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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1893)
■—I————■—— Knipple sells canned goods cheaper than ever. _ Wall Paper for 5 cents a roll at L. W. McConnell & Co’s. Wayson & Penny are putting out handsome rigs these days. For harness and saddlery see Penner at the Alliance harness shop. Office rooms in the Meeker building to rent. Rittenhouse & Boyle. Sixteen pounds of Granulated Sugar for One (1$) Dollar at Knipple’s. First-class hand-made harness giving absolute satisfaction at the Alliance harness shop. No better farm wagon on wheels than the Charter Oak sold by S. M. Cochran & Co. Noble carries a large and complete stock of the best brands of canned goods of all kinds. If you are thinking of buying a set of new dishes call to see Knipple’s stock and get his prices. Give Perry Stone your orders for meals. He will deliver them to you at your door, fresh every day. You can buy more goods at Knipple’s for One (1$) Dollar than you can any where else in the city of McCook. Remember that S. M. Cochran & Co. now carry in stock a full and complete stock of builders’ hardware supplies. Knipple leads them all when it comes to selling a fine patent flour cheap. Try him once and you will be convinced. During the months of July and Aug ust Kalstedt, the Leading Merchant Tailor, will make specially low prices. You will never know how far your dollar will go until you buy your gro ceries at Knipple’s. It will surprise you! S. M. Cochran & Co. have an im mense stock of farm implements on hand. See them before buying else where. IN QUEENSWAKE Noble carries the largest assortment and the richest designs of the season. His prices are reasonable. Patronize H. Thompson & Co., deal ers in flour and feed of all kinds, west Dennison street, on the corner north of McEntee Hotel. Perry Stone has started a fresh meat line. You can get fresh meats of all kinds, as well as dried and smoked meats, at his wagon every day. Make Noble your family grocer and many other blessings will fall to your lot, besides having the best groceries on your table that the market affords. With our Acme Cooler we are en abled to furnish meats in better condi tion during warm weather than any other market in the city. F.S. Wilcox. Give your orders for 84 Patent, Lion and Legal Tender, also Wauneta High Patent,White Fawn and Pride of Wau neta flour to Hugh Thompson, the oil man. Beware of peddlers. Call and in spect the Household sewing machine sold by S. M. Cochran & Co. before buying a machine. There is no better on earth. Don’t build a fence around your property until you have seen and priced that woven wire fencing at S. M. Cochran & Co.’s. Nothing cheaper, neater or better. Anybody can afford a tailor-made suit now. Kalstedt is making them at very low prices, during the months of July and August. Call in and see him if in need of anything in his line. The burning question with house wives of all lands, all creeds, and all ages is: “Which is the best Cooking Stove?” S. M. Cochran & Co. answer this question today by proclaiming the “Charter Oak Stoves” to be the best in every conceivable shape. Put your $ $ 8 where they will do the most good, where they will secure the best and the most groceries for in stance. You will make no mistake if Noble’s is the place of deposit. He gives the limit in quantity, quality and value, and his stock cannot be duplicat ed in Western Nebraska. Wall Paper for 5 cents a roll at L. W. McConnell & Co’.s * To th'e People of Red Willow County: The managers of the fair have been fortunate in securing for exhibition a large collection in natural history, con sisting of over 200 different varieties of eggs,over 1,000 eggs in alljno two sets alike, containing almost every kind known, from that of the ostrich egg, measuring 18 inches, down to that of the Humming bird, no larger than a small sized bean. Snake eggs, alligator and turtle eggs, all kinds of birds’ nests. A large col lection of sea shells, petrified woods, barks, snails, snakes etc. Six kinds of coral,sea ferns, sea grass, seacow-fisb, porcupine fish, sea beavers, etc. A large collection of bugs, beetles and butterflies. 