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SHAUTAUQUA
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Cfuutauqua this summer
The program offered will be the
Nest that experienced managers can
Sxsemble
Dr Peter MacQueen
DR PETI3R MAC QUEEN
you interested in the trip
elfcosevelt is taking into interior
Africa MacQueen has been over
fke entire route and will give details
2f the big game hunting in that
Shunsropavi
SOTJNGOPAVI
Xnown as the wierd wonder worker
GIrangopavi always attracts great
rnswds with his magic tricks when
2S2T he appears for a program
See his wonderful performance and
tsfear the interesting stories of him
s5f and his people
The Chautauqua is a good thing for
ie community Support it and bene
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CHARMSOFUGLYMEN
Case of John Wilkes the Famous
London Alderman
HE WEDDED A NOTED BEAUTY
And He Was 80 Homely That His
Looks Frightened the Children In the
Streets Bailly With a Face Like a
Horse Won a Famous French Beauty
There was perhaps as much truth
as boasting in the statement of John
Willies the famous London alderman
and champion of British electors
Ugly as I am If I can have but a
quarter of an hours start I will -get
the belter any man however good
looking in the eraecs of any woman
OX Wilkes abnormal ugliness there
was never a question for is it not re
corded that the very chldren in the
street ran away atTri rhted at the sight
cf him And yet his powers of fasci
nation were so great that ladies of
beauty and fashion vied with each
other for his notice while men of
handsome exterior and all courtly
graces looked enviously on
There were it is said few beauties
of the day whose hand Wilkes mlht
not have confidently hoped to win and
j when he led Maijr Mead to the altar
I he made a wife of one of the richest
and most lovely women of her time
I Beauty and the Beast they call us
Wilkes once said to his friend Patter
and I cannot honestly find fault with
the description
Jean Paul Marat whose name will
always be associated with the evil
history of -he French revolution was
notoriously the ugliest man of his day
n Paris When this reputation reach
ed his ears Marat is said to have re
marked But why limit my suprema
cy to Paris And indeed the restric
tion was much too modest
And yet in his earlier years when
he was the most popular of court doc
tors his very ugliness seemed to exer
cise such a fascination over aristocrat
ic ladies that they crowded his consult
ing rooms In order to catch a glimpse
of and to exchange words with him
under the flimsiest pretexts of Imag
inary ailments The studied indiffer
ence with which he treated alike their
charms and their flatter only madt
them the more insistent until he de
clared to a friend that he would have
to fly from Paris to escape the perse
cution of his f tir admirers
Bailly mayor of Paris at the time of
the reign of terror is said to have
had a face almost exactly like that of
a horse His appearance was in fact
so abnormal so monstrous that chil
dren shrieked and women fainted at
he very tight of him and yet hi wif1
was one of the most lovely women in
the whole of France so Lovely that as
a girl she was known as the beautiful
angel
That there is a powerful fascination
for some women in extreme ugliness is
Droved b iUiperble e ii whih
women who have been richly dowered
with physical charms have fallen mad
ly in love with men of almost repulsive
appearance
A London paper records a remark
able case of this kind in 1817 when
Lady Mary X married Mr Mudford
a London attorney
Lady Mary was a girl of peerless
charms th most beautiful of all the
court ladies and the favorite toast of
the world f aristocrats She might
for her birth and fortune wore almost
equal to her beauty have chosen her
husband from among dukes and even
more than one royal prince sought her
hand in vain
N To the isternatlon of society she
married Mr Mudford not only a pet
tifogging attorney but a man of al
most unnatural ugliness of face and
with a deformed hand and foot Sin
gular too ts it may appear her mar
ried life was one of unclouded happi
ness and to her dying day nearly fort -years
later she never seemed to have
a moments regret for her choice of a
husband
Still more remarkable was the story
told of a most beautiful heiress with
an attachment for one of the freaks
of a traveling show and she per
sisted in marrying him in spite of all
the efforts of her friends and relations
This singular object of her affection
masqueraded under the title of tb
man monkey or the ugliest man in the
world anc1 he had an excellent claim
to the title Exchange
An Awkward Text
A butcher of a certain village being
A FROG IN THE POT
Vexing Days of the Early Tea Tax In
New England
Tea was not btvught over by the
first nettlerx When the pIlTitns land
ed at Plwnomh tea was felling in Kng
laml at from 10 to 0 per pound It
wax u luxury flint hud huen known to
Englishmen only a few ears
Early settlers irot alomr without In
dia or China tea for a long time They
used roots herbs aid leaves found in
the fields and woods as a substitute
for tea Sassafras tea was a common
