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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-14
Collapse of Rear Wall.

A few minutes after midnight the
rear wall of the theatre collapsed. The
flames broke out anew, and those who
had vainly hoped TO be able to fnd the
remains of some of their loved ones
turned in despair from the scene of the
awful catastrophe. 1t is estimated that
at lease seventy-five persons were II
jured by being trampled upon eithsr
on the stairway or by jumping from
the windows of the burning structure.
of this number at least a score were
fatally injured, at least half dozen
succumbed to their injuries after be-
ing hurried to one of the temporary
hospitals
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-14
Final Decision Made.

1t was finally determined whether or
not Ruef will become the star witness
in the trials of Patrick Calhoun, prest-
dent of the United Railroads; Tho.u-
well Mutually, his assistant; TREY l..
Ford, general counsel and William NJ.
Abbott, assistant general counsel for
the same corporation, and others in
dicted for bribery. At the same time
it was also decided what immunity the
prosecution will grant to Ruef, wholly
or only partial, if he agrees to testify
to receiving bride money from the
public service corporations dni paying
part of it to the bOOdling board of su-
pervisors. Not only the successful or
unsuccessful prosecution of the indiCt-
ed persons, it was generally believed
but the fate of Ruef as well. hinged
on the outcome of this conference. AL
though Spreckels was not present at
this conference, he conferred for an
hour with Burns and Langdon in the
latter's office, but left before Ruef ar
rived in his automobile.
Ruef Would Say Nothing.
When Ruef emerged from the dis
trict attorneys office at $50 o'clock he
declared that he had promised to say
nothing of what took place. He APP
peared to have passed through a Sc
we're ordeal.
District Attorney Langdon will give
out a statement" said Ruef' to the As
ISOLATED Press as he stepped into his
automobile and was whirled away to
the county Jail. IF it is correct.
will read it tomorrow morning with g
great deal of pleasure; if Incorrect
with a great deal of Indignation
From this it appeared that the con-
ference resulted satisfactorily to Ruef,
but that a. fear lurked in his mind that
possibly Langdon would not place the
matter before the public quite to his
liking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-14
Phil KIippIe's Carriage Shop

Moved to rear 149 w. n. Temple ST.,
Silver Bros iron works buildings
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-14

ed by a score of men from P9ttstown
and Reading, to keep the people back.
One woman, who said she mad lost her
entire family in the theatre, was with
difficulty restrained from throwing her.
self into the roaring flames.
At 1 o'clock a special train from
Reading bearing physicians and nurses
reached here, but there was little for
them to do, as the injured Who had
dashed themselves to the pavement
had been cared for by the local physi-
clans, assisted by the Pottstown relief
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
Like Finding Money.

G. r. Woodwork Il Co., the popular
druggists, are making an effort that is
just like finding money for they are sell
ing a regular 80 cent bottle OF DIR. How
ards celebrated specific for the cure of
constipation and dyspepsia at half price.
In addition to this large discount they
agree to return the money to any pur
chaser whom the specific does not cure.
1t is quite unusual to be able to buy
fifty cent pieces for a quarter, but that
is what this offer really means, for it is
only recently, through the solicitation
of Druggist Woodwork that this medi
cine could be bought for less than fifty
cents, they urged the proprietors to a.
low them to sell it at this reduced price
for a little while, AGREEING to sell a GER
tain amount. The result has justified
their good judgment, for the sale has
been something remarkable. Anyone
who suffers with headache, dyspepsia,
dizziness, sour stomach, specks before
the eyes, or any liver trouble, should
take advantage of this opportunity, for
DIR. Towards specific will cure all these
troubles. But if by any chance it should
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21

