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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
CHAPTER TX.

She was seated In the breakfast
the next morning. She was pale and
subdued, but the languor had gone
from her manner, and an unmistaka-
bic crimson dyed the pure ivory OF
her cheek as she greeted me. Now,
then, the explanation was coming.
II want to speak to you, Mr..
Fort" she said %hurriedly, with her
eyes on the ground. "I-I-wish to
consult you professionally"
l bowed and waited patiently. What
was coming? Miss Branscombe turned
to the window and back again.
1T is-about the WILL" she went on.
Il want you to tell me what 1 can do
-legally-to alter it? l know hat my
dear neutrality-suspicious. made
me his heiress."
"You will believe, Miss Brans-
combe," l could o help saying, that
l had no power, even had 1 the wish,
to alter this"
YES" she said, with another blush,
Il believe it. l ought not to have
asked it Of you. But now what a |
do? / want to give Forest Lea to my
cousin"
That is impossible" 1 replied.
"Impossible-how? 1t is mine, is it
not?"
Yes, but it cannot be alienated-
that is, it belongs to you and your
heirs"
Il can make my cousin my heir. l
can execute "a deed of gift" Mr..
Charlie had instructed her we'll!
Il believe not. 1 must look over the
will again to be quite sure, but l
Think fancy-by its terms, you have
no power to make a deed of gift. Will
you let me have the will?"
IL" The surprise was we'll feigned,
if not real. "The will?"
Yes; it is in the black bag which
you exchanged by mistake for your
own yesterday" l explained boldly. 1t
was possible that she had not yet dis
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

A volume of clippings valued at 81
500 is to be presented to Admiral Dew
ey upon his arrival. The book con-
tains between it's solid silver covers
a wealth of pointed matter, from pro-
found editorials on the admiral to hui
morous poetry regarding him, and
from the comments of the president
and cabinet down to the jokes of street
gaminS,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
PERIODS or
SUFFERING
GIVE PLACE
OF II

died. The doctor even gave me up and
wonders how | ever lived.
81 wrote for Mrs. Pinkham's advice
at Lynn, Mass, and took her medicine
and began to get well. l took several
bottles of the Compound and used the
Sanative Wash, and can truly say that
l am cured. You would hardly know
me, l am feeling and looking SO we'll
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound made me what / am.'-MRs.
j. f. STRETCH, 461 MECHANIC ST.,
CAMDEN, y. j..
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
nan who had filed so honorabl.

man who had filed so honorable q
place among them were duly received
at the Lea, and left 1t again with little
qualification of their curiosity as to the
next owner.
had made searching Investigations
at Motion. l had exhausted every
means at my command in the unsuc-
cessful attempt to trace the missing
Will. | fingered at Forest Lea for an
opportunity of making one more eff
fort toward inducing Miss Branscombe
to solve the mystery of which she I'M
doubtedly held the key. 1t came-the
opportunity-upon me suddenly, and,
strange to say, by Miss Branscombe's
WI action.
1t was the day after the funeral, and
l was gloomily bordering the awk-
wardness of the situation, when a
shadow across the French window,
which stood open disturbed my medi-
tations. | looked up to find Miss
Branscombe, alone, looking in upon
me. l rose instantly.
o' " odS " lit.
VIII o not come in?" l said i'm
pulsively, answering a certain appeal
in the wistful eyes-they looked larg-
er than ever out of the pale, sad face.
She came in at once and stood on
the mat just within the door.
"Mr. Fort" she said, you are going
away tomorrow, Cousin Emma tells
me. Have you found the-the will?"
NO." l answered.; sit is still miss
ing"
1T was in the bag which you lost?"
she asked.
Yes 1 returned, briefly.
But there is generally more than
one copy of a will, is there not?"
Generally; but in this case there
had not been time to make another
copy"
IF it should not be found, what will
be done?"
Il can hardly tell; there are two or
three courses open. But it must be
found, Miss Branscombe''-I tried to
speak severely. ut is incredible that
such an important document should
be accidentally missing for any length
CT time, and Il the face CT the efforts
l am making to recover it."
But if it should be really lost, then
1 cannot inherit my uncle's estates? Is
it not so, MI. Fort?"
I'm that case" l admitted, there
would Observation-Disclosures"
Never was a man in Z more painful
position. Here was I. under the eyes
of the woman 1 loved, forced either to
play her hand-which was showed. in
her simplicity, all too plainly-or to
perjure myself in order to save her.
My lawyer-like tact and presence of
mind utterly deserted me.
The will must be found, Miss Brans-
combe," | repeated weakly. Its sup.
preston amounts TOTO felony"
My voice fal.ered as 1 uttered the
yelled threat; 1 felt like a brute-with
that pathetic glance full on me, too,
and the droop of the young figure in
its clinging black garments, telling so
eloquently of past and present suffer-
ing, straight to my heart. My dar-
ling-how could 1 torture her? She
bore my last stroke without a change
of countenance; she could not we'll be
paler, it is true, but the eyes still
looked unfinchingly into mine. My
brutal insinuation-as 1 now felt it to
be-had passed her by.
CTO be continued.)
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
Roys of the OIden Time.

