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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1910)
LIFE-SAPPING PARA- K SITES THAT WRECK \ HUMAN SYSTEM Tlio following remarkable stntomont was recently inndo by L. T. Cooper. It concerns the preparation which has boon BO widely discussed throughout the country during the past year , and has sold In such enormous quantities in leading cities : "It la now a well-known fact that wherever I have Introduced my New Discovery medicine , hundreds of people plo have brought Internal parasites , or tapeworms , to mo. In many cases these pcoplo did not know the nature of the parasite , and wore consequently ex tremely nervous until I explained the matter to them. In some cities so many have had this experience that the public generally became alarmed. "I take this opporlunltx of explain ing what these creatures are , and what I have learned about them in the past. "Tapeworms are much moro com mon than would bo supposed. I venture - turo to cay that ten per cent , of nil chronic stomach trouble , or what Is known na a 'rundown' condition , Is caused by them. An Individual may Buffer for years with ono of these great parasites and not bo aware of It. "Contrary to general belief , the nppo- Ute is not greatly Increased it only becomes irregular. There is a general fooling of faintness , however , and a gnawing sensation in the pit of the fltomach. "People afflicted vrith ono of these parasites are nervous and depressed. Their chief sensation Is one of lan guor , and they Uro very easily. Lack of energy and ambition affect the body , and the mind becomes dull and slug gish. The memory becomes not so good , and the eyesight is generally poorer. "Tho Now Discovery , In freeing stomach ach and bowels of nil impurities , Bocms to bo fatal to these great worms , and almost immediately expels them from the system. I wish to assure anyone - ono who has the experience just re lated with my preparation , that there is no cause for alarm in the matter , and that it will as a rule mean a speedy restoration to good health. " Cooper's Now Discovery Is sold by all druggists. If your druggist can not supply you , wo will forward you the name of a druggist in your city who will. Don't accept "something Just as good. " The Cooper Medlclna Co. , Dayton , Ohio. WAS A SIN ANY TIME. V Mrs. Wise I told the next-door neighbor today that it was a sin , to play the piano on Sunday. Mr. Wise Why did you mention Sunday ? BABY WASTED TO SKELETON "My little son , when about a year and a half old , began to have sores como out on his face. I had a physi cian treat him , but the sores grow worse. Then they began to come out on his arms , then on other parts of his body , and then one came on his ohest , worse than the others. Then I called another physician. Still ho grow worse. At the end of about a year and a half of suffering he grow so bad that I bad to tie his hands in cloths at night to keep him from scratching the sores and tearing the flesh. Ho got to bo a mere skeleton , and was hardly able to walk. "My aunt advised mo to try Cutl- cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment I < ent to a drug store and got a cake of Cuttcura Soap and a box of the Oint ment and followed directions. At the end of two months the sores were all well. Ho has never had any sores of any kind since. I can sincerely say that only for Cuticura my child would hnvo died. I used only ono cake of Cuticura Soap and about three boxes of Ointment "I am a nurse and my profession brings mo into many different fam ilies and it is always a pleasure for mo to tell my story and recommend Cuticura Remedies. Mrs. Egbert Shel don , Lltchflold , Conn. , Oct 23 , 1909. " The Simple Shepherd ! A Cockney , while spending his noli- ( la > s in the Highlands , met an old shepherd driving a flock of sheep. Wishing to show off a bit , ho said : "Now , if I were a shepherd I would teach the sheep to follow me. " "Oh , aye , " said the shepherd , "and I hlv iitto doot ye wid manage , for if they saw anlther sheep in trout they wid bo sure to follow. " Tit-Bits. There is no service like his that Borvcs because ho loves. Sir Philip Sydney. Bin. Window's Soothing Syrup. ITor children toriblnif. toftonatnogiituii.rcmici-aln- 'n.ourcawinUoollo. UwiubotUo. Solf-love Is the only kind that puta man In the undertaker's hands. N THK mountain frontier , between the Argentine no- public and Chile , nearly 13,000 feet above the level of the sea , at Cumbro Pass , is a piece of statuary absolutely inilquo In history , "The Christ of the Andes. " Cast in the bronze from the cannon of opposing Chileans and Argen tines , It was placed on the boundary line of the two na tions in March. 