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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

D. NJ. Steele & Co, the old reliable gro
Gerry house of Omaha, make a speciality OF
carrying all goods in their line of a
strictly first class quality, and pay par
ticular attention to their mail or
der trade, and guarantee satisfaction on
all business entrusted to them. They have
always in stock a full assortment of staple
and fancy groceries, cordage, twines,
wooden and willow ware, ~grocers' and
hardware sundries, salt, oils, &c. Are
packers and curers OF salt fish, jobbers
and direct importers OF teas, cigars, tobac-
cos, and smokers articles, Have always
on hand a complete stock OF standard
plug, fine cut, and smoking tobaccos.
Their line of teas is unexcelled in the west,
and you will do well to write for prices and
samples before purchasing elsewhere.
Agents for Straiton & Storms. and other
reliable manufacturers of cigars. They
are now Introducing the celebrated La
Espanola" cigar, the best , cent cigar ever
offered to the trade. and guarantee same;
returnable at their expense if not satisTac-
tory.
They sell no goods at retail, &c ranch
men, or hotels.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31
Grocers Atteuuou!.!

A grass widow always knows now to
make hay' whether the sun shines or not.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31
A sIorse who Can 'raIk

1T = announced that Mrs. Langtry will
marry Mr.. Gebhard. IL il about time.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Black hats and small black mantles are
worm with dresses OF all colors.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Sleeves are more frequently pulled above
than below the elbow.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

The greatest scholars are not the wisest
men-Rabelais.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31
Hall Rate Excursions.

Goods that are damaged should be sold
as damaged goods.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31
AZ eIlres tho tiger on his foes.

An Atlanta, G., belle weighs $50 pounds
This in another case OF solid south.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Vancouver Island coal is to be mined at
the rate OF 1000 tons per day.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31
All Run Down

From the weakening effects OF warm weather. BY
hard work. or from = long illness. you need a good
tonic and blood purifier. Hood sarsaparllls giy es q
good appetite. strengthens the whole system. purtaes
the blood. regulates the digestion.
1T AFFORD me much pleasure to Hoods
Sarsspsrilla. Ny health two years ago WINS very
poor. by friends thought ] WAS going with consump-
ton commenced using Hoods sarsaparlla. took
i've bottles OF 1t. and to-day | can d AS hard a days
work as ! ever could. II saved me from the grave
and pvt me on my feet a sound. healthy maa." WILL
r. ID. TRIBBEY, la East Main Street. w.gg1nsville
Ohio.
Hoods Sarsaparilia
Sold by all druggists. Of; elk for Prepared only
by c. l. HOOD CO. ApotheeArIes, Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Fish should be sold by the piece-so
many pieces for a quarter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

An English spirit medium claims to hav
paid a visit to the Planet Mars.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoris,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

The cotton crop of the southern states
is in good condition.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Be fit for more than the thing you are
now doing.-James a. Garfield.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Welded by electricity seems to have come
to stay.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Some shade trees are popular and some
are knot.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31
Successfully Tran.pIam..ng an Eye.

1t is said that the operation Of trans
planting a clear piece of a rabbits
cornea into the blind eye of a patient,
performed ten days ago at the Presby-
terrain Eye and Ear Charity hospital, of
Baltimore, has proved a success. At the
end of week the bandages were re-
moved and the eye exposed to the light.
The piece of the rabbits cornea was
completely united to the human eye
and had grown to the edge of the hole
made in the blind eye opposite the
pupil. The clear graft had become
cloudy i'll the process of uniting to the
human eye. Already, however, it has
begun to clear up, and the man is be-
ginning to enjoy the privilege of seeing.
This he has not done for three years,
when his eyes were destroyed by lime.
The operation of transplanting in the
left eye was SO satisfactory that two
days since Dr.. Chisolm made q similar
operation on the right eye.-Philadel-
plia Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Calming the sea with oil is now regularly
and systematically done.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Nothing is so uncertain as the minds OF
the Individuality.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

When II new book comes out l read an
old one.-Rogers.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Photographs have been taken by the
light from a fireSide.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31

Black acc toiIets are as popular as eve
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-31
Fast HORSE. and AthIe4Ics.

Solitude is the audience chamber OF &c
-Landor.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26
THE YOUNG HUSBAND.

