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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26
The Last GASP of a Humorist.

The Hon. Tim Tarsney, who sue
ceeds Horn in the next congress, is in
the city. He is a modest young Irish
man, with beaming eye and head
full of brains. Re visited the house
one day last week, and, during the
temporary absence of the corpulent
Horr, occupied that gentleman's seat.
When Mr.. Horn returned he was as.
tonished to see Tarsney, and exclaimed
in an apparently excited manner:
"For heavens sake, man! You are
not entitled to occupy that seat until
the 4th of March next?"
Tarsney began to explain, when Mr.
Horn laughed and said:
81 was only joking, my boy. You
may sit there as long as you please: ]
welcome you. To tell the truth. have
no hard feelings toward you because
you beat me. In fact, 1 am glad am
out. was tired of public life, any.
Washington Hatchet.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26

| Napoleon was bidding adieu to his
sorrowing officers at Fontainebleau,
on the eve of his departure to Elba. he
said: II can not take leave OF you az,
but will embrace Gen. Desnonettes IN
behalf of you all" In his will Napo-
leon left MIN 10000 francs. After
Desnonettes had become established ip
pioneer home at Demopolis, he built
log cabin near his residence that he
called his sanctuary" and in its CEN
ter he placed a bronze statue of Ma
pOleon, while around the room hung
| flags, swords, pistols, and other troph-
les of battle. 1t was his habit to re-
pair to this retreat at a certain hour of
each day, there, perhaps, to live over
In memory the glorious moments
when, at the head of his charging
squadrops, he had stricken terror to
the hearts of the enemies of France.
Among the actual settlers on the Tom
bigbee, a scarcely less notable person
age than the acknowledgements was
Col. Nicholas Raoul, who had accom-
panied Napoleon to Elba and had com.
manded the advance guard of two
hundred grenadiers on his return
He, too, was in the prime of life when
he came to Alabama-a large. fine
looking man, with decided military
air and bearing, energetic in speech
and action, and quick to resent the
slightest affront. Tradition recounts
more than one occasion when. in after
years, he administered merited chas-
tisement to burly American settlers
who had presumed too far upon his
fOrbearance. His wife accompanied
him to his pioneer home, and she was
one of the most beautiful and accom-
plished of the refugees. She was
Neapolitan by birth, and had been
marchioness of Sinabald1. When Mu-
rat was king of Naples, she was
maid of honor to Queen Caroline. In
spite of his energy Raoul was unsuc-
cessful and he was at last forced to
earn a subsistence by keeping ferry
on Big Prairie creek about fourteen
miles from Demopolis.-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26
An Homogeneous Empire.

The union of Germany will never be
complete until the whole of the en-
pire becomes subject to one code of
laws. 1t is almost impossible to say
how many codes are now in force in
various parts of the country. In Ba-
varia alone there are no less than
seven different jurisdictions. OF
the 3,515.000 inhabitants of the king
dom about 2. 100, 900 are subject to the
Bavarian cobe; Gal, 200 to the code
Napoleon, which is the law of the Pala-
innate; 100000 to the code of the
bishopric of Wurzburg; 321. 200 to the
code of the principality of Bayreuth;
1900 to the Austrian code, which is in
force at Redwitz; 200 to the Solms
statutes, and 100 to the code of Coburg.
The country must be paradise for
lawyers.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26
SONGS OF the War.

Someone describes in PhiIadelphis
paper the methods of Frank Howard.
popular singer and ballad composer.
1t is stated that after writing the
words he will get together several
members of the minstrel company
with which he is connected, and they
will all sing, suggest, and criticise
while he embodies on the piano, till
at last the melody thus hammered out
is made to fit. The author of that
famous war song, "John Browns
Body" describes in letter to The
Graphic a similar process in connec-
ton with that wonderful piece of pas
sion and nonsense. patriotism and
brutality, high-wrought enthusiasm
and emotional fervor. The author, a
Mr.. jerome Leonard, resides at Rus
sci, Kan. He was boy of Is years
during that hrst battle in the summer
of 1861, living at Leavenworth, Kan,
where his elder brother was an orches-
ira leader in variety theater. Leo
nard was fond of music, and very
much in the habit. with boy COM
panion, of drumming off combination
tunes from old melodies floating in his
head. The Sth Kansas volunteers.
commanded by John A. Martin, now
governor of that state, were in Leaven-
worth during June, 1861, preparing
for departure to Kentucky and Tenne-
see, from which department they did
not return until the war was ended.
The soldiers frequented the Canter-
bury, and John Brown Had Little
NIgger," zone More River to Cross"
"Canaan's Happy Land" and other
catch songs were exhausted. Young
Jerome heard his brother talking of
the need of a new war song, went to
his room and hammered out of an old
cracked piano and two old Methodist
camp-meeting tunes the stirring rhyth-
mic melody with its "hallelujah' Choir
us we know as the John Brown song
and music. He wrote two of the verses
afterward so famous, and it was sung
on the boards that night. 1t set the
soldiers wild, and SO travelled from
Leavenworth to Boston harbor. where
islness at the old stand. II
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26
General Gordon's views of Death.

