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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
Six trophies fur Graius.

Three new trophies will be offered
this year by states aud organ cations,
to the growers producing the best grains.
The trophies have a money value OF
from 5000 to $1,000, but their value to a
grower is far more that the mere money.
No grower has won a trophy at grain
expositions who could not get more
than double price for his grains, espe-
cially C m, from those who are con-
stantly seeking better seed.
The National Corn Exposition offered
three trophies last yea: the Indiana
trophy for corn, the Domingues trophy
for corn judging, and the Western Grain
Growers trophy for oats. When the
Exposi ion opens in Omaha, December
9th, Kansa, will offer a trophy for
wheat; colorado offers one for oats and
Wisconsin a barley trophy. All are
remarkable pieces of the silversmith's
art.
Besides these the Robinson trophy is
offered for Nebraska counties and
several enterprising cereal manufuct-
urers are contemplating offering
trophies for the cereals which they use
in their factories
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
The Word "Person."

General benjamin F.. Butler, it is
said. once asserted that a Woman was
not a person." and Il London suf'
fragette insists that the word person
in its legal sense includes woman. The
word has had an interesting history.
Signifying by etymOlOgy something to
make a sound through, the Latin per
soma" began by meaning an actors
mask with its mOuthpiece. Then it
meant the character represented by
the player-"dramatis ~personae." Then
1t came TO mean the part or character
one sustains in real life. and so the
persona eccleSiae.' the man who rep
resented the church, became known
as a person" in a special sense and
was eventually spelled as 'parson."
On the other hand. person faded
away to mean just anybody. And so.
though a woman naturally resents be-
ing referred to as a person" in or
binary talk. many women no less nat
urally desire to count as persons" in
the eye of the franchise la~W.-Chicago
News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
The Venerable EXCUSE.

You say your grandma's dead. my
lad, and you, bowed down with woe
to see her laid beneath the mold be-
lieve you ought to go; and go you ask
a half day off, and you may have the
same; alas, that granries always die
when there's a ball game! Last spring,
If [ remember right, three grandma's
died for you. and you bewailed the pass
ing, then, Of souls so kind and true;
and then another grandma died-a tall
and stately dame; the day they buried
her there was a fourteen inning game.
And when the balmy breeze of June
among the willows sighed, another
grandma closed her eyes and crossed
the Great Divide; they laid her to rest
beside the churchyard wall, the day
we damned the stuffing from the rubes
from Minnepaul. Go forth my son, and
mourn your dead, and shed the scald-
ing tear and lay a simple wreath upon
your eighteenth grandma's bier; while
you perform this solemn task I'll to the
grandstand go, and watch our pennant
winning team make soup bones of the
foe.-N alt. Mason.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
A WARSHIP'S RAM.
The Huge Steel Beak Is Capable of In
f~iictinu Terrible Injury,

A modern ram Is nothing more thar
a huge steel beak, or sput, which Is
fitted to the PROV Of the battleShip fol
the purpose of destroying an enemy's
ship in tine Of war Ivy the force OF
collision. Indeed. should n vessel sue.
coed in driving her ram against an.
other warship the blow, if delivered
at full speed, would be sufficient to
crush in the ships side and sink her
Immediately.
A battleship's ram weighs about for
ty tons and is cast all in one piece.
1t is Of solid steel ard capable of strik,
ing a tremendous blow. Shell proof
a man-of-war may be made. but the
skill of the naval architect is unequal
to the task Of designing a ship that
can resist the ram.
Great care must be exercised in fix
ing such a heavy piece of steel. The
method generally adopted is as fol-
lows: The ran is suspended from a
strong derrick. the bottom end of
which is attached to the extreme end
of the vessel'S keel plates. The gap
between the ram and the uncOmpleted
part, or hull, Is walled tight cOmpart-
ments. The weapon is so fixed that it
strikes just below the armored belt,
where resistance is weakest. while it
is so shaped that the ramming vessel
can by reversing her engines easily
d~isentangIe herself from the ship she
has struck.-Phiiadelphia Record.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
JAPANESE CADETS.
Military School Exercises INCLUDE
hana to Hand Conflicts.


