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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
rhe Rnethick Indians.

The Boethick Indians of Newfound-
land, at one tins the aboriginal inhab-
itants of the island, can now only be
counted by one or two skeletons ana
few skulls. so completely have they
been swept away. The French employ
ed the Mic Mac Indians of Nova Scotia
to fight against and eXterminate them.
The Boethicks were a peaceable and
quiet race. given TO hunting and fish
ing. They used canoes made of birch
rind and of skins of deer. like the Es-
kimo cayak. They had no pottery and
used utensils of birch rind sewed to-
gether. but they employed soapstone
dishes as lamps, their form being sim
liar to those among the Eskimos at the
present day.
They carved deer and walrus horns
and the bones of the seal into Orna-
ments, which they wore on their dress
es, and ornamented their heads with
combs. The carvings are in triangu-
lar patterns. and out of the large col
lectiOns in the museum at st. John
there are no two ornaments having the
same pattern. Their stone implements
were more rudely constructed than
those of the western Indians.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
SHOES.

Never wear shoe that pinches the
heel.
Never wear shoe or boot tight any
where.
Never come from high heels to low
heels at one jump.
Never wear a shoe that will not al
low the great toe to lie in a straight
line
Never wear leather sole Innings 10
stand upon. White cotton drilling or
linen is healthier.
Never wear shoe with a sole mar
rover than the outline Of the foot
traced with a pencil close under the
rounding edge.
Never wear a shoe with a sole turn
ing up very much at the toes, as this
causes the cords on the upper part Of
the foot to contract
Never have the top of the boots tight,
as it interferes with the action of the
calf muscles, makes one walk badly
and spoils the shape of the ankle.
Never think that the feet will grow
large from wearing proper shoes.
Pinching and distorting make them
grow not only large, but unsightly. A
proper natural use of all the muscles
makes them compact and attractive.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
SDO&wOOd Winter.y

A man from North Carolina who was
visiting in Philadelphia in the course
Of conversation used the expression
"dogwood winter
What do you mean by dogwood
winter|' asked his host.
Don't you really know what dog
wood winter is?' demanded the man
from Hickory, n. C. There is always
spell of it in May when the dogwood
tree is in bloom. For several days
there is cold, disagreeable, cloudy
weather and often a touch of frost.
Down our way it never fails, and we
call it dogwood winter. 1 thought the
phrase was general"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
Origin of the Ratt1esnake Flag.

One of the most common devices
used on the American flags during the
early part of the Revolutionary strug-
gle was an embroidered rattlesnake
above or below the legend Don't tread
on mer'
The origin of this design has been
traced to remark made by Ben
Franklin. AT the time the flag was
adopted, or Immediately before, Eng
land was shipping her criminals to
America and turning them loose on
the defenseless colonists. After sew
eral murders had been committed by
these unwelcome immigrants Ben
Franklin (some say in joking spirit
suggested that the colonists retaliate
by sending a cargo of rattlesnakes to
the mother country and turning them
out in the gardens of the mobiles.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
Pnt md the Jockey.

Pat went to a race course the other
day and fell in with a number of sport
ing friends vino were betting on the
races. He was urged to bet, but stead
fastly refused until he saw two of his
friends win large sum on one of the
races. Finally, after much urging. he
put half a crown on n horse, from
which moment he became deeply inter
ested.
As the horses came past the judges
box Pats fingers clutched the back of
the seat and his eyes were wide with
excitement. The horse on which he
had bet finished sixth. Without a
word, but with look of deep disgust,
he got up and hurried down to the
paddock where the jockeys were Call
ing the yOungster who had ridden that
particular horse aside, Pat inquired in
deeply injured tones:
"In hivin's name. young man, phwat
detained you?-LOndOn Chronicle.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
Snake Bite and Whiskr-

There is not on record an authenti-
Gated case of snake bite cured by
whisky. Plenty of individuals bitten
while under the influence of liquor
have died, and large amounts of aIco-
hol have failed to save life in many
cases. Only about one in six of those
bitten by venomOus snakes dies. The
remaining five are cured by anything
they happen to have taken. Stimua-
ton is excellent, but the giving of
whisky to drunkenness by lowering the
resistive vitality has undoubtedly been
causative factor in many deaths sup
posedly from snake bite that would
otherwise not have Occurred-Amerf-
can Medicine
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
THE OLD TIME DERBY.
And How 1t Differs From the Meet o
These Rushing Days.


