The Bcwt Liniment for Strninw.
Mr. 1- " . II. Wells , the in-reliant at Dee ;
Park. Long Island , M. Y. , says : "I ahvayi
recommend Chamberlain's I'atn I'alm as tht
best liniment for .strainI I used it last winte
l r a severe lamenes.s in the side , resultint
fmin a strain , ami was "really pleased will
the quick relief and cure it effected. " Fo
sale by McConnell & Berry , Druggists.
Imperfect digestion and simiitioi ] ; ) pro
duce. disordered condition ol the system , wliicl
grow and are confirmed liy neglect. Herhiiu
gives tone to the stomach , and cause gooc
digestion. Piice 50 ct. . A. McMillen.
It is easier to keep xvell than get cured
De\Vilt's Little liarly Kiseis taken now ant
then will always keep your bowels in perfeci
order. They never gripe , but promote ar
easy gentle action. McConiit'll vV J'eiry.
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.Mrntlun thin paoer.
A Postmuster Writes.
"I wish to add my testimonial to the genuine
merit of Dr. Cuhhvell'b hyrup I'cpsin. I have
tried many remedies but have found youi
Syrup Pepsin supeuorto all oilier laxatives
and stomach medicines. My wife and I both
use it and know it does all that yon claim for
it. Yours sincerely , C. O. KINNK.
Alma , Kans. . Dec 22 , 1900.
Sold by A. McMillen.
If young ladies think sorespimples and led
noses look well with a bridal veil and oiange
blossoms , it's all right. Vet Rocky Mountain
Tea would drive them away. 350. Ask your
druggist.
Those who live on farms are liable to many
accidental cuts , burns and bruises , uliich heal
rapidly when Mallard's Snow Liniment is
promptly applied. 1'rice 25 and 50 cts. A.
McMillen.
' § © tided uar- We
aim'eOr Ka.x'sltei
" Uu'itri' rlyMiepsin , consti
' pation , liver anil H0n < j1- . I'-&t ionic , la\uivr ,
I'1 blood pwii.or In nu f < r : 'l ' ! i-'ivoiiic diseases ;
renovates and iuvvt.n- . ' J.P whole system and
im-es-.civ worst'--- . ( ili-i. . ! Imx ut once.
If not s.tsfl ( d wil h < t not if v u.ive will refund
inoiH-v I'.v retu : n rial' ' . \ \ rite your symptoms
for Krvc M\l'ralA < . \tcestmplcunlprnot. : "S&
50.-at druists. ; . l > r. 15. J. Kay , Saratoga , N.Y.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
A Gallon of PURE LINSEED OIL mixed
with a gallon of
makes 2 gallons of tlio VERT BEST PAII.T
in the WOULD
of j-ourrinint bill. Is FAR MORE nri > uu T. tbr *
PrnE WHITE LEAD and is ABSOLUTELY xr POI
SONOUS. IIAMMAU PAINT is made of tlie BEST OP
PAINT MATERIALS such as all good painters use ,
and is cronnd THICK. VERY THICK. Ko trouble to
mix , any boy can do it. It is the COMMON SENSES
OF HOUSE PAINT. No BETTER paint can be rnado
at ANY cost , aud is
CRACK , BLISTEIJ , PEEL or CHIP.
r. HA3IMAK PAINT CO. , St. Louis , Mo.
Sold and guaranteed by
S. M. COCHRAN & CO.
McCOOK , NEB.
Eetib. 1872.
. ,
vice , etc. , of Dr. B. J. Kay , Saratoga , N. Y.
Sold by Lear nucl McMilleu.
"I wish to truthfully state to you and the
readers of these few lines that your Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure is without question , the best
and only cure for dyspepsia that I have ever
come in contact with and I have used many
of the other preparations. " John Beam , West
Middlesex , Pa. No preparation equals Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure as it contains all the natural
difiestants. It will digest all kinds of food
and can't help but do you good. McConnell
& Berry. _
When you want a modernup-to-date physic
try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They are easy to take and pleasant to effect.
