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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29
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whom the bugbear Of probable inva-
sion by Germany is ever a matter of
anxiety.
The last four lines of the Seer's
rhymed intimation of coming disaster
deserves consideration together:
When Neptune's back with stripes is red
The sickly Lion shall hide his head.
When seven and six shall make but one
The Lions might shall b undone."
Possibly these foVr lines foretell ter
ribls battles on tho sea, Neptune be-
ing the neurological god Of the ocean,
and prophesy q naval war in which
the waters will be literally ablaze with
the red stripes shooting from the
cannons' mouths. Or reference may
be had to the planet Neptune, instead
OF the sea god-that heavenly body
which Of our planetary system is the
furthest away from the sun, being
2,745,998, 900 miles distant. Within
the last few years astronomers have
expressed the opinion that Neptune,
like Saturn, has red or bright belts
about it, and if the telescopes a be
made powerful these red
stripes" will be in view. Is it then
that we may expect 'The sickly lion
shall hide his head?"
Or it may be that the last two lines
refer to the United States, or else
indicate the death and numerical des-
ignation of King Edward VII. In the
first instance seven and six make Is,
the generally accepted symbol of the
United States represented in the
stripes of the flag. when seven and
six shall make but one" might stand
for the time when all the territories
now under our flag shall all be admit
ted to statehood, and all these new
governments be represented on our
national standard.
Or the lines might have direct refer
ence to King Edwards death. The
seven and six may we'll indicate Eng
lands Seventh Edward" or spelling
out the two words We have: s 1, E 2,
V 8, E 4, N 5, T 6, H Z; and E 1, D 2,
W 8, A 4, r S, D 6-showing clearly
the seven and six numerals forming
one king. Upon his death THE eng
lish) Lions might shall be undone."
In connection with the final predic-
ton it is not too much to say that
England has not for years been in such
an unsettled state politically or called
upon to face so many perplexing prob
lens.
Edward, seventh of the name, the
Peacemaker, sleeps with his fathers,
and George V. mounts the throne Of
his ancestors, while from all parts Of
the great empire people gather to do
him homage. What of the future?
Has the might of England passed
away with the life Of her peacemaker,
or is one prophecy to prove false
where so many other predictions made
by the mystic student of the stars in
the long ago have been fulfilled to the
uttermost?
Copyright AL by w. q. chapman}
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29

1t was the order Of the day at a
late shoot at Sandringham that when
%pheasants should not be shot, and one
of the guests brought down a hen
which fell near King Edwards place
IL the line. Anxious not to hurt the
offenders feelings by an owe rebuke,
the king pointed to the corpus deficit
and said: "Ah, Quincy, what a man
you are for the Iadies."-Life of Ed,
ward VII.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29
Tea Time In Chile.

IN Chile at 400 p. m, not only in the
homes but at clubs, restaurants and
hotels, and many business houses. A
cut Of tea and a roll or small cake in
the club or hotel cost from eight to
twelve cents United States gold, while
the business houses serve it free
rather than have the clerks leave their
work or go out for 1t.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29

on the Chesapeake gave as his dying
words the order, Don't give up the
ship but fate compelled his crew to
strike their colors. The Essex, the
first American frigate to sail around
Cape Horn into the Pacific, found a
British vessel waiting for her, and in
the battle which ensued the enemy
came off victorious. In the midst Of
these disasters the New Englanders
were disregarding by a majority Of
votes what the national government at
Washington decreed. They quietly and
secretly published q most unsatisfac-
tory report that was supposed by
many to have had it's origin in an at
tempt to break up the federal power.
The south and middle west were 10y
al to the federal edicts. Jackson's a
velous victory at New Orleans, while
possibly one of the most pronounced
military successes in the history Of
civilized warfare, was achieved after
peace had been declared, and hence
cannot be said to have had any bear
ing on the ending of hostilities. The
terms Of peace were largely brought
about through French influence, as be-
cause of the military conditions eX-
listing between England and France,
the British found 1t impOlitic to fol-
low up the American campaign, al
though the war was in their favor.
Here, then, is an apt illustration OF
how the French (the Cock) protected
the Eagles nest (Americ8). So much
for the first line; the next is espe-
cially prophetic:
'"The stars h rise all in the West"
Immediately after the war of 1912
the stars began to gather in our flag,
and they all came from the west, for
1t should be remembered that in those
days any country lying on the sun
down side of the Allegheny mountains
was considered west. Hence the open
ing up of the great western terri
tory with the immediate admission Of
the new states brought forth the
rise of the stars all in the west" I'M
til this day, when the flag has since
1912 seer 80 stars rise in the west.
when ships above the clouds shall sail
The Lions strength shall surely fail"
1t requires no great stretch of i'm
agination to apply the above lines to
the present era when aviators are the
heroes of the hour, and long continued
Hiobte in airchinS have ceased to be
a novelty. And one might take the
failing of the lions strength" to re-
fer to the lessening of the British
nayy's far famed power when confront
ed with the possibility of attack by
enemies floating in the air. When a
certain Frenchman not long ago cross
ed the channel in an airship and land
ed safely on British soil, great was the
alarm manifested throughout the
realm of King George. The event al
most caused a panic among those to
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29

