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j = & BETTING ON THE RAIN. _ . -The Queerest Gambling Game In tbe * World Is l'layod at Calcutta. p Ono of the most carious forms of * gambling in the world is "rain gam- t blingwhich in the winter season of & the year is at its height in Calcutta. Wrf The prinoipal rain gambling den is in pi Cotton street , Barra bazaar. pi No one who has not visited the place j > can have any conception of the vast # : > crowds which at every hour of the day | - and far into night pass in and ont. it- The great majority are Mawaris , who * are born speculators , but there are as $ * well plenty of well to do Europeans , & , ' Eurasians , Jews , Armenians and Greeks , , and women too. All swarm into the ' f small courtyard where tms strange * % " - . form of gambling is carried on , through F a narrow entrance barely 8 feet wide. j * The courtyard is about 200 feet square. L' The far fumed tank with a spout falling % into the courtyard is the ono spot where all eyes are fixed. The tank stands ut A the edge of a second floor roof. It is | gL about 6 feet long by 4 feet wide and 9 raf inches deep , with the spout opening iu- HpT ward , some 8 or 4 inches from the bot- llfe torn. From this it will be seen that it Wk * requires a pretty heavy downpour for "III a * east teu niiuutes to cause the spout < 1 | & " to flow. Intermittent drizzles , which lip ; ' partly fill this tank , do not count , as IHE the shower to fill it must pour down un- \ Winterruptedly , and then the bets are W& won or lost. | P. - Chances are taken either for or against | JJS the spout running. A gray haired , aSp wizened old man is tbe owner of the $ den , and there is another similar place • . across the road , only smaller. On the | K roof , over the fifth floor , there is a ? small , square watch tower , in which v are stationed five or six men , Avhoso fyl duty is to scan the horizon closely and ft , report on the formation of rainclouds. pL ' On these reports the odds rise-or fall. j- * A bet made and won one day is al- f' ways paid the following inorning. * Everything seems to bo " on the square , ' ' * T and indeed there is little chance for 't cheating. The odds range as high as 1 to 75 on some days , even in the rainy ; ; season. Many have made a fortune in a single day. One person won over 5- ' 000 in the course of a few weeks. But . I ho worked the system on scientific meth ods. New York Herald. ) \ Senator and Soldiers. % ' The days when senators and represent- g atives in congress were expected to frank letters for private soldiers , re counted by Mr. J. A. "Watrous of Chicago „ in some army reminiscences , were dan gerous ones for congressional visits to the military camps. Mr. Watrous says that Senator Timothy thy O. Howe of Wisconsin once visited 1 the headquarters of his friend , General f Rufus King , and was at the first oppor tunity besieged by the soldiers with f " packages of envelopes co be franked. Senator Howe was one of the most good natured of men , and immediately sat down in the tent of one of the cap tains and began to frank envelopes by * the hundred. * General King had made special preparations - * arations for a. dinner in honor of his 4 guest. It was to eclipse all the camp dinners that had been given for a long time. Senator Howe had been franking envelopes about half an hour when the call came for dinner. He went on writ ing , and General King came to get him. " Go on , King ; I'll be there directly , ' ' said the senator. Dinner was served. The guests had arrived. No one ate , but after awhile the colored cook was sent to tell the sen ator that the meal was getting cold. "Oh , tell them to go ahead , " said the senator , still writing madly on sol diers' envelopes. ' "I'll bo with them as soon as I can. " ' Ho finished the pile and rose to go , but just then two more soldiers came in with fresh parcels , and he seated him self again. After he had signed them all he joined the impatient company at a cold dinner. wTm sorry , " ho said , "but it made the boys happy. They will make their friends happy with alL the letters they will send in those franked envelopes , and it made me happy to do it. " The Daffodil. It is now many centuries since , ac cording to Ovid , the young man Narcis sus was changed into a daffodil because of his