Samples free at McConnell & Berry's drug
store.
Those famous little pills , DeWitt' * Little
Ear'y Risers , compel your liver and bowels to
do their duty , thus giving you pure , rich blood
to recuperate your body. Are easy to take.
Never gripe. McConnell & Berry.
NAPOLEON'S WISDOM' .
THE GREAT GENERAL UNDERSTOOD
THE VALUE OF DISCUSSION.
It DIM.-M For dm Ilrniii What Kxerclne
DIM-S For the MiiMclcn Tim . .Highly
Coi-Mrim' ' * Idoiin on Ilcllnioii anil
the KIrMt ( > rtMlt CIHHC.
Man exercises his muscles to Improve
them. He competes muscularly with
Ills fellows , and rivalry of muscle ends
in muscular improvement nil around.
What exercise docs for the muscles
discussion does for tlie brain.
The importance of discussion Napoleon
leon appreciated thoroughly.
And when he discussed , lie discussed
like a big man , selecting questions to
exhaust the mind and lead far away
into fields of conjecture and widest
speculation.
His was no dreamer's brain , giving
to speculation the time needed for do-
hig. First came the real work of the
day or hour the planning and finishIng -
Ing of details , from the disposing of ar
my corps to tlie smallest final arrange
ments.
Then , free from actual work , seeking
relief from concentrated application ,
his brain sought rest in talk worth
while.
On his voyage to Egypt , determined
io waste no time , he organized serious
discussion as methodically as he ever
organized a fighting plan.
The discussions were regularly ap
pointed affairs.
Needless to say. Napoleon arranged
everything and controlled everything.
He selected the subject for discus
sion , he chope the three or four on each
side to support and oppose any given
proposition.
These were his favorite topics : First ,
the art of war ; second , the art of gov
ernment ; third , religion.
From his point of view his chief sub
jects for discussion were admirably
chosen. They represented the only two
things he cared for here below and the
final question affecting his fate here
after.
Rut his field of thought , like the
scope of his ambition , was unlimited.
Once he asked his chosen debaters to
decide whether the planets are inhab
ited.
Again , he discussed this earth's prob
able ending , by fire or water.
He eliscussed also the meaning of
dreams and the value of "presenti
ments. "
In practical life he discarded every
thing save realities , but in discussion
all abstract questions interested him.
It may interest you to know that in
general he denied positively the exist
ence of hell perhaps that was caution
on his part and maintained that no
man should die Avithout confessing his
sins :
"Only a fool says that ho will die
without a confessor. There is so much
we do not know and that we cannot
explain. "
It is deeply characteristic of Nape
leon's thought that he should have declared - .
clared for Mohammedanism in prefer
ence to Christianity.
He admired the religion of Moham
med "because it conquered one-half the
world in ten years , whereas it took 300
years for Christianity to establish it
self. "
The old French king became convert
ed because he thought the Christian
God beat his pagan god in battle. Na
poleon had not traveled far beyond that
old king.
The man who seeks for all sorts of
wisdom in Napoleon will be deeply dis
appointed when he comes to analyze
the great fighter's religious thought.
But for the hero worshiper there is
comfort in this :
Napoleon trifled with everything ex
cept the first great cause.
On the deck of his ship on a fine
'
night there was much Irreverent , flip
pant , materialistic chatter. The revo
lution had made stupid atheism fash
ionable.
But Napoleon was impressed by the
calm night , the blue , dark water and
the silent , beautiful stars shining down
In cosmic rebuke of the tiny blas
phemers below.
He stopped very abruptly the prattle
of atheism.
Toward the stars he pointed the
short , thick arm so soon to rule this
little planet.
"You may talk as long as you please ,
gentlemen , but who made all that ? "
There was no answer , and there was
no more atheism that night.
The man who was to build up the
code Napoleon could appreciate the
force and necessity of law. His mind
realized the feebleness of man , coping
even with little problems of earth.
