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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18
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the uncertainty attending the possibility of the
woman being ~dislodged and second, the uncertain
tty as to whether the less favored of the family
circle will draw any presents from the treasure
store beneath the skirts of the woman.
Christmas, of course, is observed only in Chris
tan countries, but some heather, in fact, nearly
all of them, have one day or another on which
to receive and send presents to their friends and
others who are not friends. In countries ruled
by absolute monarchies, the rulers are sometimes
afraid to open their gift receptacles for the rea-
son that oftentimes reasonable persons inclose
fancy little bombs not marked in the invoice. Of
course such undesirable persons do not have any
more Christmases to celebrate, affairs being ar
ranged in that manner if they are caught.
While the Christmas idea is practically the
same in most countries of the globe which OBJ
serve tie day, there is a great variety of presents
and a certain nations desire for gifts made in
wide variance to that which the next door neigh
Dor believes in. Germans as a rule give the chill
ldren presents, most of which are made in this
country, while Americans are always particular
about buying the babies toys marked made in
Germany"
a Frenchman told a clever little story at a
Christmas banquet in Paris a year ago, which ran
along on that line. He was enamoured with a
beautiful young lady whose home was on Rue de
lBoulevarde. She was of artistic taste, so he stud
led her desire in painting creations for three
weeks before Christmas. AT last he came to the
conclusion that probably an. oil painting by a
noted French artist might please her. He took
special pains to hunt out a store where he might
procure one. He did and put several weeks
salary into the gift.
He had it delivered Christmas morning and re-
ceived a cordial note of thanks from the young
lady, who unfortunately had not thought to pur-
chase anything for him. This, of course, was en-
barrassing to both parties, but that evening while
fondIing the creation in his presence she hap
pened to scan the back of the portrait. 1t said:
Made in Hoboken, n. J." She was in the midst
of thanks and an embarrassing explanation of
why she hadE't sent him a present, when she
noticed the birthmark of the oil painting. She
stopped, and they haven't spoken to each other
since, according to the story.
All of which goes to show that the value of a
gift more than the spirit which the giver exhibits
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

Lewis Single Binder = the famous
straight sc cigar, always best quality.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, LII.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

proportion to population is the biggest
national distributor of gifts.
There are many concerns in Ger
many. England and France which con-
fine themselves exclusively to the manu-
facture of gifts such as are exchanged
only during the celebration of the
birth of Christ. Besides being a holi-
day which should be devoted to worship
of Jesus Christ, it is a day which is
looked forward to by merchants as a
big source of profit.
In other countries, as in America,
there are many small Christmas TRACE
dies enacted because of the dislike
which some folks take to gifts and be-
cause of the thoughtlessness of others
in emitting some of their friends. Some
make it a rule, and advertise it well,
that they have decided to confine gifts
to the immediate family circle, so that
none will take offense if they receive
no gifts from their hitherto cherished
friends. Of course the ones who are
notified of the change in the routine
are careful to scratch off the names of
the friends who have eliminated them
so that when Christmas comes there is
no needless embarrassment.
The poets once sang: 1T is not the
gift, but the spirit of the giVer," and
also Don't look a gift horse in the
mouth" There are dozens of little
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

There are nearly SS,000,0 900 sheep
in Australia and New Zealand, 10000
600 cattle and 1871, 900 horses.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

Give some people their pick and
they'll pick flaws every time.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

Sometimes a woman is known by
the company she avoids.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children ~teething, sOftens the gums, reduces IN
hammation, allays pain, cures wind collie. &c a bottle.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

PILES CURED IN 6 TO II DAYS.
PAZ0 is guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in
q to II days or money refunded. Soc.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

Good harvests make men prodigal,
but bad ones provident.-W. Penn.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

1t Cures While You Walk
Aliens Foot-Ease for cOrns and bunions. hot. sweaty
Gallons aching fest. 25c all Druggists.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

