AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA , " AND "PITCHER'S CASTORIA , " AS OUR TRADEMARK. Is DR. SAMUEL PITCHER , of Hyannis , Massachusetts , was the originator of "CASTORIA , " the same that has borne and does now hear ? / * ' on VerU the fac-simile signature of ( zsy3f/ ! & /x wrapper. This is the original "CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought # _ ' on the and has the signature of & & > 3xs4 & wrap per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company , of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. March 24,1898. / ? , yf Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you ( because he makes a few more pennies on it ) , the in gredients of which even he does not know. "The Kind Ton Have .Always Bought" BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. , . . THE CENTAUR COMPANY 77 MURRAY OTREET. NEW YORK CITY. THE INDIAN CONGRESS a permanent feature of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition at Omaha. WOW OPEN. CLOSIvS XOV i Forty Tribes of North Aintriotn Iii'liti represented. Unique Ethnological Exhibit. Rare opportunity to see the various t\ j > of American Indians in their native costumes and habitations Nearly a Thousand Indians on the Great Encampment Grounds within the Exposition Enclosure. Under the direction of Capt H" A Mercer , U. S. A , these Indians tribes participate in their spectacular dances nearly every evening THE WAR DANCE THE GHOST DANCE , THE SUN DANCE , THE SNAKE DANCE , THE MEDICINE DANCE , and other traditional rites of the red man re performed by these Indian * * This yreat ethnological exhibit , in aid of which the United States Con ress appropriated $40,000 , will con tinue to the end of the Exposition. Deduces ! Railroad Rates from all Points now in Force. Tablets and Box Papers. You will find a fine line of tablets and box papers s\t this office for sale at very reasonable fitjuies and of the best qual- SCALE BOOKS For snle at TIIK TRIB- UE office. Hot 1:1 the market. TKE'I'SIBUNK .tr.d Demorest's Family Magazine for $1.75 a year , strictly in advance. DeWitt's Colic & Cholera Cure , Pleasant , Quick Results. .Sate to take. 3. . A3ETON. PIK. S. E. ! is231IAlD. Cash. CLIFFORD HAIZ1T , At. C h. IANK OF DANBUJtY DAr-3UFIY , NEB. A General Banking Business ; . -i ? ° Any ln' in . - - > \ou may wi.sh to transact with I'IIK McCooK I'RIBUVI : will receive jfompt and careful nUen- Mon. Sub ci iptions received , oiclers n ! radwti-enientsaiKl joi > - \ 'ork. FRANCIS E : DIVINE. rKi * DOCTOil , McCooK. NEBRASKA U'trVt , \ cure No cure , no pay. Write me at a I o\e address , or call at iiy home in Colt-man precinct. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE ' TRADE MARKS DESIGNS , , , , . COPYRIGHTS &c. sending n scotch and description may Anyone niAkiv Ascertain our op nion free whether an f . Comraunlco- is probably patentable. ly oonflSont/ttl. / Handbook on Patents Oldest agency for securing patentfl. ctenlif ic American. weekly. Largest clr- &Co.361Broadwar' ) New York :625 F St , Washington , D. C. During the Battle of Santiago. j SICK OR WELL , A RUSH NIGHT 1 AND DAY. i The Packers at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba were all Heroes. Their Heroic Efforts in Getting Ammunition to the Front Saved the Day. I P. E. Butler , of pack-train No. 3 , writ ing from Santiago De Cuba , on July 23d , j says : "We all had diarrhoea in more or { less violent form , and when \ve landed j we had no time to st-e a doctor , for it j was a case of rush and rnsli ni ht and j day to keep the troops supp'i-d with uui- j munition and rations but thanks to ! Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diar- rhcea Reined } ' , we weie able to keep at work and keep our health ; in fact. I sin cerely believe that at one critical time this medicine \ \ - < s the indirect savior of our army , for if the packers had been un able to work there would have been no way of getting supplies to the front. Tb-re were no roads that a wagon train could use My comrade and myself had the good fortune to lay in a supply of this medicine for our pack-train before ue left Tampa and I know in four cases it absolutely saved life. " The above letter was written to the manufacturers of this medicine. theCham- berlain Medicine Co. . Des Moines , Iowa. For sale by L. W. McConnell & .Co. One Minute Cough Cure surprises people ple by its quick cures and childten may take it in large quantities without the