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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-24
A Dying Boys Story.
Philadelphia Press.


Ayouthful soldier had a presentiment
that he should die on certain day of
the year, because it was the anniver-
sary of the drowning of his sister. He
was taken sick, and as the day drew
near he grew rapidly worse. The doc
tor and nurse pooh-poohed his fears as
absurd, but he said all the same he
should die on certain night. The
day came and he was very low. About
8 O'Clock he called a comrade to his
bedside and said:
"lt is almost time, Billy. Goodbye.
In an hour I shall be with my sister,
and we will be looking at our mother"
'Nonsense," said his comrade. eff
you were with your dead sister how
could you be looking at your mother
who is living and well?"
s'It's strange story" he said feebly,
''but if you don't mind it l will tell it
to you; it will make the time shorter"
sit was three years ago my sister
Jessie was drowned at 9 O'Clock at
night. She was engaged to be mar
ried, and on her birthday, three months
before her wedding, mother gave US all
party. On the evening of that party
mother cried bitterly because it was the
last birthday she would have sister with
US. My sister ran to her, and, throw
ing her arms about mothers neck, said:
"'Never mind, dear mother, l will be
with you always on my birthday,
whether dead or alive 1t was q rash
speech, and our good folks shook their
heads gravely, for they did not like it.
"We are Scotch people, you know,
and very superstitious. People said
Jessie had bound herself body and
SOUL" He paused, exhausted, and,
having rested a little, proceeded more
slowly: "My sister was married and
she and her husband went away to live.
In a few months we heard she had been
drowned while crossing swollen
stream in q buggy with her husband.
It was bitter blow to all of US. Mother
fretsed good deal, and father. OIL
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-24

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Those intelligent persons who are
now habitually rasping their digestive
tracts by eating branny foods. on ac-
count of the gluten supposed TO be
found only in the fourth layer of the
of the grain, may be Interested to learn
OF the Investigations of DR.. MA. Ran
dolph, Of Philadelphia, which offer
food for reflection, requiring no mental
pepsin to aid digestion. The manufac-
lures of specially prepared foods have
always maintained, on good, scientific
authority, that the gluten of wheat re-
sided only in the cortical cells of the
grain, the body of the grain being COM
posed almost wholly of starch. Up to
now, microscopical examination has
upheld this dogma, although Prof.
Richardson, of Philadelphia, and Prof.
Leeds, of Hoboken, have pointed out
that such was not the case.
DR.. Randolph now demonstrates that
The wheat grain itself possesses large
amount of gluten, which forms sort
of network around the starch. 1t ap-
pears that the gluten of this central
portion was always masked by the large
number of starch grains, and thus, DIR.
Randolph declares, it escaped
observation. By dissolving out the
starch grains a network of gluten
was found by DIR. Randolph,
which may be demonstrated in more
than one way. In fact, the starch
grains may be said to lie in q bed of
gluten. It is, therefore, satisfactory to
know that those who desire this highly
important heterogeneous element of food
will find it IN considerable quantities in
the ordinary prepared flour.
But this is not all. DIR. Randolph
has made experiments TO discover
whether the gluten which undoubtedly
exists in the external covering of the
grain was capable of serving as food to
man. The result showed that even af-
ter careful cooking, the hard, dense,
cellnlose walls which enclosed the
gluten were unaffected by the digestive
juices, exhibiting no change after pro-
longed maceration at the temperature
of the human digestive tract. The cells
were also found to be unaffected by
maceration for thirty days in liquor
potassa. Even immersion in strong
nitric acid for several days practically
had no effect upon them.
Such being the case, the use of branny
foods for the purpose of obtaining glu-
ten appears to be fallacy and worse
than blunder; for, in rejecting fine
wheaton flour, which really contains
gluten in form easily digested, refuse
product is accepted which yields up no
part of its gluten, but rasps the diges-
tive tract, clogs the stomach with indi-
gestible trash, and lays future of dys-
nopsia
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-24
NO FAITH IN BANKS.
So He Kept 100000 Lying Around
Loose.