| Inc writer
| possesses an heraldic sketch designed
by Franklin while in Europe, actu-
ally indicating England's cruel
though motherly treatment Of her
children, the thirteen colonies, indicat-
ing the French concern in the wei
fare Of these struggling dependencies
"a remarkable similarity to the lines
under consideration. In these her.
aldic pictures Franklin represents the
colonies as of the calm and peaceful
animal kingdom, the crane and also
the dove. In fact a committee dele
! gated to devise a signature for the
United States, reported IN 1882 that
the goddess Of America (Columbia)
have upon her dexter hand perched a
dove argent (white)." While the elab-
crate design was not accepted Fly the
continental congress it indicates that
in these days the colonies were often
symbolized by a dove, in fact, that
peace-loving and mtnding your own
business was finally accepted in the
symbolism of the olive branch" in
! the right talon of the adopted eagle
also indicated in the peace tincture of
{ the American shield which according
to law is an argent (white Or silvery)
peace emblem, upon it blaZoned six
red stripes.
when men like mo,es work underground
The Lion a Virgin true shall wound"
! During the last year Of the Revolu-
ton the ~continentals frequently at
tempted to make approaches to the
camp and redoubts of the British by
underground passages. This tunnel
method was evidently a French sug-
gestion, as it was a part Of early
French military tactics. The digging
in the earth Is also well illustrated in
the winter headquarters at Valley
Forge, where the telling of trees to
establish their log cabins was slow
work; and when the cold winter set in
that served as lodgings for the freez-
ing troops. The line, "The Lion a
Virgin true shall wound" might be
taken as a reference to the terrible
massacres, expeditions of plumber and
| destruction in Virginia, named the Vir-
gin colony in honor Of Queen Eliza
beth. This country Of the virgin was
indeed wounded, for no other section
of the country suffered such bloody
military attacks. 1t was estimated by
Jefferson that the raids of Benedict
Arnold through Virginia cost the
enormous sum of SIS, 100000 in prop
erty, besides the thousands Of lives
sacrificed under conditions Of the
most frightful torture.
when the Dove and the Cock the Lion
shall fight
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29
Outdone.

Willis-I'm raising 500 chickens on
a five-foot lot.
Gillis-Thats nothing. You ought
to see the relatives my wife is taking
care Of in our fat.-Puck.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29

ed terribly. Marked improvement fol-
lowed the use of Doan's Kidney Pills
In six weeks 1 was a well woman. My
friends and relatives marvel at my
recovery"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
Btorekeepers everywhere. Price 60o.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29
PERHAPS.

Why did Humpty Dumpty sit on
the WALTZ"
He probably thought he could hold
It down"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29
A MARVELLOUS RECOVERY.
How q Chronic Invalid RegaIned
Perfect Health.

Mrs. Ray Trusner, 80 West Third
St, New Albany, Ind, says: Kidney
disease had rendered me a chronic in.
valid. ! lay in bed unable to move
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29

hand or foot. Ny
right limb was swol.
len to twice normal
size. l looked the
picture Of death and
my case puzzled the
doctors. The kidney
secretions were high.
ly colored and scald-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-06-29

CICM
appointing a
commission, OF
which Benja-
| min Franklin
| was one, to
visit e
| French at Que
| bee, and ad-
nit Of French
courtship in
the aid of the
American Rev
olution; and
| how the con-
| t~inentals in
Il 6 S :
patched him
to France, to
| further admit
| of the courtly
attentions to
bring about a
wedding Of in
t~cTests; how
he procured
fro h g
French king
$50 O0,O 0 0
francs, t b e
very money
which m a d e
further rebel
lion possible.
And at this
point England
realized, and
for the first
time, that the
uprising in the
colonies was
indeed a very
serious mat
ter, a d it
provoked the
Britishers to
learn of our
affection for
France to a
point where
THE mother
the child did
cease to love"
The writer
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
DEMOCRATS PASSED IT.
Majority Of Republicans Voted
Against Reciprocity.

