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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1910)
h IE BUCK DIMfflD is Cnc cf the Curiosities of the Mineral Kingdom a- FUZZLE TO SCIENTISTS Nature Hss In Some Peculiar Way Produced This Rare Form of Carbci And Then Thrown Away the Secret of the Process Found Only In Brazil Tin term black iliuuiuuds Is koiih times Jokingly sipplltd tt ordinary coir wlilcli vc hum in our runiwiS Inn Viw real hind dliiinonds of coir uiLtce an nniony the most unique nun vn prudiiits of the world and ilir wrvc a purpose in tin industrial v 1 1 1 ttm makes ilium of ureal value Tin Dlnck diatiioiids are pure curium aim et in no outward nppearanre reseui ble the diamonds which we are arms tomed to wear as ornaments Tliej wre slightly harder than the rrstal 01 uem diamonds and in fact ahout tin hardest suhstanre known Black diamonds or carhons ari anions the greatest curiosities of the lalneral kingdom They are without rystnlllne form and are found In ir Tegular pieces rangin in size from laalf a carat up to three four and Ave kuudred carats They are dark gray Unck or brownish In color aud opaque She real diamond of the jewelry trade also pure carbon but translucent and crystalline in form Two objects so alike In composition could not be Hound so opposite In appearance as these two forms of carbon Another peculiar thing about the Hack diamonds is that they are found only in one locality In the world They come from a very small section of Bra sdl not more than 225 miles square in area Outside of this limited territory bo pure black diamonds have ever Been found What peculiar freak of nature caus ed the deposition of the black dia monds in this section of the world and aowhere else is one of the mysteries which science has failed to explain Soue of them has been found in tho jreat Kimberley diamond regions where the crystal Torm of diamonds Save for so long beenmined The whole origin of the black dia mond is therefore a scientific eulgma Saturally the question is raised Of TOliat use Is a black diamond V No ane would care to wear one of these diamonds which resembles a piece of -soul more than a real diamond and so Snr no one has popularized the black euis as the black pearl has been Severtheless the black diamonds serve s most important and useful function St the industrial world This pure black carbon is not only harder than the real diamond Mil rougher and not so brittle as the gem Consequently it Is of great value for nrtny mechanical purposes aud panic aiarly for boring with diamond drills n diamond drilling the tips of the drills are studded with carbon or black diamonds and when the bores are deep the pressure is so great that sue gem diamonds would be crushed in she process But the carbon resists shls continued pressure and slowly aats down into the rocks In diamond drill work the carbon Is set in circular pieces of soft steel or son called bits and these bits are at tached to tubing Armed with these alack diamond teeth the drills push ibeir way down under severe pressure A a depth of live and six thousand eet cutting through the hardest kind at rock Some black diamonds are iuch harder than others aud there is 20 way to determine by the color the jffereuee in the degree of toughness Black diamonds or pure carbou are not by any means cheap and the own rs of the mines in Brazil where they are gathered are making a good thing OTt of their monopoly There is no Saown substance that ran take the glace of carbon in drills in boring for 3ld silver cupper and other mineral deposits Before the blark diaionds cf Brazil were discovered it was im jjossible to make borings When the was lirst introduc ed in our industries jt was used in diamond saws iii nittiii xfuiitv mar 31e and similar sulHtaures Thru tin grice ad van ed si thit tin- irluii wa round too cosily tor mkIi um and bur jras substituted fur stone iirtiuu Brr i really an unperfert rrystil ur gni diamond i i too brittle fur iw Si drills tup eiucuily hurt has tak en the pla r blr diimunds tin Stone rutting asd tlie iUer Iiive been restricted lilnmt eitn to diamond drillinu purposes The average size f black diaiuoud ast d in the drills rmye from two to Jive carats but tin- larirur specimen- give much In ttet rrult Tlie com more but thr 1im lunger Iuiixc quentiy there i a greatet demand tor tile larger pieces ut pure rarbuii aud Tile price is sometimes run up to pre mium figures for unusual specimens The fear thai the supply of black diamonds may some day give out and paralyze the diamond drilling industry ftmr stimulated prospectors to syste matic search for uew deposits but so far they have not been successful On the other hand scientists have been milking a close study of the chemical spnditiotre which have produced the Slack diamonds but their manufacture is apparently about as difficult as the making of the gem diamonds It is MUSICAL MISERY When Bagpipes Squeak Out The Star Spangled Banner I wish growled a man who mad a tour of the British Isle ibat Uie British bandmasters cjuiti lake a course of instruction m i im i w tutes the American national w concerts are the rage ah i 1 110 Ireland Scotland aiui imuiiu the summer mui jnuami a compliment to ttoido t who a iiiuPiiig away goiu tor their benefit llic