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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
exceIIence.

This is fact that has been demonstrated many
times during business careerof fads flourish
for while; fashion may favor innovation and
then, inferior qualities may have brief period of
prosperity; but to create firm, increasing perma-
nent demand for article requires that possess points
of real worth and ert-appy this reasoning to the
TrefOusse and Foster Kid Gloves and the troublesome
Kid Glove question is easily solved = eleven years of
handling these celebrated gloves has demonstrated the
fact that they do possess real points Of merit have
practical features of excellence deserve their weearned
popularity, and do give genuine glove satisfaction.
We have a exceedingly comprehensive line of these
goves-control the sale in this ctyn all the and
popular Spring shadngs the size line is competeplan
and fancy embroideries pair fitted and guaran-
teed-
PRICE LIST.
Tampa" Clasp Glace Embroidered. SI.oO pair
''VOItaire . Pearl Clasps, Glaze, Emb
clinton = Clasp Mocha Emb ............ &c
8 Dorothy Clasp Glace Emb. .......... $50
Cant P. K. Clasp Glace Emb. ........ $50
Special Clasp Mocha, P. K. Emb. ...... $50 s.
g DelOrmeD Clasp Suede, Emb- ......... I.5O $
''San Reno Clasp Suede, Emb .......... $50 =
''TrefOusse Pearl Button Suede, PIX Emb .
SPECIAL.
"FOster -" Hooks Glace Embroidered, all Sizes
Tans Brown Modes, Slate. Beaver
sI.OO Regular. for. 69c pair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05

Kansas City. No, April 5.-President
Mitchell of the Memphis road said yes
terday that the community OF interests
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
coMMUNIEY o. INTEREsrs.

Frisco Memphis Consolidation Effect
i've After July /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05

rheumatism is due to an excess Of acid IA the
blood When this escapes through the pores of the
skin as it often does it produces some form OF SKIN
eruption itching disease like Eczema or
letter but when these little tubes sweat glands
are suddenly closed by exposure to cold and sudden
chilling of the body, then the posons thrown oil by
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
TaDiOca.

This elegant and delicate starch is
the product of a plant that is cult
waited very extensively in the Malay
peninsula, where it's culture is almost
entirely in the hands of the Chinese.
The tubers of the plant Manihot util-
isima), which weigh on an average
from 10 to % pounds, are first scraped
and then carefully washed, after which
they are reduced to a pulp by being
passed between rollers. This pulp is
carefully washed and shaken up with
abundance of water until the felcula
separates and passes through a very
fine sieve into a tub placed beneath.
The flour so obtained is repeatedly
washed and then placed on mats and
bleached by exposure to the sun and
air. It is finally converted into the
pearl tapioca of commerce by being
placed in a crude shaped frame Gov
cred with canvas. 1t is slightly moist
ened and subjected to n rotary motion,
by which means it is g%ranulated. 1t is
next dried in the sun and finally Over
the fire in an iron pan creased with
vegetable talloW and is then ready for
the market.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
Profits In Fractions of Cents.

1t is most astonishing that trade
in these days is making it's enormous
profits in the fractions Of a cent. In
one of the cities of the country there
was a bank president who gave his
millions for philanthropic purposes.
During his life, ever on the days when
he was almost too infirm to walk, he
would trudge sadly and brokenly to
his home. One day a man met him on
the street and said:
"Why don't you take the street carr"
He instantly replied, "My dear
friend, do you appreciate the fact that
a hundred dollars would have to work
half a week to pay that fare?
And yet he gave two millions to a
library and another million to a hos
pital. That is the spirit of modern
money making. On the one hand it
gets the millions through the fractions
of cents, and with the other it spends
the millions without regard to deci-
mals.-Saturday Evening Post.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
The Tobacco Taste.

