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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
Wants to be WOOed

Makes me aggravatin' weary fur to hear
this leap year Teller.
Bout 1t bein' right an proper fur q ga.
to brace her Teller,
Fur to pop the question at him. tell him
how she bankers fur him.
An with lallygaggIn' language to the
limit try 10 STIR him.
May be proper in the city. 'cordin' to
their high flung yiewin's.
But you'll never ketch this sagehen but
tin in with no sich doin's.
Fur, according to my ideas. 'usnt lady
like nor fittin'.
An gal that amt wuth askin' fur. by
jing, amt wuth a-gittin-
'Tisn't out o. place in leap year fur a
gal to make advances
In a-bracin' decent fellers fur their COM
pany to dances.
Or to mebbe take EN- ridin', or to see 'em
home from parties.
Fur the fun 1t Is reversin' o. the tables
on the smarties.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
Told of John L"

and turn me over. I'm done enough
on one side.
Some additional remarks will new
er be spread on the public records,
but as it was necessary for him to
remain in an excessively hot room
for half an hour after leaving, you can
imagine the humor of the thing. John
L. was witty in his anger. He swore
that he had dropsy and that he had
sweat out his life's blood; that he
had water on the brain, and that his
brains had left him ia the shape of
perspiration; that he would now be
an idiot and stick to the stage for the
rest of his life. Then he was led
away for a rundown.
After the bath, continued Null
doom, Sullivan and took walk over
the town to one of the open springs,
where the water flows from the rock
lsotter than it is possible to drink.
John drew a cupful and as the metal
began to heat through, the cup be-
came difficult to hold. He threw
down the drinking vessel in a minute
and started on a run from the spring.
yelling:
"'Come away. Billy. HI isn't half
a mile from here"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03

The sympathy shown that old war
rior, John L. Sullivan, during his i'll
ness proves that he still holds warm
spot in the hearts of the sporting
men of the country. The many ad-
ventures of John L. would fill large
volume of interesting reading. but
probably the funniest affair of his
career was his trip to the Hot Springs
some years ago, accompanied by
BILLY" Muldoon. The story is told
by the latter:
81 insisted that nothing would do
John but vapor bath, the system
ideal for beginning a training course,
and had big negro, larger six inches
around the chest than Sullivan, shove
him inside and close the door. Then
came a hoarse sound as the inmate
struggled with the thick yapors that
choked the lungs and made breathing
difficult In ten seconds John was
sweating as he had never thought it
it possible for a human being to GER
spire. Suddenly the glass transom
was smashed and Sullivan's head and
shoulders came through.
Hi, there he yelled to the terror
stricken negro, tell the cook to come
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
Red Hair a Bond

, forget his tribute to Titan 1t was a
picture. When he had completed it
he said:
81 have found red-haired people
wherever have been, except one
place. was in Jefferson City recent
ly and went over to the state peni-
Tertiary. | found every shade of hair
in that prison save red. felt some
what fiattered over this discovery and
mentioned what | had noticed to the
warden. He replied that he couldn't
account for it except on the ground
that the red-headed man was too cum
ming to get caught
ut was this turn Of Browns speech,
and the adroit way in which it was
done, that resurrected the old rebel
yell in the hall.
"One of the Johnnies had shock
of hair that would have thrown a
boiled lobster into the shade. He was
quite popular in the county. and after
he had heard Brown on red hair he
organized the Red Headed Rangers Of
Cass county, and when the returns
came in on election night Cass county
was almost unanimous for Brown.
"But when Brown was nominated
for vice president on the ticket head
ed by Greeley the Red Headed Rang
ers bucked. The leader of the organi-
cation told Gov. Brown that if the con-
vention had put him on as the head
of the ticket every redheaded man in
the United States would have voted
for him. The Johnny Reb of Missouri
never enthused over Greeley.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
The Origin of Woman

Here is the legend told among the
Turkish peasants explaining the origin
of women:
Allah made First Man, then discov-
cred that he was incomplete
Il must make Woman" said Allah.
So he sent for the Archangel Michael
and said to him:
81 find that Man is incomplete. Go
you to Paradise, take from Man one
rib, and from that | shall make Wo-
man..
So Michael hurried to Paradise and
found First Man asleep, and took a
rib from him. Then he set out on his
return to Heaven. But on his return
he met the Devil, who said:
What have you there, Michael?"
"a BONE" he answered, from which
Allah shall fashion Woman"
Let me look at it" said the Devil.
But Michael would not, whereupon
the Devil tried to take it, and the two
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
The Siberian Tarantass.

