Forest Planting.
In the coal regions of Pennsylvania
nearly every piece of available timber
has been cut away to form props for the
archways and for various other uses in
connection with coal mining. Nearly
every stick and every piece of x>lank
used in these regions now all have to be
brought from a distance. The Girard
estate has endeavored to solve the pro
blem by making some small plantations
as a test. Eight years ago a large num
ber of larches and Scotch pines were
planted; plow furrows were simply
driven through the underbrush growing
ui> where the old forests had been cut
away, and one-year-old seedling larches
and x>ines planted. The larches now
average some seventeen or eighteen feet
high, and are particularly healthy and
thrifty. There can be no doubt, from
these experiments, that forest planting
in these regions would be an undoubted
success.
It may be noted that the larch was
ihe most popular of forest trees in the
early planting on the western prairie,
but the leaves were attacked by a fun
gus; tlio timber therefore did not prop
erly mature. It finally fell into dis
favor for forest planting. On these early
experiments the larch has suffered much
in reputation, but it must be remem
1 >ered that the western prairies furnish
unfavorable conditions for the larch.
It is a mountain tree, one thriving in
eomparatively i>oor soils, and the low
altitude and rich earth of western prai
ries were entirely foreign to its nature.
The Girard plantings are some 1,400
er 1,500 feet above the level of the sea;
these are the conditions of its own home,
and the remarkable healthiness of these
trees shows that they appreciate the po
sition in which they find themselves.—
Meehan’s Monthly.
One Man's Pessiiqism.
“The pessimism of some men is sim
ply astounding,” said a visitor in the
oity. “Why, I know a fellow who actu
ally insulted another man for saving his
life. The way it happened was this:
“A devilish, bright but knockabout
sort of a chap named Whittaker was one
day sitting on the veranda of a country
kotel in a southwestern town chatting
with a number of friends. Some one
happened to call him by name, and an
eld white whiskered gentleman stand
ing near by came waltzing up to the
arowd, and holding out his hand to Whit
taker said:
“ ‘Is your name Whittaker?’
“ ‘Yes,’ was tho reply.
“ ‘Ain’t you little Willie Whittaker,
Hi Balesville, Ark.?*
“ ‘Yes,’ again.
“ ‘Well, don’t you remember the time
you fell off aflatboat into the river about
twenty years ago, and how you’d ’a’ got
drowned if I hadn’t dived in and saved
you?’
“ ‘Yes,’ Whittaker said, ‘I do. you old
fool. What good did it do? I’ve been
playing poker for twenty years and never
won a cent. I’ve been kicked and cuffed
ever fourteen states, and I’m out of a
job now. Goodby.’ And the really in
dignant Whittaker stumped off down
tbe steps, leaving his innocent bene
factor aghast with surprise.”—St. Louis
Republic. __
The Origin of Profanity.
Swearing, it is presumed, <• • in
With the original man, for as Ada,., was
an agriculturist it is not presumed that
he was free from the trials and troubles,
vexations and weaknesses of other farm
ers. The old Greeks and Romans were
most proficient and picturesque swear
ers, and were accustomed to rattle up
their gods in the most finished style
when things weren't coining their way.
To speak colloquially, it was a cold day
When the Olympian deities did not hear
their names taken in vain by the impa
tient mortals who pursued their ordi
nary duties or paved the way to classic
textbooks for future generations. This
reprehensible practice has prevailed in
the Latin countries to the present day,
smd the French woman says “mon
Uieu," and the Italian or Spanish woman
swears by the sacred properties with as
little compunction as Octavia or Corne
lia would have emphasized the name of
Jove or coupled the altar of Vesta with
an ordinarv statement of fact.—New
York World.
Last of the Seine Swimming Baths.
The great floating baths which from
their large number form so conspicuous
a feature of the Seine in Paris will be
fore very long cease to exist. Under an
order of the prefect, dated some years
ago, they are gradually disappearing.
