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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1892)
S. M. COCHRAN & CO. , ARE AGENTS FOR TIIE CELEBRATED Union Press Drills and One Horse "WAGONS AND BUGGIES. ALSO KEEP REPAIRS FOR ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY. Tinwan Their prices OIL all goods are as low as tlie lowe'st possible. CO. JVost Dcimisoii Street , IMcCOOK , NEBRASKA. fJLJ ARD & CO , LTME , HARD CEMENT , AJND DOORS , WINDOWS , SOFT BLINDS. COAL. BED CED&R AND OAK POSTS. ETTJ. xL WARRRN , Manager. ! eat Market. FRESH AND SALT MEATS , BACON , BOLOGNA , CHICKENS , TURKEYS , 4.C. , &C. F. S. WILGOX , Prop. Hotary Public. Justice of the Peace. REAU-'ESTAT LOANS AND INSURANCE. Nebraska Farm Lands to Exchange for Eastern Property. Collections a Specialty. Mustang Liniment A Cure for the Ailments of Man and Beast A long-tested pain reliever. Its use is almost universal by the Housewife , the Farmer , thw Stock Raiser , and by every one requiring an effective liniment. No other application compares with it in efficacy. This well-known remedy has stood the test of years , almost generations. No medicine chest is complete without a bottle of MUSTANG LINIMENT. Occasions arise for its use almost even' day AJ1 druggists and dealers have it. 40 TO 2000 ACRE TRACTS , TO $15 PER ACRE. H tS ? Send stamp for Price List and Descriptive Circular of Southwestern Nebraska to AND STOCK RANCHES S. H. COLVIN , McCooMed wntow Co. , Neb. aasosssas THE adoption o pneuimitic post al tubes in the larger cities o the country , as recommended by the postmaster general , ought to re ceive the attention of congress. It is believed that the introduction of these tubes would greatly en hance the economy , convenience and efficiency of the postal service , and if the experience of European capitals is of any value the be lief is vrell founded. It is an im provement clearly in the line of progress and there is no good rea son for delaying its adaption. THE proposition of Mr. Butler to change the national flag by ar ranging the stars in the blue field in such a way as to represent a white pansy , is unique ; but it is foolish. "Old Glory" may not fill the esthetic recesses of sensitive souls like that of Mr. Butler , but for the ordinary plug of a patriot , who is willing to fight , bleed and die for the honor and glory of the flag , it satisfies as nothing else can do. If Mr. Butler wants a new flag he might adopt one for himself : but the country still clings to the stars and stripes , and long may they wave ! THE clergymen who are saying Gould was a thief could have given proof of their courage had they said so before he died. It doesn't take much of a man to say that a dead lion wore false teeth but the accusation is seldom made against the live animal. The ministers are doubtless well mean ing , but they have got into the bad way of waiting until after a man dies and then calling him al' manner of good things or al manner of bad things. It woulc take a great deal of courage to say as ranch either way about a live man , but it might do some good. THE supreme court has rendered a decision in the Clay county con test case which fully sustains the views expressed by the Bee re garding the right of the judiciary to determine who is and who is not entitled to a seat in the legis lature. By declining to act in the premises the court practically denies its own jurisdiction , thus clearly defining the boundary between the judicial and legisla tive branches of the government. "When the Clay county contesl reaches the legislature that body may find upon investigation thai the certificates have been wrongly issued , but that fact is to be de termined onlv bv the house in which the contestants claim seats. Bee. THE charge of wholesale poison ing made against the labor organ ization at Homestead , Pa. , that controls the Carnegie mills strik ers , is of so serious a nature that public opinion should wait for the evidence. The American people will not beliere that such an atrocious spirit pervades any set of respectable workingnieu in the republic. It is to be hoped that the charges will not be sustained. If they are , however , found to be true , there will be a reaction against the wickedness that will be powerful enough to crush out the spirit of murder and insurrec tion as effectually as in the case of the anarchists of the Haymarket in Chicago a few years since. Journal. CHICAGO socialists do not take kindly to the recent gift of a mil lion and a half by P. H. Armour for the endowment of a great in dustrial institute. At a meeting 5 of the new Question club , which is composed chiefly of socialistic agitators , Armour was soundly berated as a robber and no better than Jesse James. One of the speakers before the club declared that Armour steals , lawfully and upon a magnificent scale , and has become a millionaire merchant prince , but his benefactions will principally benefit the rich , since the poor cannot avail themselves of his college. This may in part be true. But there are hundreds of wage workers who desire to im prove , to acquire a higher indus trial education , and will avail themselves of the institute and cannot fail to profit by it Mr. Armour's methods of cornering pork cannot be commended , but that fact does not militate against his deeds cf beneficence for the education of the working people in mechanical arts. Bee. NEBRASKA'S legislature will con vene on Tuesday , January 3d , and the session promises to bo an ex citing and absorbing one. "TiiE