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A WOMAN COWBOY.
62C La Only Eighteen Years Old, Bat Hel
Full Charge OF the Cattle.

GhC Ii Only Eighteen Years Old, Bat Hes
Full Charge OF the Cattle.
A Chamberlain g. D. correspondent
Of the ST. Paul Pioneer Press tells
about an interesting and picturesque
character in that neighborhood. West
of here, in the coded Sioux lands, is o
female cowboy, he writes. Her name
is Gertrude Petan, eighteen years Of
age, and she formerly lived with her
parents near Kimball, this county.
Upon her parents moving to the ceded
lands she accompanied them, and has
since remained at their new home on
Bull creek, Pratt county. Her father
invested in about three hundred head
of cattle. AS her only grown brother
works on an adjoining ranch, the duty
devolves upon her to take care of the
cattle owned by her father. She does
not simply take the cattle to the range
and leave them there, but remains with
them all day, and takes care of them
as well as could any cowboy. Her du-
ties frequently take her from thirty
TO forty miles FROM home, as the cattle
must be kept moving in order to feed
well all day. Frequently some of the
the streams where they Craze. And
then comes the hardest part of her
work. She must rescue the cattle from
their perilous positions. This she does
in the true cowboy fashion, by fasten-
ing lariat to the horns of the mireG
cattle, with the other end of the rope
fastened securely to the horn Of her
saddle. Then strong, steady pull by
her pony draws the imprisoned cattle
to place of safety on dry ground. The
young lady has been named ''The Lady
Cowboy by the cowboys in that Sec
ton. She wears a wide-brimmed,
white felt hat and long gauntlet gloves,
carries a lariat coiled about the horn
of her saddle, is provided with brand
ing irons, and rides the widest broncho
on the range. She has full charge Of
the cattle on her fathers ranch.
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Question Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought OF using
anything else for Indigestion or Bilious
MSS. Doctors were scarce. and they
seldom heard of appendicitis, Nervous
Prostration or Heart failure, etc.
They used August Flower to clean out
the system and stop fermentation of
undigested food, regulate the action of
the liver, stimulate the nervous and
organic actions of the system. and that
is all they took when feeling dull or bad
with Headaches aud other aches. You
only Iced few doses of Green's Au-
gust Flower. in liquid form. to make
you satisfied there is nothing serious
the matter with you. You can get this
reliable remedy at Gem Drug Co. Get
Green's Special Almanac.
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When q train leaves a platform Ia
Sweden. says On exchange, or steam
boat pier, all the onlookers lift their
bats TO the departing passengers and
bow to them, compliment returned
By the travellers. If you address the
poorest person in the streets you must
lift your hat. A gentleman passing q
lady on the stairs of hotel must do
the same. To enter shop or bank
with ones hat on is a terrible breach
Of good manners. If you enter or leave
@ coffee-roo1n you must bow to all the
occupants.
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An Instrumental Hisser.

To obviate the risk of expulsion
that may attend indulgence in the
practice of kissing at public entertain
fnents, the 8eigians have in"ented an
ingenious little instrument for emit.
ting the desired noise. 1t is tiny
bellows with whistle for uo0th-
piece, which tia spectator puts under
his foot
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Clubbing Rates.

The following papers will be furnish
ed In connection with the IudeX at the
rates quoted. Old OF new subScri bers
can take advantage of this offer and
can get both papers one year for the
price named opposite the papers:
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To Whom ii may Concern.

Owing to i'll health and pressure of
other duties, positively decline furth-
er professional work.
SARAH E. WIsNER, III. d.
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MedicineL Lodge Officers.
SOCIETIES..

n K D ELDRED POST, No. ia, meets
VI II, N I'd s 4th Saturday ineach month
nj Woodward hall Medicine Lodge, at2 P NJ
A comrades cordially invited.
j. b. ROMIG, Post Commander.
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CHURCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Sunday ser
AVA vice: Sunday school, 10 A. NJ. Preaching
IL A. NJ. Class meeting, II NJ. Preaching, 80 p.
Nj. Junior League meets w ednesday afternoon
at4:l5. Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening
at go. Teachers meeting, Tuesday evening
Epworth League. Friday. 80 p. NJ. All are
cordially invited. j. +. IRWIN. Pastor
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T. A. COLEMAN,
Physician and Surgsun.
GRADUATE OF COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS vND
SURGEONS, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.
Office CUer Gem Drug Store.