No new ones are allowed to be built, and
tlje old ones must not have any substan
tial repairs done to them, but must be
broken up when no longer, if the term
may be permitted, seaworthy.
The largest of all is called “La Samar
iteine,” and as this does not seriously
impede river traffic, and it is owned by a
number of small shareholders, whose in
terest in it is being gradually extin
guished, the new rale about repairs is
lass rigidly enforced than in some othei
cases. La Samaritaine is, moreover, con
sidered as in some sort a public estab
lishment, inasmuch as it grants tickets
at greatly reduced rates to children in
public schools and to the poor of Paris.
—^London News.
▲ “Close” Minister.
The Rev. Mr. Jones, of Blewbury, with
a nest egg of £300 and a stipend amount
teg to £50 per annum, left at death the
gjm of £10,000. He had been rector of
his parish for forty years, and during all
that time only one person had been
known to sit at his festal table. No fire
Was ever lighted in his house, nor was a
servant kept. In winter he would visit
Ms parishioners to keep himself from
sterving of cold rather than light a fire
at the rectory.—Cassell’s Journal.
Woman as an Animal.
Professor (to boy in natural history
otoss)—Are animals known to possess the i
sjbtiment of affection?
Boy—They are, air.
Profmaor—What animal has the greet
ed natural fondness for man?
iScy-Womaft.—BxcfaanfS.
A REAL GHOST STORY.
STRANGE EXPERIENCES OF A RE
SPECTABLE BUSINESS MAN.
Three Times In the Course of His Life
He Has Seen the Shade of His Dead
Mother, and Uach Time She Seemed to
Be Trying? to Warn Him of Danger.
“There are more things in heaven and
earth, Horatio”
It came to the knowledge of a reporter
quite by accident that in an eminently
respectable house lying between Mad
ison and Fifth avenues, on an eminently
respectable street, a gentleman well
known in business circles has repeatedly
experienced what may be called, on lack
of a better word, visitations. This the
reporter learned, while the gentleman
was quite unaware of his connection
with the press, Thanksgiving evening,
when conversation turned on mesmerism
and other occult subjects. From talk
to experiment the step was easy, when
it was discovered that the man in ques
tion was an almost perfect “sensitive” to
hypnotic influence.
The discovery was probably a surprise
to most of those in the room. The man
is perhaps forty-five years old, under the
medium height, stout and inclined to
baldness, fond of the good things of life,
a shrewd business man, yet he was ab
solutely at the beck and call of an ama
teur of tolerably developed hypnotic
power, gfhen, after some grotesque
manifestations, the subject was restored
to consciousness, the company, with one
accord, pressed him to explain his feel
ing while under tho influence.
“You are asking impossibilities,” said
the man good humoredly, “for while
in the hypnotic state my waking self
is submerged, and I—real I, the ego
of the metaphysicians—am what is
called unconscious, although something
that must be a second I, or, alter ego, is
obediently active. It is all as great a
marvel to me as it can be to any of you.
I am not a weak willed man or one easy
to influence by ordinary methods, yet 1
have always been keenly susceptible to
psychic influences.”
xms causeu a stir or expectancy in tne
little company.
“I do not often speak of these things,”
went on the man after a little pause.
•‘Such a nature as mine must seem un
canny to others, and to be frank, in a
business way I could not afford to be
known as a “sensitive,” but I think I am
safe to speak under this roof.
“I can remember when quite a small
boy seeing my uncle drive toward the
country home where I then lived. While
he was yet far off, and neither face nor
attitude could have borne to me any
visual hint, I knew that his son, my
cousin William, was dead. I ran and
sobbed in my mother’s lap: ‘Oh, mam
ma! Willie’s dead! Willie’s dead?' She
chided me for my folly, as she be
lieved. In a long two minutes my uncle
drove up, looking ashen gray and sad,
and the questions my mother would have
put died upon her lips. It was true. My
cousin had died unexpectedly after the
briefest illness. 1 couldn’t have been
more than six years old, and had never
heard of occult art of any sort, for onrs
were old fashioned country folk.
