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And treasured it at heart. And wrote the vision down With all its charming grace. And gave to me a copy— , It was my sweetheart’s face. • So here it is bifore me. Perfuming all the room Among sweet wild rose blossoms Which never cease to bloom. A picture and a frame— Which sweetest, who can tell. The frame of June’s fresh roses That from the magic spell Of her deft touch drew life. And seeing her blushed pink. Or her own pretty likeness , Of whom it’s sweet to think? With flowers for a frame So rare that nature’ > flowers Would wonder whjnce they came. —Detroit Free Press. MISS THANKFUL. It seemed to be one of the ironies of fate that her name should have been Miss Thankful Hope. Strangers smiled instinctively at the name when they first met her, for to them there was so little in her narrow life to be thankful for, and nothing to hope for. And yet to those of the limited number who grew to know Miss Thankful the name was, after all, quite appropriate. She was a faded looking little woman of 45, whose plain face was only re deemed by a pair of smiling brown eyes. She was a day seamstress and made enough to pay her board and usually to keep herself suitablv clothed. It was a standing joke among the oth er boarders that no matter how dis agreeable the day Miss Thankful could always find something pleasant to be 6aid about it. A nd, no matter how un prepossessing the last new boarder, Miss Thankful’s kind heart was sure to dis cover some excuse. She had watched Florence, Mrs. Sim mons’ young daughter, grow up into womanhood and had shared her timid confidences and opinions about the dif ferent young men of the house, confi dences which Florence would never have thought of telling her practical mother. There was something about Miss Thank ful which invited confidence, and the two were warm friends. It was a dull February evening, a slight snow was falling, and Miss Thank ful hurried along toward home in the early dusk. The windows were lighted up and presented a tempting array of millinery, dry goods, flowers and con fectionery. But Miss Thankful did not notice any of them until she turned into Bond 6treet, and there she walked slowly, coming to a standstill at last in front of Cooper & Cooper’s large dry goods house. hue smilen as sue lookeu in at the window. “Yes, ’’she said softly, “it’s there yet. I made sure it would be sold. So cheap too. Only $1.50.” She was gazing at a blue satin party bag, lined with delicate pink, one of those dainty French affairs which always catch a woman’s eye if she has any soul for pleasing effects. “I can’t afford a new dress this year. That three weeks I was sick last month put that out of the question, and so it does seem as if I could buy that bag if I want to. Only it would be silly— downright silly!” and she sighed. “I never had anything as pretty as that. Maybe that's why I seem to have set my heart on it. Even my dresses have been brown or black. They last better. “I’ve had a kind of brown and black life anyway. But there now, that sounds complainin, and I’ve no cause to com plain. The Lord’s been good to me and prospered me right along. ” “Good evening, MissThanfkul,” said a cheerful voice at her side. “Right nice window. Our trimmer beats any in town. Lots of pretty things, too,” he added, with the pardonable pride of a head clerk. “Good evening, Mr. Jones,” answer ed Miss Thankful. “Yes, I was just looking in at the goods. I”—she hesi tated—“was just noticing that bine satin bag over there in the comer—see?” “Oh, yes, that pretty bag. Pretty thing. Cheap too. I know a good piece of satin when I see it. Funny it was not sold today. Will be tomorrow likely. ” Miss Thankful felt her desire to pos sess the bag increasing. “On your way home? Let me take your umbrella, ” and they walked on to gether. Mies Thankful had a decided liking for this one of the boarders, partly be cause he never forgot to show her the same courtesy that he would show to Florence or any younger woman. And this is very gratifying to a woman who has no claim to youth or beauty. He was a timid young man, with a colorless mustache and drab hair, who talked with a jerk, but Miss Thankful always liked him. When they reached the boarding bouse, she went very thoughtfully up to her room. Mr. Jones had discoursed most of the Way upon the amiable qual ities Florence possessed, all of which re marks she had heartily seconded. When she had lighted the gas, she sat down with the thoughtful expression still on her face. "I wonder,’’ she said. “I do just wonder. But he would never under the shining sun have the courage to tell her, ” and she smiled. “Mr. Jones—a name I do abominate, and Florence so pretty—and him with those colorless eyes and washed out hair! But then he is just as