These Rushing Days.
It is strange, indeed, to look back up
on the manners and customs of the rae
ing world in the year of the first Derby
and contrast them with the new meth
DDS. In 17S0 there was the journey
down to the little Surrey town, and a
coachman thought himself lucky if he
could force his way from Westminster
to EPSON in twelve or fourteen hours
without dislodging wheel en- route.
None but the richest class could afford
to drive there at all, for those were
days when tradesmen thought, like
John Gilpin, an outing once in two
years as much as they could afford.
In those days, too, a visit to Epson
meant making week of it. Lodgings
had to be taken in the town by those
who were not fortunate enough to be
invited to share the hospitality of some
local magnate. Racing began about II
a. M, and after witnessing one or two
heats the company would retire to the
town to dine, returning later to witness
the conclusion of the sport
Nowadays the man of fashion for the
most part elects to travel to and fro
by rail. He gets his Derby, as it were,
while he waits. 1t is quite possible for
him to partake of an early luncheon in
Pail Mall, witness the great race with
out acquiring a wrinkle in his collar or
the nap of his box hat and
land back at his club in time for
o'clock tea and the special editions of
the evening papers.-"The Classic Eng
lish Derby" by Edward Spencer, in
Outing.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
A PET ECONOMY.
Almost Every Wan Maintains One,
Small Though 1t May BE.


SCOT match about you?" asked the
bookkeeper of the chief buyer.
wonder you wouldn't buy matches
once in awhileH growled the buyer
I've been supplying you with matches
for years"
II never buy ,matches-nevef have
and never WILL" said the bookkeeper.
at is my pet economy. Most every
man has one"
And the bookkeeper was right. Near
ly every man has pet economy and
will go to a great length to indulge it.
At the Union club they still tell of a
worthy old member who was particular
about using a certain kind of soap, but
was not willing to buy it. They used
the soap at the club and he appropri-
ated the cakes as fast as he needed
them. He needed so many that the
steward changed the brand.
The same spirit of economy in small
things makes other people stuff them
selves with bread in order that no but
ter may be left on their plate and vast
ed. Hundreds of men would not dream
Of buying lead pencil. To save buy
ing stationery others write their let
ters at hotels which are generous in
providing writing materials. Scores of
men and women save pennies by pick
ing up discarded newspapers in the ele-
waited trains and ferryboats. And so
1t goes. 1t is not so much the actual
money saved that moves people in
these little schemes; rather an Unborn
desire to ecOnomize in something.
But to return to the bookkeeper, the
buyer and the matches. The bookkeep,
er continued:
'You are stingy with your old match
es. I'll Just take a lot, and then I'll be
of YOU
Then he emptied out half the box
New York Tribune.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
Her Singing Pose.

Crossing on an ocean liner recently
was woman who sang whenever she
was asked, but she imposed conditions.
You were not to mind her attitude.
She sang with her hands clasped be-
hind her neck, her elbows akimbo on a
on the smokestack, if she could have
seen up through the promenade deck.
She said it was her method. Other wo-
men suggested that the only method
about it was her idea that she looked
pretty that way. She sang in this atti-
tude at the ships concert.-New York
Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
SHE GOT A SEAT.
hut Not Through the instr"H
taIity She Had Invoked.


uumor does not abound in the vlSor-
Gus atmosphere of the London TWO
penpy tube between Z and 3 ?. NJ
therefore the passengers jammed up
near the fat, irate woman one evening
last week greatly enjoyed ths follow
ing:
'sThomas 0his very loudly While jog
ging q mild little husband us they Dotn
swayed. clutching the leather loops
overhead, get seat for me. tell yer.
Conciliatory whispers came from the
mild man, who glanced timidly ut the
passengers his wife was pushing
against.
Then: Nonsense! Yer could find
me seat easy enough If yer wanted
to-"
More agonized whispers from the
husband and more loud demands from
the wife. There was great local re-
lief when an irrcpr0achably dressed
young man politely gave up his seat
AS the woman dropped heavily into IL
she beamed on him with ANY one
can see you're not my 'us5and, sir.
Manchester England Guardian.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
THE GAME OF GAMES.
Golf. Says This Writer, Involves Art.
Science and Inspiration.

