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means the usual High Grade Goods at
unusual Low Prices JTlany of our
friends are taking adyantage of this sale
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What WE ire Thankful For
Thankful to one and all for the liberal patron
age extended to us during the year
Thankful to the citizens in need of Clothing
Shoes etc if they call on us
Thankful that the weather is good although
you dont need a fur or other Overcoat
Let us sell you your Clothing Shoes and Gents
Furnishing Goods
Your trade is respectfully solicited
DIAMONDS
V FRANKLIN President A C EBERT Cashier
W B WOLFE Vice President
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DIRECTORS
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Long Range Weather Forecasts
In the early ages when the
masses of even the leading na
tions of the earth were ignorant
the belief was general that certain
so called sages or wise men had a
knowledge of coming events As
most people did not understand
the natural phenomena by which
they were surrounded they read
ily believed the assumptions of a
schrewd observer whose knowl
edge exceeded their own enabled
him to forecast some events in a
way that seemed to them wonder
ful
In later days with the increased
education of the masses the pro
curing of a living by the profes
sion of a seer or wise man has
been relegated to the semi-civilized
and barbarous peoples But
even in civilized countries charla
tans in various professional and
scientific fields fortune tellers and
long range weather forecasters
have a lucrative following Al
though many patrons profess to
doubt the value of the purchase
they do not appear to realize the
danger of encouraging such para
sites on the community
Science is making rapid pro
gress and it is sometimes difficult
for the average person to disting
uish between the claims of char
latans and the accomplishments
of scientific men Many people
are too busy with their own
special line of work to attempt to
separate the possible from the
impossible in other lines For it
often requires much study and
careful investigation to intelli
genlty decide such a question It
would therefore seem wise for
specialists of unquestioned attain
ments after careful investigation
to denounce charlatans and ex
pose their methods thus aiding in
educating the public advancing
civilization and preventing in
many instancessubstantial pecun
iary loss to the nation
Such tests as have been out
lined have been applied by meteo
rologists the world over to long
range weather forecasts with the
result that no meteorologists of
standing has been able to endorse
either the basis upon which the
forecasts are made as worthy of
consideration from a scientific
standpoint or the results attained
as of any practical value The
principle upon which long range
weather forecasts can be based
is yet to be determined
The importance of weather
forecasts fs now recognized in all
civilized countries and most
governments maintain a corps of
scientists to devote their time to
forecasting and to study of meteo
rology with a purpose to increase
the accuracy of forecasts and ex
tend the period for which they
can be issued These scientists
investigate the work of those
claiming to make long range fore
casts and would only too gladly
aid tne development of any theory
that seemed to promise the ad
vancement o f forecasting I t
would seem that the universal
condemnation of long range
weather forecasts by meteorolo
gists would determine their value
among thinking men but in spite
of this fact some reputable news
papers publish them probably
without much consideration there
by apparently giving them sanc
tion and misleading the readers
who have not had opportunity to
acquaint themselves with the pro
gress that has been made in me
teorology and so presume they
are worthy of consideration It
is not profitable within the limits
of this article to attempt to point
out the errors of principle involved
in long range weather forecasts
A careful study of meteorology
would be necessary to understand
the reasons But anyone can
test the results by careful syste
matic observation a work requir
ing little time Enter on a cal
endar each day for a month or
more in advance the weather
predicted for the locality of the
observer For the days the fore
cast appears to be indefinite so
state Then day by day enter on
the calendar whether the forecast
is verified or not To be fair to
all sides keep this up for a year or
more then carefully compute
three items the number of days
the forecast was correct enough
to be of value the number incor
rect and the number of days for
which no forecast could be de
termined Then there is a basis
to determine whether the results
justify a use of the forecast or not
The result of such a test would
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undoubtedly lead to the conclu
sion that the publication of these
unwarranted forecasts especially
of severe storms floods droughts
etc should be prevented by law
in order to protect that portion
of the community liable to injury
in a way similiar to that which
prevents uneducated irrespon
sible persons from practicing law
medicine etc Let all prove
their ability to forecast by a trial
before a competent tribunal as
the employees of the United States
Weather Bureau must do before
being allowed to spread their
forecasts before the public
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Geo A Thomson of Spencer la says
Have had dyspepsia for twenty years
My case was almost hopeless Kodol
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I used a few bottles of it and it is the
only thing that bas relieved me Would
not bo without it Have doctored with
local physicians and also at Chicago
anbl even went to Norway with hopes of
getting some relief but Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is the only remedy that has done
me any good and I heartily recommend
it Eververson suffering with indiges
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Advertised Letters
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook postofhce Nov 23 1904
Andrews H D
Andrews Mrs Jane
Blakesley Mrs H O
Barger I F
Brown J W
Cappol August
Clark Miss Myrtle
Dotson Charles
Idleman Miss Lottie
Karp William
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Maston C A
Mikkelsen J P
Morse R L
Russell J B
Richards F E
Roland Alvin
Stevons John
Starks S E
Warner A J
Young A P
Kelley Mrs James
