Something : New in Geysers.
Tourists to tlie Yellow-lone National
Park next season will be treated to n
brand new attraction in a wonderful
KeysetA man named James King , who
lias been living > the Park during the
past winter , has just informed the He-
lenn Record that in the early morning 01
February 18 he wn.s awakened by a ter
rific explosl' . -"iiihir to that of the ex
plosion of i ? ' * quantity of powder.
He soon discovered that the Fountain
geyser basin had given birth to a new
geyser.
The new wonder is located about 200
feet immediately south of the famous
Fountain geyser. At the lime of Mr
King's discovery , and for a long tinir
thereafter , it was sending a solid coin inn
of hot water fully 500 feet into the air ,
the water gushing forlh from a subter
ranean hole about five feet in diameter ,
with a loud roar. For an hour and a
half the monster column of hot water
shot heavenward It then subsided and
has since been plaj-ing at regular inter
vals of about two hours.
Singularly enough the Excelsior gey
ser , the largest , and in some respects the
most wonderful geyser in the park ,
which has not been in a state of erup
tion for several years past , commenced
to play on Washington's birthday , and
continued in full to play for over five
hours.
Low Rates/West and North-West.
At a time of year when thousands will
take advantage of them , the Burlington
Route makes sweeping reductions in its
rates to the West and NorthWest to
Utah , Montana , Washington , Oregon
and British Columbia.
Dates : February 12 , 19 and 26.
March 5 , 12 , 19 and 26.
April 2 , 9 , 16 , 23 and 30.
Rates are shown below :
To Ogden , Salt Lake , Butte , Helena - )
ena , Anaconda and Missoula )
To all points on the Northern Pa
cific Ry. , west of Missoula , in
cluding Spokane , Seattle , Tacoma - $25
coma , Portland , as well as Van
couver , and Victoria , B. C. _
To all points on the Spokane Fallsl
& Northern Ry. , and the Washj j$25 j-
ington & Columbia river R. R. J
Never has the Pacific North-West been
as prosperous as now. Labor is in con
stant demand and wages are high. The
money-making opportunities are beyond
number in inines.lutnber , merchandise ,
farming , fruit-raising , fishing , and all
the other industries of a great and grow
ing country. 4-19.
Literature on request free.
J. FRANCIS , G. P. A. ,
Omaha' , Neb.
Epworth Leaguers !
Send rne your name and address and I
will mail you about April i , a beautifully
illustrated folder giving full information
about the special rates and train service
to California via the Burlington Route ,
at the time of the Epworth League meet
ing at San Francisco in July.
The folder will enlighten you on every
point in connection with the trip to San
Francisco cost of tickets ; how to make
the trip most cheaply and comfortably ;
what there is to see on the way , and why
your tickets should read via the Burling
ton Route.
The round trip rate open to everyone
from Omaha to San Francisco via the
Burlington Route is $45. Tickets are
good by the way of Denver and Salt
Lake City.
J. Francis , General Passenger Agent ,
Burlington Route , Omaha , Neb. 3-8-415.
Prizes for Letters About Nebraska.
A round trip ticket from any Burling
ton Route station in Nebraska to Yellow
stone National Park and a complete trip
through the park is one of twenty prizes
offered by the Burlington Route for the
best letters about Nebraska.
Other prizes are trips to Colorado , the
Black Hills , Chicago and St. Louis.
There are also several cash prizes.
The Burlington offers these prizes for
letters that will encourage immigration
to Nebraska. Letters descriptive of suc
cessful farming , cattle-raising , dairying ,
fruit-growing and similar pursuits are
available for the purpose in view.
The contest closes May 31 , 1901.
Circular giving full information will
be mailed on request. 3-15-513.
J. FRANCIS.G P.A.OmahaNeb.
$25.00 to California.
February 12 , 19 , 26. .
March 5 , 12 , 19 , 26.
April 2 , 9,16 , 23,30.
Lowest rate in years.
Applies to San Francisco.Los Angeles ,
Sacramento , San Jose and pretty nearly
every other important point in California.
Through tourist sleepers on all the
above dates get aboard at .any station
in Nebraska at which train stops ; get off
at Los Angeles. $
See nearest Burlington ticket ageu't , or
write J. Francis , General Passenger
Agent , Omaha , Nebraska. 4-19.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook post-office , March 26.
1901 :
Forber , Mrs. Charley Lee ,
J. Healer , Mr. Floyd Smith ,
Mr. A.J. Kelley , Floyd Smith ,
Miss Lila Lamb , Mrs. H. N. Storie.
