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Y pale , anemic girls ' need a fatty food to enrich jjj * their blood , give color to $ | their cheeks and restore their g J health and strength. It is $ safe to say that they nearly t g all reject fat with their food. & OF COD LIVER OIL WITHHYPOPHOSPMTESOFLIMESSODA is exactly what they require ; it not only gives them the im ff. portant element ( cod-liver oil ) 40 in a palatable and easily di gested form , but also the hypo- phosphites which are so valua ble in nervous disorders that usually accompany anaemia. SCOTT'S EMULSION is a fatty food that is more easily digested than any other form ( it of fat. A certain amount of flesh is necessary for health. You can get it in this way. We have known per * 'ft t sons to gain a pound a AVr " day while taking it. 5oc. and $ i oo , all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE , Chemists , New York. THE FIRST BABY. [ ts Coming is Looted Forward to "With Both Joy and Fear and its Safe Arrival is Hailed With Pride and Delight by All. The arrival of the first baby in the household is the happiest and most im portant event of married life. Theyoung wife who is to become a mother delights to thinkof the happiness in store for her when the little one shall nestle upon her breast and latterly she shall hear it lisp the sweet and holy name , "mother. " But her happy anticipation quickly van ishes when she realizes the terrible pain and suffering through which she must pass while bringing the little one into the world. An indescribable fear of the danger attendant upon the ordeal soon dissipates her joyfulness. Thousands of women have learned by experience that there is absolutely no necessity for the sufferings which at tend child-birth ; they know that by the use of "Mother's Friend" a scien tific liniment for a few weeks before the trying hour , expectant mothers can so prepare themselves for the final hour that the pain and suffering of the dreaded event are entirely obviated and it is safely passed through with com paratively little discomfort. All women are interested , and es pecially expectant mothers who for the first time have to undergo this trial , in such a remedy ; for they know the pain and suffering , to say nothing of the dancer for them. "Moth cer , which is in store er's Friend" is woman's greatest bles- sinc , for it takes her safely through the severest ordeul of her li fe Every woman should be glad to read the little book "Before Baby is Bora , " which contains information of great value to all. It will be sent free to any one who sends their address to The Bradfield Regulator later Co. , Atlanta , Ga. AVERTED A SMASH UP HIS SCHEME WAS SIMPLE AND THOR OUGHLY EFFECTIVE. A. Safe Plan , Not Patented , That May lie Followed Iiy Ilnllroad Tcl frni > li Opcratora "Who Miint Go to Sleep While on Duty. "However tired or overworked he may be the railroad operator who al lows trains to smash into each other while he pounds his ear is a brainless Idiot , " said William James , an old timer. "When I was a youngster I was In charge of a station down in Pennsylvania. I went to sleep on duty because I couldn't keep awake. Trains met there every hour or so , and I was the only person to run the business at that point I went to sleep and slept six hours , and there wasn't any smash up or the slightest possibility of one so far as my station was concerned. "I was 15 years old when I applied for a job to Superintendent Pltcalrn of the Philadelphia and Erie. He took me on Immediately and sent me out to Kane. That was the place where Dr. Kane , the Arctic explorer , once lived , and It was named for him. Kane is on top of a mountain , with Wilcox at the bottom on one side and Wetmore on the other. Oil Is the great product there now , but In 18GJ ( the traffic was In general freight Big trains met at Kane , and for a small place the traffic was considerable. "I was met at the station by a big , wild eyed man , Avho said that he guess ed I was the kid that was going to re lieve him. lie said he was glad to get out , but he guessed I'd like the work. " 'You'll have the night trick , ' said he , 'and you'll only have to be here from G p. m. to 7 a. m. ' "I looked up with dismay , but he was striding ahead into the station. He instructed me in my duties , told me of a country tavern about two miles away and then swung on to the train that had been waiting 20 minutes for lunch and was gone. "When the day man relieved me the next morning , I put for the hotel and found it after tramping about for two hours and made arrangements to stay there. The proprietor's wife seemed to take a motherly interest in me , and that afternoon when I started for work she had a bang up lunch of fried chick en and jam and things. "Well , that night about 11 o'clock I got hungry for that chicken and hauled out my lunch basket. I had just got things nicely spread out on the instru ment table when in come a fat engi neer. ' "Hello , kid ! ' said he. 