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OIFICKBS AND DIItKCTOItS
B M FREES Prks
H P WAITE V Ikes
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II P SUTTON C II BOYLE
By F M KIMMELL
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Entered at postollicc McCook JNebruska a-second-class
matter Published weekly
subscription 1 a Year in Advance
The great Mid Winter edition of th
Los Angles Times contained 220 pages
a marvelous newspaper pr
Every American who han an intelli
gent appreeiati n of ih3 trend of p
cal evouts in Washington just n
must feel his blood moving with
preciable acceleration One of
dramatic climaxes of tho pas week
the removal of Chief Forester Pin
and two of his higher associates in
forestry service Thk Tkibomk f
not criticise the president for renv
the chief forester The chief f m
bared his neck and more than invi
the blow ho undo it imperative
Pinchot has the ardent pjmpathy of
writer notwithstanding and we do
hesitate to sy of the American pen
The criticism due the president coi
not from wl af he has done but
what he has neglected to do The
torior department has needed rej
for some time and perhaps no one kn
it better than the president He sh i
have made the Pinchot incident ini
sible by prompt and effective execu
action some time bince And Pin
would not have been compelled to c
mit political hnriknri
ROCKEFELLbR HOT A BACKER
Anil - Saloon League Superintend
Disclaims John Ds Help
In answer to statements recen
made to the effect that the anti sal
league was backed wholly or in p
by John D Rockefeller and his r
reBentatives Superintendent M
Poulson has issued the fellowing st
ment
John D Rockefellers representat
offered to subscribe a substantial h
to the anti 6aloon league if we wo
promise to stop our fight agai
Speaker Cannon and the men wl
with him have been holding up te
perance legislation at Washington
He was politely but emphatica
told that he did not have enou
money to buy us otF Our fight is 1
a personal one we are not against th
men but when they deliberately bh
the way then the anti saloon- leag
means to accomplish its end even if
has to go into the home districts
these fellows and show up their su
serviency to the liquor trust
There is not enough money avai
able to buy us from this fight for n
sonable interstate liquor shipment legi
lation Our commission is not fro
these men A divine decree has go
forth The saloon must go all wh
stand with it are in danger
ADVERTISED LIST
The following letters cards and pack
ages remain uncalled for at the McCool
postoffice Jan 14 1910
BETTERS
Altman Mrs C D Coleman Mr
Ralph Freeman City Meat Market
Goodrich Mr Howard Harris Mr J E
Hill Mr Harold Johnson Miss Louisp
Lee Robert Masters E O Schwartz
Mr W J Walker Mrs J B
CARDS
Cane Mrs Caroline Farmer Mrs
Denver Fahrenbruck J H Hill Mr
Daniel Lawless Mr George Morten
Mrs T W Pedigo Mr Charles Whee
ler Mr Jessie
When calling for these please say
they were advertised
Lon Cone P M
PUZZLE OF THE AIR
Changing Currents Shown by the Ao
tion of Birds In Flight
The average person regards air imicli
as he regards water as much lighter
or course hul like It otherwise Calm
air is precisely to him as calm water
in a pool If there is a wind he pic
tures t hi air us a Mowing river Ami
just so long as all men lootced at it so
Just so long the birds Uepi their mo
nopoly for the only state in which
water approaches the condition of air
Is when water tonus a maelstrom
Evin then water in its wildest turbu
lence falls far short of the unstable In
cessant agitation of the atmosphere
Air is never still It is tilled with
warm waves ascending cold waves
descending mid through it race cross
shoots and diagonal shoots with cork
screw whirlwinds wandering hither
and yon as they list The warm air
otf a cornlleld creates one kind of a
disturbance off plowed land It cre
ates another A layer of cold air may
jold down a layer of warmer air
Consider what happens when the
warm air breaks through its envelope
as a millpond bursts its dam A How
lug stream churned to and fro and
round and round and up and down
vould give a feeble Idea of the airs
Inconstancy
Now a bird circling with Uxed
wings floats on a rising column of
air It maintains its altitude as to the
earth but It Is constantly coasting
flown through the airs ascending vol
ume Once the bird loses the air col
umn It has to flap its wings and It
flaps till it finds another column when
it goes on wheeling again with uxed
wings Moreover when It flies the
wind comes toward it In waves rising
and falling like the billows of the sea
It meets them and then it does pre
clsely what a boat does goes over
