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Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

WASHINGTON, December Sin q con-
tested land case now before the interior
department, the attorney for one of the
parties In his brief makes the following
obser gation: 'Lord Bacon has wisely and
truly written: The letter killeth, but the
spirit maketh alive Is it not sufficient
if a man substantially complies with the
spirit ef the law2 And if he does not
comply with its every letter, if he
honestly believes he has done 30, and acta
accordingly, will his good faith and honest
intent not be considered by this depart.
ment in the Interpretation of the law2'
The opposing counsel opens his brief az
follows: ''The claimants counsel in this
case Is either grossly ignoran. Of the law
or has broken his oath as an attorney, for
he either does not know that Lord Bacon
did not write the Second Epistle
to the Corinthians, or he is trying to
mislead the interior department by false.
hood and deceit by quoting the apostle
Paul as good authority in land cases.
When the great apostle wrote to the PEG.
pie of Corinth, The letter killeth, but
the spirit giveth life,' he had no refer
ence to timber. culture cases; In fact, tho
act entitled AN act to encourage the
growth of timber ON western praries' had
not become a law in A ID. 60, nor did it
become q law until eighteen hundred
years later, so it is clearly to BIO seen that
the language quoted is not in point.
There Is one thing in his argument also
that is to be regretted, and that is the
charge of plagiarism againAt the lord
chancellor of England. Bacon has been
charged with being author # the plays
commonly credited to Shakespeare, and
also with corruption In office. but this
new thrust of literary piracy is extremely
unjust, coming at this late date from a
member of the Minnesota bar"
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
''YUBA BILL"



There is a man in this city writes q
New York correspondent of the Troy
Times, that claims to be Bret Harte's
original "Yuba Bill" His name Is
SeeIy, his occupation Is a truckdriver and
whether the novelist has drawn on him
for matter or not, he is a singular person
age. knew him intimately almost a
score of years ago, and his family, which
consisted of a wife, a son, who has been
for many years in Buenos Ayres, South
America and two daughters. Almost
any evening he can BIO found in a certain
beer saloon on Hudson street putting
away at a clay pipe in an advanced state
of color and relating to O choice circle of
friends aud admirers some episode of
his checkered career. Physically he is
fine specimen of manhood. Ga an onor.
nous pair of shoulders rests a we'll
shaped head, with a short neck. The
face is bronzsd by exposure, and his
huge mustache is coal black and wiry.
There is a wild, at times. savage, glare in
the large black eyes, which are like those
of q man accustomed to looking great dis
tanoss in the mountains and p~rairies. His
gait Is peculiar and awkward, and hs ex-
plains 1t by saying that until he entered
Jim Fisk's service az master Of teams he
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
CRIMINAL COURT.
"Saudy" FORBES Out on Bnil-Thc
Bribery Cases to be Takcn
Up Soon.

Yesterday afternoon "Sany" Forbes,
John McClelland and Frank Burns were
brought before the police court on their
preliminary examination. The charge
of suspicious characters against all these
defendants in the city Jail was changed
to that of burglary on a complaint signed
by L Il. Duke. Lew Foley who had been
arrested In Sioux City with defendants
was released without a hearing it having
been ascertained that he was in Des
Moinea at the time of the burglary. The
complaint, q joint n against all these
defendants charges them with entering the
store of E. T. Duke on tho night of Oc-
tober %, 1884, and carrying away knivea
to tho value of $500, razors 500, and
scissors 800. Forbes, McClelland and
Burns lnsisted on their right under the
statute of separate examinations, and the
court made an order to that effect. The
state, by District Attorney Goodwin, then
asked that the case of the state against
John McClellaud be called. The de-
PENDANT stated he was unable to proceed
to trial and his case was continued to 2
P. IN. to-day. N. j. Burnham, appear.
ing for McClelland, said at that time he
would in all probability apply
for a continuance, as witnesses
in Sioux City would hsve.to be ~subpunpd
for the defense. Mr., c. A. Baldwin,
appearing for SANDY" Forbes, asking
that his client be released on his own
recognizance. Judge Beneke refused to
comply with the application, bnt re.
duced hiE bail from $1,000 to $500.
This bail was furnished, Ed. McClelland
signing the bond. Con. O'Brien, ap,
pesring for defendant Burns, stated hi,
client was ready for trial. but the dis
trict attorney insisted that the case
sgsiust McClelland be taken up first.
The court then made the same order, re-
ducing bail in his case as in that oi
Forbes. Burns examination was also
continued to 2 p, m. to-day, being unablt
to give the required bond the defendant
was remanded to all.
The case Of the state against Lew
Foley, charged with the larceny of q vast
of the valve of 500, the property of Hat
tie Bell, was also continued to 2 p. m
to-day.
On application of District Attorney
Goodwin q subpoena was Issued for Lottit
Combs and placed in tho hands of Officer
Whalen. She was, however. put undeI
arrest by Marshal Cummings, ON Twelfth
street, and taken to the city Jail, where
it was ordered by Judge Beneke that she
remain until 2 p. m. to-day, and that she
be given the freedom Of the hall.
DIsTRIC COURT.
In the district court yesterday the Ga
zolo case was called up and q motion fol-
a continuance argued by defendant
counsel. The application was not de
clded. The councilmen bribery cases
will be called up tomorrow morning, al
which time tits Thought Messrs. McBsir
and Hubbard will be here to testify.
U. s. IsTRICT COURT.
In this court leave was given the de
PENDANTS in the Otoe land conspiracy
presentments to consider whether or no
they would moveo on the indictments. l
Is thought, however, they will go t.
trial. All have appeared and enteree
their recognizanoes for 81, 1000 each.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