50 specimnes of snakes, spiders, liz zards etc., in alcohol. A large variety of fruits and vegeta bles grown in large bottles with small necks. This will be a rare opportunity for the children of our public schools, and students of natural history, to study the great book of nature. The owner, Mr. Pyfer, will be in attendance to answer all questions with reference thereto. Rev. James Lisle will also exhibit his large collection of Indian relics, con sisting of tomahawks, pipes, war-clubs, bows and arrows, earthenware, etc. In fact the collection contains all articles and instruments in use and manufactur ed by the “red men”. No one should fail to come to the fair if for nothing more than to see these two special attractions. J. H. Berge, Sec’y. Dictionary of Discontent. Henry Labouchere gives this as the authorized dictionary of discontent; What is creation? A failure. What is life? A fraud. What is woman? Both a fraud and a bore. What is beauty? A deception. What is love? A disease. What is marriage? A mistake. What is a wife? A trial. What is a child? A nuisance. What is the devil? A fable. What is good? Hypocrisy. What is evil? Detection. What is wisdom? Selfishness. What is happiness? A delusion. What is friendship? Humbug. What is generosity? Imbecility. What is money? Everything. What is everything? Nothing. We are printing the date to which each subscriber has paic his subscrip tion to The Tribune a ong with the address. Watch the da.e and you will know if you are in arrears. If you are please come and see us. Knipple has just received a car-load of fine new potatoes which he is selling at the low price of $1 a bushel. Kalstedt, the Leading Merchant Tail or, is making specially low prices on clothing, these quiet times. Penner carries a full line of saddles, bridles, whips, etc., at lowest prices. LIST OF PATENTS Received at the McCook United States land office, August 18th, 1893. Adams, Emery. Loomis, Presley. Andrews, James F. Lynch, John A. Brown, John R. Little, Clarence. Browman, John G. Mosley, John C. Boies, John M. Mack, Lincoln. Black, John E. Moody, Richard. Branean, Herman. Myers, Joseph. Critser.Haddassah A. Mohr, Claus. Cauch, Clara. Meeker, Alice E. Dean, Harriet B. Newcomb, Ireneus F. Dunshee, Frank M. Needham, William. Fierling, Grant. Nesbit, Samuel P. Fackler, Aaron A. Ochsner, Christian. Gardner, Perry E. O’Brien, Almeda. Gillett, Anas A. Oswalt, Wilson. Green, Edgar R. Oragin, William. Higgins, Lowell M. Pickel, Isaac. Hudson, Merrian E. Powell, Zenoe. Hatcher, Albert J. Padoor, Joseph. Harris, Martin C. Rasmussen, Andras. Humphry, Wm. H. Reed, Samuel, Hackenkamp, Frank. Redden, Harvey. Hall, Alexander E. Smith, Enoch G. Johnson, Delano R. Schamel, Henry J. Johnson, Frank. Sullivan, Laurence. Jones, John E. Schultz, Friedrich. Kern, Henry. Smith, Elisha. Kreuscher, Chas. W. Schober, Friedrich W. Kimble, George W. Stamm, John. Storm, Edward. Schillinger, John T. Scott, John. Schoonover, Maranda, Smith, Charles N. Schober, Carl. Thurman, George E. Taunton, Robert. Tirrill, John E. Winke, Christ. Westrope,Thompson. Wise, Mary M. Warnock, George W. Wittmack, Mathias H. Yepson, Charles. RECEIVED AUGUST 22, 1893. Bower, Eli. Bogel, Valentine. Bell, Lewellyn. Crews, James M. Dakan, John F. Erdmann, Susan. Godard, Santford T. Good, Amos W. Harrison, Charles. Houge, Peter O. Huling, Edgar M. Heath, Eli H. Keene, Emmett C. Lebert, Mary E. Morgan, Patrick. Milliken, John. Osborn, Harrison G. Parker, Christopher W. Reeves,Christiana M. Watson, William M. Wayson, Samuel. FRENCH WOMEN JOURNALISTS. Some Are Banked Among the Notables of Paris—Their Work and Manners. The newspaper women of France are comparatively few. They are constant ly accused of a total lack of the critical faculty and of a want of perception of the ridiculous. Furthermore, their ideas on ethics and philosophy are said to be “stale.” Nevertheless it is true that their contributions to magazines and pe riodicals are impatiently awaited and widely read, after which many of the masculine writers go into mental con vulsions and tear their vocabularies in tatters in trying to prove that these femi nine effusions were worse than worth less. The women who, in spite of this, per sist in writing do not have sinecures. Not long ago at a celebrated criminal trial a woman journalist presented her self at the court as the judiciary reporter of a leading morning newspaper in Paris. The police are said to have been aghast when Mme. Severine drew forth her pad and pencil and demanded admission to the press tables. The guards were some what taken aback, and, with a deplora ble lack of French chivalry, wanted to turn her away. But, by wit or wiles of some sort, she gained her point and cleared a pathway for all women report ers