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A recent discovery Is that headache, dizziness, dullness, confusion of the mind, etc., are due to derangement of the nerve centers which supply the brain with nerve fofce; that indigestion, dyspepsia, neuralgia, wind in stomach, etc., arise from the derange ment of the nerve centers supplying these or gans with nerve fluid or force. This is likewise t rue of many diseases of the heart and lungs. The nerve system is like a telegraph system, as will be seen by the accompanying cut. me iittie white lines are the nerves which convey the nerve force from the nerve centers to every part of the body, just as the elect ric current Is conveyed along the telegraph wires to every station, large or small. Ordinary physicians fail to regard this fact; instead of treat ing the nerv» cen ters for the-cause of the disorders arising therefrom they treat the part affected. Franklin Miles, M. 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OF HIS LADY’S TREASURES. I took her dainty eyes, as well A n tendrils of her hair. And i made a Villanelle! I took her voics, a silver bell. As clear as swig, as soft as prayer; I t^ok her dainty eyes as well. “It may be.” said I, “who can tell? These things shall be my less despair/ And so I made a Villanclle. 1 took her whiteness virginal. And from her cheeks two roses rare, I took her dainty eyes as well. 1 said, “It may be possible Her image from my heart to tear,” And so I made a Villanclle. I stole her laugh, most musical; I wrought it in with artful care; I took her dainty eyes as well. And so I made a Villanelle! —Ernest Dowson in Cornhill Magazine. A HEIiO. At about 2 o'clock on a raw, blustery March morning the inhabitants of the little village of Shickshinny on the up per Susquehanna were roused from sleep by hoarse shouts and by the vio lent ringing of the church bell. Men and boys dressed in haste, and a crowd 60on congregated on the river shore. There was good cause for excitement. The ice, which seemed comparatively firm on the previousevening, had broken during the night. The yellow tide, al ready swollen to many feet above its normal level, was almost hidden by the heaving, grinding cakes. And worst of all this unexpected event had placed an unknown human being in peril. From Scrub island came hoarse shouts for help and at intervals the discharge of a gun. The red flashes could be plainly seen. Scrub island lay in midchannel di rectly opposite the village. It was hard iy more than a bar, for nothing grew upon it but bushes. Near the lower end was a small cabin, which some of the village boys built for amusement out of driftwood. Here the castaway had prob ably taken refuge, and his situation was extremely critical. In a short time the cabin would surely be carried off by the rising flood and ice. As the crow'd were speculating on the unknown one’s identity and discussing the hopelessness of rescue, Squire Tyson, the most wealthy and influential man of the village, came running down the shore. “Jasper is on the island,” he cried, wringing his hands in agony. “He went over this afternoon to shoot ducks and has not returned home. He must have fallen asleep in the cabin, and the ice has carried away his boat. Will no one save my poor boy? Are you all cowards?” The unhappy man grasped a boat that lay bottom up on the shore and tried to drag it into the water. Half a dozen men caught and held him. “You will only throw your life away,” they cried. “No boat could move a dozen yards in that ice. We could save your boy if there was any chance at all.” The squire suddenly realized that this was true. He stood gazing mutely toward the island, his face rigid with despair. A groan of pity burst from the crowd as another gunshot was heard, followed by hoarse appeals for help. The tide rose high ;r and higher, but now clear spots were visible here and there, and all at once the river seemed to become free of ice. The meaning of this was plain. The ice had formed a gorge somewhere up stream. Here seemed a chance of res cue, but no one was willing to take ad vantage of it. The crowd knew by past experience that the gorge would likely break in a moment or two, and then the freed ice would sweep everything before it like an avalanche. In vain the squire appealed to them. In vain the poor boy on the island cried for help. Not a man would risk what seemed certain death. Suddenly a stoutly built lad of 16 sep arated from the throng, and running up the shore a few yards he hauled a light skiff into the water. He seized the oars that lay in the bottom and pulled sturdi ly into the swirling current, heading in a diagonal course up stream. A simultaneous cry of amazement burst from the crowd. Some cheered the daring lad; others warned him back. “God bless him!” cried the squire, bursting into tears. Indeed, Curt Webb was the last one any person would have believed capable of such a brave deed. He was an or phan and worked hard for a livelihood in a grocery store. The village boys, headed by Jasper Tyson, despised and hated him because he had persistently refused to join any of their mischievous depredations. He could never be in duced to fight his tormentors, though Jasper and others dared him to combat metoy a time. So the boys gratified their malice by calling him the “coward,” and by this epithet he was