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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
SELF-COM MAND.

1t goes without saying that what
ever positive moral element there is
in courage comes not from the alb
sence Of fear, but from its presence
and the Self-command eXerted to over
come its effects The normally con-
Stituted man, except in moments of ir-
responsible excitement, is frightened
by any danger that confronts him.
This does not necessarily mean that
he is panic-stricken, but only that he
is conscious of the gravity of the sit
uation in which he finds himself. 1t is
then the part of manhood for him to
take himself in hand and repress any
demonstration of his fear which might
react in demoraliZing way upon him
self. The courageous man makes up
his mind that, no matter what comes,
and no matter what threatens, he will
keep cool and do the best he can. He
knows, when he thinks it over calmly,
that his only hope rests in never let
ting go of himself, but being constant
ly in such a state of mind that he can
take advantage of any opening that
offers. The frequent eXertion of this
self-contrOl results in gradual harden
ing or seasoning, so that although he
never overcomeS his fears, it is pro-
gressivly easier for him to avoid being
overcome by them.
The actually fearless man, if we can
imagine one, is not likely to be very
highly organized, for a fine organism
means emotional susceptibility, and
substantially all savages are brave. He
may be a worthy enough person. but
more or less wooden. He must be
classified in an exclusive category,
since he possesses a trait of distinct
value to himself and his fellows, but
devoid of any high moral quality. AS
the ancient philosopher explained why
the gods wished for nothing, by noting
the fact that they had already every
thing that heart could desire, so we
may say that the fearless man de-
serves no special credit for his good
conduct in the face of peril, because
he is under no temptation to behave
badly.-Washingt Post.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
OUT OF THE HARNESS AT 60.

The death of Mark Hanna at time
when waning physical strength had
several times warned him that it was
time to quit" suggests an argument
in the Bankers Magazine in favor OF
the early retirement of business men
who have accumulated enough to Sc
cure them against want.
Notwithstanding repeated arguments
and admonitions n this direction the
list of those distinguished for their
successful attainment Of wealth and
fame who have continued their siren
uous activities long after diminution
of strength has warned them Of the
approaching end continues TO be a
very long one. American business
men prefer to die in the harness"
Public opinion has not been tolerant
of those who give up the strenuous
struggle before their strength has
wasted away. Indeed the man who
lays off the harness at so to devote
the remainder of his years to follow:
ing personal tastes and prOclivitleS is
very apt to be regarded as eccentric.
Moreover, men like Russell Sage cling
to the daily grind of business because
it is their life. To give it up is to
acknowledge that the end is approach
ing, that the span of life is about
completed. From this acknowledg-
ment the sturdy captain of some great
industry shrinks-Chicago Record
Herald
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
Inside Wall of the Dairy Barn.

A good many of our readers will be
building new barns and stables this
season. While they are planning for
that work, one feature should not be
forgotten, and that is the sheathing
with matched and smooth lumber in
side. Unless this is done, it will be
exceedingly difficult to prevent the
accumulation of dust and siftings from
the hay, especially where it is stored
above the COWS on scaffolds. Under
the ordinary arrangement of our sta
bles, it is very difficult to either keep
the inside of the stables clean or to
whitewash them effectively. To leave
the lumber rough, even if it is
matched, is to do the work but half
1t is better to make complete Job
of it and have barn that will be In
years to come a satisfaction in every
way.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
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EGG Shell Material.

1t is comparatively easy TO supply
material for the shell of the egg. Old
mortar pounded, oyster and clam
shells ground up, and bones cut up
quite fine and ground, all serve the
needed purpose. It is far easier to
keep the hen supplied with egg-shell
material than it is to keep her sup
piled with grit. About one-tenth of
the weight of the egg is the shell. In
100 pounds of eggs there are ten
pounds and over OF lime in the form
of the SHE'LL When eggs sell for twen-
ty cents per pound this means that
$500 has been taken in for lime in
the shell, material that cost nothing
as feed. The better the supply of
this material the stronger will be the
she'll. Weak shells are never desir-
able. When the supply of lime is cut
off the shells are poorly formed and
are sometimes so thin that they break
too easily. This is great annoyance
to the buyers; it prevents their ready
transportation, and it is the cause of
frequent accidents with the eggs in
the home pantry and kitchen. We
have seen eggs with shells so thin
that they broke under the pressure of
the thumb and fingers when they were
being handled with the usual amount
of care. The worst feature is, how
ever that the eggs break in the nests
and start the hens into the habit of
g-eating.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
Description of japanese.

Miss Bird, in her book entitled
"Unbeaten Tracks in Japan" publish
ed nearly twenty-five years ago, de-
scribed the men she saw as small,
ugly, kindly looking, shriveled, banty-
legged, round-shouldered, concaye-
chested, pin-looking beings" while
the women ARE, as rule, small,
and very small Russians, however,
who have had occasion to see the
Japanese do not agree with Mics
Bird
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
ToIstoi's Outdoor Life.

