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New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS COMMITTEE.

Washington Dec. Is.-The Senators who VIII
serve on the Democratic Congressional |aIiipA@e'i
Committee for 1898 have been named, as foIo"s'
C7e,- Ta1iaferro. Martin. stone Newands. Latner.
owen. Culberson and Taylor.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19

G. Petersburs. Dec is-Profefsos @ In,,,srsitv at
si. -. cbafr of literature ~ the Cnisefsils %
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81 sa.,,sss for year and hasf for os'hs :
IN io'u -. peasant League Of Novsorod-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19

'he consent of the composer. This provision Goes
1i0 exist In Senator Smoot's bil under which such
pfouucuons of compositions are not subject TO t.e
copyright law
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19

ment which is widespread throughout the country.
This whole movement. including the drawing up OF
the petition. the appointment OF the committee the
securing signatures and the departure Of the
committee for Washington was accomplished IN a
few hours time. Eminent clergynen. journalists
and men well known IN business and professional
life dropped their regular work and sacrificed i'm
portant engagements in order that she petition
might be properly drawn up. signed and presented
on the shortest possible notice
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10
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EMPLOYERS LIABILITY LAW

More than usual interest attaches
to the decision Of Judge Walter Ev-
ans, of the United States Court,
handed down at Louisville, KY, on
the last day of December. 1t fell
to him to render the first decision
under the Employers Liability Law,
and his decision was that the act was
unconstitutional. The administrators
of N. c. Brooks brought suit against
the Southern Pacific Railroad for
$4,000 damages for the death Of her
husband, who was killed in a rail
road accident. The court held that
the litigation was strictly inter par
tes, with which the United Staes had
no concern. He held that the act of
June IL, 1906, only creates and i'm
poses upon certain common carriers
liabilities to their employers, and in
no way prescribes rules for carry
ing on traffic among the states. Con-
sequently, it in no way regulates such
commerce.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10
CONGRESS GETS DOWN TO
WORK.

With the present week the second
session of the ffty-ninth Congress
really settles down to business. Lit.
tie more was accomplished before
the holidays than the routine Of or
ganization, enlivened by lombard
ment of regular and special messages
from the President.
The discharge Of the negro troops
from the Twenty fifth Infantry for
"Shooting up Brownsville" prom
ises to be the leading feature Of the
week. Senator Foraker is forcing
the fighting. Senator Lodge is act
ing as administration champion, re-
enforced by Senator Culberson. No
body is deceived as to the underly
ing significance of all this fuss and
feathers which is recognized as an
attempt on the part Of a certain fac
ton in the Republican party to alien
ate the negro vote from the admin
istration, and to secure that support
for the Foraker faction. This theory
is somewhat complicated however,
by rumors that Secretary Taft, who
has been looked upon, to a certain
extent, as the administration candi-
date for President, will be appointed
to succeed Chief Justice Fuller on
the Supreme Court bench.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10

committee will be to recognize the
policyholders Of the Mutual and
New York Life, in cities and towns
all over the country, forming sub
committees of leading citizens, and
thus preparing better way for the
showings at the next election. The
committee will see to it that prose-
cutions for claims against existing
officers and directors for their acts
under past administrations, will be
pushed to judgment. 1t will seek to
secure rigid investigation Of the
affairs of the company, which was
not possible for the Armstrong COM
mittee to undertake, and finally it
will attempt to secure remedial legis-
lation, correcting defects in the cleo
tion machinery Of the Armstrong law
that may have developed from TIN
recent elections.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10
RAISING POSTAL SALARIES.

1t has been statistically shown that
the cost of food, which constitutes
about 40 per cent of the total expendi-
lures in the home of the average
working man, has increased IL 1-2
per cent during the past decade. The
increase in wages, which went into
effect among the employees of num-
ber of railroads and other corpora
tions on January 1st, or earlier, will
not entirely compensate for the adj
vance in price of the necessaries of
life. Attention, furthermore, has
been drawn to the fact that men
working on salary, as distinguished
from wage-earners whose compensa-
ton is fixed by the day, have not had
the benefit Of this general increase
and a movement seems to be gather
ing force to see that justice is done
them. In this connection, First As
sstant Postmaster-General Hitch
cock has made public an appeal to
CONGRESS- to increase the salary of
employees in the various branches of
the postoffce department. Resigna-
tions, he says, are increasing at an
alarming rate, and the standard of
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10
POLICY HOLDERS COMMITTEE
PERMANENT.

