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By F. M. K1MMEL.L.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
Subscription , $1 a Year in Advance
TUB first sensational ballot was a sur
prise ; but what will the last one be ?
That's the important one
AN effort is being mode to work up
another Russian thistle fake in the pres
ent legislature , but it won't "scour. "
SMALLPOX is perhaps more widespread
in America now than it has been in the
last fifty years. Few states of the union
are exempt and in some there are num
erous cases. While the disease is no
longer greatly dreaded or very fatal , no
precautions should be omitted to restrict
the disease and prevent new outbreaks.
CNK of the crops that naturally belongs -
longs to this section of Nebraska , and is
being sadly overlooked and neglected , is
Kaffir corn. Our neighbor , Kansas , is
wiser in this respect than we Nebraskans
are , and they are planting large acreages
of this corn , and are reaping satisfactory
results therefrom. This country is
splendidly adapted to this corn , and THE
TRIBUNE hopes to see increasing acre
ages of it planted all over this section of
Nebraska.
THE legislature will stand tip for Ne
braska by killing the sundry ttempts
already being made to unload empty ,
"boom" buildings onto the state for
normal school purposes Especially
should all such efforts having Lincoln
and the eastern part of the state as ben
eficiaries be promptly killed. Practical
ly all the state institutions and schools
in Nebraska are now located in the
eastern part of the state. An effort to
establish a state normal in Lincoln ,
where so many state institutions are now
located , has an aspect particularly hog-
K sh.
Jury List , February Term.
W. S. Fitch , John Penny ,
S. M. Ryder , Leonard Harsch ,
Fred Carter , William Relph ,
S. S. Graham , J. H. Warfield ,
J. H. Woodworth , W. S. Bixler ,
M.Houlihan , George Younger ,
S. W. Stilgebouer , W. H. Harmon ,
James John , P. B. Garrett ,
Walter Hickling , T. A. Briggle ,
E. Oxley , T. A. Rowland ,
James Toner , F. G. Lytle ,
C. CQuigley , T. E. Miller.
COAL
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BARNETT LUflBER CO.
The Senatorial Ball Opened.
Balloting has begun in the Nebraska
legislature for a choice of two United
States senators , but no choice has been
made up to the time of our going to
press , nor is the prospect bright for an
early conclusion. Three ballots have
been taken and the result is given below :
ist. 2d. 3d.
Allen 51 57 57
Crounse 8 10 10
Currie 20 20 22
Hainer 5 5 6
Harlan 2 2 2
Hays.J. R
Harrington i i
Hitchcock 25 57
Hinshaw 14 16 17
Howe 4 i
Kinkaitl
Lindsay 2
Meiklejohn 22 26 24
Morlan i I i
Martin I 3
Murphy 4 2 2
Noival 2 i
Richards I I
Ro'-ewater 12 14 15
Sheldon I
Sutherland 3 I I
Thompson. D. E 23 31 32
Thompson. W. H..33 58
Van Duveii 2 3 I
State Senator Allen voted for Currie
and Thompson ; Representative Hathorn
for Currie and Harlan , in the first ballot.
In the second ballot the senator voted
for the same persons ; but the represent
ative changed to Currie and Morlan.
IT is a source of remark that at least
two bills are certain of early , prompt
and undisputed passage in the state leg
islature : two expense bills appropriating
$85,000 to pay salaries of members and
$30,000 for incidental expenses of the
session. They had the right of way ,
this session , as usual , being the first bills
to pass the house.
SOME
SATISFACTION
in making : a Clearing : Sale
that CLEARS. Genuine
pleasure in having : people
respond from far and near
as quickly as can be !
Downright good thingto
have your announcements
received in good faith be
cause alway § within the
facts !
THAT'S HOW IT IS
with this sale. Result is , the goods are walking right
out !
No Wonder : People recognize a good thing when they
see it ! If a heavy fleece-lined undershirt and drawer
have been selling through the fall season to every looker ,
and 380 been considered fully I2c under everybody else's
price , what must be thought when balance of them are
put out at.270 apiece ! If large cotton blankets have
been active at $1.25 a pair and shown to neighbors and
friends by purchasers , what chance of their keeping over
when reduced to 890 a pair ?
EVERY ITEM MUST GO !
We will not carry over a single garment of Winter Un
derwear , Woolen Hosiery , Cloaks , Jackets , Capes ,
Flannel Shirt Waists , Yarn Mittens , Fascinators , Men's
or Boys' Duck Coats , Flannelette Wrappers , Heavy
Jersey Overshirts , Bed Blankets , Fur Muffs , Fur Collar
ettes , and Scarfs , nor other winter goods. See long
lists of prices in last week's papers and take a hand in this.