them or goes through them The
Wrights learned all this and when
theyd learned they were about as
near to flying as you and I would he
to writing Chinese philosophy when
wed just learned the English alphabet
Furthermore there were no teachers
living or dead that could help them
more than a few steps along the way
Everybodys Magazine
FOUGHT WITH HIS BOYS
An Amusing Passage Between Willich
and Rosecrans
There are times when the so called
red tape of the army gives way un
der the stress of circumstances At
the battle of Chickamauga General
Willich who was commanding a bri
gade incurred the displeasure of Gen
eral Rosecrans the commanding gen
eral by some very slight omission
General Willich was sent for and In
formed by the general commanding
that he must consider himself under
arrest for the present
General said Rosecrans sternly
consider yourself under arrest and
leave your sword here until your case
is tried
Yes general 1 will consider myself
under arrest was the reply and
shust so zoon as dis fights over Ill
come and lis him up
But sir said the astounded Rose
crans I waut you to consider your
self under arrest now
Of course I do responded Willich
promptly and so zoon as 1 get off dis
light Ill he up and settle him
But sir expostulated the com
mandiug general 1 cant let you go
into this fight You are under arrest
I will seud an officer to your brigade
You seud an officer to tight my
boys cried Willich indignantly He
cant do it They dont know him Me
they know 1 teach them 1 tight
them and none of the boys would
know how to tight or what to do only
when I go with them My boys he
long to me yes me General Willich
I command the brigade and 1 must
tight the brigade
General Rosecrans gave it up Gen
eral Willich was requested to return
and fight his boys which he did
most successfully And that was the
end of the matter Youths Compan
ion
They Dont Like Rain
The tortoise shows a greater dislike
to and fear of rain than any other ani
mal Twenty four hours or more be
fore rain falis the Galapagos tortoise
makes for shelter On a bright clear
morning when not a cloud can be
seen all the shellbacks on a tortoise
farm may sometimes be seen headed
for the nearest overhanging rocks
When that happens the people know
that rain will come down during the
day and as a rule it comes down in
torrents The sign never fails
Told the Truth
Why are you sore at Miss Skreach
ar
When she was urged to sing some
thing at the party last night she said
Oh I cant sing
Well
Well she went ahead and proved
it Cleveland Leader
Her View of It
There was a time said the old In
habitant when that piece of property
sold for a song
Really replied the grand opera
prima donna How very expensive
Washington Star
Knew Her Style
Suitor But you havent asked me
yet whether or not I can make a liv
ing for your daughter Father Never
mind Elenry If you marry her shell
see to that -Chicago News
Better Late Than Never
I hope this proposal of mine hasnt
takeu you completely by surprise dear
est
Well yes It has I long ago aban
doned all idea of it -Life
WINDOW GAZING
A Fascinating Occupation For th
Tourist In Paris-
Window gazing is one of the recog
nized vocations of the tourist in Iarls
Everybody engages in this fascinating
occupation and In truth it would he
impossible to resist the temptation for
the most beautiful wares are set forth
in the most artistic manner and ttie
only way you can withstand the desire
for possession is to leave the coin ol
the realm and even your letter of
credit at home otherwise there is io
telling Into what extravagance uot to
say useless purchase you may he per
suaded when probably you have just
goue out lor a moriiiug stroll
Of all these windows the Jewelers
seem to be ihe greatest magnets Hut
the bewildering part of it is that to
the man or woman unversed m the
knowledge of precious stones the Hii
tatious thereof look quite as good as
the genuine articles iearls diamonds
rubies emeralds and so throughout
the long list stones are so perlectly im
itated that it Is small wonder many
American women succumb to the
temptation of buying them But there
the temptation does riot end for the
bring them home with all the intent
to dazzle bewilder and deceive then
unsuspecting relatives and triends
with the magniticeuce of their sudden
ly acquired wealth of jewels Women
whom one would never suspect ol
wearing imitation gems frequent th
shops where they are for sale in Iaris
in the most open not to say brazen
manner while the foreign papers fair
ly bristle with advertisements of re
constructed and imitation gems which
only goes to show what a lucrative
business it must be New York Trib
une
AN OLD BUSYBODY
