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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17

on a farm near bingham, and who
vas once acquainted with Jessie Car
den? Was he John Burt?
From the time | was thirteen I'm
til l ran away from home" Blake con-
tinued, with nonchalance and conf
dent m%endacity, Il lived on a farm
about three miles from the old Bish-
op mansion. Miss Garden used to
visit there in the summer seasons
and | saw her frequently. The last
time | saw her she cantered past our
house with a friend of mine. That re-
minds me-dear old John-I must look
him up when l go to Rocky Woods"
Blake threw back his head and re-
fiectively eXhaled a wreath of cigar
smoke.
Does this explain the mystery?
don't see anything wonderful about it
except that you have her portrait, and
hat is probably easily explained. I'm
not prying into your affairs, old
man."
Not at all-not at all! Rammohun;
brandy and two bottles of Soda" or
dered Morris, hopping his forehead.
BY Jove, this is remarkable. You
speak of a friend of yours-John, you
call him-what was his last name?"
Burt"
Where is he now" Norris leaned
eagerly forward, his face gray and his
lower lip %twitching.
Sure. l don't know. He was with
his grandfather on the old Burt farm
in Rocky Woods when l left Massa-
chusetts. Why? Do you know John
Rurt?"
"Confound it, man, he shot mel"
exclaimed Morris, %springing to his
feet and pacing up and down the
o He shot me, l tell you, and all
but put me out for good. And he did
It on account of the girl whose por-
trait you're admiring. The blasted
cad vas crazy jealous owe Miss Car
den, who had been so foolish as to toll
crate his company. He picked q quar-
rel with me in a tavern and shot me
through the left lung. Laid me up
for three months. That old desperate
of a grandfather of his nearly killed
two officers and aided him to escape.
He has not been heard of since"
Blake piled Morris with questions.
The latter took large draughts OF
brandy and recited the successive
chapters which led to the tragedy.
Except that he made himself the he
70 CT the tale, his account agreed with
that told by John Burt. Blake par
tool sparingly Of the brandy but Nor
ris fed his aroused hate and ~recollec-
tiGn with the fiery fluid.
According to Morris he was madly
in love with Jessie Garden from the
moment he saw her. Before he re-
covered from his wound she was sent
abroad by Gen. Garden to complete
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
The Gun and Arrow.

thread has been taken. Fasten one
rubber upon the spool by binding it
tightly with the other. The arrow is
any thin stick that will slide easily
through the spool. The best arrows
are made of bowels which are three
feet long and o%ne-fourth inch thick.
These may be purchased at any hard
ware store at a cost of one cent each.
Sharpen one end of the arrow and
cut a niche in the other.
To use, place the arrow in the spool,
put the rubber in the niche and pull
both rubber and arrow out as far as
possible. If the spool is held in the
left hand and the rubber is strong
enough it will shoot the arrow fully
fifty feet away.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
Worms Our Friends.

After you have read this little &C
count about worms, go out and look
at some of the little things, but treat
them kindly.
Worms are not precisely blind, but
they can only see we'll enough to tell
the difference between light and dark
ness.
They have, however, a wonderful
sense of touch. They can hardly smell
at all, and are quite deaf. They
breathe through their skins, having
no lungs.
They can crawl backward and for
ward and curl up into any position.
If by accident a worm is cut into
several pieces it does not necessarily
die, because it is SO made that each
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
BLOWING a Penny.

This seems hard to do, but boys
who have done it say it is easy.
Place a penny in the bottom of a
wine or mouss glass, cover it with a
dollar, and then, without touching
either coin, blow the penny out of
the glass, while the dollar remains
in 1t.
To do this, blow sharply on the
side of the dollar which is next to
you. Your breath will cause it to
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
Plant Was Suffocated.

A New Hampshire man had a very
choice fern which he kept in his store.
and fearing that it would be hurt by
frost during an excessive cold snap
last winter he placed it in a tight
showcase with a small lighted lamp
in one corner of the case When he
came to the store in the morning he
but by the burning out of all the oxy-
gen IN the air in the case. The plant
had simply s~uffocated.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17

tilt over as though it were on an
axis.
Keep on blowing, and a current of
air will be produced which will sweep
up the penny and hurl it out of the
glass.
Try the trick and see what uccess
you have with it.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
A Spool Gun Easily Made.