He felt that great laws and a Great
Lawgiver must swing and direct those
millions of silent worlds above.
When Napoleon was still a Corsican
patriot , the great Paoli said to him :
"Napoleon , you are not a modern.
You talk like the heroes of Plutarch. "
Earnestness of the old kind was In
deed Napoleon's characteristic as em
peror , planning to rule Asia from the
back of an ornamented elephant , or as
a poor , half starved lad , taking off his
muddy shoes to enter the presence of
the matronly Mine. Permon and listen
ing to her stories of descent from the
emperors of Constantinople.
Napoleon in his hours of work was a
doer , and in his hours of leisure he
was a discusser.
He exercised constantly the two sides
of his brain , the practical and specu
lative.
Do the same and succeed. New
York JournaL
To Spell Shskeapeare'e Name.
It has been shown that Shakespeare's
name has been spelled by responsible
writers In 1,906 different \vays. In bis
own time his contemporaries spelled
his name In 32 different ways. Chlca-
CoTlmep-Herald.
QUAINT SAM HOUSTOS
HIS PICTURESQUE ATTITUDE IN THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.
CI I I" nit I ml In 11 Ulmikut , HlH Prin
cipal Kniitloyiiifiil AViis Whittling
I'liicSticks IM * Quitclaim Deed t <
One Hmttlrei ! mid Sixty Ac-rox o ;
Land.
l Sam Houston of Texas was
tlie most picturesque figure in the sen
ate during my first years of service a
the capitol. Like Benton , he was verj
fond of young men and soon came U
count me as "one of his boys. " Onlj
tliose who were youngsters in the for
tins can realize the interest people fell
In Houston in the days when his parl
in the struggle for the independence ol
Texas was still fresh in the publii
mind. Visitors to the senate chambei
Invariably asked to have him pointed
out to them , and they were never dis
appointed in their hero , for he was
large of frame , of stately carriage am"
dignified demeanor and had lionlikf
countenance.
Always unconventional in dress , he
would now and then appear at the cap
itol wearing a vast and showy sombre
ro and a Mexican blanket , a sort of or
namental bedquilt with a slit in the
middle through which the wearer's
head was thrust , leaving the blanket tc
hang in folds around the body. His
principal employment in the senate
was whittling pine sticks , of which he
seemed to have an unlimited supply. It
was only at rare intervals that he
broke silence , but when he did speak
he always proved himself capable oi
contributing his quota of sound and
patriotic advice to the deliberations of
the senate.
Xo passage in Houston's career was
nobler than the heroic stand against
disunion which marked its close , while
of his kindliness of nature and gener
ous helpfulness to those in distress one
coulel recall stories sufficient to fill a
volume.
Near Quincy , Ills. , there was a
stretch of country known as the "In
dian tract , " to which Houston held ti
tle , a fact many of the settlers thereon ,
a careless pioneer brood , failed to
search out. One of them called upon
William A. Richardson , long member
of the house from the Quincy district
and subsequently a senator from his
state , and asked if he knew Houston.
Richardson said he did , whereupon his
visitor confided to him that he had in
advertently settled upon 100 acres of
Houston's land and that all he was
worth stood in improvements on it. He
wanted Richardson to see Houston and
make the best terms that he could.
Richardson upon his return to Yash-
ington told Houston the story aiiel ask
ed what he would take for a quitclaim
deed to the 1GO acres.
"What sort of a man is this constitu
ent of yours who has blundered upon
my land ? " asked Houston.
"A good , square , honest man , " was
the reply.
"When 1 turn him off my land , 1
reckon he and his family will be beg
gars ? "
Richardson nodded.
"What's this farm worth now ? " ask
ed Houston.
"Improvements and all about $0.000 , "
was the response.
"What was tlu bare place worth
when you fellows went on it ? " queried
Houston.
"About ? 3 an acre ; $ SOO in all. " an
swered Richardson.
