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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
The Fashion in Weddings.
Clara Belle.

clara Belle.
Various influences are at work to
change the fashionable time for getting
married from the spring to the autumn.
New Workers have been accustomed to
mate just after Easter, and, in the cir
cles of our acutest culture and biggest
wealth, there are more weddings in a
few weeks of the early springtime than
during the rest of the year. These
matches were sometimes result of the
winter season of dancing and other fes-
tivities akin to Irritation in town, but
not usually. AS rule, they were the
climaXes of engagements made in the
preceding summer There is no time
like the torrid one, and no place equal
to the hot retorts so favorable to the
generation of love. Girls are never so
bewitching as when dressed in the soft,
white flummery of July and August. A
merely pretty mortal in a dark, tight
costume becomes beauteous an
gel when clothed in the sweetness
and light of nainsook. Every sensitive
and alert girl knows that she can i'm
press a man more easily and effectually
in summer than in winter. The sur
roundings of rurality have little to do
with it, no doubt, but the main reason
is that she is more alluringly dressed.
Well, the consequence is that about Is
per cent of the girls spend the summer
at Newport, Long Branch Or Saratoga
come back Enthusiastically, if
not in a positive and binding manner.
The wedding days are accordingly set
for the ensuing spring. Such has been
the usage for many years. But we are
a rapid people. We get up to higher
rate of social speed every year. Half
year or three-quarters is too long to
wait for matrimony after it has been
contracted for. Broken engagements
are too often the result. Heirs and
heiresses too frequently wriggle off the
hook after being caught. Impotence
is characteristic of youth. Therefore,
is it likely that, within a few years, the
betrothals of the summer will be gen.
orally followed by marriages in the
autumn, or at least before Christmas.
That fashion will be quite numerously
followed this year, and notably in the
case of Carrie Astor and Orme Wilson,
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
CORN IS KING.
Philip armour Said to be Backing the Sep
TENDER Deal.

Philip armour Said to be Backing the Sep
TENDER Deal.
CHICAGO, September 22.-"Corn is equal to
diamonds is well used this evening to ap-
proximately express the present phase of the
September corn deal. To-day the market for
that month opened strong at Tic, and by II
o'clock had sold at SOC. The steady advance
by one-half and one cent jumps, of nine cents
per bushel made September corn about five
cents higher than September wheat. Intense
anxiety attended this remarkable spectacle,
but there was no great excitement nor any
suspicious of paDicky feeling. Offerings were
light, few caring to sell the stuff they had not
already bought at a lower figure. No clearly
defined idea exists as to who is back OF the
corner, but the conviction is gradually
spreading that it is none other than Armour.
The assertion is made that he is after two or
three parties against whom he has special
enmity, and it is said he has these unknown
parties short well up ia the hundred thousands
but that they still refuse to buy in at his
figures. Before the close of the morning ses-
sion the price had nominally dropped one
cent to roc. The transactions at different
figures of the day were all in settlement, it
being impossible to buy outright. There was
about the usual trade in the October options
which opened at 564 and closed at 5SA. Octo-
Der wheat dropped from 70 to I51s, while short
ribs, in sympathy with corn, advanced from
S1O.25 to $10.45. The cornered article closed at
70 cents. Considerable surprise was mani
tested at wheat exhibiting so little sympathy
with corn. Notwithstanding the enormous
loss which must have fallen upon many MEN,
bers, numerous little pleasantries were in
dulged in. At one time it was the proper
thing to impale kernel of corn on pin, and
wear it on the shirt front in place of the regu-
lation diamond. 1t is impossible to ascertain
what houses and traders have been forced to
cover their shorts to-day. Everything is in
chaos of doubt and uncertainty.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
She Viii Send for Him.
Chicago Herald.

