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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
REFLECTION AND pREsAeE.

hEF LECit JIM
You have a tongue of honey and gall;
You can trip up truth with the deftest fall.
Your wit is as bright as your heart is true
And how does that sentence read TO you?
You have seen my soul in the clearest light,
And would not read its riddle Alright.
The heart you think of, the mind you see,
Are but your trappings transferred to me.
You bird of ocean. DER the tossing wave
You fit prey seeking-l am not your prey;
Though | can ne'er forget the gift you gave,
Until all time dissolves in the last day.
Pause in your flight. Look on this wretch Of
error,
Who fearless fears your presage. Is it well
Your brilliant wings should bring a fash OF
terror
To one whose lows and hopes you ne'er caa
tell?
Wing on your fight, work out your destined
story,
Work to the prize that waits you at the end,
And when your wings shall burn with heavens
glory
Think not of me-you cannot make or mend.
Watching your flight, / still shall wait in won
der
To see you dauntless in the lightning's blaze,
And while | hear and tremble at the thunder
May know you restful after restless days.
w. III. Pollock in Longman's Magazine.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
BURGLARS, TOOLS IN SECTIONS.
They Are Tbas Made to Conceal Their
Real Purposes.

o'N
To the eye of an honest man no tool is
a burglars tool. Were he to find u most
approved kit, he would merely think
that q mechanic had lost his stock in
trade. Drills. punches, bits and ordi-
nary jimmies have each almost "a coun-
terpart in open daylight work. and only
to the sophisticated would it appear that
the bits Of steel were implements Of
crime. To those who know, the two
distinctive burglars tools are the sec
tional jimmy and nippers, the first being
a steel bar so arranged hat it can be I'M
screwed into several pieces for conver
fence in carrying.
The other is like a pair of curling
tongs, the clutching end being armed
with little teeth, and is used for turning
keys in doors from the outside. The
manufacture of these tools is not, as has
been supposed, confined exclusively to
any set of men. A burglar, DESTROYS Of
obtaining a kit, will go to a hardware
store and purchase drills, brace and bits,
punches and wedges, these latter being
in a series, from those the thinness of a
hillC DltuC L ~ oUHClo VIC tIliIhlCSS u
ones hand. This assortment of seeming
ly innocent tools he takes to a mechanic,
with instructions to temper them to n
certain hardness. To another black
smith he goes, and drawing a diagram
has a piece of iron made in accordance.
Still another makes him a second part,
and finally the thief has a drag" the
most powerful and perhaps the most
useful tool, from his standpoint, that can
be used in opening a safe. 1t consists Of
a long screw, with simple iron braces 10
be attached by a link to the knob of fhe
door.
A hole is bored through the front Of
the safe by means of Il bit, a block is ad-
justed on the inside, and on this is placed
the point of the screw, which is turned
by a crank. AS tie screw revolves it
penetrates farther and farther until the
back is reached. Then, as the tremen-
dous pressure continues, something has
to give, the front generally being ripped
out.
This apparatus, in addition to its sim
plicity and quick work, has the advan-
tage of be:ag noiseless philadelphia
Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
How Did the Turtle Find His WAY?

The rocks at the west coast of the
island of St. Helena abound with sea
turtles, some of them as heavy as a man,
and an English steamer once took aboard
several dozen of those sea monsters, in
tending to deliver them alive to a pro-
vision dealer in Liverpool.
But before they reached English wa
tiers one of the turtles was tal:en sick
and was flung overheard, after having
been branded with the name of the ship.
Next year the same steamer came across
the same tortoise on the coast of St.
Helena, more than 1000 miles from the
point where the homesick creature had
been flung back overheard Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
NEVER GIVES UP ITS DEAD.
Cayuga Lake, From Which No Drowned
Person Was Ever Recovered.

