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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20
OId.Time Nonsense.
Foote'S Health Monthly

DR.. Foote'S Health Monthly.
The Minneapolis, Minnesota, Tribune
recently made a 'sbrief mention" of
"Science in Story" and says that it ac-
quaints the youthful reader with many
things of which he might be we'll and
wisely ignorant" The writer thinks
that "children should acquire a gradual
knowledge of themselves through the
medium of home and school training,
rather than from the teachings Of
books which in their effect are little
better than the prurient literature they
condemn" Considering the fact that
hundreds of newspapers throughout
the United States have spoken of "Sci-
ence in Story" in the highest terms of
commentator, we are not at all piqued
by this left-handed notice. The work
has been highly spoken of by such pa
pers as the Independent, the Christian
Intelligencer, the New York Times,
the Cleveland Leader, the Chicago
Inter- Ocean, the Graphic, the Com
merclal Advertiser, Halls Journal of
Health, and host of other first-class
papers throughout the United States.
The object therefore of noticing this ar
ticle of the Minneapolis Tribune is SIM
ply to call attention to the dangerous
species of old fogyism which crops out
here and there and everywhere, and
which furnishes the material for our
vice societies and supports such pecu-
liar specimens of the human family as
Anthony Comstock. Considering
that such people, however, are really
scarce, it is wonderful how much in
fuence they have. 1t is astonishing
that they can get legislatures to pass
laws to meet their narrow ideas. 1t
has been said over and over again that
children should acquire a gradual
knowledge of themselves, and with
what result? 1t has been proposed
again and again that they should learn
certain matters from their parents, and
what has come of this teaching? As
populations grow more dense it is get
ting so that even children of five or six
years of age, unless properly instruct
ed, gather certain knowledge in q way
to be curse to them. That is, they
get it from hearing vulgar CONVERSE
ton, and from what they overhear from
older persons in q casual way. We
recently received letter from a west
ern friend who, gave us some most re-
markable accounts of what was going
on among little children five or six
years old. Of the hundreds of papers
which have spoken the Minneapolis
Tribune is the first to find fault with
the purity of ''Science in Story"
There have been two other unfavorable
notices, one from southern paper, be-
cause we had made lion of black
boy, and another from paper having
decidedly bourbonish democratic pro-
clivities. The Minneapolis Tribune
bears of the palm.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20

Telling his listeners how
inthe wide new. country far away
TheTainfalif follows the plow.
"As fast ss they break 1t up, you see,
And turn the heart to the sun,
AS they open the burrows deep and free,
And the tillage il begun.
SsThe earth grows mellow, and more and
more
=, 1t holds and sends to the sky
moisture IL never had before
When its face was hard and dry.
"And SO, wherever the plowshares run
The clouds run overhead,
And the soil that works and lets in the sun
With water is always fed.''
wonder II that old farmer knew
The half of his simple word,
Or guessed the message that, heavenly
true,
Within 1t was hidden and heard!
1t fell on my ear by chance that day,
But the gladness fingers now,
To think it is always Gods dear way
That the rainfall follows the pillow.
IA. D. T. Whitney.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20
The Country Editor.
DanvUle Advertiser,


The country editor lives nearer to his
readers than the city editor does. The
1ss s good pSpoon go of h h su BY
miliar with their family history. He
personally congratulates them upon the
birth of 3 child, and sympathizes with
them when death takes loved one
from the family circle. He attends the
funerals, the weddings, the anniver-
saries, and all other sorts of gatherings.
He joins their societies, religious and
otherwise, acts as president or secre-
tary, or as a private member, discusses
questions with them, writes essays and
delivers speeches. He is @ trustee of
all sorts of local enterprises, and tries
to make himself generally "useful as
well as ornamental"
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20
POPULAR SCIENCE.

