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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14

Centennial Lodge will install its officers
tonight at 4s1 Broad street. The installing
officer will be Deputy J. A. Van Eanburgh,
OF Ridgewood.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14

Robert Cushing Post. No. u. A. v. Of
r. g.. viii. hold 3 meeting at n James
street Thursday night.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
DAUGHTERS OF ST, GEORGE.
vETERAN A~ssocIATI0Ns.

LADY Roberts Lodge will meet tonight
and transact important business.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14

was a noisy, but mirthless collection of
nonsense. with a nunber of somewhat
lnouldy jokes thrown in. The performance
was concluded with The Isle of Mault,''
which matched its predecessor In character.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
THE F%RATERNlTlES

fTtemr for this department should be ad,
dressed: 'Fraternal Editor 6FhN
starr
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
SONS OF VETERANS.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.

The annual election OF officers Of Marcus
L. Ward Camp will take place tonight.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
A Model Hotel Boots"

1t was in a Dublin hotel, and as l
closed the bedroom door, says a writer
in the Manchester Guardian, l noticed
that the end of one of my boot laces
was inside the room, the boot to which
it was attached having been placed as
usual outside. When | awOke next
morning the boot lace end was still
there, and opened the door expecting
to find that the boots had not been
cleaned. but l was wrong. A very
careful hotel servant, a very model
among boots" had found the lace
tightly gripped by the door and rather
than disturb me had carefully removed
it from the lace holes and carried
away the boot. Presently l heard a
quiet noise outside the door. The
model boots had brought my boots
back again and was industriously re-
lacing that one which he had unlaced.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
SLIGHTLY Mixed.

They had just set up housekeeping
and were working on the plan of econ
omy. The bathtub needed a coat of
varnish. He promised to attend to
it if she would order the varnish.
You'll find the varnish in the closet
with the groceries, dear" she said a
day or so later, land the can opener
in the knife drawer"
He opened the can and. according
to his contract. applied the coat of
varnish and then left it to dry.
The soup for dinner that day had to
be abandoned, for somehow it pos,
sessed a peculiar paint shop odOr that
was ~nauseating. After dinner he took
her to inspect his work on the bath,
tab. Now that it had dried it had Z
certain unnatural appearance. The top
and sides were streaked, and here and
there little Jumps chung to it.
"The man said that was the best
varnish," she explained, taking up the
can of varnish for an examination,
~"but-why, dear, you have vanished
the bathtub with the OK tail soup.!"
'Then it was the varnish we ate,
dear" he added. horror stricken. -
~Lippincott's.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
Monkeys Like serappina.

Monkeys are in a class by them
selves" said the circus man. "If one
Of them has red hair he is sure to be
a dandy scrapper. The best fighter is
always the leader. They hang togeth-
er and bow and scrape before the boss
just like a good many people. Mon
keys with red faces and fat heads will
whip the life out of those smaller than
they are, but will run like the wind
when il comes to an ever break. a
monkey riot Is a funny spectacle. Even
in the same cage you will find groups
herded together as If there was some
class distinction and the lines were
drawn tightly. If two of the big ones
come together in a row the others gen.
orally stand off and let them have it
out, but if any of the little ones get to
scrapping then the father and mother
are apt to mix in, and the next step is
a general row. We separate them by
turning on the hose and punish them
by locking up the den so that they can
not get any peanuts from the crowd
and hold back their meals. This plan
puts them on their good behavior for
awhile at least. The monkey likes to
eat and likes to be noticed"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
MOUNTAIN SLIDING.
Hawaiian Small Boys Simply "Drop
Down the Edge of the Scenery"


