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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-15
Chicago Beef.

Northern people who visited Savan.
nah or Charleston used to read with
some surprise at hotel dinner-tables,
upon their bills of fare: "Roast sirloin
of beef, from Fulton Market"
We have had the pleasure of eating
q portion of such o sirloin from Fulton
Market, which had made the four days
voyage packed in ice. The pleasure
was not great, since it did not improve
Fulton Market beef to freeze it solid in
An ice-chest in New York, and thaw it
out in Charleston kitchen. That was
long ago, and people had not learned
how to get, or to treat good beef.
Fulton Market still stands. and fine
beef is sold therein; but q ncw system
prevails BY which beef is procured aud
distributed all over this broad land.
Let US suppose that the reader is seat
cd at breakfast at n seaside hotel on
the coast of Maine, and that he has or
dered beefsteak as his principal Wand.
That steak, tender as it is, has long
eventful history. Four years ago. the
creature of which it formed part, was
q calf frisking on the prairies of West
ern Texas where it passed the first two
years of its life wandering with herd
on ranch possibly fifty miles more in
circuit.
Then it is slowly driven northward
thousand miles or more to greater
ranch in Wyoming, Montana, or Color
ado, where the citrate is more favora-
BILE to the production of good beefsteak.
Driren is not quite the word to de-
scribe the slow drifting of a great drove
Of Texas cattle, feeding as it goes, max
ing twelve miles q day without knowing
it. These cattle are nearly three
months on the way. and if they are
handled" skillfully, they arrive at their
cooler range in as good condition, as
when they left hot Texas. Perh APPS, in
better.
Invigorated by the bracing air and
nutritious grass of Wyoming or Mon
tana, they pass two years in peaceful
self improvement, developing into sleek
fat steers, worth thirty dollars each
as they run.
SO far all has gone we'll with them
but now comes sharp, short period OF
trial. The owner and his assistants
drive thousand of the four-year olds
to the nearest railroad station, proba
bly many miles distant, where they are
quickly loaded into train of fifty cat
tie cars, and conveyed, in about five
days, to Chicago. They ought to be
fed and watered every eight hours
Some are; but not all.
And here we will pause to make ar
observation. If your steak is good and
tender, ard altogether rs it should be
take comfort in the thought that the an
imal from which it came enjoyed hap
py existence. He was fairly and gent
ly dealt with from his frisky calfhoot
to his last hours. If he has been over
driven, under-fed or harshly treated, ht
has his revenge after his death in the
disgust and indigestion, his toughness
causes.
Arrived at Chicago, he is fed. water
ed, rested, sold, shot, dressed, chilled
and placed in refrigerating cars, and
sent to an agency in on Eastern city
whence he is taken to your cool resor
in Maine and small part of him cook
ed for the readers breakfast. 1t is thu.
that Chicago supersedes Fulton Mar
| ket- YO3itL'S COmpd1liO1
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-15
A Sword OF Honor Sent n Woman.

Mdlle. Lix is now As years old. She
is the daughter OF an officer in the
French army and was born at Colamer
Her mother died when she was baby,
and made her wear boys clothes until
she was years old. At II she could
ride and fence admirably. At II she
was we'll educated, and spoke English
and German. She went to Poland as
governess to the daughter of Polish
countess. In 1863, when the rebellion
broke out in Poland, she put on male
attire and joined the rebels. For brav-
cry on the field, she was made lieu
tenant. She returned to France in
1866, and when the cholera broke out
in the north she distinguished herself
as fearless nurse and helper OF the
sick poor. In recognition of this SER
vice the French government appointed
her postmistress of Lamarche, in the
Vo-ges. When the Franco. German
her soldier clothes, enlisted in free
corps, and soon afterward again became
Lieutenant, and took part in the fight
at Bourgonce Nompatelise. She was
called Lieut.. Tony, the name given to
her by the Polish patriots. She prov
ed herself brave fighter, rs we'll as
kind-hearted woman, and her labors
| for the relief of the wounded we're in
defatigable. After her company be-
came part Of the army of Garibaldi she
devoted herself exclusively to the am
| bulances. At the close of the war she
resumed her duties MS Postmistress,
but soon began to suffer from rhelma-
tism, which she had contracted during
the campaign, the hardships Of which
proved too much for her. She resign
ed, and the Govern ment then gave her
charge OF tobacco bureau at Bor-
| deaux. She m YES about on crutches.
| Her soldiery conduct won for her many
honors. In ~ the Government con-
ferred upon her a gold medal OF the
| first class, as we'll as the bronze cross
OF the ambulances. Gen. Chsrtte in
~ sent her the medal of the Pontific-
| al Zouaves, while the ladies OF Alsace
presented her with splendid sword OF
honor; and this year the chief Secreta-
| ~ OF the National Society for the En-
lcouragemont Of Good Conduct, NJ. Ho-
more Aruoul, also sent her medal Of
honor. Gen. Failhcrde, the Grand
Chancellor Of the Legion of Honor, is
about to present her with the cross Of
the Legion.
Two other French women, MdlIe.
Dodu and Nine. Jorretout, have been
also decorated for bravery during the
war Of 1901. Courier des Etats
Eni8.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

