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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12

ton and other conditions which if neg
lected or unskilfully treated find a fatal
termination in consumption.
$4,000 FORFEIT will be paid by
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
citation, Proprietors, Buffalo, N. Y, if
they cannot show the original signature
of the individual volunteering the testi-
monial below, and also of the writer's of
every testimonial among the thousands
which they are constantly publishing,
thus proving their genuineness.
Yin the spring of 1900 I was taken with
hemorrhage of the lungs, and became very
weak and short of breath, lost flesh and had no
appetite, j" writes Mr.. Z. L. Robinett, of Xerxes,
Tenn. III was persuaded to try DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. The first few bottles
seemed to do me but little good. Thought 1
would soon be a victim of that dreaded disease,
consumption. Had almost given up in despair
when my friends persuaded me to give your
Golden Medical Discovery a fair trial. COM
menced its use I weigh 100 pounds now, and
when I commenced / only weighed 40 pounds.
If any one doubts this statement l will be
pleased to answer any inquiry"
Accept no substitute for UGolden Med
ical Discovery" Nothing is "just as good"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
clogged system from impurities.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
Cleaning
Up the IsthmuS
Of Panama

Y T has been determined that the
81 Panama canal shall be built, and
the next thing Is to build it with
as little loss of time, loss Of mon
ey and loss Of life as possible. Health
conditions on the isthmus will affect
the problem Of cost in all three Of these
phases. Prevention Of disease and
death is important from a money
standpoint as well as upon humane
grounds, for If the mortality a Is
high among the laborers and the super
intendents Of the labor the work will
be delayed and the cost of the whole
undertaking will be greater. A high
death rate would drive labor from the
isthmus, increase the wage rate that
must be paid and run the expense Of
constructing the canal away beyond
estimates. There is a widespread be-
lief that the climate of the republic Of
Panama is unhealthy, but the reputa-
ton which the country surrounding the
canal one has obtained Is due in part
to the insanitary conditions existing
rather than to the climate Of the
try itself. So important was the mat
ter Of sanitation at the isthmus con
sidered that In the organization of the
force to carry on the work there II of
the first men engaged was the sanitary
expert who performed the task of
cleaning up Cuba, perhaps the biggest
job of the kind executed in recent
times, a task which far surpassed in
magnitude the tabled task Of Hercules
in tidying up the Augean stables. This
expert is Surgeon William C.. Gorgas of
the United States army. Before the
and the appointment as governor of the
canal zone of Charles E. Magoon he
acted for a time as governor in the alb
sence Of General Davis, who then oc-
cupied that post.
Colonel Gorgas was born in Alabama
in 1854 and graduated in 1875 from
the University of the South. He re-
ceived the degree of M. d. from Belle
vue Medical college, New York, in
1879, and the honorary degree of d. S.
from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1903, entered the medical service Of
the army in 1880 and became an as
sistant surgeon general, with the rank
of colonel, in 1903. Colonel GOrgas is
becoming a popular man in all parts of
the isthmus, though there was a time
when the rigid measures he imposed
bore so hard upon the people of Pana-
ma that they wished him in ever a
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
BETSY ROSS HOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA.

BETSY o Due IN PHILADELPHIA.
up a Quaker, but married John Ross,
an Episcopalian, and with him attend
ed Christ church, in which her pew is
still shown. She helped her husband
in the upholstery Of furniture and was
skillful with her needle and in design
ing patterns. Knowing this, an uncle,
George Ross, one Of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence, guided
George Washington and Robert Nor
ris, the committee appointed by the
Continental congress on a flag for the
new republic, to the house where John
and Betsy Ross piled their trade. She
received them in the little back parlor,
still preserved as it was then, and in
consultation with them she made the
banner which was officially adopted by
congress on June IA, III.
John Ross was killed In his country's
service. Betsy married another fighter,
Captain John AShburne Of the priva-
teer LuZerne. He vas captured and
taken to England, where he died in
prison. He sent a message to his wife
by John Claypoole, a Revolutionary sol
der, who in delivering it became smit-
ten with the twice widowed Betsy and
afterward married her. He, too, died
soon after marrying her, but she lived
until 1886 and was buried by the side
Of her last husband in Mount Moriah
cemetery, Philadelphia.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
What wellington Was Doing.