/ Science and Inspiration.
1t is true that there is a point OF
view from which golf may be regarded
as an extremely simple game-the very
simplest of all the games with ball
and club. says William G. Brown in
the June Atlantic. The players object
is simple and single to the POINT OF
simple mindedness and singularity, one
might say-to put Il small ball in a
small hole with the fewest possible
strokes. But SO are the objects Of the
highest ambitions, the guiding stars of
careers the most perpleXed and devi-
Gus. 1t is true, likewise, that all the
countless strokes Il golfer makes are
resolvable into three kinds of stroke
driving, approaching and putting. But
Mr.. Everard, in lecture unsurpassed
for truth and briIIiancy by any in all
the extremely clever literature of golf,
has declared that to make those three
strokes Alright one must have "art, sci
ence and inspiration.
From the moment the ball leaves the
tee, whether it be topped, pulled or
sliced or whether, struck in proper
fashion Il trifle below the medal line
and urged forward with an exquisite
free lashing out of the wrists, it takes
fight as with wings and seeks it's true
course as with mind and purpose of
its own until it drops into the cup with
q Naturalization that no louder clang
or paan ever surpassed in its sugges-
ton of victory and cOnsummation,
there is no foreseeing what perplexity
or temptation TO careleSsness or over
confidence it will present
Not twice off the tee ground and the
putting green will the possibilities and
probabilities of the stroke be quite the
same. In the lie, the wind, the dis
tance to be traversed, the obstacles to
be carried there are variations not to
be reckoned by any known mathemat-
les.
Then, as the match approaches its
dreadfully quiet climax of defeat or
victory, the responsibility may grow
positively appalling. The very delib-
GRAFTON which, impossible in most
games, is so characteristic of this, so
far from lessening the strain on ones
nerves. undoubtedly heightens it. One
has time to estimate the emergency, to
realize the crisis.
Not the fercest rally at tennis, not
the longest and timeliest home run at
baseball, not the most heroic rush at
football, requires more rigid concen- |
tratiOn Of thought and energy or a /
more dauntless courage than the flick
of putter that sends the ball crawl
ing on its last little journey across the
putting green when the put is for the
hole and the hole means the match.
There is not a quality of mind or body
I will not except or qualify at all
no, not one. that life itself proves ex-
cellent which circuit of the links will
not test.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
A Sure Thing

A tattered, forlorn miss of fifteen
summers entered the office of a young
real estate man the other day. Ordi-
narily he is the politest of individuals,
but this day he was so busy that he
didn't know ''where he was at" So,
with swift glance out of the corner Of
his eye, he said rather sharply:
'Well, what do you want?"
''P-p-p-lease, mister, won't you buy
a ticket on our cuckoo clock?' replied
the girl hesitatingly.
Buy ticket on your cuckoo clock? {?
What the deuce would l do with a
cuckoo clock even if l should get it,"
ooh, you won't get it, mister Please
buy ticket"
He bought.-kansas City Independ-
ent,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
Baked Milk.

When offering food and drink to the
invalid, one should avoid things very
sweet and very sour, as they are often
very hurtful to weak stomachs. Most
sick people can take milk, but in many
cases it is not well to give it raw.
Baked milk is good and may be taken
fearlessly into the most delicate stom-
ach. To prepare this properly put two
quarts Of fresh sweet milk in a jar
covered with white writing paper,
tightly tied down. and bake it in an
oven moderately hot until thick as
cream, which will take about eight or
ten hours. A less quantity will not re-
quire so long.-St. Louis Republic.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
The Declaration.

1t is a rather curious fact that while
facsimiles of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence were common enough sew
eral years ago and were largely used
for advertising purposes they are now
very scarce-sO scarce that Il Phila-
delphia collector recently paid SO for
one bearing the advertisement of 4
western railroad. The original dOcu-
ment, preserved in glass, is still to be
seen in the possession of the depart
ment of state in Washington, but it has
become so faded as to be nearly illeg
ible, by reason of which a photograph
ic reproduction would be valuelesS.
James d. Mcbride had plates made
and secured a copyright on them in
1874, but these plates were later de-
strOyed by fire, and none are now in
existence. Consequently the copies that
have been preserved are constantly in
creasing in value.-Philadelph Rec
ord
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
Drury Lane.

