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V I ! The most beautiful thing in the world is the baby , all dimples and joy. The most , t ; pitiful thing is that same baby , thin and in pain. And the mother does not know that a little fat makes all the differ ence. Dimples and joy have gone , and left hollows and fear ; the fat , that was comfort and color and curve-all but pity and love-is .gone. The little one gets no fat from her food. There is some thing wrong ; it is cither her feeder or food-mill. She has had no fat for weeks ; is living on what she had stored in that plump little body of hers ; and that is gone. She is starving for fat ; it is death , be quick ! Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is the f r.t she can take ; , it will save her. The prcmii-r has tliisiiictureoii it , take no oilier. Ifvouhavc sot trietl it. eiid for Free san'p'e. its agreeable taste will surprise vou. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists , 409 Pearl St. , N. Y. 5Oc. and'SI.OO all drujj.crists. To California in a Tourist Sleeper. In no other way can you go to Cali fornia so quickly , so comfortably , and yet so economically , as in a tourist sleep ing car. The tourist cars used for the Burliug- ton overland excursions are models of comfort and convenience. They have wide vestibules , high back seats and double windows. They are lighted by gas. The heating arrangements are ad mirable and the bed furnishings are clean and of good quality. The Burlington excursions leave Omaha every Tuesday and Thursday and go through to San Francisco and Los Angeles without changes or delays of any kind. You can join them at Lin coln , Hastings , Oxford , or any other station at which the train stops. The route is through Denver and Salt Lake City , past the finest scenery visible from car windows anywhere on the globe. An experienced excursion manager is in charge of each excursion party and a uniformed porter accompanies each car. Folder giving full information mailed on request. Beautifully illustrated 72- page book about California sent on re ceipt of six cents in stamps. J. FRANCIS , G. P. A. , ' io-26-nts. Omaha , Neb. McCook Markets. Corrected Friday morning. Corn $ .35 Wheat 58 Oats 4 ° Rye 33 Hogs 4.25 Eggs 20 Butter 15 New Potatoes 65 Butter fat at Creamery 17 TV there are thousands of wo men who nearly suffer death from irregular menses. Some times the "period " comes too often sometimes not often enough sometimes the flow is too scant , and again it is too profuse. Each symptom shows that Nature needs help , and that there is trouble in the or gans concerned. Be careful when in any of the above con ditions. Don't take any and every nostrum advertised to. cure female troubles. BRABHELD'S FEMALE REGULATOR is the one safe and sure medicine for irregular or pain ful menstruation. It cures all the ailments that are caused by irregularity , fiuch as leucor- rhcea , falling of the womb , nervousness ; pains in the head , back , breasts , shoulders , sides , hips and limbs. By regulating the menses so that they occur every twenty-eighth day , all those aches disappear together. Just before your time comes , get a bottle and see how much good it will do you. Druggists sell it at $ r. Send for oar free book , "Perfect Health for Women. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATIAHTA , GA. Bed * nnd Sleeping. A German doctor has been InvestIgating - gating the question of beds , and the re- suit of his labors has been lately given to the world In the pages of a German Journal. In the first place , to convince mankind of the Importance of his sub- Jcct the doctor reminds all mankind that we spend from one-fourth to one- third of our lives In bed , after which he proceeds to advise the world on the healthiest Mud of couch and the most sensible manner of reposing tljereon. A hard bed appears to be the best and It is laid down that children from the earliest years should be trained to sleep on these hard beds. Soft beds are too warm and do not admit sulli- cient air. Even In the case of the hard bed the sleeper Is warned to see that' his covering , whether woolen or cotton , Is not so heavy that the body Is kept ovcrwarm and fresh air Is excluded. This ventilation , according to our au thority. Is all Important But whate will middle aged people say when the man of science bids them dispense with their pillows ? Pillows , he de clares , are evils , and It Is right that we should sleep with limbs uncramped on a perfectly horizontal plane. Knowing the weakness of human flesh , however , the doctor declares that If pillows are retained they should be neither too soft nor too thick. A point on which most people will agree with this authority Is the neces sity for constant ( the doctor asks for daily ) airing and sunning of the bed ding. Much 111 health may be attribut ed to carelessness In this matter. Lon don Globe. A Story of AVhlaUer. The Boston Transcript says : "A di verting anecdote is told of the boyhood of Mr. Whistler , the greatest modern Impressionist He was apprenticed to some engineers who were etching elab orate maps on copper. One day his employer asked him If he also could etch maps on copper. 