Announcement is made that in
spite of its i'll success ir the recent
elections, the International Policy
holders Committee will be continued
as a permanent organization. A
quarter of a million holders of the
Mutual and New York Life Insur-
ance companies cast their ballots in
the support of the committee tickets.
So the leaders regard this as man
date to continue. The plan of the
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10
CARGO SUBSIDY PREFERRED.

The question of ship subsidy will
come to the front during the
present session Of congress and now
that the holidays are over, the Re-
publican leaders are attempting to
find .some common ground on which
to concentrate. The committee hav-
ing this matter in charge, has here
tofore been inclined to have mail
subsidy, but the president seems to
favor a subsidy for cargoes instead.
He holds that more steamers are, to
large extent, owned by the great
corporations, whereas, the freighters
are operated by the smaller fellows.
1t is probable that the compromise
agreement to agitate for subsidies
only to South America may be ex-
tended so as to take in the Philip
pines.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10
LIBERALISM IN FRANCE.

The present government in France
will not confne its attention alone
to questions growing out of the sep
aration of Church and State. Pre-
mier Clemenceau will advocate most
extensive Democratic doctrines. The
Weekly Rest Day law and the En-
ployers' Liability act, passed in June,
1906, will be supplemented by AN
eight-hour labor law, old age pen
sions, the gradual purchase of rail
roads by the state and an income
and inheritance tax. The only cloud
upon the French horizon is the pos
sibility of an unpleasant situation
in Morocco.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10
ENGLISH RAILROADS ABOLISH
REBATES.

When the octopus first put forth
its strength in England in the form
of a soap trust, it was so promptly
and completely squelched that it has
not lifted a tentacle since. Repres-
sive laws were unnecessary, and now,
without waiting to be pommelled in
to good behavior with the Big Stick,
the railroads of the United Kingdom
have entered into an agreement,
which became effective January 1st,
to abolish all private rebates to ship
pers. The agreement has been signed
by all the chairmen, and under its
provisions any company giving re-
bates to get traffic is liable to a
heavy fine, payable to the railway
clearing house.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10

i, g an extensive record of the
lynchings which occurred during the
past year. It is extensive, and pur-
ports to be entirely accurate. It's
figures show that during the twelve
months just ended there were, seven
ty-two lynchings i'll fourteen states.
Of this number, sixty-nine were ne
gro men, two were white men and
one was negro woman. The offense
in one instance was triple criminal
assault, in thirteen instances crimi-
nal assault, in nineteen cases, at
tempted criminal assault while the
other causes were; fourteen for mur-
der, one for assault and murder, elev-
en- for attempted murder, one for
murder and robbery, one for dual
murder, three for quadruple murder
and one for quintuple murder. They
were distributed among fourteen
flfes as follows: Mississippi, thir-
6ad Srauisiana, nine, Georgia, nine,
yoa "a, South Carolina and Texas,
six each, Alabama and North Carroll
ma, five; Arkansas, four; Kentucky
and Missouri, three each; Tennessee,
two; Indian Territory and Maryland,
one each. Lovers Of the curious
will be interested to know that
the greatest number of lynchings in
one month, which was ten, occurred
in August, and the smallest num-
Der, which was one, in December.
For the first time in twenty years
there was a lynching somewhere ev-
cry month, November, during all that
score of years, having been free.
It will be noted that, nothwithstand-
ing all assertions to the contrary,
among them those of President Roose-
welt In his recent annual message, by
far the greatest number Of lynch
sings was for criminal assault or the
attempt, which number one-half in
the statistics with which we DEAL
While the record for last year was
large, it was far below the average for
the past five years. The range between
1901 and 1905, inclusive, was from
one hundred and thirty-fve in the
former year, to sixty-fve in the lat
ter, making an average of ninety
seven lynchings annually. Hence,
the average for last year was twenty
five below the average for the five
year period preceding.
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Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10

men going into the service is fall
ing off. In the first and second-clasS
offices more than II per cent of the
clerks resigned last year, and 2 II
per cent of the letter carriers left
the service. He suggests that for
both clerks and carriers, six grades
be established; the annual salary to
be 5000, $500, 5000, $1,000, $1,1OO
and $1,000 respectively, with sys-
tenn of advancement according to
length of service, and promotions
based on efficiency above the 81, 900
grade in frst-class offices, and the
5000 grade in second-class offices.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10