Here is a gun that can be made in
and a good-siZed spool from which the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
The Homemade GAUGE.

When the measure is to be taken
the water should be poured into a
graduated glass, and the number OF
cubic inches calculated, which Will
give the amount to the area of the
top of the funnel.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
CHAPTER XVI.
Bad News.

When Blake arrived in bingham
he felt like a stranger in a foreign
land. His parents were dead and his
relatives scattered. The village look
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17

made with care in order not to put
too heavy a weight on the pigeons;
but no American boy need be afraid
to try to do what a Chinaman can do.
Besides keeping off the robber hawks
every owner of pigeons a have a
Sky-high orchestra.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17

This diagram represents a kitchen
range, though you would not, perhaps,
suspect it. A very little cutting and a
little more folding will produce it in
perfect condition, SO that it can be put
into a dolls kitchen. If you follow the
instructions you will find that there
is not enough trouble to be worth
mentioning about making it.
Cut around outline. Then fold under
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17

and paste to the under part Of the
top Of the range the parts A A A.
Close the front by pasting the flaps
B B to the sides. Then fold so hat
the flaps c paste under the letters C
on the sides.
Paste the double sides together and
paste the flaps D D to the top.
Paste E E under the rim of the
range and the work is done.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17

on a farm lear bingham, and who
al once acquainted with Jessie Car
den? Was he John Burt?
Evening journal., 1904-12-15

is made Of a printed or patterned ma
terial her ribbons must all be plain; but
when her frock is plain, then she can use
her dainty Dresden, chine, printed and
striped effects to exquisite advantage.
To wear over her dainty party and
dancing school frocks there are any num-
Der Of pretty wraps that will cover up
the entire toilette. One Of the hest Of
rthese can be fashioned by any mother or
big sister who know even the least little
thing obout sewing. 'Tis called the Red
Riding Hood wrap; and where is the
/ little girl who does nos know the story
and has not seen the pictures of that
dainty heroine of the fairy tale?
OF course. the wrap, because Of its
name, is supposed to be all in red, but
| that does not hinder one making ii in
any other color. II one chooses. 1t is
simply a Zig. full cape, gauged with many
rows Of stitching over the shoulders, so
/ that il will nang in full folds to the slen-
der little ankles. At either side of the
/ front there are Sits for the little arms to
run through. and they are merely faced
with the cloth.
But the fascinating feature of this
little wrap is in the hood. This is simply
a huge. semi-circle Of the cloth. shirred
TO and sewn in with the collar band. and
lined all the way through with either
matching or a contrasting shade of silk.
The contrast of color is usually very be-
coming: and in the illustration il is in
heavy white corded silk. About four
inches from the rounded edge there is a
casing made, and through this a silk
cord is run, so that the hood may be
drawn nm as tightly abOut the head as
desired, and very quaint and old
fashioned, indeed, does the small lady
look with the gay folds Of her Red Riding
Hood wrap around her face.
For her school frocks the Russian blouse
and the sailor blouse frock are both very
( much admired. The Russian blouse u
Evening journal., 1904-12-15

ion that one loses sight OF the fact that
so rich a material as silk is employed.
for the effect is one of extreme sim
plicity.
There are Just two kinds Of frock upon
which Dame Fashion smiles just now;
and they are the one that hangs from
shoulder to hem in a straight, unbroken
line, and the one in two parts, the waist
and skirt, the joining between the two
concealed by a handsome sash.
The party frOck is usually fashioned
after tie latter idea. The neck is cut
quite round, and when grandma's ideas
are carried out the decolletage will
drop off the shoulder, showing the dainty
and delicate curve where the arm joins.
With this style there is a half-sleeve as
full and fluffy and frilly as can be man
aged. The outer material is puffed on
over the lining, and there is charming
bertha all around the shoulders. Some
times there is a handsome lace collar in
the family tat will do TO drape this
bertha, or else a ruching or bouillonne or
pleating of the material Of the frock It.
self will answer.
For the skirt there is a delightful
variety to choose from. One OF the very
latest designs has a foundation skirt OF
china silk and this is covered with four
puffings of the gauze-the frock is made
of a gaze marquesette in n dainty shade
Of pale blue with a silver thread running
through it--and these entirely cover the
skirt from waist to hem. The puffs are
simply shirred top and bottom. drawn full
and laid on the foundation, and lie rather
flat.
! And another variation has three or foui
knife, side or accordion pleated volanti
to make the skirt. The circular volant il
not so much seen for the little folks, foi
il is a trifle stiff and set for them
When there are flounces upon the skir
then the bertha and the sleeve ar
fashioned after the same style; and the in
evitable sash often has shoulder bows
recent revival-the hair ribbons en- suite
And in her sashes and ribbons-for he
ribbon box must be well supplied for tn
holiday season-the juvenile belle woul'
90 well to remember that when her froc
Evening journal., 1904-12-15

