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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-20

For State Senator 24th District:
CARTER M. BUFORD
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
AK kead Money.

When Schliemann vas digging at the
supposed site of Troy he discovered
masses of silver in the form CT aS
heads. Cote suggested that these
were intended not for implements. but
for money. Bronze aX heads have also
been discovered in ancient remains
mingled with metal pieces in the form
of rings. in such Il manner as to sug
gest that all alike were intended tC
serve as money. and the conclusion Is
drawn that in ancient times the meta
Ak head had come to be Il popular
unit of value for purposes of barter
After it had disappeared as actua
money the memory of it. according tc
this theory. was preserved in the coinS
of Tenedos. which bore the figure OF
an ak head. 1t has been suggested
that the wedge of gold" which Achar
stole from the spoils of Jericho ant
for the stealing of which Joshua haC
him stoned. to death was q specimen
of the ancient AK head money.-Har
per's Weekly.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
THE PYGMIES.
Curious Mode of Life of the Dwarfs of
Rhodesia.

Curious Mode of Life of the Dwarfs of
Rhodesia.
OF the pygmies of northwestern Rho
desia a modern traveller writes: 1.-The
Ratwa stand about foul feet high and
are long armed. short legged and ugly.
being unusually prognathous. The
legs are disproportionately short, the
feet large. and the body is covered
with a sort Of down. Both sexes af-
feet a state of complete nudity. They
have their own tongue, but usually
know a little of the language of their
big neighbors. No attempt is made to
till the open forest glades. They de
pend for food IN game and what they
steal from the fields and plantations
of the surrounding tribes.
Though there are seven different
tribes of pygmies. they appear to have
no tribal organization. 1t is the Gus
tom for a group of families to attach
themselves to q negro chief and in re-
turn for food to assist him to fight his
enemies. The standard of morality of
these little people is high, and. strange
to say, they are remarkably intelli-
gent.
.'The wild beasts living in this for
est are killed for food. even the ele-
plant. Pitfalls. snares and heavily
weighted spears are used, but their
favorite way of hunting an elephant
appears to be with bow and arrow.
Poisoned arrows are shot into him,
and the great beast is followed until
he falls. when the little hunters camp
around the body and feast OIL the car
cass until it is finished"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
BIZET AND HALEVY.
The Story of the Origin of a Popular
Air In Carmen"

Air In Carmen"
BiZet, the composer of the world fa-
mOu opera Carmen" and Halevy.
whose outer doors opened on the same
landing. AS soon as he had finished
an air BiZet would hasten to submit il
to his neighbor. who subjected it I.
the most sever criticism. From morn
ing to night the piano resounded III
the composers apartments. One nigh!
BiZet finished a dramatic bit in which
he fattered himself he had success
fully sketched the pride of Il trium-
plant tOreadOr after a successful bull
fight. But Halevy listened i'll silence
and showed but u moderate enthu.
siasm. Bizet. somewhat piqued. asked
the cause of this GOODNESS.
Its good. / admit" said Haleyy.
in fact. it's too good. 1t lacks move
ment: it lacks snap-in short. it's no
popular enough"
Not popular enough" shouted the
piaued composer. DO you want t.
write for the SlumS:" He Went GU il
a huff. but soon relented and in al
hour returned with another air. Lis,
ten TO this" said be. Here is III!
toreadOr idea written down to yOul
popular level" 1t was indeed tie
song of the toreador and the only one
which on the first night received Ill
encore and seemed to o the firSi
night audience from its torpOr.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
CARE OF Parrots.
The Proper Way to Feed, Cage and
Teach the Birds.


AS few people who own parrots real
ly know how TO care for them. Il few
good rules may be OF interest.
AS to their food, 1t should be seeds
canary. hemp Out not too muchJ, mil
let, boiled maize, linseed. rape and the
like. Bread soaked in hot water Is
good, given twice a day, and fruit in
moderation and in variety is whole
some. such as grapes. apples and
pears. ali occasional raisln and let
tuce.
Gray parrots are very fond Of rice.
and almost all parrots appreciate rice
pudding and have a taste. too. for
bread and butter. Meat is bad for
them. Clean. fresh wood should be
given them TO g~naw-bits Of elm. birch,
lareh and chestnut. Fresh dry gravel
must be sprinkled at the bottom Of
the cage every day and fresh water
be put in the glass.
It is important that parrots should
have the opportunity to stand fiat foot
ed. so If the cage has wires at the
bottom 1t is well to remove them. Al
ways to have his claws clasping a
round perch is injurious to any bird.
and two perches of different size are
advisable. so that he may change his
posture at will.
When a parrot continues to scream
he wants water or food or feels Ill
and uncomfortable or maybe is mere
iy dull. Music. which he loves. will
cheer him up at all times.
A parrot learns to talk only from
one who speaks very slowly and dis
tinctly to him and preferably when he
is about to fall asleep. Last. but not
least. a parrot should be carefully
covered at night.-London Mail.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
Microscopic Measurement.