The tunnel connecting the Lanca-
shire and Cheshire sides of the River
Mersey is nearly finished.
The total product of copper of the
Lake Superior mines for the year 1883
is reliably estimated at 60,0O0,000
pounds.
M. Boulez, who has been appointed
vice president of the academy of sci
ences, Paris, will be the president of
that organization next year.
A writer in the American Druggist
says that oiled paper is a very good
substitute for oiled silk for surgical
dressings when economy is required.
There were $3.50 houses built in
London and the suburbs in 1882, form
lug SOB new streets and one new square,
covering distance of IS 1-2 miles.
To preserve sandstone it is advisable
first to let it dry as thoroughly as pos
sible and then paint it or coat it with
sillicate of soda Manufacturers Ga
Zette.
DIR. Louvain, of Carlsbad, has met
with several cases in which difficulty of
breathing was due to the administra-
ton of moderate doses of salycilic acid.
The breathing was labored and very
rapid.
That which recently excited the close
attention of the observers of the Pons-
Brooks comet was the remarkable
changes in the intensity of the bright
ness it presented from time to time.
Whatever may be true of harmless
luxuries in the way of drinks the Lam
Get maintains that health, happiness and
work find stimulus enough in the I'M
sophisticated we'll of nature-in pure
water,
The Scientific American suggests
the rubbing of the joints of stylo-
graphic pens ON which the fingers
rest with the thin edge of piece of
wax to prevent soiling the fingers with
the ink that escapes from the imper-
feet joint.
Electric lights have been introduced
into a gunpowder mandatory in
England. The buildings are scattered
over three miles of territory, and the
wires are carried above ground from
a dynamo near the center of the in
closure.
As cure for the bites of rattle
snakes and other poisonous creatures
the following is offered: Indigo four
drains, gum camphor eight drains,
alcohol eight ounces; mixed and kept
in close bottles. Apply to the wound
and the cure is soon completed.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20

The opening Of an old csspool belong
ing to q neighboring house, then IN
course of demolition. The house In
which the outbreak occurred is large
and airy, and stands by itself In Q most
salubrious situation. The most careful
examination failed to disclose any de-
feet either in its drainage or its water
supply; there was no typhoid in the
neighborhood, and the milk supply was
unexceptionable. But the neighbor-
ing house being old, and having been
occupied by a school, its removal had
been determined on to make way for a
house of higher class; and as the Of
fensive odor emanating from the un-
covered cesspool was at once perceived
in the next garden, and the outbreak
of typhoid followed at the usual in
terval, the case seems one which adj
mits of no reasonable question.
On the whole, then, the conclusion
seems clear, that while the breeding
ground of ordinary malarious germs is
The earth alone, and the breeding ground
of the ordinary exanthemata is the hui
man body alone, there is an interme-
diate class of pestilential diseases
including cholera, typhoid and proba-
bly, yellow fever-in which as Mr..
Simon tersely expressed it) ''certain
a,icrophytes are capable of thriving
equally, though perhaps in different
forms, either within or without the an
imal body; now fructifying in soil or
waters of appropriating quality, and
now the self-multiplying contagion of
a bodily disease
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20
He Was Mistaken.
The Jerseyman.

"Nice child, very nice child" observed
an old gentleman, crossing the aisle and
addressing the mother of the boy who
had just hit him in the eye with wad
of paper. "How old are you, my sonp"
''None of your business" replied the
youngster, taking aim at another pas
senger. "Fine boy' smiled the old
man, as the parent regarded her off
spring with pride. GA remarkable fine
boy. What is your name my sonp"
''Puddin' Tame!'' shouted the young
ster, with giggle at his own wit.
81 thought sou continued the old
man, pleasantly. eff you had given me
three guesses at it, that would have
been the first one 1 would have struck
on. Now, Puddin', you can blow
those things pretty straight, can't you?"
"You bet!" squealed the boy, delighted
at the compliment. "See me take
that old fellow over there!" 'sNo, mol"
exclaimed the old gentleman hastily.
"Try it on the old woman was sitting
with. She has boys of her own, and
she wont mind" "Can yon hit the
lady for the gentleman, Johnny?" ask
ed the fond parent. Johnny drew a
bead and landed the pellet on the end
of the old woman g nose. But she did
mind it, and rising in her wrath soar
ed down on the small boy like a blizz-
ard. She put him down over the line,
reversed him, ran him backwards till
he didn't know which end of him was
front, and finally dropped him into the
lap of the scared mother, with bene-
diction whereof the purport was
that she'd be back in moment and
skin him alive. sShe didn't seem to
like it, Puddin'," smiled the old gen.
man, sostly. "She's perfect stranger
to me, but understand she is a matron
of truant's home, and 1 thought she
would like a little fun; but 1 was mis-
taken," and the old gentleman smiled
sweetly as he went back to his seat.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20
Four Hogs to the Cord.