usually made In plaids, serge, sicilienne
and the like, while the sailor blouse SUIT
confines itself to flannels, serges and
cheviots.
When the belts are used they are usual
" Of shiny leather, and the correct idea
is to have them encircle the hips rather
than the waist. And this same vogue
for shiny feathers is seen in her shoes.
For very best dress wear she has all
white tops. with glossy black vamps;
while her school shoes have the dull kid
tons. with the Corona kid vamps. Her
dancing shoes are made with one, two or
three straps. and these are entirely Of the
shiny kid. and they show off 70 perfec-
tion the sheer silk stocking that matches
her dainty gown.
For her outdoor wraps the coat that
hangs in straight lines from the shoulder
is considered the only correct model, and
she has il in the new broadtail velvet, in
the silk and wool pushes that simulate
fur 20 a nicely, in the wooden coverts and
kerseys, in the handsome double-faced
cheviots, one side Of solid color and the
other in a plaid that shows n most artist
ic range of colorings, all of them, how
ever, toning in with the solid coloring of
the reverse side. Capes are a marked
feature Of her wraps, and when the
wrap is lined with a delicate shade OF
sicilienne-a silk flannel that Is the new.
est thing in winter linings-then the little
cape OF set Of capes is lined to CORE
spond.
And one must not forget little miladi's
muff. 1t is quite the correct thing for
her 10 have the muff made IF the coat
material, and it is usually trimmed en-
suite with the coat. For her somewhat
older sister there are smart scarfs and
tippets, to use the old word that has
come into fashion again with the article
it represents, and these usually have the
muff of the same fur. with OF without a
lace trimming in the hand openings.
Evening journal., 1904-12-15

planned the most delightful effects for
the little maid, and they need not cost
such lot to carry out, either.
The fashion of low necks and short
sleeves. OF, indeed, no sleeves at all, IS
the Partisan idea of a party froek; and
in our well-warmed and steam-heated
houses there is no reason why the little
American girl should not follow the
French fashion. The littlest tots OF all,
however, are the ones who usually omit
the sleeve, while their sisters of few
summers more take the ombrelle pattern
the one that is full and puffy right from
the shoulder to the elbow. There it stops
short; indeed. it is not intended to cover
the point of the elbow, but to stop above
il. and 1t is seen at its very prettiest
when IL is covered with row upon row OF
tiny ruffles, either of the filmy material
of the frock, an each ruffle edged with
lace. or else hare all the ruffles of ribbon
The new idea has the waist of the
frock semi-fitting, and with the waist
line lust about where Dame Nature de
signed il to be. Ii is not often that old
Dame Nature and Dame Fashion are oi
the one mind; usually these two old ladies
have very opposite ideas; but where the
small girls clothes are concerned they
are DELIGHTFULLY."- unanimous. so that hel
health and comfort come first, and ther
Dame Fashion takes a hand and makes
those sensible clothes conform 10 the yerl
/ last ideas Of smartness and style.
However, to return to her party frocks
For the little sirl OF a dozen Christmase
or so, almost every material that he
mother wears will be deemed suitable
for the party frock, with perhaps tn
single exception of rich and handsom
hrocades. The youthful belle will wea
chiffon. yelvets in all of the dainty AM
delicate tints, as well as the more stapl
ones. There are any number of shee
silks. such as chiffon weaves in taffetas
failie. peau De cygne. inessaline, louisn
and such; and though grandma may prc
test against using these. and refer to tn
fact that a book muslin was all that
little girl could have in the days whe
she was young, those silken frocks {
to-day are made up in such simple fast
Evening journal., 1904-12-15
WHAT DAME FASHION DEGREES
FOR THE LITTLE SCHOOL MAID

