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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
BUILDING FOOD
To Bring the Babies Around.

~ oi Ht9 SIC odGtSS - OlittAs
When a little human machine (or
2 large one) goes wrong, nothing is so
important as the selection OF food
which will always bring 1t around
again.
"My little baby boy aftcan months
old had pneumonia, then came brain
fever and no sooner had he got over
these than he began to cut teeth and.
being SO weak, he was Frequently
thrown into commissions" says Col
orado mother.
81 decided a change might help. so
took him to Kansas City for a visit.
When we got there he was SO very
weak when he would cry he would
sink away and seemed like he would
die.
when | reached, my sisters home
she said Immediately that we must
feed him Grape-Nuts and; although I
had never used the food, we got some
ard for few days gave him just the
juice Of Grape-Nuts and milk. He
got stronger SO quickly We were soon
feeding him the Grape-Nuts itself and
ia a wonderfully short time he fat
tened right up and became strong
snd well.
THAT showed me something worth
Knowing and, when later on my girl
came. l raised her on Grapc-Nuts and
she is a strong healthy baby and has
heen You will see from the little
',,hotagraph send you what strong.
chubby youngster the boy is now, but
he didn't look anything like that be-
fore we found this nourishing food.
Grape Nuts nourished hirn back to
strength when he was SO weak he
couldn't keep any other food on his
stomach" Name givea by Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
All children can be built to more
sturdy and healthy condition upon
Grape-Nuts and cream. The food
contains the elements nature de-
mands. from which to make the soft
gray filling in the nerve centers and
train. A we'll fed brain and strong.
sturdy nerves absolutely insure
healthy body.
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book. "The Road to Wellville."
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Temperature of Sitting Hens.

temperature of Sitting Hens.
A close observer of poultry says
that hens differ greatly as to the tenn
perature Of their bodies at brooding
time. Some hens have a high tenn
perature, and such are good produc-
ers of chicks: as the heat is very
necessary for the work of developing
the chicks. A hen with high tenn
perature will leave her nest for con-
siderable time each day, and still the
results of her brooding be OF the best.
There are other hens that have low
temperature and are very poor pro-
ducers of chicks, whether they Stick
to the nest all the time or not. We
have not made a study Of this mat
ter and do not know how much truth
there is in the opinions Of the so.
called close observer. Testing num-
ber of hens by means of a reliable
thermometer should shed some light
on the problem.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
PRETTY Necklaces

Gold beads look very pretty worn
above the low collar of a summer
blouse. They are confined to day
wear at present, while longer chains
of rare stones are liked for evening.
Coral necklaces, as we'll as those OF
turquoise beads. have come in with
the temperance of gold ones, and
when becoming either of these is a
very effective ornament In one OF
the prettiest long chains the fine gold
links are interspersed with oblong bits
of cut aqua marines and swung on the
end of the chain is a large locket
trimmed with the same stones, only
smaller, and in the center rests a sin
gle diamond.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Geese.

Tie last census reported 100000
geese in the country, and about forty
times as many chickens. This shows
the relative Importance of the goose
raising industry to that of the chicken
raising industry. 1t is, doubtless, true
that it would pay our farmers to raise
more geese than they do. Goose
raising has not largely passed into the
hands of specialists, as has the indus
try of raising ducks. The goose re-
quires a great deal of room to do
we'll, and for that reason the farmer
has the advantage over the specialist.
Most of the geese in the country are
raised on farms, but generally in
small f1ocks. They use large amount
of pasture and this is one thing in
their favor, as fields of clover and
alfalfa can be turned into goose meat
at little cost. The goose feeds very
largely on grass, but needs water to
swim in to do the best.
The fact that the goose does not
lay large number of eggs, and that
it requires good deal of room, have
conspired to render the goose popular
with American farmers. In spite of
this, however, the statistics show that
there are more geese in the country
than ducks. The goose could be used
much more advantageously on some
farms than any other domestic bird.
There are on a good many farms
marshy fields that are too wet for
cattle or other farm stock that would
make acceptable pasturage for geese.
Some of these fields could not be
drained without great expense and
some of them lie so low that it is
doubtful if drainage would ever be
effective This is just the place for
a goose run, the frequent pools of
water giving them the places neces-
sary for swimming and hunting.
Geese raisers declare that geese do
not thrive so we'll in large fiocks as do
ducks. The why" is not explained.
There may be no why" except lack
of care and crowding in too close quar-
ters. 1t is probable that it is due to
decreased opportunity to find food, es-
pecially where the birds have to hunt
much of it themselves. The larger
the flock the greater in proportion will
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Condemns Top Hats.