New York Sun.
/ "Come up and see some hogs" said
Mr.. Charles Robe to a friend yester-
day. The hogs were piled along
Thirty-third street from Mr.. Robe s
place to the corner of Eighth avenue,
over 100 feet distant.
ssTo fully comprehend the size of
these hogs" said Mr.. Robe, "a little
comparison is necessary. Thus neat
little phaeton mare weighs anywhere
from 800 to 900 pounds. An ordinary
roadster weighs anywhere near 1000
pounds. A good farm horse will 60
from 1900 to 1900 pounds. Of the
twenty hogs piled along Thirty
third street, the runt weighs 500
pounds.
The weights of the others were
painted on their rounded jaws, and
ran from 1878 to 1908 pounds. Twenty
of them weighed 1858 pounds. Four
of them measured cord. The breeds
are known as red and white Jerseys.
"Where did they all come from?"
| Burlington, N. j." said Mr.. Robe.
ssThey were raised by Mr.. John Car
ter. He's got some more like them,
only one is larger. They dress down
about Is per cent. Those hogs
had a better house to live in
than third of the people of this city
have. Each hog had q separate stall
that was kept clean and sweet by con-
slant attention and unlimited fresh
bedding. They were cared for just as
fast horses are. They were fed on
meal and milk. As q lot they are the
heaviest ever brought to New York, or
ever raised, for that matter. The
largest one of the lot is the largest hog
on record except one not slaughtered
yet"
'sDid it pay3"
eyes and no. The qualification of
beating the record is always worth the
expense; but lighter hogs yield more
money on the investment.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20
Pollution of Well Water.
ew York Herald. March,.

New YORK Herald, Marcn Z.
DIR. Frankland has recently called
attention in the London Times to a case
of well.water pollution which has far
more than a local interest. The pro-
prietor of brewery at Brentford, de.
pending for its water supply on large
well sunk into the chalk, suddenly
found the water poisoned to degree
rendering it utterly unfit for brewing
or dietic purposes. Upon putting
chloride of lithium in neighbours well
it was soon discovered that it made its
way into the brewers well, and it was
learned that the former had been con-
verted into a cesspit for receiving fac
tory sewage. Thoughthe injured party
brought an action against his neighbor
in the chancery court, The case was de-
cided in favor of the defendant. DIR.
FARMLAND justly argues that this de-
cision will be a serious blow at public
health, as the result of ''the growing
pollution of rivers and streams" every
year makes. the public "more depend
emit on subterranean water"
There is more need than most people
suppose for municipal legislation in
this country to guard the underground
water from pollution. The increasing
insuficiency and foulness of the supply
furnished through the pipes in some of
our largest cities will eventually force
people to resort to pumps and wells
wherever it can be safely done, as in
suburban districts. That in many
places this return to the primitive water
supply would inure to the interests of
health cannot be doubted if only the
wells sunk were protected from pollu-
ton by wanton or careless persons.
While notable instances in which con-
taminated wells have produced fatal
sickness in a locality have often been
naraded to the discredit of subteranean
water for dietetic purposes, it is prob
able than contaminated river water has
slain it's thousands. Should the Asiatic
cholera, epidemic in the east last year,
resume its westward march this sum-
mer, the question raised by DR.. Frank
land will loom up as one of vast mo-
ment.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20
How to Make Things Hum
Wall Street News.

Wall Street News.
A smart-stepping citizen of Tennessee
was in New York few days ago to see
about raising money for proposed
railroad line down in his county, and,
when asked to explain, he said:
"There's no explanations about it.
This is to be o railroad 200 miles long"
"But about the company?' "Oh,
that's been organized and all the OF
ficprs elected" sWhat's the capital?"
ssFiye million dollars" elbow much
stock has been taken?'' "About $500
worth" ''What! Only $500 worth ?"
"That's all, mister, and if you fellers
down here will only pitch in and gobble
up the rest of it, wen 60 ahead and
make things hum.''
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20
Too Strict.