least danger. It has won for itself the best reputation of any preparation used today for colds , croup , tickling in the throat or obstinate coughs. A. McMil- len. TE3 FI83T BABY. Its Coning is Looked Forward , to With Botli Joy and Pear and its Safe Arrival is Hailsd With Pride and Belis t bj All. Ths arrival of the first baby in the household is the hnppiesi tind most im portant event of married Ih'e. The yoi. ng wile who is become a.mother deliglits to think of tha happiness in store for hr-r when th-- li\tJo one shall nestle upon her brojisfc ; i.d latterly she shall hear it iisp the sweofc and holy name , "mother. " But her happy anticipation quickly vn- iaheij xvhbii ylie realizes the terrible puin and suffering through which she must pa-33 while bringing the little 0119 into thvorld. : . An indecribiibe f ir " ? * . ' : e diingev attendant upon the orcltii soon dissipates her joyf ulness. Tiioasands of women riave learned by onnerip.nca that there is absolutely no lucassity for tlie sufferings which at tend child-birth ; they know thut by the use of "Mother's Friend" a. scien- tiiic liniment for a few weeks before the trying hour , expectant mothers can so prepare themselves for the final hour tiiat the pain and suffering of the dreaded event are entirely obviated and it is safely passed through with com paratively little discomfort. A'l women are interested , and es pecially expectant mothers who for the lirst time have to undergo this trial , in such a remedy ; for they know the pain and suffering , to say nothing of the danger for them. "Moth ger , which is in store er's Friend" is woman's greatest bles sing , for it takes her safely through the severest ordeal of her life. Every woman should be glad to read the little book "Before Baby is Born , " which contains information of great value to all. It will be sent free to any one who sends their address to The Bradfield Regulator later Co.f Atlanta , Ga. Prehistoric Dentistry. George Byron Gordon , the explorer , contributes an article on "The Mysteri ous City of Honduras" to The Century. The article gives an account of discov eries at Copnu. Mr. Gordon says : No regular burying place has yet been found at Copau , but a uamber of isolated tombs have been explored. The location of these was strange and unex pected beneath the pavement of court yards and under the foundations of houses. They consist of small chambers of very excellent masonry , roofed some times by means of the horizontal arch and sometimes by means of si Jbs of stone rest ing on the top of the vertical walls. In these tombs one and sometimes two in terments had been made. The bodies had been laid at full length upon the floor. The cerements had long since moldered away , and the skeletons them selves were in a crumbling condition and give little knowledge of the phys ical characteristics of the people ; but one fact of surpassing interest came to light concerning their private lives namely , the custom of adorning the front teeth with gems inlaid in the enamel and by filling. Although not all of the sots of teeth found had been treated in this way , there are enough to show that the practice was general , at least among the upper classes , for all the tombs opened , from their associa tions with prominent houses , seem to have belonged to people of rank and for tune. The stone used in the inlaying was a bright green jadeite. A circular cavity about one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter was drilled in the enamel of each of the two front teeth of the up per row and inlaid with a little disk of jadeite , cut to a perfect fit and secured by means of a bright red cement. Three Lives Saved. Two Parisian gendarmes were walk ing along the banks of the ( Jaual d'Ourcq ono day , says La Gazette Aiiec- dotique , when they came across n beautiful Russian deerhormd , evidently astray. On his collar was nothing ex cept what was evidently his name "Dimitri. " Tying a stout cord to his neck , the policemen led him along with them , meaning to take him to the pound. Destiny seemed to be luring him to his death , for unless ho were claimed with in a week or two ho would surely be asphyxiated according to law. Suddenly the trio arrived at the Duai do hi Maruo , where a largo crowd had collected. A child had fallen into the water and was drowning , while its mother was running up and down , cry ing in agony : "Oh , save my child ! Who will save my child ? " Finally a man named Ernil