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Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
and Cbiajren. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor
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 constipatiel and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the food , regulates he stomach
and bowels , giving healthy and natural sleep. Case
toria is the Children's Panacea-the Mother's Friend.
Castoria.
"Castoria is au exce1kx t icr cha-
dren. Mothers hate reel te. : . . I = . .d me Uf 1LS
good effect upon their children. ' '
Da. U. ( ' . ( ) snnnp ,
Lowcf , Mau.
Castoria is the best terned v f ! .1iildren of
which I am acquainted. 1 hope tw ; day h not
far distant when utothers will consiler the real
interest of their children , and use Castoria instead -
stead of the variousquack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones , by forcing opium ,
morphine , soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats , thereby seudiuo
them to premature graves. "
Dn. J. F. FiNctirr.oE ,
Conway , Ark.
Castoria.
" Castoria is so well adapted to children that
I recommend it assuperiortoauy prescription
known to me. "
H. A , ARCHER , M. D. ,
111 So. Oxford St. , Brooklyn , N. Y.
"Our physicians in the children's department -
ment have spoken highly of their experience
once in their outside practice with Castoria ,
and although we only have 'among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products , yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it. "
UNITED HOSPITAL Ati ) IIsl'ENSIRV ,
Boston , Mass.
ALLEY C. SHrrn , Pres. ,
The Centaur Company , Ti Murray Street , New York City.
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Plumber ' and Steam Fitter.
MAIN AVENUE , McCOOK , NEB.
Stock of Iron , Lead and Sewer Pipe , Brass Goods , Pumps and Boiler Trim'
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Surplus , - - - - - - 10,000.
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TALE OF TWO BABIES.
True story of Boston Life Related by a
Itatloli Y' College : Girl.
The oar ) ; as crowded when I roaohod
it , and thhro tivas only 0110 vacant scat
in the front , which I was glad to ocen-
py. Just as I settled hack , with a sigh
of catisftution , Sven before I had a
chance to become curious about m }
"ieighbor , I heard from the rear of t.tc
ear a baby's fretful cry and a wearied
mother's voice trying to soothe the tired
I child. Tingled with these sounds canto
a secon mother's tone , drawling but
complacent.
"Ned , " she said , "hear that poor little -
tle sing try. Ned is a deed baby. Bo I
never cries ! "
Of course my curiosity was aroused , 1
and I turnel to sec the rival babies turd
their maniinas. The fussy little one was
in full sight. One rosy cheek rested on
tllo shoulder of a neat but travel stained
little woman. The pretty , baby blue
eyes were filled with tears , the chubby
little fellow sucking his thumb and
doing his best to go to sleep , but the
time and the place were against him.
The patient. dark eyes of the mother
rested lovingly on the sweet , troubled
face of her boy as she rocked him softly
in her arms.
All this I saw in a moment , and I
then tried to look beyond this interesting -
ing mother and her natural boy to that
wonderful baby that never cried and to
I his pr.oud parent. T could not see them ,
however , because the restless little head
hid them from me , but every now and
then there carne to my ear the hush of
one voice , followed by the proud tone of
the other.
At last the train stopped with one of
those backing , bumping motions with
which we are all familiar. Then the
terrified scream of the thoroughly
aroused baby made the nervous mother
hasten to leave the car as quickly as
possible. Following her and close behind -
hind her was a fat woman , with wrinkles -
kles in the back of her neck and a large ,
showy hat. She lifted her baby up with
one jeweled hand , and as she kissed him
on the pug nose drawled out : "Ned's a
deed boy. Ned's mamma's own sweet ,
precious doggie.Boston Globe.
BEWARE OF FRESH OLIVES.
how a California Planter Amuses IIimself
at tire Expense or Imlorent Travelers.
Eastern visitors in California are always -
ways much interested in the olive plantations -
tations which , in recent years , have become -
come a feature of the most southerly
counties of the state. The lovers of the
succulent fruit when pickled and hot-
tied for sale in the east and north are
always anxious to taste the olive fresh
and ripe. There is a popular impression
that it is sweet and delicious ; but , like
many other popular impressions , this is
a delusion and a snare.
