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ouAST AND CURIOUS.

The frs. papernakers were the
wasps.
Petroleum was fir, uiil'1c.l by tho
Indians.
The japanese name for bicyc'c is
ietcnsi@.
The largest cave is tile Mammoth
cave Of Kentucky.
Tic first coal mining was douc in
Pennsylvania, 1891.
Tho only fresh water fish in tho
, Canary Islands is the eel.
The largest mammoth tusk ye. dis
covered was sixteen feet.
Two Piladciphians are III jail for
eountcrfeiling oue-ecnt pieces.
There arc 1872 different varieties of
roses in n garden at Lexington, Fla.
/ A watch carried by the Emperor
Charles V. in 1880 weighed TWEEN y
seven pounds.
The tomb OF Mohammed IS covered
with diamonds, sapphires aud rubics,
a'ueu u SiV''SV'
The diamond # LAID in the snn and
then carried into dark room shows
distinct phosphorescenee'
Excessive rope-lumplns cm'ea tne
death of Bessie Woodward, little
Agirl Of Washington, D. e
The dismond mines Of Brazil have
yielded Over lo'ooo,ooO carais OF
stones, valued at Sloo'oVV'ooo'
A third set Of natural teeth has
come to bless Mrs. John Smith of
Kingston, Canada. Her age Is W.
The Roman army under Augustus,
b. c. 5, comprised 10 legions, with
$4,000 horse and $1,000 light-armed
regulars.
The misericorde was small dagger
with thin blade made to reach the viials
of an antagonist between the joints Of
The arnor.
Boiling oil, hot water, melted pitch
and sulphur were always in readiness
during medieval siege to repel Storm
ing forces.
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oak and taking seven years to ma
ture. After the seventh year it bears
once year. The fruit. which is
large and of light-green color, grows
on the trunk of the tree and takes
nine months to mature. 1t has a
strawberry flavor but is unpalataole
to noyices- Another peculiar kind Of
fruit is the soursopp, which resembles
the pineapple in size and shape. It
grows in the forks OF the branches Of
the trees.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
TIGHTLY used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
The value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence Is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing aud truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive; efEectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because 1t acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ching them and It Is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
eists in SOC and 81 bottles but It is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you viii not
accept any substitute if offered
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August.
Flower