Travelling in Siberia. apart from the
railway, now given up entirely to mil
itary transports, is mainly done in a
vehicle called a tarantass. This has
been called the Siberian hanson,
but it is very different vehicle to the
hanson we know by that name. The
tarantass is a roomy carriage. cover
ed by hood. 1t has no springs, but is
balanced on long poles, which, in
some measure. break the jolting-
There are no seats for the passenger,
who has to make himself as comfort
able as he can on a kind of mattress
spread on the floor of the vehicle
Sturdy ponies peculiar to northern
Russia are the animals employed,
usually in pairs, to draw the taran-
tass. They live roughly and can go
immense distances over all sorts Of
ground without fatigue
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03

I fought for possession of First Mans
rib. Finally the Devil broke away and
ran with the rib in his hand. Michael
gave chase. and they ran around the
world several times.
Then the Devil saw hole in a rock
and he dived in. But the hole was
too small, and he stuck fast inside.
leaving only his tail outside. Michael
pulled the Devils tail to get him out.
and the Devil yelled inside, but he
couldn't get out And, although Mich
ael tugged for several days. he could
not pull out the Devil, nor could he
reach in and get the rib. So he pulled
out a knife, cut off the Devils tail
and hurried on to Heaven.
What have you there?" cried Al
lab.
Then Michael told his story, and
Allah was very angry. But he made
the best of il, and fashioned Woman
out of the Devils tail instead of First
Mans rib.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
Red Rose Paid for Rent.

Probably one of the longest leases
known was granted for a small piece
of meadow land. some sixteen acres
in extent. in Surrey. 1t is for the
term of 1900 years. and was granted
on st. Michael's Day, in 1861, at the
singular rental of "a red rose when
demanded 1t is not stipulated that
the rose shall be the product of this
land. which is fortunate. for no such
rose grows anywhere on the sixteen
acres.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03

heard. the Judge turned to the pris-
oner and sternly exclaimed:
Stand up there. Holahan. and let
the court hear what defense, if any.
you have to make to this charge OF
brutality"
The prisoner staggered to his feet,
and as the blood trickled from his
wounds. as If to emphasize the plain
tive tones of his remonstrance. he re-
piled:
Begin yer pardon. yer Honor, but
OF don't t'ink OF bate her."
What" Indignantly shouted the
Judge: don't think you beat her,
After all the damning testimony we
have heard have you the audacity to
expect the court to believe your IN
supported assertion that you didn't
beat herr"
Akin yer mercy, Joodge. for me
bowldniss." deferentially replied HoI-
ahan. but all the same OF do be
tfnkin' that eff yer Honor had been
rifereein' the schrap yersilf ye'd a.
called il a New York Times.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
Hindo Merchsnics at Worship.

wont to look after a gas engine. he
gives it a thorough overhaul, or IL he
be a carpenter. or weaver, or a
blacksmith, he makes his tools bright
and lays them out for the coming
morn.
On the day of the festival the i'm
plements are festooned with flowers
or other decorations. and during the
day the religious-minded Hindu offers
dainties to his tools. particularly
sweetmeats. While he offers the sweets
he mutters prayers. invoking success
to his future labor.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03