A few miles south of San Diego ,
where the railroad makes a junction
with a small one track road leading into
Mexico , a large planter has taken advantage -
vantage of this delusion for his awn
amusement. On the arrival of each train
from he north numerous travelers dismount -
mount to wait the starting of the train
across the Mexican border. For their
benefit the planter has nailed a box outside -
side of his fence just across the way
from the railroad station which ho keeps
filled with nice , ripe olives. A placard
invites victims in these words :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FINE , FRESH , RIPE OLIVES ,
FREE.
HELP YOURSELF.
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Of course there is arush from the station -
tion as soon as the box and its contents
are discovered , and swarms of innocents
seize the prettyfruit auddig their teeth
into it ; Then there is a combined howl
and a great deal of expectoration and
disgust , for the delusive fruit are nearly -
ly as pnckery as persimmons.
And the planter ? Oh , he takes his fun
from a partly hidden summer house
within his grounds , where he occasionally -
ally seats himself toenjoythe spectacle.
It is a sure cure for the blues , ho says.
-New York Herald.
Cllickeu on the Shell.
In a certain rather pretentious but
cheap priced restaurant I witnessed a
scene which , though funny enough to
the outside onlooker , could not but have
been extremely mortifying to the pro-
prietor. The proprietor was also the
cook , and ho was engaged in industriously -
ously frying a number of pancakes on a
griddle placed for show in the window
when a party of three who had just entered -
tered ordered a trio of eggs apiece. The
proprietor thereat seized nine of the
ovids from a box beneath the counter and
began to break them one after another
upon the griddle. He had reached the
eighth egg when , to and behold 1 instead
of a yolk and albumen spreading itself
temptingly into view , came a small confused -
fused mass of feathers , minute claws , a
beak , etc. A look of horror spread itself
over the man's face as ho gaz xl at the
unweYcome apparition , and then gazing
over his shoulder and seeing that his
action was unnoticed he swept the griddle -
dle clear of its offending burden ,
greased it anew and proceeded with his
work. 0 cookery , how many frauds
are practiced in thy name ! -l3rooklyn
Standard-Union.
Hi het Fountain Jct.
The wonder of the New Ehglaun
states , an Oddlt of which merttlOtt 15 ,
for some unknown reason , eIdom niade
in print , is the monster fountain jes
at the Home of Dstitute Women and
Children , near Bennington , Vt. The
column of water in this jet rises to a
height of 198 feet , being the highest
known single fountain jet in the world.
-St. Louis Republic.
The Trojan war wag a conflict be
tween the mother country and some of
the strongest colonies and would have
been fought if Helen and Achilles and a
Agamemnon and the rest had never been
born.
A New York dealer in men's furnish-
; 1ng goods displays a sign reading ,
"Shirt Constructor. "
The steam roads are preparing to keep
ahead of all possible competitors in the
ra't" of speed. Several of the eastern
companies are now building locomotives
to makc an average of eighty miles an
l hour over ordinary lines. Heretofore
speeds even higher than that have been
I attained , but as a rule only on straight
amyl specially constructed track. The
new locomotives will call for solid road
beds , but they will carry trains up and
1 I OtwIi hall anal around curves at speeds
that have heretofore heeu considered
I impossible. It is worth remarking that
the American railroad managers will
never stop short of the ultimate speed ol
tht sttan ) iOCOt11OtlVC. They cannot
stop , on account of the fierceness of the
competition between the companies.
\Vhen comparative perfection is reached
in railway equipulent ocl a steam basis
there will be a demand for still further
inlproveutents and other powers of locomotion -
motion will be called upon for assistance.
There are distinct evils connected with
the American system of railway tnan-
agr.llwnt , but the stimulus given to the
improvement of the service by competition -
tion is not one of thern.-Journal.
Frederick Douglass , who ( lied at his
home mil the District of Columbia
\ \ Ldnesday , was the ucost distinguished
man the colored race in this country I
has produced. He was born in slavery ,
but his euvirontuents were more fortunate -
nate than those of the great majority
of his people similarly born , and haying -
ing earlyin life got a taste of education
auf seine knowledge of the outside
world , when he reached manhood's
estate he left the scene of his servitude
811(1 was thereafter a free man , able to
devote his talent to the cause of his enslaved -
slaved race. This he did with great
effect. For many years before the war
he labored assiduously with tongue and
pen in creating public sentiment against
slavery , turd there can be no gttestion
that his efforts exerted a great influ-
ence. lIe had very marked ability as an
orator , and was also a strong writer.
