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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-06
GENERAL STATE NOTES.

The cane mill of Mr.. Jewett, near Plainview
was destroyed by fire.
Steps are about to be taken at Grand Island
to negotiate the sale of school bonds.
The B. g. NJ. has put on a regular passenger
train between Hastings and Red Cloud.
Steps are being taken at Hastings for the
establishment of permanent fair ground.
recent enterprise at Stuart is the organi
cation of mutual hail insurance company.
Creighton now claims population of $50, an
increase of over 200 since last springs census.
A Blair man sends to the New Orleans ex-
position beet three feet long and weighing
1sh pounds.
Mrs. Beghtol, of Lincoln, was the victim of
runaway few days ago and had both of her
legs broken.
Smith Bros, lumber and hardware dealers,
Long Pine, have failed. Liabilities, $500;
assets, s4,40O.
Lightning rod fends have been victimizing
Pierce county farmers from $50 to $50 each on
$40 estimates.
The new Lincoln directory will contain
about 5000 names, which indicates popula-
ton of 10000.
Mrs. II. Murphy, of Wood River, was severe
w hurt by being thrown from a buggy by a
runaway team.
The case of ex-Mayor Chase, of Omaha. will
he tried about the 18th of November. Judge
Post will preside.
MD. Cowan, of Oxford, was quite seriously
injured by being thrown against wire fence
by fractions colt.
Webster county, at the coming election,
votes upon the question of building house
upon the poor farm.
woman bicyclist.ran five mile race at
Omaha with team of horses, and came out
winner by five yards.
The new Touring mill OF Standard Under
Hill & Co.. one of the great enterprises OF
Utica. is about completed.
Miss Sales, of Pierce county, while en- route
home from church, was thrown from buggy
and had her arm dislocated.
burglars entered the store of STEPHEN ulll
bert, Nebraska City, and blew open 'he saie'
from which they got about 500.
Burt Dillrance, an Omaha newspaper carrier
hoy suffers with leg brokeni in three Places
the result of his horse falling upon niln'
Hon. Church Howe has returned TO Ne
hras,ra from the south, where he mas peen
managing the interests of the repuolicahs'
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-06
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.

THE LAST CALL.-The time is short, many
schools are responding nobly, We have re-
ceived some encouraging letters, many in
teresting enquiries concerning the map
While we feel that through public and private
sources every effort has been made to reach
all teachers in the state, both city and county,
yet we have concluded to make this last ap-
peal to the instructors of this commonwealth.
We want photographs of buildings, descrip-
tons of heating and lighting, plats of school
grounds, courses of study, educational adj
dresses, in print or in manuscript Every
thing that will properly represent the educa-
tional interests of this state. We have few
days in this department yet, let us improve
them. County teachers, this call is for you.
Will you come up to our help? Please address
or send article to Prof. w. w. w. Jones, Lin
coin, or myself at Tecumseh.
FANNIE J. EBRIGHT,
Superintendent of Educational Department
for Woman's Exhibit at New Orleans.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

Iowa women are forming Blaine and Logan
clubs all over the state.
Gov. Cleveland visited New Jersey on the
9th and was given an enthusiastic reception
Mayor Edison, of New York. has appointed
General FitZ John Porter Police Commissions
er, in place of Sydney P. Nichols. deceased.
Postmaster General Hatton arrived at Bur-
lingtOn on the 18th, and was given reception
at the residence of George Lauman. AT the
ShoquOquar club house reception was held
in his honor. He went to Omaha on business,
and returned to Burlins ton to vote.
Friday, October 81, has been decided upon
for the great republican parade in New York
city. 1t is expected to have between $1,000
and $4,000 men and members of uniformed
organizations in line. No clubs, except from
towns in the immediate vicinity of New York.
will be invited.
The democrats all along the Wabash valley
on the 18th from Sullivan to Evansville, were
addressed by Governor Hendricks, who filed
four appointments, at Sullivan, yincennes.
Princeton and Evansville. The three first
named were day meetings and were very large
and enthusiastic.
The Dubuque Qowa) democrats had their
SrduucSI ucUiOuSlrdIlOH Oh the campaign
the 18th on the occasion of the speech of Col.
VIM. F. Villas, of Wisconsin Several thou
sand came in on excursion trains from all di-
rections. Col. Villas addressed 5000 people in
the afternoon, for two hours.
Gov. Hendricks, in accordance with his
usual custom in election years to address the
democracy of Shelbyville, his old home, the.
last week of the campaign, spoke there on the
30th. Over 5000 people were present. The
speaker counselled the democracy of Shelby
county to close up their ranks and sustain
him once more by their suffrages, as they had
in the past.
John Kelly, of New York, emphatically de-
MES that he has made any sort. of deal with
the republicans or with anyone else He saws
the vote of the city on election day will reach
ID 600, of which he gives Tammany 10000. the
republicans 10000. and the anti-Tammany
democratic organization 5000. 1--WE can win
this race without any outside assistance" said
Mr.. Kelly, "As to Blaine and Cleveland. the
contest in this state will be very close and fee.
very certain Blaine will equal or exceed Gar
fields vote here, but at the same time the vote
of four years ago is no criterion on which to
base an estimate" Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. JOHNNY
O'Brien are almost alone in their deniaIs of
the deal.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-06
THE GRIZING LANDS.
Interesting Facts Concerning the Cattle
Feeding Lands of the Vest Character
fGe Erusees

