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The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Dawes County Farmer Finds Oil.

Crawford dispatch: James English,
perhaps one of the wealthiest farmers
in this neighborhood, while having il
well drilled on piece of land about
two miles southeast of Crawford struck
oil. The well is now fifty feet deep.
Rock was struck at about twenty feet,
and the drillers reported indications
of oil after they had drilled about
twenty feet into the rock; they went
down ten feet further that day and
the next morning there was about ten
feet of water in the hole, with over a
foot of oil floating on the surfac. The
oil is as clear as refined oil. and a rag
saturated with it burns up as brill
iantly as if saturated with the best
grades shipped in. English was in
town yesterday and took out some ap-
paratus for gathering quantity OF
the oil. which he will send to the state
university. With the apparatus at
hand here it is almost impossible to
measure the amount of oil floating on
the water in the well, but some re-
liable persons say it is about one-third
oil. The report OF the state university
is looked forward to with much in
tereSt.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
A CALL ON M'KINLEY.
NEeRASKANS MEET THE CHIEF
MAGISTRATE.
I--"orted by Senator Thurston. They Visit
the White House and Enjoy a Cordial
Interchange of Courtesies With
the New Man Installed
Nebraskans' Departure.


Washington special: Residents of
Nebraska and their friends sojourning
in Washington were given chance to
meet President Mckinley today through
the courtesy of Senator Thurston, who
conceived the idea that as many of the
sojourners here would be leaving for
their homes tomorrow, it would be a
gracious thing to introduce them to
the president. Accordingly telegram
was sent to the white house asking if
the president would receive the Ne
braska delegation, and visiting friends
at an hour to be named by the eXecu-
tive. At $50 o'clock number of Ne
braskans, including Church Howe,
Attorney Atkinson of Lincoln, +. A.
Collins. Henry T. Oxnard, General C..
j. Bills of Fairbury, l.. L. Lindsey of
Lincoln, and w. E. PEBBLES of Pender,
with Senator Thurston as chief of the
delegation. called upon the president
and were presented to him in his pri-
vate room. There was cordial inter
change of courtesies and chat on cur
rent events. Senator Allen was in
vited to attend with the party, but he
declined Many of the Nebraskans
are already leaving for their homes
and by morning but few of the old
campaignerS will be left.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

tact with the man of his dream. dow-
ever, now that the search had been in
trusted to the proper persons. his own
action in the matter was not worth
troubling about. / gave him many
cautions. He was to be quiet and
guarded in words and manner. He
was not to converse with strangers.
If he found himself dogged or watched
by anyone, he was to communicate at
once with me. But, above all, begged
him not to yield again to his mental
infrmity. The folly of a man who
could avoid it throwing himself into
such q state ought to be apparent to
him.
Not oftener than I can help was
all the promise l could get from him.
But see her / must sometimes, or l
shall die"
l had now given up as hopeless the
combat with his peculiar idiosyncrasy.
So, with many expressions of gratitude
on his part, we bade each other fare
well.
During his absence he wrote to me
nearly every day, so that might know
his wherea bouts in case l had any
news to communicate. But had none.
The polio failed to find the slightest
clew. | had been called upon by them
once or twice in order that they might
have every grain of information could
give. l took the liberty of advising
them not to waste their time in look
ing for the man, as his very existence
was problematical. 1t was but a fancy
of my friends, and not worth thinking
seriously about. l am not sure but
what after hearing this they did not
think the whole affair was an imagined
one, and so relaxed their efforts.
Once or twice, Carriston, happening
to be in the neighborhood of London,
came to see me, and slept the night at
my house. He also had no news TO
report. Still, he seemed hopeful as
ever.
The weeks went by until Christmas
was over and the New Year had begun
but no sign, word, or trace of Madeline
Rowan. Il have seen her." wrote Car
riston, several times. She is in the
same place-unhappy, but not ill-treat-
ed"
Evidently his hallucinations were
still in full force
At first l intended that the whole of
this tale should be told by myself; but
upon getting so far it struck me that
the evidence of another actor who
played an important part in the drama
would give certain occurrences to the
| reader at first instead of a second hand,
so 1 wrote to my friend Dick Fenton,
| of Frenchay, Worcestershire, and
| begged him, if he felt himself capable
| of so doing, to put in simple narrative
form his impressions of certain events,
which happened in January, 1866;
events in which we two were concerned
ITO BE coSTINUED.i
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