Represent alive j. Randolph Tucker,
the intimate friend of Garfield, relates
that tho latter once asked him il he know
whore the national motto, "E Pluribus
Unum" came from. Tucker admitted
that he did not. "WelI," said Garfield,
sit comen from a description in Horace
of the preparation of IL Roman salad;
and lie turned to it. There, nurs enough,
was the list of Ingredients, aud the re.
mark that the result was 10 pluribul
unum."
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

responded the manager, 81 have just re-.
fused $685. 600 for it from one party be-.
cause | thought it wac too low. Ii you
have 500, coo to invest you can secure
the privilege of selling beer to the thirsty
thousands who will attend the exposition,
otherwise you can take a walk" They
walked-out, and took q drink.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
THE CATTLE DISEASE.
The Experience of a Kausas Farmer

HUNTSVILLE, BOURBON COUNTY,
Kansas, December B..
To the Editor;
Noticing an article in your paper con-
corning the cattle disease, I will give you
my opinion, not as a veterinary expert,
but as a common farmer. / had nine
head PROSTATE with the disease and ap-
parently in the last agonies of life. The
remedy which presented itself was lin
seed oil, from a pint to a quart, accord.
Ing TO the violence of the disease. /
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Beer Privileges an New Orleans.

Recently two young men of Youngs-
town, Ohio, with $4,000, went to New
Orleans, their intention being TO purchase
the exclusive beer privilege on the
exposition grounds. They called IN the
manager, stated their business, and asked
what the privilege was worth. "Well,"
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
NOW As TO THE 81

had three different stalk ielda. t. y
of them ue hu5ked the rotten corn
out, and tho third we concluded TO leave
the rotten corn on the stalks. Wills
tho cattle were feeding in the frat two
fields nothing went wrong, but as soon
as they cot into the third field they were
prostrsted- | am satisfied they gorged
themselves with the rotten corn. 1t
seems from what | can learn it clogs the
stomach and causes sn overflow of tho
oall, and relief must be given Immediate
ly to save them. They should not be
left in q corn field more than two hours
at a time and only once q day. Give
them plenty of water and salt before
going into tho fields and there will be
no loss. Give each one from u pint to o
quart of linseed oil if they get sick and
do not give them any solid food for two
DAYS at least. ANDREW j, BAKER.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
The Price of Bread.

The Price of Bread,
Pittsburg Gazette.
Customer-'I understand that wheat
is now very low"
Baker-"Yesi 90 they say"
"And -four has fallen in price2'
"Yes."
"But your bread ia az high as ever"
"Yes. You sec ou expenses are just
as high az ever"
Show can that be2"
swell, of course, everybody wants
bread light; and In order to avoid the
unwholesome yeast, We aerate it."
81 know"
"Well, the streets are SO dirty o
that we are afraid to use town air, and
have to import all our wind at a great
expense from the mountain districts"
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

believe as you say viii Snsur, There.
! twelve hours deatF r'na3 "A ;a ~,
fore a purSativo such 81 CC,i Ill .nS
best aud roadiest remedy. ,ond nh
lusced oil mixed sro s,so IN 49,
stimuiate digestion, wh1h h
trouble,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

ID. M. Tomblin, Arrapahoc; j. w, Early,
Columbus: A.. X Graham, Wisner; Geo. A.
Brooks, Basill Mills; w. II. Lowe, Norfolk;
Z. $. Heacock, Falls City, and Karl Ley,
Stanton, are at the Willard.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

H P. Foster. Lincoln; g. w. Thomas,
Grand Islandj j. b. Kuony, TT. Calhoun;
J.. NJ. Marsh, Scotia; Henry Chamberlain,
Arrapahoe, are registered at the Pszton.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Tcxas lyhtslx urncd.

