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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1911)
r FN 8W pfep Largest Circulation in Rea WnlowCv Entered at postoffice McCook Ne braska as second class matter Pub lished semi weekly Indianola and Ilolbrook will be come postal savings postoifices on January 1st j Red Willow countys levy for 1911 state taxes is 2045523 or 370933 larger tlian it was in 1910 j One cannot watch a weiek s pro ceedings in congress without dng tlie impression coming over Mm that there- aire more small sniocth bore polltiicians and brow grafters in the bunch than are necessary to good honest business results The fiirst man to announce him self a candidate for the fusion nomination for secretary of state appeared Monday in person of Dr A T flatewcod of Culbertson - - - 1 1 1 I lie lias wramen ior ohiiiks to be used in getting his nam1 on the ballet He was defeated by George C Junkin for the same office three years ago World Herald The operations of the so called railroad promoter in this city last week constituted one of the most amusing chapters in local human cupidity in late years My brethren when will you cease gulping down sinker bate hook line and all of such raw swindles It is doubtless business to be Johnny on the spot but it is worth Avhile to be able to disitdn guish between business and graft Real business on men do business TT in in YWrpr1 i1l TfXir iVV Cwfm TV eftkj Mavriit C Worris Somewhat At Sea I am somewhat in doubt iust swindlers and windbags do the majority is to be ness on the cupidity and ousness of others and they nev tr fail to gather in a harvest of ways and means committee is abl some dimensions here to report a bill we will have dif If you are troubled with chronk constipation the mild and gentle ef fect of Chamberlains Tablets makes them especially suited to your case For sale by all vdruggists Tribune 1 00 year ferent schedules of the tariff up for consideration As soon as tto ways and means committee get through with some of the tariff measures I intend to get a hear ing on a bill I will soon introduce on the valorization of coffee The object of the bill will be to pre- HANTme a rhyme of Christmas Sing me a jovial songr And though it is filled with laudhter Letitbe pure and strong Smd of the hearts brimmed over With the story of the day Of the echo of childish voices That will not die away- Of the blare of the tasseled bugle And the timeless clatter and Beat Of the drum that throbs to muster Squadrons of scampering feet ButOJet your voice fall fainter Till blent -with a minor tone Vbu temper your song with thebeauty Of the pity Christ hath shown And sind one verse for the voiceless Ana yet ere the song be done Averse for the ears that hear not md a verse for the sigMes For thpughit be nine for singing jt merry nnsxmas eiee Let a low sweetvoice ofpatnos Run through the melody JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY mw jwn Mr rrav - i ri ihCk yZ4iwnZm itj u z j ftza ftw DC 3 one m i Wm WMsL iOj iaSfe mm x iaefc v ym - a J3 6 Jzsm kjvbjt ttmm A Merry Christmas to all Tribune Readers vent by proper tariff restrietioi the government of Brazil m eon as to what will be taken up mection with the American ant somewhat their own means sand Congressman jN orris 1 do Jiuropean iinaneiers trom eon and resources Grafters and not know wliat tiie program oi trolling tlie manceit price oi cor I know fee m Anieinca I intend also tc they propose a revision of tlie tar j crowd my resolution to preven iff I presume as soon as the i the holding of secret caucuses ir the house chamber and 1 feel en couraged that it will be passed bi the house before final adjourn ment Lincoln Journal Better join The Semi Weekly Tribune now Give yourself Christmas or New Year gift now r Kgftehe your 57C feS lr Cornpleie I nlr 2iectioi7S ariy sioh on bi3 I j 3MgRgajgaeg C5ti3t8aas gifts Cherts Motiving that g SCARRY i 1 j CVIFUJWI5H j I ii P Vrtcrc5 of every Sv JtMflFMll JJ -ass IZ aI1 sizes ani J I i l fon ir IlSM n7aKs Visr Elgin Wall- jj I li Co vjosc costly s h1 or otrr rrovrjei5ts jj I Z1 Bdnds IIF Safest 7 i B JT 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may not with gladness glow Each gift holds some precious bit of cheer To win your thanks said the sweet Child Year Happy New Year f Many Nations wV DQ I DO YEARS day has for t ior generations uuen me come down to us from the old Gterman custom of di viding the vear at the close of those months when it was no longer possible to keep cattle out doors This was made quite a fete and in the sixth century was merged into the feast of St Martin November 11 on which day the opening of the New Year was celebrated While in Germany Martinmas and the New Year