kind as he can be, and I make no doubt would be a good provider. ” The next night when Miss Thankful came into her room she turned on both the gas jets—an unheard of extrava gance. She carried a small parcel done up in tissue paper, and before she step ped to take off her bonnet she went over to the bed and untied the package. It was the blue satin party bag. "It’s a lot prettier than it was at the store,” she said, smiling at it where it lay spread out on the white cover in all the arrogance of assured beauty. “Those pink roses are lovely. I’m silly as I can be. I know that well enough! That's why I asked Mr. Jones not to speak of my getting it. Maybe next summer I can have a lawn with a little blue sprig in it. This would go beautifully with that. I don’t think I’m too old for a lawn on a hot day, and I’m just glad I got it—so there!” Then she wrapped up the bag and put it away iu her trunk. After supper Florence came up to visit her, and Miss Thankful was tempted to tell her about it. But she was full of her own plans, and the bag was not mentioned. “There is to be a party tomorrow even ing at Mary Moor’s. It’s the 14th, you know, ” said Florence happily. “Iam going to wear my blue cloth dress. I’ve worn it a lot, Miss Thankful, but moth er says I may have a new sash. That will freshen it up. But, oh, I wish, I do wish I could have a party bag that I saw down in Cooper’s window. It was a light blue and lined with pink. Such a beauty! I wish yon had seen it. I can’t have anything but the wtsh, though, and so there is no use in wish ing.” “I did see it, ” said Miss Thankful, “and it was pretty. I sorter wished for it myself. ’ ’ Florence laughed. “Oh, of course, you would not want it, but if you had seen it 20 years ago you might have,” she said, with the serene thoughtless ness of youth. Miss Thankful grew silent. “Mr. Jones has asked mo to go to evening service twice lately,” she went on presently. “I think he is about the best looking young man here, don’t you, Miss Thank ful? He never talks much, but I suppose he thinks a great deal. I used to think he disliked me, he stammered so when ever I spoke to him, but I guess it was just becauso he didn’t feel acquainted. ” And then followed a recital of Mr. Jones’ sayings. After she had gone Miss Thankful sat for a long, long time in front of the grate, with sad dreamy eyes fixed on the fire. She was going over in her mind a time 25 years before. “He was nothing like Mr. Jones, ” she said. “He was good looking and so tall, but ho was just as timid, and I acted as careless and indifferent as I knew how. Girls are foolish creatures. He never got up the courage to tell me. And then we moved away, and that was all. No other man ever looked at me, and I can’t say as I want them to. ” She undressed slowly. She felt old. This looking back at one’s youth has a tendency to make one feel old if it lies 25 years behind one. When she was all ready for bed, she opened the trunk and took out the party bag. She opened the door and listened. Everything was still in the dim hall. Florence’s room was only a few doors away. Miss Thankful slipped noiseless ly along, and when she reached the door she hung the ribbon over the knob and as softly stole back. She had put no card in the bag: there was no need. Florence would know who sent it, and then she went to bed and to sleep. The next morning Florence knocked at the door almost before Miss Thank ful was dressed and came in with a flushed, happy face. “Oh, Miss Thankful,” she cried, “I have had the loveliest gift! What do you think—that bine satin party hag! “Of course Mr. Jones sent it. I asked him last night if it was sold yet, and he grew just as red and stammered so. I know why now. Mother says I may keep it, and I wrote him a note of thanks this morning and put it under his plate. That was the easiest way of thanking him. He is having an early breakfast now, so I thought I would wait and go down with you this time. ” And she fluttered about the room in happy excitement. Meantime Mr. Jones was in a very uncertain and puzzled state of bliss. The note had thanked him for his beau tiful gift, but neglected to tell what the gift was. He left the house without being able to get a glimpse of Florence. At noon there was another tiny white missive under his door. But this, much to his disappointment, proved to be from Miss Thankful. Dear Mr. Jones—Florence thinks you 6ent that satin bag. It would be dreadful for her to know differently after thanking you for it. For her sake, please do not ever tell her that you did not. Yonr friend, Thankful Hope. Mr. Jones studied this note with smiling eyes. ‘ ‘For her sake, ” that clause gave him a quick thrill of pleasure. She would be sorry to find out, then, that it was not his gift. He must answer Florence’s note, and