Representative Theodore E. Burton
Of Ohio, whose work in the interest of
rivers and harbors has made him q
national figure, Is quite different from
b average congressman. He spends
his spare time. 1t is said, reading
French classics and English poetry.
His bachelor apartments arc strewn
with books. Burton Is something of Il
bookworm, though to excellent pur-
pose. When Mckinley was preparing
to write his famous tariff bill, Burton
supplied many OF the important facts
upon which the measure was based.
Mckinley appealed to Burton because
he knew that Burton knew.
But despite Burton's booktshness
and s~tudiousness the man possesses
truly human qualities like the average
person. For n thing, he never for
gets Jim Jones or Sam Simpkins. in
Washington 1t is told Of Burton that
once an apparent stranger called to
see him.
How do you do, Mr.. Smith, was
Burton's greeting. You are-let me
see-you are MIR. William Smith. l
believe. Back in-wait q minute now
back In 1892 you sat with me on 4
platform at a meeting In the Twenty
third ward"
And Mr.. William Smith gasped. for
that was so. He and Burton had not
met since nor before, but Burton had
him spotted" 1t may be that Mr.. Bur
toms systematic study has resulted in
giving his memory such a thorough
training that It retains veu trivial
impressions Ike this.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
REFEREES SALE.

by the clerk of the district court of Red Willow
county in the state of Nebraska, on a judgment
rendered in said court in favor of Minnie Ma
Roy Rogers, John S. Miller, Freida Phillippi,
Albert Phillippi, Daisy Phillippi and Edwin
Phillippi, defendants, on the eleventh day of
December, 1907, for the partition and sale of the
following described real estate, to-wit: The
east half of the west half of section two, the
northwest quarter of section one, all i'll town
ship two, north, range twenty-nine and lots one
and two in block ten i'm the fourth addition to
McCook, all in Red Willow county, Nebraska.
| will offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash on the 10th day Of March, 1908, at the front
door of the court house in said county at two
O'Clock in the afternoon, the above described
real estate.
Dated this 18th day of February, 190S.-21i-5t.
j. :. LEHEw Referee.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
PITFALLS OF ENGLISH.
Our Puzzling Language and Its Words
of More Than One Meaning.


OF all modern languages English is
undoubtedly the most difficult to ac-
quire. In addition TO the ordinary
pitfalls of forms and idiOms that en-
trap the foreigner struggling for mas
terry of Il strange tongue, there is II
SO peculiar to ours that nothing even
remotely similar presents itself in any
other language, whether ancient or
modern.
This is the paradoXical word, the
word which has two meanings diamet-
rically opposed to each other. 1t is
not enough that. with all the wealth
of words borrowed from half Il score
Of other languages, we must impose a
double and often a multiple burden on
some poor little monosyllabic word
like get" for instance, whose mean
ings are legion. Our language must
needs confound the student at the
gates with the paradox. To give n
few examples:
The word "let" means to ALLOW"
or permit and likewise to pre-
VENT hinder or refuse" meanings
Numerically opposite. Il will let you
do it" In the former sense is hardly
o common in use than the phrase
without let or hindrance," and
Shakespeare has it, by heaven. I'll
make n ghost Of him that lets (pre-
vents mew.
"Cleave" means to split asunder as
well as to adhere" or blind" closely.
Scott makes Marmion threaten to
'eleave the Douglas head" while
holy writ e~njoins upon the husband to
'cleave unto his wife"
Another example is ''lurid," which
means both a dull red" and also a
pale green hue, tints that are exact
" opposed In the scale of color. While
the former Is the more common e
Ing, the latter is more scholarly cor
rect, as the word is derived through
the Latin from the Greek adjective
meaning ''greenish hued."
Again. we have fast" A horse
that is fast may be in rapid motion
OF standing tied stock still. In either
sense, whether of motion or immobili-
ty, the word emphasizes the idea.
Examples Of this bewildering pit
fall of u tongue might be multiplied
Indefinitely. 1t may be said of the
English speaking world as it was said
of the old ROmans-that their suprem-
acy is due TO the fact that they do
not have to learn their own language.
Record-Herald.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
porrCP on pFFEREEss SALE.

By virtue of an order Of sale to me directed
c9unty i'm the State of Nebraska, on a Judgment
rendered in said court in favor Of Albertina
Rogers, plaintiff, against John $: Miller Minnie
Matilda Miller, Edwin A.. PhiliippII{, Aioert
Freida Phillippi, and Roy Rogers, defendants,
ON the eleventh day of December. 1907, for the
partition and sale of the following described
real estate, to wit: The south half OF the north
east ouarter and lots one and two, section two,
township two, north range twenty-ninei west OF
the sixth principal meridian in said Red Willow
county | will offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash on the 10th day of March, 1908, at the
front door of the court house in McCook in said
at two O'Clock in the afternoon, the
above described real estate.
Dated this 18th day of February, 1905. -2-il5ts.
j. 5. LEHEw, Referee.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
YEAST IS A PLANT.
But 1t Can Be Seen as Such Only
With the Microscope,