In the japanese military school,
where | saw u Spartan system of edu-
cation. the exercises Of the cadets with
pixies. rifles and broadswOrds were not
approached by anything of he kind
that / had witnessed in Europe. IL
was fighting OF the fiercest character.
AT the end of the struggle there was
a hand TO hand combat, which lasted
until the victors stood triumphant over
the bodies of the vanquished and tore
off their masks.
In these exercises. which were very
fiercely and with wild cries, but the
moment a prearranged signal was Civ
en- or the fight came to an end the
combatants drew themselves up in n
line. and their faces assumed an eX-
preston of wooden composure.
In all the public schools prominence
was given to military exercises. and
the scholars took part in them with
enthusiasm. Even in their walks they
practiced running, f1anking and sud
den, unexpected attacks.
The history of Japan was every
where made a means of strengthening
the pupils patriotism and their belief
In Japan's invincibility. Particular
stress was laid upon the country's sue
cessful wars, the heroes of them were
eXtclled. ard the children were taught
that none of Japan's military enter
prises had failed.-McCl ure's Maya
zine
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
UndsSirableS.

This is what a rural editor says about
young idlers: We are raising too many
society tops, cigarette suckers, parlor
soldiers and street l~oafers. When we
see a little foppish, short dressed, silly
girl, just jumping into her teens, gadd.
ing up and down the street, talking
slang and flirting with the boys, enter
tanning young bloods in the parlor in
the night time when she ought to be in
her trundle bed beneath her mothers,
tucked snugly in. When we see knee
pants kids and beardless youths loafng
up and down streets, who are too stuck
up to do odd jobs around home, we ex-
claim, "It's not statutory law that we
need, but it's parental law"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
JUNIOR NOR dAL NOTES.

Junior normal will be dismissed, Mon
day, to celebrate the Fourth.
Miss Anna Knox of Hastings and her
mother nave been guests, this week, of
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. W. Taylor. Mrs.
Knox is a remarkable old lady. She is
hale and hearty. eighty-three years old.
she has, all living, s children, Sc grand
children and n 'great-grand-children.
The junior normal mad a patriotic
program at chapel, Friday morning:
America ............ ........ School
Vocal solo Mr.. Wymau
Clarinet solo Ray Jordan
Reading . Mabel H~egenberger
Vocal solo. Mrs Davis
Piano duet.... -........ ...........
Mrs. w. Is. Mills and Fern Flitcraft
Rev. Carmau gave a talk at chapel a
week ago yesterday morning.
sCongressman Geo. Norris delivered a
most instructive lecture on 1.-The Pana-
ma Canal at chapel. yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Norris spent considerable
time at the canal last year. His lecture
was particularly interesting and in
structive.
Prof. L. w. Colebank of the faculty
has decided to become a candidate for
the Office of county superintendent of
Frontier county.
Hon. Dan j. Killen, member of the
Legislature, will salk to the junior
normal students next "Wednesday morn.
ing at chapel time.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

II people with symptoms of kidney OF
bladder trouble could realize their dan
ger they would without loss of time,
commence taking Foley's Kidney Rem
edy. This great remedy stops pain and
the Irregularities, strengthens and
builds up these organs and there is no
Danger of Bright's disease or other seri
ous disorder. Do not disregard the
sarly symptoms. a. McMillen. druggist
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
PUBLIC R A NOTES.

The following magazines are needed
30 complete the volumes for binding.
Harper's Monthly, for July 1908.
E~verybody's, for January 1909.
M~unsey's, for February 1909
Anyone having any of these numbers
and willing to part with them will con
fer a favor by making the fact known
10 the librarian. 1t is not the present
policy I buy back numbers o. the
magazines unlesS they are needed tc
make up the files. Those that can be
useful to us in this way, however, we
will be glad 90 pay for. Whenever
magazines are donated to the library
they are received with thanks, aud We
frequently find occasion to give mum.
beers of them where they can do some
real good.
During the past week fifteen new
volumes have been ADDED, purchased
from the fines you have paid in for books
kept overtime. The following is the
list:
Simeon Tetlow's Shadow. ..Jenuette Lee
The Lion ann the Mouse.
Klein & Hornblow
Fhe Hand Made Gentleman .......
Irving Bachelor
Katrine ..... .Elinor NJ. Lane
Fhe White Sister. !. Marion Crawford
rae Diva's Ruby.
Fair Margafe; -"
The Clipppndales ......... Robert ti-nnt
Yhe Bridge BuiiG- r.. .Auua { hapin Ray
The Rule of rhre- Alma E-tan--"~
The Servant ia 'h- HousN 80.
Charles Ram Ken by
+ Shakespeare Dsad? 80. Mara T vain
Writing the Shor; s Dry B. Esornr in
Pros and Cons ...
Sunny i"ld 49,. louise MnrgHn Sill
The frat ter ties are of regent fiction
publications. Those who read Jennette
"UncIe William" which is real. a story
Of human sympathy, will feel an inter
sst in 'Simeon Fellows Shadow" hy
the same author.
The Lion ann the Mouse" j. novel
Zed from the drama Of the same name,
which has heeH so successful on the
stage during the last season.
"The Hand Made Gentleman" not
only tells an interesting story Of inter
esting people, but also gives some side
lights on the beginnings of railroad
merging, and of great corporations, Civ
ing the reader. incidentally, an idea Of
on advantages gained for thu traveller
BY unifying a system.
"The White Sister" is the last novel
written by that prince of story tellers
Bho has so recently passed away: while
1.-The Diva's Ruby" and Fair Mar
garrett are earlier works from the same
hcile pen.
"Pros and Cons is q work especially
written for amateur %debators, giving a
list of desirable q%0estions for debates,
snd outline for the treatment of some
IF them, from both sides.
The library is a growing institution,
siming to help wherever there is a dis-
covered need. LIBRARIANS.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
National Horticultural Congress.

