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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26


cubes are perfect, and 80 transparent
that one can read through large blocks
of it. In Poland there is bed of salt five
hundred miles long, twenty miles wide,
and quarter of mile thick. In India
there is mountain of salt two hundred
miles in length"
"Oh, uncle!" cried Fred, in an in
credulous tone.
"And varying from two thousand to
five thousand feet in height continued
his uncle. "It is exceedingly black and
barren, vegetation being rarely met
with. The range is known as the Kala-
bagh or Salt Range"
"Entirely composed of salt, is itP"
"Well, no. Other minerals abound
in it, but rock salt is found in mex
haustible quantities, and it is SO pure
that, after being pounded, it is ready
for use."
"Oh, we forgot the oceans, uncle!"
exclaimed Master Fred. "They al the
immense storehouses of salt.''
"The quantity of salt in the ocean is
supposed to represent in bulk five times
the size of the Alps. Sea water, how
ever, differs in strength. That which
contains the largest quantity of salt is
found in mid-ocean, far from the mouths
| of fresh water rivers. About one
twenty-fourth of the water of the At
lantic ocean, within the tropics, is
salt"
s'That makes it very dense," Fred
said, with slight pause, not quite sure
that he had used the right word.
ga ship draws less water, or floats
more lightly. in the dense salt water of
the sea than in fresh water. For the
same reason a man, in swimming, sup
ports himself more easily in the sea than
in river.''
."Uncle," can't they manufacture
salt out of the water of the seap" asked
Fred.
sob, yes. Quite business is made
of it. It's evaporated by heat in shall
low vessels, and yields about four
ounces of salt to every gallon of water.
If boiled rapidly it yields fine table
salt; if evaporated slowly, it becomes
coarse salt, the crystals having more
time to form. Do you believe that
millions of gallons of salt water could
be pumped out of fresh water lake?"
81 don't see how, uncle"
''Sach is the case at Onondago Lake,
near Syracuse, in New York;
elbow can it be explained" Fred
wanted to know, after a long pause.
"There is a great basin of salt water
under the fresh water of the lake,
"But, why doesn't it mingle?"
''Because separated by an impervious
bed of clay. Upon boring through the
latter the salt can be pumped up in i'm
mense quantities.
cit is strange how much one can
learn about such simple thing as
SALT" was Fred's comment.-[June,
St. Nicholas. .
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26

When the golden sunlight dances on the
bosom Of the stream.
And the silver lilies, starlike, 'mong the
olive sedges CLEAN;
When the bullfrog seeks the cover of the
grasses tall and rank,
And the pickerel at MONDAY seeks the
shadow Of the bank,
Then the small boy goes in swimming in the
costume of the mode
That was worn by fair Godiva, when
through Coventry she rode.
He splashes in the limpid stream with many
gleeful shout.
And to the bank returning puts his shirt on
inside out;
And when his mother questions him:
Chow came that garment sop
He looks upon il with surprise, and says
he doesn't know;
When further pressed to give the cause this
he employs:
ST must have turned somersault wher
playing with the boys
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
National Convention Arrangements.

The local committee of arrangements
for the national democratic convention at a
meeting decided to make number of
changes in the convention hall. The STAGE
will be removed from the north end to the
west side and will have no room back of it
for spectators, feature which caused con.
siderable trouble and annoyance on account
OF noise at the republican convention. The
platform will be occupied only by the Of
hcers OF the convention, and the Associated
Press newspaper representatives will have
platform by themselves, with an entrance
for them alone and space will be rallied off
SO that they cannot be encroached on. APP
plication by newspapers for seats should be
made to Austin Brown, chairman of the
press and telegraph committee, at Indian
apolis or Chicago.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
MAIDEN MEDITATIONS.