The measurement of microscopic OBJ
jects is done by rulings on glass
which are produced by wonderfully
delicate machines. These rulings are
constructed so as to accurately divide
an inch or any other unit of measure
ment into any desired number o.
parts-as. for instance. n one-hun
dredth of an inch or n one-thou
sandth of an inch or even one ten
thousandth of an inch. The finest rul
ings thus far produced by any of thu
machines are at the rate Of something
like 100000 to the inch. Some idea o.
the closeness of the ruled lines can bt
obtained from considering that a thou
sand such lines would occupy only the
space included in the thickness of {
sheet of ordinary writing paper.-NeN
York American.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
EnGLAND'S LIGHTHOUSES.
Controlled by a Board Known as the
"EIder Brethren

Gioer Brethren.
The lighthouse service of England is
controlled by a board composed of
thirteen elder brethren" When Il va
cancy occurs one of the younger
brethren" is selected by the ''elder
brethren TO fill it. The position is
for life. and the salary is $500 a year.
Any commanding officer of the navy
or master of the merchant marine is
eligible for election as one of the
younger brethren by the ''elder
brethren" There is no salary attach
ed TO the position. but they are eligi-
bic for election as one Of the ''elder
brethren
England is divided into seven light
house districts. each in charge of a
superintendent. The superintendent
are persons who enter the service as
apprentices at the age of thirteen and
have worked up TO the position of
master Oh board of a steam tender.
They are selected for the position Of
superintendent by the elder breth-
rem" A superintendent has control
of his district and its employees.
Lightkeepers are appointed for life.
They enter the service between the
ages of nineteen and twenty-eight, and
their salaries are regulated according
to length of service and not according
to station. Lightkeepers as well as
the other employees Of the lighthouse
service are pensioned when too old to
perform duty. There is a regular
Iightship service, also for life. and the
officers are selected from the men.
The men enter between the ages Of
nineteen and twenty-eight. but must
have been at sea. They are then eligi-
bic to work up to lamplighter. mate
and master. These men are pensioned
when too old to serve.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
a Youthful Joke.

when Mark Twain was the editol
of the Virginia City Enterprise" said
an essayist at the Franklin inn in Phil
adelphia. IA servant girl in the neigh
boring town of LovelOck unexpectedly
fell heir to 100000. Her name was
Miriam Rogers. A day or two after
the announcement. while all Virginia
CITY and Lovelock hummed with Mir
Jams good luck. Mark Twain printec
on the editorial page of the Enterprise
this paragraph:
"'If Miriam Rogers of Lovelock
who recently inherited a large fortune
will call at this office b will heal
something greatly to her advantage
We are bachelors New York Press
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21

She gave him a playful pinch on the
cheek.
New suitr' she exclaimed. And
what a beauty"
Rather nice, isn't it?" he agreed,
surveying himself proudly in the glass.
1t was a spring suiting of the very
latest style. Even the editor of the
Tailor and Cutter could have found no
fault.
And doesn't it fit well?" she cried.
"'Turn round. To a T! Lovely! 1t
must have been expensive"
He put his fingers on his lips.
His other hand wandered affection
ately down a very pronounced crease,
and his eyes filed with a look of
pride.
'HushI' he whispered. "Not so very!
Five bob down and five bob every time
the collector sees me irstr'-London
Answers.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
An Old Family,

Sir Watkin Williams Wynn. talking
to a friend about the antiquity of his
family. was told roughly that he was
"a mere mushroom"
How is that?" he asked indignant
~.
why" said the other, when 1 was
in Wales a pedigree of a particular
family was shown to me which filled
more than five large parchment skins
and near the middle Of it was a note
in the. margin, About this time the
world was created"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
FAMOUS GOODWOOD.
Something About a Historic English
Race Course.