“As I grew up experiences of this kind
were more common. I was a stupid,
bullet headed fellow in the main, but
in this special sense, as I must think it,
I was and am extraordinarily gifted.
To this I attribute the fact that on three
occasions I have seen the ghost of my
mother, who died very soon after the
incident which I have just related.”
A stir of incredulity caused a rustle in
the room, and one festive chap whistled
a bar of “Over the Fence Is Out.”
“Oh, I don’t expect you to believe it,”
resumed the narrator easily. “In a way
I don’t believe it myself. That is, I
can’t account for it, and my mind re
volts against accepting anything against
my reason. Yet I am brought face to
face with the fact. Thrice in my mature
life, while wide awake, fully clothed
and as much in my right mind as I am
at this minute, I have seen the shade,
ghost or aura of my dead mother, seem
ing not worn and thin, as I remember
her, but young and fairer. And here
is the curious part of it. She was
clothed as in the days before my birth—
there were older children than I—in a
dress which I had never seen or heard
described, and of which no picture is in
existence. Yet, by my description of
the dress as I saw it, my oldest sister
recognizes it perfectly.”
“What did the ghost say to you?"
asked one of the party.
"jNotniDg. xet m eaen case me visit
came before some misfortune which was
in a sense avertable. It seems to me as
if the wraith of my mother was trying
ineffectually to warn her favorite and
youngest child. The set face, the mourn
ful air, all so indistinctly seen, might
convey that impression. All the visits
were at night. Twice the vision came
when I was alone. The last time my
wife was with me. I "aid nothing to
her at the time, not wishing to alarm her.
“But she can testify that I was wide
awake. The room in which we satis
large, and was at the time lighted only
by a well shaded lamp, which left the
farther end of the room in semiobscurity.
But the figure seemed interpenetrated
with a light of its own. It did not move
or beckun. It simply was and then was
not.”
An odd Thanksgiving night tale, was
it not? “I don’t want my business asso
ciates to suspect me of seeing visions,”
the gentleman concluded, “but this is
my story, and I would like to know
what you make of it.”—New York Re
corder.
--“
The Oldest Amateur Orchestra.
The oldest amateur orchestra in Lon*,
don is named “The Wandering Min
strels,” and is composed of people be
longing to the highest social rank. This
society was organized about thirty yean
ago in the smoking room of the Guards'
barracks at Windsor under the direction
of Sir Seymour Egerton, afterward earl
of Wilton. For twenty yean it was led
by Lord FitageraM in Ms home in Sloans
street.—New York Preea.
A BEAUTIFUL ICENE.
Happy School Children In an Indlaunpo*
lift Schoolroom.
In In lianapolis 1 entered one of the
rooms containing the youngest children
at the time of the opening exercises.
The scene 1 encountered was a glimpse
of fairyland. 1 was in a room full of
bright and happy children, whose ey'ea
were directed toward the teacher, not
because they were forbidden to look in
any other direction, but because to
them the most attractive object in tbs
room was their teacher. She under
stood them, sympathized and loved
them, and did all in her power to in
terest them and make them iiappy.
The room itself was charming. The
window sills were filled with living
plants, and living plants were scattered
here and there throughout the room.
The teacher's desk was literally strewn
with flowers, and upon each of the chil
dren's desks flowers had been placed to
welcome the little ones to school.
The book used during the reading les
son was the book of nature—the plant
they had just been studying. The scene
presented by the happy little children,
each with a flower in his hand, surround
ing the teacher, who was smiling upon
them, was truly beautiful.
For reading matter the children were
called upon for sentences expressing
thoughts concerning their flowers. The
sentences were written upon the board
by the teacher, and when a number of
them had been written the pupils began
to read them The children were inter
ested because they all took an active
part in the lesson from the beginning to
the end. They were all observing, all
thinking.