'That's too good a feed for you. It'll give you bel lyache , sure's the world. ' "Whereupon he put me on a bench , sat on my legs and ate my supper. Then he got up , sucking his teeth , and said : " 'See them woods over there ? ' point ing across the track. There wasn't anything else in sight. 'Well , them woods is 40 miles long an 13 miles wide an chuck full o' berries. Go'n eat y'uself t' death. ' "He walked leisurely out to his en gine , and I went to the lunch shanty' just below the station and ate up two days' salary before I discovered how determined the keeper was to have plenty of money to support his old age. "The next day I didn't go to the ho tel , but staid near the station and plotted revenge. It was the custom to telegraph up from Wilcox the number of passengers who wanted meals at the Kane lunch shanty , and when I got the first message that night after vainly scheming all day an idea struck me. The message read , 'Six suppers on 27. ' I made it read 26 and carried it to the lunch keeper , who fairly danced with glee at the unexpected rush. He un doubtedly saw a Fifth avenue mansion for his old age. Just as 27 pulled in I rushed into the shanty with a message purporting to have come from Wilcox saying that at the last moment 20 pas sengers had decided to stay there over night to take part in a local political celebration. Flynn was furious and went to the conductor for corrobora- tion. The latter heard with a grin the story of the 2G prepared suppers and , remembering his own experiences with Flynn's prices on two or three occa sions , simply shrugged his shoulders and said : " 'How c'n I help it ? ' "Well , the loss of sleep that day and the excitement did me up , and about 11 o'clock I found I couldn't keep my eyes open. I took the red lantern and nail ed the tin bottom to a tie in the middle of the track and went to the edge of the woods and Ivy down. When I awoke , the day operator , who had been dragged out of bed two hours ahead of time , was getting the Philadelphia and Erie railroad system into operation again after a six hour suspension of service. "But there wasn't any smash up , and no lives had been lost , and I got a job two days afterward at Titusville. " New York Sun. Gilbert's Satire. W. S. Gilbert meeting the editor of Punch one day remarked as he was leaving him : "By the bye , Burnand , I suppose a great number of funny stories are sent into your office ? " "Oh , yes , " said Mr. Burnand , "thou sands. " "Then , my dear fellow , why don't you publish them ? ' ' replied Mr. Gil bert as he put ou < - his hand to say goodby. Chinese Riddles. What is the fire that has no smoke and the water that has no fish ? A glowworm's fire has no smoke , and well water has no fish. Mention the name of an object with two mouths which travels by night and not by day. A lantern. Chicago News. ' V THE ENGAGEMENT RING- Peculiar "Way * In Which It Canscn a Younc Woman to Act. Did you ever have n chance to ob serve , unobserved , n young woman's conduct toward her newly acquired en gagement ring ? It feels so strange upon her hand that she cannot refrain from examin ing It a dozen times an hour , always , however , on the sly. On the first night she sits up an hour later than usual to admire it boldly in the seclusion of her own apartment. A frequent kiss Is ad ministered to the shining band and itr glittering gem , and during the night she dreams that It has fallen into a stream and awakes clutching the fin ger to assure herself that the precious pledge is still secure. Then , on thf following day , she wears it only in secret , taking care to trans fer It to her pocket at table and when In the company of intimates , but place her among strangers or among casual acquaintances who cannot be Inquisi tive , and how bravely will she flaunt the token before their eyes , as one who should say : "I may not be the loveliest creature In the world , but you will observe that I have landed my fish. " Gradually it assumes its place in her daily life , and her blushes grow less violent with each succeeding explana tion of Its significance and each ex travagant description of its donor's at tributes. But before It finally becomes a part of herself , as It were , she must , of course , leave