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Testing
SHOES
You are doing : this very thing , "testing : shoes , '
every day of your life. Do the shoes you are now
wearing : stand the test ? Don't worry if you bought
them here. Ours stand every reasonable test. Good
shoes always do , and that is the only kind you can buy
here. Fifteen years of shtie selling : have taught us the
differences in shoes. Some coated-over-to-sell shoes
are excellent imitations , but we can see through a shoe ,
and no shoddy dare remain in our establishment.
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Made-to-sell shoes are different than made-to-wear
shoes. Buy good shoes and you'll feel safe because
there are no risks in the comfort , style , shape and
wear in "good shoes. "
BOYS' SHOES
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the kinds that wear.
So many don't. We know how hard boys are on
shoes ; we also know good shoes. No risk in trying our
Boys' Seamless Shoes. The makers of this line author
ize us to thoroughly guarantee every pair sold. Your
boys need them.
A visit to our store will prove to you the
truth of this lesson on "Testing Shoes. "
SHOE STORE
VAHUE & PETTY ,
PKOPKIETOKS.
To California in a Tourist Sleeper.
In no other way can you go to Cali
fornia so quickly , so comfortably , and
yet so economically , as in a tourist sleep
ing car.
The tourist cars used for the Burling
ton overland excursions are models of
comfort and convenience. They have
wide vestibules , high back seats and
double windows. They are lighted by
gas. The heating arrangements are ad
mirable and the bed furnishings are
clean and of good quality.
The Burlington excursions leave
Omaha every Tuesday and Thursday and
go through to San Francisco and Los
Angeles without changes or delays of
any kind. You can join them at Lin
coln , Hastings , Oxford , or any other
station at which the train stops. The
route is through Denver and Salt Lake
City , past the finest scenery visible from
car windows anywhere on the globe.
An experienced excursion manager is in
charge of each excursion party and a
uniformed porter accompanies each car.
Folder giving full information mailed
on request. Beautifully illustrated 72-
page book about California sent on re
ceipt of six cents in stamps.
J. FRANCIS , G. P. A. ,
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ALLAGR
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A druggist in Macon , Ga. , says : " I
have sold a large quantity of Mother's
Friend , and have never known an in
stance where it has failed to produce the
good results claimed for it. All women
agree that it makes labor shorter and less
painful. "
is not a chance remedy. Its good effects
are readily experienced by all expectanl
mothers who use it. Years ago it passed
the experimental stage. While it always
shortens labor and lessens the pains of
delivery , it is also of the greatest benefit
during the earlier months of pregnancy.
Morning sickness and nervousness are
readily overcome , and the linimentrelaxes
the strained muscles , permitting them to
expand without causing distress. Mother's
Fnend gives great recuperative power to
the mother , and her recovery is sure and
rapid. Danger from rising and swelled
breasts is done away with completely.
Sold by druggists for SI a bottle.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.
ATLANTA , GA.
Send for * -e illustrated book for expectant mothen.
is destruction of lung by *
growing germ , precisely . .
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cheese by a growing geiv
If you kill the germ , yo.i
, L-op the consumption. \ ou
v.n or can't , according to
. /lien you begin.
Take Scott's Emulsion of
Cod Liver Oil : take a little
it first.
It acts as a
food ; it is the
easi e s t rood.
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food ; makes you
hungry ; eating
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. c-te will surprise you.
SCOTT & BOWNE ,
Chemists.
JO Pearl St. , New York.
> c. and Sl.OO ; all druggists.
McCook Markets.
Corrected Friday morning.
Corn $ .35
Wheat 58
Oats 4 °
Rye 33
Hogs 4.25
Eggs 20
Butter 15
New Potatoes 65
Butter fat at Creamery 17
City Council Doings.
The members of the city council held
a session on Monday evening , transact
ing the following business :
Kills of John Ekstedt and F. M. Kim-
mell for $27 and $3.50 respectively were
allowed and warrants ordered issued on
the proper funds in payment thereof.
Ordinance No. 91 , the "curfew" ordin
ance , was taken up for consideration and
passed its first reading.
This ordinance is built along the lines
of the Lincoln ordinance , and among
its provisions are the following : Makes
it unlawful for minors to be on the street
unaccompanied by parent , guardian or
other legal custodian after nine o'clock
front March ist to August 3ist , and after
eight o'clock from September 1st to the
last da } * of February. Due penalties are
provided for.
The ordinance also makes it unlawful
for parent , guardian or other legal cus
todian to permit children or charges to
he on the street after the hours and
dates prescribed.
The ordinance effects all minors up to
age of 16 years.
DRY CREEK.
Tuttle brothers are hauling straw lor Wilcox -
cox & FHlcrafl.
J. II. Wade and family visile 1 at J. C.
Acheson's , Sunday afternoon.
County Treasurer O. L. Thompson spent
Sunday with the home-folks.
W. A. Ilolbrook is not iinj roving as fast as
his many friends would wish.
E. G. Dunham and Jacob Pickrell are very
busy sawing and hauling wood.
Mrs. G. H. Stephens has been quite sick ,
but is improving at this writing.