populists will name the next senator from Nebraska , or failing that the Republican gover nor will appoint one until the next legislature is elected. " Denver News. FAHMEKS Slate bank of Hold- rege has voluntarily wound up its affairs , A. L. Clarke , president of the First National bank of Has- .tings , agreeing to pay depositors in full. CALIIOUX of the Lincoln Herald agrees not to publish all the slush and bosh of the next legislative session ; but promises on honor to artistically skin and pickle a few legislators as the days go by. THE Bee boldly takes the bull by the horns and asserts that the local Nebraska railroad rates must be reduced ; placing the line be tween moderate exaction and high way robbery at the Missouri river. THE first annual meeting of the Nebraska State League of Local Loan and Building Associations was in every respect a success , and the discusion of various topics of interest to the members will greatly promote the purposes of the organization. The building and loan associations of this state have done a great deal toward enabling the wage workers to pro vide themselves with homes , and their influence in encouraging the accumulation of money by people Avhose incomes are small is a pub lic as well as a private benefit. It adds to the wealth of the slate and stimulates the development of its resources. Organization is always a source of power , and the state league seems to be doing a great deal for the permanent suc cess of the loan association system. THE whisky trust is gradually raising the price of alcohol and whisky and has actually bought up a great portion of the two ar ticles on the market that it had previously sold to its customers. There is no concealment of its plans. It thinks it has a sinch on the democratic congress and the next president , and that it will be able , after it gets control of all the whisky in the country , to get them to advance the tax on whisky from 90 cents to $1.50 per gallon. Ihis would bring them a snug profit on all the whisky in exist ence at the time of the passage of the bill. They expect that the new law will except from the tax the whisky now in bond. There are billions in it , and the trust can well afford to divide liberally with the congress if it is found necessary. Journal. THE democr atic press with one accord pretend to find President Harrison's message full of sarcasm and bitterness. And yet it is one of the most genial and comforting documents that was ever sent out from the White house. It brims over with patriotism and good feeling. It congratulates the coun try on its greatness and gives stacks of figures to show that it is prosperous and ought to be proud and pleased to find itself in such good condition. But because he said that the people having con cluded to change the policy of the administration , it would be well for the present congress to cease monkeying with the tariff and leave the matter co the new congress which had been elected for that purpose , the democrats claim to be hurt by the sarcasm. That must depend upon how they take them selves. If they have no faith in their own platform and are not willing to do Avhat they said they wanted to do with so much energy and eloquence before the 8th of November , the president's sugges tion that they are going to do it is very sarcastic indeed. If they re ally mean to carry out their pledg es the president's assumption that : hey will , is the highest compli ment that could be paid to the de mocracy. Whether there was sar casm in the message depends eii- irely on the outcome of the demo cratic party's wrestle with its promises in the Chicago platform. They give themselves away before hand , when they admit that it is sarcasm now. Journal. What is Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for InfUnts and Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrups , and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its gnaranteo is thirty years' use by Millioiis of Mothers. Castoria destroys "Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd , cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles , cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food , regulates the stomach and bowels , giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. "Castorfa Is on excellent mcdidno for chil dren. If others have repeatedly told mo of ita good effect upon their children.1' Da. 6. C. OSGOOD , Lowell , Mass. " Castoria is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. I hope the day is not far distant when mothers will consider the real Interest of their children , and use Castoria in stead cf the variouaquack nostrums which ore destroying their loved ones , by forcing opium , morphine , soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats , thereby seeding them to premature graves. " Da , J. F. KJJJCHELOK , Castoria. * Castoria Is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescript ! oa known to me. " n. A. ARCHER , M. D.f 111 So. Oxford St. , Brooklyn , N. T. " Our physicians la the children's depart ment have spoken highly of their experi ence In their outside practice frith Castor ! * , and although wo only have among our medical supplies what Is known as regular product * , yet-wo are free to confess that th merits of Castoria has won us to look with favor upon it. " UNITED HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY , Boston , Mam AJ.IL , AI.I. J u. OMJIU The Centaur Company , 77 Murray Sfcreot , Now York City. GEO. J. 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