The proportion of left-ha1ded people
is one in six.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

festive occasion. People begin buy
ing presents a week before; they pre-
sent them Christmas morning and the
next day return to work, the entire
affair forgotten until the following
brings the season around again.
Not so in the countries across the
water. They observe every tradition
in the mother lands; they plan for
weeks and the festivities which mark
the birth of Jesus Christ are carried
on for a week or more. The Christ
mas tree in Germany is allowed to
remain decorated far into the next
year, extending yer a period Of sew
eral months.
Unique ceremonies grace the Danish,
French, Swiss and Scotch Christmas
celebrations and that which the Teu-
tons foster have been handed down
from ages. In Mexico one of the treas
ured customs is the breaking of the
Pinata, a tradition being connected
with the little ceremony which ushers
in Christmas day. A queerly con-
Structed ef1gy of a woman is hung
up in a corner of a room and a child
blindfolded, armed with a stick. pro-
ceeds to dislodge the old woman from
her position close to the ceiling. When
the feat is accomplished the presents
contained under the covering of the
dress of the figure are distributed.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

Wv. BENNETT.
e0I New York Life Building. Or-sba. Eebraska,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-12-18

. AN American, who
had not seen much
of the world, should
awake on Christmas
morn while a German,
French, English, Ital-
ian, Swiss or Danish
Christmas celebration
was in progress in his
vicinity, he would mag
inc himself within the
exclusive confines of a
home for the mentally
incompetent.
The American Christ
mas is q matter-of-fact
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
STERLING
F. R. sIMoNs

Friends and neighbors sprung a sur.
prise on Mr.. and Mrs. Fogarty Friday
evening by gathering at their home
and spending the evening having a
good time.
Mrs. =. G. Fogarty, accompanied by
her sister Mable Steen, left to visit
relatives in Iowa Sunday.
S. T. Parke returned from a bust
ness trip at the Twin Cities Saturday.
He and Mrs. Parke will leave Wednes-
day for Fullerton to visit for couple
of weeks.
The Woodman lodge has been or
ganized here and twelve new members
taken in, with about nine more to fol.
low.
John Smith of Mckenzie is staying
while with Theron Ellison, who is
keeping batch until his family returns
from Michigan, which will be about
March LIST.
Work is to commence on the bank
as soon as weather permits. There
seems to be lot Of talk Of New
Sterling in the way of building this
spring.
Joe Chalfin left Monday for Bis
narck, where he is to act as juror
in the term of court.
Chas. Anderson and H. B. Wagner
attended to business in Bismarck on
Monday.
Gil Stanley spent Sunday in Steele.
All talk here is politics now. There
is some talk of running Ed. Adams
for U. S. president.
Henry Neiman and wife are visit
ing at Benz. Simpsons this week.
Mike Fogarty and Herman Neiman
are expected from Iowa by the list
of March.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
Today we want to talk to
YOU about ffCatarrF1 cures y
LENHART DRUG co.

edy that we know is right-that we can
back up with all our reputation for hon
esty and square dealing.
And wouldn't you rather buy that kind
of remedy? Wouldn't you rather hold
us responsible than to hold no one
responsible? We are right here, right
where you can get at us every day in the
week, right where one false move on our
part will bring upon us your condem-
nation, the. loss Of your friendship, your
patronage, your influence. Can we afford
to tell you anything that you will learn
later is not absolutely true?
Are, you not safer in taking our word
for, the merits Of an, article, than you are
to rely on the printed statement Of a pa
tent medicine manufacturer, whom you
never even saw and probably never will?
Common sense most, ernphatically tells
you that we cannot afford to depart one
hairs breadth from the, rigid truth
None of us can deny that there is such
disease known as "catarrh."' Those
who have it, or who have had it, know
that it's one of the hardest diseases to
cure
4 Perhaps the worst thing about catarrh
is its prevalence. Almost everyone
especially in climate like ours-has
catarrh in some form or another. That is
what has made the "catarrh cure" bust
ness SO profitable. There, are so many
thousands of cases Of the disease and it is
SO hard to cure, that the patent medicine
manufacturers have reaped a harvest in
preparing remedies that appeal to this
large class of sufferers.
One of the most serious things about
catarrh is that it breaks down the sys-
tenn SO. that the sufferer becomes a. prey
to other diseases. This fact has led the
proprietors Of so many ''catarrh cures
to advertise their remedies as a specific
for almost every disease under the sun.
We have ONE catarrh cure that we
are willing to say to you; I've know
this is all right Take it home and use it
with the full assurance that if it does not
cure you, you can bring it back to us
and we will promptly refund your.
money! That catarrh cure is
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
HUB. notes

