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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
England's First Direct Tax.

The first direct tax that was imposed
in England was borne by the people in
the reign of Ethelred the Unready, A.
D. 991. It was called so that money
could be raised wherewith to purchase
peace from the Danes, who at that
period were Overrunning England, but
this tax defeated its own object, mas
much as it melted the Danes, who we'll
knew that they would be bought off at
any cost, to fresh depredations. which
resulted in the receipt, as brides, of
1910 pounds of silver.
The levying of the tax was. more
over, open to great abuse, for, although
no man was liable for more than Il
annual payment Of twelvepence per
hide of land, wherever money was
known to exist it was demanded by
the kings officers, and ability to pay
~ was regarded as ability to pay
again. Thus were many wen of the
richest landowners reduced to poverty.
This tax was abolished by Edward
the Confessor, but revived by William
l., and formed part of the revenue of
the crown till suppressed by Stephen.
A. D.. 1136.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
An Offer of Marriage.

The leading paper in a provincial
town recently published the following
matrimonial advertisement:
"a young lady of enormous wealth,
who is prepared to pay off all the debts
Of her intended husband, desires to
form the acquaintance of a respectable
young gentleman with a view to matri-
nony. Each reply to be accompanied
By a photo Of the sender and addressed
tc ]. P, at the Office Of this paper"
The delicate hand which drew up
the above lines and thereby secured
a very large number Of offers belonged
to no less a parsonage than Herr Irzig
Schlaucheles, who had lately opened a
clothing establishment in the town. By
means of the photos sent in he was
enabled to ascertain which Of his would
be customers were in the habit of leav-
Ing their debts unpaid.-From the Ger
man.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
LOndon's Lord Mayor.

The lord mayor of London is a very
important parsonage. In his own prov
ince he takes precedence of all the
royal family; he has the right of access
to the king whenever he chooses, the
coveted entree at levees and drawing
rooms and the privilege of driving d.
rect into the ambassadors court at st.
James. He has the badges of royalty
the scepter, the swords of justice and
mercy and the mace-attached to his
Office, is a privy councillor of the king,
receives the Tower password signed by
the sovereign, IS custodian of the city
gates, a very honorary office in these
days, and has the uncontrolled conserv-
ancy of the Thames from Rochester to
Oxford. He controls the city purse,
has many valuable appointments in his
gift and is, of course, chief magistrate
of the city. These are but a few Of the
lord mayors dignities and privileges,
but they will give some idea of his i'm
pOrtance,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
THAcKERAY's SUBSTITUTE.
A Singular story About a Chapter In
9TH V~Irginians."

Many American readers Of Thack-
cray. have wondered how he was able
to write SO graphic and correct an ac-
count of George Warrlngton's escape
from Fort Duquesne and his journey
through the wilderness to the banks
of the Potomac, as ~Thackeray had
never seen the magnificent valley
through which his gallant hero fed aft
er his daring escape. 1t will be a sur
prise to many people to hear that
Thackeray didn't write the chapter at
all, but that the well known author,
{ohn p. Kennedy, did. This is the
story as Colonel John II. B. Latrobe
used to tell it:
Kennedy was at a dinner in London
with Thackeray, Anthony Trollope,
Wilkle Collins and other celebrities.
The dinner was over and the guests
were settling down to the wine and
cigars when Thackeray, always at his
best upon a jovial occasion like the
present, who was entertaining the COM
pany with his wit and satire, suddenly
stopped and, looking at his watch, eX-
claimed: Gentlemen, l must leave
you. l have promised the printer a
chapter of the 'Virginians' tomorrow
morning, and | haven't written a line
of it yet. l hate to go, but must.
The printer is ~inexorable. So, wishing
you all another meeting when l "a
be longer with you, l bid you d good
evening"
Thackeray had almost reached the
door when Kennedy called him back
and said:
perhaps l can write the chapter
for you. What are you going to de
scribe?"
The great novelist seemed a little
astonished at this bold proposition, but
as he was a perfect nan Of the world
he was too polite to say what he
thought.
Kennedy, you are extremely kind.
and gladly would l let you write the
chapter for me for ! hate to leave a
jolly party in the midst of the fun"
Then don't" all the company cried.
"Stay with us and let Mr.. Kennedy
write the proposed chapter"
Il am half a mind to let you do it
just for the fun of the thing. It is Il
chapter chiefly of description, giving
an account of George Warrington's
escape from Fort Duquesne and his
journey to the Potomac"
eff that's what you are writing
about I can do it. for l know every
foot of the ground"
"All right, then" said Thackeray,
resumfng his seat at the board. Let
me have it early tomorrow morning."
Mr.. Kennedy withdrew and, going
to his hotel. wrote the fourth chapter
of the second volume of THE Vir-
%ginians," and thus it happened that
George Warrington's narrative of his
fight was so accurate as to the topog-
raphy Of the country through which he
passed.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12