"God knows what my anxiety was.
Not for my life, for / died years ago
| to ties in this world and to all its
comforts, honors and glories." 1t was
on September II, 1877, when on his
expedition to Shaka, $50 miles south
west OF Khartoum, with four COM
panics of Indifferent troops, to break
the neck of slave raiding in Its very
den, that Gordon wrote these char
acteristic words, which may fifty be
quoted at time when there is too
much reason to fear he has actually
laid down his life for those whom he
had vainiy striven to save. They
breathe precisely the spirit with which
Gordon always regarded life and
death. s'God has given you," he says,
writing to his friends. "ties and an
chors to this earth, you have wives and
families; /, thank God, have none Of
them, aud am free. You are
only called on at intervals to rely on
your God; am obliged continually to
do so. mean by this that you have
only great trials, such as the illness of
child, when you feel yourself utterly
weak, now and then. lam constantly
in anxiety. The body rebels against
this constant leaning on God; it is a
heavy strain on it; it causes appetite
to cease. Find me the man-and
will take him as my heip-who utterly
despises money, name, glory, honor
one who never wishes to see his home
again, one who looks to God as the
source of good and controller of evil,
one who has healthy body and an
energetic spirit, and one who looks on
death as release from misery. If
you can not find him, then leave me
alone"
The instructive clinging to live,
which is natural to all men, Gordon
seems to have overcome as completely
as Ignatius Loyola, or John Wesley.
or Cromwell's Puritans. When his
poor Soudanese lambs pressed him on
every side with their complaints, he
wrote: 81 must not complain if they
have no thought of what have already
gone through. There is only one issue
Zip it, and that is death, and often feel
wish it would come and relieve me-"
oSne can hardly. doubt that if Gordon
al2as in fact stabbed as he. left the pal
pc he had so bravely held for twelve
fOnths, he saw in the dagger an in
of deliverance. In every
ference to death. it was with him a
'tr reat release" 81 value mr. life as
ldiaught, and should only leave wear
p ness for perfect peace. "-London
Felegraph.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26
THE TRIBUNE has the very best facil-
les and workmen for doing Job Work

Southwestern Nebrdfss!!:.e W. ~,,ar
the soldiery and the adaptive verdict
of the people. Nothing ever replaced
it. Mrs. Howe's "Battle Hymn" was
sung by the camp fire, but the rude
and stirring ''John Brown" first set
echoing over a continent by the boy,
Jerome Leonard, held its place on the
march and on the battlefield until the
end, and still has power to stir anC
rouse with associations of ''deerine
do. "-NeU York Graphic.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26

A DEPUTY P. M.-Bert. Thompson
ow has deputy postmaster whether
F., gets the appointment as postmaster
not. The young man made his debut
to the society of man, Sunday.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02

CAPTAIN ALEXANDAk HARDWOOD.
The death Of this noble-hearted old
citizen, yet in the prime of life, de-
serves little more mention than has
appeared in the very appropriate
tributes in THE HERALD and other
city papers. An interesting fact is that
he WAS, in years Of residence, the old
est surviving citizen of Dallas, fact
only known to few of his old COM
rades. But two men survive him who
were adult male residents OF DallrB
county az early ss himself lin lS4D:
George w. Glover and Abraham
Carver. Forty-One years resident
OF the same vicinity in
Texas has fallen TO the
lot Of comparatively few men; yet 1t
has been true Of Alexander Har wood,
and IL must DO ineXpressibly consol-
ing to his widow and children and ten
derby gratifying to his innumerable
friends to know that not one spot ex-
lists to stain his memory as neighbor,
citizen, friend, husband, father, or rel
alive. Each term isused deliberately.
Combined they formed character
worthy OF the noblest American man
hood. A man without fear, with the
keenest sense Of honor, ana quick as
the lightning's flash to rep0i wrong,
yet his sense of justice and innate
courtesy were so acute Gs to hold in
subsection an impetuous nature,
end render him not only u
man Of peace, bat peacemaker
one TO whom the promise Of being
called 80 child OF God" is made in
holy writ. 70 have passed 80 long an
ordeal Of over-chGnging border life,
and remained from the birth OF a COM
munity till 40 years had passed and
its members had grown from q dozen
or so families TO city and county of
$4,000 souls, and die honored and re-
spected by all and loved by thousands,
is something seldom allotted TO man.
But it Is legacy honorably won by
Alexander HarwOod and remains to
his wife, his son and daughter and his
little grand children az q priceless
heirl0Om-a coronet bejoweled with
honor, cRndor, fi1elity, "faith, hope
and charity" the unalloyed purity of
which will be attested by every old
citizen Of the city and county of Dali
las. Honored be tho memory Of such
man. j. II. b.
DALLAS, August 1, 1885.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
EleclIon cd SCHOOL Truste.s