great family of the Drurys who once
lived there, and Glare market after
Lord Clare. The fame of Drury lane
is worldwide. Who has not heard of
the famous pantOmimes at Drury Lane
theater and of the many famous actors
Who has not read of the wild exploits
of Nell Gwynn, the flower girl, who OBJ
tanned such an ascendency over the
Merrie Monarch? Pepys calls her 'Pret-
ty NelI'' and records how he saw her
in Drury lane standing at her lodg
ing's door in her smock sleeves and
bodice, mighty pretty creature."-
Chambers Journal
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
MISTOOK HIS MAN.
A Cautious American Tourist and His
Travelling Companion.

4 .,autioue American travelling from
Paris 10 Nee some years ago found a
stranger in the compartment in which
he had secured berth.
Are you Mr.. .e-?" said the stran-
ger.
The American in surprise ar swered
affirmatively.
"Ha!' said the stranger. Il inquired
at the booking office who was to be
my travelling companion"
The American realized that this was
no ordinary man and soon found him
self almost hypnOtized by the stran-
gers commanding eye.
When the man proposed cards, the
American suspected that he was a pro-
fessional gambler. He made many ex-
cuses, finally saying that he cared for
none of the games which his compan-
ion suggested.
"All right" was the discomforting
reply; well play anything you like"
When the American mentioned an
obscure French game, which he hoped
the other would not know, and found
his suggestion taken up eagerly, he
was more than ever suspicious.
But" asked the American, "do you
know how to play it?'
NO." was the reply, "but you can
teach me-"
The American now had little doubt
that the man was card expert look
ing for victim, but, as no suggestion
of high stakes was made. he concluded
to venture and after some hours play
ing had seen nothing ON the part of his
fellow passenger that looked like
cheating.
But when next informing his compan-
ion suggested that they play again to
while away the time the American
grew suspicious again and pleaded a
headache.
When they entered the station at
Nice, the man handed the American
his card. 1t bore the name of Lord
Russell of Kil!owen, lord chief justice
of England.-Youth's Companion.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
STRONG PULSE BEATS.
Cases In Which They Are Perceptible
to the Eve.

Cases In Which They Are Perceptible
to the Eye.
''It is not such an uncommon thing"
said a physician, Ito find person
whose pulse beats can be plainly seen,
and yet l suppose there are but few
outside of the profession who realize
the fact. In most persons the beat
of the pulse cannot be perceived, but
the mere fact that the beating is per-
ceptible does not mean that the pulse
is other than normal have come
across 4 number of cases where the
thrObbing of the wrist could be plainly
seen, and yet the persons rarely gave
evidence of abnormality in tempera-
ture. They were rarely feverish and
were in good physical condition gen.
orally. Pulses Of this kind, from this
view, which is based upon actual OBJ
ServatiOnS of cases, do not indicate
anything more than an abnormal phys
ical condition in the formation of the
wrist veins.
Il have met with one case which
was possibly a little extraordinary in
that it was palmer and much more dis
tinct than any l had ever seen before.
1t could almost be heard. The artery
would rise to Il point almost as large
as the ball of the little finger of a
child and would change from the white
of the skin to blood purple with each
beat of the pulse. | found it easy to
count the pulse beats without touching
the patients wrist. l could see plainly
enough to keep the record, and in order
not to err in my calculation l tested it
in several ways and found it was cor
rect and that there was no mistake in
my counting with the naked eye."-
New Orleans TimeS-DemOcrat
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
FRtherIY Einesse.

Father-I forbid you to allow that
sapheaded Squilldiggs to enter the
house again.
Daughter-But love him!
Father-I shall disinherit you. shall
shoot him. | shall
Daughter
Uater)
Father-Say, wife. be sure you
double Gwendolin's allowance today
and give it to her early. think she is
going to elOpe with young Squilldiggs
tonight.-San Francisco Bulletin.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
A Great Bargain.

Mrs. Winks-A peddler was here to-
day, and got the greatest bargain
a whole pound of insect powder for
only 10 cents. 1t looks just like dirt,
but it's awfully effective 1 tried it.
Nr. Winks-Worked. eh?
NIrs. Winks-Yes. indeed. The ped
-dler said should put little in water
and apply it boiling hot. and did. and
1t killed every insect it touched.-New
York Weekly.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
A Question of Degree.