In calling for these letters , please say
that they are advertised.
F. M. KiMMELL , Postmaster.
Building : a New Road.
"By January of next year , " said a Bur
iington official , "there will not he left a
vestige of the old track between Chicago
mid Omaha , except a few stretches ol
five or six miles each The entire line
for 310 miles west of Chicago , has been
rebuilt except the stretch of five miles of
track near Otiumwa , and the contract
for this \vas awarded a few days ago. It
is estimated that the average cost'per
mile of the new track will be in the
neighborhood of $ [ 00.000. Several
steam shovels and about 350 men will he
; jJv < Mi employment for more than a year.
In many places the original right-of-waj
has been abandoned , and the rails have
lieen laid a mile , and in some cases , a
'mile and a half away from their former
posit'on. It is likely that a saving of
four or five miles in the distance between
Chicago and the Missouri river will be
effected by the new track. The princi
pal improvement for the company , however -
_ ever , will be the elimination of curves
ami the reduction of grades. The work
now being done near Murray is of enor
mous extent. The cost will run into
the millions of dollars. The present line
will he abandoned for one which shoots
straight over the valleys and through
the hills , making a reduction of about
three-quarters of a mile in the distance
and giving an almost gradeless track. "
Stabbed His Brother-In-Law.
CAMBRIDGE , Neb. , March 22. ( Spec
ial Telegram. ) J. D. Williams , was ser
iously stabbed by his brother-in-law ,
Connely Thayer , Wednesday , at his home
south-east of Cambridge.
Williams and Thayer had been living
together on a farm and had trouble , yesterday -
, terday morning , over a division of the
farm work. Thayer made an attack on
Williams with a pitchfork and stabbed
him in the neck. One of the prongs
just missing the jugular vein.
Williams finally secured the fork ,
Thayer renewed the attack with a jackknife -
knife , and inflicted the wounds that
nearly proved fatal.
Thayer has disappeared and the offi
cers are making a diligent search for
him. Bee.
LATER The sheriff of Furnas county
captured his man near Holbrook , next
day.
Wolf Case Affirmed.
Plaintiff's attornej' was notified yester
day by the clerk of the supreme court
that in the case of the C. , B. & Q. rail
road company against J. F. Wolfe , where
in the Phelps county district court gave
Wolfe a verdict for $8,000 damages , the
supreme court had affirmed the decision
of the lower court. The case was long
drawn out and hard fought in the district
court here and naturally the attorneys
here are proud of the result. It will be
remembered that this suit resulted from
Wolfe's having fallen from a Burlington
train near Atlanta , some time ago , in
which accident he sustained tha less of i
foot. Holdrege Citizen.
Long-Distance Advertising.
"A singular thing occurred in our of
fice. Some native Indians came to sell
some of their handiwork which was
wrapped in a folder of the Burlington
route. It shows how well Burlington
folders are circulated. "
The above is an extract from a letter
dated December 15 , received from Fort
St. Michael , Alaska , at St. Paul , March
7. The letter was forwarded from St.
Michael's by dog team. It was stitched
with thread to preven loss from the en
velope should the mail go through the
ice on the Yukon.
John WcMcy un < l UN Habit * .
John Wesley , the founder of Metho
dism , was born at Epworth , England ,
June 17 , 1703. This celebrated preach
er and religious leader was one of the
hardest workers known to biography.
For fifty years he arose at 4 o'clock in
the morning , summer and winter , and
used to preach at 5. He called this
"the healthiest exercise in the world. "
Living bpforc the days of rapid transit ,
he traveled from 4,000 to 5,000 miles a
year , usually alone in his carria'ge. He
always sjyjnt three and often ten or
twelve hours alone each day , in this
way finding time to read much and
write extensively. He was a very care
ful liver , disliking suppers and eome-
times not tasting animal food for years.
It is said that he once lived four years
on nothing but potatoes. From child
hood to death John Wesley enjoyed the
best of health and boasted that he
never lost a night's sleep. He attrib
uted his good health to his regular
habits , his temperance and his abstem
iousness. He was a little man with
long hair , which in his old age turned
silvery white. This beautiful silver
hair contrasted against his fresh com
plexion , made him a striking-looking
old man. Always generous , he lived
frugally and gave away all that re
mained of his fortune after paying his
bills. In this way he distributed per
haps $150,000 in charity during his long
life. His money was made chiefly from
the sale of his writings. He was his
own printer and bookseller. He died
March 2 , 1791 , of old age.
Secrecy in Royal Households.