"Good fellow , this man of yours ,
Richardson ? " this after a moment's
thought.
"Best in the world , " said Richardson.
"Tell him to send me SSOO , and I'll
make him a deed. "
In due time the $ SOO reached Wash
ington in the shape of a New York
draft. Richardson sought Houston ,
who , having executed a deed , took the
draft and indorsed it.
"You say this man of yours is a good
fellow ? " he asked thoughtfully.
"Couldn't be a better one , " was the
emphatic answer.
"Send him back this draft and tell
him Sam Houston has changed his
mind. What can you buy a good sad
dle horse for out in that country ? " He
was told that 5200 would do it. "Well ,
then , " said Houston , "write to your
friend and tell him to buy a flrst class
saddle horse about 4 years old and
keep him for me. When congress ad
journs , 1 will go home with you and
fide the horse down to Texas. "
Without delay the man in Illinois re
ceived back his draft and bought a sad
dle horse , the best he could find. Just
before adjournment Houston sought
Richardson. "You say the fellow who's
; ot my horse is a tiptop good man ? "
Richardson again declared him one of
the best in his district "Well. " said
Houston , with a sigh , "I should have
liked first rate to see him and also my
! iorse , but as affairs turn out 1 must go
straight to Texas. When you get home ,
jo over and see this man and tell him
: o sell the horse and do what he
ileases with the money. And , by the
> vay , Richardson , I wish you would
ivritc and tell me if it was a good horse
> r not. " Personal Recollections of Ga-
usha A. Grow as Related to Rufus
Rockwell Wilson in Saturday Evening
? ost.
Satisfaction.
Brown So you lost your lawsuit
K-ith Smith ?
Jones Yes ; but it's a satisfaction to
mow that Smith didn't win anything.
"But didn't you have to pay him
51.000 damages ? "
"Yes ; but his lawyer got that. "
Philadelphia Record.
The Intense dryness of the South Af-
ican air is very destructive of leather ,
ience boots soon wear out.
The animal that first succumbs to ex-
reiae cold In the horse.
For Those Who Smoke.
The great point in pipe smoking is tu
learn to smoke slowly. When this hab
it Is acquired , the full flavor of the to-
li.ice-o Mill always be enjoyed , every
smoke- will be . * t cool one , and tongue
burning will be unknown. It is , how
ever , very hard for nervous people to
smoke slowly. We know of cases where
smokers have tried for a score of years
to check their smoking speed without
success. Tho3 * probably did not begin
to makefile effort early enough in theii
Pinokiug careers. With good tobacco
and a root pipe the slow smoker at
tains a degree of pleasurable enjoy
ment in smoking of which the rapid
smoker has not an inkling.
Perhaps all smokers do not know that
it makes no difference in the flavor o
pipe tobacco how many times a pipe
goes out. A cigar which is allowed to
go out once has its flavor ruined and
is most appreciably termed a butt. A
pipe , however , taste's , if anything , bet
tor for going out.
Fastidious smokers always have at
least two pipes at hand and never till
one until it has entirely cooled off.
This is a help toward cool emoking
and reasonable life in a pipe. A good
test by which to tell if you are smok
ing too fast is to hold the bowl in your
hand. If it Is too hot to do so , then
you may know your speed is too great.
Exchange.
The SInv and Woman.
Abhorrent even to the strongest
"Slavophile- the position occupied
by woman in the family and in social
life. To escape the charge of prejudice
I shall quote a few proverbs current
among the southern Slavs a few out
of many hundreds :
The man is the head ; tlie woman is prass.
One man is worth more than ten \\omcn.
A man of straw is worth more than a woman of
gold.
Let the doj bark , but let the woman keep si
lent.
lent.He
He who does not beat his wife is no man.
"What shall I pet when I marry ? " asks a bny
of his father. "For your wife a stick ; for your
children a switch. "
Twice in l. s life is a man happy once wlirn he
marries and once when he buries his wife.