Still vigorous at TIE age of rs
years, Count Leo Tolstoi nearly ev-
cry day either takes a ride on his
favorite horse, goes for walk under
the linden trees with his daughter,
Alexandra, or in company with his
great wolfhound, tramps over the
broad acres of the famous estate of
Ysnaya Polyana. Tolstoi has long
been an ardent out-of-doors man; in
early life a hurdle rider of no mean
accomplishment, a hunter and an ath,
iete; in later years pedestrian te
whom twelve miles a day was an av
erage walk and to whom a day in
the saddle was as nothing.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
That Acid Trouble.

Colusa, Cal, April 1Sth-Much has
been said and written recently about
Uric Acid in the system; what causes
it and how to get rid of it. 1t is
known to be the first cause of Rheu-
matism and many other diseases and
has therefore received a great deal
Of attention from medical men.
Mr.. L. F. Moulton of this place
claims that he has solved the prob
lem of how to get this acid out of the
system. He says:
II had this acid trouble myself for
years. At times the Kidney secre-
tiohs would be very profuse and at
other times scant, but the acid was
always my greatest trouble. Medicine
failed to cure me till at last l heard
of a remedy called Dodd's Kidney
Pills and after taking box 1 seemed
to be entirely cured. However, it
came back on me and this time l took
several boxes, with the result that !
was completely and permanently
cured. This was three years ago and
I have not had a single symptom of
the acid trouble since. l am rs years
of age and l am well as ever l was"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
Retoppinq AppIe Trees.


This is the time of year when much
OF the grating work is dOre. There
are a good many trees in the orchard
that may be made valuable by being
entirely tOp-worked. The trees that
proved not true to name and are bear
ing inferior apples in place of the
good ones they were supposed to bear,
can be made to bear the good kind
in very small number of years. 1t
is surprising how many trees of an
unsatisfactory nature are allowed to
go ON year after year producing fruit
that is only fit for the hogs or for
cider.
A whole new top can be started on
tree in three years, cutting off one
third of it each year, and inserting
scions of the desired variety. If the
whole top were cut off the first year,
it would generally result in killing
the tree. By cutting off only one.
third each year, the circulation of
sap is kept up, and the scions of the
first year start a good growth. On
the second year, when the second
third of the tree top is cut off, the
first year scions have developed into
fairly gCOd-sized branches. and by
the third year the new growth of
wood made by the scions previously
set is enough to keep up the circula-
ton Of sap in the body of the tree
which would be the part of the tree
to first fail in its function, if all the
limbs were cut off and the stumps
grated in one year.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
Soil for Apple GROWING.

A good fertile soil, porous, loamy,
with plenty of humus, potash and
lime, SO as to give fair to good crops
OF grain or grass, is the most to be
desired, while the nearest approach
to these requirements would be nv
next choice-a soil that dries out
quickly, SO that it can be plowed soon
after rain, one that works easily
so as to get the best results with the
least labor; a soil that will give a
good crop Of corn while we are grow
ing the trees; soil that will not bake
too easily, is the one that is ALWAYS
desirable. Now comes a rocky or
sraVelly soil, which is nearly always
good, the only drawback being that
it takes more work TO get results
These soils are found in abundance in
ali our mountain districts, and nearly
always they are good fruit soils-L
A. Goodman.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
CAME FROM COFFEE.
A Case Where the Taking cf Morphine
Began With Coffee.

For Is years." says a young Ohio
woman, Il was a great sufferer from
stomach, heart and liver trouble. Fer
the last 10 years the suffering was
terrible; it would be impossible to
describe it. During the last three
years had commissions from which
the only relief was the use of NOR
phine.
i had several physicians. nearly
all Of whom advised me to stop drink
ing tea and coffee, but as l could take
only liquid foods | felt | could not
live without coffee. l cortinued drink
ing it until | became almost insane.
my mind was affected. while my whole
nervous system was a complete
wreck. l suffered day and night from
thirst and as water would only make,
me sick l kept on trying different
drinks until a friend asked me to try
Postum Food Coffee
Il did so but it was some time he.
fore l was benefited by the change,
my system was so filled with coffee
poison. 1t was not long. however, be
fore could eat all kinds of foods AMI
drink all the cold water l wanted anc
which my system demands. 1t is nov
years | have drank nothing but Pos.
tum for breakfast and supper and the
result has been that in place of being
an invalid with my mind affected I am
now strong, sturdy, happy and
healthy.
L have very delicate daughter
who has been greatly benefited by
drinking Postum. also a strong bow
who would rather go without food for
his breakfast than his Postum. So
much depends on the proper cooking
of Postum for unless it is boiled tho
proper length of time people will be
disappointed in it. Those in the habit
Of drinking strong coffee should make
the Postum very strong at first in
order to get strong coffee taste"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look in each package for the fam.
Gus little book, The Road to We'll.
Vile
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
BLUE ANDALUSIAN HEN.

