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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1890)
IN THE OZAltK WILDS. QUEER CHARACTERS MET IN SOUTHEASTERN - EASTERN MISSOURI. BucktroodHinnn from Instinct , -Tliry Keep us ITnr from Civilizing Influences uj feasible. The natives of Ibis region writes a correspondent of the Chicago Time * from Graudin , do not differ materially from those further south in Arkansas. /They talk the aamc , build the same sort of rough houses , make love hi the snme shy fiishioii. nud are altogether very like the man whom the Arknnsaw truvolei mot so ninny ycnrs ngo. There are nol eo many of them .here ns there used ta be. either. When the Memphis railrond built its extension out along the pictur esque Current river , BO ns to nfford an outlet for the immense pine forests ol all this sectionthe nntivcs stepped bnck. They could not ply t'he manufacture of moonshine whisky oo well with a rail road within such easy distancennd then school-houses began to spring up and outsiders with modern ideas came iu and began to till the soil as the forests were cut away. The original native hero does not do anything birt fiph , hunt , and "raise er dab o' cotton. " * His house is made of rough logs , with one story and a sort of loft where strangers who stop for the night are shown to bed. bed.There There may bo a little moonshine made down hero in Carter county even now , but there haven bee no complaints ol such operations for several months. It was within a few miles of this place , however , only a few davs ago that o United States revenue officer arrested o party of men for running a saloon on wheels. The officer had known foi several weeks that whisky was being Bold to the saw-mill workmen all through Carter county , but ho could secure no evidence. A few days ago he heard that the men at a mill not far from here wore getting whisky , and ho set out to look them up. A few miles from town he came upon a party of strapping natives gathered around a wagon , on top of wh'ich was a barrel. Two men were drinking when the officer stepped , up. up."Good stuff , " he queried.unconcerned- iy. "Yns , " drawled a young fellow , who eeemed to bo in charge ; "d'ye want some ? " "Yes , " responded the officer , "I guess I'll take it all. " A. SALOOX IK CARTER COXJNTT. " The seller started to make a figure 01 the whisky when an old man in the par ty , sitting on a stump near by , shrewd ly guessed the identity of the officerand exclaimed : "Ye kain't tech me on this hyay , fer I nn't got nothin' ter do 'ith it ertall. "You are in very bad companythen. " returned the officer , holding his revolver ver In hand. "Who are you.any way ? ' * "I'm ther preach'r fer ther cerkit e ? ' ' ' " Heth'dis' preach'r. "Why are you here ? " questioned th revenue man. "Jest a seein' of it war goo.d. Ef 1 Inked ther sample I 'lowed ter take e dab home 'ith me. " The preacher was permitted to go , but several of tae others were put under ar rest. The officer making the capture had but one revolver , while the members of the party were heavily armed. The sur prise was complete. "When the Memphis company extended its Current river branch into this section even the native settlers were few aud far between. They could not read and thoj- knew nothing of the world at larpe. They contended that the earth was flat on the old argument of placing a jng of water out for the night and if it was all right in the morning proof was conclu sive that there had not been a turnover iu the night. If some one had turned the jug over the native might have been convinced that , after all. there was something faulty in his theory. Courtship here is funny. Everybody knows everybody's business , even to &f- UKDEB THE EAVE3. Fairs of the heart. Let one rough youth be found "waitln' on" a girl of the neighborhood and it is soon the talk for miles around. I dropped in at a Carter county cabin a few nights ago for the purpose of securing lodging. The spare room was in the loft and I retired early. It was a trifle warm , and the mattress was moved up to the little hole always found at the end of these cabins , up aear the comb of the roof where a breeze fanned through. No one could < ielp hearing the voices that came up from outside of the cabin. The night was oppressively still and 'the old folks bad gone to bed below. The conversa tion at the end of the hgt viuuide was evidently between the girl of the place and her "feller. " "The boys was riggin' me erbout you over ter Peases tcrday , " the male volco said. said."Naw "Naw , they wa'n't , now , " murmured the trirl. "Yes , they WUK , " insisted the other , "an * 'tau't ther fust time I've got rigged crhout you. " "Jim I' ' murmured the girl. "Au' I 'lowed , " continued Jim , "thet may be ycr'd Ink ter hear erbout it. " "Oh , Jim , " was all that came up to the window. "Whut ef I'd sny I didn't kecr cr durn erbout ther riggin' ? " THE BRIDE AXD GROOM. "But yer do kcer , " interposed the girl."Naw "Naw , " .came the response , evidently playful. "Yes , " was the equally playful retort of the girl. The voices grew less distinct , or else I wns asleep , but presently they were louder again. "Goin' ? " the girl's voice asked. "Um , " responded the youth. That wns all that came up to the win dow. Everything was quiet. Two minutes later there was a bit of noise In the cabin below. The youth had gone homo and the girl was going to bed. A few weeks ago a bridal couple came in from over near Pine Valley , in Rey nolds county , bound to "maw's folks , " over in Shannon county. The young pair got out of the wagon , that was pulled up by two sleepy oxen. The man took a box from the vehicle and set it on the platform. The box was the only trunk they had , and iu. it were the clothing of both bride and groom. The happy pair sat on the boi making sheep's eyes at each other and looking down the track for the train by turns. The groom was very proud of his new wife , surveying her with a look of com plete satisfaction. The train drew up at last aud the agent took the box and put it in the baggage-car. The bridal couple stood around for a minate , when tie conductor shouted "All aboard ! " ' Come on , Mary , " called the groom , catching his wife by the hand ; "we must git on. " The pair climbed the steps at the rear of the baggage-car , and , going into the end door , surprised the baggageman by seating themselves on the box. Before that official had recovered himself so aa to explain , matters the proud groom turned to his pleased wife aud smilingly observed : "It do beat all. Mary , how fine they's gottin' things. Ef ther folks et home c'ud on'y see us now , ho'w'd they feel , d'ye reckon ? " "When the baggageman kindly ex plained that the car was only for the conveyance of trunks and the like and showed the couple back into the day car , the groom was so much pleased that he kissid his beautiful bride right there be fore everybody. Medical Superstitions , There is a popular supposition of wide range , based upon I know not what , that it is very healthful for chil dren to play with dogs. A weak child , it is thought , may gain strength by being with a dog , or , if diseased , the child may be cured by having the animal "take the disease" for exam ple , inflamed eyes or any disorder of the skin. Within a year a college graduate told me , in perfect good faith , of acquaintances , a Boston doctor and his wife , whose Jittle girl had been greatly afflicted with some form of eczema , which they all hoped would disappear , as the parents had pur chased a fine dog to play with the child. child.yhen a dog is teething the upper incisors , according to a New England superstition , must be removed as soon as they become loose , or he may "swallow them and have fits. " Per haps even more generally received is the fancied danger of allowing a child's milk-tooth after extraction to fall into the possession of a dog or cat , lest the animal swallow it. and the child have a dog's or cat's tooth grow in place of the lost one. The Mexicans and Ind ians in Texas say that every animal has brains enough to tan its own skin , and so the latter , in the case of the wt > lf , panther , wild cat and some other animals , is mainly prepared by rub bing into the flesh side of it the'braius of its former wearer. A somewhat common fancy among children , per haps , too , adults as well , is that "every part strengthens a part" that is , that the liver , heart , brains and so on , of animals , when eaten , go directly toward nourishing the corresponding organs in the eater. A similar doctrine was worked out in great detail by the American Indians , aud is , I believe , held by many other savage tribes. It seems altogether probable that such beliefs , wherever found among civil ized people , old or young , are survivals * als from some remote antiquity , and that they are closely akin in their nature aud origin to the well-known doctrine of signatures which has played so great a part in the systems of medi cines of primitive peoples. Popular Science Monthly. A Funny Country. America is a funny country , " said