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, Illustrated by 6 dolls with 21 dresses , 6 suits , 2 $ hats ,
and S6 other articles , furnishing the ladies with the latest
French fashions as well as the children with an amusing toy.
Ways to Rend 8 Coupons , or
Rend 1 Coupon and 8 oents , or
+ et hese Rend 10 Cents without any
Fashions.Coupout0
Blackwef's Durham Tobacco Co. , Durham , N. C. , and the
Fashion Dolls will be sent you postpaid. You will find one coupon
inside each s oz , bag , and two coupons inside each 4 oz , bag of
: BLACKWELL'S GENUINE
0 TOBACCO.
Buy a bad of this Celebrated Smoking Tobacco , and read the
coupon , which gives a list of other premiums and howto getthem.
2 CENT STAMP $ ACCEPTED.
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Until sol(1 tie oiler our entire stocl of
the above named hues at the
lIIOWIRlg' Iricer :
Regular Price. Slaughter Price.
Best Work Iiariless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28 00 $22 00
Best Buggy Harness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iS oo 10 00
Good Buggy Harness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 0o 5 00
Fine Saddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i8 oo moo
Best Bridles , round checks , per'pair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 5 00' 3 50
Best Collars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 25 150
Best Collars , patent fastener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 50 .a. I 75
- Best Buggy Collars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 50 125
Best Tick Faced Collars. . . . . . . . . . . . t 25. 85
Common 'I'iek Faced . 90 . 6o
Halters , ; inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I oo : 80
Halters , I inch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweat Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 30
Breast Straps , t34 inch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So' 35
Hip Breecliiug. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 50 1 50
Harness Oil , pint cans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 15
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
. GEO. . HOCKNELL , B. M. FREES , W , F. LAWSON , F. A. PENNELL ,
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A. CAMPBELL. FRANK HARRIS.
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RED TAPE IN SENEGAL
flow a Traveier May Get a Bath In That
Country.
A young French explorer , M. Gaston
' Donnet , contributes to Lo Itovue Blouo
some vivid descriptions of the French
colony of Senegal. The following happened -
pened at St. Louis , the capital , a dull ,
unprogressive French colonial town ,
eaten up with red tape and officialism.
Di. Donnet tells us that he and a fellow
travelerwanted to take a bath. There is
no establishment in the capital of Sene-
gal. Rumor had it that it was possible
to hire baths at thehospitaL We asked ,
ho says , one of the servants there for a
bath.
"Certainly. Take seats. Your names ,
surnames and birthplace ? "
"But we only want a bath. "
"Exactly. What is your name , and
where and when were you born , and are
you government servants , soldiers or
officers ? No. Well , the rules do not provide -
vide for this. Wait a minute. I will
read them over again. Yes , here is your
case. You first make out on stamped paper -
per an application to the governor of
the colony. After favorable notice from
the governor you send another application -
tion to the chief colonial doctor , who
will send for you and will examine
yon. "
"But we are not ill. "
"It is the rule. Having examined
you , the doctor will give you two noncommissioned -
commissioned officers' bath tickets , to
be delivered to the assistant doctor. "
"Why noncommissioned officers'
bath ? "
"Mon Dieu ! In our accounts we recognize -
ognize only two categories of persons ,
officers and civil servants , the latter
taking rank with officers. You are not
official at all. If officers wore to find
you in their baths , they would probably
make a row. "
"How long will all' these formalities
take ? "
"Oh , nothing at all-two or three
days , provided that your application is
approved at government house. "
A MILLIONAIRE'S AMUSEMENT.
The Now Wealthy Ex-Junkman Spends
His Time In Whittling.
A millionaire must be allowed to have
I some amusements , and if ho is disposed
to amuse himself in ways that would
not be at all amusing to the big public
made of men who are not millionaires
he must certainly be accorded the privi-
lege.One
One of Chicago's greatest stockmen
and packers was once a dealer in junk ,
and it is said that he once went about
gathering old iron himself. Now he is
reputed to ho worth , ; 25.000,000 , and
rumor says , that ho has his property in
such shape that he could , if he chose ,
raise a larger sum in cash than any
other man in Chicago.