drink
Tea was advertised for sale In Bos
ton in UK- for the first time according
to- historians In 17M patriots began
ro take the pledge not to drink tea be
cause of the lax that the En llsh gov
ernment placed on it It became fash
ionable fr patriotic ladies not to serve
India tea but as substitutes therefor
Labrador rea and Librty tea
Optain Page of Danvers forbade his
spouse to taste tea beneath his roof
as long as the tax remained upon It
but the strong minded and ingenious
lady jTeid d to the flat rwif of the
herse Invited her friends to follow
and there she served tea to them
Some other ladies of the town fared
less fortunately They used ro bor
row for their tea parties the big tea
pot of the once famous Bel tavern
One day affer drinking the forbidden
beverage the master of the house un
expectedly walked in jumped to the
fire grabbed the teapot and turned it
over and ut rolled a big frog The
jovial patriots at the Bell tavern sus
pectirg rbe use of the pot had placed
the fiog In it Some if the dames
never drank tea afterward for It made
them sic
Isaac Wilson of Peabody persisted
in selling tea so the Son of Liberty
seized him and compelled him to walk
about town penitently repeating
1 Isaac Wilson a Tory be
I Isaac Wilson I sell tea
The celebrated Boston tea party was
followed by tea parties in other New
England towns In Salem soon after
the Boston party David Mason was
suspected of having bad his negro
pervant smuggle two chests of tea into
his home Patriots entered and
searched his house They found the
tea They gave it to boys who parad
ed with it to Salem common and there
burned it
Even after the Revolution trade in
tea was not wholly unrestricted It
appears that in some New England
places dealers in tea were required to
take out a license Boston Globe
THE HORSE BREAKER
How He Cured a Valuable Animal of
a Bad Habit I
The late Duke of Northumberland
oiue purchased a beautiful and valu
able horse but no booner had his grace
begun to use him than he discovered
that the horse had one very bad trick
that of suddenly lying down when
not be endured so he ordered his serv
ant to get the horse properly broken
in says a writer in Chambers Journal
Accoidingly away went the groom to
a celebrated horse breaker in the city
of Durham and without mentioning
the animals particular trailty left him
with a general commission to break
him in The next day the teacher of
hortes rode out on an experimental
trip with the dukes favorite and pres
ently found himself gently rolled upon
the soil and the horse by his side very
much at bis ease
Oh said the horse breaker not at
all embarrassed is that your cus
tom V So he provided himself the
next day with several strong stakes
and plenty of sound rope and took the
unceremonious steed to a large field
adjoining Durham cathedral Riding
round and round the animal accord
ing to his character soon stretched
himself comfortably rider and all on
the green sods Without saying a
word the horse breaker getting up
seized upon his wooden stakes drove
them de p firm into the ground all
an u 1 tv willful brute and then by
means of the rope fastened him down
exa J i iie p sition chosen by him
self rn fU neither legs nor body
could tir e inch Of course after a
time i he b 0 was willing to get up
but 1 he U her was willing he should
lie stK a xi there he kept him with
plenty of h iy and water within reach
for three tNys and three nights him
self sit ring ou Ms back for most of
the time smoking his pipe The horse
never again lay clown with his rider
on his back
The Canny Scots Sense of Humor
The reason a Sot does not laugh at
n joke right away says Dean Itamsay
a devout Christian whenever he sent I is not a is tue popular fiction that he
n uuolriC nuif miiuuy is m tbe uptake but that the
panieu ic witn a text
A certain lady wishing him to kill
some of her pigs sent him a letter to
notify him of the fact to which he
sent the following reply
Dear Madam I will call on Friday
to kill your hogs without fail Yours
Ir B B Be ye also ready -London
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He Had Noticed
Father who is always trying to
teach his sou how to act while at the
table WjeU John you see when I
have finished eating I always leave
the table John Yes sir and thnt is
aboutairyou do leave London Mail
Surel
Der man dat dont do nuffin but
look out for No 1 said Uncle Eben
is purtysure sooner or later to at
tract attention to hlssef as about de
smallest figger in de rithmetic
Washington Star -
The nobleness of life depends on Its
consistepcyj clearness of purpose
Ii quiet
an ceaseleis Energy Ituskin
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canny man will not commit himself
He must think it over before he do
nates the exact amount of laughter
which the joke deserves The Scot
minister who is Scotlands common
public speaker is aware consciously
or instinctively of this trait and his
delivery of an anecdote with a point
Is a thing of unique art
Solicitude
Charley dear said young Mrs
Torkins didnt you say that horse
you bought has a pedigree
Yes was the complacent reply