1t Will be held at Council Bluffs,
Iowa, November 1920.
Among the active Nebraska workers
in this congress are Peter Youngers of
Geneva and R. A. Emerson of Lincoln.
For detailed information regarding
the 1909 exposition, which will be of
greater magnitude than that of 1908,
and will be especially devoted to fruit
showing, address Freeman L. Reed,
Merriam block, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
Woman Comreued Him.

No living man of this age ever DELHI
erately chose to ''adopt trousers" He
was forced into them and all other
eccentricities of dress by m In
the very earliest sartorial experience of
every man he is swathed in a queer bun
die of incoherent bandage by Il woman
Later she puts him into cute little dress
es so hat the neighbors can't tell him
from his little sister. Still later, she
cuts off his curls and puts him into
knlcker-bockers, and he puts on ''long
pants" when she gives the word and
not before. This is all that man ever
had to do with wearing trousers. Woman
forced him into them in the first place,
and now he is afraid to wear anything
else for fear of making a sensation Elk.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
Notice.

Ordinance 81 relating to and regu-
lating the keeping and harboring of
dogs by imposing a license tax on the
keepers and owners will be strictly en-
forced. Persons interested will do we'll
to see to the securing of license tags for
their dogs Immediately, as the city
marshal has been ordered to dispose of
all unlicensed dogs at once.
By order of Mayor and City Council.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

Delay in taking Foley's Kidney Rem
edy if you have ~backache, kidney or
bladder trouble, ~fastens the disease up
on you and makes a cure more diff suit.
Commence taking Foley's Kidney Rem
edy today and you will soon be we'll.
Why risk a serious malady? A. Nc
Millen, druggist.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
EI;e NooUoaFiop

A big, brawny fellow In answer to a
question in a Justices court as to what
he did for a living said:
"WelI. sir. in the spring 1 ketches
an sells young mockin' birds, in the
summer l mostly sells rattlesnake but
tons fer rattles fer the babies. but in
the winter 1 sometimes has to chop
wood."-Atlanta Constitution.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
Enlarqinq the Limit.

"You are very foolish. Alfred. That
is your third cigar, and you know the
doctor limited you to one a day."
eyes, dear, but I've consulted two
ether doctors. and each has allowed
me one cigar a day; total, threer-'
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
Have Y0u An Oliver,

Remington, Smith : Premier, or Cali
graph typewriter: We have at this
office ribbons for any of these makes.
Also good assortment of papers. manu-
script covers, carbon paper etc.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
COUNTY COURT

COUNI4 COUhI.
Licenses to marry issued by the coun'
ty Judge since our last report:
Franklin K. Oxley (26) and Ada Ohm
stead 90, both of Cambridge, Neb.
Floyd NJ. Hegenberger (2I and Myrtle
F. Rupp 19), both of McCook, Neb.
Oliver K. DcLong (2O) and Lola Pear.
Hileman CD, both of McCook, Neb.
Raymond Anderson (20) and Rosaline
E. Behnke 80, both Of Indianola, Neb,
Oscar G. Lohr ga, Moorefeld, Neb.,
and Lille D. Untiedt Oh of BARLEY
Neb.
Everyone would be benefited by tax.
ing Foley's Orino Laxative for stomach
and liver trouble and habitual constipa.
ton. 1t sweetens the stomach and
breath, gently stimulates the liver and
regulates the bowels and is much sup.
erior to pills and ordinary laxatives.
Why not try Foley's Orino Laxative
today? A. McMillen, druggist.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

