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First Shipment
of Fall Goods
in the famous
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System
- Nothing niftier on
the market than
-these young men
specialties
Rozell Barger
The Leading Clothiers
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnell for drugs
Knino Brand at the White House
Grocory Phone 30
McConnells Blackberry Balsam for
diarrhoea and summer complaint
Try our crackers In tin boxes You will
never use any other HUBER
We have the finest line of Olives and
Olive Oil in McCook The full Reid Mur
doch line HUBER
The best of every thing in pure foods
are packed under Kamo Brand and
labei For sale at the White House
Grocery Phone 30
For breakfast we have buckwheat Ral
ston and Advo pancake flours and maple
syrup and mapleine to go with them
HUBER
Kamo to tho housewife means the
choicest of foods and table delicacies
that the worlds markets afford For
sale at the White House Grocery
Phone 30
Biggest Bargains
in Paint
Every can of Bradley
Vrooman Pure Paint where
possible is composed of pure
Carbonate of Lead pure
Oxide of Zinc pure Linseed
Oil
Your painter will tell you
that these are the best ma
terials from which paint can
be made
Bradley Vrooman Pure
Paint is the best of all good
paints Besides being ab
solutely pure it is also full
net measure
You get a full gallon of
paint in every gallon can
and you get at the same
time the biggest bargain in
paint
Pjerma Lac Beautifies
the Home
Use it on the furniture
walls ceilings and host of
other articles indoors
Use it outdoors on buggies
wagons farm implements 4
porch steps and floors lawn
furniture
Use it in every nook and
corner of the house on any
thing that is shabby dirty
or worn
We have Perma Lac in
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There is such a thing as carrying
the discount business too far as the
smart advertising agent of a new pub
lication discovered
As I understand said tho mer
chant your rate is H0 a page for a
single insertion and you deduct 1 per
cent from this rate for each additional
insertion
That is correct replied the agent
The total rate decreases by 1 per
cent for each insertion contracted for
after the first he went on to explain
If you agree to take it ten times
there will be nine insertions after the
first and you will get 9 per cent off
the rate In other words you will
only have to pay 4550 each time
The idea commends itself to me
said the merchant thoughtfully and
if you will stick to that plan I will be
glad to make a contract with you to
use a full page for 101 consectuive is
sues
The agent was jubilant until he
thought it over Then he wasnt This
discount business can be carried too
far Exchange
How a Submarine Dives
All submarine vessels are brought to
a condition of readiness to submerge
by taking in water ballast in suitably
arranged and controlled tanks This
causes more of the boat to sink below
the waters surface and finally leaves
her with only a small part of her con
ning tower out of water The remain
ing part above water represents what
is called reserve buoyancy This
buoyancy varies generally from 200 to
1000 pounds depending upon the size
of the craft and it is to overcome the
permanent tendency to rise represent
ed by this reserve that pressure is
brought to bear upon the submerging
rudders or the hydroplanes in order to
make the boat sink after she is once
put in motion It is the height out of
water or reserve of buoyancy of the
submersible which gives her her su
perior sea keeping qualities which per
mits the vessel to be driven safely on
the surface at higher rates of speed
and which contributes in other ways
to the efficiency the habitabiiity and
the military value of the craft Har
pers Weekly
Phony Mistake
The mistakes that occur through
and by the telephone are numerous
said the lady who had one in her
house and some of them are as amus
ing as the others are annoying The
last one I had happen to me was rath
er curious My sister-in-law is named
Drake and I called her up at her house
The maid told me she had left word
to call her up at a certain number
which I thought I had right I called
it and asked for Drake They said
there was no such person there Then
I wanted to know what place it was
The man at the other end said it was
a poultry store and he didnt laugh
when he said it It struck me as so
funny that 1 laughed right out and
the man asked me what I was laugh
ing at He hadnt seen the point and
I rang off without enlightening him
New York Herald
The Owl In History
The owl was in former times gen
erally regarded as an omen of mis
fortune or death but as the Egyptians
represented Minerva under the form
of an owl the Athenians who were
under the care of this goddess looked
upon the appearance of the owl as a
favorable omen It therefore formed
upon the ancient coins referred to the
symbol of Athens and her foreign pos
sessions The Chinese and the Tar
tars have also held the owl In high
esteem The first named used to wear
owls feathers in their caps and some
Tartar tribes still worship idols made
like owls
Borrowing Trouble