anxious when that work was done that
my hours of leisure would be as free
from worry and care as possible. With
Carriston's advent several disturbing
elements entered into my quiet life.
Let Ralph Carriston be guilty or in
nocent, Of the extraordinary crime
which his cousin laid at his door 7
felt certain that he was anxious to OBJ
tain possession Of the supposed luna
tics person. II would suit his pur-
poses for his cousin to be proved mad.
I did not believe that, even il the can
ture was legally effected, Carriston's
liberation would be matter Of great
difficulty so long as he remained in his
present state OF mind; so long as l. a
doctor Of some standing. could so into
the witness box and swear to his san
ity. But my old dread was always with
me-the dread that any further shock
would oveTturn the balance o. his SEN
sitive mind.
So il was that every hour that Car
riston was out of my sight was fTaught
with anxiety. If Ralph Carriston was
really as unscrupulous as my friend
supposed: if he had reall. as seemed
almost probable. suborned our agent,
he might by some crafty trick obtain
the needfuI certificate, and some day
I should come home and find Carriston
had been removed. In such case
sforesaE great trouble and distress.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Completely Ex,ingulshed.

The passenger in the tweed clothes
got up to take drink and when he
sot back he found his seat occupied by
the man in the s7.8S suit, who had been
sitting on the wood box.
I'D like to have my seat, please, -
said the tweed man.
Your seat?" repeated s7.8S. when
did you get a reserved seat? Where are
you from, anyway
New York answered the tweed, i'm
pressively.
New York? New York? Huh, I'm
from Canton, Ohio"
And the train rolled on with the New
York man sitting on the wood box
Cincinnati Ennuirer
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Floating Metals.

If a small rod of iron-a straight
piece Of wire, for instance-be creased,
it can be made to float on water. The
grease apparently prevents the break
ing Of the surface Of the water and the
iron lies Graded in slight depression
o. trough. Recently DR.. A. NJ. Mayer,
experimenting with rods and rings Of
iron, tin. copper, brass, platinum, alu-
minum, German silver, ETC., found that
all metals, even the densest, will float
on water when their surfaces are
chemically clean. A perfectly clean
piece Of copper or platinum wire, for
instance, forms a trough for itself on
the surface of water just as if it were
creased. The same is true Of a small
rod Of glass. Doctor Mayer believes
the floating is due to film of air con-
densed on the surface of the glass or
metal, because if the Iod be heated to
redness. and as soon as it cools, be
placed on water, it will sink, but if it
be exposed to the air for short time
it will float.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Little but Strong.

A young lady who is well known in
society circles is now being given the
grand laugh on account of a remark
she made some time ago. She was pres
ent at a small gathering of friends
and after the discussion of several top
les the conversation turned upon the
size of the average persons hand. At
ter time some one said: Don't you
think Mr.. A. has very small hand?"
MI A. is a gentleman who has been
paying considerable attention to the
young lady under consideration. With
out stopping to think, the young lady
replied: Yes, but he can squeeze so
hard; why, he squeezed my hand until
-" But here she realized what she
was saying and stopped. crimson with
confusion, to be overwhelmed in a gale
Of laughter which threatened to take
the roof off the house-Louisville
CouTier-Journal.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
His Request.

The old southern planter was dying
For fifty years he had ridden over his
plantation and directed the men at
their work, and in all that time not
a sprig of cotton had been known to
grow upon his land. Corn alone the
old man had raised. Corn and mint
Now, through the dusk settling down
over the great place his nose beamed
softly through the shadows and cast a
pale. reddish light upon the remainder
of his countenance. Put" said ne,
weakly. as he realized his time had
come, put upon my tombstone the
words" He took the straw between
his trembling fingers. while the odor
of the julep shared with silence the
moment. Corn. but not for cotton 4"
And even SO they Gid it.-New York
World
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
A WONDERFUL SHRUB.
Grows ON the Eanks OF the Gauges and
Cures Macy Bodily Ills.