WE SOLICIT YOUR TRADE.
Per
GEO. E. THOMPSON.
ONE PRICE PLAIN FIGURES CASH ONLY
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
'CATHOLIC Mass at 8 o'clock a. m.
High mass and sermon at 10:30 a. m. ,
with choir. Sunday-school at 2:30 p. 111.
All are cordially welcome.
REV. J. W. HICKEY , Pastor.
BAPTIST Sunday-school at 10 a. in.
Preaching at ir. B. Y. P. U. at 7 p. in.
Preaching at 7:45. Prayer-meeting on
Wednesday evening at 8.
GEORGE L. WHITE , Pastor.
SOUTH McCOOK M. E. Sunday-school
at 3 p. m. Preaching , Sunday evenings ,
at 7:30. Prayer-meeting , every Thursday
evening at 7:30. All are welcome.
T. G. GODWIN , Pastor.
EPISCOPAL Services during summer :
Sunday-school at 10. Evening prayer
and sermon every Sunday at 8 o'clock.
Sunday morning service , also Friday
evening Litany , discontinued until fur
ther notice. Holy communion to be an
nounced. HOWARD STOY , Rector.
CHRISTIAN Bible-school at 10 a. in.
Preaching at 11 and 7:30. Christian En
deavor at 6:30 : p. in. Prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening. Morning subject ,
"The Nearness of God. " Evening sub
ject , "The Glad Good News. " All are
invited. J. W. WALKER , Pastor
CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at
10. Preaching at u. Y. P. S. C. E. at
6:45. Preaching at 7:30. Prayer-meeting ,
Wednesday evening , at 7:30. All are
welcome. Morning subject , "The Re
mission of Sins. " Evening subject ,
"The Soul ; Its Value and Nature "
W. J. TURNER , Pastor.
METHODIST Sunday-school at 10.
Preaching at n. Junior League at 3.
Epworth League at 7. Preaching at 7:45
Prayer-meeting on Wednesday evening
at 7:30. Morning subject , "Revivals. "
Evening subject , "Some Conditions of
Prevailing Prayer. " This will be the
beginning of our speckl revival meet
ings. Services will be held in the church
each evening during the week , beginning
at 7:30 o'clock. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
all.L.
L. M. GRIGSBY , Pastor.
Rev. G. L. White , who was called to
Lyons , Nebraska , last week , by the death
of his mother , will arrive in the city on
No. 3 , Friday night , and will hold the
usual services in the church on next
Sunday.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Miss Florence Johnston has been in
charge of the Seventh grade , this week ,
during the absence of Miss Grace Hus
ton , who was called to Iowa , Sunday
night , by a telegram announcing the
fatal illness of her mother , who died ou
Monday.
Examinations were held Thursday and
Friday forenoons in all departments of
the public schools , the sessions being
suspended in the afternoons to enable
the teachers to correct the papers and
prepare for the mid-year promotions.
The second semester begins Monday
morning.
On Sunday night Miss Grace Huston ,
teacher of the Seventh grade , received
word that her mother was very low at
their home , Eldon , Iowa , and left at
once for her bed-side. Word reached
here , Tuesday , of her mother's death.
The sympathy of teachers , pupils and
parents goes out to her in this sad afflic
tion. The Seventh grade is temporarily
in charge of substitute teachers from the
High school.
The following is the superintendent's
report to the board of education for the
month ending December 21 , 1900 :
Number of boys enrolled . . 331
Number of girls enrolled 363 694
Transferred 3
Withdrawn , but not re-entered. 21 24
Present membership 670
Average daily attendance , boys.272
Average daily attendance , girls.319 611
Average number belonging. . . . 661
Percent of attendance on enroll
ment .91
Per cent of attendance on num
ber belonging .98
Not absent during month 397
Half-day absence's 1249
Cases of tardiness 32
Number of persons tardy 31
Visits by superintendent 52
Visits by others 127
Half days teachers were absent 9
Liquid smoke cures meat equal to the
best hickory wood ; try it.
MCCONNELL & BERRY.
INTUITION.
How docs It know-thls tiny hidden thing
Within its wilderness of tangled grass.
The hour when summer's languid footsteps pass
And southward flying birds are on the wini ? ,
While earth is dumb with August's silencing ?
IIow does it know the time for purplish haze
Or guess the wondrous transformation scene
Which Bets the field and forest all ablate ?