What the Bridegroom Thought of th
Old Native at the Station
While waiting for the train the biide
and bridegroom walked slowly up iuic
down the platform
1 dont know what this joking ana
guying may have been to you he re
marked but its death to me I novel
experienced such an ordeal
Its perfectly dreadful she an
swered I shall be so glad when w u
get away from everybody we know
Theyre actually impertinent he
went on Why the very natives
At this unpropitious moment the
wheezy old station master walked u
to them
Be you goin to take this train he
asked
Its none of your business retorted
the bridegroom indignantly as hr
guided the bride up the platform
where they condoled with each othe
over the impertinence of some of the
natives
Onward came the train its vapor
curling from afar It was the Mjm
to their destination that day an ex
preNS Nearer and nearer it came at
full speed then in a moment it whiz y
zed past and was gone
Why in thunder didnt that trans
stop yelled the bridegroom
Cos you sed twarnt uone of my
business 1 has tosigual if that trains
to stop
And as the old station master softly
stroked his board there was a wicked
twinkle in his eye Loudon Tit Bits
He Was Acting
Stephen Phillips the dramatist anr1
poet began life as a member of F U
Bensons repertoire company An
amusing story is told of his debut Mr
Benson had told him that the great
thing for an actor is to act It does
uot matter he continued so mucn
what the words are which the actor
speaks as the impression which he con
veys to the audience by those words
Then he gave Mr Phillips the part of
Balthazar in Romeo and Juliet On
the first night Balthazar managed the
first line of his part and then forgot
the rest Romeo in the person of Mr
Benson had to go to his assistance
and speak the rest of the part for him
while Balthazar exhibited an agony of
speechless grief What do you mean
Mr Benson afterward demanded by
going on the stage without knowing
your part I was only doing what
you told me You said the great thing
on the stage was not so much tbs
words you speak as to act Well I
was acting London Tit Bits
Tact
I am sorry to have to tell you so
boys said the pleasent looking visitor
who was addressing the Sunday
school but there is not one chance
in a thousand that any one of you
ever will be president of the United
States
Still he failed to secure their undi
vided attention
But if you live up to your oppor
tunities he went on eying them
keenly some bright boy in this audi
ence may become a great basebali
pitcher or the worlds champion bats
man
Instantly every boy sat up straight
and began to listen Chicago Tribune
Too Full
A man very much intoxicated was
taken to the police station
Why did you uot bail him out in
quired a bystander of a friend
Bail him out exclaimed the othet
Why you couldnt pump him out
Allowances
Of course I admit your son is ex
travagant But you must make allow
ances hes young
Thats all right But the more al
lowances I make the quicker he blow
em Judge
To rob a robber Is not robbing
French Proverb
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Mrs A L Knovvland returned home
on 13t Tuesday
tt T Spenokk and family went to
jthins today to remain two months
J or athan HiooiNS of Bignell Nebr
visiting his sou Sheriff L M Higgin
Mi and Mas Lekoy Ku ven will en
fin tho Thursday whist club this
evening
Jamfs Povrius hue of the Desliler
R ter wa in tho city end of week on
business matters
Aln and Mns IIaiiry Stkwaiit entr
hu ul their whi t club Tuesday evet
unr approved firm
iVr and Mrs G A Clank arrivpd
from Iowa last week Friday and will
nuke tllHir tou h heie
Mi s AiGU ta Anton left this morr
for Odoll to organize a D of H
She will be home by the 24th
S B Gockifv and family arrivpd
from West Plains Mo last week and
will make this city their home
George Bokgess Junior utilizes
four legs in pain fin locomotion since
spraining an ankie end of week
Miss Cei a Gorby formerly principal
of the McCook high school is now
superintendent ol the schools of ONeill
this state
O A Stultz of Denver is the guest
of hip sister and mother Mrs A R
dcott nd Mrs StuIZjWhileenrouteeasi
on business
Miss Peak lb Bkatty was a pn senger
on No 10 Wednesday evening to India
noln for a visit nith Miss Laura Ruggles
of that burg
Mb and Mrs E W Aultenbern of
lilgin 111 are tha guests oj her si ier
Mrs H A Beale They will go to Den
vjr tomorrow for a few dajs
Miss Rodstrom of Holdrege has been
the L uest of her brother and his wife
Engineer and Mrs I L Rodstrom since
lust wei k Miss Rodstrom is on hpr
way to Des Moines Iowa
Mr and Mrs H C Clapp departed
Tuesday night for the east to be absent