it a dozen times at least upon the washstand and suffer in consequence a dozen violent attacks of palpitation of the heart until it is re covered. London Answers. THEY DYE THEIR SCALPS. For Scanty After the Head Has Been Slinved Perfectly Smooth. A French explorer has discovered the vainest people in the world. By a curious coincidence they happen to be also the ugliest. They are the Pa- houins , a savage tribe of the western coast of Africa. The main occupation of these people is the adornment of their persons. As the Fahouin's cloth ing is of so light a character as not to incommode him he bestows a good sha e of his thought upon the acforn- ment of his body , which he tattoos in elaborate designs done in red or blue. Or a more fanciful effect is. obtained by tattooing in relief by injecting un derneath the skin the juice of p plant which produces a permanent swelling. Sometimes the face and body are also tinted with a dye , red being the color most in demand. The same methods are used in adorn ing the face , especial attention being given to the nose. Many of the Pa- houins after tattooing or painting their noses pierce them with long , slende'- bones. Others after piercing the nose attach to it a string of colored pearls. Both men and women concentrate their efforts on their hair. Their inge nuity , which is shown in the construc tion of scores of different headdresses of bone and metal for the men of the tribe , chiefly the warriors , is illustrated In a far greater degree by the coiffures of the women. The extreme of simplicity in the Pa- houin women's method in making themselves beautiful is to shave the head till it is smooth and round as a ball and then to color it with a dye. Cincinnati Enquirer. Addressed the Jury. A man who had never seen the in side of a courtroom until he was intro duced as a wituess in a case pending in one of the Scottish courts , on being sworn took a position with his back to the jury and began telling the story to the judge. The judge , in a bland and courteous manner , said : "Address yourself to the jury , sir. " The man made a short pause , but , notwithstanding what had been said to him , continued his narrative. The judge was then more explici * and said to him : "Speak to the jury , sir , the men sitting behind you on the benches. " The witness at once turned around and making an awkward bow said with perfect gravity : "Good morning , gentlemen. " Buffalo Courier. A Catalogue. "Miss Mary , " said the sable maiden , "we 'spect to have an en'tainment at our chu'ch nex' week , and I got to speak a piece. I was jest goin to ast you if you had a book with some ob them pieces in ? " "Why , yes. Dora , I have a book of recitations. What kind of a piece do you want ? " "Well , I was thinkin ob somep'n in de nature ob a catalogue. " "A what ? " "A catalogue you know , a piece with one person a-talkin and 'nother one answerin 'em back. Has you got a piece like dat ? I'd like it fust rate. " New York Tribune. A Secret of Youth. One night at a reception which Sen ator Beveridge and I attended soon aft er his election the hostess said in mock surprise : "Are you Senator Beveridge , the sen ator from Indiana ? " The senator bowed modestly. "It hardly seems possible. Why , you are a mere beardless youth ! " " " Mr. without "Madam , replied Beveridge out a smile , "I shave. " Saturday Even ing Post. Paraguay Tea. When the yerba mate , or native tea of Paraguay , is cultivated , the seeds are treated to an acid bath before planting. This softens the hard shell which surrounds the kernel of the seeds and enables them to sprout in three or four months. If planted in their natural state , it requires three or four years for the seeds to germi- A SLEEPY GUEST. the Lady of the HOUHC Waa In- diKiaiit Over Hiti Conduct. There is a well known legal light of Chicago who is in deep disgrace with out the shadow of an excuse for him self to bolster up his sinking spirits , lie went out to Hyde Park the other night to dine infounally with some friends , and his hostess , who had been married but a. short time , put herself , out to entertain him. The dinner wus excellent , and the judge did full jus tice to it. They had coilce in the libra ry , and the biggest , most padded leath er chair was put at the guest's dispos al. With a sigli lie sank into its cav ernous depths and prepared for a luxu rious evening with a good cigar ahead of him. Brilliantly his hostess rambled on. She told stories that were witty , and she gently deferred to his views , but presently he left her to do all the talking. In the midst of a striking ac count of u theater