Yet , in slirlll notes , from drowsy wa > s of green ,
Breaking the spell that passing summer nvays ,
The cricket first proclaims the autumn ( fays.
Henry Cle\ eland Wood in Ainslce's Magazine.
FREAKS IN LUNCH ORDERS.
"Waiter CallH Attention to the Imltn-
tlve Habit Among ; Patronn.
One of the amusing things to be no
ticed at the lunch counters Is the habit
of Imitation. If the mnn on the end
studies the bill of fare and then or
ders a ham sandwich , pumpkin pie and
a glass of milk , all his neighbors are
likely to duplicate his order , and soon
there will be a whole row eating ex
actly the same things. Sometimes this
similarity of appetite causes serious
embarrassment. This Is Invariably the
case If the occupants of the high chairs
shift about the same time and the men
on the end have numerous chances to
set examples for 20 or 30 patrons. Then
the pumpkin pie or sandwiches are
sure to give out before the noon hour Is
past.
"It's funny how lazy people are , "
said one of the waiters at a down
town lunch place. ' "There are lots of
men who won't look at a bill of fare ,
and they just stare over the counter
and ask for anything that comes Into
their heads If they don't happen to see
another fellow eating just what they
want. If AVC have something sort of
out of the ordinary , like fried oysters ,
something that can be written on the
card In Ink , so It will make a good Im
pression on the public , It's a losing in
vestment if the fellow on the end near
the door happens to pick It out. Theu
every one that passes him sees the
oysters , and soon there Is a regular
chorus of yells for oysters. There
ain't a patron that wants corn beef
hash or cold cabbage.
"People are just like sheep or geese.
They like to follow a leader if it's in
nothing but eating. I've seen big word
ed articles about thoughts and ideas
being catching or contagious. Any
philosopher who has a chance to wait
on a lunch counter would believe in
that theory. Ideas are as catching
as the measles , and don't you forget
It. " Chicago Inter Ocean.
Alcohol and tlie Drain.
A lecture delivered by Dr. Victor
Horsley in England on "The Action of
Alcohol on the Brain" showed how
fibers connect all parts of the brain so
that it acts as a whole. It was desired
to find out whether the brain as a
whole AA'orks as well with alcohol as
without. One way of testing this was
by testing the reaction time , the length
taken in perceh'ing a given signal. He
tried a complex experiment , showing a
signal with a number on It which was
not to be signaled back unless it was
aboAe ten. This took longer , InA'olving
association of ideas , and the time from
the A'ery first Avas prolonged by alcohol.
Professor Ilorsley said that chloro
form , ether , nitrous oxide and similar
narcotics acted in the same way. Al
cohol produced a dissolution of the
nerAe centers.
Kraepelin had tried the action of al
cohol on muscular poAver by means of
the pressure dynamometer , which AA-as
squeezed at regular intervals. After a
rest alcohol \vas taken , and at first
there Avas a little increase , soon folloAV-
ed by a notable decrease. Under the
influence of tea there was no decrease
at all. lie showed a diagram con
structed by Dr. Aschaffenberg repre
senting the amount of type set up by
certain compositors in a quarter of an
hour before and after taking alcohol.
The amount was made less by alcohol.
Argonaut.
The Stool of Repentance.
"Any infraction of the rules at Gi-
rard college , " says the Philadelphia
Record , "is punished with 20 minutes
on a stool of repentance. When the in
stitution first adopted this scheme of
punishment , one stool was enough. As
the college expanded the stools multi
plied , and today no less than 64 four
legged , painless Instruments of disci
pline are In more or less constant use
In a room devoted exclusively to the
punishment of those who have trans
gressed the rules. There Is absolutely
nothing to the disciplining except the
order to sit on a comfortable stool for
20 minutes and 'think it over. ' Any of
the lads Avould sooner take a sound
thrashing and have done with It , but
the stool of repentance has proved it
self an Ideal punishment , and It has
come to stay at GIrard college. "
Conld Take a Hint.
It was late , but he still lingered.
"I have been trying to think , " the
young woman remarked after a pause
In the conA'ersatlon , "of the motto of
the state of Maine. "
" 'Dirigo , ' " said young Spoonamore ,
reaching for his hat , "and I will go ,
but it will always be a consolation , "
he added , with a profound bow , "to
knoAV , Miss de Muir , that you once
called me 'dearie ! ' " Chicago Tribune.
Exercise Enough.