Something About a Historic English
Race Course.
The Goodwood race course is quite
unique. 1t is a long way from a sta
ton and is not neal any town, says the
London Taller. 1t is IN a hill the top
of which is shaped like a horseshoe.
the space between the two horns being
represented by Il deep ravine. The
course runs round the horseshoe, the
start being at the end of one horn and
the finish at the end of the other. The
result of this is that the equeStrlanS
who on other courses cOntrive to see
both start and finish by the simple
process Of riding across while the race
is in progress cannot do so at Good
wood. They must elect which they
will see and remain there. On the
other hand. the course is very easy to
follow with glasses.
The races as an institution are COM
Daratively modern, but there must
have been hunt races and matches on
this course since the days of William
I'LL, when we hear of the Goodwood
hunt as in existence. In 1900, how
ever. the then Duke of Richmond
made a new course. which is practical
Iy the present one. In 1901 the course
was completed. and in order to cele-
brate this a regular meeting was got
up by the duke with the assistance of
the hunt and some officers of the Sus-
sex militia and yeomanry, and prizes
TO the value of about fl 1000 were put
I'D. This meant a good sum in those
days. This was the first Goodwood
meeting of Importance. and from that
wear it became an annual event.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
Hoar and Evarts,

On one of his later birthday anniver-
saries Senator Hoar wrote TO William
NJ. Evarts and congratulated him upon
his length of years. In his reply the
aged lawyer said it brought to mind
an old lady in New England who had
occasion to write to a friend about
some matter of trifing Importance and
when she had reached the end Of the
thirteenth page awakened to the fact
that she had been rather diffuse and
added. please excuse my longevity"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
Surmounting a Difficulty.

A man of tact always manages t
get out of a difficulty. The clerk of g
parish in England whose business il
was to read the first lesson in tht
church came across the chapter il
David in which the names Shadrach
Meshach and Abednego ecu twelve
times.
Finding it extremely difficult to pro
nounce these names, he went through
the chapter referring to them as 'tht
aforesaid gentlemen"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Sam Pickard has been very i'll,
this week.
The 1914 wa given a pair of new pony
wheels. this week.
The tank of the 1850 was given a new
frame, this week.
They are doing sone cylinder work
on the 37l. this week.
Theodore Prowse has been transferred
to Sterling, Colorado.
The pilot and driving rods of the 1851
were repaired This weeks
Driving rod, cylinder and other re-
pairs on the 1865. this week.
Engine 13 is down on her wheels and
will shortly be ready to go out of the
backshop.
John Hunt ard son Frank went up to
Cherry county, Wednesday, on a land
seeking trip. .
Miss Pearl Converse is up from Hend-
ley, visiting her brother Ira E. Con-
verse, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. g. Wiehe were Lin
coin visitors. Monday. returning home
on the night train. s@ go
~nJ. w. Ridenour will have to explain
to the boys whv be took out a hunting
license, the day of his marriage.
Dave Knowles was down from Sterl-
ing, Colorado. Tuesday night. and was
made a Master Mason while here.
J. NJ. Smith and daughter returned
home, Monday evening, from an over
Sunday visit up in Cherry county.
The white wash brigade are at work in
the round house. tidyipg the plant up
some and giving her a clean appearance.
Engines 1862 and 271O are over pits l
and 9. respectively. for the usual drop
ping of wheels, cylinder and brasses re-
pairs.
Mrs. Fred Fuller arrived. Monday,
from Sheridan, Wyoming. called here
by the illness of her daughter Mrs. Sam
Pickard.
Word from Lincoln announces that
the condition of John Easton, who was
recently operated upon for appendicitis,
is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fuller and Miss
Gladys are down from Sheridan, Wyom-
ing, called here by the serious illness of
Mrs. Sam Pickard.
Conductor w. T. Wilcott has bought
the corner lot south of Engineer Bur
nett's home, and will build him a cozy
siX-room cottage thereon.
The 1864, which went into the round
house for some new fues just before the
hoilernakers went out, is now ready for
service, going out today.
They are expecting a new wheel lathe
It he backshop in the near future, to
replace the one now in use, which is be
.ow the point of efficiency desired in the
shop foT such work.
Agent and Mrs. I. G. Rees of Imper-
ial, who have been visiting for a week
or so in eastern Nebraska, returned to
the city, Monday, and on Tuesday
morning left for his work at Imperial
} station.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
Out at First,

The hammock was built for two.
but she was occupying it alone.
81 have noticed" said the man on
the porch chair. that the prettiest
girls always marry the biggest fools"
"Say no more. Mr.. S%lowboy." rejoin-
ed the fair maiden. 81 appreciate your
friendship. but / can never be your
wife."-Chicago News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
Her Self Possession.

