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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-04-05

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATTE, J
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERNAsTER, Z
OMAHA, Nebraska. March25, 1854. }
CEALED PROPOS AIS. IN
- lriplic tie, subject to the usual condl-
tiOns, will be received at this office until Il
o'clock, noon, Omaha local time), on dates
named hereafter, at which hour they will be
opened in the presence OF bidders, and at same
hour (allowing for difference in time) at the
offices Of the Quartermasters al the following
named military posts for furnis hing and dehv-
cry at said posts such fuel, forage and straw as
NAV be required during the fiscal year COM
mencing July 1st. 1854, viz: Omaha Depot,
Cheyenne Depot, Forts omaha, Niobrara, sid
ney, Russell, Steele, Brid,er, Douglas, Robin
son, Laramie, Mckinney and Washakie.
Proposals Tor wood, coal and charcoal will be
opened Friday, April 25th, 1884.
For hay, straw, grain and bran, Saturday,
May 81, 1854.
Also, at this office, Friday, April 25th 1854,
proposals for furnishing on the cars at stati ms
nearest the mines on the Union Pacific and
other railroads, ten thousand tons OF coal, OF
224O pounds to the ton.
Also, at this Office, Saturday, May 81, 1854,
for furnishing a. Omaha Depot or at any rail-
road stations not west Of North Platte, having
railway connections with Omaha. 100000
pounds of corn and ,0O0, 900 pounds of oats.
The Government reserves the right to reject
any and all proposals.
Preference given to articles of domestic pro-
duction and manufacture, conditions of price
and quality heins equal and such preference
Civ III to articles OF American production and
manufacture produced on the Pacific coast, to
the extent Of the consumption required by the
public service there.
Blank proposals, and instructions as to bid
ding, terms Of contract, payment, ETC., will be
furnished on application to this oifice or to the
Quartermasters at various stations named
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked, "Proposalsfor - at -,
and addressed to the undersigned, or to the
respective Depot and Post Quartermasters.
G. b. DANDY,
Chief Quartermaster.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-04-05
2 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
4 MEMBER OF CONGRESS- and
+ JUDGE of SUPREME COURT.

Also, for the selection Of a State Cen
trail Committee. and the transaction OF
such other business as may legitimately
come before said Convention.
Resolved, That the basis of represent
alton in said Conventions of april 81
and Septem Der shall be one vote for
each and every 100 votes, or fraction CT
50 or over 80, cast at the last State elec-
ton for the Republican candidate for
Judge OF the Supreme Court, tO-wit:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
Words of Wisdom.

A country always produces some
great men as long as it preserves the
worship of those whom it has lost. r..
In life as at the great competitions
there are some people who obtain hon.
orable mention without ever having q
first prize.
There are some persons whose friend-
ship is encumbering and clumsy to 8
point that makes us wish they would
cease to love US.
Modesty is not always the opposite Of
coquetry.
Excessive violence of hate is not
cause of inferiority, but sign of it.
Between two individuals or two races
who are antagonistic to each other tho
most implacable hate is always on the
side where there is least value.
A woman who seeks success suffers
less in not being remarked than iii see
ing herself indifferently appreciated;
and all those who aim at success Of
self-love are women on this point.
Those who seek in love '.the grace Of
novelty" are more taken with the lova
of pleasure than with the pleasure OF
love-
We are not astonished at seeing the
loves that are shared last less long than
the loves that are ignored;. that which
burns at both ends is soon consumed.
The human heart is plant that is
grated: the fruits of it are sweetcr
when they are cultivated.
Fortune is social privilege that
might be defined as ''the work of
Others" since no one enriches himself
except in society, and as there would
be no more riches if the others ceased
to work
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
Justice Waite's Experience.