One of the many rules redging those
who cater to the wants and pleasures
of royalty is that a s'-nct secrecy shall
be maintained as to the sayings and
doings of their royal masters and mis
tresses. Many a secret has gone to
the grave untold owing to the con
scientiousness of the hearer or seer ,
who , bound by the oath of office , would
rather die than divulge what the world
is ever on the qui vive to learn. It is
said that when Miss Adeane , who is
now Mrs. Mallett , was appointed maid
of honor in the Queen's household ,
she was visiting in a household where
was a well-known man of letters and
wit. "What a fine opportunity you
will now have to keep an interesting
diary ! " he said to her. Miss Adeane
responded that , according to the
Queen's conditions , no one was allowed
to keep a diary when at court. But , dis
believing , the man laughingly respond
ed , "I think I should keep a very secret
one , all the same ; " to which the future
maid of honor courteously replied :
"Then I am afraid you would not be a
maid of honor. " The term , "maid of
honor , " seems to 'have a wider signifi
cance than is usually applied to it. It
is to be not only a maid who is honored
by her elevation to the membership in
the royal household , but it is to be a
maid whose honor is used in defense of
her mistress by speech or silence , as
may be required. New York Tribune.
A Senatorial Slander.
Two ladies visiting in Washington
during one of the sessions of congress
went to the capitol to hear the pro
ceedings in the United States senate.
Most of the galleries being filled , they
approached the doorkeeper of the sen
ators' gallery , where admission is by
card. As they did not possess this
passport , the doorkeeper suggested
that they procure one from any sena
tor they might be acquainted with.
"But we do not Know any senator , "
they replied. "Well , it is very much
to your credit , " ' said the doorkeeper.
"Pass ripbt on , ladies. " San Francisco
Argonaut.
CATCHING HIS FISH.
Jt "Was Done When His Fricntls VTess
Not Looking.
It Isn't right to spoil a good fish
story , but it is just as well to tell the
truth about such things once in awhile.
At the recent outing of the McFarlane
Hunting and Fishing Club at Penetan-
guishine , Can. , the prize for the larg
est one-day catch of fish was awarded
to Philip S. Flinn , says the Pittsburg
News. Since the members'of the club
came back to Philadelphia they have
heard rumors that there was some
thing wrong about his phenomenal
catch twenty-eight large bass , not to
speak of a number of other fish that
were not counted. This is really how
it happened : The club occupied a
large boathouse. On an island a half-
mile away their guides lived. On the
return of a member from a day's fish
ing the guide first rowed him to the
boathouse , where the fish he had
caught were counted , weighed and
scored. Then the guide took the fish
to the island to be cleaned. Mr. Flinn
was out one day and he had nothing
but hard luck. He had only two small
fish on his string when the sun began
to sink. He waited until all of the
other boats were in and their fish
counted and taken to the guides'
island. Then be ordered his guide to
row him to the windward of the island
where they would be hidden from view
of those at the boathouse. He landed
there and going to the quarters of the
guides he picked out all of the big fish
that had been caught by the other
clubmen that day and put them on his
string. He and the guide then made a
wide sweep in the boat and approached 1
the boathouse from the leeward , j
There was a commotion when the fish i
he brought were counted and weighed.
Everybody wanted to know where he
got them. Some accused him of find
ing good fishing grounds and keeping
the location to himself. He "con
fessed" at last that he had caught
them up at the "old wreck. " The next
day every member of the club had a
line or two in the water at that point.
But they didn't catch anything worth
mentioning.
FIooil Surrorer-H In Tcxni.
The Brazes \aliey flood Is the most
damaging overflow that has occurred in
this state during the last half century.
In width the waters extended upon an
average fully ten miles along the en
tire distance , and in length at least
three hundred and fifty miles. They
spared nothing in their destructive
course. Dwelling houses and barns
upon the river bank , horses , mulcs.cat-
tle , hogs and crops of all kinds hive
been swept away. The greatest suf
ferers have been v those who till the
fields. Only a few of them are owners
of land. They are either renters or eih-
ployes of the farm owners , working
either for daily wages or for an inter
est in the prospective yield. As a rule ,
they are very poor entirely dependent
upon their laborer support. The
crops ten days ago were in splendid
condition and gave promise of a most
bountiful harvest , equal to the best
that has been realized for many years.
All that is gone , and these people now
have nothing but the scanty clothing
in whicli they escaped from the wa
ters. Fortunately , however , the loss
of life has been small. Our people have
responded most generously and are
laboring earnestly and liberally to re
lieve the great distress. Citizens of
New York and Boston have voluntarily
contributed about ? 22,000 and St. Louis
about $2,000 , for which we feel grate
ful. Joseph D. Savers , Governor of
Texas , in CoHer's Weekly.