1904 , as a symbol of the perpetual peace which should thenceforth obtain between them. It stands a colossal figure 2G feet in height , placed on n gigantic column surmounted by a globe on which the configuration of the earth is outlined. One hand holds a cross and the other is extended in blessing. At the base are two tablets , ono inscribed with the history of the monument and the oth er bearing in Spanish the following legend : "Sooner shall these mountains crum ble into dust than the people of Argen tina and Chile break the peace to which they have pledged themselves at the feet of Christ the Redeemer. " Scarcely less potent than , treaties and tributes to the Prince of Peace for the maintenance of harmony between tlio native will be the fultllraent of the dream long cherished by engineers of piercing the An des , which was accomplished on the morning of November 27 , 1909 when the workmen of the Transandine railway approaching from opposite sides of the tunnel , faced the last thin line of rock which , In the heart of the Andes , separated Chile from the Argentine Republic. It was an Italian workman , operating under a British engineer in the employ of an Anglo-Amer ican firm , and carrying to fruition the project of two Chilean brothers , who placed the fuse for the demolition of the rocky barrier and opened up a line of communication which , In the opinion of a leading Journal of the United States , "is like ly to change political relations In South America and commercial conditions throughout the world. " The first man to traverse the tunnel from end to 'end was the chief of the Argentine section of workmen followed by 90 of his operatives ( most ly Chileans ) , who returned to their natlvo land with banners flying and cries of victory. From the capitals of Chile and the Argentine Republic functionaries and private Individuals journeyed to be present at this last act In an un dertaking which has engaged the talents of a succession of engineers and financiers since 18GO and which , upon completion , will take rank with the great Alpine tunnels. Fifty years ago the North American captain of Industry , William Wheelwright , prepared a ten tative plan for crossing the continent from Rosario In the Argentine Republic to the Chilean port of Caldora , over the Pass of San Francisco. Thir teen years later the Chilean brothers , Juan nnd Mateo Clark , to whom the credit for the project of the line as completed must bo awarded , took the first practical steps In the matter through a concession obtained from the Argentine govern ment for a railroad from Buenos Aires to the Chilean frontier. In 18SO the first section fnm Villa Mercedes to Mendoza was built by the Argentine government , connecting with the Clark line from Buenos Aires to Villa Mercedes , in all G50 miles. A subsequent concession to a British company secured the con struction of the road fiom Mcndoza to the Chilean frontier and thence to the Chilean town of Los Andes ( ICO miles ) , where connection would bo made with the existing line to Valparaiso , 78 miles In extent , making a transcontinental line 888 mlios In length It was the trans-Andean section between Mcn doza and Los Andes which presented the great est difficulties , for hero lay the old pack route over Cumbre Pass , 12,005 feet above sea level , j which modern engineering had decided to elim inate by tunneling the mountain 2.DOO feet lower down. At Caracoles , on the Chilean slope , and at Las Cuevas , on the Argentine side , men and machin ery entered the mountain for a final conquest of nature. Hollowed out of solid rock , the gallery as opened is 10,400 feet above sea-level , 3,165 motors la length , 5 % meters in height , and 5 meters wlclo , * TOTAL LENGTH OF TUNNtL 10,385 fT. ,0 , Statue of "Chr-i'st of the Andes" being located about 1,000 meters below the crest of the Andes. The Chilean section covers 1,385 meters and the Argentina 1,782 , the completed work being estimated at a cost of 500,000. The tunnel Is made to the same dimen sions as the Simplon and Is therefore large enough to allow locomotives , carriages , or trucks that are run on a 5 foot G Inch gauge to pass through it. It is straight through out , except for 120 yauls al the eastcin en trance where theie Is a curve of 21D yards ladius. - Much work still remains to bo done be fore trains will be running over the route , but It is pioposcd that communication shall be established by May 29 , 1910. thus affording - ing a most appioprlate and adequate cele bration of the ccntenaiy of the revolution which gave to both nations their imlepen dent life. It will undoubtedly be utilized in 31 the official exchange of visits between the * * " * executives of Chile and the Argentine Re public , which have been arranged ns a fea ture of the centennial year. The Immense practical value of the new route is shown by the statement that the time for the trip from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires will be re duced to 31 or 35 hours , thus facilitating the trans port of passengers and of perishable merchandise. While the romantic aspects of the Journey will bo greatly reduced , the saving of time and the great er rase of travel will moro than atone for the loss. The picturesque mountain pass and the stage trip between railway terminals will bo su perseded by a continuous all-rail journey