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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
A Singular Story.

In a public address delivered in
Pittsburg a few days ago, Rev. DR..
Sheldrake, Of Kentucky, related
these singular stories: There was
a member of the Kentucky presby-
terry, whom l knew very well. who
frequently went into a sort OF walk
ing sleep. While in this condition
he would preach most eloquent SER
mons. but when he came out he
could not remember a word that he
had said. On one occasion a copy of
the French testament was handed to
him to conduct family worship at
the house of a well-known citizen Of
Frankfort Although utterly ignorant
of the French language, he read a
chapter and then commented there
on at length in English. On another
occasion, while in this condition, he
remarked to his friends that a GER
tain minister in Nebraska was in
trouble, and that he had just written
a letter to Kentucky detailing the
circumstances. He then proceeded
to give the contents of the letter,
and his words were taken down by
some one present. Two days later
the letter arrived from Nebraska,
and it was identical, word for word,
with the one the minister had die
tated while in the walking sleep"
The speaker cited these instances to
show the life of the soul independent
of the body, and argued therefrom
the Immortality of the former.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement AID
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly 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 and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and ST 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 well informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
Tramps and Their Signs.

Jim Ward, who signs himself "Chief,n
writes to the Troy Times: I have Just
returned to your cit ;, after a tour of
exploration down South lasting several
months, and reading in your paper en-
article on tramps and their marks, I
desire to be allowed, as an old veteran
of that honorable" body known as "the
tramp organization" to correct a few
mistakes. / claim that the tramps were
the o~riginators of the. mystic marks
which have SO frequently adorned
fences. gate posts and doors, although
it is possible that soap agents-mem-
bers of another branch of the tramp
organization-have since adopted these
marks for business purposes. When
tramping was good-and that was some
years ago-it was understood by us that
all houses where the inmates were good
for food, clothing or money were to be
marked in order to give us little trou
BILE when we wanted anything. Where
only a meal could be obtained, this fact
was indicated by a small square; where
a fellow would get the grand bounce an
X expressed it, and for clothing he was
directed by Xxx. Money houses were
marked s; a house where the inmates
were friendly, but the dog u%nfriendly,
was marked by a great big D. But at
the present day tramps are not guided
by these marks, as there are few houses
where tramps are regularly fed. The
tramp bore is now played out, but
whatever may be said against the tramp
it cannot be denied hat he has made
his mark in this world.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
The Diplomatic Corps.

An interesting fact not generally
known in regard to the diplomatic
corps is that a member of that au-
gust body cannot, under the penalty
of official reprimand and danger of
recall, appear at a fancy ball in the
national court costume. This fact
was developed during the past
winter when a large fancy ball was
given at n of the private houses
on the same evening of the presi-
DENTAL reception to the diplomatic
corps. Those of the diplomats who
attended the ball later in the even
ing were obliged to first change the
court costume worn at the White
house. Inquiry on the part of Curl
Gus friends developed the reason just
stated.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
A Sad Death.

A minister was summoned to the bed
side of a dying n The man who lay,
gradually obeying the grave summons,
gasped and groaned. The minister
moved to the bedside and held the hand
Of the victim. The wife, wild with grief,
sank to the floor.
"My FRIEND" said the minister, "you
are a man whose prosperous condition
in this life has allowed You much time
for devotional exercises. Your dear lit
tie children, your wife informs me, are
visiting relatives. They will not see
their father die. How many children
have you?"
"Thirteen," gasped the dying man.
81 had no idea that you had SO many.
Poor little ones. Your poor wife looks
as though she will die. Judging from
your number of children I should think
that you had been married more than
once. How many wives has the good
Lord granted you?"
"Fifteen," groaned the man
"Surely not so many" said the min
lister. Think Of this matter seriously.
How many times have you been mar
red~
Fourteen" and the victim fell back
exhausted.
care you willing to die?" asked the
minister, after a pause.
"Move three up, six down and eight
to the left !"
care you prepared to share the glo-
rious territory OF Abraham's bosom?'
"Move ten up !"
"Have you made your peace with your
Savior?"
"simplest thing in the world-move
nine down."
"Take your mind from the confused
arithmetic Of the world and place it on
heavens holy algebra. Are you willing
to stand before the great throne?"
Three"
"Can you 60 fearlessly"
ELEVEN"
"After life's desperate struggle, what
have you accomplished ?"
Thirteen, fifteen, fourteen" and the
man was dead.-Little Rock Gazette.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
DOES 1T PAY TO THIN CORNe