Her Miniature Complete That OF the Society
BeLe-SchOoI Simplicity tseh-FIuy and FrU
Everything Loose and Comfortable Russian
BIOuseThe Bertha Frock-1er Little Party
Toetes-FrockS Dancing SchOoEThe Quaint Red
Riding CLoak-Eer ChIdishH Simple Chapeaux
Evening journal., 1904-12-15

Christmasl What the poets and story
makers define as especially and peculiar
ly the chiIdren's festival is close at hand;
and the denizens o. the nursery are all
agog with JOY and excitement as to what
Santa Claus is going to bring them.
Santa Claus is in the air, everywhere.
The grown-up folks are going around
with an air of mystery and of large i'm
portance, and posing as being especially
in old Santa's confidence as to his plans
and intentions; but there is not the
shadow of doubt but that some, indeed
perhaps much, of the mystery is due TO
the preparations anent new frOcks and
frills to be worn at the many Christmas
parties which really constitute the hoi-
day season for the youngsters.
Indeed, in the present order of things
the needs and requirements of small folks
in the sartorial section demand and re
ceive much attention; and Dame Fashion
interests herself to a delightful degree in
planning and designing toilettes for the
juveniles that are just as becoming-aud
perhaps just as costly-as those worn by
their grown-up sisters and aunts who are
or may be accepted as society bellies.
And no one need imagine that because
they are children they know nothing o.
society. Far from i'll They have thei
own little circles, their social duties anC
enioyments, their small triumphs, ant
their little disappointments, just as mucl
as all the rest Of the world have.
And not the very least factor in all o
their enjoyments is the matter of thei
clothes. Where is the little girl that wa
ever insensible to the attractions of
new frock? Or new sash or hair rib
bon? We doubt if she ever existed. An
certainly, IL such an anomaly, a misfii
ever did occur the very first thing oil
Santa Claus would do would be to max
her all over again, and make her to TAX
Just as much joy and just as much dc
light in her pretty frocks as do all tn
other little girls.
OF all the frocks in her diminutiv
wardrobe that the little belle loves, be
party frock stands first in her affections
This season old Dame Fashion ha
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
TO BUILDING CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals for the erection
and completion, exclusive of plumbing
and heating, of a stone and pressed
brick, two story and basement office
building for the Bank OF Fergus
County in Lewistown, Mont, will be
received on Or before May rs, 1904,
at - o'clock moon, by the Bank of Fer
gus County, Lewistown, Mont. Bids
must be accompanied by a certified
check payable to the Bank of Fergus
County for three (3) per cent OF the
amount bid as a guarantee that the
contractor whose bid is accepted will
enter into a contract. Contractors
will be required to file a surety COM
pany's bond in the amount of contract
sum for faithful performance by him
of the obligations set forth in the
contract.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the office of the Donovan-Mc-
Cormick company, Billings, Montana,
or at the Bank of Fergus County, in
LewistoWn, Mont, and at the office TO
J. H. Kent, Union Bank building,
Helena, or at the Office of the Finlen
hotel, Butte.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
BANK OF FERGUS COUNTY,
90 LeWistown, Mont.
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The Nickel Plate Road.

Will sell tickets to Cleveland, O.,
and return, account of National Bap-
fist anniversary, on May 16, II and
18, at rate of one fare for the round
trip, plus rs cents. Tickets good go
ing date of sale. By depositing same,
extended return limit of June 10 may
be secured. Through service. to New
York City, Boston and other eastern
points. No excess fare charged on
any train on the Nickel Plate road.
Meals on American club meal plan,
ranging in price from 35c to 81; also
service a la carte. Chicago depot,
LaSalle and Van Buren, streets, the
only passenger station in Chicago on
the Elevated loop. Chicago city ticket
offices, Ill Adams street and Audito-
rum annex Phone Central 2O57.
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(First Publication May 10, 1904
ALIAS SUMMONS.