Water sports are by no mean the
only vigorous athletics INDUCED in by
the boys OF Hawaii. Mountain climb.
ing Is a favorite pastime, for there ere
peaks 1000 feet high within easy walk
ing distance of any part of Honolulu.
and on the island of Hawaii there arc
two mountains fully $4,000 feet ~
height. Not infrequently the Honolulu
schools give picnics on the mountain
sides that the pupils may gather land
shells. 1t is Oh these excursions t.
search of land shells that the Hawaiian
schoolboys revel in the once national
sport, mountain sliding.
A very steep mountain side is Sc
lected, where the grass Is long AMI
sloping downward. Every n gathers
his own ii leaves. The ii leaf is soLle
thing like the banana leaf, but not near
~ so long. With a bunch of ii leaves
in his hand the first boy steps to III"
edge of the side, grasps the leaves II
the stems in both hands, places H."
leafy part under him and sits down,
gives himself a start and drops down
the edge of the scenery like a fash. i
was assured that it was an easy MAJ
ter to regulate the speed of descent ly
merely grasping the ii stems firal,r
and lifting them upward. this acting 30
a brake. | longed for the thrill OF drop
ping down Y er the edge of a noun
tain and upon my brief sled of ii leaves
hnnnn fhn 1ncnaDf T-a,,- lilo fhn
wind. 1t seemed as though my breath
would be taken away from me or that
l would plunge head over heels. to lie
dashed to pieces among the trees be
low. l thought of my brake and drew
up on the ii leaves with all my might
and came up with a jerk that jarrcI
every bone in my body. There | sat,
looking downward almost ~perpendicu-
larry, held in position only by Il few
leaves resting on the smooth, slippery
grass, but the sliding grass is nearly a
foot long, and it is only after it has
been repeatedly slidden over and beat
Ell down that it approaches perfection
in the eyes Of the Hawaiian small boy
and sometimes leads to accidents.
When, for instance, the thin layer of ii
leaves wears out beneath the slide a
gentle tug at the stalks parts the sled
and sends the slider whiZzing down
ward in a most uncomfortable and IN
graceful manner, all arms and legs.
Lucky is, the victim of such an accident
if he is not stopped in his downward
career by the trunk of q tree.-St.
Nicholas.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
SCARED THE ROBBERS.
Odd Incident In England In the Eight
zenith Century.

For a time during the eighteenth Gel,
fury in England there was Il lull il
the robbery industry owing to an ode
incident. Shortly after the execution
of an English burglar named Elliston
a curious communication purporting
to have been written by him was put
into circulation. Now, as | Im 4 d.
ing man." it ran, II have done some
thing which may be of good use to the
public. l have left with an homes:
mantle only honest man l was ever
acquainted with-the names of all my
wicked brethren, the places OF their
abode, with Il short account of the
chief crimes they have committed. in
many Of which l have been the accom-
plice and heard the rest from their
own mouths. l have likewise set
down the names Of those we call our
settlers, of the houses we frequent and
all of those who receive and buy our
stolen goods. 1 have solemnly charged
this honest man and have received his
promise upon oath that whenever he
hears of any rogue to be tried for rob-
berry or housebreaking he will look into
his list and if he finds there the name
of the thief concerned to send the
whole paper to the government. OF
this l here give my companions fair
and public warning and hope they will
take it" 1t is said the hint was so
effectual that for a long time pick
pockets and burglars in that part of
England went into panic stricken re-
tirement. And. this being so. it is just
as well they did not know that the let
ter was a clever forgery. the work of
that prince of wits and humorists.
Dean Swift.-New York Tribune.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

leading institutions of this kind a re-
quest TO be supplied with a catalogue
or year book. 1t was an innocent es-
capade on my part, but / soon had
abundant reason TO regret my indiscre-
ton.
OF course l got what l wanted-by
return mail. What l got that l didn't
want came a little later. On my re-
turn to my uptown apartment after an
unsatisfactory and somewhat disquiet-
ing interview with an editor with
whom l was not at one in a certain
matter In which agreement seemed to
be vital l found three persons awaiting
me, and before l had time to discover
the upshot of the visitation the party
was augmented by the arrival of a
fourth.
"Are you Mr.. S~tuyvesant Brown"
four voices demanded in cheerful uni
son.
There was no merit in denying it,
and l didn't, although at the moment
l could ascribe the presence of the
strangers only TO a concerted effort on
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
Cheese In the Middle ACES.