deserts which tho corporations do not
claim. Having brought US to this pass
The republican party IN its national con-
vention of 1884 solemnly reeol,es that
the remaining public lands shall be re.
served for actual settlers!
The Star endeavored to keep this vital
question to the fore during the recent
campaign, but it was submerged in the
deluge of personal issues lot loose upon
the country by the Independents. Now
that the field Of sisIon is clear once
more, it behooves US to promptly revive
the 0gltation for regainipg our stolen
public lands and find out whether Jay
Gould still dominates the United States
senate.
The following corporations, on which
the Evening Post gang of this city hst
fattened for years, received large land
grants on the express conditions that
If not completed within the time specified
all lands not earned and patented tC
them should then revert to the United
States:
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27
THE CITY PRINTING AGAIN.

A few words moro about the city print.
ing might be appropriate. When the
frat proposals were asked for In last
July, the publisheis of tho BEE were not
disposed to put In bid because they
could not afford to put their advertising
rates down to the level of papers that have
little or no circulation. 1t was only upon
the personal assurance of majority of
the councilmen that they desired to ad-
vertise in tho best medium that reaches
the people, and that the superior oircula-
ton should be taken into account in tho
letting of the contract, that we did
put In bid. Our bid vas OF
course higher than others, but 1t was
very reasonable and much cheaper than
any other, taking into account the great
difference in circulation. Two-thirds of
the council were about to award the con-
tract to the BEE when the "boycotters"
put in an appearance, and by all sorts Of
threats and Misrepresentation succeeded
in having 1t awarded to the Dispatch
Very naturally we resisted and resented
the interference of the boycotters, and
when tho contract and bond of the Wal.
lace Brothers was presented it failed
to receive majority of the
whole council as required by the charter.
vaanI,,k,pn aAnntnI hu
the council whereby The BEE was desig-
mated to do all the city advertising at the
rates named in it's bid for the year until
another contract is made. That of course
| means, under the decision of Judge
Wakeley, until contract Is ratified by
the mayor and council. When bids were
invited last summer to be accompanied
by sworn statements of circulation
neither the Herald nor Republican
would put In bid, and ours was the
only proposition that complied with the
requirement In manner that left
no doubt as to the exact city
circulation. The printing controversy
had almost died out, when Councilman
Anderson took it upon himself to writs
out bid for the Herald last week, whicl
he got Mr.. Richardson to sign. Nobody
had been invited to bid, and Anderson
scheme evidently was to play snaI
game on the council. Had this bid com,
In by the front door instead of being
snesked in through the back entrance vi
should have paid no further attention t.
1t. There is little or no profit in tn
work as compared with commercial ad
vertising. But in order to tes
the sincerity of Anderson, Has
call, Woodwork 81 Co., VIII
have opposed The BEE proposals. a
every stop under the preteuse of desiring
to eoonomize and with assurances tina
they would gladly award the contrac
providing our bid was within ten o
twenty per cent. of that of any othe
paper. we have submitted new bid TO
the period from now 10 the first of July
u We had as much right to put in that BIZ
without formal invitation as MIR. An
derson had to put in his. Our latest bi
/. by far the lowest, even ii The BEE di
not circulate four papers in Omaha Wher
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

carry the county Whitelaw Reid ard
Murat Ha'stead made tho same prediction.
General Butler says he began life as a work.
ing man SO did Gould Wonder lit and
other sons Of toll who are doing their hardest
work now in yinR to prove that ninety cents
day is the streight road to ths worAingmens 8
paradise.
They got into a political quarrel at the na.
tional convention of the WUman's Christian
Temperance union, says the Boston Herald.
and one woman thought 20 settle the difficulty
by annou cling that she had revelation from
God as TO what should be done. But natur.
alp, it was not done National conventions
are not susceptible to such influences
An artesian well is spouting ico-cold water
in Salamanca, N. Y, at the rate Of %, ,Ot 0
b1rrels day. The fact has only been made
public since the. electiun; otherwise the pub.
lie would have been as sure as they can he of
anything in times of political excitement ex.
citement that the well was simply another
st. John campaign document. BY the way,
what has become of Mr. st ,John2
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27
THANKSGIVING.