Now that President Taft has
his signature to the Canadian
Reciprocity bill brief review
may be made of the political
forces that have contributed to
the result.
In both houses of Congress 235
Democrats voted for the bill and
IA in the negative, SO that the
Democrats gave Of their forces
a net majority of POI for recI-
lprocity. On the other hand, the
Republicans of the two houses
gave IS votes for the bill and l02.
against it, leaving a net Republic
can majority of II in the mega
tive and revealing an almost
equal division of the two factions.
The figures are most signifi-
cant in rejecting the tendencies
of the two parties on the tariff
question. In the Democratic
party the reactionary element is
reduced almost to shadow.
In the Republican party the re-
dictionaries are still the dominant
power. Philadelphia Record.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
JOHN D. WILL CONTa OIL
Reorganization Of Standard Oil Co.
Partially Settled.

Rockefeller ownership of the
Standard Oil Company and dom
ination Of its affairs will continue
as formerly, under the reorgani-
cation Of the Standard OiICom-
pany, Of New Jersey as an
nonnced from the home Offices of
The Standard Oil Company.
Instead Of one big company. as
at present, there will be 33 sepa-
rate concerns, and the holder Of
one share Of stock in the Stand
ard on August 81 next, when the
books of the big company are re-
opened about December l, hold a
proportionate fractional owner
ship in each of the 80 different
concerns. The distribution pre-
sents a problem in arithmetic
which bids fair to keep expert
accountants busy.
This announcement, it was
carefully explained, was only
preliminary. Much is still to be
worked out to make various COM
panies active competitors of each
other in accordance with the
mandate Of the Supreme Court.
Another circular is expected
soon.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
from the courts. Favorites are bro

| from the courts. Favorites are pro-
tected both in processes Of prosecu-
Ition and in jury packing. Unless
these corruptions and abominations
are to continue the safe authorities
should place the states Militia at the
pos here next election, deputize hon
lest citizenship, AMI order the cleo
ton managers to conauct a pure eiec-
ton and protect the ballot box even
| II war measures had to be resorted
to. For telling the simple truth about
the last farcical play OF an election
In this county outside the county, one
of our most Influential citizens was
intimidated by the county court.
threatened with a jail sentence, and
the treatment accorded him was moth
ing short Of persecution. That Is the
kind of inqulsition that is imminent
in some Of the counties in Southern
West Virginia.
The outsider might be LED to ask
How could things be carried on
over the people? The answer Is
found in patronage ana indifference.
A number OF people are Indifferent
about the matter and will not put up
a fight. Nearly all the county jus
tices are fayorites OF the CLIQUE" or
renegade band and these are scat
tered to and fro over the county AMI
these are aiders and abettors. With
all this prestige against honest citi-
zenship the fight is largely at odds.
Another answer is favored in the fact
tina they did not come to all this in
la year. This germ of corruption was
years in developing. Every office in
the county is so contaminated. edu-
|eational and otherwise, that the band
has been driven to very extreme
measures in order to protect them
selves.
Mercy could never be shown to bet
ter advantage than for the state gov
eminent, and what else is the state
government for, 10 come to the res
cue, and give HONEST citizenship
pure ballot box Tolerating such con-
EDITIONS as these Is what drives people
to revolution and anarchy. People
here are loyal to the state govern
ment, and are good citizens but 1t is
time for the state government to in
tervene, II 1t ever expects to do any
timing This section Is alnsady a.
stencil in the nostril of other sections
land it is bid enough that pride of To-
|cal politicians cannot be appealed to-,
but If the state leaders lose all inter-
est in the matter, rnen the worst has
come for the further interests OF he
state.
It is high time political factions
were ignored and thieving and rogue
|ry were handled with hands without
gloves. The governor ciuld not do
a better thing during the rest OF his
ERIN than purify the state of its POI
litical corruption. Blessing would go
with him to his grave, and his mem
DRY never erased could he see his wav
above partisanship to use the full
Estates strength against conditions as
tthey exist. The fact that conditions
have come to where they are shows
1.-THE civic conscience to be very weak.
| II Washington and Adams had pos
sesSed the same civic weakness we
had still been under the despotism of
a George the third. 1t is truly high
time the state wene doing something.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
Ready to Do Business.