a foreigner the other day. "If you ask a person to oblige you with a 2-cent stamp he feels insulted at our offering him the money for it. but if you ask him for a match he sarcastically aska yotu why you don't buy some. " An aged lady died suddenly in a ho tel at Birmingham , Ala. , and in her bustle $2,010 was found lecreted. Come out In the orchard , Roger ; the air Is cool and sweet. - Hero , give me your band , old fellow , we'll walk to the arbor scat. The wife's been sayin * tbat lately you've been up to your gloomy tricks ; Wo cannot allow tbut , Roger , In a boy ol seventy-six. Blind I Why , that Is the reason you ought to be light and fray ; ( It wasn't till sixty-live , you know , tbat your oyo-slgbt went away ) ; And It 'pears to mo thnt the Master In Hip wisdom done it well To glvo you in place of the weeds. Roger , the blooms tbat iu memory dwell. Tour hair , who shall say it is white , Roger ? It's Bilky unrt black as a crow : And Nature lias rubbed on your check , Roger , the rosiest roses that prow "Ils I tliHt am ageing quickly I'm eighty-one today. And my sunken checks are yellow , and I'm something more than gray I I see all the winter snows , Roger , when the gay field flowers are sear. And tiio red leaf falls from the oak tree , like an old man's deathbed tear. I sec , deserted and mossgoown , the alslo wo so oft have trod ; For the parson over the bill , Roger , has an easier road to God. The railway runs through the meadows where the blackberries used to grow ; The ball field isn't the dear old spot of fifty years ago : And I'd like to lay on the rascal a whip with a million knots As made of our cherished school ground "de sirable building lots , " But you you fortunate fellow can sit In the golden glow That falls on your spirit's vision from the jewelled long ago ; Can laugh at the mighty hammers that are smashing our gods of clay. For till that is dearest and best , Roger , you've sul'cly stored away. Thomas Frost THE DEVIL'S ' A few years before the war I was a clerk in the store of my brother-in-law , Nathan Ritchie , in Pittsburg , and at just that age in which a young man be gins to take a real serious interest iu girls , and , naturally , to get into all sorts of scrapes and troubles there from. " fr The Washington county farmers used to come into town then on their wa gons , bringing along not only big loads of grain , wool , flax , poultry , and other produce , but their wives and daughters as well. They would drive in one day , put up over night at the old "Fanners' inn , " down near the Smithiitild market , and the next day would make their necessary purchase and go home. I got to know personally a great many of the farmer folks , and had oc casion or took it to observe that there were plenty of very fine young women among them buxom , full- bosomed , bight-eyed , red-lipped girls full of health , vivacity , and natural honesty. But old mau Dan Elder's daughter Jennie seemed to me the flower of the flock , and I assure you that , as far as I could , I made it au object of interest for the Elder family to do its trading at our store. Jennie and I got quite friendly , and began to have a hopeful suspicion that she was pretty near as glad to see mo when she came to town as I was to see lier. Once I got her and her father to ro with me to a theater , the first time either of them had seen a play , but ho t jot a notion that there was something wrong about stage plays and would not let her go again. Still the old fel low seemed to take a sort of liking tome mo , and after he had got to know me quite well , nearly two years from our lirst meeting , he'invited'me to visit his place out on Raccoon creek. About a week afterward I hired a good saddle horse and rode out to pay that visit. It was easy enough to find "Uncle Dan's" place for everybody within a radius of ten miles about it seemed to know him , and I reached his house just at dusk. I thought it was a good omen when the dogs were so much more friendly than countrv dogs generally are in greeting a stran ger , and was sure of it when Jennie Baid archly : "Old Bose wouldn't bo so good- natured if he did not know that I was expecting you. He must have heard ine talking about you. " That evening the whole family , Jen nie , her father and mother , au elder brother , and two sisters went to a dance , about two miles distant , and , of course , I went along. At least I seemed to do so. In point of fact , I went to Paradise. I sat beside Jennie in the big wagon , with my arm around her while we went through dark patches