And the woman sings , in the Russian
folksong which I have freely trans
lated ,
Love me true and love me quick.
Pull my liair and use the stick.
Although there are love songs of an
other kind , in which woman is praised
for her charms , she becomes virtually
a slave as soon as she marries , and the
little poetry of the folksong does not
accompany her even to the marriage
altar. She is valued only for the work
she can do in a household and for the
children she can bear , and should this
latter blessing be denied her her lot
becomes doubly pitiable , and she often
seeks release by suicide. Outlook.
KT the AVhitc House.
Why is the president's mansion at
Washington called the White House ?
It has been so called for years and
years , and now no one thinks of using
any other name , although "executive
mansion" is the official term. The
name White House is a reminder of
the second war with England. Aug.
24. 1S14. the British army captured
Washington and burned the public
buildings , the president's mansion be
ing among those to suffer. It was
damaged to some extent , and to hide
the fire stains it was painted white ,
and white it has been painted every
year or two since.
The home of Washington's mother
was called the "white house , " and this
may have suggested the name , but the
fact that the mansion was so assidu
ously painted white after the war of
1812 doubtless brought the term into
popular use.
Ensily Explained.
A Glasgow cabby once had as a fare
an Inverness minister and his wife.
He had to drive them through the poor
er districts of the city , and on reaching
their destination the minister , at the
same time handing cabby his legal
fare , asked :
"Why are there so many poor people
in this city , cabman ? "
Jehu looked hard at the parson for a
minute before he replied :
"Well , sir , I'm no verra sure ; but , ye
see. maist o' the poor folk drive cabs ,
and tips are scarce here. " London An
swers.
Slowest Yet.
"Blitherby's restaurant has the slow
est service I ever saw , " said the gentle
man with the gloomy brow.
"How's that ? " asked the individual
with the overworked smile.
"I ordered some eggs there once , and
I had to wait so long that they brought
me"
"Chickens ? "
"Xo ; eggs that had been laid by the
chickens hatched from the eggs I had
ordered. " Baltimore American.
Tlie Troth at Last.
"Oh , doctor , is it very dangerous to
swallow cement ? "
"Very dangerous , indeed. "
"And gtuta percha. doctor ? "
"Very serious. "
"And porcelain oh. doctor , is it very
poisonous ? "
"Excuse me , madam ; have you at
tempted suicide ? "
"No ; I've swallowed one of my false
teeth. " Pearson's.
Off Annln , on Again.
"Very well. " said she in a huff ; "all
Is over between us. I'll thank you to
return my letters. "
"All right. " said he ; "I'll send them
to you the first thing in the morning. "
"Oh , there's no killing hurry ! Sup
pose you pr bring them with you
when you call tomorrow evening. "
Philadelphia Press.
The first paper money used in this
country was issued by Pennsylvania
In 1723. In the early part of that year
15,000 were issued on the credit of
the colony , and a few months later
30,000 more followed.
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v/1
\ Wash Dress Goods
. . Shirt Waists , Embroideries
We have divided the greater part of our
wash dress goods into 3 lots , comprising
Ginghams , Lawns , Swisses , Dimities ,
Mercerized Stripes etc. , which we will
close out at the following extremely low
prices
Lot i = = Qoods worth 7 , 8-to io cts
per yard , sale price , 5 1-2 cts
Lot 2 = = Goods worth 12 1-2 , 15 and
18 cts per yd , sale price , 111-2
Lot3 = = Goods worth 20 , 22 1-2 and
30 cts per yd , sale price 17 1-2
Ladies' Shirt Waists , worth soc to 650 ,
sale price , SQC. All 750 , QOC and $ i
Waists , 690. All $2 to $2.50 waists ,
$1.75. . . . . .
i Lot Silk and Satin Waists , Marked
$5 $5-50 , $6 and $6.50 , now $3.50. . .
I Lot Embroideries at about half price.
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C. L. DeGROFF & CO.