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Omaba Daily News 150 to Jan l 1906
The publisher of the Omaha Daily
News will send their daily from now
until January 1 1906 for S150 to all
who subscribe during October If you
want the Sunday paper also add fifty
cents to your remittance Those who
are subscribers can renew under the
same conditions
Low Rates East
To certain points east of Chicago the
Burlington is offering greatly reduced
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It should be borne in mind that
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ers the vitality and prepares the
system for the more serious dis
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greatest destroyers of human life
pneumonia and consumption
Chamberlains
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has won its great popularity by its
prompt cures of this most common
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CHRISTMAS GAMES
Host to Amuse the Children Daring
the Uolldayi
Christmas day Karnes for the chil
dren ure as necessary as a plum pud
ding and the following will pleaBe
them and are welcome to many grown
ups says the Chicago Tribune
Santa Gluus Pack All form in line
and march to u lively strain on the
piano to the next room where a table
holds the contents of Santu Clnus
pack They look at every object on
the table and then march back The
company now divides in half one hulf
leaving the room the table and its
contents having been covered Those
remaining choose some object which
they remember seeing the piano begins
to play again and the others return
The leader gives to the returning party
a word which rhymes with the object
chosen Thus if it was a ball he
might meutldn the word hall The
returning party now proceed to guess
what object has been chosen and they
express their guess by acting in panto
mime They do not all suggest the
object in the same way but each ac
cording to his individual fancy but
they must all agree upon the object
they will guess If wrong they go
out for another trial and so on until
guessed when the other half of the
company goes out and they remain
and select the object for the Others to
guess
Hiding the Mistletoe All form in
line single file and march about the
room or several rooms until the music
stops They then proceed to hunt the
mistletoe which the leader carried in
his hand and concealed somewhere
during the march The finder must
effect return to the starting point with
out being touched by the leader
Santa Claus Sleigh Six girls are
harnessed to a little sleigh or sled
and the white ribbon reins are held
by a seventh The sled Is filled with
small parcels in colored papers con
taining Christmas crackers or any
trifles as favors The party goes round
the room several times dispensing the
favors to the young men who proceed
to select partners and dance until a
signal from the leader calls all to
march around the room and back to
their places
Snowball A large white ball of tis
sue paper Is suspended well out of the
way of The young girls
take turns at shooting at this ball with
a small rubber ball When hit with
sufficient force It breaks and out falls 1
a shower of smaller white balls per-
haps popcorn balls which are gathered
and presented as favors for the next I
march or dance As there should be
only about half as many balls as there I
are couples dancing this will cause a
scramble among the small boys who
gather them up and who for fair deal
ing should be kept behind a certain
line until the ball receives the shot
that bursts it
How to Mnlce a Friendship Calendar
The friendship pad calendar is espe
cially nice to give elderly people or the
shut in on Christmas Either fifty
two or 365 squares of bristol board 2
by 3V6 inches distributed to friends of
the intended recipient to write a mes
sage signed with that friends name
and date are taken to the printer who
puts the consecutive dates on in red
ink and gums the slips into a pad i
which can then be mounted on a deco-
rated board or put into a leather case j
to stand on the table
How to Ronrit a Small Tig
If you are- going to have a small
pig for your Christmas dinner here is
a splendid way to roast it Of course
your butcher will prepare the pig so
far as cleaning is concerned When
the pig reaches you wipe him Inside
and out with a damp cloth Make a
stuffing of a cupful of breadcrumbs
a half chopped onion two heaping ta
blespoonfuls of melted butter a scant
tablespoonful of sage a little grated
nutmeg a saltspoonful of salt and two
well beaten eggs Stuff the pig with
this sewing him up then bend his
front legs backward under him and his
hind legs forward also under him and
tie them with stout twine close to the
body Dredge with flour put into the
dripping pan pour a cupful of water
over and around the pig rub with but
ter and roast basting frequently for
about two hours or longer if the pig
be a good sized one
How to Slake Chrlntmns Square
To four well beaten eggs add four
ounces of sugar and beat for twenty
minutes Mix three ounces of seedless
raisins with five ounces slightly brown
ed flour and add gradually the eggs
and sugar Pour Into a flat square tin
lined with buttered paper and bake a
quarter of an hour in a hot oven Take
from the oven and cut into squares
while still hot
Bovr to Thaw Frozen Greenn
It often happens that Christmas
greens nre frozen In transit In such
cases put them at once Into a very
cool dark cellar where they can thaw
out very gradually The temperature
chould not be allowed to exceed 45 de
grees F Frozen holly is very little
damaged If Intelligently treated but a
single night in a warm express car
may cause it to turn black Mistletoe
and wild smilax are much more sus
ceptible to frost Injury The Califor
nia holly is not a member of the holly
but of the rose family It Is not hardy
in New England but is worth cultivat
ing in all parts of the south
Ilovr to Clean Woriitcd Slippers
To clean worsted slippers or shoes
such as are worn by invalids in the
bedroom on the steamer and as a pro
tection over dainty satin or kid even
ing slippers remove the soles and bows
and immerse the slippers in gasoline
Shake out thoroughly on taking from
the Jar and put in the air to dry
AFwori Tho publisher will estoem
it a favor at any timo to recoivo items
of local news from residents of McCook
or Red Willow county
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If you are not now trading
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