Each morning the millionaire's man
comes into his office with a bundle of
clean pine sticks , which he places in a
corner not far from the millionaire's
desk. When the millionaire has read his
morning mail , and business men come
in to see him , lie takes one of the sticks ,
and with a big , old fashioned jackknife
whittles it into bits , the shavkigs falling -
ing on the floor. Sometimes he walks
rap and dawn-he walks much-and
whittles. By the time business is done
for the day his office looks like a carpenter -
penter shop and the bundle of pine
sticks has vanished. The harder the
business problems he has to meet the
harder lie whittles. And that is the way
he amuses himself.-Chicago Record.
The Making of Tubing.
One of the most important parts of
the bicycle , because it is the most in
evidence , is the tubing. The manufacture -
ture of tubing is now carried on to a
large extent in this country , although it
is but recently that the home production
has reached a stage of perfection where
it could successfully compete with that
of the English concerns.
There are a number of methods of
making tubing , but the one mostly in
vogue at present is what is termed the
cold drawn process , and it is of this style
of tubing that all the high grade machines -
chines are at present being made. The
machinery required is ponderous , and
the power required to draw out a piece
of steel without heating it is another exhibition -
hibition of the perfection of modern ma-
chinery.
There are a number of variations to
the method employed , one of which consists -
sists in taking a piece of steel in the
shape of a bar or ingot. This is bored
through the center. It is then passed
through a die , after which it is heated
and treated to a bath in a secret preparation -
ration which removes the temper that
the drawing process imparts. This is repeated -
peated a number of times , and each die
used is smaller than itspredecessorwith
the result that the tube grows smaller
and longer. This is continued till the
tube is the right diameter and gauge.-
Chicago Tribune.
To Prevent Chapping.
As cold weather approaches women
try to devise means for preventing
hands and lips from chapping. An excellent -
cellent remedy to prevent chapping is
cold cream. The manicurist told me
that it also whitens the skin more than
any preparation. It has taken the place
of the old time remedy-mutton suet.
It should be well rubbed into the skin , i
and gloves-preferably white-slipped
on. The palms of the gloves should be
slit in several places to allow the air
and prevent cramp of the muscle , and
the finger tips clipped off.
Vaseline should never touch the
hands. It turns the skin yellow and
] eaves a stain on the nails that is hard
to clear away.-New York World.
Removes the Odors.
A paste of ground mustard and water s
is a first rate agent for removing traces
of disagreeable smelling substances from .
the hands , such as salts of valerianic
acid , cod liver oil , etc. Enver claims
that any oily seeds when powdered will t
answer this purpose. The smell of car-
belie acid may be removed by rubbing
with dampened flaxseed mealL t
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LIN OLN'8 LOVEMAKING.
Abe Encountered His Political Rival While
Addressing Miss Todd.
In 1830 Miss.Mary Todd of Kentucky
arrived in Springfield to visit a married
sister , Mrs. Edwarfls. ' At the instance
of his friend Speed , who was also a
Kentuckian , Lincoln became a visitor
at the Edwards' , and before long it was
apparent to.the observant among those
in Springfield that the lively young
lady held him captive. Engagements at
that time and in that neighborhood
were not announced as soon as they
were made , and it is not at all impossible -
ble that Miss Todd and Dir. Lincoln
were betrothed many mouths before any
other than Dirs. Edwards and Mr. Speed
knew of it , writes John Gilmer Speed
in The Ladies' Home Journal.
At this time , as was the case till
Lincoln was elected to the presidency ,
his one special rival in Illinois was
Stephen A. Douglas. Mr. Douglas had
more of the social graces than Mr. Lincoln -
coln , and it appeared to him that nothing -
ing would be more interesting than to
cut out his political rival in the affections -
tions of the entertaining and lively
Miss and so lie paid her court.