A Louisville, KY, man worth $780,
600, left only 81 to his wife in his will.
Statistics show that Vassar girls sub
sist on early vegetables, milk, meat,
pickles, caramels and pancakes.
In China young women are married
at auction. In this country they are
disposed of at private SALE Texas
Siftings.
81 think will 90 to Ohio to live,"
said Massachusetts maiden of uncer-
tain age. ...
"What forP" asked her grandfather.
"Because there is one factory there
that makes $4,000 matches every day."
she replied with sigh.-[New York
journal.
Matthew Arnold's son is going to
marry an American girl. He will get
the sweetness and she the 'sight. s"
| Il Norristown Herald.
Gypsy queens often live to be 100
years old, and they preserve their beau
ty to the last. Gypsy queens never
lace Philadelphia Call.
Do you suppose eating angel-cake
will make an angel of meP" asked a
seraphic young lady OF the worldly
young man. ssI've no doubt it will, !"
he answered, eff you eat enough of it. :"
Il Hotel Mail.
sincerely do not believe that pref
ty face has anything to do with making
belle. The attractive or repellant
qualities are The principal causes.
Some of the latter qualities in girls are
a naughty demeanor, saying smart
things that make other people smart,
an idea that it is only necessary to be
civil to persons in supposed higher
social scale than their own, and the
habits of contradicting and snubbing.
Most men have good deal of self-ap-
probation which they do not care to
have disturbed by such causes. To be
attractive girl should be healthy, in
telligent, but not s'smart;" Industrious,
amiable, cheerful and willing to be
pleased with small pleasures. Such
qualities will make even plain-faced
girl attractive, if not belle. Regard
once inspired by such a girl lasts
CLARA Belle.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
CATTLE DISEASES.


A. A. Hillcomb, state veterinary sur
geon, has submitted the following report to
the state live stock commissioners: 81
have received during the month fifty-six
communications from thirty-one various
counties. OF these fifty-siX communications
forty EIGHT refer to the subject of CHAMBERS,
six to diseases of cattle and two to diseases
of pigs. Twenty-siX counties have report
ed cases Of CHAMBERS, showing that the dis
ease is very wide spread. Forty two farms
are reported 20 be infected, having thereon
ia animals, horses and mules. OF
these 174 animals forty-f have been
found infected with CHAMBERS and ordered
killed. Ofthe forty-tiye ordered destroyed,
twelve were in Marion county, sixteen in
Ottawa county, two in Montgomery, two in
Neosho, three In Shawnee, six in Jackson,
two in Reno, two in Rice and thirteen in
Dickinson. Such measures of quarantine
and disinfection of premises have been
adopted as were believed necessary to pre-
vent a further spread of the diseases. None
OF the cases of cattle diseases reported were
OF contagious nature. One case OF dis
ease in pigs is supposed to have been per-
haps hog cholera, but opportunity for in
vestlgatlon has not yet offered itself. I
have travelled in the performance of these
duties about 2,123 miles.
'HydrOphObla has made its appearance
among the cattle in Lyon and Morris coun-
ties, and several Of the animals have died
from the effects OF the disease. One be-
longed to farmer named Grabenstein, liv-
ing south of Emporia, and six belonged to
Mr.. Patch, in the same neighborhood.
THESE cattle with several others, were Bit
ten by mad dogs, and two of the diseased
dogs have since been killed. Near Council
Grove, in Morris county, several cases of
hydrOphObla are reported among the cattle
which have been bitten by dogs, but the
full extent OF the disease is not known.'
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
TEE UNION PACIFIC.
Report of the Government Experts.

The report of the government ex-
perts on the Union Pacific is in brief as
follows: Statement No. 1 shows the
earnings and expenses of the entire
system, including the lines owned,
leased and operated from January to
May 81, 1884. Gross earnings, 80, 222,-
765; operating expenses, $6, 1874 1898 {;
surplus, $3,037,972. Statement No.
shows the revenue and expenses of the
entire system for the same period !:
Gross earnings, 1922, 765; operating
expenses and all forced charges, So
952, 1S0; deficit, $729,414. Statement
No. 3 shows the financial condition of
the Union Pacific railroad company
on May 81, 1884, from which it will be
seen that the gross floating debt is
81, 400, 099, made up of the following
items: Bills payable, $3.50, 434; &C
counts payable, $1,442, l07; pay rolls
and vouchers, S2,362, 1921; dividends
unpaid, $1,143, 742; coupons unpaid,
SS98, 1892; called bonds, $4,000. the
company has certain available assets
which should be deducted from this
amount as follows: Cash on hand,
S840,377; sinking fund in the hands of
trustees (cash), $116,000; bills and &C
counts receivable, $3,03S, 1862; compa-
ny stocks and bonds owned by the COM
pany, $2,074 ,O64; total, $6,O6S, 703,
leaving the net floating debt So, 1891 1895.
Items-fuel, material and stores on
hand, $2,622,777, not regarded as
available for offset by the experts.
Statement No. shows the earnings of
the bonded debt and interest of the
branch lines operated by and In
the interest of the company for
the year ending December 31st,
1888: Total earnings, $8,758,452; ex-
penses, including taxes, $6,315, $3.50 !;
surplus, s., 442, 1921; bonds outstanding,
$40, 1885, 600; annual interest, $2,51O,-
$50; bonds owned by the Union Pa
cltic company, 1928, $3.50; annual in
terest to Union Pacific, S1,599, 791 !;
bonds owned by others, ST., 1861 1869.
Statement No. shows the revenue
and expenditures of the road proper
Q,S20 miles) for the three months end
ing March 81, 1881: Gross earnings,
including income from investments,
$3,475,1S1 operating expenses and
taxes and all fixed charges, So, O47 $3.50 ;
deficit, $1,572,79S Statement No.
shows the earnings and expenses and
accrued interest on the funded debt of
the branch lines, compared with 1888,
for the three months ending March 81.
The interest on the bonds exceeds the
surplus earnings for 1884 by $347 1926,
while for 1888 it was only 1881. State
ment No. is a competitive statement
of the earnings and expenses of the
entire system for the four months end
ing April 80, 1882, 1883 and 1884. The
comparative between 1884 and 1882
shows decrease in the surplus earn
ings of $1,252,35 between 1884 and
1883 it shows a decrease of 81 ,843, O13 :;
1883 was the year of the largest re-
ceipts in the history of the company.
Statement No. 8 shows the investments
in detail in bonds and stocks of other
companies, advances to other COM
panies payable in bonds and stocks and
miscellaneous investments, amounting
in the aggregate to $44,O6S,952. State
ment No. 9 shows the company's stocks
and bonds owned by the company,
amounting to $2,074 1864.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26

