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UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1895, 25 CENTS. If you are not already a JOURNAL subscriber that is all you will have to pay us for the Journal from now until January 1, 1805, if you will at the same time pay a year ;, subscription in advance to the Tribune. The Semi-Weekly Journal is the greatest paper in the west, pub lished Tuesday and Friday, giving two complete papers eacli week, with markets and telegraphic news of the world. Send in your orders at once to the TRIRUNR. W. C. BULLARD & CO. --loj RED CEDAR AND OAK POSTS. P&T'U. J. WARREN, Manager. B. & M. Meat Market. FRESH AND SALT MEATS, BACON, BOLOGNA, CHICKENS, TURKEYS, Ac.. AC. F. S. WILCOX, Prop. K. D. BURGESS, PLUMBERf STEAM FITTER NORTH MAIN AYE.. McCOOK, NEB. Stock of Iron, Lead and Sewer Pipe, Brass Goods, Pumps, and Boiler Trimmings. Agent for Halliday, Eclipse and Waupun Wind Mills. G^EAT SPEAR HEAD CONTEST, ———— ——— OE3IE3^W' is^fcfS? iSklPf^ fcl SAVE THE TAGS. One Hundrad and Seventy-Three Thousand Two Hundred * Fifty Dollars, $173,250.00 In valuable Presents to be Civen Away in Return for SPEAR HEAD TAGS, 1,155 STEM WINDING ELGIN GOLD WATCHES.834,650 00 5.775 FINE IMPORTED FRENCH OPERA GLASSES, MOROCCO BODY, BLACK ENAMEL TRIMMINGS, GUARANTEED ACHROMATIC... 28,870 00 7>3,1 00 IMPORTED GERMAN BUCKHORN HANDLE, FOUR BLADED POCKET KNIVES. 23,100 00 1 1 5,500 ROLLED GOLD WATCH CHARM ROTARY TELESCOPE TOOTH ’ PICKS.. 57,730 00 1 1 5,500 LARGE PICTURES (14x28 inches) IN ELEVEN COLORS, for framing, no advertising on them. 28.873 TO 261,030 PRIZES. AMOUNTING TO.$173,250 00 The above articles will be distributed, by comities, among parties who chew SPEAR HEAD Plug Tobacco, and return to us the TIN TAGS taken therefrom. We will distribute 226 of these prizes in this county as follows: To THE PARTY sending us the greatest number of SPEAR HEAD TAGS from tbis county we will give.1 GOLD WATCH. To the FIVE PARTIES sending us the next greatest number of Sl’EAR HEAD TAGS, we will give to each, 1 OPERA GLASS....5 OPERA GLASSES, fo the TWENTY PARTIES sending us the next greatest number Of SPEAR HEAD TAGS, we will give to each I POCKET KNIFE...20 POCKET KNIVi To the ONE HUNDRED PARTIES sending ns the next greatest number of SPEAR HEAD TAGS, we will give to each 1 ROLLED GOLD WATCH CHARM TOOTH PICK.100 TOOTH PICKS To the ONE HUNDRED PARTIES sending us the next greatest number of SPEAR HEAD TAGS, we will give to each 1 LARGE PICTURE IN ELEVEN COLORS.100 PICTURES. Total Number of Prizes for tbis County, 226. CAUTION.—No Tags will be received before January 1st, 1894, nor after February 1st, 1894 Each package containing tags must be marked plainly with Name of Sender, Ton e County, State, and Number of Tags in each package. All charges on packages must be prepahb ^^ _gPEAR HEAD possesses more qualities of intrinsic value than any otl-.’t plug tobacco produced. It is the sweetest, the toughest, the richest. SPEAK MEAD i ■ibsolutely. positively and distinctively different in flavor from any otber plug tobacco. \ irtaj will convince the most skeptical of this fact. It is the largest seller of any similar Htjape and style on earth, which proves that it has caught the popular taste and pleases the people Try it, and participate in the contest for prizes. See that a TIN TAG is on ev. ry |a cent piece of SPEAR HEAD you buy. Send in the tags, no matter how small tv.r .niantitvT Very sincerely, qua y. THE P. J. SORG COMPANY, Middletown, Ohio. A list of the people obtaining these prizes in this county will be published In this paprr immediately after February 1st, 1891. CON’T SEND ANY TASS BESORE JANUARY I. 1834. A Curious Optical Phenomenon. A correspondent of Nature at Chris tiania gives an account of a very curious phenomenon witnessed from the top of Gausta mountain (height 6,000 Norwe gian feet) in Telemarken, south of Nor way. “We were a party of two ladie and three gentlemen on the summit <> this mountain on Aug. 4. On the morn ing of that day the sky was passably clear; at noon there was a thick fog. Between 0 and 7 o’clock in the afternoon (the wind being south to southwest) the fog suddenly cleared in places so that we could see the surrounding country in sunshine through the rifts. We mounted to the flagstaff in order to obtain a better view of the scenery, and there we at once observed in the fog, in an easterly direction, a double rainbow forming a complete circle and seeming to be 20 feet to 30 feet distant from us. In the middle of this, we all appeared as black, erect and nearly life size silhouettes. The outlines of the silhouettes were so sharp that we could easily recognize the figures of each other, and every movement was reproduced. The head of each individual appeared to occupy the center of the circle, and each of us 6eemed to be standing on the inner periphery of the rainbow. We estimated the inner radius of the circle to he six feet. This phenomenon lasted several min utes, disappearing with the fog bank to be reproduced in new fog three or four times, but each time more indistinctly The sunshine during the phenomeno seemed to us to be unusually bright. Mr. Kielland-Torkildsen, president of the Telemarken Tourist club, writes to me that the builder of the hut on the top of Gausta has twice seen spectacles of this kind, but in each case it was only the outline of the mountain that was reflected on the fog. lie had never seen his own image, and he does not mention circular or other rainbows.” Strange