When tho Matrimonial Collar Begins to
Gall His Neck.
A miSchicvUus young married wOm-
an. very fon.:. of society and uncom-
monty wise in her day and generation.
impaired to me the other evening a
piece of information which l shall
forthwith communicate. would not
tell it to every body. mark you. for it
is dangerous knowledge. and should
by no means be intrusted 10 indlscreet
or evil-minded persons. There is a
time, she said, shortly after a man is
married (about six months in most
cases). when he is commonly seized
with something very like fit Of re-
pcntance. The collar begins to gall
his neck; he longs for freedom; lively
recollections of his careless bachelor
days throng upon his mind; he envies
the as yet unmarried man. wonders
why he himself was in such hurry to
sacrifice his Independence; in short. as
I gather that my informant meant
to imply. he is in a fit mood for f1irta-
ton with some other mans wife,
and may be utilized for thi s
purpose if properly handled. All
this is very bad. and. let us hope, a
wicked libel on humanity. Neverthe-
less. / must admit that was interest
ed in the revelation, rs always am in
Il new diagnosis of human nature {;
and then. too. the description has, aft
er all. pretty natural look. (The
fact is that mankind does not bear in
vestigation.) However. l don't intend
to moralize or to express my own
view on the subject. but only to report
what was told. The mood Just indi-
Gated. my informant said. in reply to
some questions on my part. is not usu-
ally permanent one. (Here we como
upon more cheering aspect Of human
nature.) Men. she continued. get
used to marriage as they do to every
thing else, and the collar ceases to
gall. l really think, she concluded.
that husbands are often moro fond of
their wives after year or two than
they were before. In that time they
become domesticated; and the rebel
lious fit disappears. But how about
the wives? Are not they also apt to
repent of thoir bargain? This is the
question that I chiefly wanted to ask.
but wone IN are so prone to take things
in personal sens, that l forbore to
seek information on the point Per-
haps. however. I can obtain it from
mr. readers boston Post
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26
Tho Old and the New.

Old and new are by some persons count
cd as practically synonymous with good
and bad, the old being good because it in
old. and the new being bad because it 10
new. It is in view Of this feeling that a
popular form of advertisement announce
old fashioned doughnuts.' and *olt-
fashioned molasses caniy." and other
things of that sort But an enterpris:nx
confec;ioner now boldly breasts this popu.
lar sentiment by advertising 'new-fnsh-
toned molasses candy" And bis suggest on
is q good one, that tn more than one line OF
thought It Is duty and a possibility to i'm
prove on the past; although, be 1t remeIn-
bered. it IL no more . certainty-with mo.
lasses candy or with statements CT doctrine
tina: the new Is better than the old, than
that the old Is better than the nsw.-X -
TlsaSA
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26
THE LOST KISS.
KANSAS.

I put by the halfwrittten poem,
While the pen, idly trailed in my hand,
Writes on: Had words to complete il,
Who'd read 1t, or who'd understand"
But the little bare feet on the stairway,
And the faint, smothered laugh in the hall,
And the cerie-low lisp on the silence,
Cry up to me over it all.
so gather it up-where was broken
The tear-faded thread OF my theme,
Telling how. as one night sat writing.
fairy broke in on my dream,
"A little inqusitive fairy
Ny own little girl, with the gold
eOi the sun in her hair and the dewy
Blue eyes Of the fairies Of old.
Twas the dear little girl that scolded-
For was it a moment like this
I said, "wh en- she knew was busy,
To come rompfng in for kiss.
Come rowdying up from her mother
And clamoring there at my knee
For One little kiss for my dolly
And one little uzzer for mer"
God pity the hear. that repel>d her
And the cold hand that turaed her awayi
And take from the lips that denied her
This answcrless prayer Of to-day.
Take, Lord, from my memry forever
That pitiful sob OF despair,
And the patter and trip Of the little bare feet
And the one pie. eng Cry on the start
4 put by the half-written poem,
While the pen. idly trailed in my hand,
Writes on: Had I words 10 complete it.
Who'd read it, or who'd underestimate
Bat the little bare feet on the stairway.
And the faint. smothered laugh in the hal.
And the eerie-low lisp on the silence,
CRY nd 10 me over il all
-Jomt6s WIbc0D1 Riley. IN v. '. Tribune.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26