schools became Valuable nuXnoiIo0 "
the church.
In Nav, 1852, he was elected and or
dained bishop of Boston. At the open
ing of the centennial exhibition he was
accorded the high honor OF being elect
ed to offer the opening prayer.
Bishop Simpson is an A. NJ. OF Al
legheny college, and has received the
Diplomas of D. d. and LII. d. from the
Wesleyan university, Middleton. he
was vice-president and professor OF
natural science in Allegheny college
until from 1887 to 1889; was presi-
dent of Indiana Asbury college from
the latter date until 1913, when he
became the editor of the Western Chris
tian Advocate, position he held with
distinguished success for four years.
Bishop Simpson was one of the most
able pulpit orators and possessed q
charming delivery. He took high rank
as linguist and theologian. He was
thoroughly in earnest, and therefore,
in all his addresses and sermons, car
ried conviction to the minds OF MS
hearers. During his bishopric he pre-
sided at conferences in all the states
and most of the territories; was dele
cate to the Irish and British confer
ences and the Evangelical Alliance at
Berlin. He was great traveller and
had visited Greece, Turkey, Egypt, the
Holy Land and other countries. During
the civil war he delivered numerous
addresses in behalf of the union and
freedom, and officiated at the funeral
of the lamented Lincoln. In 1874 he
visited Mexico and later presided at
conferences in Europe. In 1881 he WIS.,
tied Europe for the third time, as
delegate to the First Methodist Ecu
menical Council, and delivered the
opening address. He was the author
of ga Hundred Years of Methodism,"
and of the encyclopedias of Me.ho-
djSm -
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26

Children gather round the hearthstone,
Baby voices, soft and sweet,
Hall and porch and stairway echo
To the tread of tiny feet.
But morrow cometh surely,
When each tender lamb will stray,
Time or death will pluck each blossom,
Love the children while you may.
Rapid, warm, youths sun-bright river
Leaps adown the shimmering strand,
Rich and fair the red wine gloweth,
Held by Beauty's lovely hand,
Quicksands quake beneath the pebbles,
Caution, brother, watch and pray,
Poison bubbles with the nectar,
Pause and ponder while you may.
Manhood bends beneath his burdens,
Burdens borne for Others needs,
Life for him is strong and earnest,
Spent in sowing choicest seeds
For the good Of coming ages.
II you feel his worth to-day,
II you prize his God-like spirit,
Let MIN KNOW IL Wnlie you may.
While you may. Alb, words Of warning,
How the hurrying flood OF years
Sweeps away our hottest treasures,
Leaving only dust and tears.
Starry eyes grow dim and faded,
Locks of gold are ashen gray,
Helpful hands grow strangely feeble,
Share their labors while you may.
We are pilgrims, brother pilgrims,
Journeying oft o'er hnrning sand,
Let us cheer each other onward
With our honest heart and hand.
Vain the tardy recognition
Proffered o'er the slumbering clay,
Let us love and help our brother
While he needs it-while we may.
MRS. D. LandOn.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
A Horses Terrible Revenge.
Louisville Commercial

LOUISVILLE commercial.
A terrible affair happened at the
Lexington fair grounds, where the les
sees, Smith & Merrill, constantly keep
many trotting horses for various par
ties. A trainer, named VIM. Kimball,
had in hand a stallion, Sherman s
Hambletonian, and whipped him so Sc
verely that the horse threw the man,
turned on him furiously, and attempted
to crush him by kneeling on him.
Missing the mark with his knees, the
inturiated stallion began on the pros
trate trainer with his teeth, and when
driven off by the shouts and gestures of
a negro boy, returned to the attack,
and before Kimball. was finally released,
wrist and leg were broken, and the
flesh was torn from his breast and
shoulder. He now lies in a painful
condition, and his injuries are quite
serious.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
FRIGID FUN.