Even the best judges of tobacco
can't always be depended on" remark
ed a dealer to a reporter recently.
"Sometimes their taste goes back on
them, SO to speak, and remains blunt
ed for a week at a stretch. One Of my
merchant, who is very particular about
his cigars and one of the few real CON
nOisseurs in town. When he is in
good form, he can tell more about to-
bacco on a superficial examination
than anybody l know, with the single
exception of a dealer who has a big
reputation as an expert. About a
month ago this gentleman began to
complain about a favorite brand of
very high class cigars. l knew the
goods were all right and advised him
to buy something else for awhile. He
inally began smoking a pipe and used
a cheap cut plug that he declared was
the best smoke he ever tried, One
day, all of a sudden, his taste return
ed, and he went back to the cigars.
At present the bare smell of cut plug
will make him sick. Strange, isn't it?
They tell me that the professional SAM
piers of tobacco take a week off every
few months and never look at the
weed until they return to duty. In
that way they keep in condition.
Washington Star.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
BY Main

Mr.. Jowders looked gloomily at the
letter to which he had just painfully
affixed his signature and then cast a
dubious glance at his wife.
do you want to just u this over
before 1 send it to son James?" he in
quired, and when Mrs. Jowders shook
her head he hastily folded the sheet,
which bore the marks of hours Of toll,
and thrust it into an envelope, which
he sealed with trembling expedition
and then leaned back in his chair with
an air Of relief.
81 was afeared you'd want to read it,
and then most likely 'twould be all to
do owe again, mother, like the last
one," he said, "but I'm glad James
wrote he didn't mind a word misspell-
ed here and there. There's some things
I a do, but l never could seem to get
a good purchase on the system of spell
ing, some way.
LAS l view it," continued Mr.. Jow-
ders, there's some words you can
spell by the looks and some you can
spell by the sound. Them 1 can most
gen'ally manage, but when you come
to spelling by Judgment and main
strength my chances are about as slim
as they make 'em.''-St. Louis Repub-
lie
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
Verdi and Bismarck ON Titles.

The composer Verdi was offered q
title of nobility by King Victor En-
manuel. 1t was intended that he should
be created Marquis or Comte de Bus
seto, after the estate upon which he
lived. The composer refused the offer
energetically. He considered that Verdi
was somebody and that the Marquis de
Busseto would be nobody.
Even Bismarck was unable to parry
a blow of this character. When the
young emperor broke with him, he
conferred upon him the title of Duke
of Luxembourg. Bismarck received the
parchment with this exclamation:
"a pretty name! 1t will be handy for
travelling incognito."
Some days after a parcel arrived at
Varzin bearing the address mime. la
Duchesse de Lauenbourg."
Bismarck, to whom it was delivered,
being then at table, arose and, offering
the letter to his wife, remarked IRON
ically:
Duchess, enchanted to make your
acquaintance"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
Where He Shone.
acquaintal

A Thespian who spent several years
trying to get beyond 'the carriage
awaits Milford" station in first class
Broadway productions was induced by
his brother to join him in the dairy
business in the City of Mexico. While
on a business trip to this city recently
buying new machinery and appliances
for his prosperous Mexican creameries
he met one Of his former companions
who was still struggling for In oppor-
tunity to SAY lines" An exchange of
condolences revealed the fact that the
former actor was now making a snug
fortune in the milk business, and his
friend, the %persevering player, remark
ed: You're all right, Billy. You could
never have shone in a theatrical way,
but you are a star in a milky way
New York Sun.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
Knew All Their Tricks.

"GentlemeE,' said Frederick the
Great, Il am entirely dissatisfied with
the cavalry. The regiments are COM
pletely out Of hand; there is ne ac-
curacy, no order; the men ride like
tailors. | beg that this may not occur
again ard that each of you will pay
more attention to his duty, but | know
how things go on. You think | am not
up to your lodges. but | know them all
and will re~capitulate them.
when the season for riding drill
II on, the captain sends for the
sergeant major and says: L have an
appointment this morning at -. Tell
the first lieutenant to take the rides
So the sergeant major goes to the
senior sabaltern and gives him the
message, and the latter says: What!
The captain will be away? Then | am
off hunting. Tell the second lieutenant
to take the men, And the second lieu
tenant, who is. probably still in bed,
says: What, both of them away? Then
/ will stay where l am. / was up till
3 this morning at a dance. Tell the
cornet | am i'll and he must take the
rides Finally the cornet remarks:
Look bere, sergeant major, what is
the good of my standing out there in
the cold? You know all about it much
better than | do. You go and take
Them and so it goes, and what must
be the end Of it all? What can 1 hope
to do with such cavalry before the en-
y?"-"History Of Frederick the
Great"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
An ASbrevintIon.