Person Was Ever Recovered.
: eff they succeed in recovering the
bodies of Instructor Merriam and Miss
Yeargin from the depths of Cayuga lake
by means of electricity. as | see they in
tend to try to do" said a gentleman who
grew up on the shores of Cayuga lake,
lit will be the first time in the history
of the lake that the body of any person
drowned in it's waters was ever seen
again. always had a liking for geolog-
ical research and INDUCED it for many
years in investigating the bottom of Cay
uga lake.
"My experiments satisfied me that the
bottom of the lake is a series of large
openings and cavities, many of them
craterlike. Some Of these are 100 feet in
diameter. These c~raters. as | believe
them to be, lie at different depths, Or,
rather, their raised edges are of different
heights. Their depths are fathomless.
They have undoubtedly become the re-
ceptacles of the bodies of the hundreds
of people who are known to have been
drowned in the lake since that country
vas settled and of the undoubted thou
sands of people killed in the fierce bat
ties that were frequently waged on the
shores of the lake between hostile tribes
of aboriginal warriors during the CEN
turtles preceding the coming of the white
at was in Cayuga lake that the fend-
ish murderer Ruloff lowered the bodies
of his wife and child, 30 years ago, after
he had murdered them. The bodies were
inclosed in a chest, as he confessed be-
fore he was hanged at Binghamton for
another murder. The weeks that were
spent in dragging the lake for this chest
were simply wasted, for it was sunk into
the mouth of one of those bottomless
openings, and, if it is not sinking yet, is
still floating about in those mysterious
depths.
"Within half a century more than 100
persons have been drowned in Cayuga
lake, to recover the bodies of whom the
graphing iron and drag were used in
dustriously, but in vain. If it were pos
sible for one to make the rounds of this
lakes craterlike bed, he would, without
doubt. encounter hideous charnel houses
beyond number-caverns where hosts of
grinning skeletons have found %sepulcher,
submarine catacombs without end. Per-
haps the electricians exploring the lake
bottom with their intense lights, as they
purpose doing, may make some such dis
coveries. "-Rochester Post-Express.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Bad Season For London Hotels,

This has been a rather bad season for
some of the London hotels, particularly
for one or two Of the larger ones. Birds
Of passage have been scarcer than has
been the ase for years. The great body
of travelling Americans stayed at home,
not apparently for the purpose of adding
to the wealth of Chicago or Of making
the Columbian exhibition an unparalleled
success, but simply on account of a Lack
of money. The absence of visitors
among whom Americans are probably
the most proftable-had a depressing eff
feet upon many kinds of business, but
none suffered more than some of the larg-
est hotels.-Pall Mall Budget.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
The Vote Was a Failure,

The worthy Sunday school superin-
tendent was illustrating the text, 'What-
soever a man soweth that shall he also
reap"
superintendent | want to raise a
crop of turnips, what sort of seed must
I SOW?
Children-Turnip seed.
Superintendent l want to raise a
crop of tomatoes, what kind Of seed must
l SOW?
Children-Tomato seed.
Superintendent-Very good. Now, if
you want to raise a crop of good man
hood, what kind of seed must you sow?
And an observer who kept tally report
ed that the school on test vote was a tie
between turnip seed and tomato seed
Buffalo Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
THE BASIN OF TENNESSEE.

Oh, the glorious Middle asgin,
The rose in natures WREATH
With her purpling sky and her hills on high
And her blue graselnderneath.
TITS here our fathers built their homes,
TITS here their sons are free,
For the fairest land
From Gods own hand
Is the Basin of Tennessee.
Oh, the fertile Middle Basin!
Proud Egypt's thrashing floor
Held not in the chain of her golden grain
Such fields as lie at our door.
Our daughters grow like olive plants,
Our sons like the young oak tree,
Fer the richest land
From Gods own hand
Is the Basin of Tennessee.
oh, the joyous Middle Basin,
Land of the hooking birdl
Where the flying feet of our horses feet
In front Of the race are heard.
They get their gameness from our soil,
Their spirits will ever be,
For the merriest land
From Gods own hand
Is the Basin of Tennessee.
Oh, the loyal Middle Basin,
So quick for fife and drumi
h stood in the breach on the Crescent
beach
When the hated foe had come.
Her Jackson made our nation safe,
Her Polk an empire free,
For the truest land
From Gods own hand
Is the Basin of Tennessee.
Oh, the glorious Middle Basini
Can we be false to thee?
Sweet Ian where the earth and the sky
ave birth
To the spirit of liberty
No, not while our maids have virtue,
Not while our sons are free,
For the faircst land
From Gods own hand
Is the Basin of Tennessee.
-Maury Democrat.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
SmokeIess Powder Rims Guns,