When Sir John Steel, the sculptor,
had the Iron Duke sitting for a statue
he tried to induce him to look warlike.
All hts efforts were in vain, however,
for Wellington seemed, judging by his
face, never to have heard of Waterloo
or Talavera. At last Sir John lost his
patience. "As 1 am going to make this
statue Of your grace" he exclaimed,
'can you not tell me what you were
doing before, say, the battle of Sala-
manca? Were you not galloping about
the field, cheering on your men to
deeds of valor by words and action?"
"Bah!' said the duke in evident
scorn. eff you really want to model
me IS 1 was on the morning Of Sala-
manca, then do me crawling along q
ditch on my stomach with a telescope
In my handI"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
GREAT ROADS OF ANTIQUITY
The Most Magnificent Were Those OF
the MediaeyaI Peruvians.

Perhaps the earliest road on record
Is that mentioned by Herodotus as
having been constructed by Cheops, the
Egyptian king, in order that stones
might be dragged along it for his pyra-
mid. In the opinion Of the Greek trav-
eler, the work Of making the road was
as great as that Of building the pyra-
mid, for 1t took ten years to construct,
and it was composed Of polished stones
with figures carved on them, but this
does not compare in magnitude with
the highways constructed by the Peru
VANS while medieval Europe was still
In a state of semibarbarous disorgani-
Zation.
The two principal roads in Peru raj
from Quito in the north to CuZco, the
capital, the one along the sandy and
level strip of coast, the other along the
plateau of the Andes, a region Of III
paralleled engineering difficulty. The
length Of the second has been estimated
at from 1,500 to 1000 miles. 1t crossed
sierras buried in snow, bridged ravines
with walls of solid masonry, mounted
and descended precipices by staircases
hewn in the solid rock and ran in in
terminable galleries along the sides of
intractable mountains.
Where rivers had to be crossed
bridges were made with ropes of stout,
plant osier twisted to the thickness Of
a mans body and stretched over the
stream sometimes for a distance of 200
feet. These cables swung side by side,
and, fastened with planks SO as to form
a footway, were drawn through holes
in enormous buttresses Of stone spe-
cially constructed on each bank and
were secured firmly at each end to
heavy beams Of timber. A railing of
similar OSier material gave the pas
senger confidence as he crossed the os-
cillating bridge that sank dangerously
in the middle and mounted rapidly at
the sides.
The great highway was twenty feet
wide and was built with flags of free
stone covered with bituminouS cement.
1t was measured out by posts set up
~ NNSlg ISoSuC. u LIN
magazines were stationed at conven-
lent distances for the Peruvian soldiers
on their military expeditions, and a
regular postal service had been organ
lied by which highly trained runners,
relieved every five miles, could convey
messages a distance of 200 miles in
the twenty-four hours. The roads were
kept in beautiful order, the inhabitants
Of a district being responsible for that
portion of the highway which trav-
ersed their land. At the same time it
should be remembered that there was
no wheel traffic to cut up the level sur
face of the hard pavement. There is
considerable irony in the fact that it
was not till the Spaniards forcibly in
troduced their so called civilization
into Peru that the famous roads be-
gan to fall into disrepair. London
Standard.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
THE BETSY ROSS HOUSE.
The Designer of the American Flag
md Her HiEtory.

The Designer of the American Flag
md Her History.
The houss In Philadelphia where Bet
sy Ross made the first American flag
Is regarded as a shrine by every pa
triotic citizen of the United States.
The movement for the preservation Of
this sacred spot has met with success,
and the property will Dol pass into the
possession Of the nation and be safe
from m~olestation by the march of lin
~provements" or from falling into neg
lect and ruin. Over a million school
children have contributed to the fund
Of $4,000 which was raised under the
auspices of the American Flag Home
and Betsy Ross Memorial association
for the purchase of the property. The
president Of this society Is John Quincy
Adams, and the secretary is Charles
II. Weisgerber, painter Of the picture
Birth of Our Nations Flag" The
formal acceptance by the nation of the
Betsy Ross house will take place with
appropriate ceremonies on the next
flag day, June IA, 1906. The building
is at 239 Arch street.
The woman who designed the star
spangled banner was born in 1852.
Her father, Samuel Griscom, was a
builder who helped in the construction
of independence hall. She was brought
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
CarlyIe'S Way.