pining away from seeing his love ly shadow in the water. But it can hardly be from sympathy with the un fortunate youth that the flower has con tinued to be so popular during all these long ages. Certain it is that it has as high a value today in the gardens of persons of taste as in the flower plot of the humblest cottager : No garden is considered to be quite complete without its little patch of daffodils. Of late years florists have given at tention to raising varieties from them , and the record of their many forms is a feature of the catalogue of all seedsmen. Double ones formerly carried off the palm for popularity , but in recent times the single variety is regarded as quite as desirable. Meehan's Monthly. Unavoidable. "That was a very queer poem on 'The Three Ages of Man' you published in your paper this morning , " said the man who happened in. "The general under standing is that there are seven ages of man. " "It was written 'The Seven Ages of Man , ' " explained the worried Sunday editor , "but I had to cut it down to three on account of a lack of space. " Chicago Tribune. Incredulous Sam Jones. Did you hear of a funny Sam Jones episode ? At one of his meetings he called on all the men who could assert they had never spoken an unkind word to their wives to stand. Up got two. "Now , " bo said , "all the women who never spoke an unkind word to their husbands i may rise. " Up got six. "Sit down , " Sam cried. "Now , I want the audience to pray for these liarsl' * Time and the Bour. * ' I ONLY ONE WORD. Only ono word , dear , to soy to yon Bcforo the throng thrusts us apart ; Only ono moment to pray to you , Goddess enshrined in my heart Only ono llfo , dear , to Uvo for you. Will you spurn It ? It lies at your feet Only ono heart's love to tdvo for you. Will you reign in that heart , my sweet ? Only oni sonjf , dear , to sing with you , Singur and song of you blest. Only ono treasure to bring with yon Your heart. What matters the rest ? Only one word to implore of you Word that is 1 Couldn't you guess ? . Only ono whisper no moro of you. Bay shall that whisper be "Yes ? " J. L. Heaton in "Tho Quilting Boo. " FAITH IN HUMAN NATURE. A New York Cafe That Reposes Implicit Confidence In Its Customers. It is rather surprising to find right on Park row a cafe that trusts its custom ers perfectly. This place has probably 800 regular callers. It is open day and night , and is run on a system of im plicit faith in the honesty of man. While not a place strictly high class , it offers what might be called a very "comfortable" meal , with trimmings before or after. Altogether , it is simply a plain place for an everyday man , with occasionally a little something extra on the bill of fare equaling anything in the city. This , of course , can ho said of hun dreds of similar places , but the system of payment is something novel. The proprietor , a stout German , boasts no cashier , as there is very little cash to take in. On the cigar counter is a day book. The customer comes in , goes to the ice chest in the corner if he wishes and takes a quiet nip out of a black bottle. Then he orders what he wants on the bill of fare. It is served quickly and neatly. He then counts up his own indebtedness and puts it opposite his name in the book , including the "nip , " or a cigar , if he prefers that. Ho then walks serenely out , knowing no proprie tor is glaring at him and no cashier yelling for him to come back and make the cash register good. This sort of childlike simplicity in running a business in the very heart of a city filled with bunkoers , green goods men and gold bricks without number is said to be a winning venture. Cus tomers invariably settle weekly , Friday and Saturday being pay days , and the proprietor says he has as yet to lose a bill through deliberate fraud. A little experience with a man like that is al most enough to renew one's confidence in human nature. New York Letter in Pittsburg Dispatch. Primitive Surgery. It is difficult ? at this day to realize the horrors of a surgical operation before the discovery of anaesthesia. The sur geon's knife was necessarily pitiless , and the victim could only writhe and scream under the torture. The horror of an operation , even to a hero , may be better understood by a story of Nelson , included in a paper by Dr. John Ash- hurst on "Surgery Before the Days of Anaesthetics , " published in the Phila delphia Record : No braver or more gallant gentleman ever lived than Admiral Viscount Nel son , and after his right elbow had been shattered by a French bullet in the as sault at Tenerife he manifested the ut most courage , refusing to be taken to the nearest ship lest the sight of his in jury should alarm the wife of a fellow officer whose own fate was uncertain. "When his own ship was reached , he climbed up its side without assistance , saying : "Tell the surgeon to make haste and get his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm , so the sooner it is off the better. " "He underwent the amputation , " so says a private letter of one of his mid shipmen , "with the same firmness and courage that have always marked his character. " And yet so painfully was Nelson affected by the coldness of the operator's knife that when next going into action at the famous battle of the Nile he gave Btanding orders to his surgeons that hot i water should always be kept in readi- , ness during an engagement , so that if another operation should be required he might at least have the poor comfort of being cut with warm instruments. The Great Eastern as a Show Ship. The last days of the Great Eastern were certainly sad , considering the pur pose for which she was designed a nd the great work she did in cable laying. For some time before she was broken up on the mud of the Biver Mersey , near Liverpool , she was on view as a show ship. One firm of Liverpool cloth iers hired hsr for a season , and in addi tion to using her for its advertising purposes made use of her for catch pen ny shows. In the large cable tank a cir cus was fitted up , and performances given at so much a head , while other exhibitions of the Coney Island type were spread all over her deck. New York Sun. Where tbe Trouble Was. "Brother , " said the minister , "you should try to be content with what you have. " "lam , " said the brother , who had been grumbling. "It is what I ain't got that I am dissatisfied about" Cincin nati Enquirer. Inevitable Conclusion. A philosopher thinks that a 5 cent cigar is as good as one costing three times as much , and keeps on improving in philosophy until he believes that be ing dead is just as good as living. Atchison Globe. Few nations have raised shaving to the dignity of a religious ceremony. In the Koran there is no mention of shav ing at all , yet the Mohammedans shave their heads in the same manner as the Hindoos. The barbers of India are so deft and light' of touch that they can shave a man without awakening him. i 3htv i"t7 * in * th if n TtTSCiMMTTiiiiyTr itfaiy intil "anTliiMiiri lili " ' * HOW TO FIND OUT. Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four honrs ; a sediment or settling indicates an unhealthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen it is posi tive evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. order.WHAT WHAT TO DO. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed , that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root , the great kidney remedy , fulfils every wish in re lieving pain in the back , kindcys , liver , blad der and every part of the urinary passages. It corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it , or bad effects following use of liquor , wine or beer , and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists.price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent free by mail. Mention The Tribune and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co. , Binghamton , N. Y. The proprietor of this paper guarantees the genuineness of this offer. April 2-1 yr. Free Employment. LincolnNeb. , June 5. All persons de siring help and all out of employment should write at once to the State Labor Bureau and let their wants be known. The late legislature passed a law making this a free employment bureau for the entire state. Those who want help should state in their application exactly what kind of help is wanted , in what branch of labor etc. Those who want situations should state sex , age , height , weight , trade or branch of labor length of service or experience , ref erences , etc. All information received by the bureau will be 'held strictly confidential and all services rendered will be free. Absolute ly