The time-honored custom Of annual
Thanksgiving, which originated among
tho pilgrim fathers of New England, is
again to be observed to-doy. Instead Of
mere handful Of sturdy pioneers apros.
porous nation of ffty-five millions Of
people will celebrate the day according to
their various customs and individual in
olina.ions. Originally the day was de.
signed as harvest festival at which the
bountiful products of the field and orch
ard we're acknowledged as providentlal
gifts. incidentally, and apart
from the religious services, the
Jay was made tho occasion of
family reunions and gatherings of rela.
tives and friends at the old homestead.
The modern Thanksgiving simply adhetes
to the original design in the annual tur.
key dinner.
The ministers and their congregations
will observe the day in the usual man
ner, and business will in the main be
suspended, moro as a matter Of form
than as matter Of worship. Although
this is one Of the off years in American
prosperity, and everybody knows that
there is q serious depression in business
and paralysis Of industrial en-
terprises, not calculated to arouse
very much enthusiasm, vet there Ia
much to be thankful for. First and fore
most, while other nations have been
soourged with cholera and other cpl
denies, the people of this country are
enjoying the best of health, and the sea.
sons have been propitious for great crops
and abundant harvests. While the re.
public Is about to undergo revolution in
the political administration of national
affairs, we have reason to rejoice that the
country Is safe, the government at Wash.
ington still lives, aud tho American flag
continues to float proudly from the dome
of the capitol. There are those who take
gloomy view of the situation, but The
good sense and second sober thought oi
the American people prevail by o
large majority. Tho overthrow Of
the republican party is not perpetual
by any means. The principles by which
it has succeeded in forever establishing
liberty and equality for all men, regard
less of race, will survive. The people of
Nebraska have especial reason to be
thankful for the marvellous growth OF the
state in population, and the consequent
development of our resorces and increase
In wealth, during the past year. Oma-
ha, the metropolis of this great state, was
never more prosperous and her prospects
were never better for a continuance OF
her wonderful growth THE OMAHA BEs,
two editions daily, has reason to con-
grstulate itself upon tho fact that it's cir
oulation keeps on increasing from week
to keep, rain or shine, and it is more
than satisfed with the liberal patronage
of our business men who know that their
money invested by them in the advertis-
ing columns of this paper is put where
it will do them the most good.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27
Land Grants and Railroad Debts

Land Grants ana haiiroau DeDts'
New York Star.
In his last official report, Hos. Noah
@. Mcfarland, commissioner of the gen.
eral land office, makes this significant ad :
mission which is designed as warning
to congress- and the people:
"The time Is near at hand when there
will be no public lands to invite settle
ment or afford citzsns of the country an
opportunity to secure cheap homes.
Meanwhile vast stretches OF uncultivated
lands are everywhere observable, titles to
which has been acquired by eyasions of
law. The numerous methods OF disposal
now existing and the laxity OF preeau
tionary provisions against mlSappropria'
ton are resulting in waste of the pub
lie domain, without the compensation
attendent upon small ownership foEaotual
settlement.
These are words of very serious i'm
port, for they deal with the most ini-
portant and urgent issues to which the
earnest attention of honest legislators eau
now DO directed. Owing to the prodigaI
aud corrupt extravaganza which marked
the action of successive congresses in thll
regard, the people csme TO acquire
vague notion that the public domain was
practically limitless, aud that it waS q
patriotic duty, rather than otherwise, tc
vote IL away in huge tracts to corpors
tious which would accept it as a gift
Warning voices arc raised in vain. Tbs
waste went on without interruption, mutt
now thero 10 little left for actual settlers
except tho arid mountains, aWsmps and
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27
: TH9NKsGIvING TIDBrIs.