Cures Macy Bodily His
One of the latest botanical discov-
cries of interest 10 seekers for health
is called Alkavis. from the Kavakava
shrub of India. 1t Is being imported by
the Church Kidney Cure company OF
New York. and is certain cure for
several bodily disorders. The Kaya-
kaya shrub, or, as botanists call 1t,
Piper Methysticum. grows on the
banks Of the Ganges river. and probab-
ly was used for centuries by the natives
before its extraordinary properties be-
came known TO civilization through
Christian missionaries. In this re-
spect it resembles the discovery of qui-
nine from the peruvian bark, made
known by the Indians 20 the early
missionaries in South America, and by
them brought to civilized man. Ii is q
wonderful discovery, with a record OF
l 200 hospital cures in thirty days. It
acts directly upon the blood and kid
neys. and is true specific. just as quiz
nine is in malaria. We have the strong
est testimony of many ministers OF
the sOSpcl. well hHOWu uOClOTs anu
business men cured by Alkavis. So far
the Church company, No. 422 Fourth
avenue. New York. are the only i'm
porters of this new remedy, and they
are SO anxious to prove it's value that
for the sake OF introduction they will
send free treatment OF Aikavis pre-
paid by mail TO every reader of this
paper who is sufferer from any form
of kidney or bladder disorder, Bright's
disease, rheumatism, dropsy, gravel,
pain in back. female complaints or 9TH
er Affections due to improper action OF
the kidneys or urinary organs. We ad-
wise all sufferers to send their names
and address TO the company. and re-
ceive the Alkavis free. 1t is sent to
you entirely free. 20 prove its wonder
ful curative powers.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Man of Extensive Travel.

Since the death of Joseph Deunser at
Fremont last week it has been ascer-
tained that he was man who had
travelled very extensively He was a
'49er in California. He then went to
Australia and spent several years in
the mining camps and Travelled about
the interior of the country. On his re-
turn from Australia he stopped for "a
time in Tahiti and other South Sea
islands and lived for awhile in Homo
lulu. Afte. putting in some time at
various mining camps in Arizona New
Mexico and Montana he went back TO
Germany. from whence he returned
and settled upon a farm in Saunders
county this state.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is blood or constitutional disease
ana in order To cure it you must take in
Iernal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
AIKEN internally and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not Il uuack medicine. Ii
was prescribed by one o! the best ply
sicians in this country for years, and Is
a regular prescription. 1t is composed OF
the best tcnics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina.
tion of the two ingredients is what pro
du es such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh send for testimonials. free.
f. J. CHENEY 4 co. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Bartley's Bondsmen.

Ex- State Treasurer ], S. BARLEY ana
his bondsmen appeared before Judge
Corcoran and entered bond for the ap-
pcarance of BARLEY on April 10. The
bondsmen and the amounts in which
they justified are as follows: w. A.
Paxton. S25 900: Webster Eaton, $1,000;
W. A Hackney, $1,000: B. r. Cowdery,
81 900: j. B. Trickey. $1,000: L. j.
Majors. $40, 900: r. H. Townley. SO. 600:
w. A. Dilworth, s.. 900.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Comrades Disagree.

The G.. A. r. posts of Lincoln and
Grand Island are at quite a divergence
in regard to the establishment of
soldiers homes in this state. Farra-
out post of Lincoln sent a letter 10 the
iirand Island post in which it express
ed sorrow and inability to ''compre-
hend ,he motive of any comrade or
comrades who are seeking to abandon
or in otherwise cripple or restrict sol
diers' home accommodations for our
aged. infirm and poor comrades. Both
homes are needed and needed badly for
the present wants of our comrades and
will be needed worse in the near future.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Passes Over the Short Line.

General Manager Dickinson of the
Union Pacific has just issued the fol
lowing order:
BY assent of the Oregon Short Line
railroad company trip passes of Union
Pacific issue to points west of Granger,
Wyo.. and north or south of Ogden.
Utah. granted prior to March 16. 1897,
will be honored up to the dates OF their
expiration. but no annual or time
passes of Union Pacific issue will be
accepted by the Oregon Short Line
railroad company on and after May /,
1907
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse,
Wis. the largest grass. clover and farm
seed growers in America. recently re-
ceived an order for twenty-five thou
sand pounds different kinds of clover.
ten thousand pounds Salzer's Superior
Timothy seed and ten thousand pounds
of different kinds of grasses from a
large Montana stock raiser. Salzer's
seeds grow and produce and It pays TO
SOW them.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

Hawaii is not the only place where
prisoners have been known to be
hired out for domestic service. 1t was
discovered some years ago that long
term convicts in jail at New Castle,
Del, We're commonly sent on errands
about town, and even life prisoners
were slightly watched. 4 murderess
was employed in the jailer's family
and permitted to 90 about the streets.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
The Omaha EXposition.