Well knowing how unlucky you
are with horses I consulted a veteri
nary surgeon You neednt worry
The doctor says it wont hurt him in
the least Washington Star
Well Placed
Bacon That office seeking friend of
yours has landed a job at last
Egbert Good What has he landed
Hes keeper at the pesthouse
Well hes the right man In the right
place Hes the greatest pest I ever
knew Yonkers Statesman
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LtUSFTJAIL
The Shcrrffs Famous Prison In
L3W York City
ITS GUESTS WELL TREATED
The Inmates Wear No Uniform and
Have Many Privileges The Disci
pline I3 Quite Gsntle and the Sur
roundings Peaceful and Homelike
Walking rhrouvli the streets of the
squ MtJ notv east tide the visitor in
New York is quite unprepared for the
peace and clean horn7 Iii s which
greet him in the sheriffs prison in
Lurjow street Flanked by
sci ol and police court on two sides
the bri k building ornamented with
artcpie Iron grill over I mr windows
resembles a village elm h or old fash
ioned hall of learning The outer
clamor does not penetrate Its cool clois
ter The struggle for existence Is
haiteii at the threshold But it Is not
so easy to enter the sheriffs rest es
tablishment The guard who opens
the front door in response to the elec
tric bell eye the vispnr uspi iously
as If the latter might be trying to
bre ik into the county haven without
proper credentials The only persons
eiMMed to the privileges of the Lud
low tavern are those In contempt of
surrogates and certain other courts
federal bankrupts delinquent militia
men execution and judgment debtors
and breach of promise and alimony
men
However the visitor who can prove
that he has no sinister purpose is
ushered into a cozy parlor fitted with
rugs pictures and piano flere he
meets the warden who talks freely
and simply about his guests He ad
mits he has never read Lombroso or
any other criminologist Whats the
use They dont send felons to this
place The learned observations of
penologists do not apply to the In
mates of Ludlow tavern Methods of
discipline and reform are superfluous
There are just a few rules such as ob
tain in any well regulated hostelry A
guest on arrival has his pedigree taken
at the otDce Is shown up to his sleep
ing chamber gets introduced to the
gentlemen in the sitting room and is
left to his own devices no uniform
no haircut none of the unpleasant fea
tures of a common prison There is
indeed a genteel search for sharp In
struments keys and knives as forbid
den articles but there is no confisca
tion of any other private possessions
A man may bring in all the books
writing material tobacco clothes toi
let articles and that he
pleases
The rising bell rings at 030 a in
and the guests have a chance to wash
shave and make tiieir beds befor
breakfast at S oclock The regular
his rider was on his back This could breakfast consists of coffee and rolls
but guests may supplement it with
eggs cooked atTthe hot water tap or
may order at their own expense an
elaborate meal from the menu card of
a nearby restaurant The morning
newspapers are at hand so that guests
while sipping their coffee may scan
headlines and note the progress of
events
After breakfast every one goes into
the yard for an hours exercise The
hih brick wans do not bar the sun
shine from the yard which is about
sixty feet square and stone flagged
around a central grass plot After the
exer ise hour the guests repair to a
large sitting room and read study or
play penuchle checkers dominos and
chess There is a small library of
books and magazines Those who
have private stocks of literature ex
change their books in a fraternal
spirit
The dinner bell rings at noon A
wholesome stew a boiled dinner or a
plate of fish and potatoes is provided
If tliis seems too frugal even for clois
ter life there is the restaurant menu
to fall back on As a rule though the
Inmates are satisfied with the regular
fare Another hour in the yard an
afternoon spent in the sitting room
after the style of the morning session
and then a supper of bread and tea at
5 oclock Two hours later the guests
retire to their chambers for the night
They are locked in it is true but the
obliging guard will open on any rea
sonable request There is no rule
against talking and guests may read
or write by the light of their own can
dles until they feel disposed to go to bed
A gentle routine it is No one is
overcrowded for while there are ac
commodations for a hundred persons
the number of guests is seldom any
thing like that The disagreeable
monotonv of seeing the same faces
and hearing the same anecdotes com
plained of by arctic travelers is ob
viated by the coming and going of in
mates The comfort of guests is pret
ty well aured by a staff of nine
guards and three or four cooks and
attendants
Letters to guests are not opened be
fore delivery as in common penal in
stitutions Three days a week are set
aside for visitors but no member of
the Alimony club is compelled to see
his wife Once In a long while how
ever a member of the fair sex enters
the portals as a guest There was one
woman brought to the office in con
tempt proceedings subsequent on a