Texas siftipgs.
In Germany the police regulations
are very strict, and any violation of
them is promptly punished. The
people have holy terror OF the law,
Two gentlemen happened to meet IN
Berlin, and the following conversation
took place: Have you heard the
dreadful news about Miller?" "No,
what is itp'' she was in boat in
tho river. He fell overheard and was
drowned. 'The water was too deep :"
"Didnt he know how to swimP' 'Dont
you know that all persons are forbid
den to swim in the river"
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20
The Germs of Fever.

or.R. w. Carpenter In the Nineteenth Century.
I have recently had the opportunity
of learning, on the spot, the full partic-
,,lars of q case in which four members
of one household were last year attacked
with typhoid fever-one of them mar
rowly escaping with her life under
circumstances which left no doubt in
the mind of the very accomplished
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20
poor 20
bachelor
living alone,
With . heart
turned to stone, Had

only one friend in whom he
to ok pride. One friend who was new
er known to deride; So he sang its prai-
Sc in his quaint old way. And these were
the words heard him say: Your silver tea
pot and Wedgwood so fine, Yoursparkling
ale and your generous wine, I care not for
ifthe cup that cheers, Is filed from the
teapot which time endears. The little
brown teapot, homely and old,
prize far more than the miser
his gold. 1t welcomes me
when Pm weary for
rest, With a cup Of
Hyson, Of friends the best.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20

A young physician must not lose pa
tients. If he does he viii injure his
trade.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20

FOR SALE.-My range of 1000 acres of
decided land in one body, including the
Black and Byfeld hay lands; timber and
water with two good farm houses and other
Improvements. Convenient to No. school
privileges. Situated in the Republican val
ley west Of Red Willow creek. Call on or
address j. F. BLACK,
Red Willow, Neb.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-03-20

Osborn, Neb. Range: Red Willow creek,
In southwest corner of Frontier county, cat
tie branded go l. o. on right side. Also,
an over crop on right ear and under crop on
left. Horses branded s'S'' on right shoulder.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01
Mr., ingalls,, Bill

The following is the bill recently in
troduced by Senator INGALLS,, having
for it's object the amendment of our
revenue laws SO as to prevent the iSsu-
ance of Government license to deal in
Intoxicating liquors il States where
the local law prohibits the traffic:
''That section thirty-twO hundred
and fOrty-three of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States be, and the
same is hereby, amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 8,24S. No special tax shall be
received or permit or license granted
oy any collector of internal revenue
for the carrying on by any person or
persons Of the business of a wholesale
LIQUOR dealer, q retail liquor dealer, a
brewer, a wholesale liquor dealer in
malt liquors, or a retail dealer in malt
liquors, when such business is contra.
nv to the laws of the State or munich.
pality in which such business is
sought to be carried on; and the pay
ment of any tax imposed by the inter
nal revenue laws for carrying on a3y
trade or business shall not be held 10
exempt any person from any penalty
or punishment provided by the laws of
any State for carrying on the same in
such State, or in any manner to author
ice the commencement or continuance
of such trade or business contrary to
the laws of such State or in places pro-
hibited by municipal law; nor shall
the payment of cny such tax be held
to prohibit any state from placing q
duty or tax on the same trade or bust
ness, for state or other purposes; and
It shall be the duty of any collector of
internal revenue, upon request Of the
prosecuting attorney of any county in
said district, tO furnish to the said
prosecuting attorney c'.pies of any per-
nits issued fol the sale of spiFituOus or
malt liquors, and for the carrying on
of any such business within the said
county, or information with reference
thereto. under such regulations as the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
may prescribe"
Speaking of this bill, the Topeka
Capital says:
1.-THE Capital has frequently called
attention to this matter, because the
operation of the law here in Kansas
las been injurious to the state and "a
individuals engaged in the unlawful
J traffic. sEany men that did 60 into th
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01
COMMUNICATIONS.

