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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26

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Stations In Ncw-YorlS foot of Barclay ana
Christopher streets.
VE~TIBULED TRAINS. PULLMAN EOAC"ES
Direct route 70 NEWARK. BLOOMFIELD. MONTCLAlR.
TIE ORANGES. summit iiernardsvic Baskins
ton Dover Stanhopc. BuDD'S LAKE, LAKE no
washington PHII.LIPsBURG EAsToN. WATER
ron. PITTSTON. WILKEsBARRE. NANTlC0kE.
DANVII.LE NOHTurMBERLAND. Montrose. BiNG-
HAMTON OXFORD. NORWICH. Waervle uriCA.
Uio'IIFlf:i.D SPRINGS. Cortland. SYRActSE. os-
WEc;o ITHACA. OWEGO. ELMIRA, COMING,
BATH DANSVILLE. ~ FFALO. and all points
WEST NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST. -
g.g, A M-EI'FFALO, UTICA. and OSWEGO IN
PRESS Pullman Palace Cara. Connects AZ 3uhalp
with train for Chicago. arriving go A. m next
IN, a. -BINGIIAMToH MAIL stops at principal
100 T. M-scRANToN. HINGHAMroN and ELMIRA
EXPUESS. Pullman parlor - -, -,
40 T. M-SCItANTON, WILKG.sBARRE and PlfM-
OI'TH EMPRESS Pullman paror cars ,.,,,,,,s
$50 T. NJ Opailyl-Bt'FFAi.O LIMITED EHfKESS.
Pullman Slecpcrs. Arrives at T;lj y. m. o,,,,,,
g.Op i. NJ d)nnyl-Bl'FFAfo. UTICA ana oSWEdo
EMPRESS. Pullman slcepcrs. -. 1850, . =,
TICKETS AND PULLMAN ACCOMMODATIONS ar %
Murrav-e end ~ broadway. Tickets ~ ferry stations
,S5 and AZ BROADWAY ~ Wcs, i25th 20 columbus.
ave New York: 3H Waghngon-st.. i2G Fulton Isl, ana
- broadway. BROOKLYN Time tables giving fuil inior-
WEsrao orr EXPRFss COMPANY VIII call for and
check baggage from hotel residence 10 desuhat'i
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CAVA NNAII LINE.-FOl X STEAMERS

- WEEKLY New Pier 30 y T.. ROOT OF sp,ihs -.
$ $ cry OF nuI;siINGIIAM. Monday Dec % y noon
:. NACOOt iIEE.. Ncdnrs9dy' i,'c a. - ~ III
CITY AT-o;t- STA. saturday. Dec ~, j p m
rernT win Central Railroal Georgia and Savan-
nah Florida ana Western Railway for all POINTS N
and iOi'iSIANA. Unsurpassed accommodations FIRST
class table d'hote For freight and passage apply TO
+ u. IASIIAGEN. W. IL RFlEIL zen; HSt"
- ~, +, A. ~ nv Savannah Fast Line,
lust ~, I,rosi,yov RI Broadway.
Y l.. WALKER. Agent Ocean Steamship CO.. New
Pier 81 North River.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
financial Glrrtions.


THE NATIONAL SHOE AND LEATHER BANK OF
THE CITY or NEw-yoRk. - ,eo,
''IN HE ANNUAL MEETING Of the siockhold-
ers OF this Bank for the election OF Directors for me
ensuing year Will be- hell az the Banking House -
lVadwayl ON Tuesday. January or 1921. Polls VIII 10
open IRON ~ O'clock N. until ! O'Clock p IN.
w. d. VAN NT.lIK. Cashier.
LINCOLN NATIONAL BANK.
3.-aS East Forty-second Street.
NEW YORK December oGh. 1SE..,
'I'liE ANNUAL MEETING of the sharcnUl''-
L OF this hank Cor the election OF directors Tor
the ensuing year. viii be- held the banking house on
Tuesda January yh. 1894 between the hours Of II IN
and ! y. ". T. CORNELL. Cashier
OFFICE OF THE AMERICAN COAL COMPANY.
No. 1 BROADWAY.
EEW-YOKK. November osth. 1898
THE ANNUAL ELECTION for Directors or
Il The Am rican Coal Company Of Allcgany Countf,
maryland. will he held at M Company olirc, In the
dty Of New York Thursday. 2sfh dav Of Drccm
Der, 1883 between the hours L. and O'Clock H.
GEORGE NJ. BOWLBY. Sccr'trrr
TIE IMPORTERS & TRADERS NATIONAL BANK OF
NEW YORK $500
NETWORK, December 10. 1893.
VJ>IIE ANNUAL ELECTION for Directors of
this bank VIII 10 held nj It's banking rooms. corner Of
Broadway and MurTayst Tuesday January .. ls?i The
poll will be open from IL NJ to 7. VI.
EDWARD TOWNSEND. Cashier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
1,rn IN" LINE or STEAMSHIPS.

