THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST THE ENTEEPEISE WIND MILL Is what IH known ns a "aolld wliccl" mill and ( ll pcnscs with nil sliding ftlmfts niul pltmimri. and nl gcgincnt irunr , which arc . liable to become Inopcra tlvc from snow or tslcct. It lina no superfluous JolntH wclKlitsnnd luvers. to wear ami admit of lost tnotlui or mnke nolec. Its multiplying Hall Governor Is the . , tilmplust , inoHt direct anil quickest . In 'use. It Is till most sensitive to varying winds. It Is manufacture by a company of long landing and experience in the vrlnd mill business , with large capital Invented Ii special machinery , extensive . worlw , and an clllclen corps of skilled workmen. They arc neat In appear nncc , noiseless 'In operation , and an ornament tu tliu . grounds. Parties desiring estimates and costs on an outfit , can obtain them by addressing us , giving plai ot grounds , depth of well , points of delivery , etc Vic manufacture Iron Pumps , lirass Cylinders , Tanks and everything . connected with farm , city or ralhvaj water supply. SANDWICH ENTE2P2ISE CO. , Sisfcrieli , 111. \Vit. II. imVJK , Agent , McCook , Xcb. CITY BAKERY. A. PROBST &BRO. PllOPllTETORS. WE KEEP ON HAND BREAD , PIES & CAKES , ' , GHAHAM BllEAD. Cakes Made on Order. Lunch lloom in connection , where you can set hot coffee , etc. Saddles f Harness , [ OPPOSITE HOTEL OX THE HILL. ] EVEHVWHEEC.'J' Manufacturer and Dealer In SADDLES , HARNESS , BRIDLES , COLLARS , . BRUSHES , COMBS , " ' " ' ; - WHIPS. 'Stoc-k Saddles , Cow-Boy out fits , and Spurs. i n. H. BARBERSHOP , Go to A. P. Sharp's for FIRST-CLASS SHAVE or HAIR CUT. HOT AND COLD , BATHS ON SHORT NOTICE. and Children's Hair Dressing a specialty. FACTS RECAROiNC 8r , Barter's ' to 1m . . , ulrinjj a certain anu cmcien . ii' iv. . iy4nepslaWantorApicl . . | e.lmilcs. , sf StreiiKtli etc. Its use Is marKi'ii .y , . . DEALERS TONIC is EVEHVWHEEC. FOR SALC ci.u. 'J' . i Morwlii : , ' of Onr Flap. Tli > i\n \ for which the heroes fought , fr l.i h fc t'y 'ii'd , is the symbol of all ti-.iiivot nil . . hope tob ? . It is the " > ' : n f iiiii'ii' hls. It means free st.ils f.tv iis , Mlf-gov < jrnment , and li wovo'-uu \ of the individual. It nn'HDN tiint this continent IIOH boon ded- icitt'd to iraci'om. It meiins universal fttiucatinn lglit : for every mind , knowl- -uge for < -vi ry child. It means that the Mjhool-mm o is the fortr ss of liberty. It means that ' 'governments derive their just powers irom the consent of the governed ; " that'each man is accounta ble to and for the government ; that re sponsibility goes hand in hand with liberty. It means that it is the duty of bvory citizen to bear his share of the public burden to take part in the af fair.of his lown , his county , his State and his country. It means that the ballot-box is the ark of the covenant ; thut' the Eourco of authority must not be poisoned. It means the perpetual right of peaceful revolution. It means that every citizen of the Eepublic , native - ' tive or naturalized , must be protected at homo in every State , abroad in every land , on every sea. It means " tiiat" all distinctions based on birth or blood have perished from our laws that our Government shall stand be tween labor and capital , between the weak and strong , be'tween the individual and corporation , between want and wealth , and give and guarantee simple 'justice to nil.It means that there shall be a legal remedy for every wrong. It means national hqspitality that we must welcome to our shores the exiles of thn world , and that we may not drive them hack. Some may be deformed by labor , dwarfed by hunger , broken in spirit , victims of tyranny and caste in whose sad faces may be read the touch ing records of a weary life and yet their children , born of liberty and love , will be symmetrical and fair , intelligent and free. free.That That flag is the emblem of a supreme will of a nation's power. Beneath its folds the weakest must be protected and the strongest must obey. It shields and canopies alike the loftiest mansion and the rndest hut. The flag was given to the air in the Revolution's darkest days. It represents the sufferings of the past , the glories yet to be , and , like the ban ner f heaven , it is the child of storm and sun. Molt. G. Ingirsoll. A Mean Trick. A man who probably hailed from Buffalo , p yed a powerful mean