no fee will be charged in an } ' case. This is a free employment bureau and is designed to do away with the private em ployment agency nuisance in the cities , by which so many worthy people are vic timized. All desiring help of any kind carpen- ters.brickmakers , mill men , farm hands , city laborers , cooks , servant girls or help of any kind , should immediately apply tote to this office and they will beputin com munication with those in the line of ser vice desired. Persons out of employment should also write without delay. All unfilled appli cations should be renewed after thirty days. Communications should be addressed to State Labor Bureau , Lincoln , Neb. Low Rates to Milwaukee , July 3 , 4 and 5 , via the Burlington Route , on account of the annual meeting of the National Education Association. One fare plus $2 for the round trip. Spec ial train of sleeping and reclining chair cars leaves Omaha for Milwaukee at 5:00 p. m. , Monday , July 5. For tickets and sleeping car reservations , see nearest Burlington Route agent. J. Francis , Gen'l Pass'r Agent , Omaha , Neb. 4-4ts. In New Quarters. I am now located in the Laycock store room , where I shall be pleased to see all my old customers and many new ones. My stock of cigars , tobaccos and smokers' articles is uuequaled in the city. In con nection with my retail .establishment , I run a cigar factory ; besides one of the best appointed billiard and pool rooms in the Republican valley. Everything first class. J H. Bennett. Ice Cream Freezers , the best and cheapest , at Knipple's. Couldn't Hear the Music Colonel Burr of Virginia wa3 a mighty fox hunter and loved the sport beyond words. He owned a fine pack of tiounds , and , during the season , thought of nothing but his hunters , his dogs , and the weather. He was once enter taining an army friend from Texas , whose ideas of hunting any animal in volved the use of firearms , and who had never seen a foxhound. He had been with difficulty persuaded to go forth one morning with the colonel and some friends to a meet , and they were wait ing impatiently for the hounds to take the scent. Presently there burst upon their listening ears the din of SO canine voices in full cry. The colonel's eyes gleamed , and , as he settled his feet in the stirrups and stretched his arm to ward the yelping pack , he cried , "Ma jor , listen to that heavenly music ! " vThe major pricked up his ears for a seo- end or two and then replied , "I can't hear a thing ; those d d dogs are mak ing such a noise. " The colonel put his spur savagely into his horse's side and dashed away , leaving his guest to his own devices. San Francisco Argonaut. Wa3 No Seaman. "There is a great difference between the seafaring man of today and of 20 years ago , " said the man of many voy ages. "Formerly the seafaring man was a sailor , full of energy and the spirit of adventure that was the particular charm of Marryat's heroes , but now the man who follows the sea for a living , espe cially on one of the big ships , is noth ing more than a paint swab. "This is not any fault of the men , but because of the changed conditions which have left no sailor's work to do. Cleaning ship is the principal employ ment of tbe modern so called seaman. "One day a young woman novelist , in crossing the ocean on a big , liner , asked an ancient mariner who was en gaged painting a ventilator how long he had been a seaman. " 'Sailor , mum ? Blessyerheart , I'm no sailor , ' and then , glancing again at his work , 'I'm no sailor ; I'm a bloomin artist , I am. . ' " New York Journal. An Atlanta Enterprles. It affords us great pleasure to call es pecial attention to the advertisement of the ' Mother's Friend , " appearing in this issue. The Bradfield Regulator Co. , of At lanta , Ga. , have at a great expense is sued a most attractive and mcritorous book , which they mail free , containing information of the greatest value and im portance to all ladies expecting to be come mothers. That the "Mother's Friend" is a remedy - edy wonderful in its effects , and relieves the expectant mother of incredible suf fering and robs the final hour of con finement of its dread , pain and terror , is fully attested by the experience of happy mothers all over the continent. A perusal of the book will convince any lady , and the use of "Mother's Friend" cause