The London MedicoI Press thus is
sues a call for heroes: The top hat
is ugly, unhygienic and embarrassing.
It's sole claim to support is the APP
pearance OF respectabiIity it gives. If
only a few medical baronets would
drive to their consultations in Pana-
mas and cloth caps they would break
the tyranny of habit over health and
comeliness. and at the same time earn
the undying gratitude of their humb.
Ter cnnfrcrnS ,,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
The Cheese Situation.

According to reports from various
parts of the country, the condition
of the pastures thus far this summer
has been such as to favor the max
ing of cheese. The best quality was
however made in the early part of
the season, the quality of the milk
deteriorating as the weather became
warmer and the pastures shorter.
The cheese that was stored was large
ly of the early-made kind Most of
that being made in the middle of the
summer is shipped directly to market,
as there is no demand for it for stor-
age. The market is said to be slug
gish and almost no cheese is being
purchased to send abroad.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Girls Apron,

Pretty aprons are ever in demand.
This Gre is novel and becomes orna-
menta! at the same time that it serves
the practical end of protecting the
frocf. AS illustrated it is made of
white lawn\with trimming of embrOid-
cry and fancy stitching, but all the
materials used for aprons are equally
correct, white for the better sort. col
ored chambrav. gingham and the like
for those Of harder usage.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

The color of the chick at time OF
birth does not indicate the color OF
the mature fowl that is to grow out
of it. This leads the amateur, to con-
clude that certain chicks from eggs
that he purchased as from pure breeds
must have been wrong. The amateur
will have to wait till the chicks have
matured before he can be certain Of
the variety they are. A chick entirely
black is not common, and the chicks
of black breeds are generally canary.
colored on the under part. The colors
come out right when the feathers
grow
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Smallest Monarchy on Earth.

The sovereign who reigns over the
smallest monarchy in the world is the
king OF Cocos. group of islands near
Sumatra. These islands, were dis
covered about 900 years ago by the
captain of the Keeling, but were com.
paratively little known till 1925. When
Mr.. Ross. an Englishman, visited them
ne was struck by their beauty and
took up his abode there. 1t is his
grandson, George Ross, who now
holds sway over the Cocos.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
The Collar for Silk Frocks.

For wear with silk frocks and rib
bon stocks there is d decided demand
for the modified medici collar. which
takes the place Of the plain ruching.
now rather out Of date. The new
medici ruf!le is Of net or lawn. edged
with valenciennes or mechlin lace,
knife pleated, and is from one and a
half inches to three inches deep. .
stands out very stiff and somewhat
saucily from the stock
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Nest Spoken LANGUAGES.

. There are 3S2.OOO,OOO Chinese speak.
Ing the same language, making Chi.
nese the most spoken language There
are so many dialects which are entire
ly different that they seem scarcely
to belong to the same tongue. The in
habitants of Mongolia and Thibet can
barely understand the dialect of the
people in Pelsin. Putting Chinese
aside, the most spoken languages are
as follows, in millions; English, 120:
German, 20; Russian, G8; Spanish, A;
Portuguese, 80.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Greater New York's Pay Roll.

Some idea OF the size Of Greater
New York may be gained by the state
nent that there are 10000 employees
en- the pay roll. This is, greater
number than many South American
republics and petty monarchies. of the
old world carry, including their stand
ing armies
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Wild Dogs Of Central Africa.