who shall come after her. Mme. Edmond Adam is another wom an journalist, perhaps the leading one iri Paris. She is a politician, author and editor. She has been honored by the mu nicipality of Paris in having her name given to one of the streets of the capital, an honor rarely bestowed on a person during his lifetime. It isn’t much of a street, to be sure, the Rue Juliette Lam ber but it is young and may grow some day. Under Napoleon in Mme. Adam had a salon in opposition to the imperial guvciumeuL, uiiu mere sue rtjigueu. ouw was young and handsome then, with soft, pretty hair and bright blue eyes. She was an intense republican and a great friend of Garibaldi. At the close of the Franco-Prussian war she had no one in France to particularly oppose, so she se lected Bismarck. Such phrases as these have been attributed to her: “Bismarck and me!” “Bismarck was to have been overthrown by me!” “At last the czar condescends to follow my political views I” She is a good speaker and can talk on al most any subject. Her dinners are de cidedly interesting. One-fourth of her guests are usually officers of the French army, another fourth is composed of po litical men, and the others are artists and literary people. The dinners are usually followed by receptions, which are at tended by cabinet ministers, deputies, senators, diplomats and journalists. There are, except on special occasions, few women. Mme. Severine is both more valiant and more sentimental than Mme. Adam. Severine, as she is familiarly called, is a well known figure in Paris. She has been nicknamed Mamzelle Gavrocheand Jenny L’Ouvriere, and although she is much given to literary floods of tears, she writes vigorously and well. She has her own particular conceptions of good and evil. Severine imbibes her political views from TheCri du Peuple (The Voice of the People), and Mme. Adam drinks of the fountain of La Republique Fran caise, founded by Gambetta. Severine’s ambition is to secure the abolition of capital punishment. Mme. Yver is a curious figure in the newspaper world. She frequents the prefecture of police, and is remarkable for her persistent praise of the police and the justice they dispense. “Good,” in her mind, is represented by the prefect of police, the detectives and the gen darmes, but never by the prisoners. Gyp is another woman journalist, but her name—Mme. de Martel—is better known in connection with novels on Pa risian high life and as author of a few comedies. She is a noted contributor, in a very light vein, to that lively publi cation, La Vie Parisienne. Gyp is popu lar, and, besides being a writer of great talent, paints with success. Perhaps the most successful newspa per women in Paris are those who write about the thing they know best—fash ions. But men are encroaching some what upon this territory, and altogether woman’s place in French journalism is not all that could be desired.—New York Sun. _ Why Is It? Why is it that a woman can struggle until she is red in the face and worn out both in temper and body by a window in a railroad train in her vain endeavors to close-or open it when all that a man has to do is to walk up and go over exactly the same line of action that she has al ready exhausted, and down comes the re fractory window in a jiffy? It is a most humiliating fact, but a very true one nevertheless, that not five women out of a dozen ever succeed in arranging a win dow to their satisfaction. They pull and tug until they are embarrassed, and finally, in a pleading manner, look around at some slip of a man, who, without any nonsense, brings about the desired effect, while the woman looks on in silent won der at his marvelous skill and dexterity. —Philadelphia Times. Birds Enjoy a Shower Bath. A friend reports a pretty incident. During the hot, dry weather the birds about her house were apparently much in need of bathing places, and the lady discovered that every day when she went out to water her flowers a little bird hovered about as if he wanted something. Presently he revealed what he did want by getting under the sprink ling of the water pot or beneath the dripping plants, and fluffing his feathers in this shower bath just as he would in a pool, and plainly enjoying it in the highest degree. He began to watch for the daily coming of the lady to water her plants and gave himself up to hia bath with gay abandon.—Boston Tran script. Love Ie Love Forever More. Fanny—He said he loved me with a love that could triumph o’er the grave. Nanny—Yea. That engagement ring he gave you was buried with his first wife, I know.