mothers Friend helps the muscles
to relax and expand naturally-re-
Iieves morning sickness-removes
the cause of nervousness and head
ache -prevents hard and rising
breasts-shortens labor and lessons
the pains-and helps the patient to
rapid recovery.
From a letter by a Shreveport. La,
woman: Il have been using your
wonderful remedy, Mothers Friend,
for the last two months, and find it
lust as recommended"
Druggists sell 1t at 81 per bottle.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA, GA.
Send for our free illustrated book,
"Befsre Baby is Born"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23

To be content with less IS to have less dis
content.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23

A very little child may open a very large
door in heaven.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23

You little knew when first We met
That some day you would be
The lucky fellow I'd choose to let
Pay for my Rocky Mountain Tea.
Ask your druggist.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-23

DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best
liver pills ever made. Easy to take and never
grippe. Mcconnell & Berry.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-31
REWARD.

The undersigned will pay the sum OF
twenty-five hundred dollars I$2, coo. Oc) to
Any person or persons furnishing the I'M
dersigned with Information which will
lead to the detection and conviction Of
any person or persons or corporations,
who have heretofore or may hereafter
trespass upon and extract aEl remove
ores Q: minerals from any Of the under.
ground workings beneath the surface y
those portions Of the Michael Dewitt lode
claim. which are Included within injunc-
lions issued by the state or United States
courts Of Montana.
BUTTE AND BOSTON CONSOLIDATED
MINING COMPANY.
By Z. s. Sa~tter7nan. Asst Supt.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-31

the complaint in his action, which is
filed in the office of the clerk Of this
court, a copy of which is herewith served
upon you, and to file your answer and
serve a copy thereof upon the plaintiffs
attorney within twenty days after the
service Of this summons, exclusive of
the day OF service; and in case Of your
Ialiure to appear or answer, Judgment
WIN be taken against you by default, for
n relief demanded in the complaint.
This action is brought to obtain a de-
cree on divorce from said defendant. on
che ground that on the 10th day of Octo-
per, 1898. said defendant, d~isregarding
the solemnfty Of her marriage VOWS, will
fully and without cause deserted n
abandoned plaintiff, and ever sine has
n still continues to willfully and with
U cause desert and abandon this plain
tin, and to live separate and apart from
MIN without any sufficient cause or any
reason, and against his will n without
his consent.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
u this 7th day of March, A. d. 1900.
(Seal.)
CLINTON C. CLARK, Clerk.
BY JAMES F. WILKINS. Deputy Clerk.
John B. McClernan, Attorney for
Plaintiff.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-31
PROGRESS OF A
GREAT NATION.

No doubt there are still corruption and
dishonesty and shameful deeds in poll
tics, but lave we made no progress
Have We made no progress in civil
service reform since the days of Abra-
ham Lincoln? Have we not made great
progress in education even in my day?
We are not a %decaying nation, we are
a growing nation. Compare America
with England, France, Germany or
Austria and see what nation can pro-
duce such statesmen as we have pro-
duced-Washington, jefferson, Hamil-
ton, Madison, Webster, Clay. Lincoln,
Seward, Chase.
Then there is the effect h religion
and the Christian religion is producing
in America. I know people say the
church is losing it's power in America.
I hope I will not be misunderstood If I
say that it matters not that the church
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-31
ALIAS SUMMONS.

Tn the Justices Court, Township of Walk
II. erville. Count of Silver Bow, State of
Is Montana. before j. M. Lewis, Justice of
? the Peace.
1T. P. Fitzmaurice, plaintiff vs.. John
CadieuX. defendant.
IN The state Montana sends greeting to
John CadieuX defendant above named.
You are hereby required to appear be-
fore me J. M. Lewis at my Office, 43 West
DAILY street, in Walkerville Township.
County of Silver Bow. and State of Mon
tana, on Friday, the eth day of April, A..
D. 1900, at 2 o'clock p. m., and answer to
the complaint of plaintiff on file, in an
action to recover of you the sum Of
twenty-eight n 75-100 ($28. 75) dollars, az
a balance due plaintiff for goods wares
and merchandise, sold and delivered to
you by the plaintiff at your special in
stance and request; said amount being
now due and unpaid.
And you are hereby notified that II you
fail to appear and answer the said COM
plant as above required, Judgment will
be taken against you according to the
complaint and costs of this suit.
Given under my and his 18th dav of
March, A. D., 1900
]. M. LEWIS.
Justice Of the Peace,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-31
OFFICE OF BOwERY MINING CcA-
PANY.