present daily vvi at is geiuiallx dulibed American nation al nil 1 in majority of these iuuiti masters think Dixie Is the national air be luitse they sagely observe it is the only one which Americans applaud The Star Spangled Banner is dismal and lugubrious enough under the lni of circumstances but to hear the Scotch bagpipes have a Uing at ii 1 iudescrlbable misery The man who wrote the Columbia hymn would not know his own work as performed in Great Britain aud even the Kentucky Home and other negro ballads get a touch between an Irish jig and a Scotch wail which robs the American visitor of any pleasure which he might experience in hearing songs trom home It may be that British Scotch aud Irish guests on this side of the water get as much discomfort in hear ing Annie Laurie I hope they do for it would establish a sort of Inter national musical balance New York Press SLEEP SUPERSTITIONS How to Awaken at Any Hour You May Designate Sleep is the best cure for waking trouble Hours for sleep Nature gives five Custom seven Weariness takes nine Laziness eleven If you wish to arise at a certain hour before going to bed make with your right foot as many marks on the floor as the hour on which you wish to wake then go to bed backward To insure happy dreams bum some hazelnuts and do the ashes up in a package which you must place be neatb your pillow You will then dream sweetly If you wish ever to marry never look under the bed If a person talks in bis sleep put his hand in a bowl of water and he will tell you all his secrets The Hindoos say it is bad lurk to sleep with your head to the north but sleeping with your head to the south promotes longevity It Is considered by some nations dan gerous to sleep while thirsty for the soul leaves the body in search of wa ter and if the body awakened too quickly the soul might not have time to return to it so the body would die In Germany the nightmare is believ ed to be a spectral being which places itself upon the breast ot the sleeper depriving him of the power of utter ance or motion Philadelphia Press Parks of Australian Cities Australians wich a tine climate be lieve in enjoying themselves and there are plenty of facilities Tints in Syd ney there are parks and squares and public gardens witb a total area of 4335 acres Sixteen miles from the city a shilling excursion train fare is the picturesque national park con taining 30810 acres preserved in their natural state A similar reserve call ed Kurin gal Chase comprising 3i3U0 acres of land chiefly of densely wood ed hills skirting for many miles around numerous tidal arms of Brokeu bay is also held for the enjoyment of the publrc forever Melbourne has no fewer than 5400 acres of recreation grounds In or near the city Adelaide is surrounded by a belt of park lauds and has shout 2300 acres set apart for the public beneGt Nor are Perth and riobart and Brisbane and some of the fine inland towns less well provided for Westminster Gazette Malay Race Not Dying Out There is a very common idea that the Malay is a race that is dying out killed in its own couutry by the enter prise of Chinese Tamils Javanese who however are kiusmen of the Ma iaysi and Europeans To those who come out east expecting to Gnd a few miserable remains of a once powerful race whose probable fate is that of the Australian aborigines it comes as a revelation to bud a sturdy independ ent and courteous race whose lan guage runs from Suez to Australia and who so far from dying out are year ly becoming more numerous Java Times A bad Start Ever try this Keep a smiling prop osition V Tried it once but with poor suc cess Unfortunately 1 started the ex periment on a day that the boss felt grouchy Louisville Courier Journal What Made Him Sick Teacher Your little brother was all right when he left the house with you and yet you say hes sick and wont be in school The Kid Sure Didnt 1 give him the seegar wid me own hands Puck Stationary Youth Rich Father My daughter s too young to get married She is only eighteen Impecunious Lover I know sir but I have waited patiently tor possible under certain conditions to years and sne doesnt seem to get any muiie euuer uui uui iu ic suuit ieui 0ider to be or any commercial value ma ture in some peculiar way has made these rare products and then thrown Early Intelligence Sundav School Teacher finishing the Sie secret of the process away If any narrationi And that is the story of man can ever unlock or find that se- jorjah and the whale Jounuy Isnt it emt he may cause a panic id the dia strange they knew what a Jonah was rnond trade Scientific- American J that long ag0 i One V Good 400 500 and 600 Trimmed Hats for 800 1000 and 1200 Trimmed Hats for 1500 1800 and 2000 Trimmed Hats for 9 Do your trading at our store every day next week Be sure and try McCook flour and get the best McMillens Little Liver Granules will do you good If you want a good loaf of bread try Anchor Patent Remember the sale of millinery at 114 east B street The Juniors tripped the light fan tastic New Year eve in the Monte Cristo hall The Monte Cristo hall was the scene of quite a brilliant New Year dance on the evening of the 1st Mercy and Ralief is the WCTU topic for January 14th with Mrs Mc Bride as hostess and Mrs Wimer as leader Note that the meetings of the