A~LvARAro, Tex, December S,-Nickars h
Sous distillery burned to-day. Tho bonded
warehouse with a hundred barrels of whisky
also burned.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

John G. Watson. w. II. N. Houser,
Frank Ransom, Frank p. Ireland, H. II
Warren, N, 5 Harding and NJ. l.. Harvard
sall came up from Nebraska City last might
nd are at the Paxton.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
U. s. DISTRICT COURT.

In this court leave was given the de-
PENDANTS in the Otoe land conspiracy
presentments to consider whether or not
they would move on the indictments. 1t
Is thought, however, they will go to
trial. All have appeared and entered
their recognizanoes for $1,000 each.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-03-13
what Struck an Old Soldier.

at will soon be twenty years since the wa
closed.''
Under the hot sun of August, 1889, the village
of Dover, N j., lay still as the sphinx in Egypt,
while Elijah Sharp, of that place, slowly and
softly spoke of the past, Eyes,, he said, 81 was
in the army and saw many of the sights Of those
fearful years. / was finally discharged from
disability. resulting from sunstroke. Icame
home miserable in health and spirits; SO en-
febled that took cold on the slightest expos
ure. Life seemed worthless to me; lived only
in memory"
THAT'S so,D responded Mr.. Sharp; but got
over 1t. Outgrew it? Not exactly. When in
that condition began taking PARKER's TONIC
and my health commenced to improve right
away. / was astonished at it, and SO was my
wife.-I piled on the flesh and could eat any
thing. My ambition blazed up. could attend
| to business, and housekeeping that have to
take care about exposing myself to the hot sun
| Il am as we'll as was the day enlisted. What
nets kill; PARKER's Tonic saves
| This preparation which has been known as
| PARKER'S GINGER TONIC, will hereafter be call
ed simply PARKER's7 Tonic. AS unprincipled
| dealers are constantly deceiving their custom
ers by substituting inferior articles under the
| name of ginger, and as ginger is really an nm
| important Ingredient, we drop the misleading
word.
There is no change, ho,Veve7, i'm the preparation
itself. and all bottles remaining in the hands OF
dealers, wrapped under the name of PARKER's
| GINGER TONIC, contain the genuine medicine
If the facsimile signature of HISCOx & Co. Is al
| the bottom of the outside wrapper.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-03-13
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

Public sentiment requires educating.
Popular errors concerning alcoholic slim
lants, their necessity, their nutritive quail
ties, their purity, their medicinal uses,
must be corrected. The moral sense of
the community needs quickening. How
shall this be accomplished, except upon
Bible principle line upon line, here a
little and there little.'' We must give
the people reading land they are eager for
it,. We would fain give them earnest,
helpful stirring words to take home with
them, to study over and remember. But
In earnest give them without money. We
have to steel our hearts to their mental
hunger and soul-need, because we have
not the few dimes that would suffice.
People do not always know its value well
enough to purchase for themselves, We
| need at the outset to force it upon public
| attention, to place it gratuitously and
freely in their hands, at least in the
shape Of tracts, hand-bills, leaflets, and
that is what we women are trying to
do. Will you help? We are freely
giving our time, our labor, and our
money when we have it, but these are
all too little. Can you not add something
| to provide us with these helps2 We know
there is plenty of money, for we see its evil
dence in dress and jewelry, in liquors and
cigars, in fine houses and fast horses !;
while we look in vain for the meagre pit
lance which would enable us to buy tracts
and papers that would help redeem the
| race. How we wish we could turn things
| upside down for little while, and let the
amply filled Golfers spill out toward us.
l. Can not those who hold the Lord s mon
| ey see that it would further His cause to
put it into the temperance treasury We
are in the midst of terrible conflict.
Shall we fail because there is no money to
arm and equip and provision the army, to
build roads and bridges, to carry out the
war to the very end
It costs far less to save souls than to
ruin them. Look at the vast treasure
wasted in this land because of intemper-
ance the money actually spent for liquor
and the mischief done by it, the support of
/ tu0 1uCA Cn6ut5Ou LA COiAlil5 AA0 oAS
enormous cost through city and State OF
repairing its ravages, the material per-
verted from wholesome food to noxious
poison, and the worse than unproductice
industry employed in this perversion and
then see how little comparatively would be
needed to prevent this waste, to turn the
industries of the people in profitable direc-
tion. and to save the bodies and souls now
going to ruin. Oh for the money. How
we covet it for the temperance work.
Who will give their hundreds, their tens,
their fves, even their dimes, to swell the
amount Then we will scatter the leaves
of life, fling broadcast the papers, pile up
the books everywhere, and with burning
words Of truth educate the people. Win
you help us?
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-03-13