Funeral services were held Thurs.
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Minnenhall of Stanton, for the moth.
er of Mrs. Minnenhall, who died at
their home Monday A very touch
ing sermon was delivered by Rev
Case of Stanton. After the services
at their home, the body of Mrs Smith
was taken to Underwood from there
to be taken to Rugby, Nd, her old
home, where burial will take place
Sunday. The deceased leaves eight
sons and four daughters to mourn a
loving mother, who, it was said. was
loved by all who knew her. She was
also a faithful Christian, who, early
in life embraced the NJ E. church
faith. She was SO years of age.
Yeomen are still growing around
Hub and Stanton expects to soon hold
an installation meeting.
A number of Hub folks were to
Stanton Saturday
Mr.. Fred Warn of Hub, who is
teaching at Deapolis, was home over
Sunday.
Mr.. Joe Stephens passed through
Hub on his way to New Salem Fri
day.
Mr.. Ray Stephens called at Hub
Friday.
Mrs. Ray Stephens has had week
of cold weather to drive to her school
this week and a number of her pu-
pills were absent on account of it
being too cold for small children.
Mrs. Annie Edwards visited with
Mrs. Mary Edwards Sunday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
DIDN'T ASK ENOUGH.
The Lawyer Should Have Probed His
Witness a Little Deeper.

The Lawyer Should Have Probed His
Witness a Little Deeper.
A small but distinguished COMPANY
of English lawyers sat talking over
old times. Among them was Mr.. IS.
who told the following story:
Il was retained he said, ssby an ex.
soldier to sue for the recovery Of f35
which he had lent to friend. The
late Mr.. j. was counsel for the de-
PENDANT. ]. cross examined the plain
tiff in his usual forcible way.
:" You lent him the money! Mr.. j..
asked.
"T did, SIR
st was your own money?
est was, sir
"'When did you lend him the mon.
eyy
"Tn July ,6
"'Where did you get that money,
sir?
81 earned it, SIR
"'You earned it, eh? When did you
earn it?,.
During the Boer war, SIR he said
AAA q SSAy AumUlO lOuC.
"eYou earned it during the Boer
war? Pray what was your occupation
during the warp Mr.. j. inquired.
Fighting. SIR the man replied mod
estly.
sob, ightingv Mr.. j. said, some
what taken down.
h Il smiled triumphantly. Mr.. j. was
very angry. Well, we went to the
jury, and I, Of course, had the last to
say. sailed away to glory spoke
Of the war. Of the lives which 1t cost
us, Of the awful battles which helped
to build up the glory Of our nation, of
the self denial and bravery Of our
men, who left home and wife and
children and father and mother and
everything that was dear to them and
went forth to the fight. l worked up
the jury and got d verdict for the full
amount As we were quitting tie
courtroom Mr.. j.. said:
IS, your war speech gained you the
verdict. If you hadn't discovered
through my cross examination that the
man had fought in the Boers war. you
would have been beaten 4 ~.
Ny friend I replied, II you had
only asked the man which side he
fought on you might be going home
with q verdict. My client served nm
der the Boer flag "sst ~ = l9HS s'5'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
THE sHREWMousE..
ouperstitions About a Harmless Little
1f:tai' Animal. a4la3 S Ii