All kinds of furniture bought and
sold. stoves repaired, and second hand
goods of every description constantly
III stock. Store on North Main street.
ADAM JACKSON.
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EQUALITY TEMPLE, Rathbone Sisters No
- ~. Meets every second and fourth Thurs
day evening of each month
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SBYTERIAN.-Sunday school every
- Sunday at 10 A. NJ. Preaching at II A. NJ.
and L. Nj. l.. NJ. BELDEN,
Pastor.
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K n TT M Fidelity Lodge No. 3d.
IA Vi VI Wy u Meets I'd and 4th Friday
bIRnI. K. 5. BISBY, NJ. w.
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Q. W .kIDD, ReCOrder.
b. 5 KAUFMAN, Financier.
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PAPTlST.-Church east OF Grand Hotel
- Sunday school at 10 A. NJ. Preaching sun
days at ii A NJ. and 40 p. NJ. Pray er meeting
"Wednesday evening. The b. Y. +. U meets at
.P. NJ. on Sundays. J. j. GRIFFIN
Pastor.
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n A. =. & A. NJ, Delta Lodge, No. IL
wv Regular communication on Satur-
AA day evening on or before the full
~ \mOOn in each month All he ffilat-
ing and non Aitliating masons in good stand
ing, cordially INVITED to attend.
w. II. Forsyth, Sec'y. w. f. STOut, NJ. W
n Z q LORRAINE CHAPTER. No 30.
W Lis NJ Regular Communications, first
and third Monday evenings in each month.
MINNIE +. BECHTEL, W. NJ.
JESSIE NIXON, Sec'y.
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ENPlSCOPAL.-SerVice once a month al
~ Chapel on South Main Street. Meetings
announced.
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HATHOLlC.-Services held on Tuesday al
~ ter the third Sunday in each month
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And principal points in Texas and the South
west. This train is new throughout and is
made up of the finest equipment, provided
with electric lights and all other modern
travelling conveniences. It runs via our now
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DELPHIA LODGE, No 140, X of p meets on
Monday evening of each week, at the X. of p.
hall. Visiting Knights in good standing invit.
ed TO attend. G.. G. TINCHEn q &
j. Ii. MINICK K of r IS
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
ACCUSED wRoNGErLL1-

People who careless should never be sus-
piciOus. and women who in the habit OF leaving
money or jewelry about should blame themselves
II 1t is lost. and not others Many a case Of unjust
suspicion has proved entirely unwarrantsd. and no
one should be considered dishonest without positive
proof II is not only the careless ones either that
are sometimes at fault; very careful people have
been known to make mistakes, and put carefully in
some out-Of-the-way place valua bes that they have
forgotten and thought stolen. An instance Of this
occurred not long \ box of silver forks and
spoons that were not In missed from the
dining room. The waitress. who had been for years
in the family, declared that had noticed it in
the back part OF the drawer only a week before IL
was missed, and the only person who had been in
the room when the sidebOard was unlocked since
was young man who had been employed TO screw
on a broken hinge. The silver belonged to a very
valuable set. and the matter referred TO a DE-
tecttve who placed the suspected youth under
NelIlance Inc suspicion. coming somehow the
knowledge of his widowed mother. half CraZed her
with sorrow Several weeks elapsed and nothing
was discovered when one day Mrs. :, the owner
OF the silver. in clearing out some drawers came
across the missing box and uttered exclamation.
Il remember il all now she cried. II put II
here myself l thought il was unsafe leaving lot
OF unused silver downstairs. and / brought Il Up
here a month ago and put it in the drawer and
forgot all about it.N
Then how could Mary have seen IL Just before
that poor young man was heTe?' said her husband,
much annoyed over the whole business.
Yes. that was just what confused me-" said his
wife. glad to shift the blame some else. III
she had not said that positively. OF course I
would have remembered
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