The statutes require that an election
shall DO held in the several school dis
tricts Of the different counties Of the
State on the FIRST Saturday In August
OF each year, for the selection Of three
trustees for tho ensuing year. In &c.
corasnce with this provision all cleo
tions were held in each Of the school
districts OF this county on yesterday,
for the purpose AZ above stated. There
are SO school districts In the county,
outside OF the city, ana tho election OF
three for each district places the man
agemont al the county schools IN the
hands OF l63 trustees, n sufficient mum
Der 10 inHufe success to the educa.
tional interests Of the people lgener-
ally. These taua!ees select and con-
tract with the teachers, approve
vouchers for salaries and superintend
the interests OF their respective dis.
tricts,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
SANGER EROS.


Eelipsing all Previous Efforts
1t is not often we appear before the
public as in tho issue of this paper,
and whom we do we mean something.
We do not advertise for fun, nor for
the sake OF mourning expenses, nor for
any other purpose than to show and
to prove to our customers what we
can and will do in the way of Offering
the greatest bargains Of the season.
Five weeks would not be much to
long q time TO sell the goods We expect
to sell In six days. In view Of the
great announcement we make on the
third page of The HERALD, the mere
mention of the fact that an absolute
sale Of surplus goods in each OF our 81
departments must DO effected within
week, and should not fail TO attract
the attention OF buyers from far and
noar. SANGER BROS.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
Funeral OF Csptaln A. HarVood


The funeral of the late Captain Alex
ander Harwood, who died at the resi-
dence of his son, Il. b. HARDWOOD, on
Mountain Creek, Friday, took place
yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock from
the Christian church, corner of Bryan
and Pearl streets, TO the Masonic GEM
etery. The remains were escorted TO
their last resting place by local Ma
sonic lodges, OF which order he was
n member of high standing. Tho ser
vices were conducted by Elder q. g.
Cline, OF Louisville. The largo at.
tendance attestod the high esteem In
which tho deceased was held. Mr..
w. NJ. O. Hill, clerk OF tho county
court, which office tho deceased held
40 ably for years, draped tho Office in
mourning and closed the same. Thu
HERALD Joins with the friends OF the
bereaved family in rendering its SYM
pnthy,
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snnhnv snl,nn, rnrn.,.l


The monthly Union Sunday school
concert will bo held at tho Commerce
Street church at $3.50 p. ~. to-day. Be
low is given tho programme OF music
which will be intersporsed with rect.
tations by the Sunday.school children.
Welcome Song-By tho Sunday.
schools.
Quartotte, "Drilting with the Tlde'
Misses Fletcher and Baynard,
Messrs, Kirk aud Evarts.
Song, "Little Observation-Disclosures Of
the schools.
solo-Miss Nirglo Holm.
Duet, ppm Redeemed''-C. G.
Cline and w. IL. Bagby.
Song, Triumph By-and-By"-Mom.
bors OF tho schools.
Solo and Duet 49, Misses Carrie
Fletcher and Sue Hamilton,
Solo-C, q, Cline.
All are invited TO attend.
III. If. SMITH,
Superintendent Commerce Street sun
dRy-schOOl,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02

Mann, Dallas; w s Blsckehear, j
Shepard, Waco; II H Dunn and wife.
Mrs r M White and child, G j
Penn and wife, Waxahachie; George
w Hank, Austin; G V Benthuysen,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mrs DR.
Sessions, Whitney; NJ Galloway,
Courtney; Mrs j Adams, Mrs
Tut, BRYAN; L Battle, Bremond; E
BAUM Navasota; Max Cohn, Elgin
Mrs Joe Davis, Mrs M A D0re,
Groesbeeck; + NJ Grain, South Bos-
que; Old Spenoer, e III Station, Mrs
Lsake, Georgetown; u V Lindsey,
Miss N Lindsey, Miss @ Lindsey,
San Marcos; ] l. Wynne, Williams'
Ranch; w q Mills, Millican; DR. G
M Black, Litchiield, Illinois.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
Nem nIreoinrr ElenLed