Interesting Facts Concerning the Cattle
Feeding Lands Ofthe Vest Character
OF the Grasses.
The department of agriculture has issued a
volume on the agricultural grasses of the
United States, which contains some interest
ing facts of the winter grazing possibilities of
a section of the country that was heretofore
supposed, by most people, to be too cold and
bleak and barren, to sustain any sort of life in
winter, much less be valuable grazing
grounds, which may be relied upon to sustain
great herds of cattle in the winter weather.
The plains, it says, lying west of the Tooth
meridian, together with much broken and
mountainous country, nearly treeless ana
arid, are nearly useless for the purposes OF
agriculture, but are becoming more ana more
important as the great feeding ground for the
multitudes of cattle which supply the wants
of the settled regions of our country as well
as the constantly mere ssing foreign demand.
The pasturage of this region consists essen
TALLY of native grasses, some OF when nave
acquired wide reputation for their rich and
nutritious properties, for their ABILITY 10
withstand the dry season, and for the quallty
of drying or self-curing so as to be available
for pasturage in winter. This quality is due
probably to the nature of the grasses them
selves, and to the effect of the arid climate
1t is well known that at lower attitudes in
moist countries they have much succuIence,
they grow rapidly, and their tissues are sort,
a severe frost checks or kills their growth.
which Immediately results in rapid de cay;
whereas in the arid climate of the plains the
grasses have much less suculence, and there
fore when arrested by frost the TISSUES are
not engorged with water, the dessicating in
fuences of the climate prevent decay and the
grass is kept on the ground in good condition
for the winter forage. General Ben Afford,
of the army, has recently published an article
on the subject of these winter-cured grasses,
and states that they only acquire this property
on land which is 5000 feet above the level OF
sea- The region having such an altitude in
cludes, he says, all nearly up to the timber
line of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Ne
vada Colorado and New Mexico. fve-siXths
of Arizona, one-half of Dakota, one-fourth of
Texas, one-fifth of Kansas, and one-sixth each
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-06

were present. A large procession with oahos'
flags, etc., marched through the principal
streets. The marchers groaned In passing inc
headquarters of the various conservative
clubs at West End. Many banners were dis-
played bearing such inscriptions as Do"n
with the lords" and "'rhe lords are the oppo-
nents of civil and religious liberty, and must
ha abolished -
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-06

A thousand tons of wheat were lately
shipped by railroad from San Francisco
to New Orleans, to be shipped thence
to England. 1t is about $500 miles
from San Francisco to New Orleans. or
six times as far as it is from Central
Iowa to Chicago, and if transportation
is as much per mile there as here, there
will not be much left for the producer
of the wheat.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-06