Cheese must have been 4 rather dear
or scarce article of food in 1902. for it
is recorded in the BLACK Books" of
the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn
that at Easter term. 1902. it was
agreed by the governors and bench
ers this term that if any one of the So
ciety shall hereafter cut cheese i'm
moderately at the time of dinner or
upper or shall give cheese to any
servant or to any other or shall carry
it away from the table at any time he
shall pay 4 pence for each Offense
The buffers of the society shall pre-
sent such defaulters weekly under pain
of expulsion from office.'-Law Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

come a benedict, wouldn't it be rather
premature for me to anticipate pater-
nifty in such a reckless manner?'
/ could not see him gasp, and l did
not hear him, but 1 felt sure that it
was precisely what he was doing.
'But your letter." he queried re-
proachfully.
After all, he was a reasonable fell
low and a jolly. When 1 had explained
everything he was first to 'get merry"
over it, and our outburst must have
made waiting even more tiresome to
Che expectant men without.
THE other three are also heads of
boys Schools" he said as soon as he
could speak. promise me that you
will give them the opportunity I have
had and 1 will call it quits"
/ was strictly impartial in the mat
ter and gave each one of them an equal
chance The last who interviewed me
in the dismal little cubbyhole confess
ed that he had come prepared to make
himself irresistible TO a sulky, book
hating boy in his early teens. One Of
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
Climatic

There is plenty of evidence of the
very best sort which goes to prove that
not only Europe and North .America.
tic circle, must have enjoyed Il tropical
climate. The numerous fossil remains
found in those regions are those of
plants and animals which. according
to the present state of our knowledge.
must have lived under conditions now
found only in the equatorial belt. Moth
ing is clearer than the fact that the
polar cold is steadily gaining on the
temperate and tropical one and that
eventually the land will be all ice
fields.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

the part of certain carping creditors to
add to my discomfort.
LET me have i word with youth
private" suggested the visitor most
adjacent to me, a well groomed and
remarkably self possessed gentleman
of middle age.
l led the way to the dusky little
inner compartment which is my
"dreamery." We did not sit because
the place is not designed for sitting.
81 believe you are the father Of a
young son." he said in a mysterious
half whisper.
1 will not deny that 1 was somewhat
relieved. Instead of a man who had
come to remind me Of d~isagreeable
things l had only a more or less in
sistent mailman to deal with.
81 am the head master of the Priory
school," he went on with the requisite
dignity. Il am quite sure that 1 shall
be able to make it clear to you that
ours is the very best preparatory in
s%titution in the city. If your som
Permit me-" 1 interrupted, a light
breaking in on my submerged con-
seriousness. "Since 1 have not yet be-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

the plebeian vehicle, the unstinted
quantity of good, refreshing Broadway
air that came in to her, the perfect
novelty of the situation, all appealed to
her with a positive relish. Never IN
til that night" she admitted candidly,
had l really seen dear old Broadway.
1t was a perfect dream. The pave
ments were filed to the curbs with
crowds of gay theater goers in holt
day attire, the shops and countless
places of amusement were ablaze with
electric lights and v%aricolored trans
parencies, and everything was instinct
with life and the determination to en-
joy it. 1 was positively disguised with
myself for having been a lifelong stran-
ger to these delights. l certainly say
more of Broadway during hat all too
brief outing than l had ever seen be-
fore that memorable night. l had made
personally conducted tours of the Bow
cry and through Chinatown and to half
a dozen other unSavory and rather
ticklish regions, but this little indie
pendent expedition of mine up and
down New York's great center of life
and movement made all the others
tame and uninteresting.
at was a real shock, though, just as
l was leaving the cara safe distance,
l thought, from my hotel-to be ac-
costed by Colonel Raisin-Tom Raisin,
you know, who ought to have been at
Lenox instead of popping up in that
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

A society woman OF my acquaint-
ance, a native Of the upper part of
Manhattan Island and n stickler for
Gotham's. pre-eminence in every partic-
ular. has recently made the discovery
Of her life. During the period of fervid
late summer heat she had occasion to
make Il business visit to town and was
obliged to remain overnight. The even
ing was SO sultry and the hotel so
stuffy that she was driven to seek re-
lief in the open air. Trusting in her
incognito-not a soul of her acquaint-
ance knew of her whereabouts-she
was led to do something which made
her quite a heroine in her own eyes.
Taking the precaution to walk a block
or SO away from the hotel entrance,
she actually boarded an open trolley
car and was boIne leisurely down
Broadway!
Most amazing of all, she liked it
really and truly enjoyed a new and
vastly agreeable sensation in the novel
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
County Commissioners, Proceedings.
McCook. Nebraska. Oc,ohers ioos