Some of the little oneseveu committed
the crime of laying their hands upon the
teacher, and she so far forgot herself as
to fondle them in return. Yet the dis
cipline was perfect. What is perfect
discipline in the classroom but perfect
attention? 'here was no noise, there
were everywhere signs of life, and such
signs of lit as become a gathering e
young children.—Dr. ,1. M. Rice in Fo
rum.
The Madonna* of Kotticelli.
As we examine the various madonnas
by Botticelli in the galleries of London,
Berlin, Paris and Florence we cannot
fail to be struck by the ardor of einotic
that seems to have animated the paintr
in his search for the perfect type
beauty realized in the "Crowning of t’
Virgin." The construction of the head
of the Virgin is essentially the same in
all Bottieel 's pictures, but the flesh
mask and e expression vary, and tb»
final charm of each one remains an un
decipherable puzzle.
We feel t’ t this madonna is an inti
mate vision of the ideal woman whC
imparadised" the painter’s soul; si
Dante speaks of Beatrice, the object ot
surpassing desire. We marvel at the
mouth, at t' eyes, at the eyelids, at the
sweep of the brows, at the thick golden
threaded ham. at the splendor of the
draped head over which angels hold a
crown, at the beautiful color of the
flesh, which suggests a souvenir of the
‘Vita Nuova."
She hath that paleness of the pearl that's fit
In a fair woman; so much and not more;
She is as high as nature’s skill can soar:
Beauty is tried by her comparison.
—Theodore Child in Harper's.
*
Charged Corsets.
Now that electricity is being more and
more widely used it is no longer safe f
a woman to carry her watch in the
place where’t has always been most se
cure—in her corsets. A New York
wonian a few days ago was going to pay
a visit of curiosity to an electric light
plant. She was warned that her watch
might be charged with electricity, and
so she did not take it with her.
The precaution was useless. The next
day the movements of the watch were
most eccentric. Now it was fast, now
slow, but never right. She asked her
husband, who was an electrician, what
could be the matter with it, and he soon
found that her corset steels had been
charged with electricity during her visit
to the plant, and that next day, when
she placed her watch in its usual resting
place, the charge had been communi
cated to its works.
Of course women have often worn cor
Bets that have been “charged”—at the
shop. But here is a new idea.—New
York World.
Horses at Grass.
In the neighborhood of Turin there is
to be seen, at the entrance to a field, the
following notice in large letters:
“Horses admitted to graze at the fol
lowing rates:
“First—Horses with long tails, three
francs.
“Second—Horses with clipped tails,
one franc.”
If yon go to a countryman and ask
him the reason for that difference in the
charge, ho will reply:
The reason is very simple. The
horses with long tails can easily drive
away the flies, while those with clipped
tails cannot do so, and they are so tor
mented by these insects that they eat
absolutely nothing. — Mondo Umoris
tico.
A Fortune In “Attendances.”
A certain hotel keeper in London de
cided not to charge his customers for
attendance, but he found that many of
them objected to the omission, and ac
cordingly there appeared the charge of
eighteen pence a day in each bill. That
eighteen pence produced £2,000 a year.
He began business with only £1,500,
and he recently retired into private life
worth £150,000. He was at one time in
domestic service, and he has recently
bought an Essex estate, with its old
mansion and deer park.—London Tit
Bits.
Gaining Time.
Teacher—What is the height of Pike’s
peak?
Boy—Do you mean how high it is
above the surrounding country?
“How high is it above the sea?
“Urn! At high tide or low tide?”
“Either.”
“I forget”—Good New*.
SPECIMEN CASES.
S. 11. Clifford, New Castle, Wisconsin, was '
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheumatism, his
biomacn was disordered, his Liver was affect
ed lo an a.aiming degree, appetite fell away,
uc was terribly reduced in flesh and
strength, t hree bottles of Electric liiti.rs
citRu hnn. i
Edward bhepneni oi Harrisburg, Illinois,
iian a luhmng sore on bis leg oi eight years
standing. U»cd (lute bottles of Electric Kil
icis, . no seven boxes of Kucklcn s Arnica
"a.w, and Ins kg is sound and well. John
Speaker, Catawba, Ohio, had live fever snics
on ins leg, doctors said he was incut able.