"What is August Flower for 7"
As easily answered as asked. 1t is
for Dyspepsia. 1t is special rem
edy for the Stomach and Liver
Nothing more than this. We believe
August Flower cures Dyspepsia.
We KNOW it will. We have reasons
for knowing it. To-day it has an
honored place in every town and
country store, possesses one of the
largest manufacturing plants in the
country, and sells everywhere. The
reason is simple. 1t does one thing,
and doesitright. Itcures dyspepsia9
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Rendered Almost Uacndurabie by Heat
Dampncsr.
Life for Europeans In the Malay
Peninsula. East India. is rendered
almost uncomfortable by the excessive
heat and dampness. All the year
round the thermometer ranges from
so to 100 degrees, and malarial fever,
thereby induced, never ceases in its
rayages. White people seldom leave
their houses between he hours Of II
and 3. At Singapore, which is with
In one degree Of the equator, it is
daylight at 6 in the morning and
dark az G at night the year around.
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Jlnks. -"When burglars were in
your house the other night did Mrs.
Fiikins look under the bed for a
man?7
FiIkins. =" Yes; and found one,
too
Jinks.-s'One Of the bnrglarsI9
FilkinA -''No; mcln = [Harpcrs
Bazaar.
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F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, o., Props OF
Halls Catarrh Cure. offer 500 reward for any
case of catarrh that cannot be cured by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for testimonials,
free. Sold by Druggists, 75c
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a man who devoted q ysAra
OF his life TO CONDUCTING
A POULTRY YARD AS A
BUSINESS. not q . pas.
time. As the living Of him.
self and family depended
on Il. he gave the subject
such attention AZ only q
need OF bread viii com.
mand. and the result was 4
grAnd success. after he had
spent much moncy and loai
hundreds Of valuable chick.
ems 10 experimenting. What
be learned In all thesa wears
ie embodied IN this cook.
which We send postpaid fog
rs cents Ia stamps. ID
teaches you how 10 Deiecl
and Cnre Diseases. how ~
Feed for Eggs and also for
Fa,iening. which Fowls 70
Save for breeding Purposes
and everything. indeed. you
should know on this subject
BOOK PUB. EoUsE
IA Leonard ST., \. Z. CITY
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Browns Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria, Biiousness and General Debility. Gives
strength. aids DIGEST OF. tonbt the nerves.
creates appetite The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers, v eak women and children.
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A laugh is worth hundred groans in any
market
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Thunder is the bass drum in the music oil
the elements.
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aThe use OF 'Castoria Is 50 universal and
its merits so well known that it seems q work
OF s1pererogation to endorse It.. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach.
Carlos MARrYS D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdsle Reformed Church
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A man does wrong for the same reason
that wolves steal sheep.
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Beechani's Pills correct bad effects Of over
eating Beecham's-no others. 25cents box
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Verdi married soung, winning
charming Italian giri, who made his
home ideaif,. ,,e,f o
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OFFlcERs-Brqinard II. Warner, Presi-
ut: JOIN Joy Edison, Vi@e-Presideni; VIM.
q r bison, Secretary. John R. Carmady,
Ire surfr.
DfREcroRs-.John T. Arms, Cherries B.
Bal ey, Charles Baum, James l. Ba bour,
J In u. cinpp H. s Cummings J. J. Oar
iington. John.Joy Z son. Albert +. Fox o.
C. Green, VIM. B. Gurley, John A. Hamilton,
J hn B. Iainer, John ri out, George f.
schaieF, N. u. Shea, Thomas somerv lle
John A. ewope J.. s. swor stedi, George
D. Wine, :. W. Woodward, A. s. WORTH gton.
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For several years have recommended
your Castoria. and shall always continue 70
do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
results
EDWIN F. PARDHE, N. D.,
"Tte Winthrop, ia5th Street and eth Ave,
New York City.
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Castoria cures Collie, Constipation.
Sour Stomach, Diarrhnea. Eructaiion.
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di
geStion,
without injurious medication.
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sleep is the honey in the comb OF heaIthful
lubOr
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ASSOCIATION
OF BALTIMORE CITY.
AT
LA PLATA.


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PRBsIDgNr-John II. Mitchell, ESQ.
VICE PREsIDgNr-Ex-JudgeF r. Stone.
sEcRETARY-Hon. A. Posey.
Ia AsDRER--J. II. r befts ESQ.
ATToRsEY-Col L. A. Rilmsr.
BOARD OF DIRKcroRs
John II. Mitchell, Attorney-at Law.
F, Stone Ext hief Judge
A. Possy. Aitorney-st Law.
Col. L. A. Wilmer. Attorney-At-L Law.
II. Roberts, Merchant
Y. ! Maitingly Reg sier Of Wills.
p. R. Horney, Restaurant
es-The Atoye Company will receive de.
posit, ard make loans to persons Of small
means A rare chance is offered to small
vsge-sarnsrs to save thelr small earnings and
buy mi build home. And as an iuvsssuie emit
the stock Of the Company ia safe and
pfoh'sle
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HAVING greatly enlarged our business bv
II securing two large warehouses for store
ing the immense stock Of goods that We are
compelled to carry TO supply the extraordi-
nary increase in our trade. We will ssy. that
We are now prepared to meet all demands for
goods m our line at prices that will sstisfy
ali ouyers- We are large receivers Of Flonr
and Grain from the West. Groceries and
Liquors from first hands and with the expe-
Renee OF twenty-five years in the busipsss
We can safely ise our friends thst "a
VII meet their eTpectatio s. Remember our
Farmers Brands 4 Flour. stW hite and Cola -
Fancy MINI. patent: t'Tryphenia.p Fame
winter PATENT 'Drusilia," Choice Wintsr
2a ent; Our Secret" Fancy Family; sssnn
Beam" Choice Family.
Goods packed and deIigered to trauspor.
taiion companies free of charge.
Buists celebrated Garden Seeds in large
assortment
B. B. EARNsHAw q BRO,
Cor. II and NJ streets s.E..
WASHINGTON, Dc.
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RA~IIMoRE& PoToMAcR r.RoAD
Ats suadar, January /. 1898 the train,
on this road wi lrun as follows
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Tm crsrAun courAsr. n MuHaAr srarrr. NEW YoAH
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
A Hot Day

