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The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13
BARTLEY.

Kev. doon OF otocKVllle was III
town Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. f. Tomblin
Sundayedwith friendsin Arapahoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Dole tran
sacted business in the county seat,
Wednesday.
Milt. Frost of McCook came
down Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with his father.
o. Frost arrived here from Lin
coin, Saturday evening, and spent
a few days looking after his in
terests.
The youngest child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Hamilton died on
Tuesday night and was buried the
following afternoon.
The recent rains seem to have
given the farmers new lease on
life and none are too poor to sport
smile, life-size, now.
The number of threshing out
fits in operation in this neighbor-
hood lead ones thoughts back to
the harvest scenes of '92.
G. w. Jones has been quite sick
this week and Welborn & Sons
store has been in charge of G. w.
Keys during his indisposition.
Roy Israel of Benkelman was
in town, Friday evening of last
week, on his way home from Stock
vile where he gave an elocutionary
recital the evening previous.
Miss Dora Thomas of Lincoln,
daughter Of J. W. Thomas form
erly in business here, arrived
Monday evening and will spend
two or three weeks with friends in
this vicinity.
Prof. Wymore departed Thurs
day morning of last week, to spend
a few weeks with friends at Alex
andria and Liberty, this state. He
will probably attend the state nor
NAL at Peru, this coming year.
Of late it has been no unusual
thing to meet plain and fancy
drunks in all stages on our streets
any where between the hour Of 10
o'clock and day break. And some
Of them become quite boisterous,
too.
The convention of Sunday
schools to be held in the Ransom
grove west of town, next Sunday,
the 18th, promises to be big af-
fair. Large delegations from a
number Of OUT town schools will
be present and the splendid pro-
gram in preparation speaks well
for the success of the meeting.
J. W. Daniels, one of the pion-
eers Of this vicinity died at his
homenortheast of town on Monday,
August 9th. The funeral occurred
on Tuesday and interment took
place in the cemetery northwest of
town. The services were conduc-
ted by the lodge of the Ancient
Order United Workmen, of which
the deceased was member, and
the sermon was delivered by Rev.
G.. B. Mayfeld.
Lyman Jennings wife of a few
weeks departed, last Wednesday,
for her former home in Illinois
without the formality Of an ex-
tended farewell, taking her little
daughter with her. 'Tis said that
general degree Of conjugal bliss did
not obtain during the brief honey
moon and that the separation was
a case of 'sBarkis is willin'" with
all parties concerned. However,
the elderly swain is ready to con-
cede that he sold himself a gold
brick and it is safe bet that he
will give matrimonial publications
the stony glare in the fntnre
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13
Try that Is cent box
paper at The TRIBUNE
office. Worth 25 cts.
Also cheaper grades.

1t is always gratifying to receive testimonials
for Chamberlain's Coiic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, and when the endorsement is
from physician it is especially so. "There is
no more satisfactory or effective remedy than
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy" writes Or. X. T. Robey. physician
and pharmacist, of Olney, Mo; and as he has
used the Remedy in his own family and sold
it III his drug store for SIX years, he should
certainly know. For sale by l.. w. McCon-
cell K Co, Druggists
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Go where Fruits are
to be found. That is
at Knipple's, the lead
ing grocer, sure.

'Iet me give you a pointer" said Nj. +.
Gregg, popular conductor on the Missouri
Pacific railroad. "Do you know that Cham
berlan's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy cures you when you have the stomach
ache2 Well, it does" And after giving this
friendly bit of advice, the jolly conductor
passed on down the aisle. Ii is a fact that
thousands of railroad ard travelling men never
take a trip without a bottle of this Remedy,
which is the best cure for bowel disorders in
the world. IS and so cent bottles for sale by
l.. w. Mcconnell & Co, Druggists.
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13
Ice Cream Freezers,
the best and cheapest,
at KnippIe's.

There is a time for everything; and the time
to attend to cold is when it starts. Don't
wait till you have consumption but prevent it
by using. One Minute Cough Cure, the great
remedy for cough, colds, Group, bronchitis and
all throat and lung troubles. A. McNIillen.
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13
Ii you want Fruits
go where they are
kept. At Knipple's,
OF course.