a deep impression upon the young and
susceptible crown prince of Siam, MGha
Vajiravudh. There followed a CORE
spondence between the two. Some time
afterward the letters of the prince
found their way into the columns of
the newspapers. He usually addressed
her as 'Tcherno Okaya,' Sparkling
Eyes" In one poem he declared:
All, love, If only thou vert born princess,
Or else myself were only something less
Than that which l am now-of rank so
high!
Oh, then we two might know such happi-
ness!
If thou. sweetheart, vert not Just what
thou art
And I not what I am, we'd never part.
But fate, alas. has placed a gulf 'twixt US.
Yet we know well each has the others
heart.
Had this affair of hearts ended in
Miss Gilman becoming the spouse of
the crown prince she might in time
have become queen of Siam, and in
that event her adventures might easily
have Outrivaled those through which
she has passed in comic opera roles.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
Ancient Salt Currency.

In various countries anciently and in
some eastern ones down to the present
time salt has been recognized as a me-
dunn Of exchange. Cosmas speaks of
a salt currency as being in use in the
heart Of Africa in the sixth century.
Marco Polo in his work Concerning
the Kingdoms and Marvels Of the
East" written in the thirteenth CEN
tury, tells US the Tibetans had none of
the great khan's paper money, but ustd
salt instead. Their small change was
made thus: They had salt, which they
boiled and set in a mold fat below
and round above, and every piece from
the mold weighed half a pound. On
these molds the princes mark was set,
and none but the royal officers special
ly appointed was permitted to make 1t.
Eighty Of these molds were reckoned
to be equal to a "saggio of fine gold"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
Temperature of the lunar Body.

1t is remarkable what Slight varia-
ton there is in the temperature of the
healthy human body. The normal tenn
p%erature is 96.6, and it is q fraction
less than this one or two hours after
midnight, while the maximum tenn
perature occurs from one to two hours
after the noon hour. The ingestiOn of
food, fasting, exercise, all are factors
in slightly varying the temperature.
The great popularity about the tenn
perature of man is it's evenness under
all conditions. Heat or cold causes but
slight variation. and in man less than
in any other animal. In extremes that
would be fatal to many animals man
can endure and enjoy good health IN
der those circumstances. We read of
arctic voyagerS enduring a tempera-
ture ranging from 80 degrees to 80 de-
grees and even 102 degrees below zero,
while, On the other hand, in the tropics.
during the greater part of the year, the
temperature ranges from Jog degrees
to ITO degrees above, and yet men en-
joy health in such varying tempera-
turpS
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
JACQUES BONHOMME.
His Remarkable Experience With
Satan and His ImPs.