Human Antipathies. Amatus Lesitanus relates the case of a monk who would faint on seeing a rose, and who never quitted his cell at the monastery while that flower was bloom ing. Orfila tells how Vincent, the great painter, would swoon upon going into a room in which roses were blooming, even though he did not see them. Val taid tells of an army officer who was frequently thrown into violent convul sions by coming in contact with th6 little flower known as the pink. Orfila, our authority on the case of Vincent, the painter above related, also tells of the case of a lady 46 years of age, hale and hearty, who. if present when linseed was being boiled for any purpose, would be seized with violent fits of cough ing, swelling of the face and partial loss of reason for the ensuing 24 hours. Writing of these peculiar antipathies and aversions, Montague remarks that he has known men of undoubted courage who would much rather face a shower of cannon balls than to look at an apple! In Zimmerman’s writings there is an ac count of a lady who could not bear to touch either silk or satin, and who would almost faint if by accident she should happen to touch the velvety skin of a peach. Boyle records the case of a man who would faint upon hearing the “swish” of a broom across the floor, and of another with a natural abhorrence for honey. Hippocrates of old tells of oneNicanor who would always swoon on hearing the 60und of a flute. Bacon, the great Englishman, could not bear to see a lunar eclipse and al ways completely collapsed upon such oc casions, and Vaughelm, the great Ger man sportsman, who had killed hun dreds of wild boars, would faint if he but got a glimpse of a roasted pig. The Pepper Pot. Some years ago an Englishman who had been a resident of Gui a returned to Southampton. Scarcely d he got well inside the portals of his . otel than he incontinently asked for pepper pot. He had learned to love the dish during his sunland exile. His requests were in vain, not only in Southampton, but in London, and his importunity astonished the waiters as much as that of young Twist surprised the famous Bumble. “Then,” said he at last in despair, “I will go back,” and he returned to Deme rara by the next Royal Mail boat. It is further related of a respected old colonist, a native of Britain north of the Tweed, that he was able, through the intelligent devotion of his cook, to main tain a pepper pot for years. A new cook arose, unhappily, who scarcely grasped the extent of his master’s partiality for this peculiar and perennial dish. He stole the floating ingredients and de stroyed the pepper pot. As a result, the hardy Scot nearly succumbed to an apo plectic attack. When he was sufficient ly recovered, he had no mercy on his faithless servant, who had committed a sin locally unpardonable. These anec dotes, which hail from the home of the pepper pot, serve to show that it is held in no common esteem. — Gentleman’s Magazine. A Cyclone Story. One of the most peculiar results of a cyclone can be seen in east Jacksonville. A large oak tree was twisted by the force of the wind half way round, yet remained upright, and there are no splits or cracks visible upon its surface. This in itself would not be so peculiar were it not for the fact that the tree still stays in its new position, and the limbs which were previously on the west side are now on the east. The body of the tree is probably split, so that it will eventually die, but the bark seems to have remained unbroken and intact, and therein lies the peculiarity.—Florida Times-Union. Piling Up tlie Agony. A convict in a German prison had been extremely refractory. One morning the warden said to the keeper: “I say, Huber, the scoundrel is acting worse than ever. Put him on bread and water.” “But he is already doing two fast days.” “Then give him a cookbook to read.”—San Francisco Argonaut. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. Documents of the First Fourteen Con* presses Found In the Senate Dasement. | The former assistant librarian of the | senate, Mr. E. T. Cressey, has made a most important discovery among the 40, 000 volumes, supposed to be useless, ! which have been accumulating for years in the basement of the senate wing of the capitol. After a search of months he lias found 79 volumes, hitherto sup posed not to be in existence, which com prise the senate documents of the first 13 congresses and the house documents of the first nine. The Congressional library, the Boston public library and the British museum are all without these, and the addition of them to the senate library makes it the most valuable in the world for references of the proceedings, debates and documents of congress. Almost from the adoption of the con stitution all documents of the senato an(J the house have been set aside in small numbers for the secretary of the senate. These were kept in bad order, if kept at all, and were scattered in vari ous places. Just after the war, how ever, they were all collected into the senate library, which occupies a num ber of almost impenetrable recesses in the upper part of the senate wing and also an equal number of still more diffi cult nooks and corners in the basement near the heating machinery. This last was a dry and safepk... , mit hardly any body ever ventured within its doors. The 40,000 volumes accumulated there were all supposed to be extra ones. Mr. Cressey’s discovery shows that they con tain perhaps the richest single treasure in the country. The volumes are