buy the services of the boys from the chiefs of
the village The kaff1rs absolutely subject
to their chief He has the power of life and death
them. Not would dare to object when he
was sent to the mine If he away from the
tout he could not go back home as the chief
would punish him. But usually they wish TO go to
the mines because they want to earn money to
buy wife. A mans Importance In South Afri-
can kraal depends entirely upon the number OF
wives he possesses. The more he has the more
labor he command, and consequently the richer
he is. A is the most valuable beast OF
burden the Kaffirs have and mans daughters
are a source OF wealth to him. They are paid for
in cattle. and IT is poor girl that brings only ive
cows. They usually pay from ten twenty head
for n wife. / heard of wife who q hundred
head. The fatter woman is the more beautiful
and desirable she is considered, and this one
weighed three hundred pounds
1T is for that reason that girls well kept
and well fed by their parents. And. alone out OF
all the women IN the world I think. the Kaffir
woman desires her husband 10 buy Just many
wives he can, each increases his i'm
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

transpired that Candle had favored the custard
with Worcestershire sauce instead OF vanilla They
were OF the same color and the simple child OF the
kraal could go no further in his philosophy. Poor
Candle was quite crestfallen.'
The prices OF ordinary necessities were fright
ful," went on the speaker I'VE had TO pay from
81 p TO 81 70 a dozen for eggs. ! kept a hundred
hens myself which helped to solve that problem
and many others did the same. More than half
the eggs I'm the country brought from the
Madeira Islands. The boats used to come from
there just laden with them. Milk is always sold
by the bottle one never speaks in that country
OF buying a quart OF milk. II is always Go get
a bottle Of milk. and II is usually delivered in an
OLD claret bottle. 1t cost from is TO % cents "A
quart, and ii wasn't very good when YOU got IT,
Most OF our butter came from Holland in tins
and cost 30 cents for "A pound tin. In Johannes
burg no one ever thought of drinking any but
bottled water We bought soda water n hundred
bottles at = time. But up the mine We did drink
a little natural water after it had been boiled Al
tered and cooled.
BAKED BEANS A DEIICACY
THE mine was the only large one in the Barber
ton district The three hundred white men en-
poyed in IT, superintendents and skilled work.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
DOMESTICS IN AFRICA.
KAFFIR BOYS MAKE GOOD SERVANTS
A LUNCHEON ONE THOUSAND
FEET BELOW GROUND.

A vivid picture of domestic conditions in South
Africa given yesterday to a Tribune repre-
sentative by Mrs A. A. Blow.
Mrs. Blow the originator of the idea of the
hospital ship Maine. the gift of Americans N
England TO the British troops in South Africa Her
husband manager of a mine in South Africa.
and Mrs BLOW lived there for several years. In
recalling the domestic problem it exists in that
region, she said:
Most the work is done by Kaffrs who, like
the Southern negroes in slavery times. called
boys matter what their age may be
when the Kaffir boys from the kraals no
one ever uses their native names. AS soon as they
are brought in contact with the whites they take
a white name. This produces results which are
not lacking in elements of humor. Among he
house boys 'Knifa.' Fork and spoon were
common names. Table Chair. Carriage Watch
and Matchbox were other names that had In
the house al various times My butler rejoiced In
the stately appellation of New One. II was when
the slang phrase. That's new one on me was
prevailing.
,One of my house boys took the utilitarlan name
OF Ham an Eggs The kaffirs are very fond OF
rice, when they learn to eat it among the whites
and our stable boy thought he had found the
incest name in the world in Rice But the kaflrs
have the same difficulty the Chinese in pronounc-
ing the letter r. and so poor Rice always called
himself Lice. Down at the mine they would
take Pick and Shovel and all such expressions
in common use.
"One day the wife of of the carpenters sent
down 10 the compound for a boy to do her kltcheh
work The boy heard expression in frequent
use at the mine II had struck him as euphontous
and pleasing. and go. when she asked nm ms
name. he calmly replied Dam Fool
." Why, / can't call YOU that said she. Mortified
I will call you Joseph The boy flew into a rage.
He said Dam Fool 'moochlie gum Ga
nice name), and that II he could not have that
name he would not work for her. lie 80
stubborn about 1t that she either had to use the
name or send him back to the compound. Eventual
ly she kept him nd she told me that IT was re-
lief TO her feelings sometimes to have a kitchen
boy answering to just that name.
TIE COOKING Is POOR.
I'VE had ten Kafirs i'm the house. but never
could quite bring myself 10 eat Kaffr cooking. 1t
was apt be weird. We had English house
keeper who did the cooking. But one time took
her down Johannesburg for a weeks vacation,
and Candle. who was her chief assistant. took
charge of the cuisine I'm her absence All the boys
were fond OF Mr.. Blow. and Candle was very anx-
ious to serve him properly. one night he brought
in a baked custard for dessert. He had the
cook prepare it, and had followed her example
with anxious When Mr. Blow tasted IL he
thought for moment he I'm the clutches OF a
nightmare. Just 20 see what the boy could have
done to It. he followed the subject up. and It
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