0uperstitions About d Harmless Little
1ft' Animal. afaa3 M Ii
The shrew, or shrewmouse, as it is
commonly called, is found in nearly all
parts Of the world. It is, distinguished
by an elongated, pointed muzzle, small
eyes, plantigrade, six toed feet and
glands that secrete musky fluid. Al
together it closely resembles a mouse,
but tits really not related to the mouse
family .,f
When at home it is either under a
pile Of rubbish or in a hole which 1T
has burrowed in the earth. It is noe
turnal in its habits, but perfectly harm
less. Yet at one time 1t was much dis
liked and prosecuted because it was
thought to be dangerous, mischievous
animal. Among the Italians the notion
was prevalent that the bite Of q shrew
was extremely poisonous. The French
and the English believed that If a
shrew ran over an animals foot the
animal felt great pain and eventually
became paralyzed; hence If horse,
cow or goat became little stiff in
its limbs the foolish people at once de-
clared it ''shrew struck" and the poor
shrews had to suffer in consequence.
OF course the "shrew struck" animal
had to have something to cure it, so an
ash tree was selected and deep hole
was bored into its trunk. Then q
shrew was captured, put alive into the
hole, the hole was securely plugged.
and the innocent little animal was left
to die Of starvation.
The ignorant believed that after
such an act the ash tree had power to
cure "shrew struck" animals, and
whenever an animal became inactive
or little numb In it's limbs it's owner
hurried to the .'shrew ASH" cut q
switch from it and switched the
"shrew struck" beast. The smarting
caused by the switching naturally
made the helpless animal move about
as much as it possibly could, and in a
short time 1t was pronounced "cured."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12

During: the past few months we have
been publishing what sc,ns of our good
friends have called "heart-to-heart talks
on patent medicines.
That name suits lis all ight-'heart-
to-heart talks is Just what we have
intended. There can't be anything more
serious to a sick man or sick woman
than his ailment and the remedies he or
She takes to cure it.
Our talks have been "heart-to-heart'''.
Every word we have printed has been
written in absolute earnestness and sim
certify, and Judging from what our GUS
toners tell us, we have not been talking
in vain. We are Convinced that our
frankness has been appreciated, and that
our suggestions have been welcomed-e
which naturally encourages us to con-
tinue. 8ff FEf38 NJ.
To-day, and perhaps for some time to
come, we want to talk about that big
class Of remedies known generally as
"catarrh cures"
Broadly Speaking these are the patent
medicines that have been the chief tar
gets for the attacks Of the Ladies'
Home Journal, Golfers Weekly and
olliSl llldSdZllICS WHICH are WdS1IlS SuCn
a lively warfare against patent medicine
abuses ia s#
AS we have pointed out in previous
talks, it is not our business to pass judg-
ment on the crusade Of these we'll
known. highly-respected publications
The - bic alone must be the judge and
jury. Our business, as we see it, is to
carry in stock a complete line of patent
medicines, and to sell those medicines at
the lowest possible price
We sell hundredsyes thousands of
bottles Of so-called "catarrh cures" and
know nothing Of their ingredients. The
manufacturers advertise them, the public
demands them; we order them from the
manufacturers, and sell them at the low
est price. That is absolutely as far as
our knowledge goes. The manufactures
keeps his formula secret. 1t may be
good or it may Motive don't know, and
we have no means of finding out
Naturally, we would rather sell a REM
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
Equal to the Occasion.

Some time ago a friend Of mine got
curious present from sea captain.
1t was fine specimen Of the bird
which sailors call the Laughing jack
ass" and he was little proud of It.
AS he was carrying 1t home he met q
brawny Irish navy. who stopped and
asked him:
"Phwat kind Of a burrd is that.
sorr?"
That's laughing jackass." explain.
ed my friend genially.
The Irishman, thinking he was ber
ing made fun of. was equal to the oc-
casion and responded. with twinkle
in the eye:
TITS not yersilf: It's the burrd OF
name. orr."-London Answers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12

and spring, and once each during the
months of Ma June and July, pre-
ceding the planting of your trees,
plow the ground as described above.
This will cause the soil to absorb all
the moisture that falls in rains, SHOWS
and dews and store it in the soil at a
great depth out of reach of the rays
OF the sun and our dry atmosphere
and sprout all the weed seeds so
dangerous to successful fruit grow
ing.
F. R. SIMONS
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12

The long indoor life of winter makes
the blood weak, and the system east
ly catches colds and diseases. Hollis.
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea is the great
est winter remedy; prevents colds
and disease, keeps you well all win
ter. 35c, Tea or Tablets.
LENHART DRUG co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
In Close Touch

Fargo Forum: National Committee.
man Mckenzie announces that he will
not accept reelection to his present
position. Even those opposed to him
acknowledge that no one could have
more acceptably filled this position
than he has during the past eight
years, and there is no one who is in
closed touch with President Roose.
velt, personally or in reference to his
policies than North Dakota's com.
mitteeman.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
Arousinc the Lion.