A colonel OF n British regiment in
South Africa who was repairing a rail-
road after one OF General De Vets
many breakages discovered a fine emp
ty house, which he proceeded to occu-
Ply as headquarters.
When the news of the coloners COM
Portable quarters reached Bloemfon-
TEN, he received a telegram which
read:
&c. T. NJ. wants house"
The colonel was unable to make out
what &C. T. NJ" meant and inquired
of officers, who translated it general
traffic manager"
"AH right" said the colonel. "If he
can use hieroglyphics, so can l."
So he wired back:
&c. r. NJ. can G. T. H"
Two days later he received a dis
patch from Bloemfontein ordering him
to attend a board of inquiry. On ap-
pearing in due course he was asked
what he meant by sending such an in
sulting message to a superior officer.
"Insulting?" repeated the colonel in
n%ocently. 1T was nothing of the kind"
But what do you mean," demanded
his superior. ''by telling me I can Sc.
Z. H.T"
at was simply an abbreviation," re-
piled the colonel-''G. T. NJ. general
traffic manager) can G.. r. II. (get the
house,"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
Terms of Burlington Deal.

BoSToN. April 3o.-(Associated Press. J
The official circular issued by the di-
rectors of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, making announcement of de-
tails of the offer of the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern ompanies to pur-
chase the capital stock of the Burlington
road, was mailed to stockholders today.
The circular is an application of facts
previously made known concerning the
deal. Besides the offer to purchase the
Burlington stock on the basis of 5000 in
bonds for 500 in stock, the circular
says that the bonds are to be the joint
obligation of the Northern Pacific and of
the Great Northern company.
Stockholders as desire a part payment
of cash will receive $3.50 in bonds and
$40 in cash.
AS previously stated the bonds are to
bear interest at the rate Off per cent per
annum from July I, 1901, and are to ma
ture July I, 1921, but are to be redeem
able at the option of the two Northern
companies at los per cent and accrued
interest on July I, 1906, or on any coupon
day thereafter. The purchasing COM
panies reserve the right to pay off part
without paying the whole of the bonds;
the number of the bonds to be paid will
be designated by lot.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS.

Will Purvis will leave, tomorrow, for
Havelock, where he expects to secure
work at the machinist's trade in the big
Burlington shops at that place.
Conductor and Mrs. II. c. Brown de
parted, Thursday morning on II, for St.
Paul, MINI. to attend the meeting Of
trainmen. Conductor and Mrs. H. A
Beale will also 90 later oil.
No. 6 missed the mail pouch at STRAIT
ton, Sunday night, and the pouch went
under the wheels. which mutiIated and
destroyed much Of the contents. Some
of the mail matter was simply torn TO
pieces.
We are just in receipt of authentic
information to the effect that the iron
will be laid on the Culbertson-Holyoke
branch of the b. and NJ. work commence
ing June Ist. The division Supt. at
Holyoke 10 authority for above state
ment.-Lamar Cor. TO Imperial Tribune.
The terms of the traffic arrangement
between the Burlington and the North
ern Pacific have been agreed upon and
will soon be placed i'll effect. 1t is
settled that all west and east bound I'M
consigr I'd freight shipments shall be
routed over the Burlington and cor
peting lines must either lose what Of
ten makes the difference between profit
and loss or increase their freight solicit
ing stats. The effects of the new ar
rangement will be that no line outside
of the combination will be able to secure
co~nsignments of freight unless at great
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
THE DEADLY COBRA.
How venomous Is Handled
by Hindoo Snake Charmers.