of forest ; danced with Jen 1 nie , I don't know how many times ; waited upon Jennie at supper , rode 1 home beside Jennie , with renewed utilization of forest shadows ; and even snatched a kiss from Jennie ere she fled to her room. Under such circum stances how could I be expected to be more than vaguely conscious that there was a big , . hulking , clod-hopper named Jim Arney , who scowled and glared at me as if he would like to cat me ? What the mischief did I care for Jim Arney ? Bui the fellow wouldn't be ignored. The very next afternoon , feeling that it was not quite the proper thing for me to loiter around the house all day , I borrowed brother Dave's riile.and went out to shoot a squirrel or two if I could find any. Suddenly at a turn in the road I was confronted by Jim Aruey on horseback. Eying me with an insulting affectation of scorn he snarled : "You're a pretty looking dandy from town , ain't .you ? " I replied that can didly speaking. I really did think I presented a rather agreeable contrast to him. He flushed angrily , and speaking in a voice thick with passion , retorted : "I'd break your back if Jennie had n't said I was to leave you alone. " I told him I would secure his pardon for all the back-breaking he could do on me , and invited him" to "wade in , " but he rode off on his way , and I went on squirrel-hunting. Leaving my course to chance I strolled higher and higher up a gently sloping hill until I came out suddenly at thelop of a precipice several hun dred feet in height , which I subse quently learned was called the "Devil's Backbone. " The face of the cliff was as sheer as a wall , but rough with great holes burrowed here.and there in the soft sandstone , by the elements.and with narrow ledges , on which trees and shrubs grew , masking all tb rocky declivity with foliage. The tops of tall trees were down below me. and " ' larTuTthe deptlin b < jyoml Uiolr roofs" ! could catch glimpses of tiio crcolc , like a silver thread. Around wheru 1 stood bushes grew thickly up to the very verge of the precipice , with trees oecu- sionally.anioug them icinin : < r over it. Au impudent , chattering gray squir rel sat upon his haunches in : i tree on the brow of the cliff , barking at me , and 1 shot him. Hi : fell and lodged on a little ledge full twenty feet below the top. where I stood. I made up my mind to get the body of the little beast , aud the difficulty and even positive dauger to bo .encountered in doing so were only incitements to achieve the feat. Laying my gun upon the ground. 1 seized a tough bush , swung over the edge of the precipice , and lowered myself to a point wliero I got a foothold and a second bush that would bend still lower. Before mak ing the second descent I made the lirst bush fast , in its bent position , to the second , to have a way secured for re turn. Then I went to the ledge where the squirrel lay. In stooping to pick it up , I carelessly let go the bush by which I had swung down , and it sprung back instantly to its normal position , a dozen feet above my > head. I was securely trapped in a place from which I couldn't safely get away un aided , without I could have ilown like a bird. Not a friendly twig was with in ten feet of.my clutch ; the precipjco dropped sheer down hundreds of feet right at my toes , and the ledge was so narrow that I had barely room to stand upon it. I yelled for help , but , of course , nobody heard me. I took off my stockings , unraveled them , tied a stone to the j'aru , and tried to swing it over the bush above me , almost throwing uself off the ledge in doing so. The e.ffort was a failure. I was hoarse with futile howling. Night fell , and the darkness seemed very cold. I managed to sit down , with my logs dangliug over the edge of the ledjio ; but was afraid to sleep for fear of falling off. An owl perched near me , hoeing in great enjoyment of my predicament. The night seemed years in duration. And there surely never was a slower dawn than that upon which I looked from my open-air prison. By this time I was , weak with hunger and wild with thirst , A little after sunrise I was startled by a gunshot from the valley far below , and the vicious "spat" of a bullet upon the rock near usy left ankle. It made me fling my legs up so suddenly that I came near toppling off my perch. "That , now , " 1 said to myselr , "is no doubt Jim Arney who has discovered me , and is popping away at me in safety ; the cowardly assassin. " But as I learned afterward , I wronged him. The bul let was fired by a hunter , whose sharp eyes saw