Chief Justice Waite had q funny ex-
perience the other day. He had an
imperative engagement in Baltimore.
Like all great men he is absent-mind-
ed. AS he went up to the ticket office
he discovered, to his surprise, that he
had only a few pennies in his pocket
He saw no one he knew. He filed up
in line to the ticket office, smilt Il across
the full width of his ample mouth, and
asked the ticket agent if he knew him.
mo, / DON'T" snarled the agent,
''and l don't want to. What do YOU
want?''
Il want a ticket to Baltimore and re-
turn. l am the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court. and l have no money
with me, it is purely accidental. can
give you my personal check. :"
'.Oh, / know you. That dodge won t
work. l have had two members of the
Cabinet try to 'bilk' me out of tickets" :"
The Chief Justice glared. He could
not fine the young man for contempt of
court. He blushed so that the agent
had his belief strengthened. The
left. Across the street there was a sa-
loon. The Chief Justice made q rush
across the road. He rushed in and ac-
costed the proprietor:
ssDo you know me?"
"Bet yer head, yer Honor" said the
short-haired man behind the bar. Eye
are the boss av the Supreme Court. l
see YOU livery day."
''Wi.l you cash my check? l have
no time to explain"
''Shure will. I've seen ould b'yes
off on tear before get out of money.
Here it is.
The Chief Justice grabbed the money
and ran aoross the street. Mr.. Wal: o
made the train, but he has not had
such shock to his DIGNITY since he
went upon the bench WtShingto" Dis
s1uf,.h
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
Twelve Texas Millionaires.

Major Sayers, the Stephen A. Doug.'
las of Texas. is one of the famous cat
tie men. He is probably about As,
weighs near 18O, dark complexion,
black hair, inclining to grizzly gray
tache and goatee, and has a strong
he appeared fifteen years ago. Sayers
halls from Bastrop county. John N.
Simpson, short man. 81 years old,
owns the better part OF 100, 900 head Of
cattle. r. II. Overall, of Coleman, is
an old Missourian. He is. pleasant in
appearance, light complexion, 454to SO
years of age, weighs 180, perhaps. and
is reputed to be worth $4,000, GOO in
cattle and land.
Ex-senator Lane, of San Antonio, Of
the firm of Lane & Millett, was a con-
spicuous figure in the Austin cattle
convention. He is about six feet two
inches, very slim, straight as an Indian
(and it may be added as black and
swarthy as a Comanche), with pierre.
ing eyes, straight black hair and very
dignitied in appearance on the street.
He is native cowboy, delights in hay-
ing it known, a lawyer by profession,
somewhat of politician and an ex-
ceedingly shrewd and adroit opponent
in debate. Land & Millett own about
1850 acres of land and employ sixty
cowboys all the time. H H. Campbell
of Motley county, represented in the
convention $4,000, 600 in land and cat
tie. c. C. Slaughter, of Dallas, at the
age of 45, is worth $500 i
George w. West, of Live Oak, was
born in Lavacca county, is 81, to SO, 10
slender, don't talk much, but has the
most convincing ways at o band coun-
ter of any one you are likely to meet.
He owns one pasture containing 1885,
900 acres, has over 10000 head of cat
tie, and considers check for $100, 600
a rather small transaction. Senator
N. G. Collins, who hadn't 10 cents to
begin with, is worth $1,000, 900, made
in cattle. L. B. Harris is much like
him. The latter has one ranch in. Tom
Green embracing $4,000 acres, which
is half-day's ride in length, and takes
in ten to fifteen miles of the. Colorado
river.
''Dick'' King is literally king in the
business. He has $50, 600 acres of land
in one body, 10000 in another at St.
Gertrude's, another in Cameron of
about the same extent, and many
smaller tracts in his opinion scarcely
worth mentioning.
A. w. Pierce, of Matagorda, was q
cowboy, but now owns one pasture
from the Gulf to the Colorado river,
sixty-four miles long. besides 10000
acres caney land on Matagorda Bay.
He is tall, slightly gray, great wag
and story-teller.
L. c. Sugg, of Gainesville, Texas. has
immense herds in the Indian Territory
and in Wyoming. He is about 80.
great, big, fine-looking fellow, weighs
over 200, and is honorable always and
generous to fault. He came to Texas
at the close of the war poor boy. He
is said to be worth at least 81, 250, 600.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
Riding Down Hill With Baked Beans.