CATHoLIO-Order Of services. Mass
s q. m. Mass and sermon. 1000 a. III
Evening service at 4 o'clock. Sunda,
school, 2:30 p. m. Every Sunday.
VIM. J. KIRwIN, 0. VI. |.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

CHRIsTIAN-Bible-schoo at 10 a. m.
Preaching at II a.. m. and 8 p. III. @. K.
at 7 p. m. All are welcome.
z. VI. AINswoRTH, Pastor.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

Every person has two Quotations
one which he receives from others and
one, more important, which he gives
himself.-Gibbon.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

MErHoDIsT-Sunday school at 10 a. 10
Sermons by pastor ut ii and 8. Class
at II. JUNIOR League at B. Epworth
League at 6:45. Prayer meeting, Wed.
nesday night at 7:45.
VI. &. CARMAN. Pastor.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS services at 81
Adams church at IL a. N and 7:30 y.
m. Sunday school at III a. N. All
are welcome to these services.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN - Regula r
German preaching services in frame
building f E st " ara every SUNDAY
morning At 1000. Al! Germans cordial
Iy invited. REV. Nm. RRUEGGEMAN.
607 9TH st. East
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

BAPT:sT-Sunda, ariu)! at 10 a. m
Preaching service at II 100 a. m. Even
ing service at 800. B. Y. p. y. at I 2. m
\ most cordial invitation Is extend-d tc
Ill to worship with US.
E. BURTON. Pastor.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

CHRISTIAN SCfENCE-2I9 Main Ave-
ue-Sarvices, Sunda. at II a. M, aud
i ednesdav at 8 u. IN. Reading Room
per all the Jim-. S, ience literature
N ale. Su";ect for mex Sunday,
God"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01
Iohn Casnen. Auctioneer.

Indianola, Nebr. Dates booked at Nc
Cook National bank.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

EvANGELICAL LUraEnAN C~oNGREGA-
rIoNAL-Sundal School at $50 a. IN.
Preaching at 1920 a. m. and 7:30 y. M
% pastor. JUNIOR T.. E. NJ 1:3D q Iii.
eeaior G.. E. at 400 p. m Prayer
meetings every Wehnrsday and Satur
cordially invited to these SCI vices.
Rev. GUSTAV HENKELMANN,
5J5 :3rd Street West
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

EoNGREGATIoNAL-Sunday school a.
10 a. IN. PTua"hing 81 ii a. n. and 8 .
N by pastor. junior c. E. at 5 p. m.
Senior EnGeavor at I =. m. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday everiug AT eight o'clock.
fne public is cordial, invited to these
services. G. b. HAWKES., Pastor.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-07-01

Z. K. EARLE. Rector.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-11
TELEGRAM ANNOUNCED
DEATH BUT HE WAS ALIVE

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Jan. Mrs.
Ethel Manning, OF Minneapolis, has pc
titioned the district court 10 grant her
SLIGO damages against the Western
Union Telegraph Co. for an alleged
mistake In a message.
Mrs. Manning says in her complaint
that her husband, Patrick Manning, is
addicted TO the use Of liquor, and dur
ing the month Of September, 1908.
went on a spree. Mrs. Manning visit
ing 10 notify his brother, sent the fol.
lowing message: Pat is drinking;
come at once
Instead OF this message, Mrs. Man
ming asserts that the telegraph conf
pany sent message saying: Pat is
dying: come at once"
When l.. G.. Manning. the brother.
received the message he took matters
into his own hands and autographed
all the relatives living in Clinton, la !;
Chicago and Fall River, Mass, to be
present at Patrick's wake.
Mr. Manning was much surprised 70
have the relatives come pouring in
several days later. and when the mis-
take was discovered Mrs. Manning
says that she had 10 pay all the ex.
penses OF her guests.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-11
Is LIVES SNUFFED
OUT IN zE|GLER
COAL MINE
EXPLOSION is CAUSED 5Y SPARK
COMING IN CONTACT WITH
POCKET OF GAs-oNe MAN SUR.
WIVES ACCIDENT.