from ocean to ocean In a day and a half. So long ns the chief exports of the countries in terested continue to bo raw materials no great changes may bo expected in the character of prod ucts transported to the seaboard , though the vol ume will inevitably bo greatly augmented. Argen tine grains , hides and beef , and Chilean copper and nitrates , will continue to bo sent abroad by the sea , but In the development of a greatercom ( mercial volume between the countries of the east CRATER LAKES OF MEXICO Mexico , with all her romance , has never given abroad any description of her crater lakes. Vallo do Santiago , a little town of the state of Guana juato , boasts four of the most perfect and beauti ful of such lakes. The village nestles among 11 craters. In the old days the town , which Is an ancient one , was called the Town of the Seven Candles , for the seven craters which surround It. The 11 craters mentioned by scientists are not well defined , some having como up within the others at later periods , resulting in but tevcn well-defined hills. The four craters which contain the lakes are all within a few miles of the city , but two , La Albcrca and Zlntora , are within easy walking dis tance , says the Mexican Herald. La Albcrca is one of the lowest of the craters and on ono bide n portion or the * crater wall has fallen away so that the approach Is very easy. Half a mile across Is the low line of the crater wall and down below It Is the greenest of lakes , calm an a plate of glass The tiny boat which piles the lake Is on the opposite side , close below the nulls of basalt which rim It. These walls , which rise nearly a hundred feet above the sur face of the lake , are part of the native rock , which was blown off like the cork of a bottle when the crater was formed It rises sheer and erect abe the lake on every bide. The other crater lake which one can visit con- venlently is the Zintora , which is approached after a long climb up its high sides ; the lake glistens deep at the bottom with sloping sides covered with green leading down to It. A tiny beach of sand Is seen on ono side and on this a ruined mountain hut brings another Swiss touch to the scene. A background of a towering peak , one of the Seven Candles , rises a short distance and wcat coasts of South America and in the transport of lighter manufactured goods fiom Em ope and America the rail louto will provo n formidable rival. Though Brazil and the Argentine Republic are washed by the Atlantic , vast tracts of rubber- growing districts of the one and of the agilcul- tuial and cattle sections of the other lie far nearer to the Pacific With facilities of trans- poit it Is ica enable to ( suppose that pioductfl which have hitherto found their solo ports of shipment on the Atlantic seaboard will ultimately turn to the Pacific , nud vice versa As a medium of ocean traffic the Importance oi the route can not bo .overestimated. At present South Amoiica Is to a great extent a coinmoiclal appanage of Em ope. On the cast coast the trade of the United States with the countles of the At lantic has'Leon handicapped by Inadequate ship ping , and nlso by the fact that the east coast to the south of the turn of the continent Is really much nearer to Europe than to the United States with the added advantage of moio favorable sail ing conditions , and the west coast Is as remote by sea from New York as It is from Liverpool or Hamburg When the Panama canal is completed a different condition will prevail. Then the United States , especially In its manufacturing sections , will enjoy a tremendous advantage In respect to nil that portion of South America situated on or commot daily tributary to the Pacific. Already the opening of the Tehuantcpcc line across Mexico and of the Intel oceanic route In Guatemala has aug mented the volume of trade between the Atlantic and Pacific With the Buenos Aires-Valparaiso route open to easy transport , Chile and Peru will not longer bo cut off from the great btrcams of the world's com merce. They will bo in direct and constant In tercourse with the countries to the cast and will bo brought proportionately closer to Europe , and a long step will bo taken toward South American solidarity by bringing the capitals of the west coast under the same influences us these of the cast away , and In the great hollow of the crater crowds of hundreds can be lost and not a murmur but the echo of one's voice from across the cra ter , nearly a mile away , Is heard. The calm restfulness of a crater lake Is unlike anything else In the world. One finds lakes and solitary pools In forests or mountain fastnesses and the calm there is akin to witchery , but they are stirred sometimes by passing breezes and the trees will wave above In the wind. But In n crater lake there Is not a breath that will stir it and even a stone cast Into Its bosom creates rip pics that scorn as though they would bo swal lowed ere they are born. Peace Is a word without a meaning until ono lies silent on the slope of such a crater with such a lake at his feet. HE SHOWED HIM. A phjslclan who acts as examiner for an ac cident Insurance company said that ho has to bo watchlul In order to keep the company ho repre sents from being "stung" on accident claims. "A man was In my office , " ho said , "who said that ho had fallen from a street car I examined his arm , and though there were a few bruises on it it didn't appear to be badly hurt. " 'How high can you raise It ? ' I continued , and ho answered by raising this arm with apparent difficulty until his hand was a few inches above his head. " 'Pretty bad , ' I commented. 