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Indianola and Ilolbrook will be
come postal savings postoifices on
January 1st
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Red Willow countys levy for
1911 state taxes is 2045523 or
370933 larger tlian it was in
1910
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One cannot watch a weiek s pro
ceedings in congress without
dng tlie impression coming over
Mm that there- aire more small
sniocth bore polltiicians and
brow grafters in the bunch than
are necessary to good honest
business results
The fiirst man to announce him
self a candidate for the fusion
nomination for secretary of state
appeared Monday in person of
Dr A T flatewcod of Culbertson
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lie lias wramen ior ohiiiks
to be used in getting his nam1
on the ballet He was defeated
by George C Junkin for the
same office three years ago
World Herald
The operations of the so called
railroad promoter in this city
last week constituted one of the
most amusing chapters in local
human cupidity in late years My
brethren when will you cease
gulping down sinker bate hook
line and all of such raw swindles
It is doubtless business to be
Johnny on the spot but it is
worth Avhile to be able to disitdn
guish between business and graft
Real
business
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I am somewhat in doubt iust
swindlers and windbags do the majority is to be
ness on the cupidity and
ousness of others and they nev
tr fail to gather in a harvest of ways and means committee is abl
some dimensions here to report a bill we will have dif
If you are troubled with chronk
constipation the mild and gentle ef
fect of Chamberlains Tablets makes
them especially suited to your case
For sale by all vdruggists
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ferent schedules of the tariff up
for consideration As soon as tto
ways and means committee get
through with some of the tariff
measures I intend to get a hear
ing on a bill I will soon introduce
on the valorization of coffee The
object of the bill will be to pre-
HANTme a rhyme of
Christmas
Sing me a jovial songr
And though it is filled with
laudhter
Letitbe pure and strong
Smd of the hearts brimmed over
With the story of the day
Of the echo of childish voices
That will not die away-
Of the blare of the tasseled bugle
And the timeless clatter and Beat
Of the drum that throbs to muster
Squadrons of scampering feet
ButOJet your voice fall fainter
Till blent -with a minor tone
Vbu temper your song with thebeauty
Of the pity Christ hath shown
And sind one verse for the voiceless
Ana yet ere the song be done
Averse for the ears that hear not
md a verse for the sigMes
For thpughit be nine for singing
jt merry nnsxmas eiee
Let a low sweetvoice ofpatnos
Run through the melody
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and resources Grafters and not know wliat tiie program oi trolling tlie manceit price oi cor
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they propose a revision of tlie tar j crowd my resolution to preven
iff I presume as soon as the i the holding of secret caucuses ir
the house chamber and 1 feel en
couraged that it will be passed bi
the house before final adjourn
ment Lincoln Journal
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The wind blew there and
the wind blew here
And brought from Some
where the small New
Year
It tapped for him at each
door and pane
And never once was a
knock in vain
All good folio waited the
coming child
Their doors they opened and on him
smiled
Inside he stepped with a happy face
And softly slipped in the Old Years
place
Said he I bring you a Box of Days
Tied round wtih tissue of rainbow rays
I give It Joyfully for I know
Though all days may not with gladness
glow
Each gift holds some precious bit of
cheer
To win your thanks said the sweet
Child Year
Happy New Year
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YEARS day has for
t ior generations uuen me
come down to us from the
old Gterman custom of di
viding the vear at the close
of those months when it was no longer
possible to keep cattle out doors
This was made quite a fete and in
the sixth century was merged into
the feast of St Martin November 11
on which day the opening of the New
Year was celebrated
While in Germany Martinmas and
the New Year were identical with
tho introduction of the Roman calen
dar the celebration was gradually
transferred to the first of January and
with it went many of the jolly Martin
mas customs
Traces of these old New Year ob
servances andsupersitions can still be
traced in the way the season is kept
in different lands
Ouraecorations of greens for in-