There seem to be some very serious
drawbacks in the usefulness of the
smokeless powder. on which the mill
tary authorities of the world have ex-
pended so much money lately. One of
the latest discovered of these is that in
some way it Injuries the guns in which
it is used. a French newspaper says
that the powder has done great damage
to the steel guns of the Italian army:
that at least 500 pieces of artillery have
been rendered practically useless by it.
New Orleans Picayune.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05

"The next train for Chestnut Hi
leaves at 5:17-17 minutes after ). TraiL
now ready on track No. 5. Track No.
for SIT train to Chestnut Hill!''
Those were the words Of the guard
and they rang through the waiting room
in Boston with penetrating distinctness
AS soon as he had uttered them a fai,
young woman rushed up to him and said
SIS the train for Chestnut Hill ready
yet? And what time does it leave:'-
Exchange.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
4 Storm Indicator.

In Wilma, Logan county, Kan, there
is a well bored to a depth of 100 feet, and
containing eight feet Of water. Twenty
hours before a storm a current of air is
sues from it and passes through a whis-
tie that has been fixed to the mouth,
which sounds a note shrill enough to be
heard for nearly half a mile round.-Ex-
change.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05

Baltimore is about to put up another
monument. The young Irish are at the
head of the movement, and they have
not yet decided on the hero to honor. So
far the vote favors, in the order named,
Emmett, O'Connell, Grattan, Tone, Burke
and Parnell, and the choice will be made
from this half dozen. Contrary to the
order of such things, the money is al
ready Observation-Disclosures Letter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Rothschild.s Museum opened.

MI. Walter Rothschild, son of Lord
Rothschild, has completed and opened
his geological museum at Tring, in the
Chiltern district, England. The museum
is wholly and entirely devoted to zoolog-
ical matters and includes many rare
specimens. Mr.. Rothschild is an enthu-
astic amateur naturalist and has spent
much money in establishing his museum.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
He Had Noticed 1t.

The hands of the clock were pointing
to IL.
"Have you noticed the clockY she
asked, yawning.
eyes," he said. Its the same one
you've always had, amt it,"
eyes"
81 noticed it the first night I came to
call on you. It's a very nice one."-New
York Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
SISTERS Queer Actions.

Little JOHNNY guess sister doesn't
are much for that young man that's
after her now.
Mother-I should hope not.
Little Johnny-Of course she doesn't,
cause she burns every one of his letters
Just as soon as she reads 'em.-Good
News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05

When Nine. Roland was on the scat
fold, she asked for pen and paper to note
the peculiar thoughts that lowered about
her on the last journey. It is a pity they
were refused, for in a tranquil mind
thoughts rise up at the close of life hith-
erto unthinkable, like blessed inward
voices alightipg in glory on the SUBMITS
of the past.-Goethe.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05

The fur trade in New York is largely
in the hands of German Hebrews. and it
is carried OIL in all sorts of places, from
tiny shops employing three or four work
men to great buildings where goods TO
the value Of many thousand dollars arc
DISPLAYED.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
Reason For

Why did everybody laugh so long
oves that story of old Boreby's? It isn't
a bit funny"
"They were afraid he would tell an
rthar If they kept quiet. Exchange.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
undertakers Don't Believe In spooks

An aged undertaken of this city was
asked if he had ever seen any spooks.
He laughed d%erisively and said: mo,
and I doubt if you will find any one in
my line of business who believes in the
existence of such things. We find there
is nothing more harmless and pitiful
than dead people. philadelphia Rec
ord
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05

Next to Westminster abbey there isno
place of sculpture Of such historic inter
est in the British isles as Bunhill fields.
the last resting place Of John Bunyan.
Daniel Defoe and Isaac Watts.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05