The wild dog of central Africa. an
explorer writes, is common enough.
He Is an ugly looking beast. with n
pied body, coarse hair. short head and
large upright ears. These wild dogs
play fearful havoc with game. occa-
sionally clearing out whose districts
precisely in the same manner as the
red dhole of India, before which even
the tiger is said to retreat.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Elephants Lonq for Freedom.

In captivity elephants always stand
up when they sleep, but when in the
Jungle, in their own land and home.
they lie down. The reason given for
the difference between the elephant
In captivity and in freedom is that
the animal never acquires complete
confidence in his keepers. and always
longs for liberty.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
OF Interest to BUILDERS.

Prof Charles L. Norton of the Mas
fachusetts Institute OF Technology
gays that a great deal more care
ehould be taken In protecting steel
work and wrought iron work from cor.
rosion. Concrete Is far better safe
guard than stone or terra Gotta against
Ere, he says. The Boston skyscrapers
are viewed with suspicion by Prot
Norton.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Refreshments in Church.

Family pews were introduced at The
beginning Of the seventeenth century.
Some Of these had a table and fire
place, also curtains and window
binds, so as to secure the utmost
privacy. This led to abuses. In
some Of the closed pews card playing
Was not uncommon and the tedium of
long service was sometimes relieved
by light refreshments.-The Reliquary.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Wife Drove Pests Away.

A Yorkshire man whose poor rela'
tions! pestered him continually, mar
ried the worst scold in the county in
order to have a guardian who would
protect him from the importunate
legacy hunters. The venomous and
iucessant vituperation of the woman
lad tbe desired effect.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Unresistins Victims Of Button Trus

Unresistina Victims Of Button Trust.
Why are there two buttons, or even
one, on the sleeves of coat? The
writer took a census Of his] buttons
and found that 60 of them were un-
necessary. He is particularly anxious
as to the two buttons behind on a
frock coat. Taking a survey of the
whole human family he finds that
there are SOO,OOO,OOO buttons worn, all
of them useless.-Philadelp Led'
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
"Pen Stammerinq."

"Pen stammering" is the name Civ
en- by DR.. Bertillon of Paris to diff
Guilty in writing analogous TO stamme:-
ing in speech. Many persons. he says.
are incapable OF writing even one OF
the letters Of word as long as any
one is looking at them. Hypnotic sug-
gestion, he thinks. will cure this nerV.
Gus trouble. as we'll as writer's cramp.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Lightning and Trees.

Prof Assmann, one Of the German
government meteorological experts.
says that lightning seldom strikes. in
q forest where the trees are dense
and of about the same height. Dan.
ger exists only where isolated trees
rise, high above their surroundings.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Force of Blue Whale.

A blue whale, harpooned by New
fcundland whaler in Placentia Bay in
March, 1903, towed the steam whaler
Puma 122 miles, the screw being re-
yersed, at full speed the whole time.
and not until twenty-six hours
elapsed was exhausted and killed
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Insects Don't Touch Rice.

A remarkable fact connected with
the rice plant is its almost entire i'm
munity from the attacks OF insects,
and from those diseases which infect
the cereals and other vegetable
erowths, as also that it supplies
wholesale diet for one-half the popula-
lion of the world
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Bstiste With Embroidery.

The value of a tasteful wrapper that
can be slipped on with ease and which
invites relaxation is well understood.
This one is exceptionally attractive
at the same time that it is wholly
simple and is adapted to wide range
Of materials. AS illustrated, however.
it is made of white batiste figured
with pale green and is combined with
a collar and frills of embroidery. The
fronts are plain and loose, but the
back is laid in inverted plaits, which
provide additional fulness, and to the
lower edge is joined the gathered
founce The quantity of material re-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Few Americans in Europe.