'Oh , yes. I can etch , ' promptly answered young Whis tler. tler."As "As a matter of fact he had never used an etching needle in his life. However , they gave him the copper , and he set to work , making a very fine and beautiful map. But round the edges of the plate , which when bitten In with acid are always stopped out , he etched some characteristic little sketch es of the different members of the firm , Including a very humorous one of the chief himself. "Shortly after he happened to go away for a week or two for his holi day. Meantime the plate had been bitten in and printed with all of the dreadful little caricatures that he had forgotten to stop out appearing in star tling prominence , the sketch of the chief being especially remarkable be cause of its great resemblance to that gentleman , who was so enraged at the Indignity of the thing that immediately on Whistler's return he dismissed him. " The Gold Brlclc Swindle. "The gold brick swindle , " said a business man quoted in the New Or leans Times-Democrat , "is one of the most plausible propositions ever ad vanced and has landed some of the cleverest business men in the country. A number of years ago it used to be a common thing for banks In the west to buy gold bricks I mean real ones and frequently there were the best of reasons for keeping the transaction quiet "It often happened that the owner of some partly developed mine would make an unexpected strike and wish to buy the adjacent property. Natu rally he would want to hold back the news of his discovery until he secured the land and if he had any bullion to dispose of would make the sale as quietly as possible. The banks be came accustomed to deals of that kind and were consequently pretty easy prey for the gold brick swindler who turned up with a precisely similar sto ry. ry."I "I don't believe I exaggerate when 1 say that fully one-third of all the bank ing houses In the western mineral belt were at some time victimized by this game. " A Doprflfflit In Chnrch. The Westminster Budget says that it was once usual for highland shepherds to take their dogs to church and leave them outside the pews. Two shep herds at enmity sat on opposite sides of the aisle one Sunday. Soon after the sermon began the dogs , one a collie and the other uot , seemed to enter into their masters' quarrel. One tender of the flock and then the other egged on his animal , aud each faithful dog obey ed his master. The people at last cran ed their necks over the pews , and when the dogs actually fought uot a few of the congregation were standing up. The minister's patience was ultimate ly exhausted , and so he called to his "hearers" and said , "Ah. weel , my britherin , I see ye are more Interested in the dogfight than in my sermon , and so I'll close the buike and I'll bet half a crown on the collie ! " Had It Lowered. Sir Augustus Harris once settled the pitch question in his own offhand fash- Jon. A famous prima donna of his op era company cauie to him complaining that the piano used for vocal rehears als was too high and asking that it might be lowered. "Certainly. " replied Druriolanus. with a bow. "Here. Forsyth , have a couple of Inches sawed off the legs of this piano. " Genetna the Actor. Some English Investigator has dis covered that actors have a patron saint who was an actor In the days of Die cletian and won his place by proclaim ing before a heathen audience his be lief In Christianity. He was put to death and for many years afterward was considered by Christian actors as their patron saint His name was Genetus. A IVolaelcnn lUnif Game. _ The small rubber rings that are used In every household with which to seal preserve Jars may be made the means of much amusement when a lively game Is desired for the amusement of friends. First obtain a smooth head of a flour or sugar barrel and see that the pieces are all fastened together , form ing a circular board , orany umooth board about a square foot In size will serve the purpose. I Procure ten coat hooks of medium size and secure them Into the board and mark above each hook Its number , ranging from No. 1 to No. 10. A hole may be made In the upper end of the board or a screw eye Inserted by which ' to hang It upon a nail In the wall. No. 10 Is a sort of a "bullseye , " and each player , having three of the rubber rings , takes turns In throwing them from a position about ten feet away , endeavoring to "hook" as many on the board as possible. A score Is kept of the points gained by each player , the one first getting 100 points being the winner. However , exactly 100 points must be made. For Instance , If a player EC er has 99 he has to work for "hook No. 1 , " as any other hook would carry him over the mark. This difficulty adds to 0t the Interest