Much of the comfort of this life Con-
sists in acquaintance, friendship and cor
respondence with those that are prudent
and viftuous.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05
We TELL YOU

nothing new when we state that it pays to engage
in a permanent, most healthy and pleasant bust
ness, that returns a profit for every days work.
Such is the business we offer the working class.
We teach them how to make money rapidly, and
guarantee every one who follows our instructions
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Every one who takes hold now and works will
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can be no question about it; others now at work
are doing it, and you, reader, can do the same
ever had the chance to secure. You will make q
grave mistake if you fail to give it a trial at once.
If you grasp the situation, and act quickly, you
will directly find yourself in a most prosperous
business, at which you can surely make and save
large sums Of money. The results OF only a few
hours work will often equal a weeks wages.
Whether you are old or young, man or woman, it
makes no difference, do as we tell You, and sue,
cess will meet you at the very start. Neither
experience or capital necessary. Those who work
for us are rewarded. Why not write to-day for
full particulars, free T.. c. ALLEN g. CO.
Box No. f2O, Augusta, Me.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-01-05

Wheat that is grown in northern lati-
tudes produces much more seed than
grain grown farther south.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12

A suitable Christmas present for gentle
man Ia q box Of 80 Figaro cigars The best
and finest In the market. Price 50. Harrison
& Games Drug Store.
Colgate's fine toilet soaps at Harrison
Games Drug Store.
Seaberry & Johnson's bandagea, sutures
rubber bandages, autiseptic dressings, gauZes,
lints. cottous, piasters, and other supplies for
surgeOns use. Harrison Games Drug Store.
Harris iithis water on drauRht. SC q pin,
glass at Harrison q Games Drug Store.
Harris' lithia water. Carbonated. Very ac-
tive and refreshing. Harrison & Games
Drug Store.
4 Fancy candles, all slzes and colors. lie TO
Soc dozen for Xmas trees, parlor and other
decorations, &c. Harrison Games Drug
Store.
Something new In ladies shoulder braces.
II ,rrison & Games Drug Store.
Bear In mind that every word you see 10
our advertisement IL u positive fact, and you
can always find what We advertise Al our
place. ]. d. Kerr.
Be sure TO get my prices ON furniture. ETC.,
before you buy. J. D. Kerr, Nos. and Ro-
senberg Block. .....
Watches, clocka and jewelry repaired by H.
T. Tusten, at r. M. HsddOn's.
Watches, clocks and jewelry repaired by H..
T. Tusten, at r. NJ. Haddon's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12
THE PROBATE COURT.
The Old OHicer Goes Out and the New
Officer Goes In.

O"eer ooes A".
The Office OF the Judge Of Probate Court OF
AbbeyiIle county is.in q transition state. The
nswly-elected judge, Hon. r. E. Hill, Is going
in and the Hon. J. Fnuer Lyon, after eighteen
wears of efficient and faithful service is re-
firing from public Office.
lndpe Hill received nisc0nnission last Sat.
urday. but In de ference 10 the expressed wish
of Judge Lyon 10 have until the 10Th TO finish
up sorne unfinished matters, Mr.. Hill notified
Judge Lyon that he would not demand The
office untii Monday, the 10th.
ON enterlng the office Monday, Judge Lyon
Was In the midst OF csse Of some klnd, and
a number OF interested persons were present.
Judge Lyon again asked q postponement OF
sn"oested nv him. BEFORE the case then being
ssti5ei was ended parties came In and pro.
nSsed TO prove ihe win of q. w. Conner, de.
sls SSaseS Soas asd a $ Win on Mondsy
Sn vastardav In the forenoon. the newly
e,ecte:i Judee. Hon. r.. f.. Hill, with his at
1nrnev w e MCGOWAN. E,o made formal
demand for The posseslion of the office. Mr..
McGnean stated thaI II was not the Intention
81 his CLIENT To discom mode or incon venience
Jndae G,von in windinp no the business to
..hict ~ ros entitled hnf that he wanted
,ha oH,co In order io transact The new bnsi-
,,nSs oe' - ~
NJ. Mcf3owan further said that he had
donhis M In ihe legally OF the acts of tie re
shnna aIsg ng S,s dniw s.,n nmissIo,ed snecessor
FOR ih,s reason and because of the possibility
sffactino the:i ter,sts of ,he pubI ,ie Thought
ihs ONCE shouiu be transferred that day, aud
ssS al That .Indos Hill he allowed 10 occupy
..ns ~ the desks in the Office To IbIs Judge
Jso vo,, ~ ,nIernos.S No ohIsciion and Judxe I'M
.;,6 Indoa Won re ht,th holding ouarters in
the Office of the Probate Court rUoni.
ao,,s ,n which N recnrd bis napsrs and az Off.
aeS ond nnhI,c anerdian he has the same
Saa,,h y, pt,,ms 81 which IN ,ransfsr m the
nau;iu eiecfed officer vii monies In hin DOS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12
Death OF Miss Cuddie CoIhouu.