One Of the most curious and unac-
ends Is that of Jacques Bonhomme and
his remarkable experience with Satan
and his imps. According to the story,
Bonhomme was the only poor nan In
the community where he lived, and in
order to put himself on IL financial foot
ing which would give him n social
standing among his neighbors he sold
himself to the devil. Before the devil
came to close the bargain and take
poor Jacques to the realm of fire and
birthstone Jesus and Peter wandered
that way in disguise. jacques enter
tanned the visitors in royal style, seat
ing Jesus in his best chair and pluck
ing all the ripe cherries on his single
tree to help make out a frugal dinner
for the wayfarers. Peter continually
urged Jacques to seek salvation, en-
treaties to which the hardened French
man paid but little attention.
When the strangers We're ready to
pursue their journey Jesus frankly
told his host that he had no money to
pay for the dinner, but that he would
grant three wishes" Jacques. who
had for some days been heartily sick
of his bargain with Satan, asked that
whoever should afterward sit in the
chair where Jesus had sat might not
be able to arise therefrOm until he
(Jacques) should so will. The second
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might climb his single cherry tree
might remain there until requested to
come down. The third wish was that
whatsoever or whatsoever should enter
his purse might not leave against the
will of the owner.
When Satan came to claim Jacques
he was given the chair in which Jesus
had sat and was, of course, held as
fast by the spell" as though he had
been caught in q mammoth steel trap.
When the impS came they were enticed
to climb the cherry tree, and immedi-
ately they, too, were prisoners of the
willy Jacques. Finally Lucifer Beelze-
bub and all the minor officers of hell
came to look after their chief and the
imps. Jacques, with purse in hand,
net them at the door and persuaded
one after another to dive into its cav
n o depths in search of gold. He
then closed the purse and in full view
of the helpless Satan and the tree i'm
prisOned imps pounded it fiat on the
stone threshold. Finally when the
second officers of the Internal regions
were lattened out of all semblance to
imperial imps of darkness Satan call
ed from the chair e%ntreating Jacques to
desist and promising Il quittance from
his obligations. Upon this assurance
Jacques released the whole Internal
tribe, and since that time they have
all been ashamed to appear to men as
they formerly did so frequently.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
will by request, visit professionally
MCCOOK, NEB., JAN. 70
At Palmer Hotel
Hours: 1 p. m. to Q p. m.
Returning every four weeks. Consult
her while the opportunity is al hand.
Hours: 1 p. m. to 9 p. N

DIR. CALDWELL limits her practice to the
special treatment of diseases Of the eye. ear,
nose, throat, lungs, female diseases. diseases of
children and all chronic. nervous and surgical
diseases of a durable nature. Early cOnsump-
ton, bronchitis, bronchial catarrah. chronic
catarrh, headache, constipation, stomach and
bowel troubles, rheumatism neuralgia. s~ciatica,
Brignt's disease, kidney. dizziness. nervousness,
indigestion. obesity. interrupted nutrition,
slow growth in children, and all Westinghouse
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of the spine, diseases of the brain, paralysis,
epilepsy, heart disease, drOpsy, swelling of the
limbs, structure. open sores. pain IN the bones.
granular en~largemeuts and all long standing
diseases properly treated.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN.

The west half of the southwest quarter of
section 20 and the west half of the northwest
quarter of section %, in town 2, north, range %,
west of the 9th Principal Meridian, and The
that on the 10Th day of December, 1905, Edward
B. Cowles, plaintiff, filed his petition in the
district court of Red Willow county, Nebraska,
the object and prayer of which are to foreclOse
a tax lien upon the above described land for the
taxes for the years 1897, 1893, 1899. 1900, 1901 and
1902. That there is due to plaintiff at the time
of filing said petition the sum of $50. 10 for the
payment of which sum together with costs, ac-
cruing interest, and attorneys fee, plaintiff
prays a decree of foreclosure and a sale of said
land. You are required to answer said petition
on or before the 9th day of February, 1906.
12294ts. EDWARD b. CowLEs, Plaintiff.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior. land office at Lin
coin. Nebraska, December 20, 1905. Notice is
hereby given that the following-named settler
has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim and that said
proof will be made before register and receiver
at Lincoln, Nebraska, on January n, 1906. viz:
Thomas McQuay who filed d. S. No. 314 for the
northeast quarter of the southeast quarter and
lot 2. section % and the northwest quarter of
the southwest quarter and southwest quarter
5, north. range % west of the 9Th p. NJ. He
names the following witnesses to prove his con-
tinuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: Isaac j. Starbuck of McCook, Neb.,
Jacob Harshberger of McCook, Nebraska, Will
lam Hyatt of McCook Nebraska. Richard John
ston of McCook, Nebraska.-12-22-6ts.
W. A. GREEN, Register.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
Depredations of Tex Corotes.