A report for year ending May 1st,
1906, shows that 1858 persons were
injured and 9,S40 killed outright by
the railroads of the country.-Peo-
ple's Voice, Norman, Okla.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10

GIlLo oCoS1Oh CdI CCI VI DICOodS3G VIII
ing he forgot that he had urged econ
YsN government printing.
The Kaiser, it is said, will also
fire the next Reichstag if it doesn't
suit him. How that must make Pres
ident Roosevelt feel his limitations.
1t is a remarkable thing that the
look Of mingled alarm and worry
that has been called the automobile
face" is mostly worn by pedestrians.
The Maryland penitentiary is re-
ported to have cleared $4,000 last
year. Due, of course, to the fact
that lawyers cleared fewer crimi-
nails.
Senator Hansbrough says the coun-
try must either slow up or blow up.
With the steam We have up now, it
looks as if we will blow up if we
slow up.
A Wisconsin man makes the as
sertion that 10 per cent of the mem
bers of legislative bodies are willing
to be bribed. His estimate is too low
for some legislative bodies.
Mr.. Carnegie is now heading
movement for a national board Of
health. If he lives long enough, he
may see this country named The
United States of Carnegie.
Miner Hicks lecture on how it
feels ito be buried for fifteen days
may prove welcome change from
Mr. La Follette's lecture on how it
feels to be canned by the United
States Senate.
From the amount of gossip linking
his name with New York Senator
ship, it appears that Mr.. Root is an
other Cabinet member who finds it
hard to "stay put"
A plate of hot soup, according to
one physician, will warm and nour-
ish man more than six drinks of
whiskey. But perhaps men do not
drink whiskey for warmth and nour-
ishment.
Before we drop the discussion of
trial marriages." few words from
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures Wilson
Hanlon, of Danville, Ind, who has
just married for the fifth time, might
be of some interest.
New York." says one preacher,
lis wearing the soiled underclothes
of depravity under the white cloak
of respectability." But that doesnt
shock New York people so much as
to see man wearing a silk hat with
a sack coat.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10

"New York." says one preacher,
els wearing the soiled underclothes
of depravity under the white cloak
of respectability." But that doesn t
shock New York people so much as
to see man wearing a silk hat with
a sack coat.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-10

(From the Washington Post.)
To the mail carrier the next few
weeks will be just like being on leave
Of absence.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
Little Things That are Well Worth
Keeping in Memory.

10 straighten whalobone soak for a
few minutes in lukewarm water, then
press straight with a slightly warm
tiatiron.
When cleaning brass add a little
methylated spirit to whatever polish
you may be using. 1t not only helps
to remove stains, but also prevents
the brass from furnishing again so
quickly.
Tortoise shell combs should occa-
sionally be well rubbed with the palm
of the hand to restore their brightness.
If very dull, just a suspicion of sweet
oil may be used, but as a rule a rub
with the palm of the hand only is
quite sufficient.
To clean feathers. wash in gasoline,
which can be procured at most oil
shops. Shake till dry, and then curl
with a bone or silver knife. But re-
member that gasoline is highly inflam-
mabie, and should not OF any account
be used in a roo in which there is a
fire or artificial light OF any kind. Out
of dOoss is really the best place to use
it.
SEARCHED things should be rather
damp for ironing. If ironed when too
dry the starch is really thrown away.
as it does not stiffen at all.
After washing decanters or c%ruets,i
turn them upside down and allow wa
ter from the cold water tap to rum
)ve them. In about five minutesl
time they will be beautifully dry in
side, and if the outside is carefully
wiped and rubbed they will sparkle
beautifully. =.
A hint for frosty weather: Windows
often need cleaning when it is so cold
that if water were used it would at
once freeze on them. Try using paraf-
fin instead; a rag dipped in it will
clean glass perfectly, and give it a
brightness impossible to obtain with
water. Tissue paper makes a good pol
isher. or. in fact, almost any soft pa
per.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
How to Do Library Divan.

