1 All's Well That End's Well.
| # A young man who travels for n
I Now York biblo concern was at the
i 3 Bloody house yesterday , snys the
( | | Toledo Blade , and along in the after-
j 'Jb noon , following the promptness , 01
r , X rather the wooings , of the spirit ,
II 'if started back to the bar for a drink ,
5 iM Ho had just reached the door , when
I , i ho was sturtlod by an apparition in
jl the somber clothed person of his em-
1 p * ployer , who had stopped over a day
jl on a flying trip to Chicago , where
, A biblo houses find a large and attr act-
I ivo field.
\ 'Mf Seeing the employer , the young
* 1 man unconcernedly walked on into
i' ' thewashroom , and began to lave his
) i hands. The employer carelessly saun-
| ' tered down the long corridor , round
\ ' through the billard-hall. and , just a *
: ' he entered thebnr , again encountered
i his traveling employe , who , bowing
I politely , walked on into the billiard-
\ hall , and became absorbed in watch-
| ing a game of billnrds. But he kept
% nn eye on his employer , and when he
1 disappeared returned to the bar after
i . tho coveted drink.
| Again he ran into the old man , and
I proceeded on into the washroom ,
I where he again bathed his hands.
f The employer then took a turn
\ watching the spinning ivory globes ,
if Anon , the young man made another
i effort. The employer was again en-
\ countered. Then they changed places
S once more , and theyoung man watch-
i ing the billiards , and the old one
S washing his hands.
\ The drummer then conceived and
1 executed a coup d'etat , or something
, of that sort , lie called for his coat
at the coat-room , and told the old
' i man as they again passed in the bar
' that he ges ? > ed he'd go out and call
( on a minister whom he was working
> up into a bible-buying mood ,
i Then he walked around , came
through the billiard-hall , and once
If more went into the bar.
• ' "Well , " he said , smiling pleasantly
( nsheencountered his employer again ;
Ji "forgot to wash my hands. " Then
j he stole into the washroom , peered
/ around the corner of the wall until ho
saw the old man disappear ; then he
I . hastened back to the bar. The same
inspiration had fired the old man ,
% and they collided once more. Then
they had to wash again.
By this time their hands were white
and soft , and their fingers beginning
' to shrivel np like a Canton avenue
j washerwoman. Both were growing
desperate , and the old man said in a
careless , off-hand manner :
* "Oh , by the way , Phillup , do you
I ever drink a glass of beer ? "
< i Phillup. said : "Well , once in a great
\ while. "
, | i Then a great feeling of relief filled
ii them. Distrust was metamorphosed
into perfect trust fand sweet confid
ence , and the dark despair of the hope
that was d3ing in each longing breast
suddenly brightened into the glad ,
I joyous , sparkling sunshine of expec-
t tations all fulfilled and hopes fully
[ f realized.
5 Six Tons of Locusts ,
| In one week six tons of locusts were
8 destroyed in the province of Ghizch ,
y Egypt. This illustrates what a
6 pleague of locusts means. Some in-
m teresting facts about locusts have
I been obtained from observations of
| the swarms which invaded parts of
II India last year. E. C. Cotes , of the
I Indian Museum , says that all the
different species which are found in
I different parts of the world , breed
permanently in barren elevated
I tracts where the vegetation is sparse.
1 In years when they increase inordi-
i nately they descend in flight from
I their permanent breeding grounds ,
I upon cultivated districts , where they
P destroy the crops , lay their eggs , and
maintain themselves through one en
tire generation , but are unable to
establish themselves permanently ,
in the fol
i usually disappearing year
lowing the invasion , to be succeeded ,
after an interval of years , by fresh
swarms from the permanent breeding-
1 . grounds. The damage done by
[ beasts is occasioned in tho first in
stance by the young , winjrless insects ,
and afterward by the winged individ
uals into which the young are trans-
1 formed after a couple of months of
steady feeding.
t Unexploded Lands.
\ A great part of Asia and nearly
' three-fourths of Africa is a sealed
> book to us moderns. The explora-
i tions of Stanlcj' , and those who pre
ceded him , are mere spider tracks in
I the desert , and our best mails of Af-
[ " rica are half guesswork.