Nolle jumped into the stream and swam out to the boy. Incumbered with his cloth ing , he was seized in a frantic grasp by the struggling child , and both were dis appearing , to the horror of the specta tors , when like a flash of light Dimitri sprang into the canal. He had bitten his rope through. In two minutes the drowning pair were at the side of the canal , where willing hands drew them from the wa ter. In the excitement of the work of resuscitation the bystanders forgot the dog. When at last they looked around for him , he had disappeared. His cap tors never saw him again , and there were three lives saved. Highest Oflice In America. The power of the speaker of the house of representatives has steadily increased from the first congress to the present , and in its influence on national legisla tion is believed by many even to exceed that exerted by the president. Samuel J. .Randall , through whom the influence of the speaker was increased more large ly than by any other man in this coun try , ouco said : "I came to consider that the speakership was the highest office within the reach of American citi zens ; that it was a grand official sta tion , great in the honors which it con ferred and still greater in the ability it gave to impress on our history and leg islation the stamp of truth , fairness , justice and right. " Great as are the powers of the speaker of the house of representatives , and po tent for good or evil as are the commit tees appointed by him , it is pessimistic to attribute to either or to both a meas ure of power detrimental to the future weal of the nation. In continual con tact with the people and observant of the glaring publicity that causes fro- quout reversals of public opinion , it is safe to say that future congresses , if they should initiate legislation of an objectionable character , would ulti mately enact such laws as will har monize with the intelligent wishes of the people and tend to the highest de velopment of the republic. General A. W. Greely , U. S. A. , in North Amer ican Review. For the llabhful Lover. "Miss Daisy , you are writing to that little brother of yours who is visiting out west , aren't your" "Yes. He's a dear little fellow. I miss him so much. " "Ho is indeed. Have you sealed the letter yet , Miss Daisy ? " "Not yet. " "Add a postscript , if you please , and tell him 1 want to know how ho would like mo for a big brother. " ( Demurely ) "Mr. Spoouamore , it will bo at least two weeks before you get an answer if you ask him. " And the matter was settled in about two minutes. Chicago Tribune. A Smoke Yarn. "Tobacco smoking , " said a traveler , "is so common in Holland that it is im possible to distinguish ouo person from mother in a room full of smokers. " "But supposing you want to speak to some one present how are you to find it DUt ? " "Ah , in such cases a waiter is sent round with a pair of bellows , with ivhich he blows away the smoke from the face of every person until the right DUO is found. " London Tit-Bits. i A Native Australian Weather Prophet. "Warrigul , " called Sergeant Dalton to the black tracker , "look out for a high , dry spot for the camp tonight. My bunniou and those black clouds up there say it's going to rain soon. " The aborigine rolled over on hia back , and for several minutes he scanned the somber banks above. Then he darted a glance into the forest about. Dalton watched him , for he knew that the eye of a weather prophet peered into the elements. The whole time the black lay on the ground , with his arms under his head , he never moved a muscle. His eyes roll ed about hi his head like irresponsible pupiled white marbles , covering the whole space from the ground behind him to the horizon in front and the earth rim of the black vault above him , on each side. Then he slowly closed his lids for a moment and rolled over on his elbow , facing the sergeant. "No rain , massa. Plenty dry spoil all along two mouths. " "How do you tell all this weather business ? " the sergeant asked , for he knew by past experience that the weather prediction of any true Australian tribes man was more to be trusted than that from any scientific meteorological bu reau. These people predict seasons of wind and rain with perfect accuracy. "Seegum leaf ? " said Warrigul , point ing to the eucalyptus trees. "Yes , plenty of them , " assented Dal- tou. "S'posiu it rain , leaf lay down. S'posiu it keep dry , leaf stand up. See , all leaf stand up to look tor