sentiment against white skin and blue
shanks. English and French poultry
men prefer these qualities in a bird
and with them it is very popular
They are nonsitters and splendid lay
ers of large white eggs, averaging in
size those of the Minorca. Specimens
of their eggs have been seen in COM
petition and the award of merit be-
slowed for size and weight. The
chicks are hardy, mature early and
pullets begin laying when five or six
months old.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

It is interesting to know, in con-
nection with Mr.. Jerome's legal and
legislative campaign against gambling,
that Monte Carlo is not only doing a
business, the annual profits from
which are about $5,GOOO00. but it is
keeping abreast of the times, by add
ing bridge, baccarat and poker to the
attractions which help to separate
players at the resort from their mon
ey. However, Monte Carlo has no
cid" and no JGromeS.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
Dairyinq in Colorado.

Some of the figures recently pub
lished on Colorado dairying follow:
5000 cows supply milk to Denver. and
5000 daily supply milk to the rest
Of the state. 1t takes 25,OO0 cows to
supply the cream used. About 45 600
COWS are supplying milk to cream
cries and 1000 are supplying milk to
cheese factories. 1t is estimated that
10000 COWS are supplying butter to
the ranches. The annual milk con-
sumption for the entire state is put
at S9,425,000 quarts, and the number
of quarts of cream used is reported
at 5,475,000. The value of all cows
in the state is given as s5,119, 500 and
the wholesale value of the milk is
placed at s2,9O6,312
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

Miss Bird, in her book entitled I'm
beaten Tracks in Japan" published
nearly twenty-five years ago, described
the men she saw as ''sma:I, ugly, kind
ly looking, shriveled, banty-legged,
round-shOuldered, concayC-Chested, pin
looking beings while the women ARE
as a rule small and very small" Rus
slams, however, who have had Occa-
sion to see the Japanese, CO not agree
with Miss Bird
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

Kidney Pills are quick to soothe and
strengthen sick kidneys and help them
free tie system from poison Read
how valuable they are, even in cases
of long standing.
l.. G. Lowell of AS North First St.,
Spokane, Wash, says: 'T have had
trouble from my kidneys for the past
ten years. 1t was caused by strain
to which | paid little attention. But
as | neglected the trouble it became
worse and worse until any strain or a
slight cold was sure to be followed
by severe pain across my back. Then
the action of the kidney secretions be.
came deranged and | was caused much
annoyance besides loss of sleep.
Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to
my notice and after taking them a
short time their good effect was ap-
parent. All the pain was removed
from my back and the kidney secre-
tions became normal. Doan's Kidney
Pills do all that is claimed for them"
A FREE TRIAL of this great rem
edy which cured Mr.. Lowell will be
mailed on application to any part of
the United States. Address Foster
Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all druggists, price SO cents per
box.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
When Your Grocer SAYS

he do, D. not have Defiance Starch, you may
be sure he is afraid to keep it until his
stock of II OF. packages are sold. Defiance
Starch is not only better than any other
Cold Water Starch, but contains 16 o. to
the package and sells for same money as II
o. brands.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

Deputy Sheriff David Dean of Taun-
ton, Mass, has a pair of handouts
with history. They wer2 presented
to him by Major Jones in 1873, when
the latter was at the head of the
state police Since that time, the sher-
iff says, they have been on the wrists
of every man on trial for murder or
manslaughter in Plymouth county.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
Andalusians.
egg-eating

The Andalusian is one OF the pret-
tiest fowls of the feathered race, be-
ing of beautiful light and dark blue
plumage. 1t is called the Blue Arda-
lusian, and is the only variety of its
class. 1t is not as popular in this
country as it should be, owing to the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Childrens Home in New York, cure
Constipation, Feverishness Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 80, 600
testimonials. At all druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmstcd, LIE Roy. N. Y.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

Rugs piled upon carpets, three cur
tains to window, and sixteen non
touchable pillows to a couch, are not
among the sins of the bachelor girl
The uncluttered house is hers.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

Kansas is loyal, if nothing else. A
Sunday school teacher at Kansas City
asked her class where Christ was
born, and about half the children re-
piled in chorus, In Kansas"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

The postmaster at Nails, Ind, has
resigned because he found it next to
impossible to live within his salary,
which is S19 year. Which all goes
to prove that the cost of living is in
creasing.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-Ease,
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns.
Bunions. Swollen, Sore Hot. Callous, Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails Aliens
Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. AT
all Druggists and Shoe stores. 25 cents. Ac-
cept no substitut Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted lie Roy. NY.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