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N -Sr"
Every woman in the country [ I
ought to know about
Those who do know about it
wonder how they ever got along
without it. It has robbed child
birth of its terrors for many a
young wife. It has preserved "her
girlish figure and _ saved her much
suffering. It is an external lini
ment and carries with it therefore ,
absolutely no danger of upsetting
the system as drugs taken intern
ally are apt to do. It is to be
rubbed into the abdomen to soften
and strengthen the muscles which
are to bear the strain. This means
much less pain. It also prevents
morning sickmss and all of the
ot''cr di c-j. : forts of p-tgnancy.
A dr-.i-g. c of ilacon , Ga. , sav's :
" I have sold a larire quantity'of
Mother's Friend and have never
kuo.vn an instance vhere it has
failed to prorlace the g od results
claimed for it. "
A pr.r , inenc lady of Lam-
berton. Ark. , writes : " \Vith my
I'.st t > : x child 1-1 I was in labu'r
froTi 24 to 30 hot.ro. After iir.g
Mother's F"icnd , my seventh was
born in 4 hours. ' '
system is tuu civ MI-- . . - : ' u. ' ; rur-
inp all Chronic Uis < : ; .s' ' . ' . . Kjy's jvuv.t : < r
is the only perfects ; . -tna n-novuor. : ! n.esaa.-
ples Jiiul book Lr. 15. J. K y , Saratov N. V
Sold by Lear and McMilleu.
Druygist Takes Customer's Advice.
Mound City. Kans. , Oct. 22,1900.
Dear Sir : I wish to add my endorsement
and recommendation as to the merits of Dr.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. I have sold it as a
druggist and it always gives satisfaction , and
my customers are loud in its praise. I myself
had been troubled with my stomach , and hear
ing so many of my customery speaking of
Syrup Pepsin , I tried it with the result that it
cured my trouble. I unhesitatingly recom
mend Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a laxa
tive and stomach remedy.
Yours truly. J. M. HAWKINS.
Sold by A. McMillen.
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures sick
headache. Sold by A. McMillen.
White's Cream Vermifuge not only effectu
ally expels worms , but is unequaled as atonic ,
and is a certain and permanent cure for chills
and fever in children. Price 25 cts. A. Mc
Millen.
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures stomach
troubles. Sold by A. McMillen.
' 1 lie ] > iles that annoy y u si. \vill IIP
and permanently hfaitii ifjonu'-e IeWit-
UiUli 11 a/el Sahe. Hrware oi worthlt ,
counterfeits. McConnell & Berry.
j.t _ . . - ( . . i. - - CM.
Ssa 5fcat R 3 Iryt'JilSfijS'
y nequalt. ' ! } - . - any otl.tr.
Remit r- . hard kr.lhcr loft. 2
Especially j-n i arul.
5 ceps ovl v.au- .
/ heavy bodied oil.
ss
An excellent preservative.
Reduces co--t of yor.r"lu mes. .
Soever burns } . _ leather ; its
Efficiency incrc-a ei' .
Secures best ht rH - .
Stitches kept from r-aki g.
js sold in all
Localities
ij { 1:1 ( otnpnnr.
Digests what you eat.
It artificially digests the food and aids
Nature in strengthening and recon
structing the exhausted digestive or
gans. It is the latest discovereddigest-
aut , _ ad tunic. No other preparation
a" pproach it in efiiciency. It in
ly reiievesand permanently cures
i/p < ia , Indigestion , Heartburn ,
. .ii.ynce , Sour Stomach , Nausea ,
SicK Headache , Gastral ia.Grainpsand
all other results of imperfect dicostion.
PriceSOc. unOS ! . Large size contains 2 5 tlm s
small size. UoolaUaboutdyspepsia.niai4edfr
Prepared by E. C. DeWlTr &CO. . Cblcaso.
McDonnell & Berry. Druggists.
McCook Transfer Line
J. H. DWYEB , Proprietor.
attention paid to
hauling furniture. Leave orders
at either lumber yard.