IL FOR la GrAYRA Puerto CABEilp; CVRA-
$50 AND MARACAIno VA CuKACU,
FROM PIERREPONT STORES. BltOOhI y
6 6 GIRACAS.............. Thursday Jan ! ! p m
= Nf\IZt "A Saturday, jan y. III
: pm XDEiI1fii N..... Tuesday. Jan. ~ p. m
These American steamers built expressly Tor the ttaie
have very superior accommodations for passengers
49, FOK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ONLY. =
G N.i,tH ,il,o .'............ Tuesday January 0
" - DOI'ITON. BLISS n DALl.ETT.
General Managers, I'D Front-st
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4 NORTH GERMAN LLOYD S. $. &C

1 NORTH GERMAN LLOYD 5. =. CO.
IA SHORT ROUTE TO LOEpON,.,
NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON. BREMl'N.
FAST EXPRESS STEAMERS - 49,
Fira. Cabin upward. Second Cabin. Si3 ara 700
hiier Tues Dec % noon Ems Tues. Jan. 10 ! p.
Ems Tnss Ian . n m Vera sat Feb. 3. a m.
Trave Tues. Jan. o. y a. m Elbe Tues fcp ", a. NJ
Weimar Tues. Jan &C. Trave. Tues teD ~ ~ am
Saae. Tues. Jan 81 I'M Lain Tues, req ~ d. IT.
NETHERLANDS LINE
NewYork 20 Gibraltar Genoa Naples, ,o, -
Vera. Dec ~ Fulda jan - KAISER Marcn
Kaiser. Jan. Kaiser Feb 10 ezra Ma,cn
Spree. Ian. 10 Spree. Feb j. Fulda APR"
iFulda. March 3
TO TIE AZORES. .
The fast express spree Of the North German
Lloyd s. s. CO. Tues. Jan. H. and SAT- Feb IL. from
NeyYok Genoa. will stop at San Miguel AzoreS' ~
land passengers for these Islands . 60,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
NEW- YORK. Dec. 90. 1898.
TINIIE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Of this com
pany have this day declared a SEMiANNUA1s DlNl-
pEND OF ONE AND ONE-QtARTER PER tEN IL
and an EXTRA DIVIDEND Of ONE-IAIF PER CENT
on Is CAPITAL. STOCK payable at this Office On the
first day of February mex.
The TRANSFER BOOKS will be closed at twelve
O'Clock noon Saturday the hrteth day ~ December
reoIened Friday the second day OF F"hru-
ALLYN CON. Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
CLYDE LINE.

AsTIARLF.STOS. :. e.. the South AMI Southwest
JACKSOENiLLE and NIL Florida points
From Pier -. T.. L. OOpt u RoDscN"t-s'.l. j p m.
SEMiNoI.ts .N'ni-uaf - , 80
IIf0lO
All sfenmerg first class passenger accommo lations.
VA. I. GLIDE & .. General AG"nts,,
FLA CE:ST. & Pf:NS. FAST =. y p LINE va IAcKs
GRIT so Fl;T. < rASSH LINE Via GIIAliFfION.
7. O. EGI:K. G.nl ~. 3l9 LrMny y. y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
Ocean 5ieamers.


INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION coMPANY'S LINES.
ANllgROGMN ll0GIls
FOR SOUTHAMPTON.
Shortest and most convenient route to LONDON
No transfer by tender. No tidal delays ~.
Close connection Southampton for Havrc ana rams
by special fast twln-screw Channel steamers
Sailing from Ncw-York city, Pier ~. North RIVER
Berlin Wsineslay pe S, ~; ~ a' "
New York. Jan 2. p m Ne~ -YorkJan ~ ~ a. M
Paris -. Jan. TO- III a m Paris. Jan. 81 J. p m
FIRST passage to Southampton; LONDON or iinxre
SEQ and upward second cabin. so ana upward according
steamer. Storage at low rates . .o,-
RE[D STAR llDbTG
FOR ANTWERP. e.
From pier adjoining Penna. Il. r.. Jersey sity
FRlESI.AND Wednesday. Dec. q. 500 r. m
KIIYNI,ANIJ .'.......... "Wednesday. Jan T. , D. NJ.
FIRST cabin $50 AMI upward Second cabin to Antwerp
s3s. Storage a; low rates. -. .o,,n.,.v
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY,
Il BOWLING GREEN
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Wrean 9Ienncrs.


4.
C;ernanic. Jan. B. y. M Gcrmanic. ian ~! =. IN
I,rifonnic Ian 10 H. MI 'Adratic. Feb !. a. m
'Tcutonic Jan Il, M iiIitannic tet ~ -" Pm
From, White Star Dock. foot oi west lu'h-st
Saloon rntcs upw according 10 steamer AMI 10,
cation Of berth cabin these steamer so AM
go Storage o from tho ola Country. 50. No -
I,rondwnv Ncw-York Philadelphia oicc 400 Walnut -
H. MAITLAND kERSEN. Agent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
NILE STEAMERS.

" Sailings from CAIRO fcr the nrt and second Cata-
racts ~ the Nile every few days during the season
PARTIES FOR EGYPT AND PALESTINE
leave Ncw-Yok. January T. ls February no. H. - ana
March =. -
CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO.
January II. February I and March !.
BcTths uroerammcs ana information from . .
TIIOs COOK g SON 2Gf AMI l. 225 urondwoy " T.
Passenger agents for all Southern steamship lines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26

A ADVERTISEMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR
n THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE WILL HE Re-
cEIviiD At THE rProWN OTficE. No "a: Broad broad
way, 81 DIOR north II Thirty -nrst-si.: and ADNEE.
TISEMENTs at tho ioiowine Branch Office: 20
Eighth = e. cor twenty hiId-s'; ~ SiNih-aNc :
III Fourth-ave corner Fourteenh-s 100 Third ave.
corner For;y-sevenh-st; l02G fhird-nvc. sixty.
Columbus ave: y Avenue A. la23 Thrl.ayes 20 West
Iorteenth-st.. 2J West FOrysecond-si 5Jl Thd-aVc
ass Thlrd-avc.; 2o5i Third ave- bet. One-hundred-
md twelfth and one-hun1re1- nd thirteenth SITS
81 IN. HARLEM OFFicf3S, $50 East one hundred
2i3 West
rfth-st and 800 West one hundred
a. n m ~ regular Office rates.
brooklyn. at G3 COurt-st.: 800 DE kab-ave; 200
pedford,nye., up 10 D. M at regular Office rates
London once for embellishments Norfolk Street strand
W C.. London. England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
LAKE SHORE AND MICHIGAN sOUTllEEN RAIL
WAY co. TREASCRERS OFFICE.
GRAND CENTRAL. pI,POT. -
rUHE BOARD OF Dii;ECT0jRS Of mis- com.

4 pany have declared a SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND Of
THREE PER CENT its Capital stock, payable at ths
Office TIL RSDAY the LIST dav OF FEBRUARY next 70 the
stockholders ~ o'clock on SATl flpA
the day Of December instant =. which time the
books will be closed. to be reoIrned ON The
morning OF FRIDAY the "a OF February next
Z. ID. WORCESTER Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
.v,IJORy STEAMSHIP LINE.

I J c,.a,,ar. ,or NORFOLK PORTSMOUTH. OLD
POINT "oMroRT and NEwPoRT NEWS connecting for
VIRGiNrk DEA6'H PETERSBt'RG and RICHMOND.
Va and wHSiINGT9N Z c , ;r Wc yoG Tha an
Sat. For WEST POINT vA.Tues. Thurs ana SAT
From Pier 20 No. y r.. foot Beach-st, at p M
Tn,lch tickets and freight all points sonh AMI
W.st w. l.. GT'ITT.AI Di:C. Trnihc Manager.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
uDA[pAN1o@l11ElMo
NEDITERRANEAN EXPRESS