Suave Young Shopwalker-May in
quire. madam. for whom you wish to
adopt mourning?
Lady-It is my brother-in-law who is
dead.
Shopwalker-Certainly, madam. This
way to the mitigated grief department.
if you please Thank you!-London
King
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
One Attraction Missing.

Say" said the young writer who
had been engaged by the circus man to
write up a prospectus of the show,
"I've about exhausted my vocabulary
on this thing. Have you a thesaurus?"
'No. by thunderw said the circus
man. We've only got a rhinoceros,
but Til cable over and buy one" New
York Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
(Later.)
All the Difference.

Ticket Collector Ito passenger in first
class carriage with second class ticket
Your ticket is second class, sir. You
must pay the difference.
Passenger-The second class car
riages were full.
Collector-Yes, but there was plenty
of room third class.
Passenger-Quite so. Pay me the
difference and I'll change.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10

Cassidy-Kearney seems 10 be doin'
well in his prisint job.
Casey-Ah, but he'll not lasht long
in it!
Cassidy-He seems dacint an sober
now.
Casey-Aye, but he'll not lasht
month. Olive said so iver since he got
the job two years ago, an Ofll bet
Dim right.-Philadelp Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
When Seen Afar.

'1s matrimony an ideal condition"
asked the little one.
"In perspective it is" answered her
mother, with a quick glance in the di-
rection of the man who was reading a
newspaper at the breakfast table
Chicago Post.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
A Secondary Consideration.

"She's allus so 'fraid of somebody
swipin' dat dog"
"Am it wuff anyt'ing?"
'Waal. in dis hyah neighborhood a
ting doan' have to be wuff muffin to
git swiped. Puck.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
For a Mans Only a Man.

Mr.. Bixby-There, I've let my cigar
go out Do you know, it spoils a ci-
gar, no matter how good it is, if yen
allow it to so out?
Mrs. Bixby-Yes. \ cigar is a good
deal like man in that respect-Pitts-
burg Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
Wanted a New One.

Sandy want tae buy a necktie.
Shopman Showing some fashionable
specimens)-Here is a tie that is very
much worn.
Sandy-1 dinna want ane that's very
muckle worn I've plenty O. them at
hame.-LondOn Tit-Bits.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
ExDensfVe.

''I've quit joking my wife about wo-
men carrying their pocket handker
chiefs in their pocketbooks," said
Tenspot. at didn't pay"
How was that?'' asked Hunker.
'She said she'd carry money in hers
if she had it. Handed her out $40 on
the ot"-Detroit Free Press
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
The Laugh,

Chumpley-That hypnotist is fraud
He couldn't control my mind at all last
night.
Pokely-Of course he had some ex-
cuse?
Chumpley-Yes. He said there was
no material to worE on. You ought to
have heard the audience give him the
laugh!-Tit-Bits.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
The RiD Fire

YES" said the conductor. 81 remem-
Der it very well. That was in 1897, the
year of the big fire."
"What big fre?" asked the other
man.
Don't you recOllect? Twenty-nine
fellows on our line were bounced for
knocking down."-Chicago Tribune.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
Leading Up to 1t.

Bobbie - You know them preserves
ont in tn pantry wot you told me not
10 eat?
Mother-Yes.
Bobbie-You know you said they'd
make me sick if eft 'em. didn't you?
Mother-Yes.
sBobbie-Well, they didn't-Ohio State
Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
Makes 1t Good.

THAT fellow makes mighty good
money"
"Indeedw
"Sure: he works in the minto-BaI.
timore News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10

Cultivate patience. AS you get older
you will find that it is the only talent
you are expected to haye.-Atchison
Globe.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10

Here is a pointer: Don't get angry
because 1t is the common error in
wrath to abuse the wrong person
Atchison Globe.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10
Tb. Blessing Of Poverty.

What a biessin' is povertyw ex-
stained the old man.
"A blessing?"
why, yes. When you're real down
poor. you have sich good time hopin'
a2er the bestv.-Atlanta Constitution.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10

To be tricky and shrewd, that is not
culture nor is it joy; but to be square
and frank, that is culture, and it is
happiness ss.-Schoolmaster.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-10-10

Every base occupation makes ona
sharp In Its practice and dull in every
other.-Sir Philip Sidney.