t n Aa nwn n wnlin rf 4 lin j tl1 T wt n t
sifperstition of presenting branches of
ees lo- good luck in the coming
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to us from the Romans They ouJid
even the generous Americans forfjiey
used to ask for gifts if not recfived
until one of the emperors forbade his
subjects demanding gifts save m the
New Year
One of the favorite New Tears gifts
after pins were invented in England in
the sixteenth century wrre the rough
hand made pieces of retal that took
the place of bone and wood skewers
Later pin money was substituted
A gift that must never be omitted
was an orange stuck with cloves to
grace the wassail bowl Apples nuts
and fat fowl were popular offerings of
the season
Gloves and glove money is a very
old New Year custom which is still
kept up in the increasing use of gloves
as holiday gifts
Even more curious are the old New
Year customs Many of these are still
observed by old fashioned people who
cling to the old traditions
The old fashioned Englishman will
formally open the outer door of his
house on New Years eve just at the
approach of midnight This is to let
out the old year and usher in the new
The Scotch make much of New Year
It is generally ushered in with a hot
pint brewed at home and drunk by
the family standing around the bowl
just as midnight strikes
After hearty greetings to the New
Year the hot pint with bread
cheese and cakes is taken to the
houses of the neighbors The first to
enter anothers home on the first of
January bestows good luck on the fam
ily for the year
In many of the Scottish regiments
even yet the ushering in of New Year
Is most picturesque At five minutes
before twelve the soldiers headed by
the oldest man in the regiment dressed
as Father Time march out of bar
racks headed by the band playing
Auld Lang Sync
Just at the stroke of twelve there
comes a knock at the gate
Who goes there calls tho sentry
The New Year is the answer
Advance New Year is called back
The gates are thrown open and the
smallest drummer lad in the regiment
aressed in Highland costume is car
ried in on the shoulders of the men
and marched around the barracks to
the pipers tunes The rest of the
night is spent in carousing
Original Suffragette
Mrs Johahne Meyer the first Danish
woman to speak from a platform in be j
half of woman suffrage attended thej
Universal Race congress recently heldj
in London as the delegate to the Peacej
Society of Copenhagen As soon as thej
congress closed Mrs Meyer began anj
inquiry in behalf of the Danish govern
ment to ascertain the effect that so j
clal and political work in England hasj
had on women In 1870 Mrs Meyer
founded the first organization for thej
betterment of women in Denmark She
i3 now the editor of a paper she found-
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CHRISTMAS
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MEN
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Suits
Overcoats
Bath Robes
Smoking Jackets
Silk Hose
Knit Ties
Dress Gloves
Mufflers
Jewelry Sets
Collar Bags
Handkerchiefs
Sweaters
Pajamas
Silk Suspenders
Belts
Trunks
Shoes
Hats
Shirts
Suit Cases
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Home of Hart Schaffner Marx Clothes
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Tlie surveyors were out in
the yard yesterday doing some
figuring on providing means for
using an engine in elevating the
ice into tlie new ice lionse
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Bruce Berry is in charge of
the train masters clerical work
during tlie absence of Clarence
Stokes with his wife at her old
home Albion Nebraska
GREAT BARGAINS NOW
TO BE HAD AT
McCook Hardware Cos
During the two remaining shopping
days you will find GREAT BARGAINS
in all departments of our store While
we have had large sales still many lines
are unbroken and you can yet make
SPLENDID SELECTIONS
WE WISH TO THANK YOU for
your generous patronage and wish you a
VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS
McCOOK HDW CO
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116 Main Ave
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When Things Go Wrong
When things go wrong about the house
The bread forgets to rise
And little Minnie tears her dress
And all the babies cry
Oh dont sit down and mope and sigh
And fret and worry so
But dress the kidlets and yourself
And see The Electric Picture Show
When all the World looks blue to you
And you begin to fag
Your head to ache your heart to break
And appetite to flag
Just lock the door and leave your cares
Behind you as you go
And spend an hour of solid joy
Seeing the Electric Moving Picture Show
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