trick oa a Detroit bridal couple at Niagara Falls the other evening. They went tea a hotel and registered , had supper , and then started out for a night view of the njicjlity roarer. They had not gone far uh-u u man called to them and said : 'Have you just been married ? " "We li-huve " answered the . " - , groom. "Going to stay here a day or two ? " "Yes. " "ILiviug registered at my hotel yon pn.Lwhly intend to remain there ? " "Yes. sir. " "Well , Iwant to say a word to you. I don't want any ducky- deary nonsense around my house. I want no pop > yopsy business on the venicda. I want co squeezing hands on the balconies or feeding each other at the table. " The groom let his arm fall from his bride's waist in a slow and painful manner , and the stranger con tinued : "The first time you call her penches and cream or she calls you her darling out you go ! " "Y-yes , sir. " "She'd no sweeter than ten thousand other girls , you're no more of a darling than 1 aia , and I won't stand love-sick nonscns ? . " Ho walked away with that , and people at the Palls who knew the bridal -couple were amazed to hear them address each olher as Mr. and Mrs. , and to sec what precaution they took to prevent touching hands or be traying any symptoms of love. They put in two wretched days , and it was only as they were upon the point of leaving that they discovered how a base villain had duped them. Detroit Free Press. . Singular and Carious Practice. A Simla ( Hindoostan ) correspondent writes : I do not think I have ever told you of a most singular and curious prac- tics which obtains among the villagers at "Annandale. " There is a stream of water which perpetually flows down [ roai the hillside , and which serves to keep the gardens well watered. The water , when once it reaches the level of Annandale , is carried to a small reser voir by means of long , narrow troughs. Beneath these troughs you mayany day see a tiny little infant laying flat on ill back , so as to admit of the rill of w tel flowing gently on its head. The little creature , after being subjected to this strange process for a few minutes , falls fast asleep , and remains so for about an hour. If you were to ask the mother of the child why she treats it in this man ner , she will tell yon with an innocence and earnestness that is not without its attractions , that it is good for the child , and that it is calculated to impart health and vigor to the constitution. I should fancy just the contrary , but there is no doubt that natives have great faith in the practice , and still persevere in it. . . Death From Emotion. From America ( says the London Lan cet ) comes the record of a very instruc tive case in which a man died from fright , and where the death narrowly escaped being attributed to ether. The patient had received a severe injury to tiis hip during some blasting operations. Some dnjrs after the in jury a consultation ws held on his case in the Wilkesbarre Hospital , and it was considered necessary to administer ether. The man objected to this and urged that his heart was weak , but it was considered necessary to anaesthetise him. This decision seemed io affect the man strongly , he breathed with great difficulty , asked for 'the windows dews to be opened , and died in a few minutes. No ether or anzesthetic had jeen administered , and he had not suf- 'ered any pain from the partial examin ation of the hip that had been made. No larticnlnrs of the actual state of the icart are given , but wo are told a "mur mur" wjis present. There is BO difficulty , lowover , in tracing the death to a pow- rftil inhibitory influence upon a weak icart. Had the surgeons begun to ad- ninisier ctlitT his death , would have .con wronpfiiily attributed to the effects of the anesthetic. An Englishman's First Negro Ac * qualntance. . I mention this meal , not only because it was the first of which I had partaken for about thirty hours , but becnnsiit was the means of myflrstintroduction | tea a colored gentleman. He did mo the honor to wait upon me , after a fashion , while I was eating , and with every word , look and gesture marched me further into the country of surprise. He was , in deed , strikingly unlike the negroes of NIB. Beecher Stowe or the Christy Min strels of my youth. Imagine a gentleman , certainly somewhat dark , but of a pleas ant warm hue. speaking English with a slight