only my foot ; and at that distance , thinking it an owl , took a snap shot at it. Thank heaven his aim was no better. About 9 o'clock I heard the welcome Baying of old "Bose" from tie top of the cliff. The whole Elder family and some of the neighbors were out hunt ing for me , my absence through the night having occasioned much alarm ; aud when I shouted a whole chorus of voices answered me at once. Ropes were procured , and I. with no little difficulty , was dragged up to safety , where I received so warm a welcome from all and especially so from Jen nie that I felt compensated by fortune for what I had suffered. The old man said , in a dryly sarcastic way , that he thought I ra'ther "over-vallyed the squir'l. " I have often gone out to "Uncle Dan's" less frequently since Jennie and I have been married than before but have never had any inclination for fooling about the "Devil's Backbone" any more. No ; .1 have never heard that Jim Arney came to any bad end. He simply married some other girl than Jennie. Physical Culture for Girls. "How would I bring up a girl ? I would begin when she was 2 years old and teach her to stand poised from the hips and slightly forward , chest up , abdomen contracted , toes turned out at au angle of 60 degrees , and neck erect , so that the collar-bone should bo horizontal. You can teach a little girl to know whether she is standing prop erly or not by having her occasionally walk up against a door. She should touch it with lips , chin , chest and toes. A plumb-line from the shoulders should pass through the hip and ankle joints. Then I would teach her to breathe slowly , inllating the chest up- ward and outward , not downward , keeping the abdomen contracted. This gives u wonderful feeling of buoyancy. As she grew older she should not take above ten breaths a minute , but they should be full vigorous ones. Good breaching and good standing are al most enough of themselves to give good health and a good figure. In walking I would show her how to keep her face and chest well over the ad- vauctfd foot , and to lift the body by the muscles and the inflation of the lungs. I would see to it that she turn ed her toes well out. Seventy-live women out of every 100 walk with the feet straight or toe in. This increases the tendency to an inward tarn of the knees and encourages a pelvic contrac tion. The weight should rest on the ballc of the feet and the ball and heel should touch the floor at the same time. Ic- her school days I would tske pains tc- have her sit at her desk properly. Eliza Putnam Hcaton. Ati Unfxiiectod Pleasure. Bunko Man Qood morning Mr. er er I've just forgotten your name for thi moment Farmer Backlots Backlots. sir ; Jori Backlots of Botzum. I can't just place you , though , young man. Your namg isn't Brown , is it ? Bunko Weli , it is , Mr. Backlots , nnd I'm mighty glad to meet someone I know. Backlots You don't mean to tell ma you're 'Squire Brown's son Dan wH' ran away snme years ago ? Bunko You've hit it. Backlots ( grasping him warmly by the band ) Well , I'm darned glad to meet you and I'm just goin' to fix you now for stealing my colt when you skipped Pohcel _ A writer in the Journal of Medicinr. , Paris , warmly advocates the adoption of the international language , Volapuk , for medical 5 I I I I I I I 1 I i 17 Announces the arrival of his fall stock , comprising thd LATEST and MOST FASHIONABLE - IONABLE GOODS of the se'ason. His prices are lower than any tailor's in MeCook. Don't fail to see his line. ATTEMION , FAEMER8 ill We are closing out our entire stock of FARM IMPLEMENTS AT COST. Right now is the time to secure rare bargains. I ! Call and be amazed at our prices. They must be SOLD AT ONCE. HALL , COCHRAN & CO. JACK A 5c. CIGAR , Try this popular brand. It is one of the finest 50. cigars ever placed on sale in MeCook. A. F. MOORE. JNO. R. JIAIIT. 5JOORE & HART , ATTORNEYS : - AT - : - LAW , ( Office 678 : FSB : Cfcthlag Co. Stn. ) NEBRASKA. MCCOOK , - - practice in the State and Federal Courts and before the U. 8. Lnnd Office. C. H. BOYLE , - : - LAND - : - ATTORNEY , - : - Six years experience in Government Land Cases. Real Estate , Loans and Insurance , Notary Public. UP stairs in the Scott Buildinar , south of the Commercial Hotel. Mc"ook , Neb. J. BYRON JENNINGS , ATTORNEY - AT - LAW. Will practice in the State and United States courts , and before the U. S. Land Offices. CareftiLattention given to collections. Office over the Nebraska Loan and Banking Co. , MeCook. HUGH. W. COLE , LAWYER , MCCOOK , NEBRASKA. Will practice In all