ALIAS SUMMONS.
State of Montana, County Of Yellow
stone, SIS.
IN JUSTICE COURT, Billings Town
ship, before A. Fraser, Justice of the
Peace.
j.. NJ. Broat and A. S. Broat, copart-
ners doing business under the firm
name and style of j. M. Broat &
Son, plaintiffs, VS.. M. Van Meter,
defendant.-ALIAS SUMMONS.
The State of Montana, to the above
named Defendant, Greeting:
You are hereby summoned to be and
appear before me, A. Fraser, a justice
of the peace in and for the county
of Yellowstone, at my Office in Bill
ings, on the 18th day of June, A. d.
1904, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day,
then and there to make answer to the
complaint of ]. M. Broat & Son, the
above named plaintiffs.
The above action was brought to
recover the sum of sixty-two and
S7-1OO dollars ($62.S7), for lumber,
goods, wares and merchandise fur
nished by the plaintiffs to the defend
ant, at his special instance and re-
quest, between the 23rd day of Sep
tember, A. d. 1903, and the 29th day
of September, A. D. 1908, and tor
which the defendant promised to pay
plaintiffs the sum of sixty-two and
S7-1OO dollars ($62.8O.
That the defendant has not paid
any part of said sum to the plaintiffs
and that there is now due and owing
to the plaintiffs from the defendant
the sum of siXty-two and 8.7-1OO dol
lars ($62.S7), together with interest
thereon at the rate of eight per cent
per annum from the goth day of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1903.
And in default thereof judgment will
be rendered against you, NJ. Van
Meter, the above named defendant,
according to the complaint.
Given under my hand this 9th day
of May, A. D. 1904.
A. FRASER,
Justice Of the Peace.
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(First Publication April 26, 19O4-6w)
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, L~ewistown, Mon
tana, April 10, 1904.-Notice is hereby
given that James w. Richardson OF
Lavina, Fergus county, Montana, has
filed notice OF his intention to make
proof in support of his desert-land
claim No. 1871, for the NJ SEA OF
section 80, township Z north, range
"a east, NJ. NJ, before clerk of dis
trict court at Billings, Montana, on
Thursday, the End day OF June, 1904.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land: Edward
G.. Roberts of Elso, Montana; John
II. Conway of Elso, Montana; Smith
S. Hood of Lavina, Montana; Alex.
M. Voolfolk of Lavina, Montana.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
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(First Publication April 20, l9O4.-3
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Bozeman, Montana,
April 81, 1904.-A sufficient contest atti-
davit having been filed in this Office by
Christian Yegen, contestant, against
homestead entry No. 2427, made April
1, 1897, at Bozeman, Montana, for
SEA section 10, township l north,
range ~ east, M. P. NJ, by John
Woodson, %contestee, in which it is
alleged that said John Woodson died
about April Is, 1900, and none OF his
heirs have ever cultivated, improved
or remained in possession of said
land since the death of said entryman;
and that said land has been wholly
abandoned for three years last past.
And that said failure of said heirs to
cultivate and improve said land has
not been due to their employment in
the army, navy or marine corps of the
United States in time of war. Said
parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching
said allegations at 10 o'clock a.. m.
OF June 1, 1904, before T. A. Will
liams, clerk of the court, at Billings,
Montana, and that final hearing will
be held at 10 o'clock a. m. On June
8, 1904, before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States land Office
in Bozeman, Montana.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed April 81, 1904,
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service of this
notice cannot be made, it is hereby
ordered. and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publica-
ton. Is,-I
NJ. R. WILSON, Register.
J.. N. KELLY, Receiver.
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THE BILLINGS E

9O6,559 pounds foreign, making a to-
tai Of 71,324,317 pounds.
The shipments for the week ending
May 5, inclusive, were 3,026,4O6
pounds. For the week ending April
%, they were 2,927,359 pounds. while
for the week ending May 5, 1898, they
amounted to 3,382,619 pounds. Since
December 81, 1903, the shipments
have aggregated 1865 9S pounds.
For the same period last year they
totaled 8~5,14O,358 pounds.
The excess of shipments over re-
ceipt to date amounts to ~10,261,674
pounds. For the same period last
year the excess was 1885, S7 pounds.
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Wanted.

Annually, from 100 to 500 1, 2 and
3-year-old steers to run until matured
for shipment; also a party to turn over
100 Or ESQ head of stock cattle and
take an interest, or let out on shares
she stock or mixed; 200 square miles
of excellent well watered range di-
rectly tributary; $4,000 in equipment,
pastures, ETC.; incorporated. Address
The Marias Ranch G Cattle Company,
inc, box 8, Fort Benton, Mont. If