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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-11-06
Defiance Starch

should be in every household, mono SO good,
besides OF. more for 10 cents than any
otEer brand Of cold water starch.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-11-06

It would be unkind to have all the
band-legged people banded together.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-11-06

Hearts are played to draw out dia-
monds in the game of love.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-11-06

A racing automobile isn't in it with
fieeting fame.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08

and everything in the German empire.
When his wrath had effervesced some
what he stated his case as follows Last
year, while travelling through Germany,
fell in love with young German lady,
and after my return to America became
engaged to her. | have now come for
my bride. The wedding is fixed for next
Thursday; our steamer passages are
taken day or two later. And find that
the authorities will not allow me to mar
ry unless | present a multitude of pa
pers such as | never dreamed of! Some
of them it will take months to get. and
some can never get. My intended bride
is in distress; her family evidently dis
trust me; the wedding is postponed in
definitely; and my business partner is
cabling me to come back to America as
soon as possible. l am asked for
baptismal certificate-a Taufschein.
Now, so far as know, was never bap-
tiled. | am required to present GER
tificate showing the consent of my par
emit to my marriage, man 30 years
old and in large business of my ownl
am asked to give bonds for the payment
Of my debts in Germany. | owe no such
debts; but I know no one who will give
such a bond. | am notified that the
banns must be published a certain num-
Der of times before the wedding. What
kind of country is this, anyhow"
We did the best we could. In an inter
view with the minister of public worship
| was able to secure a dispensatioD from
the publishing of the banns; then bond
was drawn up, which l signed and thus
settled the question regarding possible
debts in Germany. AS TO the baptismal
certificate, l ordered inscribed, on the
largest possible sheet of official paper,
the gentleman's affidavit that, in the
state of Ohio. where he was born, no
Taufschein, or baptismal certificate, was
required at the time of his birth, and TO
this was affixed with plenty of wax the
largest seal of the legation. The form
of the affidavit may be judged peculiar;
but it was thought best not to startle the
authorities with the admission that the
man had not been baptized at all. They
could easily believe that a state like
Ohio, which some of them doubtless re-
garded as still in the backwoods and
mainly tenanted by the aborigines, might
have omitted, in days gone by, to require
a Taufschein; but that an unbaptized
Christian should offer himself to be
married in Germany would perhaps have
so paralyzed their powers of belief that
permission for the marriage might never
have been secured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08

ENGLISH DISDAIN PEANUTS.
In Their Eyes the Toothsomc GoobcY
Lis Fit Only TO BE Fed
to Swine.

Over in England they call the pea
nut "ground-nut" and "ground-bean."
says the New York Press In British
eyes it is fit only for pigs. 1t is met
with occasionally in fruiterers' shops,
but never in push carts, as in this
country. A British encyclopedias
says: ain the southern states Of
North America the seeds, or nuts, es
they are called, are roasted and used
as chocolate. They are a favorite
article of food with the negroes. >
Georgians are called "goober grab
bers" throughout the south. Many a
farmer has grown rich on the humble
peanut, the annual product being
worth $10,000,000. Some persons try to
belittle the goober. A lawyer, exam
ming witness in an important case,
one whose testimony was conclusive,
undertook to ridicule him. "You are
a business man, / believer" "Yes."
What is your business?" 81 deal in
peanuts" The lawyer smiled know
ingly at the jury. ~ peanut vender,
eh? How many pints did you sell last
month";" 81 hardly know A million,
possibly" "What, A million?" 81
handle about half million bushels
a year. | am a wholesale dealer" The
lawyer sat down with the laugh turred
on him
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
NOTHING POETIC.
How the Fond Dream of n Devoted
Wife Was RudeIy Dis
PEELED.