her to become its enthus iastic friend , blessing the hour when first she heard of it and was induced tote to use it. Send your name and address to the Bradfield Regulator Co. , Atlanta , Gn. and receive in return , free , this excel lent book , "To Expectant Mothers , " containing information of value to all ladies. Free Bicycles. " The State Journal is offering a first- class bicycle free to any person who will get up a club .of 100 yearly subscribers for the Semi-Weekly Journal at $1.00 each. The bicycles are covered by as strong a guarantee as any $ roo.oo wheel and are first-class in every respect. Any young man or woman can now earn a bicycle. If you find you cannot get the required number , a liberal cash commis sion will be allowed you lor each one you do get. You are sure to be paid well for what you do. You can get all your friends and neighbors to take the Semi-Weekly State Journal at $1.00 a year. Address State Journal , Lincoln , Nebraska. National Appeal. It is estimated that the Government is losing three million dollars a week in revenue by the delay in the passage of the Tariff bill. The people are losing ten times as much in work on account of the delay. We earnestly ask every one of our readers to immediately write a postal card to , at least , one member of the United States Senate at Washington , urging and demanding the immediate passage of a Protective Tariff law and such a law as will give adequate protec tion to American labor and American in dustries. Address your postal card to Hon. John M. Thurston , U. S. S , Wash ington , D. C. House Paints , Floor Paints , Buggy Paints , Wagon Paints , Family Paints , Enamel Paints , And all kinds Varnish Stains at McConnell's. Clothing made to order our great spec ialty. Famous Clothing Co. To California , Comfortably. Every Thursday at 1140 p.m.M. T. , a tourist sleeping car for Salt Lake City.San Francisco and Los Angeles leaves Oma ha and Lincoln via the Burlington Route. It is carpeted , upholstered in rattan , has spring seats and backs and is pro vided with curtains , bedding , towels , soap , etc. An experienced excursion conductor and a uniformed Pullman porter ter accompany it through to the Pacific coast. While neither as expensively fin ished nor as fine to look at as a palace sleeper , it is just as goods to ride in. Second class tickets are honored and the price of a berth , wide enough and big snough for two , is only $5.00. For a folder giving full particulars , call at the nearest B. & M. R. R. ticket office , or write to J. Francis , Gen'l Pass'r Agent , Burlington Route. Omaha , Nebr. December 26-35t GETTING READY Every expectant mother has a trying ordeal to face. If she does not ! | ivk fE'j\ ' \ | get ready for ifc' . \ \ - < if I > j there is no telling \ , - - what may happen. ( J Child-birth is full of uncertainties if Nature is not given proper assistance. Mother's Friend is the best help you can use at thfs time. It is a liniment , and when regularly ap plied several months before baby comes , it makes the advent easy and nearly pain less. It relieves and prevents "morning sickness , " relaxes the overstrained mus cles , relieves the distended feeling , short ens labor , makes recovery rapid and cer tain without any dangerous after-effects. Mother's Friend is good for only one purpose , viz. : to relieve motherhood of danger and pain. One dollar per bottle at all drug stores , or . ' sent by express on receipt or price. Free Books , containing valuable informa tion for women , will be sent to any address upon application to THE BRADFIELD REO.ULATOR CO. , Atlanta. Ga. THE NEW WAY. WOMEN used VY to think "fe male diseases " could only be treated after "lo- c a 1 examina P tions" by physi cians. Dread of such treatment kept thousands of modest women silent about their suffering. The In troduction of Wine cf Cardui has now demon strated that nine-tenth3 of all the cases of menstrual disorders do not require a physician's attention at all. The simple , pure tfine ni taken In the privacy of a woman's own home Insures quick relief and speedy cure. Women need not hesitate now. Wine of Cardui re quires no humiliating examina tions for its adoption. It cures any disease that comes under the head of "female troubles" disordered menses , falling of the womb , "whites , " change of life. It