McCook, Nebraska. October 6. 1905.
The Board OF County Commissioner met in
regular session., present F.. S. Lotion, S.
Premier and C. b.. Gray, commissioners. ?. F..
Reeder, county attorney, and Chas. Skalla,
county clerk.
In the matter OF the vacation Of a portion Of
Nebraska Street, in the Village Of BARLEY:
Now. on this 9th day of October. 1865. this
matter came ON for hearing before the Board,
upon the petition of the applicants, the
report OF the examiners appointed by the
Board, and the evidence; ON consideration
whereof, the Board finds that no injustice nor
inconvenience will be worked by or To any per
son or persons by reason of the vacation re-
quested; and that said vacation ought to be
allowed.
1t Is therefore order by the Board that said
application of j. A. Finnegan and others, for
the vacation of all that part of Nebraska Ave
nue. in the Village of BARLEY, Red Willow coun-
ty, Nebraska, described as follows, to-wit: u
strip fifteen feet In width off from the north
side OF said street, extending from the west line
of Coke Avenue in said Village to the west
termination of said Nebraska Street, and also a
strip fifteen feet in width off from the south
side of said Nebraska Street, extending from
the west line of said Coke Avenue to the west
termination of said Nebraska Street, be and the
same hereby is allowed and that portion of
Nebraska Avenue prayed for in said application
be and the same hereby is vacated.
The County Clerk is directed to make a quit
claim deed in the name of the County to the
persons to whom the portion of the street
vacated may inure, signing and attaching the
seal of the County thereto.
1t is further ordered that the costs of this
proceeding be paid by the applicants.
F.. s. LOTION. Chairman.
1t appearing to the Board that on June 9th,
1905, an order was allowed TO Mary Ann Farrell
for 5000 i'll payment of road damages and that
same was registered by the County Treasurer at
tlat time and that this order has become lost,
on motion the Clerk was instructed to issue a
duplicate order to Mary Ann Farrell in place of
said order.
The claim of J. F. Messenger, for damages
caused by the establishment of Road No. il5,
was rejected for the reason that said claim was
not filed in the time limited by law.
The claim of Chas. Benjamin for erecting and
taking down booths in Bondville precinct, of
500, was on motion rejected.
The following claims on the Commissioner
District Road Fund of District No. 3 we're
ordered paid out of the respective road district
fnnd by the nvarsnarS.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
Her Test,

when 4 young man proposes you
should always be careful and test his
love-" cautioned the conservative chap
eron.
TIT | - one better. auntie," twit-
tered the pretty girl. do You e this
tiny bottle:"
Yes. Does it contain perfume?"
no: it contains acid. | test the en-
gagane-t rig"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
Donald Knew.

Margaret. aged ten, was a beginner
In history. Mamma" she asked.
"what does 'behead' mean?"
ITO cut off q mans head, dear"
There was q moment of silent study.
then another question.
what does defeat mean, mammal"
Little Donald, aged four, was inter
ested.
81 know. mamma" was his logical
conclusion. Defeat means to cut q
mans feet of."-Delineator.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
t. IoIJ Hin

Nan-That's a beautiful solitaire
Dick gave you. wonder if you know
what a tickle young man he is? Fan
Indeed l do That's why l made him
give me such an expensive one.-Chi-
cage Tribune.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

NEVER k n e W
until recently
that there exists
an almost mill
t competi-
ito a m o G
Gotham's pre-
paratory schools.
With the inten-
ton of getting
at some accu-
rate informa-
ton on an edu-
a nal sub
ject In which l
am slightly in
terested | mail
ed to the heads
of sig of fhn
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
a Sad Break

"Our credit man made a bad break
yesterday"
"rWhat was it?"
"He told a dumb man that his word
was as good as his bond."- Detroit
Free Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
Nj Noru EunnN

81 did M best to be entertaining"
said the young man in Il voice of sor
row.
Did you Suvceed:"
I'm afraid not. | recited Hamlet's
soliloquy. She looked at me reproach-
fully for several seconds and then ex-
claimed. u don't think that's very
funnyr'-London Telegraph.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

Wakefield" is told that she is to visit
her home again she becomes the real
thing for a few brief moments. Last
Of all comes Henrietta Crosman with
her little lapses into genuine woman
illness in Mistress Nell" Thus far
no portrayer of tragedy, even the
scholarly Irving or the divine Sarah,
has deceived me for a moment.
STUYvESANT BROWN.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
Very Different.