How the World Carries Its Money.
To the initiated , a man's nationality
Is betrayed by the way he carries his
money. The Englishman carries his
loose in his right-hand trousers' pocket
gold , silver and copper all mixed up to
gether. He pulls a handful of the mix
ture out of his pocket in a large , opu
lent way , and selects the coins he has
Heed of. The American carries his wad
of bills in a peculiar long , narrow
pocketbook , in which the greenbacks
lie fiat ; the Frenchman makes use of
a leather puree with no distinguishing
characteristics , while the German uses
one gaily embroidered in silks by the
fair hands of some Lottchen or Mina.
The half civilized capitalist from some
torrid South American city carries his
dollars in a belt , with cunningly de
vised pockets to baffle the gentlemen
with the light fingers. Some of these
belts are very expensive. The Italian
of the poorer class ties up his little
fortune in a-gaily colored handkerchief
secured with many knots , which he
secrets in some mysterious manner
about his clothes. A similar course
has charms for the Spaniard ; while
the lower-class Russian exhibits a pref
erence for his boots or the lining of
feis clottaa as a hiding place for his
csrlngs.
Mistaken Sound.
Madame de Navarro has recorded in
"A Few Memories" the greatest lesson
:2u ever received against too much
realism. In a certain drama , the hero
ics , under great excitement , suddenly
stops to gain composure , as she hears
the approaching carriages of the
guests. "Hark ! " she says. "I hear
the wheels of their carriages. " We
obtained the effects of approaching
wheels , but , try as we would , the
stamping of the horses' feet upon the
gravel before Clarisse's door we could
not manage. At last a brilliant idea
struck me , which the stage manager
promptly indorsed. It" was that we
should have in a donkey from Covent
Garden to trot up and down behind the
scenes on the gravel especially laid for
him. We were decidedly nervous on
the first appearance of our four-footed
friend , whose role was to counterfeit
the horses bril-
high-stepping of the -
liaat French court. When his cue was
given , there was only an ominous si
lence. I repeated the word in a louder
vofeewhen such a braying and scuf
fling -srerc heard as sent the audience
into roars of laughter. Although it
was oae of the most serious situations
of the play , I could not help joining in
their mirth uatll the tears rolled down
my cheeki.
MANY A SLIP
'Twlxt the Cup and the Lip Was Ajjaln
Demonstrated.
New York Tribune : He was from
Kentucky , and a well-known member
in the club of an Eastern city. As he
entered the smoking room a number of
his friends , as they rose to meet him ,
glanced with anticipatory relish at a
five-gallon demijohn he was carrying.
Placing the jug on a convenient table ,
he said to the waiting group : "There
IP some of the finest bourbon that ever
came out of the blue grass regions of
Old Kaintuck , and little of the same
vintage remains there now. So pre
cious is it that for fear of accident I
have carried it all the way in my hand.
For thirty years embraced and kissed
by staves of oak. that grand liquor
has rested beneath the eaves in the
garret of the home of my ancestors.
It contains no next morning's head
ache , but holds the songs of birds and
the smiles of beautiful women. Drink
only four glasses and you belong to the
rich of this earth. Drink six , and you
will sit with kings and be their equal.
To you , Langford , as the most revered
of those present , I give the honor of
the first glass. " The oldest man pres
ent , and one who prided himself on
his knowledge of all things gastro
nomic , rose at the words. Picking up
the demijohn by the handle , he at
tempted the barkeeper's swing , which ,
when perfectly executed , brings a jug
to rest in the crotch of the elbow , but ,
alas ! for poor human intentions , the
jug swung by the waiting elbow , and
dasliPd itself to fragments on the tas-
sellated floor. Feelings too deep for
utterance overcame the horror stricken
rrn"ns a simultaneous reach for
' 1 kerchiefs was made
SEE THEH
INOURWIN-
Suits for Ladies'
to $25.
" TJJl f
Suits for Men , [ from
T$4.SOJupwardsif
. . .IT.
Suits for Boys' in all grades.
&
-Ball [ and Bat FREE with
Boys' Suits costing
$2.50 and over.
pring Styles
Good CIotMn
Call and See
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BARTLEY.
Misb L'eisie Cox spent Sunday at home.
Guy Curlee returned to Danbury , last Satur
day.
Our assessor , C. W. Ilodgkin , spent Sunday
in McCook.
Jas. Finnegan has a positionl with the Bur
lington in McCook.