True love is so warm that ice cream
will not throw chill over it. Phila-
delphia Chronicle.
The dearest girl on earth is the one
that eats the most ice cream brakes
Travellers Magazine.
If David Davis could be induced to
60 skating he would be ga big thing on
Ice. Texas Siftings.
People who talk about going away to
spend the summer talk nonsense. The
ice men and the ice cream dealers hold
first mortgage upon it.-[Philadelphia
Chronicle.
The soda water and ice cream dealer
is the man who first displays signs of
summer.-[N. Y. Journal.
Lay of the summer cavalier -ssCome
where my love lies ice dreaming. -
N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
My son, when you are fearlessly
parading with your girl these cool
evenings, and see man standing in
his shop door, draped in linen buster
and assiduOusly working palm-leaf
fan, look out for an ice cream sign Just
ONSh VI hiAdS b1tA Clo ohOO CiOSS W Guc
other side of the street-you will find
the walking much pleasanter, and de-
void of immediate anger.-Lowell
Citizen.
"George, DEAR" she said, entering
the parlor with her bonnet on, 81 guess
we'd better take walk; papa is ex-
pecting company tonight
every WE'LL" added her lover, ap-
prehensively, recalling the expensive
consequences of previous walks. Be-
fore they had gone half block, how
ever, an idea struck him and he said:
81 was reading such an interesting
article in the paper this morning.
eyes; what was it about?'
"About the danger of eating ice
cream. You can't imagine how many
people have died from it, Lizzie. In
eight cases out of ten it's rank poison"
"Oh, my, how glad I am you told me,
DEAR" exclaimed the innocent girl,
with Chicago twinkle in her eye,
''you buy me couple of quarts of it
and I'll take it home to kill rats
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
Canada Bidding for the Cattle Trade,

On behalf of the cattle ranches of
Montana the Canadian Pacific railway au-
thorities presented to the minister of GUS
toms, at ottawa, the propriety of allowing
cattle of the western states to he carried
through Canadian territory in bond for er@
port. The Montana ranches propose Ell
terlng the stock at Fort Walsh, driving
them to the Canadian Pacific railway for
shipment. The effect will be to make Mont
real the cattle market of Montana and other
western states. The minister agreed to
relaxation of customs regulations so as tn
bring this trade to Canadian torts.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
A Heavy Wheat Yield in Texas.

The Galveston News of the 18th pub
fishes exhaustive crop reports from over
seventy five agricultural counties in that
state. From the nature of the report it is
impossible to compile figures showing the
yield of wheat, but careful review Of the
statements of 200 correspondents shows that
this years wheat and corn crops in Texas
bids fair to surpass the yield of 1882, the
heaviest in the history Of the state. The
farmers are now in the midst of the wheat
harvest. The exceedingly warm weather
during the past fifteen days has proved very
beneficial to the crop.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26

A Kansas girl was caught in male
attire, and, as she refused to pay fine
of $40, justice sent her to prison for
ten days. AS there was no worse in
tention in her conduct than to play a
prank, and the state has no law against
what she did, her rich father has sued
for damages.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26

A NICE way to cook fish is to stem If
till tender, remove the bones, and scat
ter pepper and salt over it. Serve with
a sauce made OF milk thickened wi
Hour, with one or two hard boiled eggs
Clipped and mixed with it, and little
parsley for favoring.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-16