and rather foreign accent , every inch a man' of the world , and armed with manners so patronizingly superior that I am at a loss to name then ? parallel in England. A butler , perhaps , rides as high over the unb uttered , but then he sets you right with a reserve and a sort of sighing patience , which one is often moved to admire. And again , the ab stract butler never stoops to familiarity. But the colored gentleman will pass you a wink at a time ; ho is familiar , like : tu upper-form boy to a fag ; he unbends to- you like Prince Hal with Poins and FalstafF. He makes himself athoraoand welcome. Indeed , I may say , this waite. ' behaved himself to me throughout thut , supper much as , with us , a young , free and not very self-respecting master might behave to a good-looking chamber ' maid. I had come prepared to p'ity the poor negro , to put him at his ease , to prove in a thousand condescensions that I was no sharer in the prejudice of race , but I assure you I put my patronage away for another occasion , and had the grace to be pleased with that result. Seeing he was a very honest fellow , I consulted him upon a point of etiquette : if one should offer to tip the American waiter ? Certainly not , he told me. Never. It would not do. They conoid- er themselves too highly to accept. They would even resent the offer. As for him and me , we had enjoyed a very pleasant conversation ; he , in particulur , hail found much pleasure in my society ; I was a stranger ; this was exactly one ol those rare conjunctures. . . Without being very clear seeing , I can still per ceive the sun at noonday ; and the colored gentlemen deftly pocketed the quarter. Longman's Magazine. Why Not ! Give your employes a vacation. It is a cheap charity. It gives them much and costs you nothing. A full man cau do more in fifty weeks than a lean man can do in fifty-two. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy , " is a motto as applicable to Jack of forty as at four or fourteen , and as applicable to Gill as to Jack. Every machine needs a vaca tion now and then ; the fires let ouf , the water let out , the boiler a chance to re- pi , ir. The organ needs to be tuned. The watch needs to be cleaned. Even the iron furnace cannot run forever. The agriculturists have proved that as mnc'i wheat can be gotten off a piece of lan-.l in twenty years if it lies fallow every alternate year as if it is coaxed to give wheat every season.- The cow cannot give milk continuously. Your horse will do better for taking off his shoes and running in pasture for a wet k or two every _ twelve months. Lyman Beecher's recipe is a wise one for ail workshops "Let iiater caper. " This advice is just as applicable to the house servant as to the shop work man. Bridget will get you 'a better din ner if for one day you get your own. Picnic for a week and see how' jolly it is. Go back to primitive days and do your own serving ; it is astonishing how simple your tastes will become when yon have to satisfy them yourself. Send oil all your servants for a day's rollicking , and find out what sort of a housekeepui your oldest daughter is. Of course , it involves some self-denial. That is the blessing of it. When your servants find that you are willing to put yourself out for them they -nill put themselves out for you. There is only one currency that can buy enthusiasm consideration ; and enthusiasm is like charity , it covers no ! it compensates for a multitude of sins. Of course , workmen do not all know how to use a holiday. Sometimes they use it to make beasts of themselves. They attempt a practical demonstration of Darwinism , and supply the "missing link. " ] f they had a holiday oftener they would know better what to do with it. It is the man who is worked like a beast who is most likely to drink like a beast. Treat a man like a man and he will prove himself a man. Why not ? Christian Union. He Didn't Relish the Blamed Joke. "I have a good joke to tell you , " said an Arkansas Colonel to his friend the General. "The other day , you know , Higgins announced himself as candidate for Judge. Well , I met him and told him that you made funof the idea and declared that he didn't have sense enough to serve on a. Coroner's jury. He is a notorious coward , you know , but he became furiously angry. Now here's where the joke comes in. . 