"Miss Oldcastle is always self pos.
sessed no matter what happens"
"Well. she ought to be seeing that
she has had practice in the self pos
session line for at least thirty-fve
years."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
Rewarded,

Actor-I have been in your company
ten years. Is it not time that you do
something extra for me? Manager
Yes. From now on you shall play all
the parts in which there is eating
Fliegende Batter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
The kino In Wronq.

"The king can do no wrong" quoted
the wise guy.
"Oh, that's all rotI' retorted the sim
pie mug. who had been up late the
night before. Suppose you were
drawing to a straight and wanted
either a deuce or a seven spot."-Phil,
adelphia Record.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
What He Remembered.

"Who was the man in the iron
mask?'
81 don't remember the catcher's
name. but a tell you who pitched"
New York Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
He Knew.

"Say, pa"
"Well, what is it,"
PA. what is alfalfa?"
Its a slang term for whiskers, son."
replied the city man as he resumed
his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herald.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
The Modest Man.

A modest man isn't n who has a
poor opinion of himself. He merely
keeps still about his good opinion of
himself.-Cleveland Leader.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21

By refusing to listen to secrets one
Is saved unlimited trouble.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
K. r. d. No. /.

Henry Kisher will build a fine large
barn on his farm, this spripg-one Of
the best IN hat neighorhcod.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
The 1850 is receiving front end re.

A portion of the boilermakers return
ed to work, Monday, but most of them
went out again, Tuesday evening. A
grand lodge man is o said to be in
charge here.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21

Life is not so short but that there is
always time for courtesy.-Emerson.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
To Loosen a Wick,

When a lamp wick is too large for
the burner, and does not turn up read
lily, instead of cutting down the side
to make it smaller, which makes the
Rawlings, draws two or three threads
from the middle of the wick.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
FOR SALE, FOR RENT, ETC.

For RENT-Two furnished rooms.
Phone red Apt.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-04-21
Time Card
f;Eaaf
Route,
McCOOk, Neb.
MAINLINE E~AsT-DEPART:

ImTEhTaB LINE
No. 176 arrives. Mountain Time) .....345 P. NJ
No. ITS departs. ......6:45 A. M.
Sleeping, dining and reclining chair cars
(seats free) on through trains. Tickets sold
snr baggage checked to any point in the United
States or Canada.
For information, time tables, maps and tick
cts. call on or write D. F. Hostetter, Agent;
McCook, Nebraska, or L. W. Wakeley, General
Passenger Agent, Omaha, Nebraska.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-18
THE. RSONIAN


the Commission, but was repudiated by the
Georgia Railroad itself
Don't you consider it a supreme piece of
lmpudence for such man to ask reelection
at the hands of the people whom he betrayed?
Don't you think it funny that Yeomans. who
IS lawyer, should be sending out letters to
arouse the prejudice of the farmers against
the lawyers!
Bad lawyers are, of course to be con
demned; but good lawyers have, throughout
the ages, been the champions of civic free
dom. Patrick Henry was LAWYER. and SO
were Thomas Jefferson and Andrew jackson.
Boys, as Uncle ODE is so much of farmer.
let us send him back to the farm For twelve
years he has been holding office in Atlanta. I
am sure that he must be tired of CITY life
l am sure that he must be yearning to oct
pack where he can hear the dogs bark and the
COWS low and the chickens crow | am sure
that ne IS pining for fresh air and eourd of
water out of the spring, and the smell of
corn-held; the fragrance of the fodder and
the new-mown hay. Boys, don't chain that
GA man to Atlanta any longer Put J. A.
Perry, OF Lawrenceville, Georgia. in his place.
and you won't regret the exchanged
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-18
Is This National Bank Supporting
Calico Charley