The poetry of the ''fnow- white ballot"
10 not to our taste. Thanksgiving poems
are better.
To keep the detectives on the qui vive
we rise to remark that great N any fowl
murders will be committed between now
and Thanksgiving doy.
We shall observe Thanksgiving day as
usual, but there won't be any turkey on
the republican table this year. A hunk
of cold corned beef and slab of frozen
pie Ia good enough for US after all that
has happened. .-Philadeiphia Press.
Though life be sad and murky,
It's always worth the living
When we Fit down to the turkey
On Thanksgiving.
Puck on Wheels.
ma, pa won't want any turkey on
Thanksgiving Day, will he2"
WAY; | guess 81 Why not 2"
"Oh, cause Mr.. Jones has been eating
COWS ever since the Chicago convention. u
= Boston Times
"Confound the e-----"
why, hubby, what are you swearing
go awfully about7'
On, tnaI - - turkey -
him -"
"What of The turkey?"
''lnternaI fool has got out an run off. -
Never mind. my dear"
"Never mind! BY the - - horn
spoons, Mary, your calm indtfere ice is
AZ provoking as the turkey. How In
= can we give thanks in proper
.pirit without turkey tn our nam ns2n--
| Chicago News. k.-nf. p.r,s. -...-.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27
POLITICAL POPCORN.

Don't growl. What's done can't be helped
Better luck next time.
Seven Judges of the supreme court were
elected by the New Hampshine legi ,lature last
week.
st. John isn't sorry that he wa, defeated
He has now q good excuse foryaot "setting en-
up" FOR the boys.
Now let Cleveland and Blaine sake hands
order dinner and invite Butler and st. John
to rai take.
A Pennsylvania dentist is.:naking strong
and iorceple pull for congress- He has already
killed the nerves Of his enemies.
Alexander SelkiTk, in his testimony before
the Albany c,nvss.ing board, WAS curiously
enough supported by Mr.. Friday.
Sir Moses Montsfore has witnessed all the
presidential ntests ia the history of America,
at safe distance, fortunately for him.
Z Iva says she has, not done with politics.
lSS is now agitating the question OF the APP
pointment OF womOn tn local school boards.
Tom Ocliltrees SUCCESSOR to the next con.
gress will be the fret nativs Texan who was
ever elected to the house OF representatives.
Mr.. Blain, attributes his defeat to pro-
lhibition and rainy day. AS we remarked
before, the whole troub,e was too much water,
The great troable vita Broth'r Blaine is
that hi, ngue Ia not on good terms with his
pen They. are always contr- -di;ting each
other.
| GarGelds plurality ia Michigan. 5S,S9O
Blaines plurality in Michigan, z, S39. Prob
ably the colored men were not allowed to VOTE
UP there.
1 Hundreds of the Tammany braves ar,
furnishing up their aceoutrements TO MAJ oh il
the inaugural procession at Washington Oh
March 4, 1855.
| William Il. Chandler regards Jones, III
alleged head of the republican naticn com
mittee, as mistake. This is his way o
whacking Elkins.
The p. Sadslphia PreTs says; "Call Schur
would take cabinet position from Cleveltn
and call Il square. There's nothing Nean abor
Schurz but his appetite"
Mr.. Conkling has written to a Washington
lady intima,iug that his candidacy for tn
United States senate is mot rAactical ques
ton whatever that may mean
-Ovsr IL, % voters IN Mass Achusetts VIII
cast ballots a. the guborat nj Al election OF lSS
did not feel enough interest Ia the nationa
contest tn 20 to tie polls last week
Talking about racs prejudice, in the Mobile
Ala district the republican can, ilato Wa
heaten because he Was u yellow cOlored man,
for whom many oi the black eolCred men
refused to vote.
The cruel war is over for hlmost everybcd
except st. Joha aud Rev. DIR Buruhard. Th
campaign will bs prosecuted vigorously 1
their case daring the ensuing four years,
saginaw Courier.
The mu9wump has fulfilled his destiny
Ho will please sit down IN the coroer an
COL his 6ogers while the ohestnuts he pu le
oug II the hre are being sampled by the lem'
cratic monkey
OF course the result OF the election is n
Mrprise to Ool Joseph Medil AS far bAe
rs 1916 he predicted that Blaine could rC
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