Travellers returning from Europe de-
clare thar the scarcity Of Americans
at continental resorts is very notice
able this season, and hotelkeepers are
complaining that not IN years have
they come upoa such hard times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

The poultry raiser needs to concern
himself more about the conditions that
surround his flock than about the
breed, though the breed is important.
Bad conditions will spoil the results
from the best of breeds.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Making IL Emphatic.

Concerning a certain archdeacon in
the English church tale of modesty
Is told. He forbade one of his friends
to call him doctor" saying. 'Tf you
call me doctor l will do the same for
you" ooh, but you can't" replied
the other. 81 am not doctor" You
soon will be-" was the answer. 'Tll
he - if l am" came the retort.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

The man that raises poultry largely
for market will, generally, settle down
to one variety; but the man that
wants to learn all he can about fowls
will keep numerous breeds.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
a New Fad in Ties

Grass-green tape ties in white can.
vas golf and tennis oxfords are a late
summer fad at the country clubs.
links and tennis courts. Both men and
women lave taken to wearing them.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

TURKEY HOUSE FRoNT vIEw).
of Agriculture. In the front, near the
top, is seen ventilator, which should
always be open except in exception
ally cold weather. The roosts are
placed near the front of the house and
are on the level. The back view shows
the slide door, which should be left
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

Many a farmer has weakened the
constitutions of his animals by feed
ing too heavily of corn. This feed
makes fat, but when fed in too great
abundance deprives the animal of
visor and lessons the breeding quail.
ties
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

Chickens are like money; they can
always be disposed Of at a fair ex
change. The prices for fowls are
quite constant
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Snake That Stole.

While working close to a farm
house at Fulbeck. in Lincolnshire. a
laborer was astonished to see a snake.
over a yard long. swim across a
stream. With some trouble he cap
tured it and found in its mouth a
cheese cake which it had stolen from
the farm house larder on the other
side Of the riTer.-London Daily Ex.
press
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
University Celebration.

The University OF Freiburg had a
grand celebration recently-proces-
slons, fireworks. illuminations. ad-
dresses, the occasion being the round
ing out Of the number OF students to
2,eOo. One Of the speakers referred
to the fact that the number 1000. was
reached in 1885. and he was much ap-
piauded when he pointed at a babe
IN the arms OF nurse as tie future
touT-thbCsandth student.
It's but a slipper step from smart
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

Women are sure all men have hab-
IT'S Of extravaganza which need cor
fection.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

Try me just once and 1 am sure to
come again. Defiance Starch.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Aliens Foot-Ease, Wonderful Remedy

"Have tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
md 1t to be q certain cure, and gives com
lort 70 one suffering with sore, tender ard
swollen feet. I Will recommend ALIENS
tOOI-EASE to my friends, as it -
certainly wonderful remedy-Mrs. n.
II. Guilford, New Orleans, La"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Turkey House.

In the accompanying cuts are shown
two views of turkey house, illustrat.
ed by the United States Department
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

"Quail on toast" is a common del
icacy that is in repute with epicures.
Some of them were shocked when
they learned that squads were being
palmed off on them for quail. They
will perhaps be more shocked when
we tell them that now the "palmers"
have gone step further and are palm
ing off very young chickens for squads.
Recently N visiting a poultry yard
we were told that dealer had been
round and paid good prices for chicks
just beginning to lose their down. He
said he was buying them to sell to the
market men for squads, who would sell
them to the restauranters and hotel
men, who would serve them to the
customers as quail along with toast.
Now can some one find something to
palm off in the place of the unfeath-
cred chick?
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