Carlyle appears in Il brief reminis-
cence from the pen of Percy Fitzgerald
thus: The thing with Carlyle was to
send out for a long churchwarden "a
clay pipe and a screw of tobacco,
which put him in great good hUmOr.
He talked to his plate, as YOU might
say. If anybody said anything from
which he dissented you would hear him
murmuring, "Oh, the puir aud fool; q
regular puir aud fOol.'
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
DIR. POTTERF

President of the staff of physicians of
the Boston Electro Medical Institute, is
making a tour of the state.
This being IN advertising trip, and to
introduce the new system, will give con-
sultation, examination and all medicine
necessary to complete a cure free. All
parties taking advantage of this offer are
requested to state to their neighbors the
result of the treatment.
Cures deafness by an entirely new
method. Catarrah in all its various
forms cured so that it will never return.
Treats all durable diseases of catarrh,
nose, throat and lung diseases, eye and
ear, stomach, liver and kidney, gravel,
rheumatism, paralysis, neuralgia, ner-
vous and heart diseases, blood and skin
diseases, epilepsy, Brights' disease and
consumption in early stages, diseases of
the bladder and female organs, liquor
and tobacco habit. Stammering cured.
Piles, fistula and rapture cured.
Special attention given to all surgical
cases, and all diseases of the eye, nose
and throat.
Glasses fitted, granulated lids, cata-
ract, cross eyes Strengthened without
pain.
IL you are lmplo'lhS uhH0A yOui fanny
physician do not take up our valuable
time. We wish to give everyone plenty
of time but cannot listen to long stories
pertaining to your case. The rich and
poor treated alike. Idlers and curiosity
seekers will please stay away. Our time
is valuable.
Remember, not one penny will be
charged for all the medicine required to
make a cure of all those taking treat
ment this trip.
Office hour 9 a. m.
Positively, married ladies must be ac-
companied by their husbands.
Remember the date, Monday, January
18th at the new Palmer hotel McCook,
Nebraska.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, or Protrud-
ing Piles. Druggists refund money if
PAZo OINTMENT fails to cure any case,
no matter of howlong standing, in 6 to14
days. First application gives ease and
rest. SOC. II your druggist hasn't it
send SOC in stamps and it will be for
warded postpaid by Paris Medicine Co.,
St. Louis, Mo.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
More Light.

A case was being tried on the charge
of selling impure whisky. The whisky
was offered in evidence. Jury retired
to try the evidence. Judge presently
What is the verdict? Foreman Of
the Thirsty Jury-Your honor, we want
more evidence.-San Francisco News
Letter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12

dllu
cast out by the
h ealthy system.
1t is the narrow
chested whose in
heritance is weak
ness who fall a
prey to
ton because they
are too weak of
lung to resist and
throw off disease.
Doctor Pierce's
G e Medical
Discovery m a K e S
e a k lungs
strong. 1t cure
o Estimate deep.
S seated coughs,
e ding lungs,
amac;a
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
AN UNUSUAL VOYAGE.


The Task of Towing the Dry Dock
Dewey to the Philippines.
One of the most unusual and remark
able tasks e performed upon the sea
will be the towing of the big floating
dry dock Dewey from SolOmOn's island,
Chesapeake bay, to OlOngapo, in the
Philippines, where the government is
equipping a naval base and dOckyard.
The Dewey was constructed at a cost
of about 100000, and the cost of trans
porting it to the Philippines, a distance
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12

Nothing like knowing what's going on.
We keep you posted locally, but The
Weekly Inter Ocean gives the news of
all the world. By our special arrange
ment you can secure both papers for
one full year for the very low rate of
SLO5.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
4 COniugal TIL.

Husband-I see plainly you want to
get up a quarrel. And N the street too!
Wait at least till we are inside u own
house. Wife-Impossible. 1 shall have
cooled down before we get there
Paris Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
Wanted to Find the Crumb.

Mamma-What ere YOU tearing your
doll to pieces for: Hattle-fm looking
for the crumb OF comfort papa said
was to be found Il everything.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
Tribune Clubbing List.

For convenience of readers of THE TRIBUNE,
we have made arrangements with the following
newspapers and periodicals whereby We can
supply them in combination with THE TRIBUNE
at the following very low prices: WITH
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
NARROW Chests.