On a hot day the most refreshing form
of sandwich is the salad. These are
spread with mayonnaise and overlaid
with thin slices of tomato, cucumber,
grated celery and chopped watercress.
M~ayonnaise, with finely chopped chick
en-, boiled egg and chopped celery be-
tween thin layers of bread, is a portable
form Of chicken salad in vogue for pic
MICS. Chopped mushrooms add delicacy
and flavor to them. Egg sandwiches,
with mustard and spices. are among tho
simpler forms. But there is a highly
aesthetic service which a patriotic young
woman is preparing for tomorrow.
She has had a dozen eggs boiled hard.
These are neatly cut in two and the
yolks taken out. These she has mixed
with finely cut chicken and celery
through the medium of a mayonnaise.
The excavation is then filed with this
mixture, the two halves of the eggs are
put together and then inclosed in con-
fectioner's paper. Meanwhile oblong
pieces of tissue paper, red, white and
blue, have been fringed at the ends. The
three colors are laid together and the
egginclosed by twisting the fringed ends.
New York Evening Sun.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
Old Time ure

In mediRvaltim times if child did not learn
to walk with readiness the wise wizard
would direct it to creep through a black
berry bush which had the canes bent
down to the earth and rooted by their
tips. At the present it would be as
pleasant and eficacious for the tardy
fodder to creep among a few barbed
wire fences, and it would be more in
keeping with the keen spirit Of this age
of wire.
One Of the leading sources Of income
to the old herbalist was the compound
ing of love powders for respondent
SWANS and heartsick maidens. If a pow
der would not bring the desired relief,
various juices of roots and herbs were
mingled in a potion and sold as the love
phial. Here is an old recipe: 'Mistletoe
berries (not exceeding nine in number
are stepped in an equal mixture Of wine,
beer, vinegar and honey.
"This taken on an empty stomach be-
fore going to bed will cause dreams of
your future destiny provided you retire
before 12 o'clock either on Christmas
eve or on the first and third of a new
moon" Perhaps as a lingering remnant
of this absurdity there is a current no
ton in some parts of the world today
that a whole mince pie eaten at mid
night will cause the temperance of
long departed friends. not to mention
the family physician and the more inter
ested members Of the household.-Chau-
amman.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
gymnastics and Fine Carriage.

The woman who attracts attention to-
day is she who has a fine carriage, who
knows for one thing how to carry her
elbows well. This is one of the strong
points with the girl who practices pri-
vate gymnastics to acquire the habit of
keeping the elbows quite behind the
waist withdrawing. The smart woman
who attracts not so much for her beauty
of face as fine general appearance, car
ries her head high, her chest well thrown
out and her elbows well back out Of the
way. The bearing of such a woman
has an effect at once. She creates more
interest and is more admired than a real
beauty who has no dignity or grace of
carriage.
A great many city women, who I'M
derstand fully the significance of these
facts, take daily exercises in front of a
long pier glass. A favorite movement
and n of the simplest is to sway the
body from right to left and from left to
right, taking care to keep the portion be-
low the hips firm and in one straight po-
sition. Then, with the eyes on the cell
ing, she bends forward as Far as possible
without bending the knees, then back
ward. Having tried these exercises a
regular number Of times, she practices
expanding the chest by lifting her hands
in a circle and taking adeep, full breath,
which is expelled from the lungs as the
hands return to place on the chest
Brooklyn Eagle.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
California Name, Endipr In q.