Crow.
Gentle spring, behind time.
Farmers busy plewlng.
There has been considerable corn
planted lately.
Our nice dry roads are fast degenerat.
ing into Missouri or Iowa mud holes.
although we have heard Of considera.
able loss of stock st distance, the be.
lated easter blizzard caused no loss in
this immediate vicinity.
7. Davidson, who has herd Of nine
hundred sheep, lost none, owing to the
fact that his sheep were provided with
good shelter, that method undoubtingly
being superior to that of letting stock
take their chances on the south side Of 8
wire fence.
Our town offers US ~ many advantages
as any in the county.
Frank Dixon is paying IL cts per
dozen tor eggs and 10 cts per pound for
better, and sells his goods ct bottom
prices.
Some high words lately on our streets
but happily no blood shed, Keep cool
gentlemen, we have no cooler yet in our
town.
Anybody wanting q good job ct
blacksmithing done go to George BOgen-
REF.
A farmer, in trying to burn 3 piece Of
weedy ground lately, let the FIRE get be-
yOnd his control, and imPelled by a
strong wind, it soon spread with light
ening like rspidity, all over the prairie.
w. II. Evans hay stacks and stable was
burned, also some of mis- corn. Burning
grass and weeds should be avoided as
much as possible, and when such be-
comes an absolute necessity, it ought to
be done some still evening. Too much
caution cannot be used in such cases, IS
It endangeTs, not only property Of ell
kinds. but also human life. 1t is but q
year ago that some Of the citizens Of
Plum Greek, were witnesses Of heart
rending scend At the bedside Of moth
er OF five children who had been fatally
burned in fighting fire, and underwent
twenty-fOur hours or more Of intense
torture before death put an end to heE
suffering.
Mr.. John Dixon or 'sGrand Pap" u
we call him. seventy-six years Of age
has bought bran new corn pillow. and
intends to farm part Of his own placc
this year. How is that for pluck in Ok
age.
Look out for road notices pretty soon
our road master is looking vary sOlsml
and Wise.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01
Sunday Sehool Picnic

Below we give the committees for the
Sunday School picnic IS arranged by the
to select speakers &C., Frank Strain and
j. W. Lowe. On grounds, g. w. Young
and Frank Mckay. Com. on music,
Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Bracken. On table
and provisions, the Mrs. Lowe, Rogers,
Mckay, Jackson, Harmon and McCOr-
mick. On games aid amusements,
Clarence Lowe, Oscar Strain, Annie
Spragus, Myrtle Bissell, and Leila
Young. It is hoped these committees
will meet st their earliest convenience
and arrange for the duties assigned
them.
By order of general COMMITTEES.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01

We are in receipt Of the Quarterly re-
port of the state board of agriculture,
for the quarter ending March 81 1884.
We clip from it the report from Phillips
county, with the further remark that the
favorable condition of small grain as
mentioned, has been increased by the
favorable weather which has prevailed
to the present and it is safe tU say that
in the most favorable season the small
grain has never been IN so good condi-
ton as at the present..
The acreage of winter wheat is one
fifth larger than that of last year and is
above an average in condition. Abund-
ant rains have occurred during March,
az unusual thing for this section and the
plant is growing rapidly and vigorous
Although the winter was extremely Sc
we're, yet the proportion killed by freez-
ing is very small not over two per cent.
of the whole. The favorable weather at
seeding time and on up to the first cold
days Of winter, gave the wheat a fine
start and enabled it to withstand the
cold, The varieties that appear to be
best adapted to this county and the ones
most generally cultivated are: Early
May, Red May, Turkey, Odessa, Fultz,
White May and Mediterranean, TWEEN
ty per cent of last years crop still re-
mains in the county and will be used at
home At least one third of the crop
grown will be needed for seed and home
Consumption. One fifth of the corn crop
of 1883 remains in the county. But q
small per cent Of this will be shipped
abroad. The large rye area increased
over that Of last year is in excellent con-
ditiOn. It was pastured closely during
the fall and winter and portion of It
affords good pasture now. There is ev-
cry prospect of a large crop. Cattle and
sheep are entirely free from disease, and
where properly fed and shell cred during
the winter are in fine condition. There
have been few cases of a mild form of
distemper among horses but there have
been no losses. Quinsy appeared among
hogs in the northwest portion Of the
county but there have been no fatal re-
suits. The disease has now disappeared.
A large percent of early pigs was lost
The cause is attributed to cold weather,
poor pens, insufficient care. There are
but few orchards old enough to bear
fruit. Trees were badly injured last
summer by severe hail storm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01
Died.

Varney Bump. at his residence in
Freedom township, at O'Clock p. m,
had only been sick about week, and
WAS not supposed TO be dangerous until
shortly before his decease. sir. Bump,
was q good citizen, kind husband and
an affectionate father. He leaves q
wife and three children. The funeral
Rsrmon was preached by Rev. B. R.
Turner to large congregation.