in a good state of preservation, although they and many others stacked in this unexplored retreat show traces of the worms. Many of the backs indeed are entirely gone, but the pages are intact, and the senate library may now boast that it lias for reference complete documents of the senate and the house, all except those of the senate of the Second congress. A few of the 79 volumes are bound in manuscript, just as, they came from the authors, and some of them, as it is be lieved, have never been printed. Dur ing the first 14 congresses none of the documents was numbered, nor was their character indicated by marks. Thus each must carefully be examined to as certain whether it is an executive or a miscellaneous document or a committee report. Wartime Sliinplasters Just Redeemed. During war times the municipality of Alban}- issued on its own credit fraction al currency redeemable on demand at the city treasurer’s or chamberlain’s office. Most of the fiat money was redeemed within the five years subsequent to the end of the war, and during the seventies the chamberlain would be called upon to change a few coins. It was believed that all had been taken up. Yesterday, however, Chamberlain Hills was visited by two young ladies who showed him a quantity of the currency issued in 1862 and asked him what it was worth. To the chamberlain’s questions as to how it had come into their posses sion the elder replied that in looking over the effects of a relative lately de ceased it was found stored away in an old box along with many war curios. Mr. Hills promptly handed over the counter in good bills the face value of the money, between $25 and $60. A singular coincidence connected with the transaction was that Chamberlain Hills himself paid out the currency re deemed yesterday to the original owner over 30 years ago.—Albany Journal. World’s Fair Box Parties. Nearly every train that goes out of this city for Chicago has several “box par ties” on board. These are entirely dif ferent from the box parties at theaters, but have been christened by the train hands with the same name. They are little groups of people bent on taking an economical glimpse of the great exposi tion, and who, in order to cut down their expenses to the lowest notch, have had packed at home boxes of luncheon of suf ficient magnitude to last during the trip. At each meal hour the members of the box parties draw these boxes from under the seat or sit in groups with their luncheon on their knees and chat as con tentedly as if they were at a gorgeously appointed hotel. Sometimes an exchange is effected of a boiled egg for a tomato or a bit of fruit for some ham, and the fel low who has had the forethought to bring a few bottles of beer is a prime favorite with the other passengers.—Philadelphia Record. Immigration Diverted to Canada. The rigid inquiries now instituted at the ports of the United States to keep undesirable immigrants out of the coun try are likely to divert immigration into i Canada, where it is welcomed, and the minister of the interior is already re joicing in the prospect of increased pop ulation. What is chiefly interesting to an outside observer is that countries which do not generally export their citi zens are now beginning to do so. France, for instance, is contributing settlers, not to Quebec, which is already fully stocked, but to the northwest territories, and Dutchmen are beginning to flow into Manitoba. It is less satisfactory to find that Chinamen continue to pass over into British Columbia, though eventually they are certain to be swamped there.— Westminster Gazette. How the Senators Speak of It. It is interesting to note the way in which senators refer to the silver act. “I have here,” they begin, “a petition from the blank board of trade of blank asking for the repeal of the” Here there is a long pause, a glance toward the senior senator from Ohio in a depreciating sort of way, as though they wanted to avoid bruising any one’s feeling, and then. “The so called Sherman act,” with great stress upon the “so called.” This little passage has occurred about fourscore times up to date, and it is al ways the same.—Washington Post. TO EXPEL SCROFULA from the system, take AYER’S Sarsaparilla the standard blood-purifier and tonic. It Cures Others will cure you. Cures Consumption, Coughs, Croup, Sore Throat* Sold by all Druggists on a Guarantee. Fora Lame Side, Back or Chest Shiloh’s Porou3 Plaster will give great satisfaction.—25 cents. SHILOH’S VITALIXER. Mrs. T.S.Hawkins,Chattanooga,Tunn.,says: ■ ” ttllluh's Vitalizcr VKI) TTY LIFE.' 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RITTENHOUSE & ROYLE, ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW McCOOK, NEB. -CALL AT LENHART’S LAUNDRY For First-Class Laundry Work. —o McCook, - - - Nebraska. •W- 23. WEST, General Contractor. -o House Cleaning and Carpet Laying. Orders left at O'Neil’s carpenter shop will receive prompt attention. R. A. COLE, -LEADING—— MERCHANT - TAILOR CF MCCOCK, Has just received his fall and win ter stock of Cloths and Trimmings which will be made up as reason able as possible. Shop first door west of Barnett Lumber Co.’s of fice. on Dennison ftreet. —W. Y. GAGE,— Physician & Surgeon, McCOOK. NEBRASKA. {^‘Office Hocus: 9 to H. a. in.. 2 to 5 and 7 to 9. p. ui. Rooms over F'iret National bank. f^”Night calls answered at office. J. E. KELLEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AUENT LINCOLN LAND CO. MCCOOK, - - NEBRASKA. Office: In rear of First National Bank.