John Griffin of GAINESVILLE, o., says: 81 never
lived a day for thirty years without suffering
agony, until box of DeNitt's Witch Hazel
Salye cured my piles" For piles and rectal
troubles, cuts, bruises, sprains, eczema and all
skin troubles DeWit's Witch Hazel Salve is
unequalled. A. McMilen.
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13
Try those hams at
KnlppIe's. Only 1Oc.
a Pound. Good.

They don't make much fuss about il" We
are speaking of DeWitts Little Early Risers.
the famous little pills for constipation, bilious
gripe. A McMillen. O'~'
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A $3.50 Churn for
S5, the celebrated Cy-
clone, at Knipple's.

Il crave but One Minute" said the public
speaker IN husky voice; and then he tooka
dose of One Minute Cough Cure, and proceed
ed with his oratOTy- One Minute Cough Cure
IS unequalled for throat and lung troubles A.
McMillen
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13
InaVale cheese, very
fine, at Knipple's.

Don nauSeate your stomach with teas and
bltter herbs, but regulate your liver and sick
headache by using those famous little pills
McMillen ~
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13
w eSteTn StarWash-
er, 81, at Knipple's.

Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and D;.-
rhoea Remedy always affords promn, +sIIef
FOR sale by l.. w. Mcconnell & Co Drng.
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13
Full line CrOckery
at Knipple'S.

burning. itching skin diseases instantlv -
heved by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve une
qqalied tor cuts, bruises, burns. II baaS-
without leaving scar. A. McMiTIen AS
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13
Republican state Convention.

The Republican electors of the state OF Ne
braska are requested to send delegates from
their several counties to meet in convention
in the city of Lincoln, Thursday. August 10th,
1897, at o'clock p m, for the purpose OF plac-
ing in nomination candidates for the following
Offices:
One Judge of the supreme court.
Two regents of the state university.
And to transact such other business as may
properly come before the convention.
THE APPoRTIoNMENT.
The several counties are entitled to repre-
sentation as follows, the apportionment beng
based upon the vote cast for Hon. Albert J..
Burnham, for presidential elector in 1896, CIV
ing each county one delegate -at-large and one
for each I25 votes and major fraction thereof:
Counties. Delegates Counties. Delegates
Chase .......... 3 Gosper .............4 a
Dundy. ............ 3 Hayes. ............
Frontier .... 7 Hitchcock. ......... d
Furnas ......Io Red Willow. g
1t is recommended that no proxies be ad-
mitted to the convention and that the dele
gates present be authorized to cast the entire
vote of the delegation of the county which
they represent.
1t is requested that the county conventions
select their committeeman and perfect their
county organizations at the first convention in
counties in which two conventions are held.
]. I. MALLALIEU, GEO. w. POST,
Secretary. Chairman
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13
one Minute Cough Cure. cures
That Is what 1t was made 70,

vlm, vlgor and victory: these are the cb,-
ac1ersuSs OF DeWitt's Little Eariy RISES iIa tbe
famous little pills for constipation b,Iiors,eec sue
ana all stomach troubles. 4. McMiIlen Mi-S'ieSS
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13

1t is recommended that no proxies be al
lowed but that the majority of the delegates
present cast the full vote OF their delegation.
u. J. WARREN, c. j. RYAN,
Secretary. Chairman.
The McCook tribune., 1897-08-13

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye
Cures Piles. Scalds, Burns.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
Rattlesnakes May Become a Popular Dish
Frank Gooby Says the Meat Jender Delicious White and Pretty and
Will Prevent RatHers Prom Being Generally Eaten

RANK A. GOOLSBY OF Zellwood,
L. Fla, has discovered that rattle
E&S snakes are very tenn pting dish.
Every day he kills one, which Is served
up later on the family table.
Mr.. Goolsby is the first man on record
who has made meal off rGttlesnake, and
he declares that the reptiles are, without
doubt, the most delicious food known to
man. He has made fair test OF the dish
having had them cooked in dozen dif-
ferent styles.
Mr.. Gooisby is something of an epicure.
He has little money and all the leisure
he desires, and so can devote considerable
time to the pursuit of new things, includ-
ing those that are good to eat. And so it
comes about that, after running the
gamut of ordinary kinds OF food he de-
cided upon testing something novel, and
tried a rattlesnake.
According to what he says, it is only a
question of a short time before rattle
snake-fried, stewed or curried-will be-
come so fashionable dish that no first
class dinner will be complete without it,
There is no doubt that there are dozens
of appetites so iaded that they are will
ing to test anything new in the form OF
food. but in this instance the epicures will
have the advantage of having something
forced upon them by fashion that is pal.
atable, and will not have to 90 through
their usual punishment when adopting q
new dish and IN acquiring the taste.
OF course, there will be the usual cry
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