Miss Cuddie Colhoun, the beloved daughter
OF Mr.. E. B. Colhoun, died at the family
homestead in this village at noon on Friday.
December 2, 1894.
She had been a great sufferer for many
weeks, while disease made constant and nev-
or ceasing inroads on her constitution. Life
and strength yielded. Tired and weary, she
craved rest, and finally fell into that great
sleep which we call death; and now her body
is forever at rest. while her pure sweet soul is
with the God who breathed into IL his own
Immortality.
Gentle In manner, beautiful In person, love-
ly In character, she possessed a charm for all
who knew her.
Funeral services were held on Saturday
evening In the Episcopal church. large
concourse of people we're present. She was
baried beside relatives who had gone before.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12

Tt takes q man with good deal Of
influence with himself to do something
h e doesn't want and doesn't have to,
because he ought to.
It is a good thing to hold the tongue
when it is about to run away, but 1t
ia folly to spend ones whole life hold
ing it when it might be trained to
proper and safe gait.
To preserve friend, three things
are required: TO honor him present,
praise him absent, and assist him in
his necessities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12
NORIGAGEE'S SALE,

BY VIRTUE OF THE POWER VESTED L'
In "a by mortgage given by X. A. nuniap az
To us dated Feb. 18th, A. D. lSSz' hecoroeu -
the Office of the Register OF Mense oon'es e.o
apce for Abbeville County. BOOK L., pase 3d. DO
We will sell at public ouery =. SIi.pv
,sos Within the legal hours OF sale, the follow
inc ~ described property, situate in said stale
and county to wit: all that tract or parce' VI
land in Calhoun township containing
Nineteen [19] Acres,
mora or less, bounded by lands Of Mrs. Heard
ond DIR. Hester, being in town OF Mt' carmen
&C said land sold to satisfy said mortgage
debt.
TERMS-Cash.
P. Rosenberg & Co.
Dec. 4, 1894.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12
HnllalOn'a Locals.

On Bargain Counter At Haddon's: dozen
Ladies' 1ue Kid button shoes, price $3.50 aud
$500. Reduced To Sl.5O and 500 " close the
lot.
100 dozen handkerchiefs cheaper than ever
at Haddons.
A silk parasol makes a useful christmas
present, AT HaddonS.
Now is The time to buy a winter wrap cheap
al Haddons.
lr you have dress goods, tiannels or cloak
materials 10 buy. call NJ HaddOns.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12
r. nj. HADDON & co.

Sterling and handsome quadruple plated
s,iverware IL the thing Il wedding present,
Bernau the jeweler, has the largest STOCK, ,ow-
est prices, and IL always glad TO show you,
and engrave goods bought handsomely, Tree
OF charge.
Who ia Bradley the man that buys all his
Iewelry from Bernau's.;
or course YOU will not forget to go to Ber
nau's Iewelry store when looking for Nma'
present for your friends, sweethearts, etc, ne
has many things suitable for such glits' ano
prices are way down low.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12

THE address to Democrats" by forty Re
formers shows good spirit, but we are not sure
that the kickers will appreciate the offer. II
they stay out, The Relormers may finish The
job they have undertaken.
MRS. T. T. MCDILL and Miss jamie Young,
oI Due West, have been on visit 10 Mrs. D.
II. McDlIi, at Judge Lyons.
CLERK A. NJ Boozer OF the Supreme Court
has been superseded by U. r. Brooks, Chief
Justice MclYer dissenting.
Mr.. w. N. 3ELDING, Of Augusta, spent
Sunday and Monday In Inc city with MS
brother Mr.. A. 5. Beldiug.
You can buy q nice, good. new fOurroom
house in the town vi Abbevilie cneap for
cash. Apply at this office.
READ the inaugural address CT Governor
lohu Gary Evans, and Keep up Win the
times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12
Bruee's Locals.

Bruce makes good boots and shoes.-adv
Brnce's shop does more shoe work than all
because the work Is done by first class WORK.
men and first class stock used.-adv