But a-makin love toward 'em in .
spoony way an sighIn',
An a-rollin' up their eyeballs like doggy
calf a-dyin,
Is degradin to our gender. don't keer
how bad they are smftten.
An a gal that amt wuth askin' fur amt
nowise wuth a-gittin'.
Mebbe gals that's gsttin' skeery A. they
see their chances slippin',
An kin feel the strands a-partin' In the
rope O. nope they're grippin'.
Are excusable fur tryin as last resort
TO try to
Gilt some masculine refusin's that no
other gals d tie to:
But II any lovin rider ever ropes this
little cr.tter
He will have to do the chinnin' neces-
sary fur TO get 'er:
So I'll jest keep on attendin to my In
dividual knittin'
Fur gal that amt wuth askin fur. By
gosh. amt wuth a-gittin'
James Barton Adams in Denver Post
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
NosLEMAN LIVES IN CAVE.
Wealthy Man Carries Love Of Soil
tudc to Excess.

tudc 10 EXCESS
One of the most remarkable noble
men in all Europe is probably Count
Russell, whose love OF solitude Is car
ried to such an extent that he lives
in series OF caves placed high up on
the snowy vignemale in the Pyrenees-
The Count has a house in Pau and
Is man Of Wealth. Frenchman OF
Irish extraction. He does not, how
ever, care for social functions, and so
he conceived the original notion OF
renting from the French government
the whole of the Vignemale mountain
from 5000 feet TO its summit, 11,OO0
feet. For this he pays the nominal
rent OF one franc go cents) year
While the caves were already in exist
ence, the Count has considerably AS
sisted" them by means of pickaxes
and dynamite, carried up on mules
The Count frequently sleeps In deep
snowdrifts, wrapped in his reindeer
sleeping bag. and from his nest among
the eagles both France and Spain lie
at his feet on either hand. The caves
are quite comfortably furnished, but
have carpets of straw, and the Count
frequently lends them to friends who
come to visit him in Pau.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
A Literary Curiosity.

Here is a literary curiosity-"Sator
arepo tenet opera rotas-" 1t is curious
because it spells the same words
Of each word placed consecutively
spells the first word; the second letter
Of each spells the second word, and
so on. The last letters read backward
spell the last word: the next to the
last letters the next to the last word.
and so on throughout. There are also
as many letters in each word as there
are words in the sentence.-New
York Herald.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
QUEER RITES OF sAvAeEs.
Tribes of Central Australia Who Tor
ture Themselves.

ture themselves.
There are two fire ceremonies Pc
culiar TO the Arunta and Warrampun-
ga tribes of Central Australia The
first of these is the final initiation
ceremony, and consists il the pre-
sentation OF a large number of dra-
matte performances representing the
doings of the ancestors of the tribe.
finishing with certain fire ceremonies,
in connection with some of which the
women, throwing burning embers over
the men, and in others the men have
to lie down on red-hot embers, COW
cred over with green branches. Tho
meaning of this ceremony is not
known, but the natives state that it
makes the men who pass through il
what they call good black fellows"
In the second ceremony certain men
shut up in a bush hut. and others arm
themselves with long poles. TO which
are attached great quantities of gum
tree twigs. The men daub them
selves all over with pipeclay and mud.
and the poles. which are handed to
the party inside the hut, being set
fire to. are lifted into the air and
brought down upon all and sundry
with whom the party came in contact
The natives say the object of this
ceremony is to finally settle up all old
quarrels, and start afresh.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
HOMAGE PAID TO ENGINES
A Remarkable Festival Observed BY
tire Brahmans Of India.

Of all the many wonderful sights in
that wonderful land Of India, none IS
perhaps more striking to the European
than the festival OF Sri Pancham.
Pancham is the god who looks after
the implements Of those who have to
work for their living, and one dag
early in the year is set apart to pay
homage to those implements. The
night before the festival the mechanic
polishes up his implements. II he is
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03

manner reflected
more of meekness
than ferocity. sat
quietly nursing a
few facial scars as
his wife, a burly
specimen of her
race. excitedly told
the story of her
grievances. When
this, and the cor
roborative testi-
mony of other wit
nesses had been
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
Report SEEING White Robin.