were identical with tho introduction of the Roman calen dar the celebration was gradually transferred to the first of January and with it went many of the jolly Martin mas customs Traces of these old New Year ob servances andsupersitions can still be traced in the way the season is kept in different lands Ouraecorations of greens for in- t n Aa nwn n wnlin rf 4 lin j tl1 T wt n t sifperstition of presenting branches of ees lo- good luck in the coming eai j The giving of presents has also coje to us from the Romans They ouJid even the generous Americans forfjiey used to ask for gifts if not recfived until one of the emperors forbade his subjects demanding gifts save m the New Year One of the favorite New Tears gifts after pins were invented in England in the sixteenth century wrre the rough hand made pieces of retal that took the place of bone and wood skewers Later pin money was substituted A gift that must never be omitted was an orange stuck with cloves to grace the wassail bowl Apples nuts and fat fowl were popular offerings of the season Gloves and glove money is a very old New Year custom which is still kept up in the increasing use of gloves as holiday gifts Even more curious are the old New Year customs Many of these are still observed by old fashioned people who cling to the old traditions The old fashioned Englishman will formally open the outer door of his house on New Years eve just at the approach of midnight This is to let out the old year and usher in the new The Scotch make much of New Year It is generally ushered in with a hot pint brewed at home and drunk by the family standing around the bowl just as midnight strikes After hearty greetings to the New Year the hot pint with bread cheese and cakes is taken to the houses of the neighbors The first to enter anothers home on the first of January bestows good luck on the fam ily for the year In many of the Scottish regiments even yet the ushering in of New Year Is most picturesque At five minutes before twelve the soldiers headed by the oldest man in the regiment dressed as Father Time march out of bar racks headed by the band playing Auld Lang Sync Just at the stroke of twelve there comes a knock at the gate Who goes there calls tho sentry The New Year is the answer Advance New Year is called back The gates are thrown open and the smallest drummer lad in the regiment aressed in Highland costume is car ried in on the shoulders of the men and marched around the barracks to the pipers tunes The rest of the night is spent in carousing Original Suffragette Mrs Johahne Meyer the first Danish woman to speak from a platform in be j half of woman suffrage attended thej Universal Race congress recently heldj in London as the delegate to the Peacej Society of Copenhagen As soon as thej congress closed Mrs Meyer began anj inquiry in behalf of the Danish govern ment to ascertain the effect that so j clal and political work in England hasj had on women In 1870 Mrs Meyer founded the first organization for thej betterment of women in Denmark She i3 now the editor of a paper she found- ed In 1S8S ruuumii1 liijil 1 CHRISTMAS in Rl Ay IB V jCTL Kj nwunnu MEN MgZMEEZM Suits Overcoats Bath Robes Smoking Jackets Silk Hose Knit Ties Dress Gloves Mufflers Jewelry Sets Collar Bags Handkerchiefs Sweaters Pajamas Silk Suspenders Belts Trunks Shoes Hats Shirts Suit Cases alushaSon Home of Hart Schaffner Marx Clothes WHJtfVlTlZTi ATffl WJMBB Tlie surveyors were out in the yard yesterday doing some figuring on providing means for using an engine in elevating the ice into tlie new ice lionse 11IIMJH 1 HI MMJ Bruce Berry is in charge of the train masters clerical work during tlie absence of Clarence Stokes with his wife at her old home Albion Nebraska GREAT BARGAINS NOW TO BE HAD AT McCook Hardware Cos During the two remaining shopping days you will find GREAT BARGAINS in all departments of our store While we have had large sales still many lines are unbroken and you can yet make SPLENDID SELECTIONS WE WISH TO THANK YOU for your generous patronage and wish you a VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS McCOOK HDW CO 02S S WJB Mills 116 Main Ave i xxxitimvj - BY R B Simmons When Things Go Wrong When things go wrong about the house The bread forgets to rise And little Minnie tears her dress And all the babies cry Oh dont sit down and mope and sigh And fret and worry so But dress the kidlets and yourself And see The Electric Picture Show When all the World looks blue to you And you begin to fag Your head to ache your heart to break And appetite to flag Just lock the door and leave your cares Behind you as you go And spend an hour of solid joy Seeing the Electric Moving Picture Show E E DeLong Prop i l r A o K V i v