Ex-MtN tGER CLARK's RESPONSE.-Mr. 8. n.
Fl. Clark, late general manager of the Union
Pacific railway, has sent the following letter
to the heads of the committee of veteran
employees of the railway, who called at his
house recently with an address, in which they
expressed their esteem for and regret at part
ing with him:
OMAHA, October 18.-To George +. Stratmann
and David Knox, of Committee-GENTLEMEN:
Allow me to express sincere regret on account
of my absence the night yourselves with so
many other employees called at my residence
and presented those touching resolutions of
friendship relating to myself, who, during
eighteen years, wrought side by side with
you for our common interest viz: the welfare
and success of the Union Pacific railway COM
pany.
Permit me to inform eash and all of you, it
is now and will continue to be in the future a
source of much qualification and pleasure to
know that after so many years of constant
service among yOu have retained your re-
spect, confidence, love, which attributes an
element of character, US manifested by your
cordial greeting and in your engroSSed testi-
monial, more valuable to me than any gift of
gold at your command.
The former are heaven-borl principles and
will grow brighter and brighter as the ages
disappear, whereas the latter at best is only
temporary, affording us no genuine pleasure
now or hereafter.
One-third of a century ago-this is my for
ty-eighth birthday began business life,
having as a foundation and guiding star the
following precepts: LIST. "Do unto others as
you would have them do unto YOU" I'd. 1.-THE
laborer is worthy OF his hire" 1 leave it for
the employers and employees of the Union Pa
cific railway company, from which 1 have so
lately severed my connection, to say whether
or not have succeeded in crying out these
two GOd-gVen maXims. @
During the long period of our official rela-
lions and mutual efforts, we have seen and
have expert need much care, anxiety, hard
ship, peril; but we did not complain nor did
We murmur. We aQuitted ourselves like men
doing with our might what our hands found,
to do; but now l desire to repeat what have
many times said, both at home and abroad,
that more painstaking, Woodworking, self
sacrificing class of employees than are those of
the Union Pacific cannot be found on the
American continent.
Again, permit me to assure you I fully ap-
pI eciate your kindly sentiments, and thank
you for them with my whole heart. Indeed.
the respect, regard and esteem of thousands
of employees is something of which any person
ought justly to feel proud, to which feelingsI
plead guilty, guilty.
Please accept for yourselves, your wives and
little ones, and for the great army of men
whom you represent, my heartfelt wishes for
your and their happines forever.
Yours truly,
S. II. ii. CLARA.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30
PLANTATION Philosophy.

De soberest man in de worl' is de
feller whut hab jest got ober spree,
an he knows dat &c advice whut be
gibs yer is good, case he didn't follow
It hisse'f.
When boy takes il inter his head
da, de worP owes hin llbin', an dat
he's gwlne to gi. it q easy u be ken,
he'd better practice how ter act when
gets 'iorc dc gran' jury, far he's g"ine
dar shO'.
1t hab been said dat 1t am jist a
we'll fur a man to be a thief q a liar,
but doan agree Nid de man "hut says
it. A man sometimes tells er lie to
make himself more po'taut aud ter gain
an doan kere eOen fur his own respeck.
De man whut Irl,s ter do right ies
because be is Altered o. de debil, may
airter awhile think dat de debil aim in
no great hurry ter punish him, an' den
do wrong. | amt got no respeck Iur
forced religion. De fruit whut am ralsed
in hot house amt nigh so sweet as d.
rult whut yer gifts outer de orchard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30
.OId-FashiOncd Mothers.


Thank God, some ofus have old
fashioned mothers, says an exchange.
Nota woman OF the period. enameled
and painted, with her great, chignou,
her ccrls aud hustle. whose white,
ieweed hands never felt the clasp Oh
baby fingers; but dear, old.fAshioned,
sweet-yoiced mother, with eyes 10 whose
clear depths the love-lIght shOne, aod
brown hair just thread Faith silver,
lying smooth upon be faded cheek.
Those dear haLds, woru With toll,
gently guided our totterIng steps ia
childhood, aud smoothed our pillow in
sickness, or reaching out 10 Us 10 yearn-
Ing tenderness. Blessed is the memory
Of an old.fAshioned mother. L. hJa!s
TO US nov, like the beautiful perfume
from some wooded blossoms. Tne
music of other voices may bs lost. but
tie enhancing memory Of hers will
shiue on. when 10 the fll pause OF
business LIE our feet wander back 10
the old homestead. aud, crossing the
well-worn threshold, stand once more
10 the room so halloged by her pres
ence, how the feeling Of childhood.
innocence and dependence comes over
US, and we keel down 10 tue molten
sunshine, streaming througl the open
window-just where long years ago We
knelt by our mothers knee, .lispIng,
Our Father How many times. when
the temper lured US on, has memory
of those sacred hours, that mothers
words, her filth and prayers, saved US
from plunglng into the deep abyss OF
sin. Years have filled great drifts be-
tween her and US, but they have not
hidden from our sight the glory OF her
pure, unselfsh love.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