known in the vil lage. But the “coward” was surely astonish ing his enemies now, and his progress was watched with breathless interest. No one expected to see him come back alive. steadily the boat crept toward the is land. Curt bent to the oars with all his might and managed to hold bis own against the fierce current. Occasionally he glanced over his shoulder and was relieved to see no trace of approaching ice. The shore soon faded from view, and as he neared the island he shouted cheerily to give notice of his approach. Jasper shouted back and fired a hunch of grass to guide liis rescuer. The water had already reached the cabin, and just as Curt swung the boat into the little eddy behind it he heard a grinding noise up the river and saw a white mass looming into view. The gorge had broken, and the ice was com ing down with sweeping force. Jasper stood in the cabin door, and when the flaming wisp of grass showed him the face of his rescuer he blushed with shame. “Youl” he exclaimed, and that single word spoke volumes. “Don't stop to talk,” cried Curt hur « I riedly. "Jump in. Here comes the ice, and we have a slim chance of dodging it.” Too late. Even as Jasper sprang to the boat the water heaved and tossed, and the rumble of the dread avalanche deepened to a roar. Half a dozen cakes of ice swirled by, rising and falling with the waves. Curt pulled straight down stream, while his companion crouched in the stern of the boat, helpless with terror. But the race could end in only one way. The line of broken ice came grinding on like a race horse, growling with fury. It smashed the cabin to frag ments and sped after the frail little craft that was striving so hard to escape. Jasper cried out with terror and held his hands before his face to shut out the aw ful sight. Curt stuck to the oars, but he knew nevertheless that escape was out of the question. His brave heart sickened at the thought of what would happen when the crashing ice cakes reached the boat. Suddenly lie saw something that roused a glimmer of hope. Twenty yards to ward the left shore and slightly in ad vance of the avalanche floated a huge tree, evidently tom bodily from the soil. Its broad end, bristling with snakelike roots, was turned down stream, and here and there it thrust out thick limbs that served to steady it, like outriggers on a boat. me opportunity was a good one, for the tree looked sufficiently strong and massive to hold its own against the tur bulent ice. If the castaways could reach it, they stood a fair chance of escaping death. Curt’s resolve was instantly formed. Ho roused Jasper from his stupor of fear and briefly explained what he intended to do. “Now,” cried Curt. Jasper caught the dangling roots and pulled himself to a place of safety. An agile spring landed Curt beside him, and the next instant the boat was whirled off into the gloom. As the lads crept high er up the trunk, Jasper slipped and was precipitated into the water. In his strug gles to keep from sinking he seized one of the roots and clung to it frantically, crying for help. At the risk of his life, Curt crawled down, and with some difficulty rescued his companion. They lost no time in choosing positions among the heavy limbs and then had barely settled them selves when down the shock came. The towering masses of ice surged around the tree, burying the trunk from sight at times and rocking it to and fro like a cradle. The peril was frightful and im minent for half an hour. The boys were beyond the reach of the ice, however, and happily the outriggers prevented the tree from rolling over. The night wore on, and when it broke the tree stranded on one of the piers of the Catawissa bridge. Willing hands rescued the castaways with ropes, and when they had recovered from their ex posure they were sent home by rail, whither the glad news had already pre ceded them. It need hardly be said that Curt was never called a coward again.—William Murray Graydon in Hartford Courant. In a German 'Workshop. We had to be at work at C o’clock in the morning and to keep on till 8 o’clock at night. Even on Sundays we worked from 6 o'clock to dinner time. Some would keep on till it was dark on Sun day evening and content themselves with knocking off early, as they called it. And such work! Everybody would work as if the house were on fire. It was all piecework. The man who stood next myself had made veneered chests of drawers for 30 years, and never had made anything else. He would turn out two veneered chests of drawers in a week, and the work was faultless. These chests would, I am sure, sell readily in Brisbane for from £12 to £15 each. He earned about 9 Prussian thalers per week. On the other side of me stood a man who made Ger man secretaires. There were nine or ten men in the shop. The master was work ing too. He seemed just as poor as the men. Whenever work was finished, some furniture dealer would come round and buy it. The men seemed all more or less askew in their bodies with overwork. If ever they had an ambition in their lives, it was to instill a proper sense of respect into the two apprentices.