For freight passage and general Information apply 10
2i3 broadway or Battery Place, Washington Bud'hs'
and broadway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ENFKESS
Nl LINE TO ALGGERs. NAPLES AND GENOAao -
c,lunnlia Ian 3 K. Feb J. 100 p m
NorInanna Jan Is 30 p Columbia. Feb. 10. 10 a M
lxtra steamer tieller Feb. a.
columbia Jan 4 to Alexandria. Egyp'. VIA AglerS
and Naples.
'sGRAND ORIENT EXCLUSION. o.,,
Fuerst Bismarck Ncw-York Feb l., 9i 70 "iDFai-
Aaccio. Alexandra 'ilip ana wi
mids Jaffa Gerusalem). smyrna. cOnsantlnope Atnes
Malta Messlna. Palermo Naples. Genoa, New-foi
Duration, 81 days. ,-,,.. ,.,,1
Steamers leave from Hamburg piers lIohok"n, ~ j.
HAMIIt RC-AMERICAN PACKET CO., ~ i way ~ !.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26

~ Grand Opera under the direction Of
Henry r. Abbey ard Maurice Grau.
WE'D. EV'G. DEC. 81 MOIARTs OPERA,
DON GIOVANNI.
Mines. Nordca. Fursch Madi end Arn0ldson. M. las
sae Edouard DE Reszi". carbone Naschetii and sig.
De Lucia. Conductor. sig. MancnelL
Thursday afternoon. Dec: - ~ p. M. Special Matt:
performance OF FAUST lin French. with The deal
cast: Fri. Dec. 90. Rgoeo; sat Dec. 30 % natlnes
performance Of Carmen. sun. Evg-. Dec. ~ FlETlt
GRAND POPULAR SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT. Mon
evg, January LIST Semiramdc.
EnnL. Hlann m.n-l cN-lm.lA-ir.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26

NEW-YORk December 2lst 1893.
THE FOURTH NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF
NEW-YORK.
VNTE BOARD OF DIRECTORS has this day
j declared a seni-annua dividend Of three ana e-haf
per cent free Of tax payable and after January 3D.
proxmo. .,, -. So.
CHARI.kS II. PATTEKSON Cash'cr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26

"A ONE-IALF 40 PER GENT on Inc caniial atQck
OF this has been declared. payable FElI:lARY
J. 1894 10 stoc5holders Of record at T. m on saturday
the 9Th DAY OF JANUARY 1894 at which time the
transfer books Will be closed 10 be reorencd fEi. AIRY
ID. at 10 a. jos. WILLIAMS.
rrn.el lrDr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26

l. BANK. New-York. Dec. %. 1898 .-EIGHTIETH
IIVIDEND.-1hc Directors have this day declared a
semi-annual dividend Of THREE PER CENT q per cent?:
free of tax. payable and after Jan ID lSi until
which date the transfe. book viii be closed.
~ w u. VAN Week. Cashier
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26

TIE BANK OF AMEHIt'N.
NETWORK, December 90. 1893.
TENI HE BOARD or DIREi1bltS have today
declared a semi-annuaI dividend Of a. per cent.
payable January . 1894. to stockholders Of
record this date
The transfer books will remain closed until January ..
1904 W. NJ. BENNET. Asst Cashier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
NETWORK CENTRAL. AND HUDSON RIVER RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER -
NETWORK. December 18th 1893.
YINHE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS of the

L Black River and Morristown Railroad COMPANY ma
turing January 1st 1894. together with the coupon due
on date. will be paid presentation at the office
Central Trust Company. ~ Wall street New-fok
City, on and after January ID 1884.
l.. Y. W. ROSTER. Treasurer.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07

One Of the greatest difficulties that the
photographer has to contend with is the
preservation of the natural expression of
the sitter for the period Of exposure.
Notwithstanding that this period has
been greatly shortened in various ways,
particularly by the adoption of the mag
nesium light in Photographic practice,
nervousness plays such a large part in
the temperament of the great majority
of those who are anxious to hand down
their presentments to posterity that the
operator has often found the interval
ven too prolonged for the accomplish
ment Of his perfect work.
This difficulty has been overcome by
Herr Haag in Stuttgart by means of a
change in the management Of the mag
nesium light. Herr Haag has made some
lightning cartridges, which cause a ire
mendous development of light and are
set alight in one-tenth of a second by
means of electricity.-New York Tele-
gram.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07
An Illustration by Beecher.