1t has been urged by some that it is
best to plant many more kernels than
are wanted for a stand, then thinning
the corn when of proper size. say six
to fourteen inches high, being careful
to remove the weaker stalks. In order
to compare the results of this method
with that of planting only sc many kerr
nels as will give the desired number of
stalks per acre without thinning, the
Ohio university conducted the follow
ing experiment: Four-ffths Of an acre
of land from which the soil had been
removed some years previous for max.
ing brick, was measured and divided
into Jour equal parts.
A strip of uniform width across the
plats was laid out, giving an equal
amount in each plat. Melilotus or
sweet clover was grown on the land
the four seasons Of 1855 to 1891 inclu-
sive. The melilotus was not cut, but
was allowed to go down each year and
re-seed the land. A crop of wheat was
cut from this land in 1892. Aside from
any effect which the meiilotus may
have had the land was practically uni
form in quality and condition. Two
plats were planted at the rate of one
gain per foot in the rows. The seed
was excellent and almost every grain
grew. These plats were not thinned.
Two plats were planted at the rate of
three grains per foot in the rows, and
were thinned to practically the same
number of stalks per acre as were then
on the plats not thinned. The thin
ming was done July Z, just four weeks
after planting, and the corn ranged
from one to two feet hirh. The Mats
which were thinned yielded 696 pounds
of ear corn, while those which were not
thinned yielded SIP pounds, a decrease
of IA per cent, due to the thinning.
This was an exceptionally dry season.
The thinning probably caused more in
jury than would ordinarily result.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
Worn Ont In Harness.

In the harness Of every day business work
men and women wear out prematureIy. For
some OF us IL Is not easy, for Others, again, 1t
IS impossible 70 get out of harness. 1t is the
in1exiple yoke. the strongly forget un-
needful TO ourselves and thos most dear ( ,
US. The weight Of 1t often bows many of US
into the grave before our time. but It Is I'M
derlng the burthen less onorous, and of nit
lgating the ailments that unremittIng toll
especially OF q sedentary kind-has a tend
ency TO produce. over worked clerks in
counting houses, mill operatives. book-
Keepers type writer's and others testify to
the reyfying restorative effects of Hostel
tiers stomach Bitters. and its power Of re-
newin physical and mental energy when
overt sked and on the wane. Dyspepsia,
railing vlgor, rheumatic, bowel and KID
lcine. which is a preventive of malarla End
counteracts the effects of exposure In in
cItr1ent weather.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
CUBE ICE A NEW WRINKLE.
Jumps in All Sizes From a Half Ounce Up
Frozen to Order.


Frozen to Order.
An ingenious apparatus for the a
ufacture Of ''cube ice'' is an invention
recently exhibited in London. The
machine is a simple one, in which
blocks OF pure artificial ice are
placed, emerging in the same but
stronger shape and possessing some
peculiar characteristics. When tap
ped with an ice chisel or even a PEN
knife, they break up into cubes of
convenient size. instead of SCATTERING
into irregular and ill-assorted humps.
The invention is of hygienic impor-
lance, too, for the machine also
stamps plainly on each Of the sym
metrical cubes the trademark of the
maker. Thus the consumer is pro-
tected by this .'name-blown-in-the-
bottle" device. the stamp being
a guarantee of the purity of the arti-
Gle and its origin. The invention
has also the virtue of economy, as
there is no waste from broken ice
and the cubes r symmetrical and
attractive. The Lancet thus ex-
plains the invention:
In the course of some experiments
Mr.. Wander Weyde observed that ice
at a temperature below freezing
point, when newly cut and left in
contact, adhered so strongly that it
would not break in the same place,
whereas when exposed to a warmer
temperature it would split at the
originally cut places with great
ease; and so. with this extended
knowledge of the interesting phe-
nomenon of regulation, first brought
to light by Faraday and afterward
studied by Tyndall, Mr.. Wander
Weyde developed his invention as
the outcome OF It's practical applica-
zion. The phenomenon of regulation
is the result of the action of capillary
force at the boundaries of the film
of water which connects the pieces
placed in contact, producing an eff
feet equivalent to attraction between
them, just as two plates of clean
glass with a film of water between
them seem to adhere. Ice being wet
by water, the boundary OF the con
Meeting film is concave. and this con-
cavity implies a diminution of pres
sure in the interior. The film ac-
cordingly exerts upon the ice a pres
sure less than atmosphere, and as
the remote sides of the blocks are
exposed to atmospheric pressure
there is a reluctant force urging
them together and producing stress
at the small surface OF contact.
Melting of the ice therefore occurs
at the places OF contact and the cold
thus evolved freezes at adjacent por-
tions of the water film, which. being
at less than atmospheric pressure,
will begin to freeze at a temperature
a little above the normal freezing
point. 1t is necessary to allow the
block to warm" for a short time, so
that the cement" of ice loses its
previously tenacious hold upon the
small cubes into which the block is
divided. Then, after this warming
up process, the cubes are as easily
separated as postage stamps from a
perforated sheet A sixteen-pouad
block OF ice, for instance, can easily
be divided into 512 half-ounce cubes,
or a thirty-two-pound block into 512
one ounce cubes.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