—Truth. We Mean Business. The public is quick to appreciate an article of merit, and when the publish ers of The State Journal began offering their Semi-Weekly at only $1.00 per year, the same price that others ask for their weeklies which only give half as many papers, the subscription list doubled in a few months, and has since been growing with wonderful rapidity leaving the old-fashioned weeklies away behind. People don’t see any use in waiting a whole week for the news when they can get it fresh twice a week for the same money. Readers of The Semi Weekly Journal get 104 papers a year for only $1.00, which is less than one cent per copy, and they find the paper almost as good as a daily. If you have not yet tried this great paper, do so at once. It gives you the market twice each week, which alone is worth the price. Some of our special offers are: The Journal and either The Standard History of the United States, Stanley’s Adventures in Africa, Life of Spurgeon or Life of Harrison, handsomely bound books, postage all paid, for $1.40. The Journal and eckiy New York Tribune both one year, $1.25. For $2.00 we will send The Journal two years and one of the above books free; for two new subscribers (your one may be one of them) we will send you any one of the above named books free: for $1.65 we will send The Journal and Tribune, and any one of the books, e mean busi ness and our offers are down to hard time prices. Send for a free sample at once. Address, Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Neb. Harvest Excursions. It is with satisfaction that the Bur lington Route makes the following an nouncement regarding this year’s Har vest Excursions. The dates which have been fixed for these excursions are August 22, Septem ber 12, and October 10. On them, all railroad agents west of St. Louis and Chicago will sell round-trip tickets to Burlington Route stations in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming at extremely low rates. Tickets will be good for twenty days and will admit of stop-over on the going trip at any point west of the Missouri River. These facts are brought to the notice of the residents of the different States reached by the Burlington Route in order that they may inform their friends in the East that, during the next few months, three unequalled opportunities of coming West will present themselves. The Passenger Department of the Burlington Route will gladly aid the people of the towns along its lines in their efforts to induce Eastern people to avail themselves of the advantages of these Homeseekers’ Excursions. The undersigned, on request, will not only mail in any desired address a supply of advertising matter, but he will also be pleased to put interested parties in the way of obtaining the most favorable rates of fare. J. Francis, General Passengerr Agent, Burling ton Route, Omaha, Neb. — More Students Will Be Taken. To all County Superintendents: I am informed that the report is be ingve ryg enerally circulated throughout the state that the limits of registration at the University have been reached, and that no more students need apply for enrollment in September. Will you kindly give the widest pos sible denial to this in your local press and otherwise. We have been obliged to limit the number of students for the year to fifteen hundred, but that num ber has not yet been enrolled. Estima ting a certain per cent, of failure to at tend, on the part of those who have already asked for recognition, it is safe to say that three or four hundred stu dents can be accepted between this date and the opening of the nemister, Sept. 18. Notwithstanding the unusual personal effort that must be put forth by every member of our faculty to care for the great increase in numbers, we are not willing to have a single child deprived of the advantages so wisely and freely offered by the state. Very cordially yours, J. A. Canfield, Chancellor, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 10, 1893. Remember that Perry Stone will bring fresh meats of all kinds, right to your door, every day. Wall Paper for 5 cents a roll at L. W. McConnell & Co.’s, Freshest fruits the market affords are to be purchased at Kuipple’s grocery. McCook, Nebraska, Aug. 25, 1893. My Dearest Kate: Owing to an unexpected visit from some distant friends I will be unaable to call to-night. I am so sorry it hap pened but will not disappoint you aoout the ring. I fouud the loveliest onne where you suggested, at Carruth & Son’s. They had such a a nice assortment a*ek and so cheaap. I was puzzled to kunow Over. P. S.