Citizens IL McA4u..un and adjoining
counties of Texas are in a state of ter
ror because Of the de%predations Of
coyotes, which are killing scores of
cattle. Worse than that, the Sinking
brutes are spreading hydrophobia
am"ng the stock. A man living in Til
den was bitten by an infected colt and
died in a few days. Ways and means
of getting rid Of the pests are being
considered.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
MISS MABELLE GILMAN.
A Comic Opera star and Her Ardent
Admirers.

The marital troubles of William e.
Corey, president of the steel trust, have
been attributed in part to his friend
ship for the beautiful comic opera star,
Mabelle Gilman, but Mr.. Corey denies
with emphasis that his acquaintance
with the young lady furnishes any
ground for the separation which his
wife Is said to be seeking from him.
Miss Gilman is considered one of the
most beautiful and fascinating women
Of the stage, and, though her career is
a brief one, she has won much popu-
larity both in America and Europe. 1t
was while playing in London about
four years ago that her charms made
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
A MUSKRAT FEAST.

Unique Institution of the City of Mon
roe and Its Popularity.
A novel feast is to be served on the
evening Of Dec. % in the state armory
in the city of Monroe, Mich. 1t is the
third annual muskrat feast held under
the auspices of the Monroe Yacht club.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12

gan are descendants of French Cana
dams, and the muskrat vas regarded
by the ancestors of these citizens as a
great dainty. Muskrats are found in
plenty in the marshes at the head Of
Lake Erie, and the question Of eating
them has thus been handed down. VIII
liam G. Sterling. first commodore Of the
Monroe Yacht club. suggested the idea
of an annual muskrat banquet. The
fame Of the feast has now gone abroad,
and this year Monroe's "rat feast" as
1t has been styled, will attract diners
from hundreds of miles away. Five
thousand muskrats will be caught,
slaughtered and deliciously cooked to
assuage the appetites of those who
yearn to taste the flesh Of this habitant
of the swamp.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12

PimpIes, blotches, eruptions, liver spots, fall
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ulcers, bone pains, bladder troubles, weak back,
burning urine, passing urine too often. The
effects of constitutional sickness or the taking
Of too much injurious medicine receives search
ing treatment, prompt relief and a cure for life.
Diseases of women, irregular menstruation,
falling of the womb, bearing down pains, fe-
male d~isplacements. lack of sexual tone. Leu
corrhea, sterility or barrenness, consult DR..
Caldwell, and she will show them the cause of
their trouble and the way to become cured.
CANCER, GOITER, FISTULA, PILES
and enlarged glands treated with the subcutan-
eous injection method, absolutely without pain
and without the loss of a drop of blood, is one
of her own discoveries and is really the most
scientific and certainly sure method of this ad-
vanced age. DR.. Caldwell has practiced her
profession in some o; the largest hospitals
throughout the country. She has lately opened
an Office in Omaha, Nebraska, where she will
spend a portion of each week treating her many
patients. No incurable cases accepted for
treatment. Consultation, examination and adj
vice, one dollar to those interested.
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Omaha, Nebraska Chicago, Illinois
Address all letters to los Bee Building, Omaha
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-20
ARE SEARCHING
FOR TERROR|STS
Houses at Warsaw Ransaeked
and Jews and Children
are Arrested.
The Charge 10 Made That Children
Are Employed BY the TerrorIsts to
Make Attempts Upon the
Lives Of Hated ofHciaIs.

Warsaw. In a search for terrorists
here some 200 houses were ransacked
by troops. About 900 arrests, most
ly OF Jews, were made. Many children
were taken into custody. They are
employed by the terrorists to execute
attempts upon government ofIicials.
because the movements OF children do
not awaken suspicion. and they are
not liable to capital punishment All
suspects have been ordered expelled
from the city.
II IL learned here that the reign Of
oloodshed at Siedlce has ceased, at
least for the time being Troops are
eamped in the streets. The authorities
are investigating the events leading
to the outbreak and tho subsequent
reign OF terror. Medical assistance for
tho wounded In greatly needed. Ac-
cording To the best information, the
humber Of persons killed In Siedlce
10 about loo.
A great many persons took shelter
In churches from the hail Of shot. 9th
ers remained for two days lying on
the floors OF their apartments for pro-
lection against flying bullets. They
we're without food or water. The four
principal streets OF the town have
been almost devastated and elsewhere
many houses were damaged and looted.
The number of houses burned reaches
twenty-seven, Many Jews managed to
leave the city and fee to neighboring
villages.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-20
CONFIDENCE IN sToLYPIN.
octoberist Leader Approves Program
Of the Premier.