Kenneth who views the future from
the eminence of seven summers was
looking very woebegone
Asked why he hesitated for a mo
ment then bursting into tears Ive
been wondering he said between
sobs when mothers dead and nurses
dead and my wifes dead wholl look
after me when Im sick
A GREAT
CHAUTAUQUA
Eight big lectures
Five strong musical companies
Four high class entertainers
A season ticket makes each pro
gram cost one fourth of the single
admission price
Own a season ticket and enjoy the
fine programs
YOU profit by owning a season
ticket The management by single
admissions
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CHAUTAUQUA SCENE
Many special features are being
added to the program by the manage
ment
Watch the papers for special an
nouncements
Many men commanding the atten
tion of the whole nation are speak
ing before Chautauquas this summer
This assembly has its share of- big
men
Can you afford to miss some big
ideas by men who know
Ernest Harold Baynes
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ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES
Ernest Harold Baynes has one oi
the truly great illustrated lectures
now being given Baynes is a man
with a message the boys should hear
A story for fathers ears and some
inside- information to the ladies who
wear birds on their hats
Mr Baynes makes an eloquent
plea for the birds of our country
Hear him at the Chautauqua
The Rosebush family is camping out
at a point up the river a few miles
Diarrhoea cholera morbus and
cramps are speedily stopped with Black
berry Balsam The sure relief for sum
mer bowel trouble 25 cents
Our bath supplies make bathing a
double pleasure Sponges brushes
soaps toilet water etc
L W McConnell Druggist
Those of our readers who are inter
ested in business education should
send at once to the Grand Island Busi
ness and Normal college of Grand Is
land Nebraska for free circulars
This school is one of the largest and
most successful in the United States
and is just now making a special offer
to young people of limited means
Students are not required to pay any
fees until they have time to graduate
and secure positions We understand
a number from this county will attend
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The Term Copper
While many police officials bclievo
that the term copper as applied to
policemen had Its origin in the use of
the copper badges that wore formerly
worn uu authority states thut the
word may b traced back to the Nor
mnus in the twelfth century and that
it is a corruption of catch The
Normans not only applied it to the
catchers of criminals but to the im
plements used in catching or holding
them There were hand cops or
handcuffs in the twelfth citury
and the Anglo Saxons used foot cops
In the Yocabulum or the Rogues
Lexicon written by George V Ma
ted in 1S51 copped is thus defined
Copped Arrested The knuek was
copper to rights a skin full of honey
was found in bis kicks poke by the
copper when he plucked him The
pickpocket was arrested and when
searched by the officer a purse full of
money was found in his pants pocket
This is the derivation of copper
There is an implied compliment in the
sobriquet London Saturday Review
Blood Travels Fast
The speed at which the blood circu
lates iu the veins and arteries of a
healthy man is something surprising
All day long year in and year out
the round trips continue from the
heart to the extremities and back
again The red blood corpuscles travel
like boats in a stream going to this
or that station for such service as they
have to perform and the white cor
puscles the phagocytes dart hither
and thither like patrol boats ready to
armrest any contraband cargo of disease
germs The mileage of the blood cir
culation reveals some astounding facts
in our personal history Thus it has
been calculated that assuming the
heart to beat sixty nine times a min
ute at ordinary heart pressure the
blood goes at the rate of 207 yards in
the minute or seven miles per hour
1GS miles per day and G320 miles per
year If a man of eighty four years
of age could have one single blood
corpuscle floating in his blood all his
life it would have traveled In that
same time 5150S0S miles Exchange
Afghan Frontier Tribes
There is an interesting little story
in Dr T L Peunells book Among
the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Fron
tier which illustrates the attitude of
the frontier tribes to their great neigh
bors A political officer was talking
with the headmen of some independ
ent tribes and he asked them what
part their people would take iu the
event of war between Russia and
England
Do you wish us to tell you what
would please you or to tell you the
real truth was their naive reply
I adjure you only to tell me what is
the white word meaning the true
statement
Then said an old graybeard
among them voicing the feelings of
all present we would just sit here
upon our mountain tops watching you
both fight until we saw one or the
other of you utterly defeated then we
would come down and loot the van
quished till the last mule God Is
great What a time that would be for
us
One Comfort