. - - , In Asia there is Thibet and Tur-
\ kestan and in Africa the great desert
of Sahara to be explored. We know
* almost nothing of Borneo , Papua or
Madagascar , and thousands of isl
ands in the Pacific ocean are still un
explored. .
Great tracts of Australia havenev-
er been trodden bj * the foot of a white I
' , _ : man , and nearly all of South Amer-
f ' lea inside of the coast lines is known
r only by hearsny and tradition. Com
ing up to our northern half of the
; continent , we encounter more un-
\ known lands. Central America and
, ' * Mexico offer fertile fields for explora-
/ tion , and lower California has never
f r been thoroughly explored.
jjr In the far north is Greenland ,
I" Baffin Land , the great Hudson bay
k . region , all of British America north
jjt , ] bf latitude 60 ° and our great tern
s' - lory of Alaska. Golden DayB.
Heroes All Around Us ,
New York Herald : "There are he
roes and heroes , and there are hero
ines and heroines , " said Chauncey Al ,
Bepow , in speaking of the matter ol
personal bravery. "The man who
shows braver } ' on the battlefield is
not .always the greatest hero. In
fact , I believo that a groat many
brave deeds were done on tho battle
field in the heat and excitement of
action by men who ordinarily 7-ould
notbeconsidered brave at all. Many
a bravo man has refused to go out
und be shot in a duel , and many a man
at heart a coward has faced the bull
et of an adversary with no outward
sign of fear. As a result many per
sons would call the man who fought
a brave man and the one who refused
a coward.
"Bravery is a hard quality to de
fine , " continued Air. Depew. "There
are blue-shirted men who go over our
railrqad lines every day in engine
cabs who would laugh at you if you
intimated to them that they are he
roes , and who , in spite of all , are as
brave as any man whe ever drew a
sword or carried a musket. They
don't makeuny fuss about what they
do , but when the time comes for them
to preform some duty at the risk of
their lives they a re scarcely over found
lacking in spirit and determination.
"Nor are women behind men in this
matter of personal bravery , " contin
ued Air. Depew. "Take the case of
the woman operator at Johnstown ,
Pa. , at the time of the great flood
there. That woman might have es
caped had she chosen to leave her
post of duty while there was yet time.
She refused to do it and stuck to her
instrument , sendimr the news of the
great disaster as long as she could.
She lost her life. She must have
known as she sat at the instrument ,
the water rising and the building in
which she was working tottering to
its fall , that she was doomed. But
she staj-ed at her post and met her
post and her death without flinching.
This is what I call heroism. You
may search the records of any num
ber of the battlefields and you will
find nothing finer. "
Three Kinds of Married Wom
en.
They were disr-ussing a certain clev
er and well-known married woman ,
who is prominent alike for her busi
ness and social success.
How does she sign her name ? " ask
ed a bright-faced listener from anoth
er State.
"Let me see ? " mused one of tho
group. "I believe she always writes
Alary AY. Smith. "
"Then she isn't ' '
'advanced' and she
still loves her husband , ' 3 said the
first.
"AVhat do you mean ? " halfadozen
women demanded at once.
"Just this , " was the answer. "The
married women of to-day is of three
classes the woman who puts her
husband and his interests first , the
woman who considers herindividual-
ity and interests of equal importance
with her husband's , and the wom
an who considers the name of
her husband's family alone amply
honorable and dignified , and writes
her name as your friend does. The
second adds her husband's name to
her own family name and writes
'Alary AVhite Smith. ' The third
writes the family names with a hy
phen between them and wishes to be
known as 'Alary "White-Smith. ' The
first woman is conservative ; the sec
ond , progressive ; the third , 'advanc
ed. ' " New York Evening Sun.
A Well-Known Divine Retires.
Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler , the
eminent presby terian divine of Brook
lyn , will retire from active service in
the pulpit. He preached a sermon
on Easter which was not only one of
farewell , but also one of review of 30
years' continuous service in this one
parish. Ho is GS years old and
has performed an extraordinary
amount of hard work in his life
time. He ranks next to Bev. Dr.