PRESIDENTIAL PROsPECTs.-Th New
Y 0rk Herald publishes interviews with
large number of representatives of both
parties in the Virginia Legislature in re-
gard to the next presidency. According to
these inviews the choice of the democrats
for presidential nominee is varied, and
embraces the entire list of candidates in
the field; the readjuster, republicans or
Malone followers generally favor Mr.. Ar
thur as a first choice, and the nominee,
whoever he may be, afterward, while the
straighout republicans seem to be unani-
nous for Blaine. Among the democrats
only few tariff reformerS were discovered,
and even these confessed they were forced
by the present condition of Virginia's in
terests and by the sentiments OF their con-
stituents to favor, certainly, moderate pro-
lection. A large majority of the demo-
Gratis were out spoken in behalf of pro-
tectiye tariff. All the readjuster republic
cans and the straight0uts are strong pro-
tectioniStS; land nearly all who gave opinions
on the subject Of the internal revenue, of
whatever political creed, favored its out
and-out abolition.
The Herald also prints d talk with Mr..
Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York
Tribune, on the coming presidential con-
test. In brief, he had no faith in the ''old
ticket. !" and believes that Mr.. Payne is the
strongest man the democrats can bring
forward. Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr.. Flower
come next among the possible democratic
candidates. On the republican side Logan
is at present most prominent, his chief
claim being his old war record, though he
has also the support of General Grant. Mr..
Arthur is placed second and Mr.. Edmunds
third. The issues he considers to be re-
form of the tariff and Of. the civil service.
Mr.. Blaine, he asserts, does not want q
would accept if it were offered him.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-03-13
re. M. Cushing & Son. Auctioneers. !.

{ oMMIssIoNEEkR1Ts1 sAhE Of REA1, ESTATE.
In the City of StdufltOfs and augusta Co.
BY virtue of two DEGREES of the Hastings Court
for the city of Staunton, rendered on the 18th
day of March, 1879, and 8th day of January, 1880,
in a cause therein pending under the name OF
d. ii. Evans for &C., VS.. Pritchard ct ais, 1 will
sell at public auction in front of the Courthouse
of Augusta county, in the city of Staunton, on
Saturday, March 21st, 1884,
the following described houses and lots in the
city of Staunton, Va, and the county of Augusta,
LIST, A TWO-STORY FRAME HOUSE,
situated on Fayette Street and the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railway, owned and now occupied by
VIM. A. Reed as residence. 1t is comfortable
house, has a garden attached with good stable
thereon.
I'd, THE DERRICK HOUSE,
situated on the western extension of Frederick
Street. is comfortable two story frame house
with brick foundation, and good lot attached.
Sd, TWO SMALL HOUSES AND LOTS,
in the village of Churchville.
4th, TWO LOTS WITH SMALL HOUSES
thereon, about one mile from Staunton, and
known as part of the old George Platt prop
erty.
which belong to VIM. A. Reed, will be given
on day of sale.
TERMS Costs of suit and sale in hand, the
residue on a credit of one, two and three years,
for which the purchaser or purchasers will be
required to execute bonds In equal annual in
stalments with approved personal security,
bearing interest from day of sale, and the title
to be retained as ultimate security.
2-28tds ROBT. CRAIG, COmm'r.
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ORNATE SALE
VALUABLE AUGUSTA FARM.