A couch or divan in a library is al
ways desirable, and if a cover in soft
brown velour is used, with pillows of
bright old orange, deep gold and the
varying shades of brown piled on in
pr0fusion, it will be an artistic addi-
ton to the room.
The pillows. many of which should
be put on the couch, may be made of
inexpensive pieces of denim, canvas
and burlap, any II of which comes
in tones Of yellow and brown that
will be effective. Just for contrast
n OF two handsome cushions should
be used in the pile. A striking one
of golden silk, with a deep brown ruff
de, OF finished with a cord and tassel,
would be attractive, as would be also
a lemon colored silk pillow, with a
touch of old orange at the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
PriscilIa's REVENGE.

It was in the days Of old when
knights were bold and dressed in
cleaning armor.
George, dear" said Priscilla, over
her daily task, wilt thou not help
me with my skeins?"
"By the tower of London-no!"
roared George, as he sharpened his
lance. You haven't a spinning
wheel for a husband"
Two hours later George returned
from the fray with his armor bat
tered and torn.
Dearest Priscilla" he said, soft
ly, wilt thou not put a few patches
on my dress suit?"
NO, George" replied Priscilla.
sweetly. You haven't a blacksmith
for d wife"
And the bold knight was so hui
inflated he went over to Ye Frozen
Heart tavern and stood the tavern
keeper off for a tankard.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
PROPER CARE OF THE SINK.
Precautions That Are Absolutely Nee
essary to Health.

All wood should be removed from a
sink, according to Good Housekeep-
ng, and replaced with a porcelain
sink. back and sides; that being too
expensive, then use slate, zinc or cop
per. The material should be absolute
~ impervious to moisture and with
out paint, which only wears off and
leaves an untidy surface. Modern
plumbers use iron instead of lead
pipes almost entirely, and yet, by
care. the old lead ones may continue
to serve. Frequent flushing of the
sink is an absolute necessity for per-
feet freedom from danger. 1t should
be done with very hot water, but fol-
lowed by a little cold water, lest the
heat cause a vacuum and draw the
water off the trap, leaving it open for
gases to escape through the outlet of
the sink. The treatment should be
applied to every fixture in a house
after the cleansing process.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
WHITE BREAD
Makes Trouble for People with Weak
intestinal Digestion.
naries.

A lady in a Wis. town employed a
physician who instructed her not to
eat white bread for two years. She
tells the details of her sickness and
she certainly was a sick woman.
In the year 1887 1 gave out from
OverWork, and until 1901 | remained
an invalid in bed a great part OF the
time. Had different doctors but moth
ing seemed to help. | suffered from
cerebro-spinal congestion, female trou-
bic and serious stomach and bowel
trouble. My husband called a new
doctor and after having gone without
any food for 10 days the doctor or
the new food from the very first
mouthful. The doctor kept me on
Grape-Nuts and the only medicine
was a little ~glycerine to heal the
alimentary canal.
when l was up again doctor told
me to eat Grape-Nuts twice a day and
no white bread for two years. 1 got
well in good time and have gained in
strength so l can do my own work
again.
My brain has been helped so much,
and l know that the Grape-Nuts food
did this, too. I found 1 had been
made III because I a not fed right,
that is 1 did not properly digest white
bread and some other food I tried to
live on.
Il have never been without Grape
Nuts food since and eat it every day.
You may publish this letter if you like
so it will help someone else" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Creek,
Mich. Get the little book, The Road
to Wellville," IN pkgs.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
To Make Aspic jelly.

One pint and a half of bouillon
(Which can be bought in cans), one
box of gelatin, two eggs, half pint of
pale cooking sherry, one kitchen cup
of water.
Melt the bouillon, dissolve in it the
gelatin and set aside to cool, add a
pinch of salt, mix and whisk together
the whites of two eggs with their
shells. add the water. -.
Make them all into the stock and
stir until it boils for a quarter of an
hour, then remove from the fire and
pour through a jelly bag, after which
put in the wine.
When cool, pour yer the turkey
and set aside to harden.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
Reliable.