ISaS"-
Frank Brown assisted by Jno. Jones is deco
rating the drug-store.
Miss Blanche Miller entertained friends ,
Wednesday evening.
W. W. Lemaster is repairing his wind-mill
after the recent \vinds.
Wind , dust , rain and snow ; that is the
weather record for a week.
J. F. Utter of McCook was in our town ,
this week , looking after the old home.
Bert Case visited among friends : n Indian-
ola , Wednesday night , returning , Thursday.
Our well man , C.V. . Ilodgkin , is busy these
windy days , repairing damages to pumps and
mills.
E. E. Smith is shipping a lot of hogs , these
days ; four car-loads , last week , and more ,
this week.
Mrs. C. G. Richie had a pleasant visit from
her brother , Mr. Kidgely"from north of In-
dianola , last Friday.
\Vm. Blackson will not leave for Washing
ton as soon as he planned owing to the sick
ness of his mother and sister.
Mr. Untiedt , west of town , sold two hun
dred and seventy-five head of hogs , last Fri
day , and they were beauties , too.
Mr. E. Beghtol is preparing to move to his
farm , north of town. Jacob Kerns will move
in the house vacated by Mr. Beghtol.
Gertie Stewart , who has been visiting her
aunt , Mrs. A. Y. Lincoln , returned to her
home in Frontier county , Thursday.
Mr. Amman and family are visiting their
daughter , Mrs. U. G. Etherton. Mr. Amman
is on his way to hij new home in Colorado.
C. A. Case came to town through the hard
est wind of the week to buy a new wind-mill ,
as his old one had succumbed to the breezes.
' 1 here came a little stranger to the he me of
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Moon , last wer-1 : , and
they call him our son. AH conceined are do
ing nicely indeed.
Our teacheis and some of the graduating
class took in the teachers' association at In-
dinnola. last Saturday , and incident by the
ream as well on their return home.
Mrs. J. O. Miller died , Friday night , sudden
ly ; funeral. Monday at 2 p. m. Rev. E. B.
C'rippen < fficiating. blie leaves an infant
child and her bus-band to mourn her depart
ure.
Our townsman , J. 15. Haining , came very
near a serious accident by going between his
young horses with blood , from butchering ,
upon his clothes. They commenced a game
of foot ball with him and downed him : there
was no strong back stop so lie crawled out on
his hands and knees , pretty badly bruised ,
but'no bones broken.
COLEMAN.
A good laim to rent. bee \ \ m. Coleman.
M. II. Cole look hogs to McCook , Wedne-
day.
day.W.
W. M. Ro/ell has bought another quarter of
land.
Albert Smith has rented and moved onto
the Jannett half section.
W.M. Sharp took a load of hogs to McCook ,
Monday of last week.
Charles Wales took alorui of cane seed to
McCook , recently.
Uncle Billy says that Monday and Tuesday
were all right , only the wind was too sociable
for his comfort.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wales were in McCook.
Wednesday , laying in a supply of provisions
to last through the storm.
Remarkuoie Oures > of Rheumatism.
From the Vindicator , RutherforditionN. C. :
The editor of the Vindicator has had occrsioa
to test the efficacy of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm twice with the most remarkable results
in each case. First , with rheumatism in the
shoulder from which he suffered excruciating
pain for ten days , which was relieved wita
two applications of Pain Balm , rubbing the
parts afflicted and realizing instant benefit
and entire relief in a very short time. Second ,
in rheumatism in thigh joint , almost prostrat
ing him with severe pain , which was relieved
by two applications , rubbing with the lini
ment on retiring at night , and getting up free
from pain. For sale by McConnell & Berry.
You cannot purify the tenant by painting
the house.
A Good Couyh Medicine For Children.
"I have no hesitancy in recommending
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy , " says F. P.
Moran , a well known and popular banker , of
Petersburg , Va. "We have given it to our
children when troubled with bad coughs , also
whooping cough , and it has always given
perfect satisfaction. It was recommended to
me by a druggist as the best cough medicin-
for children as it contained no opium or other
harmful drug. " Sold by McConnell & Berry.
It is a common error to try to plant blossoms
instead of seed * . .
The lingering cough following grippe calls
for One Minute Cough Cure. For all throat
and lung troubles this h > the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results. Pre-
: Berry.
You want work and
clone ri rht.ali o
. E. DURHAM.
T do nil kinds of work , job
carpentering , r-aintinjr , put
ting new cane cats and
backs in chairs , etc. .Resi
dence , two blocks east of
city park : or leave name and
word at MeMillen's drug
store , and I will cuH and sc
what can be done