makes women beautiful by making them well. It keeps them young by keeping them healthy. $1.00 at the drug store. For advice In cases requiring special directions , address , civinp symptoms , the "Ladles' Advisory Department , " The Chattanooga Medicine Co. , Chatta nooga , Tenn. W. I. ADDISON , M.D. , Cary , Miss. , says : "I use Wine of Cardui extensively in my practice and find it amost excellent preparation for female troubles. " J DeWitt's Little Early Risers , The famous little pills. M I 111 II I VIT1I PTTCQ Arc tablets which Restore I1IALCIIEO Lost Vigor , Develop all Parts , bring back Lost Powers and return the patient to genuine Manhood and Health. Case No. GU501 says through the use of "Vitalettes , " I was speedily restored to Health and perfect Manhood in every sense of the woiu. JOHNS PILE cURE-fwritea IIan ww aw " • # wi te Man , cured me of a severe case of Piles of 12 years' standing and I know will cure all in need who will try it D D JJ Cures Rheumatism , Salt- lli III Wi Hlieum , Catarrh , Constipation and all Blood Disorders , by purifying the blood ; thereby causing a clearer and more beautiful complexion. It is the Greatest Dlood Purifier on earth. A Restorer of Per fect Health. Price by mail , Vitalettes , $1.00 or f boxes { 5.00. Johns Pile Cuke , 50 cts..nd R. R. C. SO cts. Johns & Dixon , Rochester , N.Y JOHN E. KELLEY , ATTORNEY AT LAW McCook , Nebraska. 25 ARent of Lincoln Land Co. Office Rear of First National bank. J. B. BALLARD , & DENTIST. @ All dental work done at our office is guar anteed to be first-class. We do all kinds of Crown , Bridge and Plate Work. Drs. Smith & Bellamy , assistants. - .rMRS. E. E. UTTER.j MUSICAL INSTRUCTOR. Piano , Organ , Guitar and Banjo. VOICE TRAINING A SPECIALTY. 3 ? Studio Opposite Postoffice. McCOOZ SURGICAL HOSPITAL , Dr. W. V. GAGE. McCook , - - - Nebraska. Office and Hospital over First National Bank. Office hours at residence , 701 Marshall Ave. , before 9 a. m. and after 6 p. m. Z. L. KAY , PHYSICIAN - AND - SURGEON , McCook , Neijraska. JSOffice Rooms 4 and 5 over Leach's jewelry store. Residence In the Strasser house on Marshal ! street. UK DOES ? This "well known and esteemed citizen buys his Stationery at first door south , of the court house , where nice line Df Plain and Fancy Writing Papers , both in boxes and bulk , can be bought very cheap. < - DO YOU ? \ ffl. , , - > J.i.l.r # . , araS. ' i. . . > . * * ' ' i.u. a. . . ' .T rniTijri 1 • M MrAJWAirV-ftAiftfAAA.A I V' | See Those.-ril I . . - \ Buggies , | fl i Surreys , > W * Carriages , \ ' 4 Road Wagons , I M j Refrigerators , | • \ Gasoline Stoves , | m i Washing Machines , | i BEFORE BUYING , AT & I Cochran & Go's \ I ggrTT3 qjyjfctv 'litW ' * tF * gc > gcv : V "HFVCSm V tensions * I Comrades , and all j interested in Pensions , I come and see me. I've I had over ten years of 1 experience. Work di- m reet with Pension off- j ice and guarantee sat- isfaetion. C. W. BECK , J IndianoJa , Neb. ANDREW CARSON , W ' f" 1 of I'ronrietor the . . . . J SUNNY SIDE DAIRY : I We respectfully solicit your business , H and guarantee pure inilk , full measure , H and prompt , courteous service. B J. S. McBKAYER , 'J PROPRIETOR OF THE / | McCook Transfer Line. ' 1 BUS , BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS. \ J5F"0iily furniture van in the m city. Also have a first class house M moving outfit. Leave orders for bus calls at Commercial hotel or I at office opposite the depot. J Cdase Go. Land and Live Stock Gi. 1 Horses branded on left hip or left shoulder ' < aMV P.O. addresu Imperial Tfj Chase county , and Beat V HHHrice. Nebraska. Kan e , tTnSMnkin ? Water and the | Li Frenchman creeks. In | | Bn Chase county. Nebraska. _ H W. ' 911 'Brand as cutonsideof * H H | ij J some animals , on hip and - * PJ VKHMK sides of some , or anywhere - S where on th animal. flfl ' 1 I II . " R-I-P-A-N-S 1 * - 1 The modern stand- 1 UJ ard Family Medic - c ne : Cures the j c/ > [ ? common every-day J J ills of humanity. ' 1 i P r MARK JUIilUS KlHS-ERT , Carpet Laying , f Carpet Cleaning. I ! Eg I am still doinjj carpet laying , carpet ileaning lawn cuttiag and similar work. See ir • write me before giving such work. My harges are very reasonable. Leave orders at rRiBUNE office. lUUUS KUNERT. ( . . , _ _ . ii i. n > - in iiifi- iiiii Himm miiii ia"OTf * * H