Boys have always been boys. There
is no doubt that Shem and Ham
pitched coppers or played jackstraTs
on the shady side Of the ark, while
Noah. who couldn't find them, had TO
feed the stock himself, or that David
held Up two fingers to Jonathan when
he say him across the block and that
they Herewith went in swimming in
the Jordan against the expires; prohibi-
ton of their mothers.-Minneapolis
Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
How Mrs. Brown Was Helped.

81 must tell you that lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me than any doctor.
Il was troubled with irregular
menstruation. Last summer L began
the use of your Vegetable Compound,
and after taking two bottles, / have
been regular every month since. [
recommend your medicine to ALL
Mrs. MAGGIE A. Brown, WEST Pr.
Drr,cArr. y. !.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

were issued. This would show that
more than a quarter of the inventors
have been successful, and is probably
an indication why so many appiica-
tions are filed in the Patent Office. 1t
is certainly safe to assume that at
least 10 per cent of inventors, who
were unable to sell before they had
their patents issued, will be able to
dispose of their inventions now that
they have been secured by a title.
Amongst the largest concerns buying
patents were the following:
Lanston Monotype Machine Co.,
Washington, d. G..
Welsbach Light Co., Gloucester City,
N. Y.
Boltz Typesetting Machine Co., Her.
man, Nc.
Bradley Stencil Machine Co., An
sonia, Conn.
Pratt & Whitney Co.. Hartford, Conn.
Inventors desiring information as to
procuring or selling patents should ad-
dress Sues & &C., Registered Patent
Solicitors and Attorneys at Law, Bee
Building, Omaha, Nebr.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

The University of Michigan is to
have a new $780, 900 general laboratory
and science building. The plan is to
have it the largest in the country and
to combine within it ten laboratories
that are To- scatterd about in cramp-
ed and insufficient quarters on the
college campus.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
Wanted-Cash Buyer.

Grocery business. established ten years;
large cash trade we'll selected stock: fur
niture and fixtures; horses and delivery
wagons; at invoice. or wholesale price
goodwill thrown in; owner selling ac-
count health; rare opportunity for right
men with about 5000 cash. w. H. Rus
sell, sole agent, GIG New York Life Bldg,
Omaha. Neb.
Five-year loans, real estate, rentals.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

Little Clarence: "The funny-bone
Is in the elbow, isn't 1t. pa?" Mr.. CAL
lipers: Yes. my SON." Little Clar-
ence: well, pa is that what makes
people laugh in their sleeves?"-Puck.
One thing lacking: Ethel: How
harmonious the color of everything in
this church Isl" Margaret: Yes.
excepting the sexton. Why doesn't
he wear stained glasses?"-Harlem
Life.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

A woman without arms has been
married at Christ church. New Yea
land. The ring was upon the fourth
toe Of her left foot. A similar mar
riage to this was performed at st.
James church, Bury st. Edmunds, in
1920
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

in uterus, ovarieS
were affected and
had leucorrhCea.
Ihad my children
very fast and it
leftmc veryweak.
A year ago l was
taken with flood
inr and almost
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

Perhaps the most popular stone just
now is the turquoise, $35 not being
considered an out Of the way price to
pay for quite a small stone, provided
the color be good. Grease OF water
spoils these stones entirely, and this
is the reason that people with moist
skins can seldom manage to keep the
stone a good color for any length of
time.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

Jones: Are you going to pay me
that account" Smith: Not lust
yet" Jones: IF you don't, I'll tell
all your other creditors that you paid
me!"-Stray Stories.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
Ar. you Using Amen. F , o,-rs.e,

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. ASK for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder 10 be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen s.. O.msted. Leroy, n. Y.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
A time-honored joke, gray hal

A time-honored joke, gray haired in
the west, has struck Wall street. l. is
the conundrum, What is the differ
ence between a pessimist and an OPP
timist?" the answer being. An opti-
mist is one who believes in a mascot,
and a pessimist is n who believes in
a hoodoo.' The venerable chestnut
excites the risibles of the busy Wall
street gamblers Unfortunately.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
R15.Oo Per Week.