of the game. An advantage of the game Is that no noise Is made nor damage done by the rings , and It may be improvised by any boy or girl. New York Sun. A Mlsnnderslnndine. Mr. G. W. Steevens in his book , "In India , " says that the first sight of that country Is amazing and stupefying , be cause everything is so noticeable that you notice nothing. The common crows are blue , the oxen have humps. It Is a new life in a new world. In describing the native life he gives this story of their indifference to punishment : A simple ryot the other day had said goodby to his relatives and was pinion ed , when suddenly be asked to speak again to his brother. "Recollect , " he said , "it's 20 kawa surs of barley that man owes me , not dawa surs , " which are smaller. Then he turned and was hanged without moving a muscle. Another man , a Pathan , was being hanged , when the rope broke. The warder bade him go up on to the scaf fold again , but he objected. "No , " he said ; "I was sentenced to be hanged , and hanged I've been ! " "Not so , friend , " argued the warder. "You were sentenced to be hanged un til you were dead , and you're not dead ! " It was a new view to the Pathan , and he turned to the superintendent , "Is that right , sahib ? " "Yes ; that's right. " "Very well. I didn't understand. " And he went composedly up the steps and was hanged again. Worahiptni ; a Turtle. At a place called Kotron , on the French Ivory Coast , the natives be lieve that to eat or destroy a turtle would mean death to the guilty one or sickness among the family. The fetich men , of which there are plenty , declare that years ago a man went to sea fish ing. In the night his canoe was thrown upon the beach empty. Three days afterward a turtle came ashore at the same place with the man on its back alive and well. Since that time they have never eaten or destroyed one of that species , although they enjoy other species. If one happens now to be washed ashore , there is a great commotion in the town. Firstly , the women sit down and start singing and beating sticks ; next a small piece of white cloth ( color must be white ) is placed on the turtle's back. Food is then prepared and plac ed on the cloth , generally plantains , rice and palm oil. Then , amid a lot more singing , dancing and antics of the fetich people , it is carried back in to the sea and goes on its way rejoic ing. Imprisoned by an Ostrich. A guardsman in the reserve of offi cers who is better known for his swag ger than his brains had an unfortunate experience in South Africa. He was stationed about 100 miles from Cape Town at a remount depot. One morning a farmer stopped him as he was taking a constitutional and warned him against crossing an inclos- ure containing a cock ostrich which had become bad tempered. The guards man said that no ostrich ever hatched would turn him out of his way and went on unmoved. As he had not returned home four hours afterward his brother officers were alarmed and sent out search par ties. What was their surprise to dis cover him lying on his back unhurt , with a cock ostrich sitting on his chest. The bird had knocked him down each time he had tried to rise , but could not hurt him while he lay flat on his back. Yet leave his enemy he declined to do and therefore sat quietly upon him un til driven off by the rescue party. Lon don Express. Adjourned In Dne Form. "Mr. Nevergo , " the young woman said , suppressing a yawn , "when the business of a meeting is ended what is the parliamentary form for bringing the proceedings to a close ? " "Somebody moves that the meeting adjourn , " replied the voung man , "and then" "Well , if you'll move , " she inter rupted , "we'll adjourn. " Her Opinion. "You see , " said the heiress confiden tially , "my father likes the count very much. But he is afraid the dear boy is j inclined to be careless about money matters. What do you think about it ? " "The fact that he has proposed to you. " said Miss Cayenne thoughtfully , "might possibly be taken as very good evidence to the contrary. " Washing ton Star. A Wlfe'H Kcimrtcc. A party of young men were taking dinner a few nights ago at a fashiona ble cafe , when one of them who Is somewhat of a Jester called the waiter and said : "Johngo and call Main on the 'phone. If a woman answers , It will be my wife. Tell her that I instructed you to say that I am In the police sta tion for a few hours and will not be at home for dinner. Say to her that the possibilities are that I shall not be at home tonight Understand me , sir ? " John winked a couple of times In a knowing way , bowed deferentially and suggested : "Supposin" "Supposing nothing , sir ! If she asks who Is talking , till her it Is the turn key at the Central station , aud she'll never know who told her the He. " The waiter shambled away and was presently seen to be having a good deal of fun with himself. The jester infer red that It might have something to do with his case and called him over. "What's