Notwithstanding the interest shown IN physical
culture by people in general the distinctly fat
woman has not disappeared She Is To he heard
complaining that she cannot get rid OF her super
huous weight"
In point of fact she could il she really tried 10.
but rule she is too indolent take the reces-
sary exercise. and weak Of will to restrict her
diet in any way. Excessive stOUtress is either a
disease a sign Of weak seIf-induIgence, and one
should he anxious to get rid of it, in either case.
The woman-Or man-who wishes % lose flesh
will avoid sweets and StaTchy foods. eliminating
from the bill of fare such edibles potatoes
beans, peas, paTsnips, spaghetti beetS. cream and
fresh breads. The only admissible drinks weak
tea without milk for BREAKFAST and luncheon one
glass of water for dinner and cup Of hot water
before breakfast and before going 10 bed.
This quantity viii supply he liquid necessary TO
health and digestion. AMI should not be exceeded
The clear hot water is especially desirable. II
tends to remove the rheumatic tendency that
often accompanies excessive 'feshuess' Weak
lemonade may be allowed If sweetened with
saccharine tablet instead of sugar
hderdone meats In small quantities. fowls. let
should form the principal part OF the diet. All
breads should be at least day Old and oatmeal
ana cornneal may be eaten for breakfast without
any accompaniment of cream sugar. Dry. crisp,
unouttered toast is permissible 20 a small extent.
The deprivation of accustomed luxuries may seem
a hardship at first. but one soon becomes accus-
toned 10 the change. and IN n short time hnds
that the appetite has decreased so that a much
The woman who really wishes lose unbecon-
Ing flesh will also certain exercises that tend 20
minutes a day TO bending from the waist. forward
and sideways. She will rise her and stretch
point some inches beyond her actual reach. she
VIII bend forward with knees rigid. trying TO touca
the floor with her finger tips. An these are simple
without corsets or tight clothing of any kind
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

less by the fire. OF them. the sarge majority
the sef-supporting poor. who had homes over the
business buildings in small houses A large
number were small merchants and lived over their
shops. They included mixed population Of vari-
Gus nationalities. and were mainly workers in the
mills and factories Of the city. An entire block
destroyed was occupied by Italians. and they 1t IS
said suffered less than many OF the other victims
The Italians thrift IS always in direct proportion
to the contents Of the family stocking. IN which
boarded the savings. Nearly all of those burned
out had a well filed stocking. which was in no
case forgotten
dition OF the people, who did not seem to realize
their own necessities until days had passed.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

like delicacies do they? But when you are in a
country where such things are unknown taste
OF Boston baked beans is like sight OF the Star
Spangled Banner Nine-tenths of the mines in
South Africa had American managers; and they
naturally brought a great many of their skilled
subordinates from America. There was a very
large American colony in johannesburg.
'The Kaffrs the cleaneSt people in the world
in some respects They are always scruo6ing
themselves in hot water and amounting themselves
to their clothes They will take an elaborate bath
and then nut on old clothes that never saw the
washtub l had all the house boys dress in white
duck, and then they had to keep their clothes
clean In the mines the boys wear only the
'rnoochie' which is about yard and half OF
blue cotton wound about their hips
WIFE A BEAST OF BURDEN.
I'VE had two thousand boys at the mine. They
are secured through class of men called touts. =.
who are white men. who travel far into the in
terror TO the native villages or kraals. There they
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
WORK WE'LL DONE.