SIN the olden days q reformer was
liable to be burnt at the stake
Yes, and now we put him on the
lecture platform and give him so per
cent of the gross receiptsr'-Washing
ton Star
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
Where She Gets Her Ideal.

She-I wonder if you are just the
kind of man l want. He-What kind
of mar do you want? She-I can hard
~ describe him to you. He-Don't try.
What's the name of the book?-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

During Il somewhat extended career
of theater going and play making
and breaking" l have experienced the
perfect illusion but thrice. In every
instance the dramatic spellbinder was
4 woman. When Helena Modjeska, as
Beatrice in Much Ado About Moth
ing" comes tripping up the stage with
a bunch Of white lilacs in her hand
she transports me to the rural England
of the Bard of Avon's time. When
Ellen Terry. rs Olivia in the play
made from Goldsmith's "Vicar of
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

The claim for poll tax refund of 500, of A. l..
Paulson, for 1907, for reason of not being q
years old until August, 1907, was On motion re-
jected as that does not exempt him from poll
tax in that year.
The following claims were audited and al
lowed and the Clerk was instructed to draw
warrants on the District Road Fund of the re-
s%pective Commissioner Districts, as follows:
Iafa Coz rnnI uaEl. Gannmi--iann=
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
His Conscience,

Hes forever prating about what his
conscience tells him. What does his
conscience tell him. anyway"
apparently it usually tells him what
awful sinners his neighbors are
Catholic Standard and Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

the two who did not make their ap-
pearance must have been of the same
opinion, for he sent me a charming
letter expressed in terms ineligible
to boyhood and invited me to lunch
with him at Breesc's. whose ice cream
Is famous.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

d~isconcerting fashion. Am l dream
ing?' he asked. I wish you were
retorted.
Il felt treasured, however. when he
confessed that he was 81 addicted to
the form of enjoyment which l had
just found out for myself that he actu-
ally comes to town now and then out
of season to crafty his taste for see
ing life from an open street car"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

same. To speak aud to speak well are
two things.-Ben Jonson.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
Up to Date Here
In Gotham.
A Pleasant Hour With the Head Masters.
Broadway From a New Viewpoint.
The Perfect Illusion.

CFrom Our New York Correspondent
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

apprehension her.
The sense of security
o IN observation,
the easy motion of
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09

\ motion was made by Premier. seconded by
Gray, that the sum of $4,000 be allowed to help
defray the expenses of the Farmers Institute
and the Clerk was instructed to draw a warrant
to S. Bolles, for $4,000. on the County General
Fund, levy of 1905, for same.
On motion that Board adjourned to meet
November 10, 1905.
F. LOTION. Chairman.
Attest: CHAs. SKALLA, Clerk.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-01
HARVARD CLUB OF HAWAII
ESTABLISHES A SCHOLARSHIP

One of the notable things about Ho-
nolulu is the relatively large proper
ton of college men in the total popu
lation. Approaching the advantages
of college training, it is not surpris
ing that those who look back on their
college life with pleasure and satisfae-
ton desire to help others to profit in
like manner. Actuated by this motive
the Harvard Club of Hawaii has estab-
lished a scholarship at Harvard carry
ing an annual stipend of 5000, open to
boys from~Hawaii, in any department
of the university.
The following letters tell the story:
At meeting of the President and
Fellows of Harvard College, in Boston,
September 20, 1908, the following let
ter was presented:
Honolulu, Hawaii, August 81, 1908.
The President and Fellows of Harvard
College, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen: The Harvard Club of
Hawaii, with the purpose of extending
the influence of Harvard University IN
Hawaii desires to found a scholarship
the income of two hundred dollars to
be paid each year to a deserving stu
dent in any department of Harvard
University, nominated by the Harvard
Club of Hawaii subject to the approva
of the Committee on Scholarships anf