Storrs in the length of his service in
Brooklyn , and for years his name was
linked with those of Beecher , Storrs
; md Talmage as the most popular
protestant preachers in that city. Dr.
Cuyler said that in the first year of
the war § 20,000 in gold was raised
Tor the Union soldiers. Five offshoots
liad sprung from the original church ,
[ n the 30 years of his pastorate Dr.
oiyler said that he had married 082
couples , baptized 902 children ,
preached 2,750 sermons , besides i
making public addresses. Since he '
lias been pastor the church has spent I
jpGOo.OOO for ecclesiastical and bet t
levolent purposes , and $700,000 for
naintaining worship ; there had nev-
> r been a mortgage on the church
juilding.
Mil > i >
Strange , Wasn't It ?
Fenderson says young women are
iwfully touchy creatures , and this is
low he proves it : They were getting ,
ip some amateur theatricals , and
rhen Fenderson told the girls that
hey must let down their hair , accord-
ng to stage directions , they all de-
lared they'd have nothing more to
Ic with it all except one , a girl who' I
rithout hesitation shook out her '
resses , which reached almost to the |
iooi. "And do you know , " Fender- i
on says , "all the rest of'em declared
he was a brazen faced thing. I can't
nderstand it. now , by Jove ! " Bos
on Transcript.
POEMS VERSUS PEANUTS. •
3fy lore bring * poems Thuradny night *
And peanntu eTery Monday ;
Ho writes from parly morn till eve ,
Except , of course , on Sunday. ,
He sings of sweetness long drnmi out ,
01 hopes rut through the middle ,
And once lie tried to wenve in rhytn *
Tlw hoary Sphinx's riddle
He's Tery goy , then taciturn ,
And Bcaltiingly sardonic
When doetizingPlato's school
( Thut's nhero we get "plutoiuc" ) .
For themes he scours the country througl
'From 'Cisco's baj * to Fundy's ,
Ijufc really , ifthe truth were told ,
I'd rather see him Mondays.
-DeWitt C. Lockwook in the April Cestuhy
"SLUG SEVEN'S SUE. "
BY KMMA lA'XOON.
He came into the composine-rooir
one afternoon , nearly exhausted froir
a long walk of twenty-five miles since
morning , and wet and cold with the
dismal rain and sleeb that was fallinc
outside.
He did not present an attractive ap
pearance a face that neeeded both
shaving and washing , browned by
constant exposure nnd a pair ol
great eyes that looked hungrily
around the strange rooms as if in
search of something he never found ; a
coat that might once have graced the
form of a gentleman of leisure prob
ably contributed by some "dude"
printer in a philanthropic mood , but
which had long since lost the last trace
of respectability an old slouch hat ,
battered by wind and wheather , and
hard usage , like its owner.
No one could have told , or ever
guessed with any degree of accuracy ,
the man's age. He may have been fit
ty or thirty-live years old. No mat
ter no one cared sufficiently to in
quire or wonder. He walked slowlji
across the room , stopping at last tc
watch dreamily the dett fingers of one
of the pi inters who was distributing
his case for the night's work.
The worker glanced over his shoul
der at another man who sat behind
him , saying indifiierently :
"Here you are , slug seven. "
Slug seven , who had evidently been
longing for a "sub , " threw himsel !
carelessly off his stool , depositing a
dozen lines of type on the stone ,
and turning to the stranger , said :
"Want to work ? Jump on to that
case. "
The tramp hesitated only a second
murmuring something about bping
tired ; then wearily took off his shabby
coat , exposing to view a shirt which
had no original color , and "sub"P
equally grimy and dilapidated. But
when once at work , sending the type
hither and thither in the process of
distribution , the wearv look on his
face grew a trifle less perc ptible , and
an occasional smile lurked in the cor
ner of his mouth at the jokes that
went around the room.
Outside , the November sleet beat
against windows , and the streets weie
almost deserted. Within the com
posing-room all was life and fun and
laughter ; merry talk mixed with the
click , click of type from a hundred
fingers.
Thoughtless , light-hearted workers ,
earning their money deftly and swift
ly , and managing to be "dead broke"
each week as payday came around.