water Wa ter long time oil "Lookon ground , " continued the ab original buslmiau. "Gum leaf dry , turn up. crack lotul No rain S'posin rain soon , leaf drink in wet first ; lay out. Plenty heavy dew all nights , plenty long dry spell ahead " Outing Iaits and Where to Find Them. Frogs are niost plentiful on the shores of ponds and streams filled with plant growth and in low moist places in meadows. In searching for them in grass wait till you see one jump , then catch it in your hands They are not so easily got from the shore ? , as they are apt to take to the water at the first alarm. Crabs are usually found under stones along the shores of a stream or pond , and in some localities in low moist places in grass lauds. Seize the crab back of the pinchers and it cannot ; nip you. you.Dobsous Dobsous are only found under mossy stones in swift running waters. They are of a dark gray color , have many legs , and when fully grown are about three inches long. The head is shield shaped and armed with good stout pin cers , so handle thedobsou as you would a crab. The best way to get a supply of dobsous is to have some ouo hold ouo edge of a fine meshed net on the bottom tom of the stream , while you turn over the stoues above the nee with a hoe. The dobsons , loosing their hold on the bottom , will be carried by the current into the net. Put frogs , crabs and dob- sous into a pail with plenty of grass and some water. If you are to keep them for some time , change the water occasion ally.Grubs Grubs are excellent bait for trout ear ly in the season. They are found in par tially decayed tree trunks , stumps and old timbers left in moist places. Cut into the wood with an ax , and if you Bnd it full of holes of the size of a lead pencil knock it to pieces and pick out the grubs. Put them m a tin bait box with some of the rotten wood you found them in. Harper's Round Table. A Curious LJou Story. When lions were still numerous and easily observed in southern Africa , they were sometimes seen instructing one an- 3ther in voluntary gymnastics and prac ticing their leaps , making a bush play the part of the absent game. Moffat tells the story of a lion , which had missed a zebra by miscalculating the iistauco , repeating the jump several times for his own instruction. Two of jis comrades coming upon him while ho , vas engaged in the exercise , ho led ; hem around the rock to show them how natters stood , aud then , returning to : he starting point , completed the lesson jy making a final leap. The animals lepfc roaring during the whole of the jurious scene , "talking together , " as ; he native who watched them said. By ; ho aid of individual training of this rind industrial annuals become apter is they grow older , old birds , for in- ; tauco , constructing more artistic nests : haii young ones , and little mammals ike mice becoming more adroit with ige. Yet , however ancient in the life of ; ho species these acquisitions may bo , iheyhavo not the solidity of primordial ustiucts and are lost rapidly if not ised. M. C. Letourueau in Popular Jcieuco Monthly. Funeral Cakes. Americans will fiud that the English requeutly exhibit a distaste for sponge : ako and lady fingers. This is not sur mising when it is known that they are ; erved with light refreshments at funer- ils in all parts of the British islands ind often are sold under the iiamo of ! 'funeral biscuits. " In Yorkshire when ) rovouted from attending a fuueral to vhich an invitation has been given a uemorial card is received with several ady lingers folded in black edged paper md fastened with black seals. Now Jrleans Times-Democrat. Indiscreet Text. Mrs. Homer I hear that all the Bombers of your church choir resigued osterday. What was the trouble ? Mrs. Churchly Why , after singing ho first hymn the minister arose and ipeued his Bible aud chose for his text icts xx , "And after the uproar had leased , " etc. Chicago Record. Only the King. Mother What was going on iu tbo larlor last night , Madge ? Madge ( shyly ) Only the engagement "i. ma. Brooklyn Life. i Primitive Marriage. Marriage in primitive times was no family or personal arrangement , but an institution of the community. If vo realize this , many hitherto unexplained customs connected with it become at once of significance. The members of primitive communities were bound to gether by common interests and duties ; every member of a clan was bound to consider the rights of his fellow and to assist him even to his own