Probably as laughable a thing as has
been seen in long time took place at
GAINESVILLE at the Grand Army re-
union few weeks ago. There was to
be baked bean banquet for the visit
ing veterans, and half the families in
town furnished pan of baked beans
for the occasion, sending them to tho
armory late in the afternoon, piping
hot. A couple of boys, sons of a SOL
dier, were intrusted with large pan
of red-hot baked beans to take down
town, and they put the pan on a hand
sled and started. Arriving at the top
of the big hill, where the road runs
straight down into the business street,
the temptation to ride down was too
great and the boys got on the sled with
the pan of beans in front of them,
steaming hot. They started. Every
crossing they struck a COB of the beans
would fly out, and before they were
half down the hill the boys were cov-
cred with beans from head to foot,
They shut their eyes and let the sled
event. A girl stood by the crossing
as they passed, and as the sled struck
hummock handful of beans hit the
girl in the hair, and as the hot mass
W up ouC iOAo OL1bo OAC
of her. head were numbered, and put
her hand to her head, and when the
beans burned her hand she yelled fire
and went away on a gallop. A dog
ran along beside the sled and barked
at the boys, but quart of beans struck
the dog and the weather was too warm
for him, and lie ran away with hot
box. The sled finally turned over, and
boys, beans an'l sled rolled H.! lid
! fo: !. :. "a u a., ,.ni the street was
paved with good intentions and baked
! cans, The boys got up, scraped the
/ Leans OIL their clothes, thought the
ntntter over minute, when e;ch took
/ l.o!d of side of the empty pan and
/ t ~ carried it down to the armory,
and reported to the committee on
beans. The circumstance was related
10 the soldiers, and the empty pan, the
hand-sled and the boys decorated with
beans created as much amusement for
the old veterans as any one thing
Peck'S San.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
He Knew Her, Husband.

There are individuals who possess
the happy faculty of forgetting nobody,
but they are far less common than is
generally supposed. The value of 8
hotel clerk depends very largely upon
his ability to salute travellers by name,
and promptly have the hotel beat fired
into the street by the porter. Some de-
tectives, bv cultivating this faculty long
and assiduously, have acquired it to a
remarkable degree, but the general run
of them would forget Ben Butler in a
month, and wouldn't know their own
mother if she should disguise herself
with their fathers coat and hat.
John F. Martin, the Superintendent
of the Poor, has, from his long service
in that office, nearly fifteen years, be-
come so familiar with the features of the
poor and unfortunate that he is rarely
obliged to ask n name, or refer to his
books. Besides the destitute, howev-
er, there is another class who come to
him for information. They are those
who have relatives in the Insane Asy-
lum on the County House grounds; Oft
times well dressed people in easy cir
cumstances. Johnny makes it n point
to remember these, also, but he made
a mistake the other day that made his
hair stand on end for an hour, and
gave him congestive chill.
A large, distinguished looking lady,
who desired to gain some information
in regard to the poor of the city, and
how they are taken care of, came in
and said to him:
IL presume you remember me, sir?"
Eyes, ma'am; your husband is out in
the asylum, | believe" q"
mo, sir!'' exclaimed the lady, in
tones that fairly Kissed around John
ny's head. mo, sir! my husband is
not in your insane asylum, nor in your
poorhouse. My husband, sir, is a gem
tlemanp' and she departed never to re-
turn.-.DetroH Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
A Lively Bank Account.