Butte. Montana. Feb. "a. 1sno
Notice is hereby given. that pursuan
TO a resolution passed and adopted by
the board of directors Of the Bowery
ular meeting, a stockholders. meet;nr ee 9,
said Bowery Mining Company viii be
held at the office Of Chas. Mattison.
president, in Forbis block, Butte. Nov
tana, at two O'Clock p. M. on the 10Th
day of April. 1900, for the purpose Of
submitting and considering the prNnosi.
ton of increasing the capital stock Of
said company from 10000 shares, Of The
par value Of one dollar per share. to
100, 200 shares. OF the par value OF one
dollar per share: and for the con.
sideratlon OF any other bushes.
that may come before said stock
holders meeting.
JOHN BERKIN,
II. s. MAGRAW,
CHAS MATTISON.
Board of Directors.
BOWERY MINING COMPANY.
By CHAS. MATTISON,
6 President.
-. H. 8. MAGRAW,
- Secretary,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-31
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To J. ". Oberman. and yoar heirs and
assigns: Ia. #aE#5
You are hereby notifed tina I have ex.
pended the sum Of one hundred dollars in
labor and improvements, upon the Rack.
arock lode raining claim. situate Ia the
Camp Creek mining district. Silver Bow
county. Montana, in order to hold the
said premises. to-wit: Fifty dollars dur.
ing the year 1897 and af.y do,ars during
the year 1899. said work being annual
assessment work and being done under
section 1924 revised statutes Of the United
States, and for the year ending Decem-
Der 31st. 1898. and being your share there
of.
And II withia ninety days from the
service of this notice upon you Cor with
In ninety days after this notice by publ.
cation) you fail or refuse TO contribute
POUR said proportion Of the total amount
so expended by me to-wit: Two hundred
dollars. your portion being the SUM Of
one hundred dollars. aforesaid. a. CO.
owner to the extent of one-half Of said
expenditure. your interest in said claim
will become the property Q. the sub
scriber. your under said Sec
ton 1924 revised statutes OF the United
States.
WALLACE NJ. L. DNRNIE.
Dated 1t Butte. Mont. January 10. 1901.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-31
JUDGE DECIDED.

New York Journal: Old Tornado Walk
er did not know when to quit. He sat
hitched to the table. When his ready
had been exchanged for white
chips and the white chips had changed
wners. hecalled for pen, ink and paper.
81 Mr.. Walker wrote a marker In the
form of a note for $40O. After many devia-
lions in the channels of m the
note reached Acler, Morrall & Condit.
The grocery firm looked Mr.. Walker up,
learned that he was a wealthy retired
merchant and large property holder.
Their demands for payment were not re-
ceived in a cordial manner, and a suit
was begun.
Mr.. Walkers answer was tina the note
was given to one Isaac Murray in pay
ment Of a debt resulting from a sociable
game of dra poker. The law does not
recognize gambling debts, n Mr.. Walk
err held aloof.
The case was placed on trial Wednes-
day before Judge Conlin and a jury in
the City Court. Mr.. Walker, who Is 70
years of age, was called to tell his story.
He began by saying that he did not give
the note to Mr. Murray, but that he left
the name blank.
Men do not play poker with blanks"
Judge Conlin said. '"They usually play
with men, and know the names of their
opponents"
Tnere was consequently no proof that
the note had been given in payment of q
gambling debt, and the jury, under in
structions from the Judge, found a verdict
for the plaintiff. Lawyer A. B.. Halliday
said that Mr.. Walkers weakness for
draw poker has resulted in several fdnan-
clal losses. Y * e; 3e VI
Mr.. Walker was said to be worth $780,
900 when he retired from the paper BUSH
ness several years ago. The business is
now in the hands of his son. f
The case will be appealed.