SuicdSO derdlu
A broad-shouldered, compactly built
young woman with brown face and
hard hands sat in the Lake Shore depot
waiting for the departure of train for
the east. She had just arrived from
Dakota.
''Marriage?" said she in response to
some remark by her companion; "that's
what all the good-for-nothing cranks
of men that | see from blowing time to
harvest can talk about. What do I
want TO be married for? There are
more than 800 of us girl farmers in Da-
kota, and we will hold convention
some time. 1 never saw man yet l
would have around. l intend to farm
it until l get enough money to live on
comfortably, and then I'll see. There
was nice young fellow in my neigh
borhood last July, who tried to be very
gallant and wanted to help me when
ever [ did any work. If l chopped
little wood he wanted to do it. If l
went after pail of water he wanted to
carry it. If put bag of grain on my
shoulder he insisted on giving me lift
He was pretty nice boy, but he made
me tired. One day | wanted the hay
rick on the wagon, and took hold one
end and clapped it up on the wheel so
quick that it made him dizzy.
"'Let me- says he, but he only
threw the whole thing down in trying
to get the other end up. He didn't
have the strength.
"SaysI: oh, 60 way. You don't
eat enough No. 9 wheat Then I put
the rick up in good style.
1--WE meet lots of such fellows out
there. They are good enough, 1 sup
pose, but when l want one | will send
for him.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
THE PRIZE SECURED.
Learencorth Gets A,cay With the Ne,c Sol
diers' Home Prize.

Learen,corth Gets A,cay With the Ne,c SOL
diers' Home Prize.
The board of managers of the national
home for disabled volunteer soldiers, with
several attaches and ladies, arrived Mt st.
Louis on the 26th after a trip through Iowa,
Nebraska and Kansas in search of a site fer
the new branch home. Examinations were
made at Burlington, Des MOines and Atlantic,
Iowa; PattsmOuth, Lincoln and Beatrice,
Nebraska, and AtchisOn and LeavenwOrth,
Kansas. The board held a meeting in st.
Louis and decided upon Leavcnworth as the
location. The city will donate $40 acres of
land and $4,000 to aid in the erection of O
building.
A Leavenworth dispatch says there was q
grand jolliticatiOn in that city over the
lection of that place as the location for the
western branch of the soldiers home. With
in half an hour after the news was re-
ceived, all the bells in the city
were ringing, all whistles blowing.
flags hoisted throughout the business part of
the city, and a large street procession, with
was an illumination and all the campaign
clubs, irrespective of party, with militia, civil
societies and United States troops from the
fort paraded the streets. large public meet
ing was also held and the whole city engaged
in rejoicing. The location chosen for the
home is a very beautiful one, on the river
bank, with commanding view and superior
advantages as to water, fuel and drainage.
The land will be turned over to the govern
ment Immediately, so there will be no delay in
the construction of a building. The home
will be built on q full section of land three
one mile on the Missouri river. The building
designed will accommodate one thousand
men. The board of managers adjourned to
meet again at Washington December next.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
What They Tell IN Boston.
Boston Times.

Given more extraordinary incl
dent" said a student of nature; SOC
Cured when was boy in Peru. My
brother and l were snow-balling each
other one fine morning. l lost my
temper, picked up a solid chunk of ice
and threw it with all my might at Jim,
who was standing but dozen feet
away, Just as the ice left my hand the
mercury took such an upward jump
that poor Jim was severely scalded by
the hot water that was showered on
him. The ice had melted in transit. -
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
A Mighty Memory.
London World.

As feat of memory, NJ. de Blowitz
paris correspondent of the London
Times) relates an incident which oc-
CURED in 1873, before the Times had a
special telegraph wire. NJ. de Blowitz
had been with Mr. Delane to Versailles.
on an occasion when NJ. Theirs made a
great speech; and as the correspond
ent was accompanying MIR. Delane to
the Northern railway station that same
evening, Mr.. Delane said: '.What a
pity we can't have a speech like that
extenso in the Times the morning after
its deliveryr' NJ. de Blowitz, who had
simply listened attentively to the speech
without any intention of reporting it,
took advantage of this opportunity of
showing his editor what he could do,
saw Mr.. Delane into the Calais express.
drove to the Rue de Grenelle, sat down
at table, and wrote out NJ. Theirs
speech from memory. When Mr.. De-
lane arrived at Dover and opened the
Times he found NJ. Theirs speech oc-
cupying two and half columns of the
JOURNAL full, verbatim report.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
THE NEBRASKA HOG.
Il Feeling of Alarm -fbout It's Safety IN this
Part of the State.
Omaha Bee.