The Portland Light Infantry have declined
the invitation TO visit Stoneham.
Arrival Of fishing VESSELS have not been go
numerous the past week as before.
Toe trains over the Eastern Railroad run &C.
cording TO the winter time table next Monday
The railroad commissioners report the Port
land and Rochester rosd to be- in good condi-
ton. The commissioners go over part of the
Grand Trunk tomorrow and the Maine Can
tral next week.
Cheney & Garland, lately in the grocery
business AT Saco. have failed and assigned.
The selectmen of Deerii have been ar
rested and placed under $500 bonds for an all
lssed 'rssnsss on the land of N. B Dalton of
Woodford's.
La the steamer State of Maine" is a large
fragment Of the ledge on which the steamer
struck, and pieces of it are obtained by curios-
ity kers az rPlics.
schooner ran into the City of Richmond
near Bar Harbor Tuesday aud damaged the
steamers bulwarks, but not so much ss to pre-.
vent her proceeding on her course.
The Maine Pedagogical socie tv will meet in
Reception hall this evening at 730 O'Clock
The elevator in Centennial block is to be re-
placed by new one.
A meeting of the executive committee OBJ
national encampment has been called for
thursday evening, October %, at o'clock at
the Falmouth hotel.
The remains of the late Colonel George Ful.
ler OF the 9th Maine regiment who died ST
Denver on The 10 b inst, will be brought to
Portland for interment. The funeral will take
place at O'Clock this Afternoon from the resi-
dence OF Charles e. Dole, EsG,5 State street
All compuDcatioEs of business nature
WI The Maine Central are to be addressed to
Hon. George e. B. jackson, as General Man.
ager Tucker is at present in Europe
Mrs Julia 8. Morse. one of the delegates to
the Sunday school convention from Waterford
slipped and fell down the stairs at her board
ing place on Vaughan street, breaking her
right wrist.
A st. John club is to be organized this even
ing IN DeeriDg. at Lewis Hall
Inc tea set presented TO Supt Joseph A.
Bscher by committee from the employees of
the Forts' City Sugar Refinery Saturday even
Ing, vas solid silver, from the establishment
OF Carer Bros Mr.. Bacher was taken COM
pletely by surprise.
At the semi-anuual meeting of the New
Eusland General Ticket and Passenger
Agents Association, held in Boston, yesterday
Mr.. q. ID. Foye of the Portland & Ogdensbura
OF this CITY, was elected membe. OF the exc
cutive committee.
John Basley. New York, Geo. ). Wells,
Chicago, @. Emerson, Bangor, o Fl. Chur.
chill and wife Los Angeles, CAL, @. S. Parker,
Concord, N. H., are at the Falmouth Hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-16
Parade of .he Portland VINCE, Gin,

Last evening the long promised parade of
bicyciists was carried out ana proved brill
liant success. Each wheel was decorated with
FIVE Chinese lanterns suspended from the
handles, pedals aud hub. Toirty or more
wheelmeD were in line, and as the procession
moved over the Western Promenade the scene
Presented was at once novel aud beautiful
The route embraced the principal streets from
the Promenade to India street, and was much
enjoyed ny the crowds of spectators who line d
the sidewalks and doorways. Among the
novel features of the procession was a wheel
RODE oy Mr.. U. ID. Lamson covered entirely
with tissue paper of different coors, lighted
from the centre. After the parade supper
was given by the Portland wheelmen to their
ent-of-town guests. Much credit is due Capt.
d. y Stevens for the successful manner in
which the whole affair was managed. 1t is
rumoted that the club intend to give a graud
ball In City Hall the latter part of the winter.
previous to which the whole club will parade
with Lanterns IN the dsrkened ball, followed
OF club drill and pro essional fancy riding.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-16

Peremptory Sale OF New Carriages b,
AneniOm.


StATURDAY, Oct 49, at II a. m. We shall sell
- without any reserve or limit the following new
carriages at our Mari on Plum 81.
Corning Top Buggies. on Brewster springs,
built BY I. j. Akeley. Portland Me
Corning Top Buggy, Green Cloth, CarmiDe
Gear Thinker Springs frstclass and warranted.
Coupe-Carrs all, cut under, Green Cloth, built
in New Haven.
Open Corning Buggy Brewster Spring.
standing Top Phaeton, Green Cloth, fine job
and warranted.
Piano Box Top Buggy, nmken Spring, Green
Cloth.
Jump Seat, Green Cloth.
i Beach Wagon, Ives Buggy. Concord Wagon.
l Phaeton Brewster Style, Green Cloth, very
roomy warranred
At 10 o'clock by order Of Administrator, Har-
ness s. Wolf and Plush Robes about 70 Horse
Blankets, Whips, HalteIs. Sureingles, Combs,
Brushes sc.
P. :. No carriage will be allowed in this sale
which has any liuiJ price. ANY one wishing
carriage this year ne 1t save 5000 500 by
attending. These carriages have been consigned 70
us in the regular course Of our business, and are
not car iages built for auction The owners wish
ing 10 close up their accounts consented to al
Low them 10 go into this sale without limit or price,
e 70. BAILEY s. CO., a uctiOaeers.
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