Tho directory of the Wsgenhausel
Brewing association held another
meeting last evening and elected a
new directory, which leaves Mr.. Paul
Glucksman, who was one of the Nom
bers, out In the cold, 80 to speak. Mr,
Glucksman was manager and Mr..
Wagenhauser president OF TIE asso-
citation, which position the lattor CON
tinues to fill. He and Mr.. Glucks-
man did not get along amicably
ana aitor several stormy moetiGgs OF
tho directory IL was deemed advisable
al yesterdays meeting TO elect now
directory for tho cake OF harmony.
Those elected arc j. Moronoy, j. Gross
man, George j. Dexter, August Muel-
lor, g. Reilharz aud Mr.. Wagenhaus.
or, president. The brewery ia doing
a iine business and 1t is 10 be hoped
that there will DO no further disCOrd.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
Romantic Wedding.

Avery romantic wedding occurred
on Thursday evening last Mt tho resi-.
dence OF Psrson Green, in East Dallas.
The high contracting parties were Mr..
Silas NJ. Covoy, one Of the old rovolu
tionary battle.scarred patriots OF the
Union, and Mlss Green, the beautiful
and accomplished daughter of parson
Groen. The ceremony was performed
by DR.. Gillespie In most eloquent and
impressive manner. An elegant re-
past was served to the guests present,
and the evening was spent In the most
delightful manner. Tho happy couple
have the good wishes OF all their
friends for Il long and happy married
| life.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
THE LOCAL NEWS RECORD
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD PIONEER.
Progress Of Street Work-School Trus.
tees Eleclsd "A Romantic Wed
ding-New Brewery Direct
oTs Other Items
StIoeL Work

The work reported last week affect.
ing the largo district on either side OF
the Central railroad, from Elm to
Bryan street, has been nearly COM
pleted by grading and draining on the
several streets in that locality, leaving
some work on Bryan yet to DO accom-
plished. Cutters have been estab-
lishod on Orange, at several points on
HARDWOOD, Commerce and Pearl
streets. Drain boxes have been put In
on st. Paul street, two where the Fifth
ward sewer crosses tho Central
railroad switch. A crossing has
been put in at Good and Bryan
streets. Masten street, as widened
beyond the Dallas branch, Is being
graded, sidowalked snd put in splen-
did condition, with improvements on
Harwood and Pear, In tho Same vi
cinity, and an lS-inch drain pipe is be
ing extended from tho Magnolia atreet
sewer along Hord street TO Lamar.
The bridge on South HarwOOd street,
near the park, has been repaired, The
excAvated earth from ELM and Poy-
dras streets continues TO be utilized In
repairing various other streets, and
numerous minor improvements have
been elsewhere made during the week.
Tho colored school house No. |, Cock
rolls Hill, looms up rs stately edi-
fee, and will DO completed in time for
the September opening.
Water pipes are being laid on va
rious streets aud tho water commits
sloners have had considerable clean
ing out done in tho water basins, IN
surfing a FREQ flow and clear water.
The contemplated raising of tho wall
enclosing the basin In tho park will
prevent the earth washing in, from
which cause recently tho water was
made muddy and its flow into the
basin materially checked.
The b0is dare pavement on Elm
street, from HarwOOd to q little be-
yond Preston, a0out 800 feet, has been
completed and the remainder is pro-
crossing timely, the whole distance
rom Sycamore to the Central road
being little under 5000 feet
The many private improvements
throughout the city now under way
are progressing satisfactorily; and, de-
spite the extremely warm weather, the
general outlook 10 most cheering.
II Is not amiss to say that the last
day OF the week witnessed many sad
hearts, caused by tho intorment OF the
Oldest surviving citizen OF Dallas, in
the person of Captain Alexander Har-
wood-a man universally respected as
a true and noble man, and loved by
large numbers for the purity and kind
ness OF his nature.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
Tho Casino

Is enc Of tho most pleasant place,
Of resort and recreation in Dallas. II
Is large room, with private apart
mont, whore gentlemon can enjoy
themselves aud tako their refresh
ments around a table. All kinds o.
light games arc permitted for amuso
mont. Nothing but tho best liquors
arc kept ON hand, and the Wagon.
hRuser beor Is always on tap, cold Us
the drippings from Greenland's icy
mountain,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
A CoIored Doctor.