—“Adventures of a Danish Emigrant.” An Atmosphere In Outer Space. That extreme cold paralyzes every vital function is of course a piece of everyday knowledge. But it has been left to Professor Pictet, who has been conducting some experiments on this subject, to discover that at a tempera ture of 150 degrees below the centigrade zero there is no chemical action between nitric or sulphuric acid and potash, be tween oxygen and potassium, though under ordinary circumstances the affinity of the latter metal for oxygen is so great ; that it will burn if thrown into water, ! owing to its combination with the oxygen j in that fluid. But if the electric spark 1 is played on bodies which have thus lost the power of chemical affinity some new and curious combinations result. The latest investigations, the conclusions of which, however, have been theoretic ally presaged for some years past, may require ns to reconsider the question of the temperature of outer space and the possibility of an at mosphere composed of gases in combination existing there.— London Chronicle. _ Vegetable Whisky Shops. One of the most curious plants in the White House conservatories is called by the superintendent “vegetable whisky shops,” because their pitchers distill an intoxicating fluid that attracts all sorts of insects. Half a pint is contained in i each of these receptacles, and it is said I that the contents of three or four will j intoxicate a man. The bugs fall into the ; fluid, and their substance is devoured by | the plant. One variety attracts cock roaches, while another actually captures frogs that, once caught, are unable to es cape because of two thorns extending downward which pierce them when they attempt to jump ont. CAPITAL AUTOCRATS. OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON WHOSE ONLY LAW IS THEIR WILL. A Striking: Example Is the First Comp troller of the Currency, Whose Derisions Cannot Even Be Vetoed by the President, Who lias the Power of Removal. Among the most remarkable features of thi. government by the people is the extrao; 1 inary authority vested in certain subordinate officials at Washington. For iastaaoe, no man in the United States wields Buch power in money mat ters as the rirst comptroller of the cur rency. He is entirely independent of the secretary of the treasury, and even the president has no means of coercing him, as the following story shows: When Grant was in the White House, First Comptroller Taylor refused to countersign a warrant for the payment of a big claim out of the funds of the treasury. The president summoned him and said: •• rou must sign. “I will not, Mr. President,” replied the recalcitrant official. “Then I will compel you to do so,” said General Grant. “You have not the power,” rejoined the comptroller coolly and respectfully. “We will see about that,” said the president. “I will consult the attorney general.” The attorney general, on being con sulted, stated that the comptroller was right—he could not be forced to coun tersign the warrant. Next day the pres ident summoned Mr. Taylor and said: “I find that I cannot compel you to countersign the warrant. However, I can get another first comptroller.” “Very well, Mr. President,” replied the officer. “You can have my resigna tion, but not my signature.” In fact, the only way in which the president can override a decision of this powerful official is by dismissing him and appointing another man. All of the accounts of the government, except those which relate to customs and the post office department, are settled by war rants countersigned by the first comp troller. Without his signature the pay ments cannot be made. There are two autocrats in the post office department. One of them is the assistant attorney general. It is his function to decide whether matter of fered for mailing is immoral or not. He acts as censor for tho people. Whenever a postmaster in any city is doubtful re garding the morality of a publication that is sought to be mailed, he forwards a copy of the suspected work to the third assistant postmaster general, by whom it is referred to the assistant attomey general. Very likely the latter may be too busy to investigate the subject personally, in which case he turns it over to one of his clerks, who peruses it and marks any passage which he considers indecent. Thus the law lord has simply to glance over the selected tidbits of impropriety and pass on them. The assistant attor ney general also determines what mail matter shall be considered fraudulent and be excluded as such from the post. The third assistant postmaster general is himself an autocrat. He has authority to exercise his own discretion in depriv ing periodical publications of the ad vantage of second class postal rates. Publications intended for advertising purposes primarily are not allowed those rates. On account of the “Kreutzer Sonata” a whole series of books, of which it was one, was shut out of the mails. Publishers commonly get out vol umes in series, because in this shape they go second class as periodical publi cations so long as they are issued at least four times a year. The decision against that work did not actually ex clude it from the post, because it could be and was sent at first class rates, sealed, so that nobody could lawfully open the package and find out what was inside. The autocrat of the department of agriculture is the chief of the bureau of animal industry. He has authority to kill any animal ne may choose anywhere in the United States. When one of his inspectors reports that such and such cattle are afflicted with an infectious disease, he orders them purchased and slaughtered. The value of the beasts is judged by two appraisers, one chosen by the owner and the other by the bu reau. If they cannot agree, they ap point a third person to decide. In case a man refused to have his live stock thus disposed of, the police and United States marshals would be summoned. The payment adjudicated is made by check. The chief of the bureau’s author ity in such matters is absolute over the territories and District of Columbia. For operations in any state he must have the consent of the governor, but the gov ernor’s consent cannot be withheld be cause he is in a position to coerce the state. If he chooses, he can quarantine the state, preventing all animals from going into or coming out for an indefi nite period.