supplementary inquiry but the referee
held a hearing on the spot and the
woman was discharged with consent
of counsel In former days a male
guest charged with breach of promise
won freedom by marrying the woman
of his choice in the hotel office New
York Tribune
What we obtain too cheap we esteem
too lightly Haine1
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DAY SERVICE
The McCook Electric Company
announces the starting on July 3
1909 and continuance of day-
service for supplying current for
light power and heating
t -The public are invited to con
fer with us regarding electric fans
motors lor industrial and domes
tic purposes flat irons atd all
v kinds of heating and cooking tip- -4
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Respectfu Iy
A R SCOTT
Manager
Everything in druys lci it 1 1
A wit k is as irnod as h nd to a blind
horse or a crafter
Cut worm and smut re doing oni
danugo to the whem crop
We have fresh lettuce and celery every
Wednesday and Saturday HUBER
Nothing more niliab than a utiiiiy
sailor straw hat such an RoZfll Bur
ger sell
For the races J u I 14 15 10 g vu
niftv green or pearl gruy bat at R zdl
Bargers
Firct dtiss pasture at ranch
3g miles south of McCook Reference
Steve vVilson
Plenty of good vacttion reading in our
book department
L W McConnkll Druggist
It you want a good pickle in sweet sour
or mixed we have them a quart jar full
for 25 cents HUBER
For breakfast we have buckwheat Ral
ston and Advo pancake flours and maple
syrup and mapleine to go with them
HUBER
Elkays straw hat cleaner will clean
your old hat and make it nice as new
Only 25 cents
L W McOonnkll Druggist
The Christian Endeavor soci ty of
the Congregational church has decidtd
to adjourn until the firsr meeting 111
September their summer vacation c v
ering the hot months of Jul ami Aim
ust
Do you want to sell or exchange jour
business The Omaha Bee will run an
advertisement for vou at one cent a
word per day There will be many out
of their 40000 readers who will answer
your advertisement Write today
JUNIOR NORMAL NOTES
Miss Leocia Fletcher will go to Me
Cook Monday July 12 to take charge
of the class of School Law and
Course of Study at the McCook
Junior Normal She expects to be gone
one week Iuiperinl Republican
Supt A D Endsley of the city
schools of Tarentuni Penn visited the
junior normal Monday afternoon while
in the city visiting his brother T A
Endsley county a spssor Mr Endsley
is in charge of a school requiring over
forty teachers and as be has filled the
position for the past seven jears at in
creased salary is evidently making
good
Supt C W Taylor went up to Den
ver Tuesday night to attend the clos
ing sessions of the national educational
association
McConnell fill poicriptionB
Pii tun framing Thu Idaal Store
Mar Hcirrironnurs Phone blade 286
HftiuH Griierv fur frn9h
l bue 30
Of course you know Huber keeps the
Wedding Breakfast Coffee
For rired smarting swnaty feet use
MuComiihII4 Foot Powd r 2o cent-
Rooms lor Rent in P 0 Block
J E Kelb j houe 6
Its chafing weather Use BY LO
21 cents
L W McConnell Druggist
Apples Peaches Cherries and Black
berries 111 gallon cans VVhite House
Grocery Phone 30
There is a loud and geneml call for
farm help in this vicinity just now a9
the wheat crop is being harvested
We are now agents for the Famous Car
hartt Overalls and Jackets also for their
Gloves and Caps HUBER
We have a full line of California Canned
Goods in both the Advo and J M brands
Nothing superior HUBER
If you need help of any kind tell n8
many people as possible There are
more than 40000 people who sub cribe
for tbe Omaha Bee Yni can toll them
all for one cent a word per day Write
today
FOR SALE FOR RENT ETC
I1 ok Sale My residence and house
nold goods cheap Good lawn and
shade trees Call at 206 E 3rd st
R O Light
Fok Sale Baby
blaeu 260
Fou Rem
red 27S
buggy Call up
-5 room dwelling Phono
FoicKem A five room cottage close
in Mrs J I Lee phone 45
Fok Rent 4 room dwellingnicelawn
and fruit Inquire of Mrs J S Miller
301 6rh street east Phone black 376
Fok Rkt Gooa bouse 9023rd at E
Phone cedar 933 Mrs W Hickliog
House for re t New 5 room cottage
with bath Inquire of O N Rector
phone red 349
For Rent One desirable office room
over Electric Theatre McCook Hard
ware Co
Lost Gold watch fob with initials
M Al engraved on it Finder please
return ro this office
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It is comingthe small boy and the 4th of Julyso is
our volume of business
Where is one of the best places to buy lumber
From the Stansberry Lumber Co McCook Nebr
Where is one of the best places to buy coal
From the Stansberry Lumber Co McCook Nebr
Where is one of the best places to buy paint
From the Stansberry Lumber Co McCook Nebr
Why is the Stansberry Lumber Co a good place to trade
They make a specialty of buying the best
Quality is always first Our best recommendation is our
customers you ask them And the volume of business we have
picked up in the past five months makes us feel that we make
no mistake when we put quality first
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