A Tribune reporter who was max
ing his usual weekly deposit at an up
town savings bank, occupied place
behind red-haired, freckled boy of
the office messenger type. After pass
ing up battered and dog-earcd bank
book to the receiving teller, he pro-
ceeded to explore one after another of
his numerous pockets. "A long search
among miscellaneous assortment OF
keys, knives, match-safes and other
articles finally developed the sum of
35 cents, which he handed up with
malign twinkle in his shrewd gray eye.
$50 your back again?" growled the
receiving teller. as he chased the coins
over the slippery surface of the glass
on the extreme edge of which the boy
had carefully arranged them. You're
count. suppose you are afraid the
bank would fail if you had more than
a dollar here at q time'
''Well, | don't know" replied the
boy in ruminative tone; Il don't
wanter run no risks. know feller
over yer in a telegraph office whose
brother had six dollars wunst in big
bank downtown eleven or eight years
ago and it busted an he never got only
60 cents outen it.
''Well," said the teller in peppery
way, as he shut the book with q snap,
''any time you're afraid of your money
you just come around and let me
know, and I'll see you get it. Your
account is too lively for US anyway.
We can't keep it in sight half the time,
too much here-today y-and-gone-tomor-
row about it. This thing of depositing
20 cents in the morning and drawing
out Is at 2.55 P. M. is getting played
out.
"Why, last Saturday, said the tell
er, raising his voice. you had bal
ance of 80 cents and came around be-
fore I could get my coat off in the morn
ing to deposit quarter, afraid some
body would rob you, suppose, if you
waited till later in the day, and by
ginger, you were back again at O clock
and drew out all but five cents. What
was that for?"
WANTED to go to matinay with tho
fellow in the telegraph Office l wuz
tellin' you about. You can bet it was
a boss show. Say, did you ever sec
the minstrels?" inquired the boy with
an affactation of the greatest interest.
mo, don't go to such low places,
and ii I'd known you drew that money
out to go to the theatre with, I'm here
to tell you, you would have slipped out
on it.
"What people don't know don't hurt
'em," answered the boy with grin.
swell, now, see here" continued
the teller, as he handed the book over,
'.your account is valuable, but hadn't
you better transfer it to some bank
where they can afford to hire one clerk
to do nothing else but keep itP' 1t
would almost break our hearts not to
see you half dozen times day, but
we would try to bear up under it. You
think it over, and if you conclude to
follow my suggestion let us know a
day or two in advance, so that we'll
be prepared to give you the entire
amount that you're credited with. y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
Miss I.ollipop's housekeeping.

Little Miss Lollipop thought she must help
To wash up the dishes and to wipe up the
ff shelf, A
To brush off the table and sweep up the floor,
And clean off the stains from the paint on
the door.
She put on her apron and pulled up her
She didn't want to work that was only make
believes;
For muzzer who've dot little chillens," said
she, =
"Must hsve vittle housckeepers; dat's what
- I'll be-" --'y5
Little Miss Lollipop went through the room,
Whisked the dust high with the edge of the
Broke the roor cup which she dropped on
the floor.
Left the paint twenty times worse than be-
fore.
splattered and splashed-but oh, could l
The little heart swelling with sweet, helpful
"For how would my muzzer Re able,' said she.
''To get foo her work if she didn't have me?'
Dearer the love in the sunny blue eyes.
Than the dust she is raising, which fades as
it flies:
Better to miss the best cup on the shelf
Than to chill the dear heart which is giving
itself. t-
Dear little Loilipop! We are like you
Spelling the work we are trying to do,
But surely the Father who loves us will heed,
And take. in his kindness, the will for the
deed.
10
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
Philanthropy in the Grocery Business.

Referring to tne system of beggary
practiced by churches, asylums, Or
ders, associations, and other bodies, an
interior grocer was relating in whole
sale house here the, other day that af-
ter he had donated barrel of crack
ers to church fair, fifty pounds of
sugar to an asylum, half chest of tea
to an old women's home, one hundred
pounds of butter to a hospital, and $40
in cash to Bible class, woman came
in and asked him to give lift to a
helping-hand society.
''Oh, certainly" he pleasantly re-
piled. 'Shan't 1 give you the entire
contents of the storeP'
"No sir?" she replied, with a good
deal of dignity. ''You can reserve the
barrels of molasses and the boxes of
clothes-pins, as we have no use for
them. If you want to give us the bal
ance of the stock, and will kindly make
out an inventory and pay half the cart
age, you can rest assured of our heart
felt thanks. ."-WaU Street Meas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
Tongue Tying.