'The General , ' I said , 'is the biggest coward in the world. ' 'Is that so ? ' Higgms asked. 'Yes , ' I replied , 'and what you want to do is to meet him and thrash him. He won't fight you , and you'll have an easy victory. ' Everybody that j is acquainted with you knows that you are a brave man , General , and when the ] joke gets out we'll have a good laugh. " Several days afterwards the Colonel again met the General. "Hello , Gen eral , what's the matter with your eyes and nose ? ' ' "Your blamed joke. You know you told that fellow Higgins that he could whip me. " "Yes. " "Well I'm d d if ' ' , he didn't do it. Circumventing Hotel Thieves. A device has been introduced in a Chicago hotel for the purpose of circum venting swindlers. Each guest receives i small , round piece of card-board on which the number of the room he is to accupy is plainly marked. This he is sbbged to present at the office whenever be desires his key. Another rd , on nrhich the name of the bearer is written , is a pass for the elevator , and it is es sential for a ride. Botli these checks javc to bo returned to { lie cashier when iio departing visitor ways his bUl , English Railroad Promotion. A man began as a porter. By and by- he made one of the railroad police. If he behaved well he might get to some other office ; he might become an "inspec tor of luggage trains or cattle trains ; he might become the station-master of a small and then of a larger station. Sim ilarly , he explained to me the system of promotion in the engine-driving depart ment of the line. A man generally begins - gins as a cleaner , then ho becomes a fire man , and afterward a regular engine- driver. There is a long drifting before a man before becomes fit for what is called the foot-plate life. Indeed , many of them never become fit for it for there are countless opportunities for com- , mittingblunders , and aman who commits blunders is never fit for the work. The driver of a locomotive ought to under stand from science and experience all about his locomotive. He should know all about his engine , just as a driver or rider should properly understand the temper of his horse. Ho begins with , belonging to a class of enginemen who are called the "relievers. " In reality they have no engine of their own , but they take charge of the engines from the drivers who have come from the main lino. His first work is generally on a pilot engine , where he can't do much harm to any other person than himself. A man learns to drive a goods train before - fore he is intrusted with a passenger train ; but it is generally five or seven yeorsbefore _ he gets this promotion , nud then it is on a slow train. He is then promoted to a fast passenger train , and then to an express. There are three things to which a good engine driver haste to look : First , the condition of his fire , which ought to be burning well befort- starting ; a thorough taking stock and examination of his engine before shirting , and then a constant lookout for signals. The slightest mistake in overlooking the little red light , or , indeed , in not notic ing any incidental signals , may wreck a train or ruin a driver. London Society. How Was $ he Cash Balanced ! "Talking about making mistakes , " said John Newhouse , of the West End Hotel in Georgetown , last evening , "the Farmers and Mechanics'Bank here made the worst mistake I ever heard of on last Saturday. " "What was it ? " "Why , I sent my barkeeper up to the bank to get § 2 in nickels. Pho paying- teller handed him two packages rolled up in paper , but they had no mark on them. He brought the packages down to me and I laid them on the bhelf be hind the bar. Having noocoasion to use them until Monday , I opened one of them and found that instead of twenty nickels it contained twenty § 5 gold pieces 3100. I opened the other pack- a : and it contained twenty $5 g ld j i cr-s. So , you see , instead of sending f i' forty nickels , they had sent me forty s > pices in nil $200. " "Did you rectify the mistake ? " . " did. I took them back , called Mr. 