Omaha Bee.
The farmers and pork raisers in this
section of Nebraska have become con-
siderably alarmed within the last few
days over the ravages of peculiar and
somewhat fatal disease which has APP
peared among their swine herd.
The nature of this disease is not well
understood and is thought by some to
be the veritablc cholera, while others
say it has scarcely the first symptoms
of this disorder. By those who pre-
tend to know the history it is said that
it first appeared in Washington county
last winter and has been gradually ex-
tending its ravages southwark some
times almost entirely disappearing and
reappearing again in certain localities.
Mr.. G. r. Williams, of Elkhorn Val
ley precinct, who runs creamery in
that part of the country reports it as
having made great inroads in many
herds near his place. Mr.. Lutz and
Mr.. Wilson, next neighbors, have lost
about 100 head within the last ten
days. Mr.. Blayney of the same pre-
cinct has lost his whole herd of
nearly a hundred. Mr.. Parshall and
Mr.. Harrington, of Waterloo, have
within short time lost about the same
number. Mr.. Williams says with sin
gle exception every one of his neigh
bors have lost more or less by this dis
ease. This gentleman says this distem-
per has not even made it's appearance
among his herd whose troughs he keeps
constantly disinfected by solutions of
carbolic acid, and with whose food con-
centrated I've, in considerable quanti-
ties, is used. He reports his hogs as
being in good condition and he has but
small fears of its appearance among
them.
The symptoms of this disease are a
weakness through the kidneys and
want of appetite. The ears become
swollen, even to bursting in some cases,
. bleeding at the nose, and after linger-
ing for from five to ten days dies, in
large percentage of cases.
A Mr.. G. d. Parish, who has been
travelling ostensibly through the east
ern counties of this state, reports it as
being the great topic of conversation at
the hotels and street corners. He tells
of one man who, last Saturday, was Of
fered $500 for his herd, and on Satur-
day had not a single head left from the
ravages of the disease. In and about
Wahoo its fatalities have been so great
that many of the cattle men have about
given up the idea of feeding stock
there.
Mr.. Culp, a United States deputy
marshal, who came up from the south
eastern part of the state, says it has
lately made its appearance in Otoe
county, and has caused considerable
alarm in that vicinity.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
A HORRIBLE CRIME.
brought to light byan Inquest Recently Held
at Columbus.

DrOnDht to ItGhto van DT"est h'cc"'D SAo''e
at Columbus.
A dispatch from Columbus, Neb., says one
of the most horrible crimes ever committed
I'm this state has been brought to light by the
coroner's inquest recently held there MT.
Adam Quackenbush, farmer living about
sixteen miles northwest of here, left home ON
Saturday, September -. TO come to Columbus.
Mr. Quackenbush could not get his business
finished Saturday, so he was Obliged to remain
until Sunday. Mr.. Quackenbusb has daugh-
ter married and living in Columbus, and also
q younger daughter living at home, who FOR
eight OF ten years has been of unsound mind
to such an extent that her parents considered
ID necessary to keep pretty close watch over
while this younger daughter, Nellie, was
visiting her sister in Columbus, she became
acquainted with two young men. clerks IN the
store of Friedhop Co by the name OF Geo;
Mathews and Frank Smith. Matthew's ana
Smith had undoubtedly discovered the mental
condition of the girl and thought 1t might not
be very difficult to influence her. Having
seen her father in town they concluded thaC
Sunday would be the most favorable 10 carry
out their dastardy scheme. Acting doubtless
on this conclusion they hired carriage on
Sunday morning and started for Mr.. Quack-
enbush's house They stayed there to dinner
and after dinner persuaded Nellie to come
with them to town to attr nd the county fair
to be held that week. his sue WDulu w II
they would carry her to her sisters in town.
and as they told Nellie's mother they would
be down to town before dark and would take
her direct to her sisters, she finally consented
to let Nellie go with the fellows.
Instead of taking Nellie to her sisters when
they got to town, they took her to Il room over
FreidhOp's store that was occupied by Mat
thews as combined sleeping and gambling
room.
1t was about $50 or o'clock In the evening
when they got to town with their treasure,
and the first move was to go to a drug store
and get quantity of laudanum and instruct
her how to use it..
Here they kept her without food but on one
occasion, and subject to the ravishes of no
telling how many, until Tuesday night about
10 o'clock when they found she was so far ex-
haustSd as to make IL necessary for them TO
get her off of their hands. Smith therefore
took her to her sisters where she died in
very short time. 1t is intimated that there
are several others interested in the affair.
DIR. c. ID. Evans, who made very thorough
and careful examination, testified that the
urinary parts were lacerated, infiamed and
greatly discolored, showing that the girl had
been compelled to submit TO the tiendish as
sauts of beings bearing the fol IN of man but
lacking all the requisites of a man. and pos
sessing the nature and disposition of n brute.
No arrests have been made, the parties I'M
mediately connected with the dastardly out
rage having left the country.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
THE GOLDEN DAYS DEPARTED.