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Wire as a Strengthener. The method of strengthening copper steam pipes by means of coiled metal wire has been quite generally adopted in the Italian navy. The practice is to serve the tubes with one or two layers of wire wound under tension. The method is not considered applicable to other than straight tubes. The wire is of sufficient strength to carry the full load of steam, and the tension used in winding is about 1| tons per square inch. The wire is put on in two or three inde pendent spirals, and the ends of each are independently fastened to the flanges. —Safety Valve. And Dick Said Nothing. Mrs. Newed—Dick, dear, I'm glad you don’t forget to execute any order I give you. The other day I told you to order some kindling wood, and you must have thought of it constantly, poor boy, for that night you kept saying in your sleep, “Give me a dollar's worth of chips!”— Music and Drama. UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1895, 25 CENTS. if you are not already a JOURNAL subscriber that is all you will have to pay us for the SemUWesItJi) journal from now until January 1, 1895, if you will at the same time pay a year's subscription in advance to the Tribune. The Semi-Weekly Journal is the greatest paper in the west, pub lished Tuesday and Friday, giving two complete papers each week, with markets and telegraphic news of the world. Send in your orders at once to the TRIBUN_R. W. C. BULLARD & CO. _ _to:- - • • "" LIME, HARD CEMENT, _ _ _ AND WINDOWS, LUMBER. SOFT | BLINDS, COAL. • • ——tot— RED CEDAR AND OAK POSTS. STTJ. J. WARREN, Manager. B. & M. Meat Market. . FRESH AND SALT MEATS, BACON, BOLOGNA, CHICKENS, TURKEYS, Ac., Ac. F. S. WILCOX, Prop. F. D. BURGESS, PLUMBERf STEAM FITTER NORTH MAIN AYE.. McCOOK, NEB. Stock of Iron, Lead and Sewer Pipe, Brass Goods, Pumps, and Boiler Trimmings. Agent for Halliday, Eclipse and Waupun Wind Mills. SAVE THE TAGS. One Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, $173,250.00 in valuable Presents to be Civen Away in Return for SPEAR HEAD TAGS, 1 ,1 55 STEM WINDING ELGIN GOLD WATCHES.SM.TB Cl 5,775 FINE IMPORTED FRENCH OPERA GLASSES, MOROCCO BODY, BLACK ENAMEL TRIMMINGS, GUARANTEED ACHROMATIC... . > 23.1 00 IMPORTED GERMAN BUCKHORN HANDLE, FOUR BLADE:) POCKET KNIVES. C i 1 1 5,500 ROLLED GOLD WATCH CHARM ROTARY TELESCOPE TOOTH PICKS. C*. 1 1 5,500 LARGE PICTURES (11x23 inches) IN ELEVEN COLORS, for framing. no advertising on them. £i ■■ > 261,030 PRIZES. AMOUNTING TO.$1737250 00 The above articles will be distributed, by counties, among parties who chew SPEAR HEAD Plug Tobacco, and return to us the TIN TAGS taken therefrom. We will distribute 226 of these prizes in this connty as follows: To THE PARTY sending us the greatest number of SPEAR HEAD TAGS from this county we will give..1 GOLD WATCH. To the FIVE PARTIES sending us the next greatest number of SPEAR HEAD TAGS, we will give to each, 1 OPERA GLASS... .5 OPERA GLASSES. To the TWENTY’ PARTIES sending us the next greatest number of SPEAR HEAD TAGS, we will give to each 1 POCKET KNIFE.20 POCKET KNIVES. To the ONE HUNDRED PARTIES sending us the next greatest number of SPEAR HEAD TAGS, we will give to each 1 ROLLED GOLD WATCH CHARM TOOTH PICK.100 TOOTH PICKS. To the ONE HUNDRED PARTIES sending us the next greatest cumber of SPEAR HEAD TAGS, we will give to each 1 LARGE PICTURE IN ELEVEN COLORS ..100 PICTURES. Total Number o. Prize* for this County, 226. CAUTION.—No Tags will be received before January 1st, 1894. nor after February 1st. 1394. Each package containing tags must be marked plainlv with Nam,- of Fender. Town. County. State, and Number of Tags in each package. Ail"charges on packages must bi prepaid. READ.—SPEAR HEAD possesses more qualities of intrinsic value than any other plug tobacco produced. It is the sweetest, the toughest, the richest. SPEAK HEAD f. absolutely, positively and distinctive!y different in flavor from any other plug tobacco. A trial will convince the most skeptical of this fact. Itts the largest seller of anysimilu shape and style on earth, which proves that It has caught the popular taste and pleases tin people. Try it, and participate in the contest for prizes. See that a TIN TAfi is on every t" cent piece of SPEAK HEAD you buy. Send in the tags, no matter how small t'-’ ‘ ; c liufiry. Very sincerely, THE P. J. SORG COMPANY, Middletown, Ohio. A list of the people obtaining these prizes in this county will be published lg this paper immediately after February 1st, 1391. DON’T SENS ftNY TAGS BEFORE JANUARY I. 1824.