"Where did you work last ? " asked
a young fellow who stood beside the
tramp.
' • In Philadelphia , " he answered ,
stopping his work for a moment.
"But that was two weeks ago , haven't
had any work since. "
"That's hard luck , " carelessly.
"We tellows are used to that , " with
a littlle bitter laugh.
"Pretty tired , aren't you ? " said
"slug seven , " walking up and noticing
the weary look in his "sub's" face.
"Yes ; and I have a pain between
my shoulders that cut like a knife. I
must work to-night , though , " turninc
away to pick up a handful of type.
A tall , heavy-built man stalked in
to the room at this juncture. He
llanced sharply at the new man , tak
ing in his ceneral outside appearance
in one swift look , from the brown , un
shaven face to the shabby shoes that
scarcely concealed his feet. A sudden
msh fell upon the noisy crowd. The
ausmess manager of the concern was
lot inclined to encourage levity. He
valked over to the foreman's table ,
vhispered something in his ear and re
vived the answer.
"He's all light ; a little rough-look-
ng , but a printer is a printer we're
; hree frames short tonight. "
The business manager walked out ,
ifter which the jokes and general free-
lom of sppech were resumed.
Six o'clock sounded from the differ-
mt city shop-bells , the whistles blew ,
he old composing-room clock clanged
> ut six sharp notes. The office was
learly deserted. The tramp lingered ,
ooking with a true compositor's
) ride at the heaped-up case out of
vhich he might "pull a good string. "
f he were not so tired , and that old
) ain in his shoulders were not quite
o sharp , though almost taking his
> reath at. times.
' "It looks as if I would have to wait
ill lunch-time for my supper , but it's
i , long time till 12 o'clock to-night , "
le said to himself , as he walked over
o the sink to wash up. No one had
eemed to notice that he niust need
Dod that he would be obliged to
mnk under his . case in the
raste-box , or press-room anywhere
Dr want of a little money
o procure a lodging outside. None
f the smart yonng printers who held
egular cases on that enterprising
heet could be expected to take to
heir respectable boarding places a
nan so dirty and uncouth-looking as
his tramp. Even if their hearts
irompted any such action , the fear of
ieing snubbed by their landladies for
he generous deed overruled all
bought in that direction.
At halt past-six oneot tho men com
ae into the room lonnd the "sub"
| P > ? fT' - * i' , • r-z 7
seated on a stool , resting one arm
on hiscase , his hand covering his eyes.
As he did not look up the man spoke
with pleasant indifference.
"Been out to supper ? "
"No , " in a choked voice , "I am
dead broke. "
"You must have some supper , " 3aid
his questioner , "you will not be able
to work to-night. You are nearly tir
ed out now , I imagine. "
"Oh , no , I can work I must work
to-night. "
The man made no answer , but { ear
ing tho room , returned presently with
a lunch from a bakery.
"Here , my man. this will setyouup
till lunch-time , when the boys will give
you a bite , no doubt. "
"Thank you , " he answered , the
tears coming into his eyes immedi
ately looking a little ashamed of it.
"What a fool I am , " he said , as he
was again left alone , with only the
tick of the great clock and the gliding
cockroaches for compan } ' .
At seven o'clock the force were on
hand ready for work. No jokes now ,
but each man buckled down to tho
task before him , anxious to do his
best. The usual amount of "working
the hook" was indulged in ; no one
hesitated to "soldier" a little , for a
fat take of editorial or a cut which
would measure eight hundred. All
but the tramp his ambition seemed
to bo on the decline , as the hours
rolled by. Once his partner who
stood next to him said in an under
tone , as he walked to his place with a
dash rule take.
"Pull out , the next is a head and
twelve leads. "
But the "sub" could not "pull out. "
The letters refused to come to his
hand with their customary readiness.
Twice in succession he "pied" a line ,
and once he struggled full fifteen min
utes in the process of "making-even. "
"You must be rattled , " his neighbor
said , laughing at him quietly.