THH authorities OF Denver, spurred or
by the newspapers, have directed all the
gambling houses TO be closed, and have
driven the bunko men and confidence
operators out of the city. Quite mum
Der of these sharks have since turned NJ
in Omaha, and Marshal Cummings will
do well to keep an eye on them, lest they
attempt to gain foothold here. Omaha
has been fortunately clear of these vul
lures Tor some years, and they neve
again should be allowed to make this cit!
their headquarters.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE-THURsDAY NOVEMBER d. 1884,

the Herald circulates one. The largest
item between now and the 1st Of July is
the registration list, which we propos5 to
print for At cents per name, including
residence, while the Herald charges Eve
cents. There we're $500 names on the
list this fall, and the saving to the city
on that alone would be S71.25. If there
was no other variation the advantage to
be derived in reaching the whole com.
munity instead of very small per cont.
age is self.evident. Now we shall pres.
emily see what sort of a guardian the tax
payers have in Mr.. Anderson.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

IT Is now settled fact that Nebraska
cannot have cabinet office during
'Cleveland's administration, for reasons
that are obvious, but Cleveland is willing
to bs generous enough to oonoede to
Nebraska the bureau of agriculture,
which calls itself the department OF
agriculture, although 1t Is only one of the
seven or eight bureaus under the secre-
tary OF the interior. Now the scheme iS
TO have j. Sterling Morton take the
place, of Commissioners Loripg and push
bill through congress to make the bureau
into department, which would create
new cabinet Office, thereby finally giving
Morton a seat in the cabinet. OF course
it depends somewhat upon the action o.
congress and the vigilance of DIR. Miller
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

IT is about time for the weather proph-
cts to send in their predictions concern
ing the coming winter. An aged citizen
of Connecticut. who claims to be wealth
er.wise, "6nds that certain significant
phenomena which preceded the hard
winter Of 1885 are now again observable,
and he therefrom concludes that we are
entering upon an unusually hard season
The nests of mice and squirrels are built
unusually thick. The cOrn-huskS are
o,napicuonaly h'aVy heavy and tight
The gum on horne'ches.nut buds is In
greater quantity than usual. The pres
cient squirrel has buried its store OF nuts
much deeper than in ordinary years."
Nothing is said, however, Of the festive
ald prophetic ground hog; nevertheless
IL would be unwise not to heed 'heso
tlmsly monitions Of nature which other
royident qusdrupods interpret to US.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

Mr. CLARKsoN, of the Des MoineI
Register, appeals to the republicans tc
stand by their guns and oolors and their
old leaders and they will come In again
AN right. The guns and colors are all
right but with the old leaders the republi-
can will come iniall wrong. 1t was the old
leaders Of the ClarkHon stripe that sank
,the ship. Tn ey have been looking more
to sppils than to prinoioles.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

Am associated press dispatch from
Washington says that "Austin Il. Kings
bury. of Ponca, Nebraska, has been dis
barred from practice before the interior
department" Whoever heard of Kings
bury In Nebraska2 There are any num-
ber of dead-beats and shysters In Wash
ington who claim to hall from Nebraska,
but who never put foot on Nebraska
aotl
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

The st. Louis Globe Democrat takes
the following philosophical view of the
political situation:
There Is nothing lost to tho republi-
cans except the postoifices, and nothing
gained to the democrats except a lively
row among themselves in the distribution
of the postoMces.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

The leader of the Cowboys Braes
Band" uses a seven-shooter as baton.
So far not one of the horn. blowers has
missed note. The revolver will now
probably come into general use as mus
ical persuader.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27
THE DAILY BEE

omsha once, No. JIo Faruam ST.
New York oaico, Room 50 Tribune
ESrtldinv
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

THE most caustic thing gotten off on
Clarkson, of tho Des Moimes Register,
is two line paragraph In the Burlington
Hswkeye, as follows:
Mr.. Clarkson'a face will not appear on
tho next series of two-cent postage
stBmpB
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

ONE of the Paris papers urges Presi-
dent-elect Cleveland to propose, among
his very acts, to congress the abolition of
import duties upon pictures. This re-
fers of course to French pictures.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

THERE is great deal of cutting and
slashing In railroad passenger rates at
most of the principal railroad points in
the country, but Omaha as usual has to
pay full fare.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

ALTHOUGH the cholera is rapidly dis
appearing from Paris, many of those who
fed will not return as they fear the
plague will break out again early in the
spring with much greater force.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

PHYNEAs T. BARNUM is still an object
of facetious concern among his neighbors
in Bridgeport, Conn.,, on account of his
campaign offer to sell all his real estate
at one-third less than Its value if Cleve.
land were elected.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-27

A CORRESPONDENT asks the BEE what
the population of Omaha was in 1880.
The census shows that we had 30,652 In
that year. Our population now is frac.
tion over $4,000.