Z II we want to educate that sturdy,
stolid, unresponsive thing, the British
public. a scheme has to be mildly d.
luted with pleasure, masked by bril-
liant pictures. like the bitter pill we
hide In our children's jam. We have
compulsory schooling. OF course, but as
q nation we are not and do not want to
be educated. London Bystander.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
Suitable.

"What would be suitable birthday
present for my little boyT' inquired the
fond mother. s
LET me think" returned the star
boarder, who occasionally liked to
sleep late in the morning. Then, with
the glad. confident smile Of one who
has solved problem. he added, How
would gag or straitJacket DOR
Chicago Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12

To stop that pain in the back, that
stiffness Of the joints and muscles.
take Pineules: They are guaranteed.
Don't suffer from rheumatism. back
ache, kidney trouble. when you get
80 days treatment for s1.0O. A single
dose at bed time, proves their merit.
Get them today.
Sold by.
LENHART DRUG CO.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12

1t will be unnecessary to go through
a painful, sxnensives operation for
Piles If you use ManZan. Put up in
a collapsible tube with nozzle, readj
to apply. For any form of Piles
price SOC.
Sold by,
LENHART DRUG co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
The Ingredients Of Muou-Tons

The chief ingredients of Mucu-Tone are Cen
tian, Cubebs, Cascars Sagrada, Glycerine, and
Sarsaparilla.
Gentian is recognized in medicine as one Of the
greatest tonics ever discovered It is the founda-
tion on which Mucu-T Tone is built. Gentian COM
bines in high degree the tonic powers Of all the
known "bitters,' with none of the disadvantages
applying to them o7I
Cubebs have long been recognized as spe-
cihc in the treatment of all catarrhal conditions.
Its action is prompt and its benefits almost inva-
rable. In whatever part Of the body the inflan1ed
or diseased condition of the mucous membrane
exists the use Of cubebs has been recommended
by the best physicians for many generations
Cascara Sagrada is especially introduced for
its necessary laxative properties. 7,s
The combination of these with Glycerine and
Sarsaparilla makes Mucu-Tone remedy that at
tacks catarrh from every point, gradually restores
and rebuilds the diseased tissues to their former
health and strength, promotes digestion and cre-
ates normal appetite. Large trial bottle, SOC.
For Sale Only at This Store.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
MUCU-TONE

How can you know whether or
not you have catarrh?
Well, here are the symptoms that usually in
dictate its presence. Check them over, and if
you have any of them, try bottle of Recall
Mucu-Tone. st a 0,.,71 &
CATARRH. OF THE NoSE:-Chilliness-
fevershness passages obstructed- watery dis
charge and latter thick, yellow and tenacious
discharge into the throat-headache-f
breath--weak and watery eyes--and sometimes
cATARRH OF THE THRoAT:-Irritation-
sensation of heat and dryness- constant hawk
ing-sore throat land difficult to breathe. 81
CATARRH1 OF THE STOMACI:a Dizziness
- ennaciation - hollow cheeks ~ sleeplessness
bad dreams-despo dull. grinding or
sharp, short pains in side and stomacf-rau-
sea after eating shortness of breath and Bit
CATARRH OF THE siINTESTINES :-Dnll.
grinding pain in bowels-diarrhea- cancellations
--nervoasness-and sleeplessness.
CAIARRH OF THE LIVER AND KID
Skin drawn and yellow-biac speckss
Heating on field of vision-weak and dizzv-.l
dull pain in small Of back-and constant desire
to urinate
cAIARRH OF THE BLADDER. -sb,ro
pains IN the lower abdomen and loss Of con- Z
troll over rine-constant desire to Htfinate-.
burning sensation when urinating- face drawn
dna pald-syes dull-palms Of hands and feet
PELVIC scATARRI - Constant leucorrhra-
Dragging pain in the back and hips abdomen
ana thighs-stomach disturbances Air, Il s,s,n.
tions-slck headache female irregularities
and constipation II !, 4 IS -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12

Pinesalve Carbolized acts like a
poultice, draws out Inflammation and
poison. Antiseptic healing. For chap
ped hands, lips, cuts burns.
Sold by
LENHART DRUG co.
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