DUQUO!N. H.. Jan. ll.--Joseph
Letter personally conducted the
searching party into the Letter col
liery at Zeigler yesterday To recover
the bodies or 20 men who were killed
by gas explosion. a spark coming
In contact with a pocket OF gas Is as
signed as the cause OF the explosion.
Foreman Willis Warner and Albert
Kerr, Americans, are among The dead.
An italian youth escaped unframed.
He is the lone survivor OF the acct.
dent.
An expert who hal been expert
menling with the gas in The mines at
Zeigler left on Wednesday. confident
thar he had placed the mine in safe
condition 10 be operated
The men entombed were engaged In
clearing away the debris caused by
the recent fires in the mine and II
was expected that operations would be
resumed this week after two months
suspension.
The bodies taken from the mine are
badly burned Twenty-Six men enter
ed on the night shift.
The explosion was peculiar. No noise
was heard nor shock felt al the open
ing OF the shaft. Only pun OF smoke
was seen. The engineer noticed the
smoke. and realizing that all accident
had happened. summoned aid
Mrs Letter Is at Zeisler, and she
went To the mouth OF the mine with
her husband. aiding In quieting the
widows and orphans who crowded
about The mine. She furnished coffee
and sandwiches 10 the men attempt.
ing 10 recover the bodies
Coroner Dye held an inquest over
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-11
WOMAN DIES IN A FIRE;
MAY BE MURDER VICTIM

MARION, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE police
are endeavoring TO solve the mystery
In connection with the death OF Mrs.
Rosa Kicks, % years old. whose char
red remains were found In a barn in
the rear OF the residence of Thomas
Wilson. The fremen were called 10
extilgukh the fire in the barn.
Entering the hayloft. one OF them
stepped on the charred remains of a
woman, and six hours later the body
was identified as that OF Mrs. Kicks.
the wife OF timber buyer for local
factory. The police, after days work,
have not solved the mystery. Wheth-
er the woman was murdered and TAX
en- to the barn or inveigled TO the barn
and there murdered cannot be deter
mined.
Kicks separated from his wife three
weeks ago. He was the beneficiary of
policy on her life. He was arrested
today, and is now In Jail. but there Is
nothing TO connect him with the crime
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-11
K|DNAP WOMAN IN
A CROWDED HALL
HUSBAND AND FRIENDS FORCl
BLY, TAKE ASYLUM INMATE
FROM KEEPERS.

CLEVELAND, o.. Jan. Mrs. Celia
Rothstein, 2692 East Twenty
an inmate OF the State hospital taken
TO court for hearing. was kidnapped
from her nurse, physician and ballin
who were with her in the crowded
courthouse corridor.
Three men and woman accomplish
ed the daring hold up. one OF them.
the husband. Harris Rothstein. being
caught by Ballir Fred Glueck and
locked up in the county jail. Officials
who sought the woman last night were
told she had been taken 10 New York.
Mrs. Rothsteln. 81 and the mother
OF eight children. was sent 10 the hos
pital month ago after she had at
tempted suicide Her husband de
clares she is not demented. and after
demanding her release brought habeas
corpus proceedings in common pleas
court. Judge Keller heard the case
and on statement OF the hospital ply
| sicians that she Is improving rapidly
! but is not yet AZ TO be at large. refused
! TO free her.
\ physician and Miss Emma Har'
tell, nurse. accompanied her 10 court
from the institution, and as they left
with her between them. Judge Keller
hailiff, Fred Glueck, escorted them
down stairs. As they reached the
middle OF the stairway leading 10 the
first floor, Glueck, walking behind
found his way barred by man. Al
the same time Mrs. Rothstein was
wrenched from the grasp OF her at
| PENDANTS by other strangers who APP
peared TO be waiting, and Was whisked
out OF the building
Judge Keller has no power TO hold
Rothstein. leaving the capture OF the
woman 20 the hospital people. Search
was made, but she was not found
Rothstein was arrested some time aga
for pocket picking, but has not yet
been tried
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-11
Greeks and Syrians
Rot OOer Cross at
Dedication Serbice

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Jan. IL
Over one hundred Greeks and Syri-
ans became involved in a row over a
cross at the dedication OF the new
Greek church here yesterday. A riot
call was sent In and the service was
postponed.
Greek boy had been delegated to
carry the cross in particularly in
pressive part of the service, much 70
the disgust OF a Syrian. who thought
his son should have the honor. When
the triumphant Greek came down the
aisle with cross aloft TO the strains OF
sacred music, the Syrian reached out.
pucked II from the Greek boys hand
and handing il TO his own son told him
to bear IL to the altar.
Then the trouble began. Thoughts
Of time or place were forgotten and
Greek pummeled Syrian and Syrian
pummeled Greek till the police arriv-
ed and put an end TO the row.
From without stones were hurled
through the windows OF the pretty ed
iflce. Knives and other weapons had
worked havoc within and IL will be
some time before a united people will
repair the damages and complete the
ceremony.