this was the result of a half dozen at tempts: Dear Miss Florence—That bag could not hold the valentine I would like to give you if I dared. It is the biggest and homeliest valen tine & young lady ever got. If you care to have me tell you about it, please carry the blue satin bag when yon come down to dinner. Erastus Jones. He could hear Florence singing in her room, and he called the bellboy and sent the note to her. “There now, ” he said, when this had been accomplished, “if it had not been for Miss Thankful I would never have had the grit to send that, and, what’s more, I believe Miss Thankful knew it, bless her! ‘ ‘If Florence does have that blue thing on her arm, I’ll give Miss Thankful the very best dress that Cooper & Cooper have in the store. ’ ’ And Miss Thankful got the dress.— Ann Deming Gray in Hartford Courant If They Keep Growing. Housekeeper (greater Chicago, 1994) —Johnny! Johnny—Yes, ma. Housekeeper—Step over into greater New York anrl get me half a pound of green tea; there’s a good boy.—Good News. DANGER IN THE BRIDAL TOURS. The Medical Aspect* of the Case Presented to Tho*e About to Murry. Tho custom which obtains so general ly of taking a fatiguing journey as a part of the nuptials is regarded by high authority as one of the barbarisms of civilization. Let us illustrate the inju rious physical tendencies by a typical case. During extremely cold weather there occurs a wedding, which, from the standing of tho parties, attracts some attention. The happy couple, we are told, are off for their wedding trip to a still more frigid section of country. Though conscious of danger and dis comfort, to some extent, which is great ly increased by their inexperience in traveling, they cheerfully assume the risk and responsibility, as to all mar ried couples a bridal tour seems to be considered as absolutely essential to give the marital union an importance with out which it would, in their opinion, be unromantic and but a partial marriage. Tho tour causes fatigue, exposure and excitement, making regularity of life impossible—in fact, the act involves tho reverse of all that the rules of health and physiology require. Again, it constantly happens in the case of both sexes that a slight indispo sition, which passed unnoticed in tho hurry of preparation, is aggravated to a serious and even fatal extent by the ex citement, exposure and neglect on a wedding tour. No man, for instance, would think of postponing his marriage on account of a slight cold. If he staid at home afterward and took care of him self, it would pass away like other slight colds, but often on the bridal tour the malady develops into a chronic disease. A prominent physician recently said: ‘ ‘ Many cases of brides and bridegrooms in my professional experience came un der my observation dying of typhoid fe ver just after a wedding trip, which had caused the eiirly symptoms to be misunderstood and neglected. In one instance that came under my observa tion a healthy and vigorous young man, just returned from a bridal tour, died of typhoid fever in Troy, his sickness be ing superinduced presumably by the fa tigue and exposure incident to the jour ney. It will thus be seen that the med ical aspect of a bridal tour is sufficient ly important and the risk incurred suffi ciently great to cause the wedded pair, if they wish to lie actuated by impulses of reason and prudence rather than by tho dictates of custom, to pause before they undergo the trials of a wedding journey. ”—Troy Times. Rare Presence of itlind. “I knew a sea captain who died some years ago who displayed great presence of mind at a most critical time,” said Henry S. Roberts of Boston. ‘‘His ship had caught lire, and the passengers and crew were compelled to take to the boats in a lmrry. The captain remained per fectly cool throughout all the confusion and fright of the embarkation, and at last every one but himself was got safe ly into the boats. By the time he was ready to follow the passengers were wild with fear and excitement. Instead of hurrying down the ladder, the captain called out to the sailors to hold on a minute, and taking a cigar from his pocket- coolly bit the end off and lighted it with a piece of the burning rigging. Then he descended with great delibera tion and gave the order to shove off. 'How could you stop to light a cigar at such a moment?’ he was afterward ask ed by one of the passengers. ‘Because,’ he answered, ‘I saw that if I did not do something to divert your minds there would likely be a panic and upset the boats. The lighting of a cigar took but a moment and attracted the attention of everybody. You all forgot yourselves in thinking about my curious behavior, and we got safely away.’ ”—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Danish Peasantry. The Danish peasantry have a notable love of order and symmetry in house hold arrangement, placing their furni ture wherever possible in pairs and in exactly corresponding positions. One old peasant who had accumulated a lit tle money and had been prevailed upon to buy his daughter a piano seriously considered buying another to place against the opposite wall. Their bed steads consist of great boxes, generally painted red or green and heaped with feather beds, between which they in sinuate themselves winter and summer. If unable to afford so many feathers, the underbed is of straw and receives so little attention that mice build their nests in it and race back and forth squealing shrilly without disturbing the stolid peasant slumbers. The bedding is not washed oftener than once or twice a year. —Philadelphia Press. Wire Shafting:. From a recently published estimate of the strength of the proposed wire shafts for steamships it appears that in this im portant respect the most satisfactory re sult is realized. When made in five sec tions, with a total length of 100 feet and 15 inches diameter, the shaft will have 25.000 No. 7 steel wires, each 25 feet long, with 50,000 fastenings, and as each wire and each fastening will sustain a load of 500 pounds without rupture or injury there is thus exhibited a total inherent strength of some 37,500.000 pounds, or an amount 25 times greater than the con tinuous force of an engine of 5.000 horse power,which is indeed a significant show ing.—New York Sun. Landlords and Tenant*. Capitalist—I should just like to know why my new apartment house continues to stand empty? Agent—It is yonr own fault, sir. You refuse to admit children. “I said nothing of the sort, sir. I ob jected only to small boys. ” “All the same, people who have boys big enough to shovel snow and dig gar den won’t live in a flat. ”—Good News. An Earth Ansel. St. Peter (at heaven’s gate)—Come in. Fair Spirit (anxiously)—Is my halo on straight?—New York Weekly. T JL . (3G1NO MAST—CENTRAL TIME—LEAVE®. No. 3, through passenger. 5:40 A. M No. 4. local passenger.0:10P.M. No. 70. freight.0:45 A. M* No. 04. freight.4:JK|A. M. No. 80. freight ... 10:00 A. M. No. 148, freight, made up here. 5:00 A. M. fiOJNO WEST—MOUNTAIN TIME—LEAVES. No. 3, through passenger.11P. M. No. 5, local passscnger.0:25 {*• JJ. No. 03, freight.5:00 I . M. N<». 77. freight. 4:21 f• JJ No. 140, freight, made up here. 0:00 A. M. IMPERIAL LINE.—MOUNTAIN TIME. No.#175, leaves at. 8:00 A. M. No. 170. arrives at. 5:40 P. M. Hr“NoTK:—No. 03 earrl s passongers for Stratton, lieiikelmau and Hatgier. All trains run dally excepting 148, 14U and 170. which run dally except Sunday. No. 3 stops at Benkelwan and Wray. No. 2 stops at Indianola, Cambridge and Ar apahoe. , No. SO will carry passengers for Indianola, Cambridge and Arapahoe. Nos. 4, 5.148,140 and 170 carry passengers for all stations. You can purchase at this office tickets to all principal points ill the Uuited States and Can ada and baggagt* checked through to destina tion without extra charge of transfer, ror information regarding rates, etc. call on or address C. E. MAONKK, Agent. HOME SEEKER’S EXCURSIONS. 'Fell your friends in the east that on May 8th ana 29th the Burlington Route will sell round-trip tickets at the one-way rate to points in Nebraska, Kansas, eastern Colorado, southwestern South Dakota and northern Wyoming. Tickets are good for twenty days; allow stop-overs, and will be on sale at al! stations east of the Missouri river. Annual meeting American Institute of Homeopathy, Denver, Colo., Juno 14 to 28. Annual convention National Republican League, Denver, Colo., June 2«. Annual mooting Imperial Council Mystic Shriners, July 24 to 27. Annual meeting League of American Wheel men, Denver, Colo., August 13 to 18. For tho above occasions wo will sell round trip tickets to Denver. Colorado Springs and Pueblo at one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale June 12 and 13, 23 to 25, Julj’ 21 to 23 and August!»to 12. inclusive. Lransit limits continuous passage in each direction east of Colorado common points. Final limit in each case, thirty duys from day of sale. Stop-overs will bo allowed after reaching the lirst Colorado common point, either on going or returning trip, within Unnl limit. C. E. MAGNEtC, J. FRANCIS. Agent. G. P. A. SHERIFF’S SALE. Ry virtue of an order of sale directed to me from the district court of Red Willow county, Nebraska, on a judgment obtained before Hon. 11. T. VVelty, judge of the dis trict court of Red Willow county, Nebraska, on the 8th day of May, 1893, in favor of Oliver M. Hyde as plaintiff, and against James A. Riper et al., as defendants, for the sum of three bundled and seventy-three dollars (5373) and seventy-two (72) cents, and costs taxed at $20.18, and accruing costs. And