l1IAN innovation in railway-car build
sHbanIA ing is the recent construction
1%Vy of palace Alligator Car
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

against the eating of snakes. but this will
give way to curiosity and desire, Just as on
the outcry against frogs. and the fashion
able diner may look forward to a dish OF
rattlesnakes as a certainty in the near
future.
Mr.. Goosby, the rattlesnake pioneer,
was so delighted with the success Of his
new dish that he persuaded his family to
taste it. He had not the slightest fear OF
any i'll results, and after the first shock
to their feelings was over. he declares that
every member of his family became so
fond of the deIicacy that they preferred
it to any kind OF meat he could buy.
AS soon as it became known that Goolsby
had been feeding his family on this
strange food. his house was thronged with
visitors, all anxious to learn the details
These were few ana easy to give. He
simply thought the dish might be good to
eat and tried it. His family followed suit,
and became so fond of the food that they
could eat nothing else for time.
But there are many things to consider
before using rattlesnakes as food, accord
ing to Mr.. Goolsby. In fact he strongly
advises against the use of the dish uuless
the eater is sure of the manner in which
the sndke was killed. The snake, he SAYS,
should not be made angry nor be allowed
to bite itself before death, as in either
case the flesh would become poisoned and
| might result seriously to the eater. Oh
course there would not be any danger oi
death, for to result fatally the poison
must be Infused into the blood. Illness
might, however, result, and this even in
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

After describing the manner in which
he killed his first snake, as told above,
Mr.. Goolsby spoke on the various points
in favor OF cooking rattlesnake. BE
sides being good to eat" he said, ''if it is
fried one can use the oil for medicinal
purposes What its peculiar properties are
do not know, but certain it is that rat
tlesnake oil is the finest thing yet discov-
cred for rheumatism and stiff joints. In
fact it is good for anything that may be
treated by liniment."
Mr.. Goolsby explained that after eating
the meat what is left is collected and
stewed into oil, much IN the same manner
that ore would make beef tea.
why" he said, 'we would not think of
being without a jar of rattlesnake oil in
the house,
Perhaps the most attractive way to
serve this new dish is to boil the snake
and cover il with parsley sauce. Mr..
GooGsby himself does not like the flavor of
parsley, so says he cannot Judge of this !;
but others declare that this is the only
way to bring out the full flavor of the
snake meat.
Mr.. Goolsby has replied to dozens of
letters of inquiry regarding the prepara-
ton and cooking of rattlesnakes. These
have arrived from all parts OF the country,
especially from the big centers. There
are many inquiries by caterers and those
in charge OF the culinary departments of
fashionable diuing clubs, which fact indi-
Gates that before long rattlesnake soup
and rattIesnake la Zellwood will take
their places on the fashionable menu card.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
Two Men in a Box.
Life Within Narrow Limits Near
the Top of Mob Hill.

Sixty-three hours week in box two
feet square-that is the karma of two
steady, hard working men in San Fran
cisco. The box stands upright on the
southeast cornet of California and Powell
streets. Possibly it is an inch or two
under or over two feet square, but at all
events it is not big enough to permit its
occupant the luxury of a comfor able
yawn. The box has four glass windows
On three sides of the box just below the
windows are bulseye signal lights, which
alternately fash from white to red and
vice versa. If a Califnrnia-streetc cable-car
is coming up tie hill on its westward
Journey, then the bullseye that faces Pow
ell street will fash red light. If the
Powell street car is nearing the top of
Mob Hill, northward bound. then the
light that faces California street will
CLEAN with dark reddish hue. And it is
tae duty of these two men whose karma
it is to be imprisoned in this tiny box for
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
Variations in Acorns.