Some men are never poetic; others
lose their poetic sense with the en-
croachment Of years. At least that
is the opinion of matron now past
middle life, says the Chicago Chron-
icle. "The only trouble with man is
that he loses the poetic side of his
nature as the years roll by" she re-
marked. Now, only yesterday my
husband took on the far-away look.
| must confess it recalled the delight
full days when he put all his Talents
into telling me how charming l was
and how all his life was wrapped up
in me, saying it as constantly and
with as many enchanting variations
as even woman could desire For
long time / watched him in silence.
Then at last, unable longer to bear
the suspense, | softly asked. What
are you thinking about, dearg L
was wondering he answered. III /
shouldn't be quite safe in leaving off
my winter underwear Now, wasn't
that poetic! Yet that same iconoc-
lastic man is brave enough to COM
plain at times tfat | have changed"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
LARGEST CIR ULAR SAW.
One I'm Pennsylvania Intended to Gu
Pine stumps Into single
Dolls.

The largest circular saw In the
world has just been turned ont of q
factory in Williamsport, Pa. for uss
in the lumber section If Elk county
The saw is seven feet four inches in
diameter and wears teeth each one
of which is four inches long. The
saw weighs 305 pounds.
The purpose for which the mann
moth saw was made is Of interest,
says the Philadelphia North Amer
lean. 1t will be used to cut pine
stumps into shingle bolts, thus open.
Ing to the market a vast quantity 81
material which until recently was
considered useless. In Elk county
where 80 years ago the forests oil
white pine were hewn down and turn
ed into lumber, there are thousands
of acres Of great pine stumps as solid
as they were the day that the trees
were cut, any of these stumps stand
from five to eight feet above the
ground, so that in the swampy re.
gions Of the Elk county plateaus
there are millions of feet of choice
single wood. The big saw will be
installed in a mill near Straits, and
its particular business will be TO eat
into blocks of the ponderous pine
stumps that are to be fed to it, and
1t is expected to make one. bite of the
biggest morsel offered.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
MANUFACTURED MUMMIES.
The Trade of Making Up "Antiques"
lis Carried On Extensively
in Paris.

There is said to be regular trade in
Paris, of manufacturing antiques, -
among which are included mummies.
Bodies are obtained from the hospitals,
and, after being scientifically treated,
are shipped to Egypt. When they are
shipped back again they have every APP
pearance of being authentic. M. Elina,
a young sculptor in Paris, recently ac-
knowledged that, although he was SIM
ply working under orders for an AN
tique" firm, that it was he who made
the famous Tiara of Sartapharnes, !"
which was bought by the Louvre mu-
scum as genuine for $4,000 He made
1t in 1899, to the order of firm of an
tiquity manufacturers at Monmartre,
which had received a commission from
noted collector 1t was made with
leaf gold, worth 5000, and as he won
dered what it was intended for, he says
he put private marks upon the tiara.
His counsel possessed full details of the
marks in sealed envelope. He had
heard that the tiara was first offered to
the British museum, but that it was
there found to be spurious, and rejected.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
UTENSILS OF QUARTZ.
Bottles, Glasses and other Articles
Manufactured in Germany from
Molten Rock.

A German technical factory, which
has been making expensive experiments
with high temperatures, has produced
utensils made of molten quartz, reports
an industrial journal
After the melting was done the manu-
facture of bottles, glasses and other ar
ticles was not much different in
method from that used for making glass
articles.
The objects made from molten quartz
are flashing and clear, with the effect
of diamonds. They are not brittle as
glass, and have the further advantage
of not being affected easily by heat or
cold.
Glass articles, as everybody knows,
from sad experience, will crack II hot
liquids are poured into them when they
are cold, or vice versa. Quartz articles,
however, can be heated to cherry red,
and then ice-cold water can be squirted
on them without affecting them in the
least
This Is due to the fact that quartz nei-
Their expands nor shrinks much under
changes of temperature.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
LEAGUE TO SAVE CHILDREN.
Substantial Efforts 10 Prevent InfaBt
Mortality Being Wade i'm
Rural France.