The old theory that consumntio, u,,
inherited is utterly discredited bv Mods
medical science. The germs of CON
sumption must be received from with.
out. These germs are every where
IleY are ConSlanflN heinz ..a
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12

Man is the merriest of all the species
o. creation. Above and below him all
are Standardization.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

I LAXATIVE RON QUININE tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. W. Grove'5 signature is on
each box. 25c.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12

" 7 has been determined that the
H Panama canal shall be built, and
the next thing Is to build it with
The Washington times., 1906-08-30
MADE BOGUS COIN
FOR VENEZUELANS
CAPTAIN BoyntOn Arrested
bv Secret Service Men
in New York.

Chief VVHkie, Of the Secret Service
of the Treasury Department. has hled
with the state Department formal re-
norr of the recent arrest by his officers
of Cant. George b. Boynton. in New
York on the charge Of counterfeiting
coins of the Venezuelan government, so
that the latter government may be ful-
" informed OF the action taken by tie
United States in the affair. Chief VII
llie saws that the probabilities are that
they have Captain Boynton on the road
to the penitentiary as the penalty for
counterfeiting foreign CONS is not more
than five years in the penItentiary and
not more than $1.O10 fine.
Captaiu BoyntOn was caught with the
Goods on him I'm the shape OF some
fneiv. executed dies Of the dve-boliva-
niece of venezuela which is equivalent
10 the American dollar. At the time of
his arrest he claimed that he was
nromoting a war measure. and he viii
1ur mn the same defense when he faces
\ iurV on September IL. He produced
alleged credentials signed by A. $. Sa-
lfnas purpOrting TO be the head or a
revolutionary movement against the
Government of President Castro. and
authorizing BoyutOu 10 act as its agent
In the United States. one Cf his duties
was 10 prepare for an issue Of Nene-
zuelan coin which was 20 De hoated IN
Venezuela to finance the revolution
These credentials, it has been discovered,
were forged
The Washington times., 1906-08-30
HUSBAND IS SAFE.
SAYS MRS. PEARY
Arctic Explorers Wife EX-
poets Message From Him
Before October.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3o-Commander
Robert f. PeaTy sailed from here year
ago on his trip in search Of the North
Pole. and no word has been heard from
him in many months His wife, living
at Portland. Ne. declares her belief
that he is safe. and that word will soon
be heard from him. She maintains that
when the next message comes from him
it will bring tidings that he has found
the pole.
Mrs. Pearv does not believe that news
will be received from her husband be-
fore October. and. therefore is not
alarmed at reports expressing fear for
his safety.
When word comes from Mr.. Peary
IL will be a cable message from South
Labrador" Mrs Peary declares.
Should no tidings be received before
November il will mean that another
year viii be required for the search,
fer he told me before he sailed from
New York that this was to be his
last trip toward the north. and that he
should Stav away as long as he could
10 locate the North Pole He has every
thing in his favor for successful end
ing of his voyage.
Commander .Peary personally super
intended the construction OF his steam
er. the Roosevelt. and for tnat reason
Mrs. Peary believes the vessel has
withstoOd the crush Of iCebergs in the
north. She carefully looked over every
detail of the ship with her husband
before anchor was pulled up In New
York harbor. At one time she insisted
on making the trip with Mr.. Peary, ac-
COmpanied by Miss Mamie Babb, q
school teacher. but quarters on tins
steamer were too cramped by the large
amount of supplies.
The Washington times., 1906-08-30