Andrew Anderson and family entertained
friends from north of McCook , over Sunday.
G. C. Uoatman was out from McCook ,
Wednesday evening , shaking hands with the
boys and girls.
Rev. Godwin , the new minister on this
work , began revival meetings at tiie Prospect
Park school-house , labt Monday evening ,
which are progressing very favorably with in
creasing attendance and interest. Bro. God
win is a very earnest young man and has
created a very favorable impression with the
people. May success attend his efforts.
Strntesy In n Street Cnr.
"In the matter of strategy a woman
can get the better of a man every time
In minor affairs , at least , " said a man
who Is in business down town and who
rides home in a West Philadelphia car
during the rush hour every evening.
"I usually get a seat , for I take the car
away down at Fourth street. The
other evening I was busily reading my
paper when a woman got aboard at
Twelfth street. I glanced up slyly and
saw that all the seats were occupied.
'Hasty as my glance was , she caught
my 670 , and that was my finish. Smil
ing broadly , she came over to where I
was sitting and exclaimed : 'Why , how
do you do ? How are all the folks ? '
"I couldn't place the woman to save
my life , but I lifted my hat and re
plied that we were all well. 'She must
be some friend of the family , ' I argued
with myself , so I folded up my paper
and gave her my seat. After she had
settled herself comfortably she looked
up at me iu a queer sort of way and
said : 'Really , I must beg your pardon.
I took you for Mr. Jones. You look so
much like him. '
"But she had the seat , and she kept
It. It was a clear case of bunko. "
Philadelphia Record.
He Knew the Spot.
An amusing anecdote is related of
General Sherman , who , as commandIng -
Ing general of the army , visited West
Point one June for the graduation ex
ercises. He accompanied the com
mandant on his Sunday morning tour
of inspection of barracks , and on enterIng -
Ing a certain room he walked over to
the mantelpiece. Stooping down , he
pried up a brick from the middle of the
hearth with his sword scabbard and re
vealed a hollow space about a foot
square , in which was nicely packed a
considerable quantity of tobacco and
other contraband articles. Meanwhile
the cadets occupying the room stood
by mutely watching and wondering
what sort of man the general Avas to
have been able to discover the only
"cellar" of its kind in barracks. Turn
ing to the commandant , the general re
marked :
"I have been wondering if that hole
was still there. I made it when I was
a cadet and lived in this room. " New
York Tribune.
Idiocy In Xnmljer.s.
The Contributor The 2thake may be
perfectly cured without pain.
The Editor We Icier if the specific
is hard 2 take. If not , AVC will try it
Jthwith.
Subeditor If cured , it Avill be a Ider
Indeed !
Assistant Sub lOderly , gentlemen ,
'tis a sore subject.
Deputy Assistant Sub Yes , and re
quiring 40tucle 2 bear.
Correspondence Editor This is car
rying the matter as far as SOquette
will bear.
Office Boy Those who are so 4-2n-S
as to do the above will find each para
graph 2 contain a slight 11 of humor.
Printer's Devil 5-4 shame , gentle
men 5-4 shame ! Pearson's.
He Oufcht to SInrry.
Miss Antique You ought to get mar
ried , Mr. Oldchapp.
Mr. Oldchapp ( earnestly ) I 1'ave
wished many times lately that I had a
wife.
Miss Antique ( delighted ) Have you ,
really ?
Mr. Oldchapp Yes. If I had a wife ,
she'd probably have a sewing machine ,
and the sewing machine would have an
oil can. and I could take it and oil my
office chair. It squeaks horribly. Ex-
AS ffiyfffi'fr * MTI i * s _
PRETTY ROUGH SPORT.
A Cruel Game Plnycd In the Cnmp
of Cnuudlnn Lumbermen.
So full of peril Is the lumberman's
life that oven his sports and games
must be spiced with danger -or they
will pall upon his taste. On the long
winter nights a cruel game called
"Jack , where be ye ? " Is frecuently
played.
The middle of the largest room In the
camp Is cleared. Two men are secure
ly blindfolded and , having previously
drawn lots for the llrst whack , they
kneel on the Hour. In his right hand
each man holds a stout leather strap ,
iu his left another leather strap , or a
rope Is held by the end , either close to
the Hoer or. in some camps , actually
on. it. The latter strap , being kept
taut by the combatants , guarantees a
uniform distance between them. They
are quite near enough to hurt each
other severely , which not Infrequently
happens.
Now , the man who lias been lucky
enough to draw the first call shouts ,
"Jack , where be yeV" to which his op
ponent must immediately answer ,
"Here I be. " Then the llrst man
strikes at the place where he imagines
his adversary to be with the heavy
leather strap. If lie hits his man , lie
is entitled to another blow may call
out again , "Jack , where be ye ? " and
the other must answer , "Here I be. "
This is continued till the first man
misses , when he must take his turn
at being struck.
The others form a ring around the
two combatants , bets are made , and
each faction encourages and applauds
its chosen man. There are regular
rounds , and the game is usually kept
up until one or the other has had
enough or perhaps till one is carried
off the sceue wounded. Hard heads
can stand hard knocks , and volunteers
for the sport are numerous. At the
beginning there is generally no malice.