party she stopped with a jerk. There was no response and a dead silence punctuated only by a gentle and regular breathing. The judge was fast asleep in his big chaii. There was no doubt of it. Nothing could conceal the fact. With one in dignant and comprehensive glance at her plainly delighted husband she arose and majestically swept up stairs. And she did not go down again. It was some time later when her husband apologetically came up after her. lie had not expected her wrath to last. "Dui- did you think you were badly treated V" he asked. "How long did he sleep ? " asked the still insulted wife. Again the grin overspread her hus band's face , but he spoke in a sad tone , as befitted the occasion. "Nearly an hour , " lie breathed. "I wouldn't mind , " pacifically. Then it was the worm turned. "Mind ! " she stormed. "Of course I wouldn't , only you have grounds now for the rest of your life for saying 1 talk so much it puts people to sleep ! " And she wept Chicago News. SOMETHING ABOUT ARMIES. Artillerymen "Were Once Ilennriled nn MecluinlcH , Not Soldiers. Until the time of Charles XII of Swe den the artillery was not considered a part of the army. The men serving in it were not soldiers , but regarded as mechanics. The officers had no army rank. Charles XII gave artillery offi cers a rank and regularly organized the artillery into companies. The battle of Pavia demonstrated the superiority of the gun in the hands of the Spanish infantry. The musket carried a two ounce ball and sometimes brought down at one fire two or three mailed knights. The French sent a Hag of truce to remonstrate against the use of such barbarous weapons. Alexander had four kinds of cavalry the cataphncti , or heavy armed horse ; the light ca.-alry , carrying spears and very light armor ; the acrobalistce , or mounted archers , used for cmtposts , pa trols and recounoitering duty , and the dimaclioe , or troops expected to act ei ther as cavalry or infantry. Alexander the Great reorganized his father's ar my. The file or lachos of 1C men was the unit : two files made a dilochy ; two dilochies made a tetrarchy ; two tetrarchies a texiarchy ; two of these a syntagura ; 10 of these a small phalanx ; four of these a. tetra-phalangarchy , oth erwise known as a large phalanx. The Greeks attacked in a phalanx , the spears interlocked and shields over lapping. After the first onset the spears were dropped , and the day was decid ed with the sword. The cavalry at tacked the enemy in the rear , if possi ble , and , in case of victory , undertook the pursuit. Pearson's Weekly. PTot tlie Conventional AVomnn. "But I don't know you , madam , " the bank cashier said to the woman who had presented a check. But this ; woman , instead of saying haughtily , "I do not wish your ac quaintance , sir , " merely replied , with an engaging smile : "Oh , yes , you do , I think. I'm the 'redheaded old virago' next door to you whose 'scoundrelly little boys' are al ways reaching through the fence and picking your flowers. When you start ed down town this morning , your wife said : 'Now , Henry , if you want a din ner fit to eat this evening , you'll have to leave me a little money. I can't run this house on the city water and 10 cents a day' " "Here's your money , madam , " said the cashier , pushing it toward her and coughing loudly. Chicago Tribune. \VImt the Tots Said. Here are some sayings of children reported by the Chicago Xews : "When small Bobby had worn his first pair of trousers for an hour , lie went to his mother and begged to have on his kilt again. 'What for ? ' she ask ed. 'Because , ' replied Bobby , 'I , : eel so lonesome in pants. ' "A mother recently had occasion to leave her little 4-year-old son alone at home while she made a brief call in the neighborhood. 'Did you get lonesome , dear ? ' she asked upon her return. 'Yes , mamma , ' replied the little fellow. 'I felt just like a widower without you. ' " Diplomacy "Wins. Ardent Suitor I lay my fortune at your feet. Fair Lady Fortune ! I didn't know you had money. Ardent Suitor I haven't much , but it takes very little to cover those tiny feet. feet.He He got her. London Telegraph. The average man will pay 50 cents to see a show of fireworks and neglect to look at the sunset , which he can see almost every night for nothing. Louisville Journal. Something very similar to the tele- phcne was used in China 1,000 years Ladies' Suits , Waists and Furs Before You Buy. . . . . . . .You should see our line of Ladies' and Misses' Capes and Jackets. Our Line ofWinter Winter Goods is com = plete. 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