by Hindoo Snake Charmers.
The creatures were on the defensive,
but not one Of them attempted to
strike at the master, who sat serenely
in front of them, SO long as he did
nothing to annoy them. Kullan talked
to them as if they were his dearest
friends. After a time or the other
of them would lower its head, collapse
its 'rol al1d begin to try to wriggle
az '.hereupon KuIlan would give
il :, y It little rap on the tail with
h. ;,.cE and bring it instantly to at
tent.on again. Whether this man pos
sessed any special magic over these CO.
bras or whether the description given
below of how he could handle and play
with them was simply due to his meth
cd | cannot say. He himself repudia-
ted the idea of magic and asserted pos
itively that any one who had the nee
essary nerve and dexterity could do
exactly the same.
He used no reed instrument or mu-
tiles. He would simply squat on his
launches in front of them, and, after
they had been kissing and swaying
their uplifted heads backward and for
ward for a few minutes, he raised his
hands above their heads and slowly
made them descend till they rested ON
the snakes heads. He then stroked
them gently, speaking all the time in
the most endearing Hindoostanee
terms. The serpents appeared spell
bound. They made no effort to resent
the liberty, but remained quite still,
with heads uplifted, and seemed rather
to enjoy it. Presently his hands would
descend down the necks about three
inches below the heads, his fingers
would close loosely around the necks,
and he would lift them off the ground
and place them on his shoulders. The
looseness of the grip appeared to be
the main secret. The snakes, being in
no way hurt, would then slowly crawl
through his fingers and wind them
selves round his neck, his shoulders
and his arms. They appeared to real
ize that no harm was to be done them,
and they made no effort to resent
the handling. He would pick them
gently off one arm and place them ON
the other and, in fact, stroke them and
pet them as if they had been a pair
of harmless WOrms.-Cornhill.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
A TlGRESS WITH A GRUDGE
She Gets Furious at Sight of a Keep
err Who Once Beat Her.

She Gets Furious at Sight of a Keep
err Who Once Beat Her.
There is a lean tigress in the Central
park m%enagerie who spends a part of
the day beating her head against the
iron bars of her cage in a vain attempt
to spring upon one of the keepers.
Ordinarily the animal Is quiet enough.
1t is only when this keeper passes
that she cease to be a purring cat and
morning the tigress was in an extreme
ly bad temper. When her fancied en-
envy stuck a mop in through the bars
to clean her cage, she sprang at him.,
growing in thunderOus bass. Nearly
everybody in the crowd stepped back
invoIuntarily. The keeper placed an
iron bar in the cage at the great cats
feet and went on with his work, while
the animal snarled in impotent rage
and drew back her upper lip over two
cleaning white fangs.
"She doesn't seem to be fond of you,"
ventured a b%ystander.
"No, there isn't much love lost be-
tween US, replied the keeper. Her
tantrums show that animals treasure
grudges just like people. That tigress
came here eight years ago. A day or
two after she arrived | had to punish
her, and she has never got over it.
She watches me all day out of the cor
ner of her EYE, and every time l go
by the cage she makes a jump. 1 sup
pose she thinks she'll get me some
time. If she does, l might as we'll say
goodby."
While the man talked the tigress
looked at him with hate plainly stamp
ed on her face. When he went away,
she watched him until he was lost to
view. Then she resumed her nervous
tramp, tramp.-NeW York Mail and
Express.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
When Booth b

William Messenger, the comedian, once
said: 81 never saw Edwin Booth laugh
heartily but once. We were playing
Julius Cesar at Baldwin's in Frisco.
Booth was Brutus, Mccullough was
Cassius, Harry Edwards was Caesar
and Charley Bishop and 1 were plain,
everyday citizens. 1t was the last
night of the run, and we all felt frisky.
So when Caesar spoke the we'll known
line, Let me have men about me that
are fat Bishop and I, both fat men,
walked boldly up to Caesar and shook
him heartily by the hand. 1t broke
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS.
(pnAn No 9SS

To NJ. W. Moakley and to all whom it may
concern: The board of county commissioner
has established and ordered open a road com-
mencing at northeast corner of section thirteen
13), in Gerver precinct, Red Willow county,
Nebraska, running thence west on section line
ofssaid section, and all objections thereto or
claims for damages must be filed in the county
clerks office on or before noon of the 10th day
of June, A. d. 1901, or said road will be estab-
lished without reference thereto.
A26-4t r. A. GREEN, County Clerk.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
The Word Gazette.

The word gazette" is from the name
of an old Venetian coin worth about
one-half cent of u money. The name
is applied to newspapers because it
was the sum charged for reading the
first written journals that made their
appearance in 1850. After the paper
owner, who charged the next conner a
gazette for taking a peep at it.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
Squares of Consecutive Numbers

Squares of consecutive numbers, as
o, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc, may be formed by the
simple rule: To the square of the pre-
ceding number add the preceding num-
Der and the number itself. Thus:
90
1a~=0+0+1=1
22=1+1+2=4
3~2=4+2+3=9
4~s=9+3+4=16
The algebraic proof is:
G+Da=x2+2x+1
=xs+x+x+D
New York Sun.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
Hygienic.