What the walls and ceilings of room
are to the effectiveness OF its furniture
the complexion Of a woman Is 10 the
effect Of her features.
A beautiful tone of walls often makes
an otherwise commonplace room seem
attractive.
The women Of Holland possess this
beautiful tone of complexion almost
universally. irrespective of class, condl-
ton or ag. such astonishing splendor
of bloom have never seen elsewhere
The tints range from pinks to peonies'
with all the delicate shadings Of colors
between.
There is a pretty habit here Of setting
boxes Of flowers along all the upper pal
comics. so that one who walks the streets
lifts his ewes to behold rows or dos
SONS as far as he can see
But lust as wonderful sight is spread
for his level vision in the cheeks OF
the Girls and women, young and middle
aged. who promenade the sidewalks
ride in the trans. or drive in carriages.
Roses in Women's Cheeks.
Everywhere we look there is a rose
growing on a wOman's cheek ANA not
oniv on the womau's cheek, but on the
cheeks of boys and young men. Nor Is
if the common bloom that can be slight
inglv termed "a red face by any pallid
visitor, masking envy under the name OF
criticism
It is a color so exquisitely applied by
Natures brush as TO look at first glance
artificial. The nose. the brow, the
circle about the mouth, the pretty de-
preston in front Of the ear, are al
milk-white: only the cheek. the Tip OF
the ear. and sometimes the tip Of the
scbiu. glow with color. Mothers OF rosy
children are roster than their babies
and the grandmothers are only a shade
less blooming
I have seen three generations sitting side
nv side looking like a bud, full-blown
rose. and a rose whose outer leaves
were just touched with decay
Food Not Explanation.
And it is a severe blow 10 the food
faddists. Of which I am one.
have always contended that COM
plexfon. after early youth at least, was
greatly a matter of selection of food
So I watched the diet Of these peo-
pie, In each city mentioned, at hotels
restaurants. and seashOre resorts.
Alas. and alas. for the theories !
! brought across the seas! They all eat
fried things. heavy with grease. They
devour sweets. They consume starchS
stuns enough to run laundry. They
The Washington times., 1906-08-30
Coming to the TheaterS

MajestiC-'1The Girl From Broadway"
The regular season at the Majestic
Theater begins next week with re-
turn of the policy So popular under the
same management at che old Lafayette
Opera House. The attraction viii be
Aubrey AittenJhaTs latest musl-al
comedy, The Girl From Broadway.
This is a swinging. catchy, two-srep
pot-pourri from the pen of Herbert
Hall Winslows music by Karl /.
Hoschua- The plot deals with the
Vaccinations of an uusCrupulous aunt
and a kuave or lawyer 20 deprive a
girl OF her rights 10 a vast fortune. The
comedy element is furnished by the pro-
rrietor Of a circus. a Hercules who IS
German, and another member or the
circus to which the heiress had been
the circus queen until sle grew ufeC
of the life and took flight. which proved
10 be her lucEy day circus ana gips.
life is depicted during the action OF the
rIay There are "a number Of song
hits which include. The Girl j Ioln
Broadway .'The Hobo Man More
Trouble" That's Easy For Iltte
Girl To Do" Love Ne AS You [ SEQ
To Do" The title role is played 10y
the bewitchiug comedieune, Miss Grace
Edmond, who is said 20 possess an un-
usual sense OF humOr and pair OF
dancing feet that have the restless5nTess
OF quicksilver. The other comedian rs
include Arthur Otto. Harry Fentelle.
Ernest Otto Arthur Jennings. Robert II
Wilson. Le0na Leigh. May Fiorien LIN
den. and large chorus Of beauty snow
girls and dainty dancers.
The Washington times., 1906-08-30
columbia-aLittle lack Homer"

C0lumbia-"Little Jack Horner.
Little Jack Homer" Melville B.
Ravmond's latest novelty offering
which is styled a musical oddity, In
which Master Gabriel Of Buster Brown
fame. viii have the title role. begins
an engagement ar the Columbia Theater
Monday. September g. Il the advance
reports which have reached US are TO
be relied upon, a decidedly novel en-
tertainment awaits us.
Mr. Raymond has proven beyond
doubt that Master Gabriel is 10 he
reckoned among the successful coined
ia1s of the present day, despite his
inches and avoirdupo!s. The production
is said to be a large one. requiring near
IN a hundred people, together with q
vast amount Of scenic environment and
costlrrning Of gorgeous and artistic de-
sign The cast is notable fOr the widely
dinering accomplishments of its Vari-
Gus members In making up his com
Dany Manager Raymond has chosen
his acting material from almost every
Department Of the temple of Thespls,
RANGING from grand opera 20 psnto-
mime. The supporting company lncludes
Blanche Deyo, Maude Lambert, May
Mooney. Alice Hageman. Emsy Alton,
CIaon Pearl Fell. Adele Hinton. Billy
s Clifford. Al Lamar Rice and Pre-
vost. George Ali. Slivers Frank Oak
lew John p. Rogers. Maurice Hageman,
and the celebrated European novelty
ss-The Dinus Troupe" called the world S
premier whirlwind aCrObatic tourbiiiioH
dancers 90