Their is one locality in France where
the infant morality is truly frightful;
that is at Saint-P ul-sur-M er, in the PAS
de-Calais district. Here out OF every
two children born one is fated to die
during the first year Of its existence, a
mortality ex city double the general
average fer the Whole OF France, which
is, moreover, Unusually high-200 to 250
per 1000. says an article in L'lllustra-
ton, translated Tor Public opinion. We
have beta slt p1cal of leagues in gem
eral, but the league against infant NOR
tally has proved its right TO exist. The
members Of the league have succeeded
in creating az -Pol-sur- Mer what is
called "eoutte de lait" drops OF
milk). At present each child born OF
poor parents receives a box Of linen at
the time Of its birth. Assistance is given
the parents in the form Of bread, meat
and coal Mothers who cannot feed
their children receive bottles Of pasteur-
ICED milk, which has been sterilized one
hour after being drawn from the COW.
The assistance given the mother is such
that she does not need to return 10 work
until her child is four months old. The
result of these efforts has been marvel
our; whereas down to a year ago so
out OF every 100 children died within
year, during the last eight months (the
time the work has been in operation at
Saint ol-sur- Mer) only one child died
ip its first year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
NOSES and EYEGLASSES.
Anck of Adhesion When the wearer
Is Troubled with Cold in
the Head.

When a man who wears glasses gets
n cold in his head he has a hard time.
That fact is apparent to any body who
gets about town II time when grip is
prevalent and watches the antics of the
sufferer, says the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. 1t is not the watery condition
of the eyes that gives him trouble. it is
his nose. Not one man in thousand
can keep his glasses on when he blows
his nose; consequently he who per-
forms that nasal office frequently has
considerable difficulty.
The wise man in glasses never tries
to read when suffering with a cold He
gets no satisfaction out of the printed
page.
Dreadful accident on the" he
reads. and then. before he can find out
where il was. his attention is forcibly
directed elsewhere, and it is only in
.snatches that he gets the details of the
disaster. A man who has had expert
ence with colds seldom even puts his
glasses on when so afflicted. He only
has 10 take them off every two or three
minutes, and until somebody invents
a device warranted to prevent their
dislodgment during nasal contortions
he prefers 10 go il blind.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
MOVING BY CASH CARRIER.
st. Louis Hardware Merchant Uses
Novel Method to Transfer Goods
10 New store.

We have heard of many novel uses
to which the overhead carrier system
has been put. but probably the most in
genious of them all is that of st. Louis
hardware merchant, who moved the
greatest part of his stock from one store
to another, which was located on the
other side Of the street. almost directly
opposite, relates the Scientific Amer
lean.
A steel cable one and one-half inches
thick and tested for 600 pounds, was
thrown across the street from the win
dow of one establishment to the other. a
span of 81 feet. On this there was
strung steel box and as the gco6s were
taken from the shelves in one este blish-
ment they were placed in boxes and
marked.
These were loaded into the cage GRAY
ity carried the ,oaG across the street,
ard the box wcs brought baci, by the
aid of a hand windlass..
The steel boy mGde round trip every
mipute. and the dailv aver 90 YVES 500
per day. The average load was 300
pounds
IT. this manner all the shelf goods were
handled. and the operation was per-
formed without the slightest confusion,
the Foods practically going direct from
the place in the old store to their per-
manent location in the new establish
ment
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
MADE TRIP ON SNowsHoEs.
Eariy Minnesota Legislators Had q
Hard Time Reaching the
State Capital.

The members of the Minnesota
legislature Of to-day are not content
with their lot unless they can jour.
ney to st. Paul, the capital, in the
most palatial Of railway carriages
says a Minneapolis exchange. Fifty
years ago last January, when the
legislature assembled. some of the
members from the extreme northern
counties were sadly disappointed
They had hoped TO walk into the new
capitol, select their seats and enjoy
the pleasures incident 10 the first oc-
cupancy Of that structure. Their
homes were so far removed from the
capital and the means Of communica-
ton during the winter months so
poor as to practically isolate them.
hence they had not been able to keep
in touch with the situation and did
not know that the capitol was still
unfinished. Three Of them-Rolette,
Kittson and Gingros, Of the county
lance on snowshoes and several had
taken desperate chances of death by
billiards or hungry timber wolves.
Several members of that legislature
were afterward distinguished for
their ability as debaters and shrewd
politicians and most of them had
hand In forming the great common
wealth now called the dread and
hrtter cfatpo
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
A VEGETABLE LAMB.
Wonderful Species of Fern in China
Which is believed to Destroy
other Plants.