Moscow.--In the course OF an inter
view Alexander Gutchkon, the Octo-
berist leader, gave his approval to the
general tone OF the ministerial dec
iarations. adding that the court mar
tials are a cruel necessity when a
virtual state of war exists in at least
a part Of the country. NJ Gutchkoff
compared the conditions existing In
Russia with those at San Francisco
after the recent earthquake there
when hooters were killed without even
the formality of trial. He said the
pillaging here was on a similar basis,
having ceased to be revolutionary and
become mere ruffianism. II must
say" said NJ. Gutchkoff, that I have
the greatest confidence in Premier
Stolypin. There never was such a
capable and talented man In power In
Russia. l believe In the honesty of
his Intentions and hope he will be
able to execute his program In spite
OF the opposition close to the throne"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-20
WOULD KEEP OUT FOREIGNERS.
Chinese Threaten to Bar All But Ma
tives from Business Enterprises.

Chinese Threaten to Bar All But Ma
tives from Business Enterprises.
Washington advices received
here from China are disquieting to
Americans having financial interests In
the Orient. There Is no abatement Of
the anti.foreign feeling, and the ami.
mostly In no longer confined to Amer
leans, but includes all foreigners ex-
cept japanese. A formidable party has
arisen and Is conducting an active
propaganda. II Is known as "restorer
OF rights" ana Its purpose is to drive
the foreigners out OF business In China
and to That end begin by rendering
valueless the foreign investments. In
some quarters the Chinese government
Is alleged to sympathize with the
movement: and, at any rate, capital
lists Interested In important conces-
sions are complaining that the Chi
nese officials are deliberately destroy
Ing their holdings and violating their
agreements at every turn. More than
any other nationality the English are
said to be injuriously affected by this
attitude OF the Chinese government.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-20
MURDERED BY GUARD.
Traqic Fate of Russian Girl Who 10
Shot Down by Brutal Soldier.

st. Petersburg. -There was re-
volt in the central detention prison
at st. Petersburg on Monday in conse-
ouence of the death of Mile. Seme-
nova, a girl of %, young and en-
thusiastic Social Democrat, who was
shot and killed by sentry when she
showed herself at the window of her
cell overlooking the court yard. The
prisoners expelled the warders, bar
ricaded the prison and laid the corpse
of Mile Semeniva on an impromptu
bier in the cell, refusing to deliver to
the authorities and swearing they
would die rather than surrender IT..
Troops were summoned, but the au-
thorities, fearing bloodshed, temper
lied and sent for the brother of Mile.
Semenova, to whom the insurgents
deliver the body.
Grand Duke Nicholas, after an in
vestigation of the affair, personally or
dered the dismissal of the officer Of
the guard, which was drawn from the
unpopular Seminovsky regiment. Mile.
Semenova was a medical student and
was seeking to divide with the pris-
oners some sugar which she had sur
reptitiously obtained when she was
shot
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-20
ADDED FORGERY TO CRIMES.
HlppIe's vilIainy Made Clearer As In
vestigation Proceeds.

Philadelphia Forgeries for more
than a quarter of million of dollars
by Frank X. Nipple, the suicide pres
ident of the defunct Real Estate Trust
company, have been discovered by Re
ceiver Earle. The latter made THIS
statement late Friday, adding that he
had no idea where Nipples vlllainy
would end Nipple, In order to meet
his immediate overdrafts, used the
names of some OF the most prominent
business men of this city on notes
which in some cases amounted 10
$l50,000. i.
The president had taken copies OF
the signatures of a number OF busi-
ness men while some of their checks
or negotiable securities passed through
his hands, but In every case he avoid
ed to use Sle name OF Real Estate
Trust company depositor.
When pinched for money TO meet
his overdrafts or some big Segal loan,
Mr.. Earle said, as a last resort Hip
pie would draw up a note with the
forged signature attached This he
would take to the cashier or paying
teller, saying he had personally made
the loan, and it was discounted. With
the amount to his credit he would
satisfy the pressing claim.