cheer instead Of curses. and think how
rich our people are at tbe north, aud
how poor they are, AMI how much good
a few dollars, that we would not miss,
will do them, aud how far little
money would 90 towards making them
comfortable. and making them feel
though our people were hard lighters,
and shot from the shoulder, the recoil
of the guns did not callous the hearts
of the victors. How much better YOU
would feel If you knew the five dollars
YOU are going to give me to put in this
letter with my two dollars. would
reach a Confederate soldier who was 60
despondent as to AIN ost wish he were
dead, and change his countenance from
despair to smiling hope, aod cause him
to thank his Cog aud your God that the
darkest hour is always just before day,
and day mad dayned and his babies
would now laugh on full stomach.
while the soldier papa and the patient
southern mamma would cry for joy,
and say God bless our northera BROTH
er and shield him from all harm. What
do you think about this scheme, any
way? p and the boy took an envelope
in business like way and began d.
recting 1t TO the Confederate Grand
Army at Richmond, while his tongue
was run out on one side jl't ike a boy
when writing letter.
Now look a.here, you dry up this
kind of talk Or you will have me bali
lerlng,' said the grocerymau, as he
wiped his eyes ON The sleeve of his
shirt. Here, don't send that letter
BY mail. Send 1t By express. aud put
in ten dollars for me, aud put on a
postscript and tell the boss Confeder.
ate soldier that the two dollars comes
from the bestohearted bog in WiscOn-
sin, while the ten dollars is from the
almightiest condemned fool that eyeI
abused white man behind his back.
That Grafton OF yours settled me, boy.
You can teach me more sense ~ ten
minutes than all the ministers can 10 a
year. Shake, you young william and
the groceryman came from behind the
counter and hugged the bad boy a;
though he was a Girl.
Another county heard from, saiC
the bad boy, as he put twelve dollars 10
the envelope and started down to the
express office. IT'S cold day wher
Hennery can't get in his work fol
charity,' and he went off whlstling
Away down South IN Dixie, while The
groceryman looked out the window a
him with big smile aud began hum'
ming an old Southern tune that be haC
almost forgotten.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

ceptance of the situation.
What a cod-blooled little villain
that brother OF yours must be, Miss
Vail, to desert you II this fashion. l
suppose we must throw ourselves ON
his mercy when be comes back. How
are you going to accoun for me? Con-
slider me your man, Friday.
Beneath their light talk ran an under
current OF more OF less bitter m'di'a-
ton on the part Of each. Mss Vail
shuddered to think what a good story
this would be while Adams Eoresa" how
1t would add to the conylyiality OF the
club. lie began with the fervent wish
that he was out of The scrape. He end
ed, l am glad 10 confess, by ceaslng to
envy Robinson Crusoc his desert isle,
and considering his own far preferable.
There was a breeZiness about this GIL
that made hIm forget the mounting
thermometer. She bad a way of gong
to the point, two things which Ben
Adams told his sister he appreciated III
woman.
In short. by dint of making the best
oiil, Miss Vail aud Adams were both
able to express honest surprise when a
boat appeared in the distance, aud in
taking out his watch, Adams found 1t
TO be 8 o'clock.
'No~p was all Josephine SAID, but
there conflicting emotions in the mono
syllable.
'Hullo-o!' shouted a shrIll voice
across the water.
'Hull-o = called Adams back.
Blank astonishment wiped all ex-
preston out Of Toms face at first, but
broad grin finally made its appear
ance.
You're great one, Jo,' be mutter'
Sd I'D like to Enog where You
soulin't find beau. Did he droF
down out of the c'ouds:'
Hush, sir; you have been a very
naughty boy.
As they roweG hon Adams devoted
himself to cultivatng The acquaintance
OF the young scapesrlce. The latter
proved very approachaole. and Adams
found no difficulty II persuadius him tc
90 fishing The u,xl daY.
When they we're home al lat, JOSE
phlne took her brother into her room
and turned The key.
Tom, You've treated me very badly
to day. What would yon give II
would not tell father ? You wonldn''
like to be sent back to the military
school, you know
Say, sis, III tel. you what and th'
little wretch gave a wink OF immens'
satisfaction; if YOU woa't tell on me-
won't tell on you. Honor bright
'Mrs. Adams, said Mr.. Ben Adams
to his wife al their wedding reception a
year after. ,Don't YOU think we Nigh
afford to tell people hos we met;
never know a secret kept better.
nearly ruined myself buying up tha
precious brother-!n-laS of mine. 1o'
see, l thought on your account
wouldn't let hlm tell. | didn't care ;
liked It. | had 10 business TO, lou cay
! But liked it. nevertheless. Here are
Rutland and his Mary. Let them tell
the story. They know were going to
Lake Winnipake for our honeYmoon.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30