"I thought your Avife was going to
join our physical culture class this
year , Mr. Smythers ? "
"She did intend to , but we've got a
girl who has been over from Sweden
only six weeks , and my wife has to
talk to her by making signs. " Chicago
Times-Herald.
Take away my first letter , take away
my second letter , take away all my let
ters , and I am still the same. What
am I ? The postman.
The rose was an emblem of Immor
tality among the Syrians , and the Chi
nese planted it over graves.
THESE CRIMPY
MORNINGS
make a fellow wish he could have
his summer's wages to spend over
again.s : - ss He knows that among
other things he wouldn't forget to
lay in a good supply of Winter Un
derwear , and a little investigation
would determine that Mis purchase
could be made only at "Honest
John's" = = if he considered his own
interests , s-s sis But it don't take
much money to get a fine thing in &
our Underwear ; you should see the V
"
selection before you buy.
f ALL KINDS
I OF UNDERWEAR
% /
We have Underwear to suit every
taste , and from the cheapest garment -
ment to the highest in price , it is
the best that can be procured anywhere -
where for the money , sgss : Come
in and see the goods and we will
quote you prices that will "jar" you.
PRODUCE AS GOOD AS CASH.
j. . GRANNIS |
McCOOK , NEBRASKA i
Help is needed at once when a person's
life is in danger A neglected c'liiph or c il < l
may soon become serious and t-lmuld be
stopped at once. One Minute Cough Cure
quickly cures coughs and colds and the worst
cases of croup , bronchitis , grippe and other
oat and lung troub ! " McCt' " " " " v' 'Jerry.
What lias 1 ecome of the old-fashioned man
who took quinine in onion tissue ?
Many persons have had the experience of
Mr. Peter Sherman of North Str.itford , N. 11 ,
who says , "For j ears 1 suffered torture from
chronic indigestion , but Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure made a well man of me. " It digests
what you eat and is a certain cure for dyspep-
sui and every form of stomach trouble It
gives lelief at once even in the worst cnses ,
and can't help hut do you good. McConnell
& Berrv.
Men have all sorts of ideas , but they agree
on one thing ; they hate a henpecked husband.
McConnell & Berry , druggists , guarantee
every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and will refund the money to anyone who is
satisfied after two-thirds of the
not using - con
tents. This is the best remedy in the world
for la grippe , coughs , colds , croup and whoop
ing cough and is pleasant and safe to take.
It prevents any tendency of a cold to result in
pneumonia.
There is a great difference between a stiff
will and a hard heart.
This season there is a large death rate among
children from croup and lung troubles. Prompt
action will save the little ones from these ter
rible diseases. We know of nothing so cer
tain to give instant relief as One Minute Cough
Cure. It can also be relied upon in grippe
and all throat and lung troubles of adults.
Pleasant to take. McConnell & Berry.
As faith without work's is dead faith , so
works without faith are dead works.
The most effective little liver pills made are
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. ' 1 hey never
gripe. McConnell & Berry , j |
Disease and danger lurk in the vital organs.
The blood becomes \itiated and the general
health is undermined whenever the stomach i
and liver fail to perform their functions as
nature intended , ilerbine will tone up the
stomach , regulate the liver , where other preparations -
arations only relieve. Price , 50 cents. A.
McMillen.
The wheels of the church machme ate not
always for its weal.
Pepsin preparations often fail to relieve in
digestion because they can digest only albu
minous ioods1 here is one preparation that
dijjests all classes of food , and that-is Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. It cures the worst cases of
indigestion and gives instant relief , for it di
gests what > ou eat. McConnell & Berry.
The man who is but a figurehead will not
cut much figure.
Praise the bridge thnt carries you over
either a flood or cough. Ballard's Horehound
Syrup has brought so many o\er throat and
lung troubles , such as coughs , colds , bron
chitis , etc. , that its praises are sung every
where. Price , 25 and 50 cents. A. McMillen.
The love of man dies as the love of money
grows in the church.
When you need a soothing and healing
antiseptic application for any purpose. Use
the original DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve , a
well known cure for piles and skin diseases.
It heals sores without leaving a scar. Beware
of counterfeits. McConnell ' & Berry.
,
An Atchison loafer has no overcoat , but is 4 J ,
trying to make whiskey answer the tame pur-
pose.
The most soothing , healing and antiseptic
application ever devised is DeWitt's Witch ( -J
Ha/el Salve. It relieves at once and cures
piles , sores , eczema and skn diseases. Be- j ,
ware of imitations. McConnell & Berry. I
Quality and not quantity makes DeWitf&
Little Early Risers such valuable little liver
pills.
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