"A little nervous , I euess , " he an-
emeieu , bityiuu iiuuiiug ui liiii uruauitu
weakness and weariness that was
stealing over him , while tho old. sharp
pain never relaxed it steady.distress-
ing hold.
At lunch time he could eat nothing ,
although the boys were profuse in
tHeir offers to share with him. "I am
not hungry , " he said. The very words
choked him ; the food would have
done the same.
Work was resumed , but the tramp
was not with the rest. He would go
out for a breath of fresh air , he said ,
but he did not return.
"I guess slut : seven's 'sub' has jump
ed his cases , " remarked ono of the
men to the foreman ; he went out at
lunch time for a breath of fresh air ho
said. "
"Or a drink , " remarked another.
"No matter , thirty is on the hook . "
Click , click , went the type in the
sticks. The sleepy galley boy was
roused for his last task that night ;
the last form went rattling down the
elevator to the press-room , and still
the " "sub" did not return.
"Gone to look for lodgings , per-
hapSi " laughed one , as the gang stood
around the sink , each waiting his turn
at the soap and water and mourning
towel.
"He'll find them in the city hall ; he
looks like a rough customer , " said an
other.
"A very quiet sort of fellow , I
thought , " said them an who had work
ed beside him. "He was sick and
tired ; all he wants is a good night's
rest. "
"Andael'-nn slnrt. "
"And a shave. "
"Oh , come now , boys ; you may be
on the road yourselves , yet , and look
as rough as this man. "
"Not while I can stand off the bar
ber and the tailor , " was ; the answer.
But the tramp where was he ? A
little bewildered by the change from
the lights of the composing-room to
the cinily-lmhted street , he stool fur
a moment , scarcely knowing where he
was.
was.The fire of fever was in his eyes , the
flush of fever in his rough ciieeks ; his
head felt heavy and his heart bound
ed against his side tumuituously.
He walked slowly down the street ,
farther and farther , turning here and
there , heedlessly going lie knew not
where in any direction to escape
that ringing in his ears , and the terri
ble pain that clutched at every
breath.
The city lights grew farther apart
the brick blocks laded t.way into
quiet country roads. Still he walked
on until , half unconscious he sank be
side the way , and could go no farther.
The shabby hat ftII back from his
head , revealing a forehead broad and
high ; the great , sad eyes gazed up in
an unseeing way at the moon that
drifted overhead , and looked down at
him pityingly from its fight through
heavy clouds.
Then between his face and the night
sky there crept a picture. A long. low ,
vine-covered house a porch in front
where a woman stood , one hand on
the head of a boy a slender , pale faced
lad , . with , creat. sad eyes. She kissed
his lips , and held his hand and mur
mured blessings on her child as op left
her standing alone beneath the vines
and climbing roses.
Then another scene drifted through
the dulled and weary brain. A place
where mirth and wine and revelry ran
high , and one there the gayest of the
ay a man with a pa'e face and sad
eyes , belying his own nature by the
words he uttered. A messenger at the
Soor a telegram thrust into his
hands "Your mother is dead" then
followed a blank.
The moon waded through an inter
vening cloud , and by its light the dy
ing man saw still another picture.
Wrapped in the robes that angels
ivear , descending to his side in the
track of a quivering ray of moonlight ,
she came his mother. She lifted his
lead to her breast , tha weary head
mat had missed caressing so long ; sho
pressed her lips to his , and the
ciss went like new wine to his very
leart , she touched with her soft
ingers his tired eyes , and they closed
n a long and undisturbed sleep ,
lever to open again till the last
; rump sounds through the starbled
ikics.
No more weary miles ; no more days
mngerand loneliness and cold. Rest ,
jerfect rest , for fee and hand and
leart and brain ,
>
. • I
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H. KAPKE !
Leading Tailor , \
Has moved across Dennison street into j *
the building recently vacated by P. Penner. ' |
His stock of spring goods is new and complete |
and he will make clothing at LOWER FIG-- I
URES than any tailor in McCook. I j
W. 0. BULLARD & CO. S
* * j
LIME , HARD
CEMENT , I | | MDFD Iwl IS t K AND j
WINDOWS , Li U SOFT Ij
BLINDS. COAL. _ T
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I I 4
lot . 1
RED CEDAR AND OAK POSTS. | *
THE CITY BAKERY ,
A. PROBST , Proprietor.
Fresh Bread delivered every day Free of Gharge
PIES-CAKES-CANDTES-NUTS-OYSTERS-CIDER f
' CIGARS-TOBACCO-ETC ETC.