When a man places reliance on a
woman's judgment he is apt to go to
a man to have it confirmed
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. s,Hos. ROBBINS
Maple Street, Norwich, n. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

1t is mighty fortunate love whose
ebb tide reveals no mud flats. 1t
isn't necessary to label a gentleman.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

No woman with a grain of sense
ever lets a man gather from her re
marks that his character offers any
fntricacies to her comprehension.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
Those Who Have Tried It

will use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quail
ity-16 OF. for 10 cents. Other brands con-
tain only IL OF.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

Many who formerly smoked 10c cigars
now smoke Lewis Single Binder" straight
&c. Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

The consumption specialist fills his
Golfers at the expense of his coughers
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

The Man of Sorrows was not much
Of man for sighs.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

1t is a wise hen that gets in the
smart set
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

There is considerable of the tyrant
about the woman who is engaged
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

AS long as the gown isn't too small
: woman can build herself up to fit it.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22

Fortune never disappoints the man
who knows he will fail.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-04-22
DANGEROUS NEGLECT.

It's the neglect of
backache, sideache, pain
in the hips or loins that
finally prostrates the
strongest body. The
kidney warnings are
serious-they tell you
that they are unable to
filter the body's waste
and poison from the
blood-the sewers are
clogged and impurities
are running wild to i'm
pregnate nerves, heart.
brain and every organ
of the body with dis
ease elements. Doan's
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-09
Ware g. EeIand's
Cotton Letter

Raleigh, N. c., April S.-The cotton
market has continued its 'erratic fluctua-
lions this week without making very
much progress. In view of recent devel-
opments the fact that prices hold around
15c. in the future market can be taken
as evidence of remarkable strength in the
cotton position. On the one hand there
has been light receipts and dwindling
supplies, while on the other hand there
is the high price which counts for a good
deal The position of cotton each sea-
son has its unique features. but it is
doubtful whether the situation was ever
more complicated and peculiar than it
is at the present time. Common sense
and good Judgment would lead sound
reasoner to the inevitable conclusion that
bulling cotton at 15c a pound is a hazard
Gus proposition. That is to say. the op
portunities in the way of an advance are
so slim and few that they will not Lay
for the risks involved. This is fact.
The sooner this point of view is accepted
the more money we are all likely to
make 1t is a time for complete frank
ness on the part of all interested in the
cotton market and gray hairs and years
OF experience count for very little under
the circumstances. No one knows whether
the census report Of 10000 bales is correct.
No one knows what consumption will be
at such prices when present trade has
been built up on cheap cotton; and again
none knows what the effect of crop news
in May and June will have on the attitude
of consumers All the best informed can
say at the present time is that the world
seems to be facing the most serious famine
that has been presented to 1T since the
civil war. As to what will be the result
of that famine on the price of cotton.
the opinion of one man is just as valuable
as the opinion of another. Inasmuch as
there is no previous experience upon
which to draw conclusions it is all a matter
of conjecture. But much seems to be be-
yond controversy-there is very little cot
ton to be had. The losses involved in
shutting down a big plant is SO serious
that manufacturers as a rule prefer the
losses incident upon converting raw ma
terial into goods rather than the heavier
losses resulting from complete stoppage.
Therefore, until there is more cotton for
sale, we do not see why the basis for cot
ton is not higher, and we also do not
see where there IS any basis FOR short
selling in future contracts and we still be-
heve in the conservative buying of cotton
on such breaks as took place this week.
According to Secretary King, of the
New York Cotton Exchange, the total
amount of cotton brought into sight during
the past week has been 1904 bales,
against 1877, 1922 bales during the same week
last year, and the total in sight movement
thus far this season amounts to 9,3S0,627
bales, against 9763,925 bales during the
same time last season. showing a loss of
3S3, 29S bales. WARE & LELAND.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Greensboro. N. G., March 81. 1904

Greensboro, N. c., March 81. 1904
Sealed proposals will be received until
one o'clock p. m. on Thursday. April IA,
1904, for the erection of the new dormi-
tory building for the North Carolina State
Normal and Industrial College at Green's
boro. N. c. also proposals for the plumb
ing and heating of said building.
Copies of the plans and specifications
can be seen on file at the following places
after Saturday. April End. 1904: At the
office of the President of the College at
Greensboro, N. C. At the office of the
state superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton at Raleigh, N. C. AT the offices of
Hook & Sawyer, architects, in Charlotte
and Durham. N. c.
Each contractor viii furnish with his
proposal certified check made payable
to e. J. Forney, Bursar, in the sum of at
lest one per cent of his bid, to assure
that if his bid is accepted he will furnish
with the contract surety bond accepta-
BILE to the Executive Committee for at
least one-third the amount of his bid;
otherwise said check is to be forfeited
to the State of North Carolina
The right is reserved to reject any and
all proposals.
(Signed.) CHARLES d. McIVER.
4-3-10t. President.