about a month in New York city mak
ing spring and summer purchases and
visiting briefly in eastern points
Mrs Augusta Anton spent last week
in Hendley guest of the Converse fami
ly returning home close of week ac
companied by her daughter Mrs Ira
Converse who has been visiting there
for the past two weeks
Gforgk Cappel who lives near Perry
brought his wife home from Hastings
last Thursday night She has been in
the asylum for the past fourteen years
and Mr Cappel thinks they C3n take
care of her at home now
J P Lamh his mother and sister Mrs
Julia Lamb and Miss Mary Lamb of
Michigan City N D cousins of O J
Ryan have been here visiting the Ryan
family They left for Los Angeles Cal
today accompanied by Miss Mollie R
oi The puit will remain until May
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS
The Many and Varied Duties They
Have to Pei form
As a conductor he will probably be
gin in the freight service His caboose
will be a traveling office and more
than that it will carry all the gossip of
the division up and down the line It
may be a homely little car but it is
just as sure to be a homelike place
From its elevated outlook he may com
mand a good view of the train away
ahead to the engine and he will be
supposed to know all the while that
the brakemen an attending to their
duties that the train is in good order
particularly that there are no hot
boxes smoking away and in imminent
danger of setting tire to the train and
the valuable contents There is a deal
of bookkeeping to he accomplished in
that traveling office The conductor
will receive the waybills of the cars
of his train and their contents and he
is held responsible for their safe de
liveries to their destination or the junc
tion points where they are to be de
livered to other lines
When tie comes to the passenger
service there will be still more book
keeping to confront him and tie will
have to be a man of good mental at
tainments to handle all the many
many varieties of local and through
tickets mileage books passes and oth
er forms of transportation contracts
that come to him to detect the good
from the bad to throw our the coun
terfeits that are constantly being offer
ed to him He will have to carry quite
a money account for cash affairs and
he knows the mistakes will have to be
paid for out of his own pocket
All that is only a phase of his busi
ness He is responsible for the care
and safe conduct of his train equally
responsible in the last respect with the
engineer He also receives and signs
for the train orders and he is required
to keep in mind every detail of the
trains progress over the line He will
have his own assortment of questions
to answer at every stage of the jour
ney and he will he expected to main
tain the discipline of the railroad upon
its trains That may mean in the one
instance the ejectment of a passenger
who refuses to pay his fare and still
he mni not involve the road in any
big damage suit or in another the sub
jugation of some gang of drunken loaf
ers The real wonder of it is that so
many conductors come as near a they
do to the Cheterfieldian standard
Edward Hungertord in Outing
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Free
Coffee and
Tea
Saturday January 15
we will give a demonstration of BOURS
SAN MARTO COFFEE Hot cof
fee will be served free to everyone
Come and bring your friends
To everyone making a purchase of 2
pounds of coffee we will give a package
of BOURS ROYAL GARDEN TEA
absolutely free
if you are not now using BOURS QUALITY
COFFEEgAND TEA come and let
kus convince you that they
ftjte fr are the best
We not only carry the best line of
Coffee and Tea in the city but are safe
in saying that we have one of the most
up-to-date stocks of GROCERIES AND
QUEENSWARE in this part of the
country jGive us a trial and be con
vinced
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Grocery
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L A PARISJProp
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Temple Theatre
One Night Tuesday January 18
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James J Jeff riesGotch S
Champion Athleticl
Vaudeville Co
including Farmer Burns John Hermansen Sam Berger Jack
McCormack Lackon Frank The Cockers Charles and
Anna and other big novelties
SeaatsnownsaIe 200 150 100 50c
A limited number of Choice Stage Seats
at
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It is Just One Dollar the Year
250
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It is the best on the market It is guaranteed to please you
by the mill that makes it and the man who sells it
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