amusing you , John ? " "Wouldn't like to tell you , sir ; at least right here. " "I guess these fellows understand. Let'ergo ! " "Missus says to tell her husband she is glad he is so nicely located for the night. She knows where he Is for once. " Cleveland Leader. Wonderful CouruKC. That was a magnificent feat per formed by a French regiment when they were fighting the Austrlans. It happened a long time ago , but the inci dent was marked by such superlative valor that it will never be forgotten. The regiment , under Colonel Walhu- bert. was sent to take an iiitrenchinent of the Austrians in the heights of the Slmplon pass. Arriving at the point , they found the enemy solidly intrench ed in what appeared to be an Impreg nable position. In front of their re doubts and quite separating them from the French force was a deep chasm through which ran a mountain torrent. How to get across was a problem seemingly impossible to solve. But the colonel was equal to it. He found a long , straight tree with a trunk almost a foot in thickness. This he ordered to be cut down , and the trunk was ac tually thrust across the chasm under a galling fire. The colonel gave the word to pass over one man at a time. The first was shot and pitched down to death in the chasm. The second and third shared his fate , but presently a few succeeded in the desperate at tempt Then the colonel followed , formed the little party on the other side and charged. The enemy , dumfounded - founded at such extraordinary brav ery , left their position and fled. Cas- sell's. Hl One Brave Deed. She was a hero worshiper. Often she would read history Just to find some new hero to worship. Otherwise she would read such nov els as "Beautiful Betsy , the Belle of the Brassworks ; or , The Baronet's Bride. " Of course this made her feel that she had married beneath her , for her hus band had not grown round shouldered from wearing heavy medals. Occasionally she would tell him that she wished he was a hero. Once the foolish man told her that he would be a hero if he had a chance. "You would ? " she said In tones of incredulity. "Did you ever do any thing in your life that looked like brav ery or that seemed valorous in after years ? " He thought of the day when they played Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" and he gave the minister $10 and she became his wife. But he didn't say anything about it For a true hero never talks about his glorious , daring deeds. So she never knew that her husband was a hero. Isn't it a sad , sad story ? Baltimore American. Loyalty. A Durham collier recently took unto himself a wife whose friends had done their utmost to dissuade her from mar rying , but without success. Meeting her one day some months after her marriage , a friend remarked : "Hello , Bess ! Yer look right bad ! Has 'e been a-thutnping yer ? I knowed what it would be , but yer would have Mm. Everybody said Bob 'ud mak' a fitball of yer ! " "Then everybody was wrong ! " snapped - pod the ill used wife. "We've been married this eight months , and I ain't a-going to say we had no little shin dies , but to give our Bob Ms due 1 will say as 'e ain't had to use Ms foot yet So there ! " Exchange. Her Bnne Iiisrrntltude. When Duchenois. the great French actress , died , some one met an old man who had been her intimate friend and who was apparently crushed with ser row. Kindly meant professions of sym pathy and consolation failed to cheer him. "For. " said he , "it is not so much her loss which troubles me as her base Ingratitude. Can you credit it ? She left me nothing in her will , aud yet I dined with her at her own house three times a week regularly for 30 years ! " Little Interruptions. "My boy , " said the first proud papa , "has a bad habit of interrupting me when I'm talking. Your kid isn't old enough for that yet" "No. " replied the other. "My boy contents himself with interrupting me when I'm sleeping. " Philadelphia Press. Edward IV enacted that every Englishman - lishman and every Irishman living with an Englishman should have an English bow of his own height A girl should learn to bake bread be fore she learns to paint It Is better to iickle the palate than to tickle the pal- itte. Chicago Daily News. , * * YOUR WANTS Large and Small , . . . SUPPLIED AT 0 , L DeGROFF & GO.'S HEADQUARTERS FOR Ladies' Wraps , Men's & Boys' Capes & Jackets , Clothing , Suits , Waists , Blankets , Rainy-Day Underwear , Skirts , Furs. Sh o es , 0 versh o es. Laige Line of Neckwear and Fine Shirts GROCERIES. The assortment in Every Department is larger and better than we have ever been able to show , and YOU KNOW our prices are RIGHT. See Our Stock of Carpets and Rugs. THE . . . . Casfi (7. i. DeGROFF & CO. a/a/t * / * / * . / * * * * * * * i ocx > Authorized Capital , $100,000. I Capital and Surplus , $60,000 GEO. HOCKNELL , President. B. M. FREES , V. Pres. W. F. LAWSON , Cashier. F. A. PEN NELL , Ass't Cash. A. 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