New York Bun.
Isaac Steele, an aged farmer living
near Petrolia, Pa, made 800, 600 from
oil that was found on his farm few
years ago. Having no faith in banks it
has been his persistent custom to keep
from $50, 900 to 100000 in bank notes
slowed away in different places about
his house. Five or six years ago he
had 800, 900 locked up in number Of
boxes. One day he was examining his
treasure and found it damp and mil
dewed and moldy. He took the notes
from the boxes and spread them out in
field to dry in the sun. This became
noised about the neighborhoed, and
people focked from all directions to see
the novel spectacle of a fortune scat
tered about. For two days the money
was thus exposed, guarded by the old
farmer, his wife, daughter and hired
man. 1t was then returned to its hiding
places in the house.
Three nights afterward Steele woke
up and found three men in his room.
They were all masked. They seized
the old man and his wife and bound
and gagged them. While searching
for money about the house they were
frightened by the appearance of Steele's
hired man, who had been absent in
Petrolia. The robbers fled, having Sc
cured $1,000. This experience failed
to induce Steele to trust his money out
of his house. One night in April, 1881,
about midnight, three masked men
broke into Steele's house again.
Mrs. Steele was knocked uncon-
scious by blow from one of the rob-
bers, who drove the hired man into a
bedroom at the point of a pistol. Both
Steele and his daughter were soon over
come, but not before the masks had
been torn from the faces of two OF the
men, who proved to be Jim James and
William Macdonald, well-known resi-
dents of the neighborhood. The noise
made at Steele's house during the
struggle aroused neighboring family,
and the robbers fed. The third was
not recognized. James and Mcdonald
were arrested next day, and were SEN
fenced to state prison for five years.
Every one supposed that Steele would
put his wealth in place of safety after
the second warning he had received,
but he stubbornly refused to do 80.
Only few days ago a neighbor who
called at the house found Steele sitting
in the kitchen, while the floor, table
and chairs were covered with bank
notes, which the old farmer was once
more drying. There were $4,000 in
the lot. An oil operator from the
lower country brought the news here
on Saturday that Steele's house had
been visited by masked burglars on
Thursday night and they succeeded in
getting away with $4,000 before they
were forced to fly from the house by
approaching neighbors. They bound
the family as usual, and escaped de-
lection. 1t is said that Steele has at
last decided to put his money where it
will be safe.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-24
though he said nothing, looked old and

tnOugn ne Salu nOtnlng, looked OLD ana
haggard, and we all knew he was
grieving his heart for sister. The an
niversary of sisters birthday drew near,
and mother fretted more than ever and
father looked older and older. The
night came, and we knew sister would
keep her promise and be there. We
sat in the room, waiting for the first
sound of her footsteps. heard her
fist coming up the walk, and the water
was running from her garments. She
came to the open window and looked
in. 1t was only for a moment, and
then she was gone, and we knew we
should see her no more for year.
Last year she came again, and tonight
she will come to our old home and look
in at the window, and mother will be
watching for hers
He closed his eyes and lay still for so
long his comrade thought he was dead,
but at last he opened them again, and
continued:
"When enlisted it almost broke
poor mothers heart. On the day left
her l told her would come back to her
in the spirit. She said l never would
return. knew I should die somehow,
and something told me should perish
on the same day of the year and at the
same hour that sister had died. It's
almost time," he said, "and 1 soon
must 60. Don't you hear her coming
and the water dripping from her dressp
See, she is putting roses in her hair.
How cold and clammy her hand is, and
it grows dark" With these words
he raised up little, held out his hands
and fell back dead.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-24

Lately at u dinner given by some no
m9pathic doctors in Paris, after the
memory of Hahnemann had been
toasted and the health of various celeb
rites drunk, Alphonse Karr was asked
to propose toast. "Your patients,
gentlemen" he said.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-24

Whales were eaten by persons of the
upper class in Europe as late at least
as the latter part of the thirteenth CEN
fury. The tail and tongue dressed
with peas or roasted were priced as
choice delicacies. The Princess Flea
nor de Montford paid, in 1866, the
sum of 24s. for 400 pieces of whale"
to be used Is food in her household.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-24
VIZ sHALL KNOW.