<
LUNCH' - : - ROOMS - : - IN - : - CONNECTION
DRYSDALE ,
LEADER IN
HONEST-PRICES !
And what is of more imponance.
Quality = . - - andStyle. .
Why not have a suit that fits you ,
when one which is both stylish and
serviceable can be bought for $22.00.
A pair of trowsers which .are really
elegant , Djiysdalk will build you for
$5. Fine fabrics cost but little at
Diiysdai/e's now , less than misfits in
fact. Look him over. You will place
your order. Save money. Feel better
and look better. Buying for cash and
light expenses does the business at
DRYSDALE'S.
ALLEN'S TRANSFER ,
Bus , Baggage Dray Line.
F. P. ALLEN , Prop. ,
McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
| y Beat Equipped in the Citr. Leave orders
at Commercial Hotel. Good well water fur
alrted on short notice.
I will buy stock cattle of any age ,
from calves up. Also , stock hogs.
At Brush creek ranch , ? > % miles
southeast of McCook , Neb.
J. It. 3IESKRTE.
R. A. COLE ,
Leading Merchant Tailor.
Will sell English , Scotch , French
and American cloths AT COST for
the next sixty days. Come and get
a first-class suit of clothes cheap.
It is a. rare chance. Shop two doors
nres * . ol the Citizens Bank , McCook ,
NebrasKa.
FOR MEN ONLY !
kVJJp4ll * Wlr ° r 10ST or FAILING MANHOOD :
1 JLLLti I IjtjVj < Qeaeral and NIEVOUS DEBELIIY ;
KfNJI. 'lHjIJI eaknetsof BodyandHind , Effects
rVV. " "ErrorsorExcesgcsinOldorYotog.
to > .tfloM.ai.1HOODf.l7RttornI. HairliitiUmut I
tmgttenlUUK , U5DETKLOPED .
OReitSftPlRTS Or B0DT.
' t l ljir uUllar H0M TRBiTHI.M'B.nenu I. a itj.
Mtttu ERIE MEDICAL CO. , BUFFALO , H. Y.
it
KILPATRTCK BROTHERS.
Horses branded on left hip or left shoulder
It MgMaBs Chase county , und Iteat-
irvBiiB.il * " Brand as cut on side of
H1
/eKMHlBVVML . some animals , on hip and
* B BEK5& . > pides of some , or any
W oro on thopnlm.il
HrnHnHHoannimHi
To euro Biliousness , Sick Headache , ConatU
pation , Malaria , Liver Complaints , take
the eafe anil certain remedy ,
SMITH'S
BILE BEANS
Use the SHAX.X. Size (40 little Beans to tho
bottle ) . TIIBV ARE TUB MOST CONVENIENT.
Suitoblo ± oxr txll Ages.
Price of cither size , 25c. per Hottlc.
E& B V 1II Cfl Uiikd for * cti. ( coppera or itasipt ) .
J.F.SMITH&CO.Maiersor"BILEBEANB , "ST.lOUIS MO.
J. S. McBRAYER ,
House Movers Drayman ,
McCOOK , NEB.
tSF" House and Safe Moving a Spec
ialty. Orders for Draying left at the
Haddleston Lumber Yard will receive
prompt attention.
F. D. BURGESS ,
PLUMBING ,
Steam and Hot Water Heating ,
North Main Avenue ,
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA.
I3T" a stock of best grades of Hose. Lawn
Sprinklers , Hose Keels and Hose Fixtures ,
constantly on hand. Ail work receives pro apt
attention.
Hurrah for Huber I
I am prepared to do all kinds of
vork , such as contracting and ex-
ravating , tree planting. Carpet lay-
ng a specialty ; ten years experi-
: nce. All work guaranteed. Leave
> rders at this office.
FRAiND HUBER , Jr.