Yeast Is Il small plant which can be
seen only with the aid Of the micBe-
scope. says Good Health. There are
two varieties, wild and cultivated, for
these tiny plants a be improved
through cultivation, as larger plants
can be.
Firms which make yeast for the
market must grow these plants quite
as carefully as the florist grows his
flowers. Care must be taken that they
do not become mixed with other varie-
ties. therefore destroying the culture.
In some laboratories where yeast is
grown two separate buildings are kept
for this purpose. These are both care
fully disinfected. and if it is found
that the yeast becomes contaminated
in one building the culture is started
anew and the other building previously
.disinfected before moving into ii.
This plant. like bacteria. requires
warmth. moisture and food. The mate
rails out of which the bread is made
should always be warmed, and the
dough should always lie kept In a
warm place. The temperature most
favorable is about that of the body. a
little less than 100 degrees.
There IS always considerable mois-
ture in bread and plenty of food for
the plant. The food which it requires
is sugar. This it obtains from the
wheat. there being some sugar in the
-four, and more sugar is also formed
from the starch.
IS TIE least plants feed upon sugar
they break it down into two sub
stances. &l>ohol and Il gas known as
carton GioZide or c~arDcnic acid gas.
As the g.: is formed it is held by the
gluten. T:-lich is n very elastic sub
Stance. Wien the bread is put into the
oven the heat expands the tiny bub-
bles of gas. causing the bread to rise
or to become much lighter. The alco-
hoI formed, being q volatile product.
passes OF into the baking.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
Stories Told In the Cloakrooms
Senator Elect John Sharp
Williams on Grammatical Err.
rOrs-Representative Burton
and Ills Wonderful Memory.
WYHEN John Sharp Williams

EWYHEN John Sharp Williams.
NE8E who has been promoted to
NJ the senate. takes his seat as
one of Mississippi's senators.
the house will lose one of it's most en-
Pertaining story tellers. The other
day." he said recently, II was amused
by the remark of one of the messen-
gers at a committee room door. He
was disputing with another negro and
in the most heated part of the argu-
ment said, That don't cut no signify
l think that there never was Il more
ungrammatical expression than that
except one. A man | knew went into
Il restaurant in Mobile and asked the
waiter to bring him some underdOne
roast beef. The waiter came back with
a piece that was pretty we'll done. and
the man protested.
BEST we got, MISTER said the
waiter. We amt got none that's no
u~nderdoner.'"
The new senator has to stand some
good natured rallying now and her
because of the name Of the place from
which he halls. YaZoo. 1t was the
Washington Star which recently print
ed under Il cartoon OF the genial mi
nority leader the following stanza:
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
Graveyard of Asiatics.

The northern territory is the grave
yard of ~innumerable AsiaticS. who en-
ter by way OF the gulf of C~arpentaria
in quest of gold. Death from thirst
and starvation accounts for thousands.
The few who survive return to China
to spread the fame of Australians re-
lentless solitude and hunger tracks,
Chambers Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
proureSS.

The martyr cannot be dishonored.
Every lash inflicted is Il tongue of
fame, every prison Il more illustriOus
abode. Every burned book or house
enlishtens the world. Every suppress
ed or eXpuuged word r~everberates
through the earth from side to side.
1t Is the whipper who is whipped. the
tyrant who Is undone.-Emerson.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
not, C. r. Woodwork & Co. will refur d
your money.
Ask to see the Strathmore typewriting
paper at The TRIBUNE Office.
NOTICE OF TAX SALE REDEMPTION.

To Myrtle Miller: You are hereby notified
that on the 5th day of June, 1906, | purchased at
private tax sale, lots one and two, 4 and y,
block one, Park division to lndianola, Nebras-
ka that said lots were assessed IN the name
of Myrtle Miller; that said lots were assessed
and sold for the taxes of the years 1902, l%3 and
1901; that | have paid the subsequent taxes
thereon of 1908 and 1906; that the time of re-
from said tax sale will expire on the
9th day of June, IGOS-2-21-3t. 5. X. SMITH.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
Advice.