o voices still beneath the churchyard sod,
Bright eyes that glisten from behind long
lashes,
Warm beauty early given back to God,
Red lips that now are ashesi
All, SO IL is! all that hath ever been
Experienced by the spirit is immortal;
Each hope and Joy and grief is hid within
The memory's sacred portal.
And yet the soft glow of the midnight hour
A strain of haunting music sweet and olden,
A dream, bird, bee, a leaf a flower,
A sunset rich and golden
Can fling that portal open; and beyond
Appears the record of each earlier feeling;
All hopes. all joys, all fears, all musings fond,
In infinite revealing.
Till all the present passes from the sight
Its cares and woes that make us weary
hearted,
And leaves us basking in the holy light
or golden days departed.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
A VAST HOST.
The Voting Army viii Number about ID,
100000 this Tear-HO,U the SoUereigns
are Dicided Up.

are DtCtQeQ up.
Philadelphia Press.
The officials of the census office esti-
mate that the population has increased
about II per cent. since the census was
taken in 1880. Estimating the increase
of votes at the same ratio, it is found
that the number of male inhabitants
21 years of age and over in the United
States, emitting the territories, is in
round numbers 100000. Of this
number 100000 are native white,
100000 foreign-born, and 100000
colored. New York has 600, 900 foreign
born males over 81 years of age. Next
in the list come Illinois and Pennsylva-
MIA, with 100000 each; Ohio fourth in
the list of foreign-born voters, having
but 100000 foreign born citizens over
81 years of age. Wisconsin has nearly
as many, the number being but frac-
ton below 100000. Massachusetts and
Michigan have nearly 100000 each;
California, Iowa, Minnesota and Mis-
souri, about $4,000 each. The state
with the largest number of colored
voters is Georgia, which has nearly
100000 males above 81 years of age.
Mississippi has nearly as many, and
Virginia has 10000, Taking the
doubtful states in their alphabetical Or
der, Connecticut has $4,000 foreign
voters out of a population of 200,O
Probably considerably more than 40
per cent of the foreign voters of this
state are Irish. Florida has about TO-
600 voters, of which nearly one-half
are colored, and 1000 foreign-born.
The foreign-born vote of Florida is
largely Cuban. Illinois, which it has
pleased some to speak of as
doubtful state, has over $4,000
voters, of which 100000 are
foreign born and $4,000 colored'
Among the foreign-born citizens of Hi
nois the Germans and Irish are about
equal in numbers, with sprinkling of
Norwegian, French and Italian. Mary
land, which has been spoken of as pos
sibly a doubtful state, has 100000
voters-50,O00 of them colored, and
10000 foreign-born. Massachusetts, has
550, ZOO voters-about 100000 of them
forei gn-born, and 5000 or 1000 col
ored. The majority of foreign-born
citizens in that state are Irish. In New
Jersey there are $4,000 voters-1O, 900
colored and 10000 foreign-born-prob-
ably more than so per cent. of the for
eign element being from Ireland. New
York has ], $780, 900 voters, GOO, 900 being
foreign-born-the majority, of course,
from the Emerald isle. There are also
in that state over 10000 colored voters.
North Carolina has in its 800, 900 voting
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02

the most frugal and self-denying care
the old man had provided him the fifty
dollars with which he left home. He
drew his watch from his pocket and
looked att. 1t was his fathers gift.
eff could sell or pawn it., said he.
"What do / want with an old silver
watchp"
An hour later he stood at pawn
brokers' counter.
"What do you want?" asked the
Jew. '.Ten tollars! Isay no! / give
YOU tree tollar-no more. What you
sayp"
II say no!'' cried Percy, angrily.
Then on second thought, "Well, give
the three!'
But this was not enough, even for his
immediate need. Under a desperate
impulse he stepped into drinking sa-
loon, and midnight found him ut the
gaming-table. Pretty Sybil Pearson
had shuffied cards for him with her del
icate, beautiful fingers, and had taught
him to play. Under the tutelage OF his
temperance friend, the elegant Kings
lev, he had learned to drink more than
lager; but how and when to stop drink
ing had not been part of his instruc-
tions.
What need to tell more? You find
his history repeated in that of thou
sands who throng our great cities, and
end short career of crime upon the
gallows.
The gray hairs of his aged parents
were brought down in sorrow to the
grave, and Annie Collins golden curls
were covered with the fresh turf of
sprinp-time
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02