As the leader of the colored race in this
country he enjoyed for many years not
only the confidence and respect of his ! i
own people , but also that of all who sympathize -
pathize with them. His services to his
race entitle him to a prominent and enduring - '
during place in history.-Bee.
It is a question whether the several
county sinking funds which it is proposed -
posed to use for the purchase of seed
grain tinder the Stewart bill are not a
constituent part of the contract between
the county and the holder of the bonds
which they are expected in time to pay
oIL If so , they cannot be legally diverted -
verted front the trust for which they
are held. Beyond that the right of any
public authority to sell grain for notes
of private parties is a questionable one.
What is to be done with the notes after
they are secured ? Can the county take
proceedings to enforce collection in case
payment is defaulted ? When the notes
are taken up , what is to be done with
the money ? The whole proposition is
so involved in legal difficulties that it
will be hard to make it really practica-
ble.-Bee.
Three of the stingiest men on record :
The first will not drink as much water
as he wants unless it comes from his
neighbors well. Time second forbids his
family to write anything but a very small
hand , as it is waste of ink to make large
letters. The third stops the clock to
save the wear and tear on the machinery.
All of them refuse to take a newspaper
on the ground that it is such a terrible
strain on their spectables to read.-Ex.
An autopsy was held in Canton , Ohio ,
over the remains of john BI. Bulger , who
is supposed to have recently committed
suicide south of Trenton , over the loss
of in the "busted"
money bank of that
place. The physicians claim it was
clearly a case of murder.
Lofton-Relph.
Last Sunday Charles M. Lofton and
Rebecca Relph , two estimable young
people of the precinct of Gerver , were
united in marriage at the home of the
bride's parents , Mr. and Mrs. W J.
Relph of that precinct , the ceremony
being witnessed by the relatives and
near friends of the families.
\Ve join in wishing them much joy
and prosperity.
For Sale or Lease. I
The butcher shop and tools on West
Dennison street. Inquire of S. M. Cochran -
ran & Co. , or of PERRY STONE.
We Burn Wood
When we can get it. If your sub- rip
ion is delinquent and you have the wood
bring us in a load or two.
Cochran & Co are receiving their stock
of implements for the spring trade. Call
and inspect their line , which is the most
coranlete in the city.
Fifteen ( ti ) cents wtll buy a box of
nice writing paper at this office , containing -
taining z $ sheets of paper and z * envel-
opes.
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Now is the proper time so begin taking
spring medicine. McConnell's Sarsaparilla -
parilla is the best thing to use.
Hogs' heads at Brewer's old reliable -
able meat market. They are fine.
MOVED-nipple , one door north.
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Orleans rlolasses , very title , G0
cents a 1)uclcet at .I\.nipile'S.
Extra fine syrup at : J'Luuifple's for
only h0 cetts a Dail.
S. ( ' ( ) Rl > TAIl ,
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Reliable , insurance ,
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Consumers ofchewiti tobacco who
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trade tobaccos. will find this
brand 3n error to all others 1
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McCook Transfer Line ,
BUS , BAGGAGE ililD EXPRESS.
r- ; Only furlilture van in the
city. Also have a first class house ,
moving outfit. Leave orders for
bus calls at Commercial hotel or
at oflice opposite the depot. I
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TRANSFER.
I am well equipped to d0
anything and everything in the
line of drawing business. I will
move pianos or household goods
promptly and safely. Your patronage -
ronage is solicited. Barn opposite
the Central hotel.
Chase Ca , Land au , ivz Stock Col
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Horses branded en left hip or ! Mt shouhiur ,
' P _ o _ address Imperial ,
Chas ( County , and neatt
tire , Nehr.teka. Range.
r Btiaking tuter and the
t' Frenchman creeks , in
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where on the animal.
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Has just recelved a new stock of CLOTHS
and TRIMMINCS If you wanta good fitting -
ting suit made at the very lowest prices for
good work , call on him. Shop first door west
of Barnett's Lumber Office , on Dennison
street I
McM1LLEN BROS.
DEALERS IN
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Repairing Prolei tI }
Attended to.
East Dennison St. 1 IcCook , Neb.
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wo blocks north of McEntee hotel. Prompt
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