We will pay a salary OF sl5.0l per week for man with
rig to introducc Perfection Poultry Mixture and Insect
Destroyerin the country. Or tan furnish employment
on liberal commission for local agents everywhere,
Address with stamp Perfection Mfg. Co. Parsons. ian.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
2 Y

The good old Colonel was laid to
rest in the family vault, and the
nefghboring gentry who assembled to
pay the last token of respect to the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

When interest is at variance with
conscience, and p%retense that seems to
reconcile them satisfies the hollow
hearted.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
Send In Your Name.

The CHEAT mercantile establishment
OF Omaha, Hayden Bros, is preparing
It's fall lists for free catalogues. The
Dig demand for these exhausts edi-
tons of over one hundred and fifty
thousand. This means an enormous
expense to the big establishment, but
as the great field they cover enables
them to buy in immense quantities,
they make prices that secure them Or
ders on nearly every book sent out
Send in a postal card request for their
clothing circular with samples, and as
soon as issued 1t will be sent to you
free. Hayden Bros. will be glad to
quote you prices on any goods you
need. Gail at the Big Store when in
Omaha. Every convenience is pro-
vided for visitors free Of cost.
When in the city see their stock of
Harness, Whips and Horse Supplies.
The Baltimore G Ohio Railroad,
at the request of numerous business
organizations of Baltimore and Phil
adelphia. has arranged for a ten days
%stop-over at each Of those cities under
the usual procedure of the passenger
depositing the ticket with the ticket
agent upon his arrival. The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad now grants ten
days stop-overs at Washington, Balti-
more and Philadelphia.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

If truth is q broom one end is to
hold and the other to sweep with.
God shines after the storm and the
raindrops of tears become diamonds.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
Well Groomed Women.

A pretty shirt waist, properly laundered
with .'Faultless Starch" makes a woman
look sweet and wholesome and adds greatly
TO her attractiveness. Try it. All g~rocers, Zoe.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
Selling Patents.

1t is not history alone hat has room
for the heroic.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

For Lung and chest diseases, Piso's Cure
is the best medicine we have used.-Mrs.
j. L. Northcott, Windsor. Ont, CanadS.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

Your opportunity is balanced by
your obligation.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
Man is not a candle tina. burns cut
hit a lamp that God refills.

Your hair is getting thin, ssr," said
tbe local barber to a customer yester-
day afternoon. Yes" replied TIC
gentleman addressed, I've been treat
ing it with anti-fat. I liked
stout hair But you really should
mt something On it," persisted the
~tonsorial artist, in a most earnest
manner L do every morning. re-
turned the customer. May l ask
WHAT" inquired the barber. My
hat /" said the patron. Thereafter was
silence.-Freeport Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

Cut Rates on All Railways-P. II. Philbir
Ticket Broker, 1906 Farnam, Omaha.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
Mrs. Winslow.s soothinc srrup.

In all stories of the wheel the pune
tuating period brings it to a full stop.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

A creed works better as an engine
than as a track.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28
Piles of Pain.

Many Kinds of piIes-itching. blccd!ng-all pain
ful.terrihle t%ortures. buta Il! are quickly cured byCa!
carcts Candy Cathartic. All druggists, 1Oc, 25c, SOC
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

The room for improvement is usual
ly a spacious one.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

The man who takes bis whisky
straight usually takes his walks 9TH
erWiSe.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

S118buysnew upright piano. Schmol-
Ter G Mueller, 1873 Farnam ST., Omaha.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

No man knows the right way so well
as the n who has once been misled.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

Fits Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness after
ers, dav's use of DR.. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer.
send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
DE. Il. II. KLINE, Ltd, sSl Arch ST., lhiIadeiphia, ia.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

tnIS NUMUtT IFU
had sold either the
entire or part of
their interests in
their inventions
before the patents
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

Last week there were issued 435 pat
ents to citizens of the United States. OF
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAY NO. 73,46sl
81 was u sufferer from female weak
ness. Every month regularly as the
came, L suffered dreadful pains
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

For children teethinG, softens the gums, reduces n
Examination. allays pain, cures wind collie. &c a bottle
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

The men who make the world are
the men who are not on the make.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

Goes Cough BsIsam
j. the oldest and lest. Ii VIII break up a cold quicker
than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try IL.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-07-28

Des Moines, July Is, '99.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-08-09
An ounce.o,..-.,...--.