THE Syoran and Orenberg railway
bridge acros the river Volga, Russia,
which is just finished. cost $4,000, COO,
Where the bridge is built the river is
more than a mile wide. The fourteen
piers which support the girders are 100
feet above the main level of the waters,
and the girders are 364 feet long and 20
feet wide.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
The Trait of a True Artist.

The Theater Manager-I dou't see
why that eminent baritone singer,
Vogelsang. is valued so highly. His
voice is no good.
The Scenic Artist-Oh. but he has
an admirable faculty for being taken
suddenly Ill when the management
wants to change the bill-Chicayo
Record.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

Why spend 81 for a bottle Of medicine
when n box of Beecham's pills, costing
only 25 cents, annual sale exceeds 5000, 900
boxes will cure most diseases2 This is be-
cause constipation is the cause of most all
ments and Beecham's pills cure constipa-
ton. A valuable book of knowledge mailed
free, On request, by B. F. Allen Co, 365 Ca
ual St, New York.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

By the State Comptroller's report of
1879, it appears that the colored people
of Georgia own 541. 1879 acres of land,
which is equal to six and one-tenth acres
per poll. This is an increase in holding
by colored people from 33S, 769 acres in
1873, and shows a rapid growth in their
wealth.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

THE English language is rich IN SYM
onymous terms. A mechanic in search
of work is "out of n job" a clerk in the
same predicament is " disengaged," and
q professional man similarly placed is
"at leisure" The mechanic gets work,
the clerk connects " himself with some
establishment, and the professional man
"resumes" practice.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional cure. Price, rs.

MAaIsTRATE-"It seems, prisoner,
that you took IL pence from the prose
cutor's till. Now, I put it to you seri-
ously was It worth your while to risk
your character, your liberty, your whole
future for such a trife?" Prisoner
Certainly not, your Worship; but I did
not know there was not nor In the till
Il took all there was"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

THE Marquis of Butte intends to erect
n Roman Catholic monastery for English
monks on his property in Jerusalem,
and plans for an oratory have been pre-
nared the building to cost $4,000.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

CHEST PRoTEcToRs. One of the best
chest protectors on a cold, clustering
day, when one is riding, is a newspa-
per, folded so as to have three or four
thicknesses. and placed yer the chest
and buttoned under the overcoat, cloak
or sacQuo
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

IT is announced that the crisis has
passed in Bulgaria, but one crisis
shades into another in such a way
there that it is pretty bard to tell
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

CALIFoRNIA q a perpetual skating
pond. There is a lake OF the Saw Tooth
mountain, at an altitude Of IL, 900 feet,
which is constantly frozen.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

AMAN Is years old has been found in
Harrington, Me-, who has been out OF
the State only once, has been on a
steamboat only once, and never was in a
city until he visited Portland, which he
"reckoned wasn't much OF q place for
farms"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

Frank Pellicer, a cattle mar of Cow
pen Branch, Fla, claims to have a
calf with two bodies, two heads, four
front feet and three hind feet"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

Billiard Table, secondhand. For sale
cheap. Apply to or address, H. c. AKIN,
5l1 s. 18th St, Omaha, Neb.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

KarI's Glover Roor,
The great Blood purifier. gives freshness and clearness
to the Complexion and cures Constipation. 25c.,O III.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
Perfectly at Home.

The irrigated lands of Idaho possesa
that peculiar qualification which In
perfectly adapted to the raising OF
apples, apricots, peaches, cherries, pears.
plums, grapes, prunes, hops, alfalfa,
corn a~ndrpotatoes, which always find
a ready market and bring good price.
You can't overstock the United
States with these commodities.
Well send our advertising matter
on application. E L. Lomax, G. P.
& T. A, Omaha. Neb.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

extracts -suCar-cOated. One Of them ct q
dose is a corrective, a regulator, a gentle
laxative.
When YOU feel "a touch of biliousness" or
Indigestion, take one of these little Pellets.
They go right to the spot.
They absolutely and permanently cure
Constipation, Sour Stomach, Dizziness, Sick
or Bilious Headaches, and every derange-
ment Of the liver, stomach, and bowels.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

"Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted 10 cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for il. Price Is cents
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