When the mists have rolled in splendor
From the beauty Of the hills,
And the sunshine, warm and tender,
Falls in splendor on the rilis,
We may read loves shining letter,
In the rainbow Of the spray.
We shall know each other better
When the mists have cleared away.
We shall know as we are known,
Never more to walk alone,
In the dawning of the morning,
When the mists have cleared away.
1--we err in human blindness,
Ard forget that we are dust,
II we miss the laws of kindness,
When we struggle to be Just,
Snowy wings of peace shall cover
All the pain that clouds our way,
When the weary watch is over,
And the mists have cleared away.
Weshall know as we are known,
Never more to walk alone,
In the dawning or the morning,
When the mists have cleared away.
When the silvery mists have yelled us
From the faces of our own
Oft we deem their love has failed us,
And we tread our path alone;
We should see them near and truly,
We should trust them day by day,
Neither love nor blame unduly,
II the mists have cleared away.
We shall know as we are known,
Never more to walk alone,
In the dawning of the morning,
When the mists have cleared away.
When the mists have risen above us,
As our Father knows His own,
Face to face with those that love us,
We shall know as we are known.
Love, beyond the orient meadows
Floats the golden fringe of day:
Heart to heart we hide the shadows,
Till the mists have cleared away.
We shall know as we are known,
Never more to walk alone,
When the day Of light Is dawning,
And the mists have cleared away.
San Francisco Call
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-24

Mr.. Bancroft, the historian. is fire.
quent companion Of the president in
mis- leisure hours.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-21
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.
What MIR. BOrmnn Ii. Eaton Says
About Them.

Mr.. Dorman b. Eaton, in response to in-
quiries, has written an open letter on the
subject of the payment of political assess
ments by Government employees. He refers
TO the Civil-Service law passed by both
parties as securing as absolute freedom and
safety to public employees in contributing
or not for political purposes as attaches to
private citizens.
He gives specific answers to several ques-
tions, as follows: That no person because
he has entered tho public service is re-
lieved of the moral obligation resting upon
all citizens to make reasonable sacrifices in
aid of sound principles and good admins
tration, although the obligation is neither
to pay as much as party managers choose to
demand nor to contribute anything to
funds to be used to buy votes, to bride
journals, to control demagogues and factions,
or for any corrupt or unworthy object
whatever; that tho theory that a person
should make contribution simply because
he has got an Office is utterly indcfensible,
except, on the theory of the spokesman and
corruptionist, and that the theory that a
poor clerk should pay assessments because
he can afford to Is false.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

H. +. Kenney, general superintendent; II.
ii. Carter, superintende nt, and other officials
of the Alexandria * Fredericksburg Railway,
passed through this city over that road this
morning ON an inspection tour. They Will re-
turn this evening.
The excursion to Belmont Park yesterday
for the benefit Of st. Mary's Church was largely
attended and proved financial success. IL
was one OF the most orderly excursions ever
glvep, not the slightest thing occurring to IN ar
the pleasure OF the OCCASION. Great compl Amt
was made, however, by the excursionists on
account OF not being provided with water on
the trains and tho supply at the park giving
out about 4 O'Clock In the evening.
Phil Wilkinson was detained at tho station
house this morning on the charge OF throwing
stones in the streets. In the Police Court
yesterday Hugh Smith, colored, was sent 10
the chain gang for thirty days for being drunk
and disorderly. Virginia Meade, for an as
sault on Eliza Penn, was sent to jail for thirty
days.
The funeral OF Mrs. Eliza Jano Oathcart,
whose death was mentioned yesterday, took
place at 9 o'clock this evening, from her late
residence, on Royal street. The remains were
forwarded for interment at Rock Creek Gene
The funeral Of Neville summerleld, infant
son OF Mr.. James r. Cation, Will take place this
evening at o'clock.
Johnnie Milstead, Of this city, who Ia visit
Ing friends at Laurel, Nd, was knocked down
by u man at that place, few days sinco, and
had his arm broken.
A resident OF tho First Ward was arrested
this morning on the charge OF creating null
sance on his premises.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-21
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