'J r v , the paying-teller , to one side and . .vo him the gold. He thanked meand , ' ivii me § 2 in nickels and I left , won- (1 ring how in the world the bank made i -s cash balance on Saturday night. " \Vnfhlnr/ton \ Critic. Women on Street Cars. - Speaking about employment for wo men , I do not see why women are not < ! : pioyed more frequently as drummers : iuy have cheek enough. I ride do-.ui i.wn everj- morning on a summer car , live of us on each seat , seven standing . [ in the rear rank and from six to ten -raii'.ling on the footrail and holding on t-K5 li.iudles. When a cor with that in.il passes by one would think that anj- M.I.M ite for passage would hang on or i Mr the next car , but does lovely .n .an dp it ? Not a bit of it. She . ; te.an imperious wave of her parasol i" : Iie driver , who puts on the brakes intl stops. Then lovely woman coolly -t-res at every man who has paid for his o.i5 and is on his way to work. The American male has no pluck ; there is in > t oucert of action. Woman's superior : : tiuot picks out the weakest brother. JI may be deeply absorbed in his [ i iJtr , but he feels the piercing stare ; in- folds up his paper and' meekly d ' . - - mis to hang on the outskirts for the ivit of his ride. I have seen tuis r.ckct tried every morning , and I have never known it to fail. It does not need a lovely woman to work it ; I saw it done ti.is morning by a fat woman with a market basket and an umbrella. The routh beside me removed his cigarette isi involuntary admiration , and mur- juurcd , "Ain't she got a gall1' S7. Louis Posl-Dhpatch. A Libel Engraved on a Tombstone. Philander Finley and Mart Leggn , of M-irshall Texas brought suit against J. S. Potter and J. A. Tipping for libel in two cases. The suits are for $3,00 ) in each cose. The facts connected \\ith the cases , as near as could be gathered , are as follows : Potter's son , with Fiu'ey ' and I3eggs , went bathing in the JJlack- water , a small creek south of town , about one year ago. and young Potter lost his life by drowning. No oae kno s how { it happened except Fiuley ami Beggs. The boy's father accused Finloy and Beggs of the murder of his ton , but in no way conld he prove it on them After the boy's body was recovered and buried properly Potter came to town and procured a tombstone from J. A. Tippii.g and had him erect it over the grave of bis son , bearing the following inscrip tion : "Rock of Ages cleft for me. Let me hide myself in thce. " "Drowned by Philander Finley and Mart Finley and Beggs make exception to the above and brought suit as above stated. The jury returned a venlu-t igainst defendants for § 800. He Wasn't Trifliiu "Are you married ? " asked the justice ) f a man who had been arrested for va grancy. "No , I am not married , but my wife 3. " "No trifling with the court. " ' "Heaven save us ! I'm not trifling vith the court. I was married , but got i divorce. My wife got mariitd aguui , jut I didn't ; so I am not married , liu ny wife is. " 13 F. L. McCRACKEN , * ' DEALER IN * Watches , Clocks & Jewelry. I make a Specialty of Watches , and I now have on hand a large stock of FINE NEW WATCHES CALL AND INSPECT THEM AND GET PRICES. IN THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT / I am prepared to do anything in the repair line on short notice and in a workmanship-like manner. ARAPAHOE STAR MILLS FLOUR. WARRANTED TO BE NEST FLOOR IB THE MARKET. FOR SALE HAYDEN f CO. , AGENTS , McCOOK , - NEBRASKA. " FREES & HOCKNELL , PllOPRIETOPiS OF THE I HDEALERS IN II Lumber , Lime , Cement , Sash , Doors , Blinds , Hard and Soft Coal , YARDS AT McCook , Indianola , Cambridge , Arapahoe , and Oxford. Great Western Furniture Emporium , of , o r/ : a : a i o = cZI - + r rr " O § s 02 - enr1 IP M 6 & o | | | f -t > tCO f § o J. E. BERGER. Proprietor. McCOOK , NEB. Wind Mill. Superior to any on the market , I > cliiK Heavier , Stronger Hullt , ami therefore ; i more Durable Mill. It Is the only af-folutely tafc Mill built ; and out of I 'I Thousands Erected During 12 k Yearn pa it. not one has ever blown away and left the Tower miidlng. A record no other Mill ean show. AVe offer to put up any of ourPI.'MPINO MILLS ON THIRTY DAYS TRIAL , And if they ilon't she satNf.ictl.m. . will remove Mill at our . . uwn e.Mieiiit * Also Manufacturers of tliu Celebrated CluilleiiKf Ki-t-d Mill- , . MillCorn Shelters. Iron Pump * T.-ith brass cylinders , Iron I'ipe , Tanks. " For estimates , catalogues and prices , apply to . . B. KETTLETON , McCook , Ne ! > . , Axcm for Southwestern Nebraska and Xorthwc-tem Kansn ? . D. KENDALL'S y V A S THE PLACE ce Cold Lemonade , Ginger Beer , Pop , Nuts , CHOICE CIGARS , CANDY , ETC , JILLIAUl ) ami POOL TABLE. CALL aiid ENJOY YOUKSELVES