A white robin was discovered In
North Brookfield. Mass. the other
day. The bird was in a flock Of or
binary plumed robins. and created
so much of a sensation that a freight
engine was stopped to allow the train.
men TO see IT,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
Literal Literature.

Extract from a popular novel;
"FIorabeI was vision Of feminine
loveliness. Her swan-like neck sup
ported a fair face crowned with a
wealth of golden hair which glowed
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
VICTORY NOT WITH HIM.
After Fight With Wife, Husband Was
Satisfied With Draw.

Among the many court legends re-
lated by ex-Judge Schatz, of Mount
the bar on a charge OF wife-beating.
Tie accused, lightweight, whose
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
Strange Racer.

This is the type of automobile in
which records were smashed on the
sandy beaches of Florida
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03

like radiant autumn leaves. Her she'll
like ears, eyes like twin stars, and
coral mouth made the fair maid in
deed a dream of beauty"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
More Yard Room.

Where fowls are kept yarded they
do not often have the amount of yard
room that should be given them. On
our farms restrictions Of this kind are
not necessary, as land is worth too
small price to make it necessary to
lessen the amount the fowls should
have. The small amount allotted to
the poultry is often due to the cost
of fencing. But the larger the yard
the less the cost of fencing. If no top
rail is used, four feet will be found
high enough for wire fence, if the
yard is of good size. The smaller the
yard the higher will the fence have to
be, as the smaller the yard the more
strenuously will the fowls try to get
out Of it.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Peach Liqueur.

Take mellow, full favored peaches.
wash but do not peel, slice, and put in
stone jar, which must be set for six
hours in a kettle of boiling water.
Cover the peach kernels with brandy
and let stand till next day. Strain on
the juice from the peaches, taking
care not to squeeze the fruit hard
enough to make the liquid muddy.
Measure the juice and for each pint
take a generous pound of the best re-
fined sugar. Put sugar and juice to-
gether and let stand until next day.
then bring the mixture to boil. skim
thoroughly. and strain it again through
a bag of double cheese cloth. When
it is cool add to it the brandy in
which the kernels have. been soaked.
putting one pint of spirit to two OF
tyrup. Let it settle, and if not per-
fectly clear strain again. 1t ought to
be either clear pink, bright yellow
or a white, according to the fruit used.
Use clear glass bottles. Put in the
kernels, also q blade of mace, tied to
bit of yellow lemon peel, and frag-
ment of stick cinnamon. Cork, seal
and keep in dark place. The liquor
improves with age.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
For Tailor-MaGe Gowns.

Chiffon cloth is being largely uset
for ta;lOr-made gowns this summer. II
is perhaps the most fashionable of al
the thin fabrics, and, while it has al
the suppleness and evanscent beauty
of chiffon, it also possesses the dura
bility of cloth, and works up into the
most fascinating of dresses. In the
soft pastel tones it is exquisite, and il
lends itself so very easily to the pic
turesque draperies and gagings that
are now the mode. Lace is charm
ing adornment, especially that Of 3
fairly coarse weave, and it looks vel
in conjunction with galloon, or silE
braid, or even embroideries.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Old Mans Secret.

Alpeua, Mich, Sept. Especial D
Seventy-fve years of age but hale
and hearty is Mr.. Jerome X. Four
nier of this place, and to those who
ask the secret Of his splendid health
he gives the good advice use Doddt
Kidney Pills"
When asked for his reason for SO
strongly recommending the GreG
American Kidney Remedy, Mr.. Four
nier related the following experience:
Il recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills because they cured me Of Dia-
betes. l suffered with my Kidneys
for long time and suffered terribly
from these Urinary Troubles that are
so general among aged people.
Then l started TO use Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and eight boxes Of them
cured my kidneys, regulated my wa.
ter and made me feel like a hearty
young man."
Dodd's Kidney Pills make the old
feel young because they make sound
kidneys. Sound Kidneys mean health
and health is the other name for
youth
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
For Toilet Details.