pigeon.shooting match yesterday afternoon
at Jackson City, Just across tho Potomac, az.
tracted n considerable number OF sporting
men from South Washington. The greatest
interest was manifested In the match between
two wellknown gunnera, one from East and
tho other from South Washington, Tor $40
q eide, the loser 10 pay for the birds. Tne
South Washington champion won, killing 10
out OF 10 brde, his competitor killing only ".
The distance was 81 yards rise. This was
considered rather poor shooting, Five anna.
tours then made up match, eacn tlkihg
birds The best scOres were made ny Nessrs.
wimsstt Mas and Bailey, who killed 3, ana
respectively.
Mr.. Louis Knowles leaves to night Tor Long
Branch to Join the Light Infantry.
A pleasant little birthday party was recently
given by Mrs. Grigsby, OF NJ street near SIKH
southwest, In honor of tho twelfth birthday OF
her little daughter, Cora. Among those pres.
ent were Nellie Bauer, Aggie hurley, Matte
Madison, Celia MOlung, Susie and Lulu Weber,
Florence Phillips, Alice Gunnell, Orrle Muir
ray, May Meyers, Mamie Thomas, Jimmy Clir,
James Durley, Joo Gunnell, Charley Grigsby
and John PHILIPPE.
The young son OF Charles Steers, OF tho Az
ricultural Department, living on q street, 90.
tween Four-and n half and Sixth, was severely
bitten BY n poisonous snake last Monday at
Occoquan Falls. Tho wound grew to bs 50
dangerous that a friendly neighbor undertook
10 come TO the city to inform Mr.. Steers OF the
fact. Missing the train he walked to the city,
a distance OF 10 miles. MIR. Steers went down
on the early train Tuesday morning and
brought his son back tho same day. He is now
fmDrOyinn.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-21
YOUTHFUL ROWDIES.
Judge Mills Determines that They
Shall be PunIshed.

In the Police Court this morning three
youths, named respectively Dan Grady,
George Green and James McDevitt, all
with bad-looking faces, were charged with
committing brutal and unwarranted as
sault upon Moses Altman, a man about 45
years old. The evidence showed that the
three boys were bent upon mischief One
of them, McDevitt beginning the trouble
by hitting Altman in the back.
Altman demanded to know what he
meant, when the three jumped on him aud
beat him about the head and face, inllictlng
very painful wounds
Judge Mills in passing sentence, took
occasion to say that the class of young men
who beat and maltrcat people are becoming
too numerous. lie imposed a sentence of
three months in Jail in each case Of the de-
PENDANTS and no fine, very just and
proper sentence it would appear, too.
After the sentence of the three young
men, Judge Mills said ho might have erred
in regard to tho guilt of Grady, and he
would give him tho benefit of the doubt.
He then ordered his discharge.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-21
A QUESTION OF "oApPING"
For Lawyers in the Police Court
Brings Up the UDiOniown War in-
citlsninIIN-Ihe Cnpper fined.

Another case Of Gaping for Police
Court lawyers was before Judge Mills to-
day. Andrew jackson was charged with
interfering with coloied woman named
Ella Jones when the lattcr was at the
court to get a warrant for party.
The woman testified that while in the
court jackson approached her and asked
her her business She told him that she
wanted a warrant for man, when he said
she could not get warrant at tho court,
but that he would take her to Lawyer
Moss office, who is also a Justice of the
peace. The woman said her attorney was
Mr.. Hewlett, and she did not want any
dealings with Moss. Jackson, she alleged,
threatened TO break her neck and do her
other bodily harm IL she did not do as he
wanted her to.
Mr.. Moss appeared for the defendant and
stated that he was in his employ, but not
in the capacity of "cappor." He did odd
Jobs for him. Moss claimed that he could
show the animus of the prosecution aud
that it grew out of the late fence war in
Uniontown between Hewlett and himself,
and charged that Hewlett had said he was
bound to put Jackson IN jail or the work.
house. jackson, Mr.. Moss explained, had
been in his employ to watch his fence and
keep Hewlett from pulling IL down.
Hewlett took the witness stand and de-
MED that he had anything at all To do with
the prosecution Of the defcndantSbut that
Mr.. Thomas, the Assistant District Attor-
pey, had brought 1t about.
Several witnesses for the defense were
called, among them Daniel Webster Lewis,
n colored attorney, who said he had heard
Hewlett say he was going to quit business
until he succeeded In cagng Andrew
Jackson.
Mr.. Moss addressed the court at somo
length and charged that the prosecution Of
Jackson was the direct outgrowth of the
"fence war;" and that Mr.. Hewlett was the
prime mover in the whole affair.
Mr.. Moss said that 1t was o cowardly and
unprovoked prosecution and he knew that
| Hewlett was at the bottom Of 1t.
Daniel Webster Lewis also spoke in be-
| half of the defendant and claimed that a
| good case had not been mado against Jack
son for contempt Of court.
Judge Mills in reviewing the case said
that two informations had been sworn on t
against Jackson-one for contempt of court
in trying to get person out Of the court
| room who was there to procure warrant
and the other for threats. He imposed G
fine of $40 and two days in jail for the first
ofiense and put the defendant under per
sonal bonds in the other case.
In the course of his remarks His Homo
paid n tribute to the colored lawyers BY
saying that ali during his connection will
the Police Court he had found that the,
were just as respectful and as obedient b
the mandates of the court as were othe
members Of the bar.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-21
WEST WASHINGTON.