What would you do" asked the eY-
cited politician, IF q paper should call
you a liar and q thief?'
well" said the lawyer. IF | were
you I'd toss up q cent to see whether
I'd reform o. lick the editor."-Cleve-
land Leader.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
Never Touched Him.

Doesn't begging make you asham-
edY"
"Surs. If you knew how stingy some
men were you would be ashamed Of
being Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21

said. "Ill do that and pay you SO
much a month BESIDES"
Il thank you, madam" he replied,
bowling very low. but l signed up
with Mrs. Johnston for life"
"Why, no such contract Is binding.
That is peonage."
Some may call it that, but l have
always called it marriage"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21

Senator W. Murray Crane of Massa-
chusetts is a somewhat serious minded
man, BETTING one whose paper mill
manufactures the raw material out of
which Uncle Sans soft money is made.
Nevertheless the senator can and does
tell a funny story now and then.
"Once up in my part of Massachu-
Sets" said the senator. there was Il
farmer who desired to teach his chore
bog how to tell the difference between
Il young turkey and an old one after
killing. He said to the boy:
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21

Senator Joseph F. Johnston of Ala,
bama. who succeeded the late venera-
BILE Senator Pettus. has a sense of hui
NOR in nowise dulled by mature age
and white hairs. Until Senator Will
liam J. Bryan of Florida, aged thirty.
entered the august body a few weeks
ago Johnston claimed to be a baby
senator" because he was one of the
newest. He is considerably more. than
twice the age of Bryan.
One of the stories which Senator
Johnston tells In the senate cloakr0Om
is u joke partly on himself and partly
on Il society Of Birmingham,
where the senator lives in Il handsome
residence. One day Johnston was out
in his garden hoeing some geraniums.
Being clothed to suit the occasion, he
did not present a dignified figure. The
society lady, who vas a newcomer and
did not know the distinguished citizen
by sight, sought to pay Mrs. Johnston
a call. Her ring at the door not being
answered. she walked into the garden
to talk to the gardener.
How long have you worked for the
Johnstons?" she inquired.
"a good many years, madam"
DO they pay you well?"
about all l get out of it is my
clothes and keep"
why. come and work for me-" she
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
When Senator Johnston
Posed as Gardener-Sena.
tor Crane. the Farm Boy
and tie Turkey. :: :: ::
mo, but | have replied Roger

Senator Crane was lieutenant gov
ernor and governor Of Massachusetts
before his appointment to fill out the
~uneXpired term of the late Senator
Hoar. Later he was elected to a full
gan he declined the post of secretary
of the treasury, it is said, because his
acceptance would have made it neces-
sary for him to sell his paper mill. His
mill manufactures, under contract. the
paper upon which our flexible currency
is printed.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21

Marcus Aurelius Smith, territorial
delegate from Arizona, tells a story of
a girl who broke her engagement with
the man she was to marry.
"Why did you break your engage
ment?" asked a friend.
"Oh," she replied, Il just couldn't
marry a man with a broken nose"
But how did the poor chap get his
nose broken?'
why" said the young woman, 81
accidentally hit him with my brassie
when he was teaching me to play
golf"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21
WILLIAMS OF MISS.

WILLIAMS OF MISS.
II you say to this man: "Who are YOU?
Where's your home? Oh. tell me. pray do"
He will stare for awhile,
With a Quizzical smile,
And reply, ~. s. Williams, Ya7oo."
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21

. columns of live, entertaining editorials.
! columns of 1.-Two stock and market reports.
40 questions and answers by readers on anything
pertaining to the business of farming, garden
ing, raising Of live stock and poultry, ETC., etc.
10 to 20 questions on veterinary subjects.
I columns OF information on recipes, patterns,
formulas, etc, furnished by readers.
IA to 81 columns of stories of public men; his
torical, geographical, and other miscellany.
. columns OF a specially reported sermon by the
Rev. DR.. Quayle Of Chicago and the Sunday
School lesson.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-02-21

9th day of February, 19OS.-2-1i-5t.
j. =. LEHEW, Referee.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-07
FOR FLAVoRINo CLEAR SOUP.
Extract Made from Vegetable Parma.
and Spices.