"Your poetry" we ventured, sis emf
nently healthy!'
at should bel" rejoined the poet,
with dignity. Il am always extremely
careful to boil my Pierian spring water
before drinking, or, rather, quaffing it."
Detroit Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
English Robes of State.

Every robemaker in London always
robes Of state-those of a registrar, for
instance-ready and lends them out
when officials have to use them at any
great ceremony. Many a peer, when
his portrait is to be added to the family
picture gallery, has obtained the Grim
son and ermine from his tailor for a
small consideration.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
Why She Discarded Him.

Don't despair, Edward, even if ia
Their does say you'll be young enough
to marry five years from now"
"Oh, l don't care for myself, but how
about you?"-Philadelphia Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
No Difference Perceptible.

Jones-Very stupid girl, that Miss
Wilpin.
Smith-HOw so?
"Why, you see, we were guessing
conundrums the other evening, and
asked her what was the difference be-
tween myself and a donkey"
"Well?"
"Well? Why, by Jove, she said she
didn't know
"Well, as far as that goes, 1 don't Ell
ther."-London Answers.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
He Had Noted.

"That fellow is Il bird" said the adj
miring stranger as he looked after the
fresh young man.
Not now" replied the native, "but
there was Il time when your descrip-
ton might have been justified"
"VEhen was that?"
1.-THE night we tarred and feathered
him about a year ago.'-Chicago Post.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03

Our first regular factory for manu-
featuring glass was established at
Temple, n. H., in 1850 and was oper-
ated by imported German glassmakers.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
We warrant our Gloves and re-
place if defective, the Bee Hive.
/

Notice is hereby given that the firm of An
derson & Vanderhoof has this day been dis
solved by mutual consent, MIR. Vanderhoof re-
firing and collecting all accounts. Mr.. Ander-
son continues the business and pays all out
standing debts of the firm. Books will be found
at C. F. Lehn's ~office.-5-3-3ts.
c. I. ANDERSON.
L. d. ~ANDERHo
McCook, Neb., May /, 1901.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
PuxzIfnK.

"But re foot of re bed" the bewil-
dered Frenchman said, sit ees not on
re end of re laig"-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03

The least in quantity and most in quality
describes DeWitt's Little Early Risers. tie
famous pills for constipation and liver cOr.
plants. Mcconnell & Berry.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
Cheap-TermS Easy.
Seven-room dwelling for sale cheap
and on easy terms. Fruit and shade.
S. M. COCHRAN & Co.

No broader distinction can be made
between men than that which divides
them into two classes. To the first class
belong those who always have a good
excuse why the thing required cannot be
done. The second class is composed of
those who manage to DO. Foremost in
this latter class stands out the figure Of
General De Wet. Allen Sangree, who
has Just returned from the Transvaal,
draws a vivid picture of the character of
this most remarkable general of modern
times for the May Cosmopolitan, and
the article is illustrated with the most
complete collection of photographs and
drawings yet published.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03
Report of Relief Department.

Superintendent J. c. Bartlett of the
Burlington voluntary relief department
has issued his annual report for the year
ending December 81, 1900. The depart
ment has a membership CT 1908, which
is nearly IS per cent of the employees of
the entire system, an estimated surplus
of $329,I45.2o, and distributed during
the year benefits amounting to $685.
SIS, ii. The following table shows the
distributions:
Disability from Sickness. S3,8I4.23
Death from sickness. ........ 6I,IIo.oo
Total account of sickness. .SI44,e5I.23
Disability from an accident. S eS,5S4.oo
Deat- ON ACCIDENT. go. 32,4S9.34
Surgical attendance. 800. ~Io,S6I.57
Total account of accidents. $I5o.e93.eI
Since June I, 1850. the department
has paid benefits amounting to S2,67I,-
$40. 81, and had a balance on hand at the
close of the year of 1856, 1873.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03

In poker and politics they bluff the
loser.-Atchison Globe.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03

When you forget there. are others,
you are nearing a burned bridge.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-05-03

It is asserted that the idea Of the
pipe organ was borrowed from the
human chest, mouth and larnyx.