TURKEY HOUSE (BACK V1EW).
open during the day, that the turkeys
may go and come at pleasure-Tarm-
ers' Review.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
be the amount of food the farmer musr

be the amount of food the farmer must
give, for the number of bugs found
will be less per goose. Geese do not
require much attention, and that
should make them popular with the
American farmer, who has more area
than available labor. After the gos-
lings are a week old they show de-
cided determination to take care Of
themselves, if a good range is given.
Perhaps this characteristic has been
taken too much advantage Of by some
of our farmers, and accounts for the
lack of success with geese in some
instances.
The geese of the country comprise
a good many mongrels, the parents Of
which were imported so long ago that
their breed names have been lost.
The most profitable breeds are those
that have been introduced in compar-
atively recent years, such as the Tou.
louse, Embden, Chinese, African and
Egyptian. Canada or Wild Geese are
being raised to some extent. The
farmer that goes into goose raising
will find it will pay him better to
grow the distinct breeds than to raise
geese of no known breeding.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09

It's but slipper step from smart
ness TO sin.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-22
TACRANCI.

The increase of crime in this coun- {
trv ia uumistakable evidence OF in
creased vagrancy. The old adsge
TINT "idleness is the DEVILS work
shop" is proved to be true when we
trace the commission OF crime 10
that class Of citizens, who are under
our laws, vagrants; Of this class STA
tistics show an alarming Increased
per centage. twenty-five years ago
the South was not infested with thae
class of vagrants known as tramps'
and persons plying all sorts OF tricks
games and CRAFTS, together with our
local idler or vagrant, who ,is without
decent clothes or sufficient food In
mine cases out Of ten has pistol, or
some other deadly weapon concealed
labout his person. Our statute law
lis amply sufficient, and embraces
many persons who are not commonly
regarded vagrants, and IL the officers
of the law we're more active in bring
: ing such persons to the bar OF justice
the number would soon be decreased.
The increase in population brings
with it an increased per centage o'
this class, some pretending to be III
search of work; but as matter o.
r fact, wandering from place to place
on the beat for living; this is Still
a greater reason for the officers to pf
ever on the alert, and thus by lessen
: ing the number Of vagrants we lesser
i the number Of crimes. With one ex
J, ception our presidents have been as
. sassinated by vagrants who were Tor
:, eigners or the offspring Of foreigners
- There are two sorts Of vagrants
- the shabby genteel and the vagabond
- one is more liable to be deceived b
the former than the latter. The re
"A Gently published statistics OF tn
United States and England show
enormous increase in the per centae
80 of vagrants, and have reached II
conclusion that in proportion to TN
!. Increased vagrancy crime has
creased. This is sad commenta
upon a Christian, civilized peopl
with the open doors Of churches al
-; schools and avenues Of varied indu
-, tries inviting all to honest toll, y
there seems to be to a shameful
~ tent q shameless disposition to
,;s something for nothing. We are
timistic not pessimistic.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-22
LEGISLATION AGAINST
CORPORATION

There seems to be growing dispo
sltion on the part of our law maker
to enact more stringent laws govern
ing corporations, requiring the per
formance on the part of certain cor
porations duties which seem to Il,
somewhat oppressive. The proposed
act to compel the more speedy de-
livery OF all commodities transported
over the different lines Of railroads
in our State seems silly, from the
fact that 1t is natural to suppose
every railroad is most anxious to ex-
pediate transportation in order to
prevent the accumulation Of great
bulk; in many cases the roads have
been unable to handle the traffic
owing to the enormous increase; this
kind of legislation has the appear
ance OF trying to enact laws to suit
every individual case; because Mr..
Smith did not get his little box of
oranges before Christmas. The time
OF the legislature. together with the
expenditure Of large sum Of money,
Is thus unnecessarily consumed. We
have ever advocated stringent laws
and strict compliance, but at the
same time feel that we should be
fair and just to corporations. We
susmit that corporations pay a very
large proportion OF the taxes and
should receive the same consideration
as other tax payers. No one can ques-
lion the fact that these corporations
sre as necessary for the development
Ind prosperity of the country as any
ther enterprise. We therefore need /,
o encourage rather than by oppres- ,
i've legislation discourage invest .
ients By capitalist for the permanent y
pbuilding Of our entire State. There h
no State more in need of of railroad a
cilities than South Carolina. Union o
'unty is fair sample Of this great q,
,ed. r,