Poor Mr.. Sligo Myers, of the National bank
of Savannah gets only one thousand dollars
of your public money, free of interest, to use
in his private business.
Isn't it downright shame? What's lit
tie mite like that?
There's Brother Geo. j. Mills of the Mer-
chants National bank using $167 ,942 900.
Yep-that's the way it is Brother George
compounds the interest with ease, regularity
and enjoyment on that big pile of your pub
lie money; whereas poor Sligo Myers can't
get but 1000.
Amt that rough on Bro Sligo?
Is Brother George Mills giving his ardent,
unselish, and patriotic support to the De-
serter who sold himself to the Republicans
and thus got the influence which is an asset
in the business of Bro. George?
Is George Mills yelping for Calico Charles?
If [ were Sligo Myers, Td-but here [
change cars.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-18
Ii All Upon HIMSELF; He Was
the AggressOr i'm the Fight
Between Himself and
Watson

WATSON did not attack Hardwick until he
had been repeatedly assailed most outrageous
ly, in Hardwicks public speeches. This
Hardwick did, so far back as the Spring of
1905 Watson endured these attacks in 81
lence although keenly hurt by them. He had
not given Hardwick the sli ghtest provocation.
In the very beginning of this campaign, in
his very first speech, Hardwick implicitly ar
gued that Watson had either lied, in paying
him compliment in 1907; or in saying, three
years later, that Hardwick hadn't accom-
plished anything in Congress. Ever since
that first Speech Hardwick has been heaping
up bitter abuse on Watson-to whom he came,
begging for help in 1901, and from whom he
secured the aid that put him in Congress.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-18
Uncle Obadiah Stevens Really Must
Give Up That Candy
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE NINE)


that, after bad smashup near Thomson, due
to the defective condition of the road bed, |
called up Governor Smith over the long dis
lance telephone, and appealed to him, for
Gods sake to do something.
Don't you remember how our farmer,
Obadiah Stevens, was detailed to inspect the
Georgia Railroad? Don't you recall how the
railroad officials took Uncle ODE in their
special private car, and whirled him over the
road?
This iron highway starts out from Angus
ia, and goes up to Camak, from which place
it sends out branch-line to Macon, Georgia,
distance of about eighty miles to the left.
Then the main line goes on up to Union Point.
from which place it sends out two branch
roads,-one to White Plains, and one to Ath-
ems. The White Plains road is short, but the
one to Athens is about as long as that to
Macon. Then the main line goes on up to
Atlanta, distance of considerably more than
one hundred miles from Union Point
This transportation company, being under
accusation,-the charge being that it's road
bed was in such dilapidated condition that
human life was being sacrificed for dollars
the Railroad Commission detailed Obadiah
Stevens, the said ''farmer'' to make careful
inspection of said road-b
more sacred duty? If he has at heart the
interests of humanity, will he ever have bet
ter chance to show it?
How did Obadiah Stevens, the farmer,
discharge that sacred duty to which he was
ASST gned?
Don't you remember that he devoted less
than two days to the "careful Inspection of
nearly two hundred miles of main line, and
nearly the same distance on three branch
roads? Don't you recollect that he reported
that the road was In tlptop condition!
Everybody knew that this alleged investi-
cation was mere fake. Public opinion Sc
verely condemned Obadiah Stevens for his
betrayal of his trust. Disregard of human
life and of the rights of the travelling public
was never more plainly displayed. Subservi-
ence to the corporations was never more dis
gracefully exhibited
The clamor became so great that the Rail
road Commission was forced into action.
Bowdre Phinizy deserves great credit for the
fight he made. (Of course, THE JEFFERSON
IAN, and other papers, were helping it, The
Georgia Railroad was ordered peremptorily
to make certain repairs within certain time.
The corporation defed the Commission,
claiming that no repairs were necessary, and
stating defantly that none would be made
linen Guyt McLendOn published his cele-
brated letter to Major Joseph B. Cumming,
in which occurred the phrase, "Take seat,
Major, and let's talk it over,"-the Major be-
ing general counsel for the Georgia Railroad,
and most redoubtable old fighter, as we'll as
most courteous and accomplished gentleman.
Shortly afterwards, Mr.. Scott the General
Manager of the Georgia Railroad, reported
briefly that the repairs which he claimed to
be unnecessary, and which he had declared
emphatically that he wouldn't make, had been