There is a wonderful species of fern
that grows in China, called the Tar
tartan lamb. Under this name it was
first described by Sir Hans Sloane, who
not unjustly claimed that it much re-
sembled that four-footed bit Of gentle
ness In fact, the plant does illustrate
a most peculiar form of vegetable
growth. says the Brooklyn Eagle. The
underground root is thick and Gecum-
bent, while the great stem is pushed
horizontally out of the ground by four
inferior branches of this root, which an
swer, of course, to the lambs four legs.
Besides holding the same position as the
body of the lamb. the stem is covered
denseIy with a soft and pale, yellowish
wool Toward the end which would an
swer to the neck of the lamb, this stem
is declined as though the creature were
browsing.
In China there is rather an uncanny
sentiment associated with the Tartarian
lamb, as it is believed to destroy all
other plants within its vicinity.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
WHAT AMADOU IS.
Spongy Tissue of Certain Fungi Much
Used Before Matches Were
Invented.

"Amadou" is rarely heard Of nova
days. A hundred years ago, however, 1t
was great article of export from the
continent of Europe TO this country.
From France alone England used to buy
100000 worth yearly, says Stray Sto-
ries.
Amadou is merely the spongy tissue
OF certain fungi which grow on the oak,
horse chestnut, poplar, pear and willow,
and from which the touchwood used
in the days of flint and steel was pre-
pared When matches were invented
it seemed as If ''amadou" as an article
of commerce was doomed.
That there is still considerable trade
in this substance is due to the efforts
of German who invented a process for
converting it into a material resem-
bling chamois leather, and of which
caps and cleaning cloths can be made.
Another use found for "amadou" is
that of stanehing blood.
The latest fungus invention is
razor strop made from one of the tough
tree fungi found in England. There is
indeed no substance from skim milk to
bad eggs and from human hair to old
lSaOster shells, with which the inventor
does not experiment, and usually sue
ceeds in the long run In turning to good
account.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08

can who. having thought that patriotism
required him, in crowded railway car
riage, loudly to denounce Germany, the
German people, and the imperial govern
ment, had passed the night in guard
house another day 1t was one who, feel
ing called upon, in a restaurant, to pro-
claim very loudly and grossly his I'M
favorable opinion of the emperor was
arrested on still another occasion it was
one of our fellow-citizens who, having
thought that he ought to be married in
Berlin as easily as in New York, had
found himself entangled in network of
regulations, prescriptions, and prohibit
tions.
OF this latter sort there were In my
time several curious cases. One morn
ing a man came rushing into the legation
In high excitement, exclaiming: mir.
Minister, am in the worst fix that any
decent man was ever in. | want you
to help me out Of it," and he then went
on with bitter TRADE against everybody
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
pIcTURE-FRAME sPRoUTED.
Miracle That Was Worked by Mid
summer Dust and Dampness
I'm Pennsylvania.

The dryness Of the present summer
was the subject under discussion. The
talk, In little while, veered naturally
to the dampness of some of the sum
mers of the past. A Clergyman then
told an appropriate story, says the Phil
adelphia Record.
The dampest summer | remember
was in the year 1s--, but am not good
at dates" he said. "At any rate, there
happened in my house during that sum-
mer an almost incredible thing.
Il had bought in the spring a frame
Of oak, decorated at the corners with
acorns. | had put in this frame my
wife's picture. Well, we went to Ches-
ter Heights for the season, all of us.
and the house was closed from June till
September. That was a very damp
summer. Violins and cameras fell
apart. Furniture became unglued.
Your clothes would mildew while you
slept-one morning even found a lit
tie mildew on my whiskers.
In September, on returning home, I
discovered nothing but mold and I'M
glued furniture, and in the library /
discovered little oak tree growing
from each corner of the frame OF my
wife's picture. The exhilarating effect
OF the dampness on the frames four
acorns, together with the rich soil that
thick coating OF dust supplied, had
caused the acorns to sprout There on
the frame, were four little trees, each
several inches high. 1t was a pretty
and an unusual sight"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08