The nobility OF labor is not half appreciated In
this world, said matron. but that 1t is in a wav
a religion to do gCCd. conscientious work goes
ithout saying. AS Bishop Heber saws even
the sweeping of may be made
moral act II, as matter of principle il is thor
oughly done. and corners and hidden places
are slurred over. 1t is necessary either to go
far aheld to find heroic and admirable lives In our
own homes may often find examples that as
the old cook said. st. Peter at the gate OF haavar
would gladly welcome in For instance IN
small suburban household to-day there might he
cited an instance which is only one of many A
tyre which Is not at all uncommon bur one which
Is a cheerful acceptance OF a hand to mouth ax
istence, Jealous performance of a round of ,l,fs
cut. continuous work. lasting from sunrise To he'd
time, ana simple trustful faith In mankind Ia
really beautiful - N -
The example cited is that of a Young Norvag,ap
GEL VINO, without relative I'm this country and
without knowing word OF any language exceDt
ner own. came over the to seek a IiveIihood
That people viii be kind TO her IL she serves them
We'll ana that she will be paid for her work she
taxes IN falth. and without hesitation She ac-
companies the stranger who engages her into an
unknown land-there she is shown her duties into
which she throws herself heart and soul with a
cneeriul acceptance OF her hard lot that IS almost
pathetic when one considers that the little kitcbeo
maiu; VINO Us every ones servant ls only eighteen
ana mas lett her parents, whom she dearly loves
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

and her little brothers and sisters IN the far OF
fatherand. 1t Is 10 them that she sends her dearly
won Scanty wages. and instead of repining she
ieels glad and proud that Providence has enabled
her 10 work for their maintenance. How did she
get the money to come over here An. that too,
TeN ealS another praisewJrthY quality A friend
from the same village. who in like circum-
stances several years and who by faithful ser
vice saved a small sum, lent her the necessary
FUNDS without any guarantee of repayment ex-
Cept the sense OF obligation on the part OF the re-
cipent, who. however. is in no dauge- OF default
her
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
SPECIAL REDUCTION IN GOWNS.

o. HAAS BROS, Ladies TailOrs. NO. or
Fffth-ave.. opposite the WaldOrf-Astoria HOte';
are offering tailor made costumes 10 order' Y.
imported material silk lined throughout ~ ~
only $40 The offer is made before the Openlhs
OF the season, to keep their force az MeIS' e
styles for spring wear are now on exhipi.I5-. ~, y.
The offer should not be neglected by any ~
wish tailored gogaA
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
HENRY GEORGE LEAGUE.

The Women's Henry George League will hoid
public meeting tonight at No. lS East IWehU
eighth-st at o'clock. The relation OF nationaisni
TO socialism will be the subject OF address, oS
Or. Gertrude B. Kelly. to be followed oy He0
discussion
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

Ryle in memory OF her mother, Mrs: Danforth.
who had lived there for many years; The horsry y
was a large one comparing favorably with those
of larger cities and was especially strong in scen-
tfc and reference books. 1t is thought that Mr'
Carnegie's offer furnish another to the city,
which was declined, will be accepted If 1t Is re-
neWed.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

men generally, made with their families quite n
little village OF course. had stores there hut
we got our supplies generally from Barberton the
supply point of the district. from johannesburg
or Delagoa Bay. There was an American Deli
cacy' store at johannesburg which was the delight
Of all the American housewives in the region You
could get canned corn and tomatoes there-thlnss
which they never use in Europe; and Boston brown
bread in tins, and mince meat and baked pork
and beans, and all sorts of American crackers and
pickles and preserves. They don't sound much