Attention has not been called, we be-
heve, to one peculiarity-that is, the
number Of geographical names in Cali
fornia which end with o. In this respect
this state must be awarded the champion
ship medal, as q brief inspection Of any
list of names Of places will show. First,
among the IS counties Of California there
are no less than IA which end with the
round letter. They are FL Dorado, Fres-
no, Inyo, Mendocino, Mono. Sacramento,
San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego,
San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San
Mateo, Solano and Yolo. 1t is to be OBJ
served that only u portion Of these are
named from masculine saints in the
Spanish calendar, Fresno, Inyo, Mono,
Solano and others being presumably In
dian names, though the termination may
have been put on by the early Spanish
settlers. When we come to towns in
California whose names end in o, their
name is legion. There are, among others,
Acampo, Alamo, Bernardo, Blanco, Cab
to, Capistrano, Decoto, Echo, Ell Casco,
Fruto, Igo, Jaeinto, Largo, Llano, Milo,
Moreno, Navarro, Nicasio, Ono, Paler-
mo, Philo, Rialto, Sausalito, Tropico,
Venado and Volcano.
In the compilation of this imperfect
catalogue the towns and cities named for
saints have been omitted, as the list
would be entirely too long, running from
San Antonio through most Of the letters
of the alphabet to San Ysidro. There is
said to be a reason for all things, and it
is not unlikely that the names given by
the early and pious Spanish settlers to
their settlements may have sounded
pleasant to the gringos who came after
them and have influenced them, perhaps
un~consciously, to confer upon their own
mining camps and villages and towns
names ending with the letter o.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
WONDERFUL

The cures which are being effected
by Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1929 Arch
St, Philadelphia, Pa, in Consumption,
Catarrh, Neuralgia, Bronchitis, Rheu-
matism, and all chronic diseases by
their compound Oxygen Treatment is
indeed marvellous.
If you are a sufferer from any disease
which your physician has failed to cure,
write for information about this treat
ment, and their book of two hundred
pages, giving a history of Compound
Oxygen, its nature and effects with nu-
merous testimonials from patients, to
whom you may refer for still further
information, will be promptly sent,
without charge.
This book aside from its great merit
as a medical work, giving a it does,
the result of years of study and expert
ence, you will find a very interesting
one.
Drs. STARKEY & PALEN,
5l29 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
100 Suffer st., San Francisco, Cal.
Please mention this paper.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
Three Women Graduates.

Three women took the degree Of bach
elor of laws at the commencement of
the New York university. They all
wore black gowns and were conspicu-
GUS among the Is men students who filed
down the broad aisle of Carnegie Music
hall. The three women are Mrs. Corne-
liza K. Hood, Miss Katherine Hogan and
Miss M. S~tanleyetta Titus, familiarly
known as STANLEY" by her friends.
Miss Hogan graduated from an elect
i've course at Columbia college in 1888.
A textbook on geology from her pen is
used extensively in the public schools.
Mrs. Hood Of Brooklyn gives more at
tention to her social duties than to any
other perhaps, being a member of one of
that city's oldest families. She was
chairman of the press department of lit
erary committee of Kings county at the
Worlds Columbian exposition and is as
well known as a member of the execu-
tive board of the State Charities Aid as
ISOLATION as she is in legal circles. She
is a director of the Woman's Legal Edu-
cation society and president of the Wom-
ans Law league, besides having the
management of The Business Woman's
Journal since the death of Mrs. Sey-
mour.
Miss Titus carried off the prize in the
competition for the leading scholarship
of the junior law class last year, the
judges being under the impression that
the signature, IN. Stanley Titus" to
her thesis belonged to a man.-New York
Mail and Express.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
MY Philosophy,

| allus argy that a man
Who does about the best he can
Is plenty good enough to suit
This lower mundane institute;
No matter eff his daily walk
Is subject fer his neighbours talk,
And critic minds of ev'ry whim
Jest all get up and go fer him.
It's nachural enough, l guess,
When some gets more and some gets less
Fer them that's on the slimmest side
To claim it amt q fair divide;
And I've knowed some to lay in wait
And get up soon and set up late
To ketch some fellow they would hate
Fer goin at a faster gait.
The signs is bad when folks commence
A-fndin fault with Providence
And balkin the world don't shake
At ev'ry rrancin step they take.
No man is great till he can see
How less than little he would be
Eff stripped to self, and stark and bare
He hung his sign out everywhere.
My docterin is to lay aside
Contentious and be satisfied.
Jest do your best, and praise or blame
That follers that count jest the same.
I've allus noticed great success
Is mixed with trouble, more or less.
And it's the man who does the best
That gifts more kicks than all the rest.
james Whitcomb Riley.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
The DAUGHTER Of o SECRETARY.