'Now show mo how high you could raise it before this-accident happened. ' "Ho lifted It easily then 'way up In the air , and It wasn't until I began to laugh that ho real ized that ho had exposed himself. Lie cleared out in a hurry then. " HEADS USUALLY EMPTY. Ella I think those follows are got * ting their heads together over nouio- thing. Stella Yes ; I guess thcro'n some thing In It. Ella Whchono7 _ HELP FOR THE AGED. . . No Need to Longer Suffer from Kldnoy Trouble. Mrs. Catherine Sullivan , 1712 Mof- fatt St. , Joplln , Mo. , says : "Lllto moat elderly pcoplo , I suffered from kidney trouble for years. My back ached In tensely and there was n feeling of numbness in ray spino. My banda cramped and the urinary paoaagoit wcro profuse. Doc tors prescribed for mo but I was not benefited. At last I began taking Doan's Kldnoy Pills. They drove my troubles away , and I now enjoy excellent health. " Remember the name Doan'a. For sale by nil dealers. GO cento n box. Ftostor-Milburu Co. , Buffalo , N. Y. The Jeweled Set. An actress said of Eleanor Robson : "She Is a dear. She has married Au gust Belmont Now she is In the sot that I once heard her so wittily ridi cule. "Sho nald that In conversation with n leading matron of this gilded , thin jeweled sot , she once said : ' "And where do you think you'll opond the summer , Mrs. Van GoltT * ' "Er the North Capo , I boIloTC , ' Mrs. Van Gelt answered. 'One can got 'ski-lug there all through August , you know. ' " 'And whore will you spend the win ter , then ? ' " 'Obi Florida , by all moans. There's such ripping January bathing at Palm Beach.1 " Even Among the Hoboes. . "Hullo , Dusty , " said Weary Wag- plco , as the two tramps mot in the Btieot. "How's Uvin' ? " 'Somcpln awful , " replied Dusty Rhodes. "Tho cost of everything's gone up so a teller can't baldly got his three meals per. " 'Humph 1" ejaculated Weary , "I never knowcd you to pay for nothln' . " " " "but it's the "No , returned Dusty , solemn fact that along my route , whora I used to have to ask only once for a breakfast , they- make mo ask twice these days. " Ilarpcr'o Weekly. A Surprising Event. Mr. Brown ( rushing excitedly into the room ) Marie , Marie , intclllgonco has just reached me Mrs. Brown ( calmly Interrupting him ) Well , thank heaven , Henry. | Life. All Old Folks Thnt talto NATUHIS'S HKMBDY ( Nil tablets ) tonight will fool bolter In the inornlr.fr. It Hwcctcna the stomach , cor- reclfl tlio liver , bowola end kidneys , prevents - vents biliousness nnd cllinln.itc.s the rhou- mntlsm. Bettor thnn Pills for Uver Ills , because It'n different It's thorough , easy iniro to net. Got a 25c Dox. All DruKRlstH. The A. II. LuwlB Mcdtclno Co. , St. L.OUIS. Not Quite Qualified. Policeman Do you have to take care of the dog ? Nurse Girl No. The missis says I'm too young and inexperienced. I only look after the children. Life. If You Are a Trlfls bensltlve About the Him of your BIIOCH , muny jxopla wcnr smaller elioeB fay using Allen's Foot-Katie , the Antiseptic Powilcr to shake into the ulioeH. It cures Tired , Hwollcn , Aching Frrt and plves rest nnd comfort. Just the thing for breaking In n w Hhoes. Bold everywhere , 2Co. Sample scut FKEK. Address , Allen B. Olmn wl. Le Itoy , N. Y. Looking at It in another way , whf t harm Is there In letting ono head of hair make several generations of women beautiful ? PEIIUY nAVIB' 1'AINKTM.KIC drnwi the pain nod Inflammation from boe-stlngi nnrt Insect btt l. Hootbos nnd ullays tbe awful ItcUlnaof musqulto blteo. t&o , ffio and DOe bottle * . Oft hath even a whole city reaped the evil fruit of a bad man. Heslod. It is certainly time to tnho immediate action if you would ward off a serious sick spoil. It is positive proof of a weak stomach and deranged digestion and for which you cannot take a better medicine than Hosteller's Stomach Bitters ; but remember this , the longer you put oI ( giving tlio assistance need ed by tlio digestive system the harder it is going to bo to cure you. We know of hundreds of cases , taken in hand at the very beginning in which a short course of the Bitters proved very efficacious. Therefore , be persuaded togetabottlo today from your druggist or dealer , and thus avoid all possible danger of a sick spell. It is a wonderful tonic and in- vigorant for overworked , nervous and run-down persons , and in cases of Poor Appetite , Bloating , Heartburn , Indi gestion , Dyspepsia , Costiveness , and Malaria it is the best