Dallas some time ago had as resi-
dent n colored di"iple OF Blackstone
who subsequently departed for other
and moro profitable fields. Now she
has colored diciple OF Esculapius in
the person Of DR.. R1bey, who halls
from Louisiana. He is tho guest OF
George Hawkins, colored, and will
practice his profession hero among the
colored people. He is an old veteran
hospital nurse and comes well recon-
mended.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
Who IL Mrs, window?

AS this question Is frequently asked
we Will simply say that she is q lady
who for upwards of 40 years has untiT.
ingly devoted hor t:me and talents as
a female physician and nurse, princi-
pally among children. Sac has espec-
tally studied tho constitution and
wants OF this numerous class, and as a
result Of this effort and practical
knoledge, obtained in lifetime spent
as nurse and physician, she has COM
pounded n Soothing Syrup for chill
dren te0thing, 1t operates like magic
giving rest and health, and ia more
over, sure TO regulate the bowels. In
consequence ofthis article Mrs. Wins
low is becoming world-renowned
az a benefactor Of her rnce; children
certainly do risoup and bless her; es.
peclally is this tho case in this city,
Vast quantities Of the Soothing Syrup
are daily sold and used here. We
THINK Mrs. Winslow has immortalized
her name by this invaluable article,
ana we sincerely believe thousands OF
children have been saved trorn an
early grave by its timely use, and that
millions yet unborn will share its bon
ehts and unite In calling her blessed.
NO mother has discharged her duty TO
her suffering little one, in our opinion,
until she has given it the benefit of
Mrs. WILSON'S Soothing Syrup. TRY
IL, mothors-tryit now.-LLad Wis
itor, Now York City.l Sold by all
druggists. 20 csnts n bottle.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
Y 3. SMITH,
DooToR RANSOM,
oouiIst

After taking n thorough course of in-
slruction at the Eye lnGrmary in New
York, offers TO treat diseases Of tho eve,
anu males especially. Address Workman,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02

Tho county school fund, not iaclud-
ing Dallas city or East Dallas, amounts
this year to S3l,S32, There are in the
county, excluding the corporations
mentioned, 5,701 children within the
scholastic age, which gives them from
this fund alone, So 20 per capita. This
includes the revenue arising from the
Dallas county leased school lands.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
Enr Thnft nf RItinra

A man giving his name as John
Engle was arrested yesterday by
Officer Brolsford on the charge Of
stealing box of Hostetter's bltters
from Crowdus IL Co. and selling the
Same to Miller, Camp street saloon
ist' Miller's money was returned to
him, and the prisoner subsequently
mAdo his escape.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
July JolnInss.

The following marriage licenses were
issued during the past week by
County Clerk Hill; John j. Burke
and josie Baldwin; J. ID. Campbell and
Jessie Roye; j. II. Thomas and Mrs.
Mollie =. 0'Bsnnon; Leopold Hirsoh
and Emma Muuzesheimer; w. b.
Shawver and Mary Badlne; Charles
II. Potter and Jennie Cornwall; ID. II.
Dallon and Mary o. Williams, Nose
stark and Mrs. Louise Gaines; u. y.
Grant and Eliza Stevens; II, Il. Norri.
man and Mrs. josie Reed; Joe Jack
son aud Carrie Bell.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02

A Eason, RuokwsD county; J B
Daniel, Terrell; l. G Miller, city; w II
Winfield, Texarkana; s s Perry, Cal
vert; D Mitchell, CITY; w A Briggs,
WRxahRchie; J L Brigham, Abbott;
J K Minor, Texas; w A Brooks and
slater, Forney; George Potter, city; 10
A Crawford, Gstesville; F r CHS
holm, A A Larore, Terrell; r A Crate
pets st. Louis; W r Jones, Dallas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02
Artesian Wells

A scientific gentleman remarked to
HERALD reporter yesterday that tho
people OF the city could got an abund-
anco of water by boring arteHan
wells. He cited one man who had such
n well los feet deep which furnished
enough water to supply 30 families.
Tho wator Ia pure and cool, and far SUI
perior to that furnished by the water
works.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-02

NM Peck, Mrs. E Peck, Miss An
ME Peck, w w Anderson, Marshall
Tankorsly, Fairheldiw II Lloyd, TIC
Campbell, q A Qninlan. N FAINT, Hous.
ton; o Lovy. Il Hall, J Farley, Il
Bohle and wife, Miss Annie Hammer,
GalvestonI II q Dial, Miss Ida Hearne,
Hearne; J Il Bell, Miss Lucy brennan,
Miss Annie Dunklin, ii Ullman, Cal.
vert; II Q Hargis, James NJ Orr, Il p