interference in my behalf OH the FRI
day previous. At last he arose to take
his leave.
It was quite early. 50 early that the
light of sweet and fresh May even
ing had not quite given way to dark
ness. 1t was SO fine and pleasant that
I sauntered down the long garden
pathway to the gate. There Jimpy
stopped. the red glow OF an unusually
fine sunset lighting up his face that.
until the memorable moment two days
before, had appeared SO plain and
ordinary to my eyes.
Miss Leonard, he said. Il am half
sorry that was of some service to you
the other evening. Not that either,
he stammered. rs a blush suf-
fused his face. ''Of course l
am glad to have been of ever so little
use. but am sorry that the necessity
arose. You see. 1 am afraid you will
think I wish to take advantage of that.
But it is not so. You are going away
soon. and perhaps will never come
back to the Corners. Well. l can not
let you go without telling you that
love YOU ALI, Miss Leonard. don't,
please don't, be angry. I know 1 am
only poor, stupid country boy. home
ly and lame into the bargain. don't
ask you for any thing in return and
don't expect it. You will go away and
be admired and loved. perhaps. by
handsome and clever men in the city;
and you will seldom think of the Cor
ncrs and your old scholars. Yet l
would like you to remember some
times that I-.Jimpy q shall like that
name, because it was through you I
got it), your awkward scholar-love
you.".
1t all seemed like strange, quaint
dream; and long minutes passed by,
during which the stars came out one
by one. ere l awoke to consciousness
of the fact that Jimpy stood there ex-
pccting me 10 say something. Even
then I could only find few words,
which felt were poor enough and all
too meager for my earnest boy lover
Il am sorry. very sorry, that this is
so," said. and, as l noticed the ex-
preston, half wistful-half disap-
pointed. with which he eyed me. l
added quickly: If you were Prince
rich, handsome and clcver-it
would make no difference to me. JIM
py. am proud of your acquaint-
ance. You are good friend of mine.
and l can never fully repay you for
your goodness to me. But that you
should care for me other than friend,
/ am sorry"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26
Steel Shields for Soldiers.

Experiments have recently been
made in Denmark with steel shields.
invented by Captain Holstein of the
Danish army. and intended IL give
cover to two men. When not in use
they are folded up. and then occupy
an area of only two feet square. The
shields contain four loopholcs. two ut
the top and two at the bottom They
are to be used in what is known rs
stationary defense. When a breast
work has been demolished by
the enemy's artillery. and
the enemy advances to the attack. the
defenders, under ordinary eircum-
stances. are exposed. unprotected. to
his fire. 1t is then that thekhields are
to come into reGu;sition. As soon as
the enemy has advanced to within
five hundred PAGES the shields are
suddenly mounted. and from this i'm
provised cover it is thought that the
defenders would be able 70 repel the
attack. Tho trials made in Denmark
are stated to have demonstrated the
utility Of the shieldA-G + Posi-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26