Washington dispatch: The depart,
ments are going right ahead with their
arrangements for the Omaha exposi-
ton as though nothing had heppened,
and the officials in charge express not
the least anxiety that anything will
hold up the appropriation for the gov
ernment exhibit as soon as the new
congress tackles the appropriation
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Affairs in a Tan.le.

The state board of the league OF
American wheelmen, comprising A. L.
Pease of Fremont, d. A. Finch OF
Grand Island. D. c. Eldrege of York,
and d. J. O'Brien and E. b. Henderson
of Omaha. held a meeting at Omaha.
The affairs of the late secretary-treas-
urer. W. NJ. Mccall of Grand Island
are yet in very much of a tangle, and
means were devised to straighten them
ont
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Great is Nebra ska.

Nebraska is first on the list in a grea :
many things. and now comes Omaha
with anothel list of winners. The an
nual bench show at St. Louis IS on.
and IN the list of awards that city
shows up with the entire winnings OF
the Newfoundland class. owned by Mr..
and Mrs. J. P. Jackson of that city.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Over the Precipice

Hosts of invalids tumble to destruction
simply because they will exercise no dis
creation in the matter of eating. drinking and
the avoidance of exciting causes. and, above
all. i'll the item of medication. They persist
in dosing themselves in season and out OF
season with drastic and violent remedies,
Opiates and mineral pOiSOnS. The best. the
safest. the peaSanttSt substitute for such
hurtful no-remedieS is Hostctter'S Stomach
Bitters. potent for malarial. rheumatic, dyS-
peptic. nervous and bilious complaints.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Ha, fiat

.'Oh, that l could find the key to your
obdurate heart.' sighed the Living
Skeleton. gazing fondly at the Fat
Lady. I'll tell You right now that it
amt no skeleton key" said the fat lady
in scorn, and the two-headed girl per-
formed q laughing duet in minor.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
XIV

MUST confess, in
spite Of my affec-
tion for Carriston
l felt inclined to re-
bel against the
course which mat
ters were taking. l
was a prosaic, mat
ter-of-fact medical
man, doing my
work to the best of
my ability. and
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Not the ONLY Cue.

Teacher-Who was it that supported
the world on his shoulders?
Bright Pupil-lt was Atlas, ma'am-
Teacher-And who supported Atlas?
Bright Pupil-Thc book don't say
but l guess his wife supported him
Truth.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
5 badly as what:

Two bottles of Pisos Cure for Consum D
ton cured me OF a bad lung troUble.-MrS.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

JUsT try 10c box of Cascarets, candy
cathartic the finest liver and bowel regu-
latOr made
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Mrs.. Vyin,low's Soothing :

Every failure carries a guide book To
success in its inside pocket.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Left "a soft Thing.

my hair remarked the bald
headed man, as he rubbed his bare poll
in a reminiscent way. was the most
ambitious thing about me-"
"Ah?" responded his companion,
Questioningiy-
Eyes. II always came out on top"
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

Do not permit your staying qualities tG
maze q bore of you.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
=: Great onSin-.

Mrs Dinglcr-HuTph. l always
knew that Mrs. Oldgirl wanted man,
but | didn't think she wanted one as
badly as that
Dingler-As badly as what?
Mrs. Dingler-This paper says she
has gone for d tramp.-Buffalo Courier
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

WHEN bilious or costive, eat q Cascaret.
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, 1Oc, &c.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
n1.on roR IA CENTS.

Millions now plant Salzer's seeds.
but millions more should; hence offer.
pkg. Bismarck Cucumber lilo
l pkg. Round Globe Beet ....... 1Oc
l pkg. Earliest Carrot .........-. -l0c
l pkg. Kaiser Wilhelm Lettuce. .l5c
l pkg. Earliest Melon .............10c
/ pkg. Giant Yellow Onion .........l5c
l pkg. 14-Dey Radish ..............1Oc
3 pkgs. Brilliant Flower Seeds. ... 15c
Now all OF above 10 packages. in
cluding our mammoth plant and seed
catalogue. are mailed you free upon
receipt OF only Il cents postage.
25 pkgs. Earliest Vegetable Seed. si.00
81 Brilliant Blooming Plants. loo
John \. Salzer Seed Co.. Ia Crosse.
Wis. w.n.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

Do not permit your kindness to stop with
your friends.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

The wheat moth lays one egg and but
one in a single grain of wheat.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

For children teethng softens the gums rrduces imam
nation aays pain wind collie :b cenisa bottle
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12
Comfort TO
California.