A capital notion is large case OF
fax linen, daintily embroidered, vita
different sized receptacles for holding
gloves, wells, cravats. waist ribbons
and the hundred and one details that
nowadays go to make up well-turned-
out woman's toilet. Wells carefully
handled will last long time. whereas,
tossed into drawer without being fold
ed, and stretched out to their original
width, they scarcely last week in
condition one would term respectable.
The tendency Of all these open-mesh
woven things is to shrink. The fancy
for the long gauze veil, with deep hem
border, grows apace. That these
spend quite half their life thrown
back over the hat in nowise at.ects
their popularity. Indeed, for such
were they apparently ordained, the
smart French and American elegantes
fagrantly adding an ordinary fine,
russian net for actual use.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
SYnphenies in CoIors.

Color symphonies are engaging the
atteasion OF both milliners and dress
makers a, the present moment, when
novelties in the way Of new modes are
no longer forthcoming. All sorts of
fantastic ideas are being employed.
and so that The colors harmOniZe
there is no limit to the quaint and
lovely conceits that a trne artistic
modiste can achieve. One of the most
original of these creations for eve
ming wear-but it is. alas. only for
the fortunate few-is sunrise
frpck." in which all the tints of the
sky at sunrise are sllillfully blended.
The soft. cool gray of dawn. rose pink.
an indescribable blue and a sort of
mauve haze that trembles into white
are all intermingled so softly that one
is conscious of no details of the gown
only of the wonderful general effect.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Shenherd's Plaid in EarIv.

Shepherds plaid has made it's ap
pe3rance earlier than usual this year.
AS rule. one encounters it only when
summer is drawing to a close, and the
'ping-pong" of the sportsman's gun is
heard echoing across the moors. But
for once in her career, fashion has an
ticipated matters. and shepherds plaid
is included among the check patterns
modish in the way of taf-
fetas and voiles. Some very becoming
plaid gowns have been seen
in ginghams and fine lawns. but the
insistent little black and white check
looks at its smartest in chiffon cloth.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Model Diaries,

There are as yet few model dairies
in the country, but we believe that
more of them will come into existence
as the boards of health in the cities
press the investigations that they are
making into the conditions of the
farms in the country tn at supply
milk. The Chicago inspectors have
been going out, as We have reported
in past issues of this paper, and they
have found good many dirty dairies
and few clean ones. Reports say
tat in other large cities the Boards
Of Health are taking the same steps.
Here and there they have found
dairies that were models in every par
ticular. The barns were high and
dry. The light was abundant in the
stables. Cement was used wherever
possible and water was supplied to
every nook. The stables were
washed out after each milking and
the cows were kept in the cleanest
possible condition. Some of the own
ers of these dairies even insist that
the COWS be curried before each milk
ing, but most people will regard that
as perhaps unnecessary. Absolute
cleanliness does not require that un-
less the COWS are shedding their hair.
The appointments of model dairy
require that the ventilation Of the
barns shall be of the best, and that
the windows be large enough and so
placed that light can reach to every
part of tie building. The feed
troughs should be washed out daily.
The. lack in this regard is one of the
causes of bad odors- in the milk. On
some farms they are never washed
out, and at every milking the scent
from them crosses the stream of milk
that is falling into the pail 1t later
reappears as disagreeable taint in
the milk or butter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-09-09
Mo Iirne Lost

mother. after days of preparation
for week absence from homo, sud.
denly remembered, after the train was
we'll under way. that she had left q
bottle of certain well-known remedy
within reach of the meddlesome little
fingers of her threo-year-old son. She
remembered, :Co. that there was moth.
ing that the child loved better than
the aromatic contents of that part!cu-
lar bottle.
Hurriedly calling the porter, the
anxious mother prepared a message
to be telegraphed from the first sta
tiOn 1t read:
Hide bottle of Robbie's medicine.
Left it on table in my room"
An hour later she received this not
altogether soothing message from the
boys father:
Too late. Bcbbie got there first. -
Chicago RecOrd-Herald.