How do you ever get so much flavor
into a clear soup?" asked an init
mate friend Of the hostess.
make a regular vegetable flavor
ing extract" was the reply. IT'S good
Tor soups or stews of any sort.
II you want to make some. collect
some nice fresh carrot and turnip peel
ings, onion. leak and tomato skins and
celery trimmings. They should weigh
about pound altogether. Add to these
sprig each of parsley, thyme and
marjoram, one bay leaf, one Glove Of
garlic. small piece OF lemon peel
two cloves. eight peppercorns. one tea
spoonful of salt and one pint of cold
water.
Put them all on the range and sim
mer until 1t has boiled down to about
half a pint. Next strain carefully and
bottle the mixture. This flavoring is
very strong, and about one teaspoon
ful of it is required to flavor one pint
of stock"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-07
Plants Thrive on Steam.

A woman famous among her friends
for her thrifty house plants ascribe
her success to her practice Of steam
ing them.
Whenever they begin to droop and
look as If they needed toning I'M thew
get treatment" she said recently.
She has row Of hooks arranged on
the bathroom wall over the tub. and
from these she suspends the pots by
strings to within two feet of the
water, the plants having previously
had thorough watering. The door
and windows are closed, with the ex.
cepton OF a narrow crack left omen
at the top Of one of the latter. and the
tub is filled with water hot enough to
allow gentle steam to rise and DER
wade the atmosphere
In this position the plants are left
for an hour, and the operation is re-
peated until they are restored to
health. This of course only can be
done In a room with painted walls. as
the constant steaming will loosen
paper.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-07

The ught q full grown csntiped L.
ss16 ~ Travellers In tropical lands to BE-
enough to aGect the strongest nerves.
Tan to eleven inches Is the average
length, although larger ones have been
seen Lafeadto Hearp in Two Years
In ths French West Indies' says that
the vitality Of ths oentiped - amRzing.
Mr. Hearn kept one in a bottle, with
out food or water. Cor thirteen weeks
at the end Of which time It remained
active and dangerous as ever. The
centipsd has enc natural enemy able to
cope with htm-the hon
The hen attacks him with delight and
often swallows him, haad FIRST, without
taking the trouble to kill him. The cat
hunts him, but she IL careful never to
put her head near him. She has a trick
Of whtrnng him round and raund upon
the n0or 30 quickly as to stupefy him;
then, when she sees a good chance, she
strikes him dead with her claws.
There are superstitions concerning
the creature which have q good effect
In diminishing his tribe. II you kill q
cendped, you are sure to receive money
soon, and even II you dream Of killing
one It Is good luck
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

England has about Is, 900 square miles
of coal fields.
Australia is 26 times larger than the
British Isles.
The actual cost of the Suez Canal
was $3.50, $50, 900.
The bone frame of the average whole
weighs about As tons.
In favorable wind fox can scent
a man one-quarter of a mile away.
The army of Tersh, King of Ethiopia,
consisted of 1000, 900 men and 800 char
lots of war.
The linen industry is the greatest
manufacturing industry ireland pos
sesses. There is invested in it some
thing like SIS, 500. 900, and it gives en-
ployment to 100 people.
bingham, Mass, has the Oldest
church ediflce now in use in America
the First Unitarian church. The build
ing Is 225 years old. John B. Lewis
has been sexton and bellringer at the
church for more than so years.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-07
Ribbon Puddlno-

One quart milk, III squares choco.
late. six level tablespoons sugar, one.
half cup shredded cocoanut, eight
level tablespoons cornstarch, whites
OF two eggs, two teaspoons vanilla.
Use two double boilers and scald
pint of milk in each. When hot put
the chocolate into one and the cocoa.
nut into the other. Divide the sugar
and cornstarch and mix in two cups.
Add bit Of salt to each and dilute
with enough cold milk to pour. When
the chocolate is melted add the corn.
starch mixture from one cup and stir
until thick and smooth, then cover,
and cook for 20 minutes, stirring &C.
casionally. Add the remaining corn.
starch to the cocoanut and milk, and
cook In the same manner. When done
remove from the IRE and add the egg
whites beaten stiff. allowing half for
each double boiler; then add half the
vanilla to each. Wet q mold in cold
water and add half Of one mixture.
then half of the other. Repeat the
chill thoroughly. When ready to
serve turn on glass dish and serve
with cream, either plain or whipped.