One bottle Electric Kilters and one box liuck
luu's Arnica duive cured him entirely. Sold
by A. AlcAkileb.
If you want to have plenty of coal in your
ow n cedar, do somtinng to keep your neigh
bor’s liic from going clear out.
NOV/ TRY THIS.
it will cost you nothing and will surely do
you good, n )uu nave a Cough, Cold, or any
trouble w ith the Throat, Chest or Lungs. Dr.
Kings Aew Discovery tor Consumption,
v. .Highs and Colds is guaranteed to give i edict,
o* money will be paid back. Sufferers iiom
K- oiippe lound it just the the thing and
under its uoe had a speedy and periect re
eovery. 1 ry a sample bottle at our expense
anei learn ior yourself just how good a thing
u is. trial bodies tree at A. AlcMiiien’s
ui ug store. Large size 50c. and $1.
A good w ay to had out what kind of religion
people have js to watch them w hen they can’t
nave then own way.
WHY WOMEN TALK
About Wisdom’s Robertine is because it has
attracted more attention and given better sat
islaction than any preparation known, it en
joys the distinction 01 being Inst, harmless,
second, invisible, third of , . IU.. , an effect
which has never been ap^ioached by any
pi*, paration. Ail iaur^s icmaik on its aelight
luliy cooling ami refreshing properties, its
magical powers and due invisibility.
1 he man.who loves Ins neighbor as himsedf
is not the one wiio smokes 011 a street c.11
piationn.
THE MORNING COCKTAIL
1 akeii before breakfast creates a false, in
jurious appetite. A wineglass lull t.f Dr.
Henley’s Dnglisli Dandelion I onic taken be
fore meals strengthens tile digestive organs
and enable you to relish a hearty meal with
out injury to the stomach.
Give a lie the right of way and it would
wreck the universe.
FAIR WOMEN.
Ail bright, beautiful and fascinating women
are made more charming by the artistre use
of Wisdom’s Roberline. It enlivens the most
regular beauty by adding freshness, purity and
biilliancy to the complexion.
l-'or a steady tiring, tire light of a tallow dip
is better than that ot a sky rocket.
l ire senior proprietor of this paper has been
subject to frequent colds for some years which
were sure to lay him up if not doctored at
once, lie finds that Clfttnberlam’s Cough
Remedy is reliable. It opens the secretions,
relieves the lungs, ami restores the system to
a healthy condition. If freely used, as soon
as Hie cold has been contracted, and belore it
has become settled in the system, it greatly
lessens Hie attack, and often cures in a single
day what would otherwise have been a severe
cold.--Northwestern Hotel Reporter, Des
Moines, iowa. 5° cent bottles for sale by
George M. Chenery.
A law-breaker is always a coward in healt,
no matter how brave he may look.
George M. Chenery, druggist, desires to in
form the public that he is agent for the most
successful preparatron that has yet been pro
duced, for coughs, colds and croup. It will
loosen and relieve a severe cold in less time
than any other treatment. The article refer
red to is Chaimberlain’s Cough Remedy. It
is a medicine that has won lame and popular
ity on its own merits, and upon one that can
always be depended upon. It is tile only known
remedy that will prevent croup. It must be
tried to be appreciated. It is put up in 50
cent and $i bottles.
The smell of tobacco on a Christian’s breath
never does the Lord any good.
Mr. William T. Price, a Justice ot the Peace
at Richland, Nebraska, was confined to his
bed last winter with a severe attack of lum
bago; but a thorough application of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm enabled him to get up and
go to work. Jlr. Price says: “This remedy
cannot be recommended too highly.” Let
anyone troubled with rheumatism, neuralgia
or lame back give it a trial, and they will be
of the same opinion. 50 cent bottles for sale
George M. Chenery.