hurt. Aid and succor were indispensable for com munal necessities , therefore the mar riage of a sou or a daughter in every small commonwealth was a matter for public consideration. The first step that led to matrimony in those remote times was to capture a wife or to purchase a wife. In this the whole tribe assisted , aud then joined as of right in the fes tivities that gradually grow round the marriage ceremony. In short , in those ! days the individual was ignored and j had no existence save as ouo of a group. i Surely we may consider that this led , to the necessity for the lord of the man- I ors sanction to his teuants' marriage in ! feudal times , the lords of the manor in the middle ages having appropriated to themselves many of the rights of the tribal authorities of primitive times. In feudal times no girl could bo married to any ouo out of the mauor without the good will of the lord of the soil , and an heiress could uot be married at all with out his consent. In some instances fines had to bo paid by the bride's father , or whoever stood to her in the place of a father , for leave to give her in marriage to a stranger. Philadelphia Ledger. Cofleo as a Medicine. It is said that the first use of coffee by man was made by the prior of a con vent. Ho was told by a goatherd of the exciting effects of the berries when eaten by his goats , so ho thought ho would try them and see if ho could not keep his monks awake during what , should have been their vigils. He succeeded admirably and brought coffee into the way of earning its worldwide reputa- tiou. The most active principle of coffee is caffein. It contains also certain oils , which no doubt have a share in its ac tion. Many years ago a claim was made thut green , or unroasted , berries had a great value iu liver and kidney trou bles. bles.Ono Ono enthusiast prefers a mixture of two parts Mocha aud oao part Marti nique and Isle do Bourbon coffee. Ho puts about three drams of this iu a tumbler of cold water and lets them strain and infuse overnight. The next morning , after straining , the iufusion is taken on an empty stomach the first thing after getting up. This medical authority cites many cases of kidney and liver colics , diabetes , uervous head aches , etc. , which , though rebellious in all other treatment for years , soon yield ed to the green coffee infusion. The remedy is a very simple one and well worthy of a trial. Another use of coffee medicinally is in nausea and retching. For that purpose a strong infusion is made of the berries which have been ground aud roasted , and it is sipped while very hot. New York Ledger. Egrss That Don't Hatch. I have been experimenting lately on the egjs from certaiu hens to find out if there is any great difference in the way they hatch , their vitality , etc. , and have been greatly interested in the dis coveries. The eggs from the abnormally fat heus seldom hatch. The chicken usually dies on or about the twelfth day ] of incubation. When an egg hatches a 1 day or two in advance of time , ouo usu ally concludes that it was quite fresh when put in , but I now find that it is , the eggs from the active and most , healthy heus that break the shell first , j Five eggs from a little gam.o hen , which were all over 5 days nld , were ! the first to hatch. Invariably the egg ' from the sleepy , lazy hen hatches late. | Out of 2 ? hens whoso eggs I experi- 1 men ted with I fouud two quite sterile. ! They both lay fine , largo eggs of good ( shape aud shell , but , though I must j have tried quite a dozeu of their eggs , ' not one has ever had a sign of a chick en. I have even mated them with differ ent roosters , but without avail , and , ' Etraugo to say , they are the worst tern- | pered hens in the yard , always quarrel- 1 ling and beating the others. Fanciers' I Gazette. ' Nothing ; Like Praise. Jack I'll tell you what's the matter , j George ; you dou't praise your wife ' enough. Even if things don't go right ! there's no use growliug. Praise her ef- j ' forts to please whether they are successful - ful or uot. Womeu like praise , aud lots ! of it. i ' George All right. I'll remember it. George ( at diuuer , same day ) My ' dear , this steak pie is just lovely. It is 1 delicious ever so much better than I those my mother used to make. She i couldn't equal that pie if she tried fora j mouth. j Georgo's Wife You made fun of every pie I ever made , and now George But this is lovely. | George's Wife That came from