We are preparing TO do business
and we hope to receive the patronage
Of all who take a pride in the growth
of their town and region. We desire
to build up a newspaper that will re-
fleet credit upon our section and our
our people. To very great extent
our citizenship is making this journal
what it is. Theysare giving their en-
enlargement from every standpoint and
as we grow Older we shall grow
stronger. This will be a newspaper
Of the people and for the people and
the outlook is good for beneficial re-
suits. All classes and conditions OF
our people are heartily with US and
there is every reason to believe that
success will attend our efforts.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
"Nancy's Career.

Essentially made in William
son" is the production booked for
the 18th Of August at the Virgin
ian Theatre. The play was
written By Misses Edwina Shep-
pard and M. Helen Garner and
thu cast is composed entirely of
members of the younger set in
Williamson. Much real ability,
com bined with boundless enthu-
siasm has brought the tone Of the
entire play up to point far
above the average.
The plot OF the story hinges
upon the restless ambition Of a
Young girl to do something out
OF the ordinary--something
bizarre unique. How the UNI
conscious and unobtrusive influ-
ence OF constant association with
her strong-hearted mother has
instilled into her mind the in
stinct TO choose the true and real
rather than the glittering and
snowy things OF life, and how she
is saved thereby from a step
that would have meant lasting re-
greet and remorse, is the. story so
graphically told by the rapidly
moving events Of the play. Miss
Pauline Sheppard as Nancy por-
trays with remarkable insight
the light and frivolous girl, sud-
denly sobered by her first con-
tact with the sterner side of life.
Scarcely second to the title role
is that of Mr. James Hugh
NOEL, Jr., of the NOEL, Richard
son & NOEL FIRM, 1877 Dearborn
street. I Hugh is a lad with
ideas of his own. and after scorn-
fully rejecting all of his fathers
tentative and hopeful schemes for
his marriage, he is about to walk
off in triumph with Mr.. NOEL,
Sr,'s valuable and almost indis-
pensable incidentally, somewhat
comely secretary, when he dis
covers to his CONSERVATION but
wait! Mr.. Deaton Poole's inter-
probation of this role is too ex-
cellent to be marred by untimely
disclosures.
Mr.. Lathrop O'Keefee, as
Richard Richardson, member Of
the firm, elderly uncle to Nancy,
and general fairy godfather to
the whole family is agreat factor
in the final happy ending of the
whole matter.
The play is given in the inter-
est of general charity. Tickets
are now on sale at Strosnider &
Jenkins, Hubard's, Imperial
Gents Furnishing CO., and Lee
vines.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
Keep Cool and Wait.

1t seems out of place for the
Democracy of this State to com
mence discussing matters of
preference at this early date.
The Republican party is hope
lessly divided among themselves
and now is the opportunity for
good government, If the democ-
racy will stand together and set
tie personal preferences among
themselves. The people want a
change from the past methods Of
the Republican party and there
is no reason why it should not be
a landslide all over the country
for Democratic principles if they
will act wisely.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03

EVER WATCHFUL.
A Little Care Will Save Many Viii.
hanson Readers Further

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The discharge not excessive or
infreq uent;
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have had no serious attack of
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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
a wARNING mo- PRIyILEGE

Governor Woodrow Wilson, in the
Worlds Work: ~ = 1T is time that
we served notice on the men who
have grown up in the possession of
privileges and bounties, that the ex-
listing order of things is to be changed
It is only fair that we warn them, for
they should have time to adjust them
selves to the change; but the change
must come, nevertheless. And this
change is not revolution, let 1t be
understood at once. 1t is merely a
restoration That is what the
people Of New Jersey have meant as
they have focked out. rain or shine,
not to follow the democratic party
we have stopped thinking about par
ties to follow what they now know
as the democratic idea, the idea that
the people are at last to be served.
DO you know what the American
Heople are waiting for, gentlemen?
They are waiting o have their politics
utterly simplifedl. They are realiz-
ing that our politics are full Of secret
conferences, that there are private ar
rangements, and they 40 not under
stand it. They want to concentrate
their force somewhere. They are
like an unorganized army saying the
thing is wrong. Where shall we con-
gregate? How shall we organize?
Who are the captains? Where are
the orders? Which is the direction?
Where are the instruments Of govern
ment? That is what they are waiting
for.
1T is an opportunity, and terri
Bile opportunity Don't you know that
some man without conscience, who
did not care for the nation, could put
this country into flame? Don't you
know that the people of this country
from one end to the other all believe
that something Is wrong? What an
opportunity it would be for some man
without conscience. but with power,
Ito spring up and say: "This is the
way follow me" and lead them in
paths of destruction. How terrible II
would be-"