—Balance of this letter can be found at store. What is the condition of yours 9 A your hair dry, harsh, brittle9 Does it split at the ends 9 Has it a lifeless appearance f Does it fall out when combed or brushed9 Is it full of dandruff 9 Does your scalp itch 9 Is it dry or in a heated condition ? If these !are some of your eymptoms Be warned in time or you will become bald. ^SKOOKUM BOOT HAIR GROWER*! Is what you need. Its production Is not an accident, but the result of scientffle re search. Knowledge of tne diseases of the hair and scalp led to the discovery of how to treat them. Skookum '* contains neither minerals nor oils. It is not a Dye, but a delightfully cooling and refreshing Tonic. By stimulating the follicles, it storm falling hair, cures dandruff and grows hair on bcud heads. ip* Keep the scalp clean, healthy and free from Irritating eruptions, by the nae it destroys parasitic insects, which feed on ana destroy — ^ vu* wtugHiav vnuuuv a TRADE MARK prepaid, on receipt ot price. Registered 3" i 6 tot *2.50. THE SK00KUM R001 57 South Fifth Av Drink Monsoon. ✓ India and Ceylon Tea, quality guaranteed, at W. M. Anderson’s Grocery. Seventy-five cents buys a scale book of 500 tickets at this office. Wall Paper for 5 cents a roll at L. W. McConnell & Co’s. Dr. A. J. Thomas, Dentist, office in Union block, over Knipple. S. M. Cochran & Co. can sell you a bicycle very cheap. See them. Prestoline, The Wonder Metal Burnisher, for sale by Electric Light Co. Do you know that Knipple pays the highest market price for butter and eggs. _ The latest specialties in harness, fly nets, dusters, etc., at the Alliance har ness shop. — Noble is also strictly in it when it comes to selling fresh vegetables at a reasonable price. Wayson & Penny can fix you up com fortably and stylishly in any thing you may desire in the livery line. Noble, the leading grocer, makes a specialty of fresh, clean family grocer ies. He will treat you right. Don’t eat tainted meats. Buy them from Acme Cooler. Ice cold and sweet as in winter at F. S. Wilcox's. Noble is the only exclusive grocer in the city. His stock is the largest and his prices correspond with the times. 35F"Noble, Purveyor to tne Great Common People, is now exhibiting about the handsomest and largest as sortment of plain and fancy lamps to be seen in Southwestern Nebraska. Wall Paper for 5 cents a roll at L. W. McConnell & Co’s. Sewing machines at $5.00 per month on the installment plan at Pade & Son’s. Pure Apple Cider vinegar, 6 yrs. old at Anderson’s Grocery. ajpijr juu, bouu uittci w/ u», auu wo wxx» xonrani rower, $LQ0 per bottle; 6 for $5.00. Soap, 50c. pear HAIR GROWER CO., e., New York, N. Y. West India spiced Vinegar on sale at Anderson’s Grocery. Look Here. HIGH GRADE PATENT FLOUR. Pillsburys Best,.$1.50 per sack. Monogram Patent.1.20 per sack,. Charm Patent. 1.10 per sack 91 Patent. 1.10 per saok. FIRST PATENT GRADES: 84 Patent.$1.10 per sack. Surprise Patent. 1.10 per sack. STRAIGHT GRADES. Jack Frost.$1.00 par sack. Faultless.85 per sack. Legal Tender.80 per sack. Pride of McCook.75 per sack. Corn, Oats, Hay, Oil Cake and Bin der Twine. All goods delivered Free. McCook Commission. Gen. 211 Main street. Quality Up—Prices Down! Knipple excels in the quality of the flour he keeps in stock, and in the re markably low prices at which he is sell ing. Think of it! Fancy patent flour at.$1.25 Snowflake flour at.85 And remember that he warrants every sack. At the old stand in the Cole brick. Of Interest to Farmers. If you want to renew a loan falling due and make a new one on your farm patronize the Nebraska Loan and Bank ing Co. of McCook, a home institution. Office in rear rooms of 1st National bank. Interest payable ih McCook. Well Digging. If you want a well put down in fine shape see Frank Nichols. He guaran tees his work. Leave orders at S. M. Cochran & Co.’s. Horses for Sale. Ways on & Penny keep horses for sale at their livery barn opposite the Cen tral hotel. J. H. Ludwick is buying and selling second-hand goods at the old stand ea west Dennison street. Give him a cal]^ or drop a postal card. S. M. Cochran & Co. carry a large line of buggies in stock. See them'if you want a good vehicle cheap. WANTED. Three girls for ho tel work. Inquire at Commercial hotel.