A spirited young lady from Kentucky
at that time in Illinois would have
been almost lesstlian human if she had
refused to accept the attentions of the
two leading men of the locality. Therefore -
fore Miss Todd , being quite human , encourages -
courages Douglas , and again there was
what nowadays would have been called
a flirtation. This course of action did
not spur Lincoln on in his devotion , but
made him less ardent , and lie concluded ,
after inucli self worriment , to break off
the engagement , which he did , but at
the sumo interview there were a recon
ciliation acid a renewal of the engage-
ment.
THE REGENT DIAMOND.
The One Precious Stone Tliut Comes Nearest -
est to Being Flawless.
The Regentdiauiond , while surpassed
in size by the Great Mogul and several
other well known stones , is really the
finest of all , being nearly faultless in
form and purity and the most brilliant
diamond in the world today.
Its French history dates back to 1717.
In that year it was purchased from its
English owner , for the French regalia ,
by the Duke of Orleans , then regent of
France , whence its present name. . It
had previously been known by a name
almost as famous.
In 1717 French finances were in a
desperate strait. The people were starving -
ing , the treasury was nearly exhausted ,
credit even was lost , yet under the persuasions -
suasions of the Scotch financier Law and
the French Duke of St. Simon the regent -
gent of France , hesitating where every
monarch of Europe had refused , finally
agreed to the price of G75,000.
Greatly to the relief of the duke , his
act appealed to the pride of the French
people , and instead of condemnation for
his extravagance he received their ap-
plause. In the light of subsequent events
their approval has a touch of the pro-
phetic.
The first prominent appearance of the
diamond in the French regalia was in
the circlet of the crown made for the 1
coronation of the boy Louis XV , in 1722.
After half a century it was again the
center of a new crown , that which in
1775 weighed heavy on the head of the
young Louis XVI till he cried out in
discomfort , "It hurts me ! "
Then come 1789 and the fire and
blood and fury of the French revolution.
-Charles Stuart Pratt in Lippincott's.
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The Army of Tramps.
There can be no doubt that the tramp
is in a certain sense the maker and
chooser of his own career. The writer's
experience with these vagrants has convinced -
vinced him that , though they are almost
always the victims of liquor and laziness -
ness , fully four-fifths of America's voluntary -
untary beggars have begun their wide
and restless ways while still in their
teens , and have been furthered in their
wrong tendencies by unwise treatment
applied to them when young.
Year after year , even month after
month , trampdom is increased by squads
of youths who will soon take and hold
the places of their elders , who will naturally -
urally drop away with the years. These
boyish roadsters are more often illegitimate -
mate than lawful children and consequently
quently proper subjects for state care
and guardianship. And the fact that
every tramp in the United States has
spent some part of his youth in a reform -
form school , or , worst of all , in jails ,
demonstrates that there is a failure
somewhere m our system of correction
and reformation and makes it necessary
and only fair that the sociologist as
well as the reformer should know the
tramp from boyhood to manhood. Superficial -
perficial and unsympathetic studies of 1
his character , with shallow theories
about remedial measures , have so far
failed signally in checking his malign I
. " Men Become
influence upon society.-"How -
come Tramps , " by Josiah Flynt , in
Century.
Hospitable.
A peculiar epitaph is inscribed on a
tombstone in the old churchyard of an
Ohio town. General Wayne was at one
time in command of the fort mentioned
n the epitaph. 1
Margaret ,
Wife of David Gregory ,
Died Aug. 12 , 1821 ,
Aged 66 years.
Hero lies the woman , the first save one ,
That settled on the Miami above Port Hamil
ton. I
Her table was spread , and that of the best ,
And Anthony Wayne was often her guest.
-Youth's Companion.
Living on One Food.