A hard blow is struck it is expected
it is the game. But it occasionally
happens that the game develops into
a fierce duel. Pearson's.
CLOSE FIGURING.
HOTV a. Woman Upheld Her Reputa
tion For Economy.
She was the wife of an official of a
St. Paul street corporation. Her one
pet hobby was economy. Though her
husband made an excellent salary , she
was rigid in her rules pertaining to the
buying of the necessaries for the
household. She would haunt bargain
counters and market stalls for hours in
order to get the benefit of a reduction-
of a few cents on the article desired.
The corporation official , with much
laughter , used to tease his better half
about what lie called her "stinginess. "
So one day. feeling hurt at his ridicule ,
she resolved to take him to market
with her and demonstrate beyond a
doubt that she was a most economical
buyer. He consented , stipulating that
he was not to be asked to carry the
basket.
Arriving at the market , she made
several purchases , and then at one
stall inquired the price of eggs.
"What , " she exclaimed , " 1C cents a
dozen ? No. indeed , that is too high. "
She dragged her reluctant husband
after her from one stand to another ,
still inquiring the price of eggs and al
ways receiving the same answer until
near the upper end of the market.
Here she found a dealer who offered
to sell her eggs in any quantity for 13
cents. To her husband she said joy
ously :
"There , I told you so. Why , those
others were robbers. "
Turning to the salesman , she ordered
half a dozen eggs , gravely handed him
the S cents asked in payment and
went home , prattling away about the
worth of economy iu marketing and
the alleged willingness of dealers to
gouge the unsuspecting customer.
And to this day she does not know
that her husband and his friends
laughed over it at the club. Baltimore
Sun.
3Ian'H Superiority.
One sees many curious phases of hu
man nature in the safe deposit vaults
of a banking institution from the wo
men who never by any chance know
where their keys are and go through
bag and pocketbook with reckless haste
to the man who is not quite certain
that he has locked his box and returns
to the vault three or four times , puts
his key in the lock , shakes it hard and
finally goes away convinced that "all
is well. " But iu recent experience witn
a new customer to whom I was renting
a box the climax was readied. When
I handed him the keys and said :
"Now. here are two keys. Separate
them so that if you lose one you will
have the other to admit you. "
He quickly replied :
"Very well. I will put one on my
key ring and lock the other up in my
box. "
And yet they tell us that men are
more logical than women. New Lip-
pincott.
First SynaKosue In Xew Yorlc. I
In 1GS3 the Jewish residents of New !
'
York petitioned for leave to build a
synagogue and sent the petition to the '
governor and lie to the mayor and com
mon council , who refused to grant ir
on the urouud that worship was ex
tended only to sects professing faith in
Jesus of Nazareth ; but Governor Don-
gan in the next year of his term grant
ed the permit , and in 1G91 the Jews
had a place of public worship , which
stood on the south side of what is now
Beaver street , between Broadway and
Broad street. The attendance was 20
families , or about 100 souls.
A Terrlhle Threat.
"How did you finally break your
husband of smoking in the drawing
' *
room ?
" 1 threatened to make a smokimr
jacket for him myself If he didn't give-
it np. " Stray Stories.
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W. F. LAWSON , Cashier. F. A. PEN HELL , Ass't Cash.
A. CAMPBELL , Director. FRANK HARRIS , Director.
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For family use in numberless ways Mallard's
Snow Liniment is a useful and \aluahle rem
edy. Price , 25 ami 50 cents. A. MtMiIien.
A Thoroughbred Jersey Bull. . . .
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. . . .can be found at my farm , 1 1-2
miles south of McCook. He has no re
lations in the county. Fee--i at
time of service.
FRED W.CARRUTH.
DON'T BE POOLED !
Take the genuine , original
ROCKY MOUNTAIN TEA
Made only by Madison Medi
cine Co. , Madison , \Vis. It
keeps you well. Our trade
mark cut on each package.
Price , 35 cents. Never sold
in bulk. Accept no substi-
INCORPORATED tB82 tute. Ask your druggist.
Br i % Q Men F.ili
\ ictims to stomath , in T and kidney '
ie- as well as u'jmen , aii'l .ui i-rcl tt.e r
in loss t.i appetite , poicon- the Mood , ' >
ache , nervoti.snesi , headache and tire'l ,
ILS , run-down feeling. l ut theie'i n < > i
to feel like that. J.W.Gardner of Ida ,
Ind. . says : "Electric Hitters are just the '
for a man when he don't care whtth r
hvf > or dies. It gave me new strength ,
good appetite. I can now eat anything
hate a new lease on life. " Only jo cei. -
McConnell &l5erry's drug store. Lvery ' <
guaranteed.
lie who cannot bless the wa\e that '
him homeward mu.t have little 'ongii ' _
home.
Pucl Dear for Hife Lea.
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years paid o\er S.co . to doctors to cure .
ning sore on his Jeg. Then they xvair
cut it eft , I'Ut he cured ; t wi'I one \ *
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