An ingenious method of putting a
check upon chatter has been devised
by schoolmaster who was recently
charged in London police court with
assaulting one of his pupils. The de-
fendant. it appeared, being displeased
with boy who persisted in talking du-
ring lesson-time, fastened a strap with
slip-knot around the tongue of the of
fender, and then tied the other end by
string to chair, thus effectually pre-
venting continuance of the nuisance.
After hearing the evidence, the magis-
trate- dismissed the summons on the
ground that the tying of the boys
tongue was not any real punishment.
The boy seems to have been very much
given 10 talking, and it was therefore
though advisable to degrade him tho
same as by putting n FOOLS cap on his
head, or tying the arms of boy given
TO fiohtin0.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13

Mr.. G. r. Miller, the new editor-n-
chief of the New York Times, is one of
the youngest journalists of that city.
1t is less than twelve years since he
graduated at Dartmouth; now he draws
a salary of $40. 900 year and occupies
one of the leading positions in journal
ism. He began journalistic lite as a
local reporter on the Springfield (Mass.)
Republican, and afterwards beeame an
assistant on the New York Times, in
which he has by actual merit gradually
worked himself to the head. He is u
scholarly man, and is described as "a
short, chunky sort Of 9 maE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13

Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, is a hale
and hearty man, and has many per-
sonal acquaintances whose faces are
always familiar, but whose names he
cannot recall. When an acquaintance
meets him the Senator shakes him
warmly by the hand and mumbles
something, which the man cannot pos
sibly understand, but which he is left
to suppose is his name. He goes away
quite proud of being so we'll remem-
bered.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13

The Lewiston (Me.) journal says
that the present winter thus far has
been phenomenally prosperous one
in Maine-there was never a better
season for numbering and getting out
the wood-pile, to say nothing of II
inch clear ice for export and home con-
sumption.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
The Better Way.

A few days ago business firm in
Cincinnati got into trouble among
themselves, and one of the partners
posted off to lawyer to ask advice.
When he had related his case, he in
qured:
81 presume the correct way is to ask
that receiver be appointed"
That's one view of il" replied the
lawyer.
''Why, I didn't know there were two
views to such a question:"
''Oh, yes. If none of you dare set
fire to the store and burn up everything
and call it square, you'd better ask for
a receiver and let him be two months
stealing yoI all blind. l should advise
the torch, as that will save paying the
two months rent"
The partnership still exists.-WaH
Street NeaUS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13

Congressman Lamb, of Indiana, who
is bachelor, is said to be the hand
soonest man in Washington. Whenever
he can he gets away from the House
and shows up at the drawing-rooms
where pretty girls are apt to linger
longest. He possesses a magnificent
physique, and has almost the regulation
King Henry VS. head, without tha
blonde mustache. No hirsute adorn-
ments are allowed to conceal his physi-
ognomy or his cleaning white teeth.
The latter are very valuable accom-
paninlent to his smile.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13

The ladies should always have con-
sideration paid them on account of
their sex, and it is no more than prop
er that leap year should have one extra
day, to give the girls all the time they
need to propose in
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13

A priest visited II coachman who was
seriously i'll. '.Have you the habit OF
going to the church," Il can not say
That have" said the coachman in a
feeble voice; "but have driven a great
many persons there! -..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13

A young man with pair of hand
painted suspenders generally finds a
room too warm to work in with his
coat on.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13
Business Cards.
I II. DuSSELL,
p. B. CONANT,

TrORNEY AT Law, Counsel i
N English and German. once over ~
.,nIning store Phenix Block, Ravenna,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-13

rroRNEY AND CoUNsELLOR AT
"A LAW. OIEce over Peter Kings Grocery,
X sat Main ST., kavenna OHIO.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-24

WuEN Mr.. Bynrd eomr- ou for
torb reform, and rae Inumuy Hub
declares for The Morrison bi.lt is
time tor MIR Randall TO huur, mJyr
or omit the rtmn.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-24

Tusyor.c,na Oa..ryor says tv.
convention.