being steadily rowed by strong arms.
And then heard voice that sounded
strangely familiar. saying: BE brave.
Miss Leonard. You are quite safe.
now. and we shall soon be ashore"
Was l dreaming? Could it be? All.
yes; for the lightning flashed that in
stant and showed me q face which
hal not bcheld since when. one peace
full Sabbath night l curiously gazed
upon it, lit up by the glow of setting
sun, -Jimpy. though how he came
there just then l shall perhaps never
know.
In three minutes we were ashore.
and at least safe from the danger OF
drowning. But the shelter we could
secure from the rain was very poor
being only a small deserted log ca bin,
the door of which hal been carried
away and whose windows were inno-
cent of glass. Jimpy almost carried
me to this welcome refuge which. poor
as it was. served to keep off the rain.
Jimpy piled up some large stones, and
we sat down side by side. Strange rs
it may seem. although we had not
met for two years. we talked very lit
tie. and after the stones were placed
for our seat. we were quite silent. IL
deed, the storm was so loud and fierce
that talking was very difficult. And
yet as l sat there. soaked with the rain
and terrified by the lightning, l was
strangely content. and l knew then
and forever that Jimpy was more to
me than an old friend.
Presently the rain subsidized some.
what. and the thunder peals became
less frequent 1t was in one of the short
intervals of comparative silence that |
said: you remember when we were
together last?' 'Yes." he replied.
and added. but why speak of that?"
"Jimpy." l answered. Il haze felt
sorry ever since, and without seeing
you l have learned to care for you.
If you still feel rs you did that Sum-
day evening. take me. if you will
have NE. We will love each
other and"- But the thunder
rolled and roarcd and cut off the end
Of my sentence. When it ceased,
Jimpy began again: you must not
talk so. Miss Leonard. have seen
ever since that did wrong TO tell you
of my love. And yet, though / ain so
unworthy of you, l do love you sill.
l can not accept any sacrifice from
you; but oh, Miss Leonard-oh, Grace,
my darling. if you will give me ono
kiss while we are here alone together.
l will 60 away content.
l turned my face upward toward
his. and Jimpy bent forward to kiss
me. But before our lips could meet.
an awful shaft of lightning struck the
hut we were in-struck Jimpy. and
the man who had saved my pride from
insult and my life from sudden death
the man whom loved too late. lay
dead before me. knew no more un-
til searching friends found ma quite
senscless. with my head resting on my
lovers arm. But Jimpy was quite
dead. W. H. S ATKINSON
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26
James Parker Dean."


thought l could dispense with the
Parker. SO l abbreviated The second
Eamc.,o T. As wrote repeated the
name james p Dean"
Then heard more tina, oac pair Of
merry lips whisper: Jim. F. Dan!
Jim F.. and don't forget the p"
Ever after that the lad waS. rs # BY
common consent, known rs Jim p"
which, by constant u>e. became con-
tracted to one word. "J;mpy;" and
before n great while l found myself
speaking of Dean, and even addressing
him 10y this curious nickname.
taught school at Snake Corners
from late fall until early summer. and
then / went home for rest Bv that
time 1 had Learned a good deal of
Jimpy.
His father was the village black
smith and wagon builder. who made n
fair living, and approaching the lack
OF education in himself, desired his
boy to learn as much rs he could.
-Jhnpy proved avery attentive scholar.
and. although he was not possessed of
extraordinary intelligence. he applied
himself SO diligently to his studies that
/ began to fear he would soon reach a
point where he would have to procure
a teacher of greater erudition than.
myself Now. although Jimpy was
oas ssriously disabled by his lame
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26

me that am not merely an old maid,
but very old maid. Yet have, III
the days of long ago, had lovers-at
least two, if no more.
was only girl of nineteen when
left my fathers home to become a
teacher in a country district-school.
was not very clover but l knew
enough to teach country boys and
girls of generation when young
.sters did not think they knew more
than their parents; nor WAS l remark
ably pretty or beautiful. though ! had
my share of good looks. and ut any
1ratc felt no uneasincSS on that score.
o. my first morning at the primitive
log school-house / found myself sur.
rounded by some thirty or more boys
and girls. Of variety such as one
might expect to find IN country dis
trict. some forty years ago. They were
of all ages. from seven TO seventeen.
and were none of them particularly
apt or bright scholarS--"Xcept one.
In Il corner near the door. and far
thest from my desk, sat an oldloolSing
lad of perhaps eighteen years. He was
the last whom called up to give his
name and other information, SO that
might classify him properly. AS he
waikci up to the desk / noticed that
he was rather lame. owing TO II slight
-deforn,ity in one foot BE had 4 bright
eye and, although dressed ciu,nsily.
was a pleasant enough lad to look
upon. bat he was very bashful.
''Will you tell me your name,
plcasc?' l asked.
The lad glanced at me shyly and
dropped his eyes. Almost in 4 Wills
per he said: Dean. ma am"
Yes" 1said. but your full name"
Before he could reply some preco-
"ciouS youngster in petlicoats volun-
decred: ats Jim. marin; Jim Daan"
/ silenced the smart speaker and
again turned to my eldest scholar.
give me your Christian name, please.
so can enter it properly on the veg
lister"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26