co-defendant E. E. Atwater on his cross petition obtained a decree for the sum of 8820.47; and co-defendant Joel A. Riper on bis cross petition obtained a decree for the sum of $241.25. I have levied upon the following real estate taken as the property of said defendants to satisfy said judgments to wit: the northwest ipiaiter of section 8, town. 4, north of range 29, west of the 0th R. M., in Red Willow county, Nebraska. And will offer the same for sale to the high est bidder, for cash in hand, on the 4th day of June, A.ID., 1894, in front of the south door of the court house, in Indianola, Ne braska, that being the building wherein the last term of court was held, at the hour of 1 o’clock p. in. of said day, when and where due attendance will be given by the under signed. Hated May 2d, 1894. YV. S. Moui.an, E. R. Ranks, 50-5t. Attorney. Sheriff of said County. SHERIFF’S SALE. By virtue of an order of Bale directed to me from the district court of Red Willow coun ty, Nebraska, on a judgment obtained before Hon. I). T. Welty, judge of the district court of Red Willow county, Nebraska, on the 7th day of July. 1893, in favor of Francis S. Stod dard us plaintiff, and against Robert Acker man et al.. as defendants, for the sum ol four hundred sixty-five f$465) dollars and eighty-four (84) cents, and costs taxed at $:J4.8.‘{. and accruing costs, and co defendants. Burton A; Harvey on the same date obtained a decree for the sum of $18.65. I have levied upon the following real estate taken as the property of said defendants to satisfy said judgments, to-wit: The northeast quarter of section 27, town. 1, north of range :jo. west ol the 6th p.m.Jn Red Willow county, Nebraska. And will offer the same for sale to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, on the 4th day of June A. D., 1R94, in front of the south door of the court house, in Indianola, Nebraska, that being the building wherein the last term of court was held, at the hour of 1 o’clock p. in. of 6aid day, when and where due attendance will be given by the undersigned. Dated May 2d, 1894. E. R. Hanks, W. s. Mori.an. Sheriff of Raid County. Attorney. 50-5t. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an order of sale directed to me from the district court of Red Willow county Nebraska, on a judgment obtained before Hon. D. T. Welty, judge of the district court of Red Willow county, Nebraska, on the 19th day of March, 1894. in favor of Josiah G. Ad ams. administrator, as plaintiff, and against Peter Balins et al., as defendants, for the sum of eleven hundred and lifty-nine dollars ($1159) and sixty-three (63) cents, and costs taxed at $23 98, and accruing costs. And co-defendants Burton & Harvey on the same date obtained a decree for the sura of $66.36. I have levied upon the following real estate taken as the property of said defendants to satisfy said judgments, to-wit: The northwest quarter of section 3, town. 1, north of range 27, west of the 6th p. m.. in Red Willow coun ty, Nebraska. And will offer the same for sale to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, on the 4th day of June A. D.. 1*594, in front of the south door of the court house, in Indian ola, Nebraska, that being the building wherein the last term of court was held, at the hour of 1 o’clock p. m. of said day, when and where due attendance will be given by the under signed. Dated May 2d, 1894. W. S. Mori.an. E. R. Banks. 50-5t. Attorney. Sheriff of said County. SHERIFF’S SALE. By virtue of an order of sale directed to me from the district court of Red Willow county. Nebraska, on a judgment obtained before Hon. D. T. Welty. judge of the district court of Red Willow county. Nebraska, on the 8tb day of May. 1893. in favor of Mary T. Hyde as plaintiff, and against John Girene et al., as defendants, for the sum of ten hundred and seventy-five ($1075; dollars and eighty-four (84) cents, and costs taxed at $19.43, and accruing costs. And co-defendants Burton & Harvey, on their cross petition obtained a decree for the sum of $72.00. I have levied upon the fol lowing real estate taken as the property of said defendants to satisfy said judgments, to-wit: The east half of the northwest quarter and the east half of the southwest quarter ol section 8, town. 2, north of range 27, we6t of the 6th P. M.. in Red Willow county, Nebras ka. And will offer the same for sale to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, on the 4th day of June A. D., 1894, in front of the south door of the court house, in Indianola, Ne braska. that being the building wherein the last term of court was held, at the hour of 1 o’clock p. ra. of said day, wher and where due attendance will be given by the undersigned. Dated May 2d, 1894. E. R. Banks. W. s. 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