EverE Thursday afternoon
tourist sleeping car for
Denvef, Salt Lake City. san
Francisco. and Los Angeles
leave Omaha and Lincoln
via the Burlington Route
l. is carpeted, upholstered
ia rattan, has spring seats
ana backs and is provided
with curtains. bedding. tow
H,H8&8S4Si els.soap, etc. An experienced
WjtlttIliliIlI,tFj excursion conductor and "A
iSasSg1Ssg8j uniformed Pullman porter
EHfs tIit;:s 81 accompany il through TO ths
tkILszIAA5S&j Pacific Coast.
e7A@--s.s1 While neither as eypcH-
siyely finished nor as fi'e To
look ut as 4 palace sleeper.i .it
is just as good to ride in. Sec
ond class tickets are honOred
and the price ofa bert h. wide
enough and big enough .Or
Two, Is only s.
For a folder giving full
particulars write 10
J. FRANCIS, Gen1 Pass'r A gent, Omaha Neh.
The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

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The McCook tribune., 1897-03-12

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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-07-10
SATURDAY JULY 10, 1897.
Another Wet Fourth.

For the fifth time our people
have tried to celebrate the Glorl-
ous Fourth and for the fifth time
they failed On account of the rain.
As the day has always been one OF
rain, many of our planters and
town people who needed rain,
counted on the Fourth as a
never failing thing, and they were
not deceived in their anticipation,
because they had a glorious rain,
thought somewhat disappointed
on account of the celebration,
we're made happy. This rain saved
the crops that we're in great need
for it, and filled the cisterns that
were nearly all dry.
The celebration, of course, had
to be postponed to another day,
the fireworks instead of being hred
at the Bots de Boulogne, as per
the program, were displayed on
the church green and the ball took
place in Duchamp's hall.
Quite a large number of stran-
gers began to arrive in town early
in the morning, and at the time
the heavy rain began to fall the
town was we'll crowded with peo-
ple who had come to enjoy the
glorious fourth with US.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-07-10

An ordinance prohibiting the
blowing of poor meats by the
butchers for the purpose of de-
frauding their customers failed to
pass the city council, and the
worthless can continue the blow
ing process ad libitum. At the
same time it is safe to assume that
the sale Of beef will largely de-
cline now that the people have
had an inkling of the nefariohs
trick practiced upon them, and
the honest butcher will suffer
alike with the dishonest one.-
States.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-07-10
Total issued to date I

The Clerk reports that the Sheriff has
to him delivered on the 3rd inst %
Blank Full Parish Licenses Of 1897.
amounting to Seven hundred and forty
two 90 100 Dollars to be exchanged for
Half Licenses Of same year amounting,
as per receipt, to Three hundred and
seventy.one 25-l0O Dollars.
The President reports that he has. as
authorized. awarded on the 2lst ult, the
Contract for erecting the Steel Bridge at
st. Martinville, to the King Bridge Co..
Of Cleveland, Ohio. their bid being the
lowest at $500. A contract thereto was
executed accordingly.
The President further reports that he
has also disposed on same day Of the
Contracts referring to the building Of
Bridge across "Marais du Lac" to par
ties. lowest bidders, a. follow:
Lumber to Hall & Burdin al Nine and
65-1OO Dollars per n. Hauling Of same
to John Laloire at One 40-lOO Dollars
per N. Building Of Bridge to Rodolphe
Fuselier at Six hundred Dollars. Nails
and Tar at Que $500 Dollars and Six
Dollars to T. j. Liable.
All above named parties have furnish
ed bonds properly secured for one fourth
of the amount Of their respective Con-
tracts.
MIR. 7. L. Broussard was appointed as
expert. to inspect and accept the lum-
Der when delivered at Mill.
The Clerk was directed to instruct
Road overseer ADatole Cormier 10 cause
to be opened. between now and end OF
present year. road leading from Pierre
LassaIls to Duchamp's station. said
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-07-10
A fool out in Texas pointed hi

A fool out in Texas pointed his
empty pistol at his sweetheart and
shot her through the heart. The
telegraphic report then says that
he was SO stricken with remorse
that he blew his brains out. The
Commercial-Appeal remarks: This
is evidently q mistake. Where did
he get any brains to blow out?-
Daily Item.