ana she IS buried alive, though buried
under gorgeous upholstery. There IS one
word that sound, Under the arches, and
rolls along the corridors, and weeps in the
falling fountains and echoes in the shut
ting Of every door, and groans in every
note Of strin9 ed and wind instrument:
''Woe! Weew The oxen and sheep in
olden time brought to the temple OF Jupi-
ter to be sacrificed used to be covered
with ribbons aud flowers, ribbons on the
horns and flowers on the neck. But tho
floral and ribboned decorations did not
make the stab of the butchers knife less
beautiful, and all the chandeliers YOU
hang over such a woman, and all the robes
with which yoa enwrsp her, and all the
the ribbons with which you adorn her,
and ali tho bewisching charms with which
you embank her footstep., are the ribbons
and flowers of horrible hatchery.
AS ito show how wretched good wom-
an may be in splendid surroundings, we
have two recent illustrations, two ducai
palaces In Great Britain. They are the
focus Of the best things that are possible
in art, in literature, in architecture, the
accumulation OF other estates un til their
wealth j, beyond calculation and their
grandeur beyond description. One Of the
cs.st!es has q cabinet set with gems that
cost s. 500. COO. and the walls OF it bloom
with Rembrnndts and C'audss and Poas.
sins and Guidos and Raphaeis, and there
are Southdown focks in summer grazing
on its lawns and Arab steeds prancing at
thedoorways on the first open day ut the
Kennels" From the one castle the
Duchess has removed with her children
because she can no longer endure the
orgies Of her husband, the Duke, and In
the other castle The Duchess remains coL-
fronted by ins.llts and denominations in
the presence Of which do not think God
or decent society requires good woman
to remain. Alas for these ducal country
seats: They ON Q large scale illustrate
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26

And ! was sorry. as wa: ched him
walk slowly and sadly down the road
until the darkness hid him from my
sight. And long afterwards, in !,
large city school. and at my father
quiet home. l never thought of the
lame foot, of the rough country
clothes. or of the shy awkwardness Of
the boy Jimpy, but always l remem-
bercd the wis,ful look in the manly
face, rs lit up by the glow of the sun
set. my lover tod me Of his love.
And 1 was sorry.
At the end of the school term left
Snake Corners and never returned.
But two years later spent my sum-
mcr vacation with some friends who
resided in small town on tho shore
of Lake Ontario. within driving dis
lance of the scene of my first eff
forts ut teaching.
was exceedingly fond of rowing,
and frequently spent whole days aloha
on the lake. Late in the afternoon Of
what had been an intensely-hot day. I
started out in my little skiff and pulled
lazily along the shore. 1t was so
pleasant: that the time slipped by I'M
noticed. and for long time was I'M
aware Of the darkness which, was slow
ly creeping over the water. When
did notice the evening shadows. they
served to cover more serious black.
ness which was already filling the
western skies. If had seen This
should have known that one of those
terrible summer storms, so common in
the Lower Lake Regions. was about to-
break. The first intima,ion received,
however. was slight flash of
lightning, followed by the low
rumbling OF thunder was. perhaps.
three miles from the village. and half
n mile from the shOre-wlnch ut that
point and Mt that time was covered by
dense woods. had always been ter
rib,y afraid OF lightning. and the sud-
den fash. added to my knowledge of
the fact that l was alone on deep wa
ter. made me very nervous. A more
vivid flash lit up the darkenmg skies.
followed by loud thunder: and before
l had time to gather my fast-scattcr-
ing senses, fearful Mind-storm blow
in terrible gusts over the lake. My
frail boat spun round and round
like boys top-so swiftly
that the motion made me
quite dizzy. 1t is n wonder that was
not upset. but in less than two min
ntes the wind passed away. and l
found myself safe in the boat, only
without oars! And then the rain came;
not in drops. but in solid sheets. while
the binding flashes Of lightning and
the volleys of thunder mingled SO
closely together that it was impossible
to tell which followed the other can
not remember just what my thoughts
were at that time; was greatly fright
cncd, and believed that the time had
come for me to die. But did not cry
on, and know did not pray. just
sat treIabiingly still.
Out there. amid that wild. harsh
storm music. it would have been quite
to hear the splash of oars
or the sound of voices. I heard and
saw nothing. until I felt my boat give
a slight lurch. and knew tina. was
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26

ROW S-FEETin my
once smooth face,
and fr e q Il c Ii t
streaks of silver
min gled with the
hair that used to
cover my head in
golden waves. tell