A man who had been a warm friend
of Henry Ward Beecher tells this:
"Almost the last time l saw Mr.. Beech
err" he said, 81 was with him in COM
pany with a group of men, one of which
was Colonel Ingersoll. The colonel was
airing some of his well known religious
opinions, but Mr.. Beecher for some time
took no notice of the half challenge of
his remarks.
"He sat silent, with his head bowed.
Finally, in a pause after an especially
daring assertion from the colonel, he
spoke slowly:
"'On my way here he said, at the
corner of Fulton street and Broadway,
where the press sof vehicles is close
and dangerous, a man, a cripple, was
trying to cross the street. A stout crutch
supported him, and he was making prog
ress when a fellow ran out and knocked
his crutch from under him, leaving him
helpless against the dangers bearing
down on every side.
"'That cripple, SIR he went on, sud
denly raising his voice and throwing
back his leonine head, is humanity; his
crutch is Christianity, and you are the
n who would push it away, offering
nothing in its stead.'"-New York Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07
The Story of David Copperfeld."

Some interesting facts connected with
Dickens "David Copperfeld" have been
revealed by Charles Dickens, the young
err. 81 have" he says, my mothers au-
thority for saying-she told me at the
time of the publication of Mr.. Fosters
first volume and asked me to make the
fact public if after her death an oppor-
tunity should arise-that the story was
eventually read to her in strict conf
dence by my father, who at the time in
timated his intention of publishing it by
and by as a portion of his autobiogra-
ply. From this purpose she endeavored
to dissuade him, on the ground that he
had spoken with undue harshness of his
father and especially of his mother, and
with 81 much success that he eventually
decided that he would be satisfied with
working it into David Co%pperfield.'"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07
Cheerful Even In Death.

At a dinner some time ago a jolly old
astronomer related the following story
about a departed friend, MI. F.:
MI. F. was.such a good natured man
that the approach of death itself could
not disturb his peace of mind and ap-
probation of humor. He lay dying, and
his poor wife was nearly worn out with
anxious watching. She was so tired that
by mistake she gave her husband instead
of the doctors medicine a dose from the
castor oil bottle. When she discovered
her mistake, she was almost frantic. She
summoned the doctor at once and await
ed his coming with fearful eyes and bit
ter self reproach. The doctor came and
assured her that no particular harm
could have been done; that her hus-
band was dying, and medicine could not
save him now. Still the poor woman
wept and grieved.
The doctor tried to comfort her, but to
no purpose. If she had only given the
medicine and not the oil, perhaps her
dear husband might have got better.
She had killed her lear husband-killed
her dear husband. The doctor began to
argue, when the dying man spoke up:
"Never mind, doctor. I've had my oil.
Let her have her blubber. "-Washing-
ton News,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07
LOVES SEASON.
/ sweet days when hectic Pushes

In sad sweet days when hectic fushes
Burn red on maple and sumac leaf,
When sorrowful winds wall through the PUSHES,
And all things whisper of loss and grief,
When close and closer bold Frost approaches
To snatch the blossom from Natures breast,
When night forever on day encroaches-
Oh, then / think hat / love you besti
And yet when winter, that tyrant master,
Has buried autumn in walls of STOW,
And bound and ~fettered where bold Frost cast
her
Lies outraged Nature in helpless woe;
When all earth's pleasures in four walls center,
And side by side in the snug home nest,
We list the tempest that cannot enter.
Oh, then l say that l love you best!
But later on, when the siren season
Betrays the trust of the seni!e king,
And glad earth laughs at the act of treason,
And winter dies in the arms of spring;
When buds and birds all push and flutter
To free fair Nature so long oppressed,
/ thrill with feelings | cannot utter,
And then | am certain | love you best.
But when in splendor the queenly summer
Reigns over the earth and the skies above:
When Nature kneels to the royal conner,
When pleasure basks in the luscious weather,
And care lies out on the sward to rest
Oh, whether apart or whether together,
1t is then I know that I love you best!
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07
In Time,

Lawyer (who has been called to draft
a wilD-Ready, sir? What is the first
bequest you wish to make?
Dying Millionaire bequeath all my
property, real and personal, after the
satisfaction of just claims against my es-
tate, to the foreign mission board Of the
- church.
Lawyer-But you are not going to
leave your wife and daughters unpro-
vided for?
Dying Enthusiastically not. 1
am merely trying to fix it so that when
the courts reverse my decision in the
matter the money will go where I want
it toby the way, I guess I'll have you
draw up the papers for the contest right
now.-Exchange.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07
Prehistoric Ruins In Africa.