WHEN President Lincoln was assassin.
ated in 1865, his family being left in
needy circumstances, the late Marshall
o. Roberts quietly sent Mrs. Lincoln
$40. 600 as his contribution toward q
proposed fund of 800. 600.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29

Almost nerer does DR.. Sages Catarrh
Remedy fail to cure the very worst cases
of chronic Catarrh. You cali judge of the
chances of it from the makers offer. They'll
guarantee it in every case.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
THE VERY THING FOR CHILDREN

= Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets.
They're SO tiny, SO
easily taken, so
easy and natural
in the way they
act - no disturb
ance, no unpleas-
~antness, no e
ton afterward.
They're made Of
nothing but re
fined and concen-
trated vegetable
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
Goes Cough Balsam

Is the Oldest and best. 1t will break up a Cold quich
err uLan anything else. 1t Is always reliable. Try II
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-14
RESIGNED.

Rev. S. G. Fransen has rendered
his resignation as pastor of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church, and has accept
ed a call to Hartford, Conn. The
church officials decline to accept the
resignation, but as Mr.. Fransen has
definitely concluded to go they will
probably reconsider their determine
tion. He expects to leave about Oct.
18th, and steps will be taken soon to
another pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Fransen came to Mankato
when the Swedish Lutheran congre-
cation was but a mere handful, and
has been sc. successful that the con-
gregation now numbers 225 communi-
cants, besides the children. The fine
brick church on Main street has been
built, and the influence of the church
for good has made itself felt through
out the community. All this is large
ly due to Mr.. Fransen's efforts, and
the congregation, as well as all of our
citizens, will regret to have him de-
part. In his future work he will have
the blessings of all his Mankato
friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-14
THEIR WORK.

In his paper, the ST. Paul Morning
Call, H. P. Hall in speaking of the
work of the state Democratic conven-
tion says two mistakes were made in
the makeup of the ticket. The first
was the nomination of Bierman for
state auditor, and the second was the
endorsing of Judge Willis for associate
Justice of the supreme court. Of this
last he says.
AS a matter of principle, John w.
Willis should not have been nomi-
mated for associate justice.
He was placed upon the POpulist
ticket because he was known to be
Populistic in his political views, and,
as Populism tends to the disregard and
subversion of law, a man SO imbued
should not be selected to administer
the law he personally declines to re-
spect and recognize.
1t was a surrender on the part of
the Democrats to go to the Populists
for a judicial candidate above all
others. Judge Willis's personal lob
bying among the delegates for the
position should have been sufficient to
have caused his defeat.
In spite of his combine he will be
defeated at the polls-as he should be.
The Democrats, as a mass, will not en-
dorse a man of Mr.. Willis's political
proclivities for judicial position.
He cannot be loyal to both ~organiza-
tions, and as he has chosen to affiliate
with the Populists, it is the duty of
all citizens who place respect for law
above party to repudiate him at the
polls.
Minnesota cannot afford to run the
risk of destroying the very spirit of
the judicial function by placing upon
the bench a man who has proven his
readiness to subordinate the law to
his desire sor political preferment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-14

There are thousands of tired women
today on the verge of breaking down
because they are martyrs to their own
false ideas of domestic duty.
They are slaves to their homes; and
their exalted notions of absolute order
and cleanliness keep them from morn
ing to night upon the rack of mental
and physical torture until they grow
old, care worn, nervous, irritable and
Sickly in their foolish struggle with
dust.
Only the exceptionally strong can
stand the facilitating effect of yer
heated rooms, lack of fresh airand eX-
ercise, .over-burdened stomachs, and
the artificial, nervous, hurried life Of
so many good wives and mothers.
Just as nature prompts young child
rem to cry and grow irritable when
hungry, so poorly fed, over-worked
nerves cry out for their proper food by
tWinges of rheumatism and neuralgia.
1t is natures language in each case.
Just as the fretting, crying child
drops to refreshing sleep after being
properly fed, exactly SO the nervous
system feels right away the equalizing,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-14

WI learn that Geo. w. Boswell and
Mr.. Macarthur, of Blue Earth City, are
having a lively time in a canvass for
Republican senatorial nomination to
the state senate. While it is no con-
Germ of the FREE PRESS, further
than that in which all good citizens
take in a desire to see good men put
to the front, we believe the Republi-
cans of that district will make no mis-
take if they chose Mr.. Boswell for
that position. He is a f~irst-class, solid
substantial citizen, an old resident of
the state, coming here some twenty
five years ago. He has been assistant
clerk in the house, and for two years
was chief clerk in the senate, which
has given him a valuable insight into
legislative matters, and would make
him a valuable member.