A parliamentary return of clergymen
of the Church OF England who, from
July ), 1873, TO February Z, 1884, have
executed deeds of REIMBURSEMENT of
their office, includes sixty-two names.
Among them are John Richard Green.
Leslie Stephen. Lord Francis Osborne
and Orby Shipley.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02

1t is better to be beggar than ignor-
aut; for a beggar only wants money, but
an ignorant person wants humanity
Aristippus
The National tribune., 1884-09-18
WYOMING
REUNIONS.

A Reunion of the ed Ind. was held at
Yeddo on the ID inst.
Z. X. Barnhill, Plymouth, Ind: A soldiers
Reunion will be held under the auspices of
Miles Ill. Tibbits Post, No. go, at Plymouth.
Ind, Oct. 9th and 10th
Left Guide Elkhart, Ind: Eighty-nine
members of the old 9Th Ind. assembled at
Island Park, Elkhorn, Ind, Aug. p, and held
two days Reunion. Gen. Robt H. Milroy, the
old commander Of the regiment, was present
having come nearly 1900 miles to attend
Speeches were made by Capts. Madden, Mar
shall and Wharton, Gen. Milroy and Others
The Soldiers aud Sailors Association of
Lenawee and Hillsdale Mich Counties, at
their Reunion on the 2sth ult disbanded and
reorganized under the name of the Lcnawee
and Hlilsdale County Grand Army Associa-
tion"
The annual Reunion of the soldiers and sail
ors of Fulton County, H., was held at Farm
ington on the Cd and Sd insts. Officers: Pres,
John A. Gray: N.-P., Ii. c. station; Cor Sec,
Henry c. Hasson.
I. J. Alyerson, LitchGeld, KY: soldiers
Reunion will be held here Oct. 13, Ii and To-
John g. Springer, Springfield, H.: The
annual Reunion of the 10th Ill. Cav will be
held here Sept 20.
III. w. Sadorus, Danyille, ILL.,: The seventh
Reunion of the 25th III. will be held here Oct s.
The annual Reunion of the 1l5th New York,
was held on the 9th inst. al Ballston Spa, N. Y
Officers for the ensuing year are: Pres, f. L.
Walwrath, Of Syracuse; v.-P.'s., Jos. c. Abel,
The National tribune., 1884-09-18
WHAT'S THE TIME9
Wise People Who Garry the Waterbury and Away,
Know.

hereby acknowledge the receipt of your elegant
premium, the Waterbury wateh.-C. G.. Sautter
Sharpsburg Pa received the watch all right
and after testing it. pronounce 1t an accurate
timekeeper = George Anderson, Irondale, o.
keeping good time.-Sam1 w. Palmer, Armonk
N VI received the watch in perfect order. Ii
keeps good time and am qnite satisfied with it,
j. F. King Battle Creek, Mich-The Waterbury
watch arrived all right, and like it very much
G.. w. Brown, Geddes. n. VI received the two
watches all right. They cannot be beaten for
timekeeping- III. Redfield Livingston, Mon
tana-I received the watch, and like it very
much. 1t keeps good time.-Oscar Christensen,
San Diego Cai-Watch received in good condi-
ton, and keeps correct time--Sam1 K. Haines,
Moorestown, n. 1.-THE watch received all right
and keeps very good timed. M. McElhaney
Buena Vista, Ohio.-I received the watch all
right, and am very much pleased with it-Geo. H.
Daniels, West Pittston. Pal received the watch
in good order, and am very well pleased with it.
IL gives entire satisfaction.-G. w. Hedriek Fort
Dodge Iowa.-The watch came all o. k and it
gives me complete sssisfaction.-Dan Stair Akron
O-The Waterbury watch came to hand all right
Neb.-The watch came to hand all right. think
it very nice one-Charles Whitney, Rogersfield.
n. Y.-The Waterbury watch came to hand all
right and in good order. am very well pleased
with it-Addison w. Day. Durand, H. - The
Waterbury came 10 hand all right, and keeps good
time.-A z. Shibley, Winchester Ill.-The watch
came to hand all right and is perfect beauty
Jasper Roseberry, Island, Kan.