courts. Commercial anc Corporation law a specialty. MONEY TO LOAN. Rooms 4 and o First National Bank Building DR. A. P. WELLES , HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON MCCOOK , NEBRASKA. Ppecial attention triven to diseases of Wo men nnd Children. The latest improved meth ods of Electricity used in all cases requiring iucu treatment. Olflce over McMillen'a Drug Store. Residence , North Main Street. B. B. DAVIS , M. D. C. H. JONES , 1TD. . DAVIS & JONES , PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS , McCOOK. NEBRASKA. OFFICE HOURS : 9 to 11 a. m.:2 to 5 p.m. : 7 to 9 p. in. Rooms over First National Bank. THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL. GEO. E. JOHNSTON , PROP. , McCooK , - - NEBRASKA. This bouse has been completely renovated and refurnished throughout and is first-class In every respect. Rates reasonable. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TO LANDS AND TOWN LOTS IN RED WILLOW COUNTY FURNISHED ON APPLICATION BY J. B. MATHER , BONDED - : - ABSTRACTED ( SUCCESSOR TO C. D. CRAMER. ) fy Office in Court House with County Clerk. Down Town Office with A. J. Rand , Indianola , Nebraska. ZPT , Prp. FIRST-CLASS WORK AND LOWEST PRICES. Family Washing Solicited. sent from out ot town will be sent back at my erpense without delay. REVISED CATALOGUE OF f/lP ) PcKlsiii ad fer Bile bj THE McCOOK TRIBUNE , JICCOOK. NEBRASKA. These Blanks are kept constantly revised by the most capable and careful men in the state , and hence they are to be entirely relied upon. Booksellers ana stationers supplied at a lib eral discount. Blanks of any kind not found In the follow ing list , will bo furnished according to copy , on short notice. 1& In ordering it is only necessary to give the number prefixed to each blank. COUNTY CLERK. 1 Certificate of Election " A 2 Election Notice F 3 Official Bond ' j 4 Oath of Ollicc 5 Oath , Notice and Report of Specisl Road Commissioner ' o 6 Commission to Locate lload and Report..G 1 Petition for License to sell Liquor. F 8 Bond for License to Sell Liquor F 9 Liquor License F 10 Road Overseer's Annual Settlement E 11 Voucher p 12 Certificate of Acknowledgement A 13 Certificate of Official Character B 14 Certificate of Association F 15 Affidavit for Bounty on Scalps B 1(5 ( Certificate for Bounty on Scalps B 17 Homestead Exemption Lands F 18 Homestead Exemption Lots F 19 Listing Acreage ; F 20 Report to Secretary of Stale of Official Signature , etc E 21 Abstract of Election Returns E 22 Road Petition F 23 Notice to Appraisers , F 4 Appraiser's Oatn and Report F 35 Commissioner's Appointment and Report O U. S. LAND OFFICE. 1000 Pre-emption Proof. Witness Claimant..D 1001 Homestead Proof , Witness Claimant..B 1003 Pre-emption Proof. Affidavit required. Pre-emption Claimant B 1003 Homestead Proof. Affidavit required ! Homestead Claimant B ' ' 1004 Affidavit required of Claimant . .H 1005 Pre-emption and Homestead Affidavit..B 1006 Homestead Application ' B 1007 Homestead Affidavit in two colors . .C 1008 Declaratory Statement ' * B 1000 Timber-Culture Certificate B * 1010 Timber-Culture Entry. Final Affidavit. ! ! ! 1011 Timber-Culture Proof E 1012 Homestead Certificate B 1013 Homestead. Notice Final Proof It 1014 Notice for Publication . ' B 1015 Certificate aa to'Posting Notice B I01G Timber-Culturo Affidavit B 1017 Affidavit Additional Homestead B 1018 Timber-Culture Application B 1019 Additional Homestead Application B 1020 Cash Entry Certificate B 10:11 Notice of AppllcationPre-emption B lf i Pre-emption Proof B 10 3 Notice of Timber-Culture B 1024 Notice of Contest F 10-Jj Affidavit of Contest Timber Claim C \Kt& \ Affidavit of Contest Homestead C 1027 Non-Mineral Affidavit B 1028 Timber-Culture Proof 1J 1029 Homestead. Pre-emption , and Commu tation Proof E U. . CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURT. 1050 Bill of Foreclosure C 1051 Answer li 10-S2 Demurrer F 1053 Replication B 1054 Decree D 1055 Affidavit for Order F 1050 Order . . F Deposition Envelopes B Subpoena of U. S. Commissioner B Subpoena of Examiner Complaint B Warrant . . " . Noticoto take Deposition F Notice to take Deposition , de hene esse F Notice of Oral Examination of Witness and Order F Recognizance of Witness Prisoner's Recognizance F Recognizance to appear before Coramigsion'rF Bail Bond Commitment U. S. Commtesfoner's Certificate of Atten dance of Witness U. S. Commissioner's Certificate of Atten dance of Witness F Transcript of Proceeding > Above is Only a Partial List. Do You Read The MeCook Tribune ? All the News for $1.5O