You can't tell much about the prayer meet
ing by tire size ot the church steeple.
The continual succession of boils, pimples,
and eruptions from which many suffer, indi
cates an impure state of the blood. The most
effective remedy is Aver’s Sarsaparilla. It ex
pels the poison harmlessly through the natur
al channels, and leaves the skin clean ar.d
clear.
Every time a sermon is heard without repent
ance the devil gives his tire another stir.
Provide yourself with a bottle of Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral, and so have the means at
hand for contending successfully with a sud
den cold. As an emergency medicine, it has
no equal, and leading physicians everywhere
recommend it.
When you pray for a good meeting don’t
take your dog to church.
Captain Sweeney, U. S. A., San Diego, Cal.,
says: “Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy is the first
medicine I have ever found that’would do me
any good." Price 50 cents. Sold by A. Mc
Millen. _
People who think too little ate sure to talk
too much.
Shiloh’s Vitalizer is what you need for Dys
pepsia, Torpid Liver, Yellow Skin or Kidney
Trouble. It is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Price 75c. Sold by A. McMillen. ]an6lyr.
Many a man who is honest enough to apol
ogize is too stubborn.
If you want a reliable dye that will color an
even brown or black, and will please and
satisfy you every time, use Buckingham’s
Dye for the Whiskers.
If a man could have a wife made to order
he would find fault with her.
Karl’s Clover Root, the new Blood Purifier
gives freshness and clearness to the complex
ion and cures constipation. 25c.,50c. and Si.
Sold by A. McMillen.
It seems to be all right to have the pictures
of babies in church with halos around their
heads, but how everyone kicks at a live one
there.
Shiloh's Cure, the greatest cough and croup
cure, is for sale by us. Pocket size contains
twenty-five doses, only 25c. Children love it.
In dealing with some men, if everything
runs smoothly, you may know that there is
something wrong.
For Sale or Trade.
Two lots with improvements as fol
lowo: a house, kitchen, cellar, well,
stable, fruit and forest trees. Will
trade for a good team. Enquire at
this office. 34-tf.
Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria.
What is
4
\
Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor 1
other Narcotic substance. It Is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas>
toria is the Children's Panacea—the Mother's Friend.
Castoria.
** Castoria is an excellent medicine for chil
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children.”
Da O. C. Osgood,
Lowell, Maas.
” Castoria is the best remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. I hope tho day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their lovjd ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves.”
Da. J. F. Kinchilos,
Conwa7, Ark.
Castoria.
“ Castoria is so well adapted to children the*
I recommend It as superior to any prescription
known to me.”
H. A. A sense, M. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T.
Onr physicians In the children's depart
ment hare spoken highly of their experi
ence In their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only hare among our
medical supplies what is known ss regular
prodiiuu), yet we aro free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
furor upon it.”
Umtxd Howital xnn Dispensary,
Boston, Mi»
Alus> 0. Surra, Pres.,
The Centaur Company, T7 Murray Street, New York City.
~ GEO. J. BURGESS,
Dealer in All Kinds of First-Class
Implements and Machinery
Wagons, Road Carts, Buggies.
A Square Deal. The Best are the Cheapest.
GOME AND SEE ME.
Yard West of First National Bank, McCOOK, NEB.
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Pumps, and Boiler Trimmings. Agent for Halliday,
Eclipse and Waupun Wind Mills.
we will receive within a tew days an
elegant line of Ladies, Misses and Children’s
Cloaks direct from the manufacturers; also
Shawls and want you to look at our stock
before purchasing.
W ill also receive a large stock of Shoes,
Rubbers, etc.
Our new dress goods are now arriving.
For Hats, Caps, Ladies, Gents, and Child
ren’s Underwear, Gents Furnishing Goods,
Groceries, Flour, etc., etc. Call on
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