It is said that in individual trees scarcely
two leaves can be found exactly alike.
What is true of leaves is true of seeds,
and, indeed, of every part of a tree. 1t is
also true of the behavior of trees during
their life career. In acorns especially one
may note a remarkable difference in their
behavior Some species of acorn Will pre-
serve their vital power without much
difficulty for couple of years, while
others can rarely be found with life after
few months. Some, when put into the
earth, will remain months before sprout-
Ing, while others will sprout before they
are fairly out of their cups on the trees.
The acorns of the live oak of the South
often sprout before they fall. The process
of terminating Is among the most remark
a BILE of all American tree. The root
pushes out from the acorn 10 a distance of
many inches before it enters the ground,
the root then goes into the earth while the
bud or plumule ascends to form the in
cipient tree trunk. The young tree of the
live oak will frequently be a distance of
six inches from the acorn. In this re-
spe ct the behavior of this species of oak
corresponds nearly with what is almost
universal in nonocotvledonous seeds.
Another early sprouter is the common
white oak These have not been known
to sprout on the tree, but they scarcely
reach tie ground before the little radicle
prepares to enter the earth. 1t does not
wait to get to the surface of the earth be-
fore doing this. On shelves or boxes
where there Is some number of them to-
gether the whole will be a mass of roots
haFo faxy ypapls after hariy1n IN
the other hand the nut OF the burr oak
will remain long time before showing
any disposition to sprout. 1t is these
varying characteristics which make rules
f or the transportation of seeds difficult;
each kind has to have a method OF It's
own. So far as the two oaks are con-
cerned, it has been found better to send
young plants long distances than the
acorns Observation-Disclosures Monthly.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

, ever so slight degree would be und esir-
able. Therefore Mr.. Goolsby thinks it
we'll to impress upon those who intend to
test this latest delicacy that The most I'M
portant thing to be considered is the kill
ing of the snake.
Mr.. Goolsby advises the use of shot
gun. The first reptile that he ate was
killed with a load of buckshot, the head
being blown entirely off the body some
four or five inches below the neck. But,
whether shotgun or an ak is used, the
head should always be completely sew
cred and the killing accomplished in the
quickest possible manner.
This latter result is accom- plished by
vigorously thrashing the tail with good
stout stick.
Once the snake is killed the rest is easy.
The cooking is a matter OF taste. The
snake should be cut up into small pieces,
carefully cleaned and skinned, and then
can be either fried, broiled, stewed, boiled
or fricaseed, according to desire. Mr..
Goolsby thinks that the most delicate
flavor is secured by broiling.
The meat is as white as that Of a spring
chicken and as tender as frogs leg. The
flavor, he says, is so distinctly novel and
! delicious as to be indescribable to one
who has never tasted it.
| There is one great advantage derived
| from this latest dish, and that is found in
| the fact that the rattlesnake does not get
tough with age. Mr.. Goolsby says that
he finds no difference in the texture OF the
! flesh between young and old reptiles, each
| being equally tender.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
5 than a min ute to a mile.

E1SESS than minute to mile.
4Sk Two large sails have just been
= rugged on bicycle driven by seven
crack riders and they will shortly attempt
to cover a mile in less than sixty seconds.
The big machine with its spread of canvas
presents strange spectacle.
Frank J. Marion OF Syracuse, n. Y, who
got UP the world-famed race between the
Empire State Express and septuplet, in
which the bicycle came off victor, designed
the last cycling sensation.
TIE idea of a machine which could carry
a spread of canvas and seven men is abso-
lutely unique.
In casting about for some means by
which the riders OF this the largest practi-
cal machine ever constructed could receive
additional aid in their record breaking at
tempt, Mr.. Marion one day conceived the
idea of adding sail power to the machine,
The subject Of adding two big sails to
the machine was suggested to II. E. Mas
lin, who is himself an enthusiast upon the
subject of record breaking by quintet,
sextet and septupet riders, and after
some discussion and study OF the matter
it wa decided to rig the huge machine
with sails and see what would result when
with seven strong-l Inn bed riders and two
drawing salts it should be set going
against time.
The idea was decidedly novel one, for,
while sails on single bicycles had pre-
viously been tried with more or less sue
cess, the idea of actually rigging a big
seven-rider machine with a complete suit
Of sails, which should be controlled by the
riders, was some hing decidedly new in
the history OF cycling.
This sepJuplet is an exact counterpart
of the sextet which raced the Empire
State express, with the single exception
that whereas the sextet carried six riders,
the septupIet as its name implies, has
seven.
1t has never been shown in this country,
but was sent as soon as it was constructed
to Paris, where it remained for two
months, after which it was shown by its
riders in a number of cities of Europe. II
was then taken to London, where 1t was a
constant source of wonder and comment
to the English riders.
The machine has just been returned to
this country, and Immediately on its ar
rival here Severn Dorion, a well-known
designer of small sail lboats was consulted
and after consideration of the plan said
that he saw no reason why suit of sails
should not work as well OH big machine
as upon a sailboat or iceboat.
He was accordingly given the order to
make proper suit OF sails for the ma
chine, and these have just been fitted on to
the light spars which carry them.
The masts are of wood, light but very
strong. The forward one is fitted or
stepped into a metal holder or socket,
which rises from the framework of the
machine just back OF the seat of the first
rider, while the second mast is placed be-
tween the sixth and last rider.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
Scorching On a Bicycle Under Full Sail
Largest Wod Ridden by Riders, Fitted Out With Large
SaIs Will the to LESS Than Minute