We hold that a well devised dietary
ystem does not need frequent change. i t
All do not require to eat the same in
amount or kind. Uncooked fruits and
nuts suit some. Others live almost entirely -
tirely on bread and oatmeal , but when
he correct diet has been found it is not
necessary to change. Animals in a state
of nature live on one food throughout
heir lives.-Vegetarian.
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known to me. " IL A. ARCRER , M. D. ,
111 So. Oxford St. , Brooklyn , N. Y.
"The use of ' Castoria' Is so universal and
its merits so well known that f t seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoda
within easy reach. "
CAaLos MAnTY r , D. D. ,
New York City.
CAstorla cures Colic , Constipation , 1 '
Sour Stomach , Diarrhaea , Eructation , . 'I l
Kills Worms , gives sleep , and promotes dl- i
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gestion , '
Without Injurious medication.
"For several years I have recommended
'Castorla , ' and shall always continuo to do ,
so , as it has Invariably produced beOCfICinl
results. "
Enwiix F. PARDEE , 31. D. ,
1Mith Street and 7th Ave. New York City. '
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Stock of Iron , Lead and Sewer Pipe , Brass Geode , PumPa and Boiler TrIm f
flings Agent for Halliday , Eelipee and Waupun Wind Mill. !
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a nervous diseases , weak 3leinury. 1.uss of Brain Power , I
+ Ucadacho , Wukefulness , Lost A/lality , Nightly Emts-
sinus , evil dreams. Impotency and wasting diseases caused b7 . ,
pouthJu t errors orescesse , . Contains no oplutes. Is a nerve tonic
y and blood builder. llakesthopaleandpunystron andplum' .
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lwtuar. , manor. unnc : . bons.SoldLlearngentsotoddrcsaSEltiRf3EEDW.nasonicTempleChl ago.
Forsale in McCook.Neb..by L. W. McDONNELL & CO. , Drug 1sts.
Plenty of Apples at
Knillle's.
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MRS. E. E. UTTER , . . .
MUSICAL INSTRUCTOR.
Piano , Organ , Guitar and Banjo
VOICE TRAINING A SPECIALTY.
Studio-Corner of Dodge and M adison sts.
ELMER ROWELL ,
Real Estate , Collections , Insurance
11000OK. NEBRASKA.
Notary Public. East Dennison street.
AUSTIN J. RITTENHOUSE ,
LTTORNEI' AT LAW i
1lCCo01 : , NEBRASKA.
'Office-Over the Famous clothing store.
J. E. KELLEY ,
ATTORNEY AT LMT'
M0000K , NEBRASKA.
Agent of Lincoln Land Co. Office-
tear of First National bank.
' . A. WELLS. FARINGTON POWER.
WELLS & POWER ,
-\LTTORNEYS \ AXE ) COUNSEL
General law practice in state and federal
courts. Stenographer and Notary in office.l l
O nce over Citizens Bank of McCook.
W. V. GAGE ,
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MCCooK , NEBRASKA.
Office hours-9 to ii a. m , 2 to 5 and
to 9 p. m. Rooms-Over the First National
bank. Night calls answered at the office.
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J. A. GUNN ,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
MCCo0K , NEBRASKA.
Office-Over C. A.Leach's jewelry store.
Residence-7oI Main street. Prompt atten-
ion given to all calls.
J. B. BALLARD , I
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All dental work done at our office is gu guaranteed
anteed to be first-class. We do all kinds of
Crown , Bridge and Plate Work. Drs. Smith
S Beltamy , assistants.
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P. 0. address imperial
Chase county , and beat
rice. Nebraska. Range.
Stinking Water and the
' Frenchman creeks , in
Chase county. Nebraska.
Brand as cut on sideof f
someanlmalsou hipand
sides of some , or anywhere - !
where on thr animal.
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Has lust received a new stock of OLOTHI
tad TRIMMINGS. If you want a good It.-
tang suit made at the very lowest prices for -
good work , call on him. Shop 9rst door west
of Barnett's Lumber 01ce , oa D.natsos
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