will sell my farm lying in Augusta county,
Va, on the public road leading from StauntOn
to New Hope, eight miles northeast of Staun-
ton and two miles north of New Hope, contain
ing a. r 49, zet aflj
3l6ACREs. e
About l75 acres of this land lies east of the
road, and al west. The portion east of the road
is blue slate land, the rest is sand slate and
about one hundred acres in timber-pine, oak
and hickory. This farm has running water in
every field. Meadow Run passes through part
of the farm and about one half of the north line
runs with it. tsril5aE te-.Ssaee
This place is known as the Geo. w. MoWry
farm, and has on it a brick house, with eight
rooms, large Switzer barn and all outbuildings
necessary to a we'll regulated farm, two tenant
houses, young orchard of so young trees (s0on
to be in bearing) and small old orchard of
good fruit, peaches, cherries and small fruits of
all kinds; a we'll of never failing water in the
yard
For wheat and grass this farm cannot be ex-
celled, and corn and all kinds OF grain grow
well. This year threshed nearly 1900 bushels
of wheat, and grass was fine, but the drouth cut
the corn short. Churches, mills, blacksmith
shop, stores, etc., are convenient.
1t is rarely that such property is offered for
sale. Any one wishing to purchase can see the
farm and learn terms by. calling on me on the
place, or in my absence, Mr.. VIM. A. Hudson, of
property with the assistance of my son. B. A.
Driver. Communications to my address at
New Hope, Augusta county, Va, will receive
prompt attention. Price moderate and terms
accommodating. SAMUEL DRIVER. Il
dec6-3m
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TO Repair Damages.

Dear lady, there is probably no one tell
ing you that fashionable life in great
city is a rough one on your beauty. Late
hours, loss Of sleep and mental excitement
will leave you by and by shorn of those
beautiful tresses which drew lovers around
you in other years. Artificial substitutes
can never pass for those rich and glossy
locks. Parker's Hair Balsam will stop
your hair from falling out, restore it's nat
nral color and softness, and prove cleans
ing and beneficial to the scalp. II
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-03-13

ONE DAY SoUP.-Half can OF tomatoes,
FIVE or six cold boiled or baked potatoes
half an onion, one stalk of celery or few
celery tops. Boil all together until the
vegetables are very soft. Put through
colander. add pepper and salt and pinch
of sugar. Just before serving pour in one
cup Of hot milk with a pinch Of soda dis
solved it.. Sift over the topa few very dry
bread crumbs.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-03-13
Home Items.
-"AllHour OWL. fault
II you remain. sick whentyt
ct ~, nfff ro <Inof =, oxyar


The weakest. woman, smallest child, and
sickest invalid can use hop bitters. with
safety and great good.
Old men tottering aroundsfrom Rheu-
matism, kidney troubleSor any-.weakness
will be almost new by using hop bitters.
My wife and daughter were made
healthy by the use of hop bitters and l re-
commend them to my people. Methodist
Clergyman.
Ask any good doctor if hop bitters are
not the best family medicine on earth.
-Malarial fever, Ague and Bili0usness,
viii leave every neighborhood as soon as
hop bitters arrive.
My mother drove the paralysis] and
neuralgia all out of her system WITH hop
bitters. ED. OsaUego. Sun.
Keep fthe kidneys healthy with hop
bittersIand you need not fear sickness.
Ice water is rendered harmless and
more refreshing and reyiying with hop
bitterS In each draught.
The yigor of youth for the aged and
mir NJ hop littels. +
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.snLp VIRGINIA. FOR SALE.

GOLD VIRGINIA. FOR SALE.
owing to the poor health of my wife and my
self, feel forced to give up farming. Will
productive farm known as "Old Virginia. "
ing on Lewis Creek, four miles Northeast from
city of Staunton, and containing
$50 ACRES
The land is free from all surface or loose rock
underlain with blue slate, producing good crops
of all the grains and grasses in fact, it is one OF
the best cropping and grazing farms now Offer
ed for sale in the Valley of Virginia. The farm
is nearly square and
LIES BEAUTIFULLY TO THE SUN.
Lewis Creek runs over one. mile through
m M ns h nhGNEdnsA L bAR4 FAR
raising fine Blooded Stock, it cannot be excell-
ed in the county. .s.ss-s.
Eh
Guiding the basement. - eT4asl
A LARGE BANK BARN,
with stables in basement. Also 2 tenant
with Wind Pump, affOrding ten to twenty gal
Ions Of the purest and best water per minute.
THE ORCHARD CONTAINS II ACRES
choice Fruit, also plenty of Grapes and Pears &C.
The land lies well to divide into two or more
farms with plenty OF meadow and timber on
each farm. Church and good schools in sight of
1 AS an evidence of the productive quality OF
the land, and as good paying investment,
will guarantee the purchaser six per cent. per
With good hand payment, the purchaser can
have long time on balance, or will take good
interest bearing paper for part or all the pur-
For particulars address me at staunton or
i Annex p. o.
febM ROBT. S. HARNSBERGER.