The secretary Of the navy is a wild
over. He has three children, two
daughters and a son. One of his daugh-
tiers is married, and the other lives with
him. She is a beautiful girl and is fond
of society. General Herbert's wife has
been dead about eight years. Prior to
her death he kept house, but since that
time he has lived at hotels. Miss Her
bert is widely known and very popular.
She is a pronounced blond, quite petite,
with regular features and a beautiful
complexion.
She is a true daughter Of the sunny
south. She has much tact and fills her
position with grace and dignity. She has
acted for some years as her fathers
secretary. She willnow preside over his
household. She was educated abroad, is
a good linguist, speaks French and Span
ish with ease and performs her social
duties with grace and tact.-Washington
Cor. Chicago Woman's News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
Very Little Handshaking.

According to the niceties of etiquette,
it has been decided that the c%eremonious
introduction forbids handshaking, ex-
cept when a stranger is presented to the
hostess, when the %civility of extending
the hand may tend to place the new
conner at his ease. A young woman
simply bows when a young man is pre-
sented to her, but rises when presented
to those who are evidently older than
herself. A single woman is presented
to a married woman, rather than the re-
verse. Bows are now the rule in fashion
able circles. 1t is well to remember
this, for nothing is more awkward than
when one extends the hand and the
other takes no notice of it, just bow
ing.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
Getting on a Street Car.

Did you ever notice a man who is go
ing to get on a street car while it is in
motion? He comes down off the side
walk and stands along the side of the
track quietly till the car almost reaches
him. Then he walks ahead a few feet
and prances about like a string battered
horse, awkward as a Shanghai rooster
that wants to fight. Just as the car
reaches him he takes two or three steps
sideways. and at last, confused as a
schoolboy, grasps the hand rail and clings
on like a man who is drowning.-Colo-
RADIO Sun.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
The Widow of a Patriot,

In the death Of Nine. Mary Rosetti,
the widow of Rosetti, the Roumanian
patriot, all classes of people feel a sense
of personal loss. When her husband,
with his brothers, made the revolution
in 184S and were banished, Nine. Roset-
tt, with her 6-weeks-old baby in her
arms, and with no attendant but M. de
Bratiano, disguised as a servant, fol-
lowed all along the banks of the Danube
the boat which the exiles We're journey
ing in the hope of catching a sight of
them and cheering them. After a ban
ishment of many years these men re-
turned to place the crown upon the pres
emit king. Large hearted and benefcent,
Nine. Rosetti's life was Of beautiful
service and MISUNDERSTANDING.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
Tartare Sauce.

This sauce is especially seasonable now
with fried fish or any dainty fried meat.
It is an excellent sauce to serve with
broiled chicken. To make this sauce as
it is usually made by caterers, mince
shallot or a small onion, add IL capers
also chopped fine, add also half a tea
spoonful of mustard. Meanwhile break
the yolks of two eggs in a bowl, add
slowly, drop by drop at first, a cup Of
pure olive oil, stirring the mixture all
the time. It is best to have the bowl set
in cracked ice in summer. When the
seems thick like a mayonnaise OF
heavy custard, add a t%easpoonful Of very
strong tarragon vinegar and then the
other ingredients. A tiny cucumber
pickle minced fine is an improvement.
Add also pepper and salt.-Exchange.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-07-28
How q Girl Spent Her Holiday,

A young woman I know spent Memo
rial day in a manner peculiarly her own.
She didn't garb herself in beautiful raj
ment and watch the procession pass,
neither did she place one flower on the
grave of a departed hero, but she did
something infinitely sweeter and moro
useful.
She spent the day out in the country,
the fresh, sweet smelling country, where
the phebe birds call to each other and
the grass is bright with buttercups, and
put in her finest touches papering her
mothers kitchen Up at five in the
morning and ~breakfasting at that early
hour, she pasted her paper, cut in sheets
and numbered the night before, and put
it on the walls it was to adorn. She put