greatly interested in the performance OF
this machine, has just completed arrange
ments for the attempt TO smash the record
as soon as the weather permits.
The tests which have already been made
have taken place on the lakeside boue-
ward, a fine stretch of road running out OF
Syracuse, and those interested in the big
machine and its work are we'll satisfied
with the shown thus far made, and are
confident that when forced along under
the impulse OF favoring breeze and the
fourteen muscular legs of its riders the
machine will cover mile in less than a
minute.
It's riding crew is composed OF seven OF
the best-known riders OF the country. The
steersman, William Bex, has already had
considerable experience with the machine
before the masts and sails were put in
position. He has guided tie machine
over a circular mile track in 1 minute and
80 seconds, taking the machine and crew
across the finish line and to stop in
safety.
Among the other riders of the crew of
the machine are Robert F. Darling, the
designer and builder of the septuplet !;
Frank L. Troppe. George Beakbane. Frank
La Velle, Henry Trebert and Charles
Duckrow, all of whom are well-known
racing cyclists.
Several of these men were in the crew
which raced with the Empire State ex-
press. and all of them have had long
experience in multicvc cle- riding.
In this coming trial of the septuplet
against time the machine will be handled
in much the same manner as an iceboat
is, the sails being set as shown in the
illustration
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

| IFHTIN innovation in railway-car build
$kHn.sS ing is the recent construction
1[%NS of a palace Alligator Car"
1t is designed 10 carry in safety and
comfort to any part of the world the huge
inhabitants of the swamps. This car was
built by st. Louis car company for ]. B.
Cotton of Kansas City, Mo-, who will
utilize his odd conveyance in a business
enterprise. Cars have been built for the
transportation of many varieties of queer
animals, but this is the first saurian one.
The term "palace" used in the title
might seem a misnomer, but when its
equipments are compared with the Shiny
mud banks where the alligator makes his
home Mr.. Cotton may be pardoned for in
cluding the word in the name Of his novel
car.
In dimensions the car is about the size
of the ordinary freightcar; about forty
two feet long, nine feet high and the
regulation width for running on broad
gauge tracks.
The frame is built of steel and seven
heavy steel stanchions hold the roof on
either side. Along the sides the upper
space is left open, so that the occupants
may be almost in the open air when tray-
cling In their native climes or boarded up
when the colder latitudes are reached
during a journey. The lower half Of the
side can also be removed, which is often
necessary, especially when driving the
long -jawed creatures into their queer
quarters. At either end are steps precisely
like those of the ordinary passenger
coach. On top is modern yentiator,
which performs its functions when the
sides OF the car are closed in cold weather.
At one end are quarters for the attendants
or keepers with berths and other appoint
ments designed for comfort.
The interior presents the more interest
ing view. Running down one side of the
car is large water-tank constructed OF
cypress wood This tank is three feet
wide and three feet deep, and extends
nearly the entire length of the interior oi
the car. The object of the designer in
placing the tank on the side was to give
the aquatic occupants an occasional op-
portunity to view the outside world dur
ing their temporary captivity, as well as