81 have just returned from Europe"
said Howard Hoffman, ''where l have
sOjouyned ever since my return from
Zanzibar six months ago.. l have been
pursuing a course of investigation in the
British museum that I had hoped would
throw some light on the recent discov-
cries that have been made in Africa.
Not far into the interior of Africa from
Zanzibar | in company with others re-
Gently discovered traces Of a prehistoric
city of no small dimensions. This city
that l speak of must have been a capital
of some ancient province or kingdom.
1t was some five miles square and was
surrounded by a wall of masonry, the
foundations, with a few projections, of
which still remain and indicate an ex-
cellent knowledge of masonry. The wall
was undoubtedly meant for protection
against enemies, for ut was strongly
built and must have been at least 20 feet
high. 1t is now overgrown by great
tropical vines, and parts of it extend
through impenetrable morasses.
"Inside a few remains of houses still
exist, and the outlines of a great temple
or palace or the highest ground within
the Enclosure. Some excavations have
been made and a few relics brought to
light, such as pottery of the Egyptian
type and broken bits of welded copper
that may have come from a suit of mail
Some idea of symmetry must have OBJ
tanned in that distant period, for the
houses were built along streets or wind
ing lanes, the precursor of our modern
thoroughfares. The whole is overgrown
at present by a mass of tropical plants
and great old trees that have been stand
ing for hundreds of years. To what
nation those people belonged cannot be
told, but the ruins would indicate that
once Africa's shores were the seat of a
great civilization and a great com-
merce."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07
Did Life Begin at the Poles?

As a matter of fact this earth of ours
has long passed its youth. 1t is now
verging on old age, and with its poles
covered by everlasting ice it may be
likened to a body whose extremities are
bleached and paralyzed with years. Even
in the geological period which imme-
diately preceded u own, and which is
known as the postpliocene, or quater-
nary, great changes took place, and man
has been a witness to them. The rivers
of today are mere brooks compared to
what they were then, and in North
America we can trace the shore lines of
immense quaternary lakes which no
longer exist.
But while this fact may interest and
perhaps surprise is a little it does not
tax our credhlity so much as when we
ice a luxuriant vegetation aourished not
far from the poles. Indeed the French
naturalist Button believed that on our
planet, which was slowly cooled and
consolidated, life began at the poles, and
that from thence it spread in the direc-
ton of the tropics, where at first the heat
was too intense to admit of any kind of
life. But it is only within recent years
that we have been able to get a glimpse
Of the ancient arctic zone, which is much
more accessible than the antarctic, and
what has thus far been brought to light
makes Buttons daring conjecture ap-
pear not SO very improbable .-Catholic
World
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07
Easily Mixed.

Agitated Solicitor lat the CHEMISTS
There's been a mistake made somehow.
I meant to give my son a prescription
from my doctor this morning, but it
seems I didn't. Here it is now in my
pocket.
"You certainly gave him the prescrip.
ton. Imade it up for him an hour ago."
"Let me see it."
"Here it is"
Heavens! That's an opinion from
Sir Lyons Silk, @. C."-London Tit-Bits.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07

Infdelity gives nothing in return for
what it takes away. What, then, is it
worth? Everything valuable has a COM
pensating power. Not a blade of grass
that withers or the ugliest weed that is
flung away to rot or die but reproduces
Observation-Disclosures.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07
Toothache Cured Quickly.

A European dentist is said to have had
great success in curing toothache within
five or six minutes, and often in less
time, by applying n pole of an electro
static machine to the troublesome tooth
and the other pole to the body of the pa
tient. In rs cases thus treated by him
only three are said to have been unsatis-
factory.-Electrical Review.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07
The Fatal Secret.

She was 81 and some months, if she
was a day, yet she sought to conceal the
fact.
"Gracious me-" she twittered, chow
time flies, and how we fly with it! Just
think, I was born in 1870"
The man looked at her, stupefed.
"B. c." he inquired, absentmindedly.
-Godey's
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-07

1t is instanced as one of the c~uriosities
of the memory that people who know
long pieces of verse by heart frequently
cannot remember their telephone num-
Der.