Dick was a very clean little boy and
dirt disgusted him One day he found
a poor little starved kitten crouching
in a ditch at the roadside and he
carried the wet muddy little waif
home with him He took it to the
hydrant and carefully rinsed off all
the mud but the shock was too great
for the sick kitty and the breath of
life departed Dick went with her to
his mother who exclaimed at the sight
of the wet drooping kitten Why
Dick what have you done
She was all mud and I washed
her Dick replied
Oh Dick his mother said sorrow
fully Im afraid shes dead
Dick looked shocked and grieved for
a moment then his face lighted up
with a gleam of comfort as he ex
claimed Well she died clean any
way Delineator
The Tigers Skin
Whether its color helps the tiger In
its furtive life or not it is a royal liv
ery that it wears The spoil of lions
but for their manes have not much
majesty A cowhide may be hand
somer But a throne can ask no more
sumptuous trapping than a tigers
skin and if a jury were to be impan
eled to select the noblest looking ani
mal now in the zoological gardens the
verdict would almost infallibly be
unanimous in favor of the Siberian
tiger It is difficult to imagine any
thing more beautiful more full of
dignity and of the simple grace of
strength than one of these gorgeous
deep furred brutesLondon Times
More Cautious Now
Yes said the popular actor I
had to refuse the part It was beyond
my powers
Thats strange replied his friend
There was a time when you would
undertake any part
Ah yes That was when I was an
amateur and amateurs you know
Will attempt anything Exchange
Expected Back
Prisoner Can I speak with the con
vict Jack for one moment Jailer No
he has just left after finishing his
time But ask me again in about a
week Fliegende Blatter
Not Her Pose
Yeast Does your wife ever sit with
her chin resting on her knees Crlm
sonbeak No my wife seldom sits
with her chin resting at all Yonkers
Statesman
Take heed of many advice of few
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Another Big
Shoe Sale
Dont Miss this Great Sale
Lot NO 1
Ladies 350 and 400 low -
shoes at 245 These are all
up to date styles in patent kid j
tan calf and kid stocks
Lot No 2
Ladies tan low shoes worth
up to 350 at 235 This
lot is a bargain The styles
are good Heavy and light
soles Plain and tip toes
To be satisfied use Kamo
Everything in drugs McConnell
Feed of all kindB baled hay etc at
McCook Flour and Feed Store
We have fresh lettuce and celery every
Wednesday and Saturday HUBER
It you want a good pickle in sweet sour
or mixed we have them a quart jar full
for 25 cents HUBER
We have a full line of California Canned
Goods in both the Advo and J M brands
Nothing superior HUBER
This is the month when green apples
are alluring to the youngsters Guard
against serious consequences by keeping
a bottle of McConnells Blackberry Bal
sam on hand Price 25 cents
The Eagles have rented and are now
occupying the third floor of the Kelley
building just vacated by the Masons
The Odd Fellows and Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen will sub let from
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Lot No 3
Broken lines in Boys and
Misses low shoes at about
Half Price
Lot No 4
We have a good line of chil
drens low shoes which we are
x going to close out at COST
Mens low shoes at great reduction during this sale
We have one lot of odds and
ends in Ladies low shoes that
are worth up to 300 per pair
at 150 per pair
Sale begins Honday August 9th
Ending Saturday August 21st
The Model Shoe Store
Fisher Perkins 201 Main Avenue
McConnell fills prescriptions
Mary Harrisonnurse Phone black 286
Do you have corns
Sure Corn Cure
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Of course you know Huber keeps the
Wedding Breakfast Coffee
Patronize home industry by smoking
Commercial Club 10 cent cigar and
the Snroke 5 cent cigar
We are now agents for the Famous Car
hartt Overalls and Jackets also for their
Gloves and Caps HUBER
Monarch Silver Bell and
White Satin spell success in good
bread and cake baking Buy the best
McCook Flour and Feed Store
The primary children taught by Mrs
G B Hawkes and the class taught by
Mrs R D Rodgers were given a picnio
on the Congregational church lawn
Tuesday with a very happy time
resulting
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T7E all get fooled in these days -of automobiles and strange
noises but it is wicked to fool your good money away for
high priced low heat unit coal when you can get the best for the
same price Stop and think there is Coal Good Coal Better
Coal then the Best Coal and they all bring about the same
price in McCook It would make us blush to say that we were
the only ones in town that had the best but we say and say it
hard that there is none better in McCook then our Economy
and Black Nugget Quality Service and a satisfied customer
is building our lumber business away beyond our expectations
and we promise you that we will handle our coal business in
the same manner ask our customers nuff said
Stansberry Lumber Co
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