Temperature and condition OF water at 7 a.
M; Great Falls, temperature, 81; condition,
80; receiving reservoir, temperature, 80;
condition at north connection, SO; at south
connection, SO; distributing reservoir, tom
perature, 81 condition at innuent gatehouse,
80; at efluent gatehouse, SO.
The schooners Wranus, Portland; Chas. W.
White, New Bedford, and River Queen, Hayro
de Grace, cleared with coal this morning.
The race between District oarsmen, which
has been looked for by many Interested In
acquatics for some Time, will come on this
evening at @ o'clock. Tho course will be
from Table Rock TO Holtzman's barge. Messrs.
Fisher, Kearney and Smithson Will row. the
latter is the fayorite and probable winner.
The captains OF schooners lying at the
wharves are proverbially careless. ON the
Sth OF this month Captain Brannock, of the
schooner Nellie, had a large amount OF money
stolen from the vessels cabin during the
night by some one who entered through an
open window, 3etweeniwelve o'clock aud six
o'clock this morning some one reached In
through an open window In the cabin OF the
schooner Il. p. King and took from the pants
pocket OF Captain William j. Knowles black
leather pocketbook containing $40 In cur
The Evening critic., 1884-08-21
EAST WASHINGTON.

The house thief was about again yesterday
in East Washington. hugo colorod spool.
men Of this class entered the house OF Mrs.
Catherine Newman, on New Jersey avenue,
near street, and stole number OF house
hold articles. He made his escape.
Tho lamplighter Of Capitol Hill occasionally
neglects to Hight the lamps in the alley be-
tween Third and Fourth and and East Capt.
itol streets southeast.
Phil souder, for the past 81 years driver
on the Washington Il Georgetown II. II. line,
died yesterday at his home in Georgetown.
Souder was best known In this section. Ho was
popular and whole-souied man and his
death will be deeply regretted. He was about
80 years old.
Orlcer Bransop, of tho Eighth Precinct Is
devuting most OF his spare time now TO farm
ing. One OF his brother officers says he is get
ting along so well that he can distinguish a
potato bug from grasshoppcr.
The East Washington Band OF Hope Will hold
its regular weekly meeting this evening at
the Seamen's Bethel Retreat. Mrs. Dr.. Rodgers
has promised an interesting programme, ana
Mr.. l.. N. White, from New York, Will render a
humorous recitation. All temperance work
ers are invited, especially the young.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-21
NoRos A DIsBELIEvER
In the Alleged Discovery OF JEAN
nette Relies.


A dispatch from Newburyport, Mass,
says: Louis p. Noros, survivor of the Jean
nettc party, doubts the reported finding of
Jeanette relics.
In the Arctics, he says, articles on the
ice attract the sun aud soon melt out of
sight and he thinks the clothing, food,
rifles, tobacco ETC.. taken from the Jean
nette before she sank, placed in their camp
and left behind by them, must naturally
disappear forever in this way.
Furthermore, the articles reported found
were a portion of a, canvas tent, the body
OF a man wrapped in bear skin, q pair of
his own sealskin trowseis, a charter signed
'De Long," a handbook signed "De Loug"
a case of provisions bearing the name "Jca-
nette,' and a list of stores.
Now" says Noros, no tent was left be-
hind, no one had died, no casks were re-
moved from tho ship, and all the dead Of
the belong and Melville parties are ac'
counted for"
"The relics could not have belonged to
Chips party, as they had no food or bear.
skin, and | left my sealskin trowsers in
De Longs cache on tho Siberian coast"
"My theory" says Noros, " Is that II
things belonging to the Jeanette have
really been found they were removed from
this cache by natives aud by some means
how Tcannot conceive-have worked their
way down into civilization