II ever there was a reliable and safe
remedy it is that old and famous por-
Gus plaster-Allcock's. 1t has been in
use for sixty years, and is as popular
to-day as ever, and we doubt if there
is a civilized community on the face
of the globe where this wonderidl pain
reliever cannot be found. In the selec-
ton of the ingredients and in their
manufacture the greatest care is taken
to keep each plaster up to the highest
standard of excellence, and so pure
and simple are the ingredients that
even a child can use them.
Allcock's are the original and gen
uine porous p~lasters and are sold by
Druggists all over the world.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
SAID WOMEN MARRIED HIM.
Remarkable Excuse Put Forward by
French Bigamist.

AT Versailles, France, recently q
baker was tried on a charge of polyg.
amy. having married five women,
who are living and undivorced. The
pentagamist's defense was that he
had not married the women; they had
married him. When they proposed
he had not the courage to say no.
Neither money nor love, he said, had
prompted his n%uptials; he was the
victim of the stronger wills of his
successive spouses. OF the five wives
three appeared as witnesses, but did
not prosecute. saying that their COM
mon husband was a topper of whom
they were glad to get rid. He was
acquftted-On what ground does not
appear. AS all the years in which
the multipleX husband took wives
were leap years except 1881, in which
it would seem that in four out of
the five cases the WOmen had the
right to propose. But the man had
the right, even in the leap years, to
decline, and it was up to him at least
TO explain to his fair suitOrs that he
was engaged. To establish the prin-
ciple that a MAI is not responsible
for the number of his wives unless
he himself does the counting, would
be plainly against public policy. If
"Barkis is within" that at once puts
all the responsibility on him. no
matter who managed the prelimi-
naries.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
How to Trim a Fern

Boston ferns that have grown so
large and luXuriant as to permit di-
viding into smaller plants may have
cuttings taken away from the roots
without damage to the plant, if care
fully done. If t~ransplanted to the
right soil and kept under proper con.
ditions the cutting should root well
md develop into a healthy plant.
A fern does not need hot and inces
SAINT sunshine. Two of the finest Bos-
ton ferns known to the writer spend
he entire winter IN windows where
scarcely a sunbeam falls, though there
is plenty of light. A little sun, how
e does them no harm, and a moist
atmosphere is essential.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength TO %stiffen. without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
Care of Wooden Articles.

All wooden articles may be cleaned
thus: When grease spots are found
cover these thickly with soft SOAP
then hold a red-hot shovel over the
place. close to the soap, after which
wash with Fuller's earth and water
and then with clean water. Where
boards have been neglected, use one
pound soft soap boiled down with
one pound Fuller's earth, one pound
soda. and two quarts of water, till
reduced to half.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
Confederate conaressmen.

Fifteen men are known TO be still
alive who served as confederate on
gressmen-John GOode and Roger A.
Pryor, Virginia; A. S. Colyar. j. ID. c..
Atkins, Joseph b. HeiSkel and John v.
Wright, Tennessee; Hiram p. Bell,
Georgia; Henry G.. Jones, Florida;
James l.. Pugh, Alabama; S. i. Gala
han. Indian Territory; J.. A. p. Camp.
bell. Mississippi; S. ii. Ford. Ken.
lucky; w. H. Tibbs. North Carolina.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
deSsip from the State Capital, Legislative and Otherwise

Norris Brown is the fifteenth selec-
aQn Tor United States senator for
Nebraska. When the state was adj
united two senators were chosen, Cen
eral Thayer, who drew the long frac-
tlonai term OF four years, and II. w.
Upton, who drew the short term of
two years. Senator Upton was re-
elected. The succession in the two
lines from Thayer and Upton respec-
lively, is as follows:
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-01-25
Life Of Horses and DOGS.

The statement has been made that
horses average from 20 to 30 years o.
life. and dogs from IL to IA years. A
French encyclopedia credits the horse
with so to 40 years, the dog with 20
to "a. There is a sufficient range OF
uncertainty in these figures TO cause
doubt whether detailed study has been
made of the subject.