The high death-rate affivsasg con-
sdmptives revealed by statistics easHs'
accounts, if nothing else could, for the
increased interest recently shown in
the question of cures, aud of hygenic
measures for combating the ragages
of this painful malady. Not many
weeks since an account was given of o
meeting held in the city of London, at
which the. Prince of Wales presided,
and of discussion of some Of the ways
and means by which the dangers of
contagion might - averted.
Nothing is more difficult, as We
know, than convincing invalids that
fresh mir is important = that it is vital
to their well-being, in fact. Consump-
tives used to be kept in hot rooms,
from which NIL cold air was excluded.
Now they are made to sit out-of-doors,
even at night, with the thermometer
four degrees below zero-wrapped in
furs, of course, but playing games or
reading by electric lights. They dine
ont t-of-doors. And, more than all, in
some cures, they are taught not to
cough. People OF refinement" one
doctor is reported as saying, "eo not
scratch themselves in public: This
tickling sensation of your throat is
really an itching; it would be as in
delicate. to- relieve yourself by cough
ing as to scratch yourself in the pres
ende of others. :"
Heroic as these measuresiseem, and
startling as the insistence, ons;esthetic
grounds, of the impropriety of cough
ing, certainly few of us can abstain
from wishing that fresh air and the
self-control which consideration for
others inspires might be preached
even among those whose maladieS are
of less serious character. = -Harper's
BaZar. -. ~ ~ .,..tr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-08-09
Hard to Get Acquainted with,

'vaA A young couple called at q fashion.
able boarding house in the West End
o couple of'weeks ago to engage board.
They were from Chicago, and the hus;
band had recently secured an ap.
pointment in one of the departments.
The landlady, an amiable aud pretty,
if a triAe faded, little woman, showed
the couple the vacant rooms, and; one
of them was finally accepted.
GS'Now, you'll want references, OF
course" said the young wife after the
terms had been fixed. Then she men
toned the name Of Washington man
of some prominence.
"You know him, or OF him, / pre-
sume," she inquired. HE is my hus.
bands uncle"
- "Well," replied the landlady, 81
cannot precisely say that I know him.
Nobody ever really knew him. He's
something of a mystery. Now, I was
married to him for twelve years, and
at the conclusion OF that period, when
I secured my divorce, I don't think
could have conscientiously placed my
hand over my heart and declared that
1 actually knew him.. Some men are
go difficult to get acquainted with, yor
know.
The situation was a bit embarrass
ing, but the young couple took the
room they had decided upon anyhow.
Washington Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-08-09

mass OF valuable information regard
ing the armament and equipment of
the Boer Government. According to
the data at hand it is learned that the
Transvaal authorities within the last
four years have equipped the artillery
branch of the army entirely with
Krupp guns. The pieces embrace
standard field guns of 2.95-inch cali
bre, and in addition, mountain guns
of p. 36-inch calibre and bush guns of
1.46-inch calibre. The field guns are
mostly of the lighter Krupp variety of
twenty EIGHT calibres length. It is
this type of weapon which the Chilean
army used in the late war in Chile,
and for rough country work the
Krupps declare it to be the best
piece. of ordnance turned out in Eu-
rope.
The 2.36-inch mountain gun is
capable OF being transported on the
backs of three mules; one mule car
:ries the barrel, second the carriage,
and q third the wheels and shafts.
The normal weight for each animal
amounts to about 199 pounds. To
this must be added the weight OF the
saddle and equipment, making total
of 2S7 pounds per animal. In the
United States 300 pounds is deemed
maximum pack-weight for O strong
mule. The Krupp bush-gun in the
possession of the Beers consists Of q
piece of very light weight, and one
capable Of being transported in oil
places, even over the most difficult
ground. This typeiof gun has been
used in number of punitive African
expeditions.
The Boer infantry is now armed
with the latest type of Mauser rife, the
.handiwork of the Loewe works Oh
Berlin. The cavalry carry German
regulation revolvers and sabres.
According 10 the military attaches
reports, the Tratsvaal forces are
essentially German in equipment and
l..:ii - ! H. r.. - ~l-~ SI~l 49, !
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-08-09
ZEN Picture of the Colorado Canyon.

For score or two of miles one
looks up or down the Colorado Can
yon, while the view directly across to
the opposite wall covers distance of
ut least ten or twelve miles. The rain
and the rain-born streams have sculp-'
tured this valley fantastically. There
are hundreds of side valleys. with pro-
jecting points of the plateau, or with
isolated plateau topped hills or buttes
between. Through the:centre extends
she Grand Canyon itself, but there ara
scores of great side canyons, in them
selves wonderful, but here lost by
blending into mere minor part of the
grand scene; aud then there are tens
of thousands Of still minor valleys,
each forming mere minute detail in
the great result.
While of course the most impressive
feature is the immense depth, one is
also powerfully impressed by the va
riety of form and iu this connection is
struck by the remarkable control over
form and color exercised by the rock
strata themselves. Being quite near
~ horizontal, these layers extend at
fairly uniform levels along both walls
of the canyon, as well as upon tbs
projecting points and hills. Since
these layers are differently colored,
there are nearly horizontal bands OF
color in the canyon; but through the
distortion of perspective resulting
from the projection of parts of the can
yon walls, there is not that rididity
which would appear if there were
merely parallel bands of color upon
parallel valley walls. The Independ-
emit eF