Ladies Circle have been changed to 2nd and 4tb Fridays of each month instead of the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month as formerly Pnr 150 each 5J DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY H ii ii hi tig1 Always Follows Another Our Annua Muslin Underwear Sale Which Closes Saturday Night January 8 has receiver the attention of hundreds of the ladies of McCook and neighboring town who have visited our store during this sale seeming Muslin Undergarment Values never before equalled in McCook WE URGE every lady who has not been in this week to come without fail before Saturday night and secure a share of these great values You must see thitn to appreciate their cheapness Then Comes Our Popular Twenty Percent Discount Sale Beginning Honday January 10 and Closing Saturday January 15 This sale is looked forward to by every customer who is anxious to make every dollar count for the very most possible for our reputation has been established we do exactly as we advertise and this sale means that Everything in Every Department Throughout Our Entire Store Will be Sold at OneFifth Less than the Regular Price and clean stock figure for yourself what this discount means on You are familiar with our usual low prices our up-to-date seasonable and desirable Dry Goods then be on hand next week and get your share I ill 1 Will Even Greater Reductions in Our Ready to Wear Department During this sale week our entire stock of COATS SUITS AND DRESSES will go at the following great reductions One 35 Russian Poney Coat 2775 One 35 Black Fur Coat 2575 One 25 Black Caracul Coat 1575 Twenty Percent Discount on Every Fur Scarf and Muff in Our Stock One 3500 Dress 24 75 All 2500 Dresses 1675 2000 14 75 i 1750 I2 75 1500 u 75 Tr 1250 9 75 1000 7 75 McConnell fills prescriptions Any 3500 Coat- or Suit 28 3000 23 44 2500 18 2000 4 15 1500 4 11 1250 4 9 1000 4 tj 44 750 Coat 5 600 4 500 3 2 Cheaper ones 2 2 gS e Did some one cough Tell him ahout McConnells Balsam While they last astonishing bargains in millinery at 114 east B street rear of DeGroffs store Have you written on any of the new style stationery L W McConnell Druggist Mrs Bradford of C L DeGroff Cos Ready-to-Wear department has returned from her holiday absence in Denver and resumed work in that de partment and is ready to receive dress making orders for prompt delivery Lessons in Water Color Painting- Mrs Lottie Brewer has returned from her Chicago study in water color work and will give lessons in painting You of course have noticed her beautiful ex hibits in DeGroffs and The Model shoe store Its Your Own Fault if your bread isnt the best ever if you dont buy thb famous Loomis high patent at the McCook Flour and Feed Store G F Smith proprietor 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 90 90 90 90 50 25 FA IP R Ill I Ill i 5 1 IIP Final CleanUp of All Our Millinery Goods In order to clean our stock of Fall and Winter Millinery and make room for early ship ments of Spring Goods we offer during this sale week All Ribbons Malines Chiffons Feath ers and Wings at One Half Off All Ostrich Plumes at OneThird Off This stock is all clean perfect and season able merchandise which we fully guarantee and strongly recommend to every lady who wishes anything in the millinery line F W 4 i jk jL Ml EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS MILLINERY LADIES FURNISHINGS Phone 56 222 flain avenue Real Eslate Filings Fred Graham to George M Thomas wd to 13 in 13 Dan bury 500 00 Joseph L Stitt et ux to Wil liam M Crouse wd to s hf nw qr 3 4 in 4 2 27 7500 00 Lincoln Land Co to Margaret Brumgart wd to 10 in G 6th McCook 250 CO Margaret Brumgart et con to Joseph E Stansberry wd to same as above 1 00 Walter Hickling et ux to James 11 Duvall wd to se qr 21 329 7500 00 A H Knuth et ux to W A Knuth wd to n hf sw qr se qr stf qr s w qr se qr 26-4-30 2000 00 United States to August Droll pat to nw qr 1S 3 19 James Wilson to John Harri son wd to 10 in 31 Indianola 50 00 Rub out lines and wrinkles and make your complexion fresh and young by the use of Hudnuts Cold Cream L W McConnell Druggist Millinery at practically your own price at 114 east B street rear of De Groffs DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY flcCook On everything you buy you will receive 15 off 1 I 8 -- imi 111 ll luiiiTrBPiEaaw7 ill ti i mm thmmii jih irnnifiTirrMriHiJiiTiaiiitTtirrsaBagsrTitiiinmirrMai i MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS McConnell for drugs McCook Milling Co best 91 Patent is the ADVERTISED LIST The following letters cards and pack ages remain uncalled for at the McCook postofiice Jan 7 1910 LETTERS Clark Miss Blanche Clough Mrs C G Green D A Hickman Mr Eli Jones Mr Tommy Mullen Mr Peat Nelson Mrs F Nilsson Miss Tory Peterson Mrs Noro CARDS Fitzgerald Rev D F Fisher Mr J K Halson Miss M Imel Charlie Lyle Mr Earl Purnphry Mr G Rupp Mr Cleave When calling for these please say they were advertised Lon Cone P M Load up you camera and get some good winter scenes We have every thing in supplies that you will want L W McConnell Druggist Real and genuine bargains in millin ery Rear of DeGroffs 114 east B street Get our prices on canned goods before buying Magner gibcery and meat mar ket Mary Harrisonnurse Phone black 286X t