THIS is the advice OF an old man who
has titled the soil for forty years:
l am an old man upSards Of three
score years, during two scores OF which
| have been rich and have all neeG;
do not owe a dollar, haye given nv
children a good education, and when |
am called away shall leave them
enough to keep the wolf from the
door. My experience has taught me
hat
|. One acre Of land well prepared
and we'll iilled produced more than
two which received only the same a.
mount of labor used on one.
2. One COW, horse, mule, sheep or
hog well fed is more profitable than
two kept on the same amount necessary
to keep one well.
3. One acte Of clover or grass is
worth more than TWO OF cotton where
no grass or clover is raised.
4. No farmer who buys oats, corn or
wheat, fodder and haJ, can keep the
sheriff from the door to the end.
s. The farmer who never reads the
papers, sneers at book farming and im-
provements, always has leakY roof.
poor stock, broken down fences, and
complains of "bad seasons"
6. The farmer who is above his busi-
ness and entrusts it 10 another to
manage soon has nc business to attend
TO,
The farmer whose habltual bever~
age is cold water is healthier, weallhier
and wiser than be who does not refuse
to drink.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

a TRAVELLER FOR A BRAINS FAC
roRY.-'Beg your pardon, sir said
Col. Telford as be iuclosed two letters
in envelopes, but could l buy couple
of rostage-stamps Of you?'
The dude who was addressed looked
up conlempluously, took long, caIe-
fully drawn puff at his cigarette, then
replied:
4 am not a peddlcr OF postage
stamps, thank YOU
Col. Teliord looked hard into the face
of the dude a moment, then observed,
firmly:
Il beg your pardon, sir. l was mis-
taken. You are not peddler OF pos
tage-stamps, that is true. You are
travelling for brains factory, and
poor thlug. they've sent you out With
ou. any samples
Three or four gentlemen sat within
ear.shot of the scene, one member OF
Congress, and there was a ring OF ap =
plause and a spontaneous proHer o.
postage stamps.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

SANITARY ITEM. "A young gentle.
man, accompanied by friend. sat at q
table at New York concert hall, en.
ioying a cigar and toddS. The Youog
man nodded to the waiter, and, on the
menlal appearing, asked him:
Isn't that Doctor Smith, over there
n the corneI?' s.- 3ts
Yes, sir -~-.
How mauy drinks has he had this
evening"
Six, sir
How many cigars has he smoked?
-Four or five p
Now just see what a fraud that
doctor is? 1t was only yesterday he
told me that one cigar and toddy was
as much as any man ought to take.
Another beer, walter? ,.i
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

FOLLOWING HIS INsTRUcTIoN.-l
can't pay that bill just nos; you will
have to wait little for the money o
All right, sir cheerfulIy responded
the boy, as he seated himself and uD-
folded a s,ory paper. 'Taem's the or
ders Of the boss
What are the orders OF the boss 2
demanded the gentleman sterulS.
I'm to wait for the money.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

Il don't think much OF that said
waiter scornfully, as he picked up
two.cent piece given him byak custo-
mer. Neither do L. replied the cnsto-
mer, otherwise 1 shouldn't have given
il TO youv ....,lrrs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

SYMPATHY FOR THE CHoIR.-I
am surprised, Mr.. Brown, that you do
not like our last minister. Why, l
think be is perfectly lovely, and he
breaches such stirring sermons
We'll, l can't say like him.
'What particular objection have yon
10 him p
well, madam. I'll be frank with YOU.
HIS voice is so strong and he makes so
much noise when he's preaching that i
is almost impossible 10 hear the con-
yersaliou of the choir during the se.-
mon.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

To let 60 ohs's fsieods is one thing,
but to be forced to feel that they haYe
let you go, in an uukind way, and that
you cannot think quite as well OF them
as you used TO do, Is another and much
harder trial. % tt'-t
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

A map aud his wife had little dlffi-
Guilty ia the kitchen the other day, aud
presently matters became so quiet that
YOU could hear rolliug-pin drop.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

Yes, sighed old Mrs. Gambo, that
accident was horrible. When l read
about il, is exaggerated me so that l
couldn't decompose myself for several
A ....
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30

why, Sam, how d. YOU expect TO
get that msls along with a spur only on
Que side?' Sam: We'll, boss, II L glts
dat side to 90, amt de I'D ler one beua'
10 keep up?' ncsl3ysi~