the I baker's. Straud Magazine. ! Miik Spoils the Taste. It' tea or coffee bo good , the addition af milk spoils the taste. Coffee and milk and tea and milk are difficult to ligcht. Pure cream is less objectionable , because pure cream is really butter or grease aud contains very little of the albuminous part uf the milk. Waiting. Hicks Sco that fool jump on the train before it stops. It makes mo so iiad 1 1Wicks Wicks Il'm , what d'ye think of me ? [ 'vo watched that fellow do that for icarly a year , and .ho hasn't got killed fet. Boston Transcript. Britain was known to the Phoenicians is Barat-Auac , or "the laud of tiu , " as : ar back as the year 1037 B. C. Some 500 years afterward the island was al- uded to by the Romans uuder the name ) f Britannia , which subsequently be- ? amo shortened iuto Britain. List. Tribune Clubbing . For convenience of readers of THE TRIB- with the UNK.we have made arrangements following newspapers and perodicals whereby with Tllff we can supply them in combination low prices : TuinUNE at the following very \vi rn PUBLICATION. PRICE. TRIBONK Detroit Free Press Si oo Si 5 ° Leslie's Weekly. 4 ° o 300 Prairie Farmer * ° ° 25 Chicago Inter-Ocean I ° ° 35 Cincinnati Enquirer. r oo 50 New-York Tribune I oo 25 Demorest's Magazine I ° ° 75 Toledo Blade I CO 25 Nebraska Farmer I co 65 Iowa Homestead i oo 175 Lincoln Journal I r- ° 175 Campbell's Soil-Culture i oo 150 New-York World I oo 165 OmahaBee I ° ° i 50 Cosmopolitan Magazine I oo iSo We are prepared to fill orders for any other papers published , at reduced rates. THE TRIBUNE , McCook , Neb. You invite disappointment when vott experiment. DeWitt's Little Early Ris ers are pleasant , easy , thorough little pills. They cure constipation and sick headache jnst as sure as yon take them. A. McMillen. Some More Burlington Route Excursions. / Cincinnati and return , $24.73 , Sept. 2- 2-4-5 ; for National Encampment G. A. R. Hot Sprint's , S. D. , and return , $18.70. . / ] Aug. 26 and September 10. Tickets good * " 30 days. v < i Ctister. S. D , and return , $19 50 , Aug. ij 26 and Sept. 10. Omaha and return , $11.35 extraordi narily low every daj * until close of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition. Call and see me about any of the above. A. P. THOMSON , Agent B. & M. A stubborn congh or tickling iu the throat yields to One Minute Cough Cure. Harmless in effect , touches the right spot and just what is wanted It acts at once. A. McMillen. McDonnell's Colicure Cures Colic , Cholera Morbus and Diar rhoea Mone- refunded if } not as repre sented. THE TRIBUNE and The New-York Tribune for $1.25 a year , strictly in ad vance. f\ \ TIIK TRIBUNE and The Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer for $1.50 a year , strict I v in advance. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Oftice at McCook , Nebraska. August 251 h , iSgS. Notice is hereby given that th fulloxving-named settler has tiled notice of h intention to make final proof m support of hi > claim , and that said proof will be made btfo'v the register or receiver of U. S. Land Ofrice at McCook , Nebraska , on Saturday , October 1st , 189 $ , viz : Julius Ilinz , Homestead entry- No. 9X97 for the NE M of section S , Tp. 2 , N. range 2SV of 6th P. M. He names the fol lowing witnesses to prove his continuous resi dence upon and cultivation of said land , viz : Charles Ebert , Charles Nothnagel , Herman Bey , Michael tsch. all of McCook , Neb. S-26-ot. F. M. RATH BUN , Register. TOR ! A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of 0. L EYERIST & CO. , PROPRIETORS OF THE McCook Transfer Lin * BUS , BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS. furniture van in the city. Office one block north of Barnptt Lumber Yard. Leave or ders for bus calls at Commercial hotel ; ordeis for draying at Ev- erist , Marsh fe Co.'s meat market. Satisfaction guaranteed. McCQQK , NEBR. iron , Lead , and Sewer Pipe. Brass Goods. Pumps , and Boiler Trimmings. Agent for Halliday , Waupun. Eclipse WmdmiliS. Basementof the Meeker Phillips building HX3L/ JOHN E. KELLEY , ATTORNEY AT LAAV McCooK. NKHRASKA. of Lincoln Land Co. Olhce Kear of 1irst National bank. J. B. BALLARD. DENTIST. McCOOK STJEGICAL HOSPITAL. Or. W. V. GAGE. McCook. - Nebraska. Office and Hospital over First National Unn Jffice hours at residence , 701 Marsh-ill A v . > efore 9 a. m. and after 6 p. m. ° STMassace giveiTTn appropriate case McrIS ? S J * * " . . McCook bui-Rical Hospital.