Point academy, has reputation for
sternness even among army men. Years
ago, when he first took command of the
post at Buffalo, he found that station ex.
tremely lax in discipline and it was no
secret among his friends that he pro-
posed to work some reforms. Shortly
after his installation he was one day an
moved by the receipt Of telegram from
a subordinate off on a furlough, which
read: "Wll not report to-day, as ex-
pected, account unavoidable circum.
stances"
The tone of the message was not at all
to Col. Mills mind, and he wired at once
in reply: Report as expected or give
reasons"
Within an hour the following message
came over the wires, from hospital in
New York:
"Train of-can't ride; legs off-can's
walk. VIII not report unless you in,
sist"
The colonel did not insist.-N Y. Trib-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08

international trade touches as
many diverse and interesting articles
as an "oid curiosity shop" handles.
One Of the latest and most curious
Stems Is cat-o'-nine-tails. 4 Maine
man lately shipped 200 barrels to
London Last year he sent 45G bar
rels. II is odd that there should be
little demand in the United States
for an article which grows so COM
monty here. while in London there is
a constantly widening market. The
nowny floss Of the head of the eat
tail is used for filing high-priced pill
lows and cushions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
Cleveland children, and has three sis
tiers and a brother.

Cleveland children, and has three sis
tiers and brother.
Grover Cleveland and Miss Frances
Folsom were married in the blue room
of the white house June 2, 1886, during
Mr.. Cleveland's first administration,
when he was 40 years old
Ruth, the first child, was born at No.
S16 Madison avenue, New York, Octo-
Der 49, 1891. She was named after
Mrs. Cleveland's grandmother, and as
Baby Ruth" ruled Washington soci-
ETY. during her fathers second term of
Office
Esther Cleveland is the only child of
president to be born in the white
house, being ushered into the world
September 8, 1893.
Marion Cleveland was born at Buzz
zard's Bay July Z, 1895.
Richard Folsom Cleveland, the stur-
dy little chap who has been adopted by
the Princeton students as their own
especial mascot, was born at Prince
ton, N. j., October %, 1897.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
hound in Frog, skim.

From Calcutta comes the strange
news that the skins of frogs are now
being used 10 a considerable extent
throughout India for the purpose Of
binding books. Frogs abound in that
country, and bookbinders claim that
their skins can be exquisitely col
ored, and when turned into leather
are pliable and durable. The cost of
dyeing and tanning is, however. some
what greater than in the case of
ordinary skins, and therefore for the
present only choice books and those
which are not intended to be handled
roughly are covered with frogs
skins.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
value of a POLICY.

A life insurance policy is OF occa-
sional value TO man when alive. as
shown recently in Russia An Amer.
lean was travelling there. and in some
way mislaid his passport. When it
was demanded he hesitated. and final
ly handed over his life insurance pol
icy. The official took it. examined it
upside down and was much impressed
with its colors. seals and signatures
md he passed the man all right
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
Monks Purchase Iona Island.

1t is understood that the duke of
Argyll has sold Iona island, Hebrides,
to the Carthusians, who were re-
Gently expelled from the monastery
of the Grande Chartreuse in France.
The terms of the sale provide for
me preservation of the sacred and
historical associations of the island.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08

Mrs. Subbubs-I'm going to let Bridget
of for couple OF weeks.
Mr.. Subbubs- What Why, she's not en-.
titled to a vacation
mo; but / am ''--P Philadelphia Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08

She-I am simply delighted at the mum
her and value OF our wedding presents
Helm not; most Of them came from
people who are not yet married STRAY
Stories
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
Die South AfrIcan Hotel.

The new nine-story hotel being built
In Johannesburg will be the biggest
astable hment Of it's kind in South
Africa
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
One Trouble.

Some girls know too much about pyrog.
raphy and too little about piemaking.-
Ohio State Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08

Negotiations are in progress for fit
ting certain number of light vessels
round the coast of the British isles with
wireless telegraDhy.