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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05
Mexican OutrageS.

Murders and outrages ut the hands
of Mexicen bandits follow in quick
succession On the Texas frontier, says
an Austin telegram to The Neto York
Herald, and the maruders, having ac-
complished either their deeds of blood
or their wholesale robberies, cross
over the Rio Grande, and are secure
under Mexican law from the punish
ment the courts of this state would im-
pose. Gov. Ireland has written several
letters of complaint to the department
at Washington. but still killing and
rapine 90 on unchecked, until now
there seems no protection for the peo-
pie of this section at the hands of the
federal authorities The latest report
of murder and robbery comes form
Carlo Springs this forenoon, and, as
usual, the outlaws took shelter on the
other side of the Rio Grande. The
people of that section are now up in
arms, prepared to defend their lives
and their property from further raids.
Trouble is feared, and in view of that
fact Gov. Ireland tonight dispatched
the scene. Gen. King takes force of
Texas rangers along with him to pre-
vent bloodshed, and. if possible, to
bring some of the. more daring
criminals that infest the border to
speedy justice.
Your correspondent saw the gov
ernor late this evening and he said,
with marked emphasis: ave are, now
determined to protect ourselves, and
no nice distinctions of internationa
law shall stand in the way of it. These
Mexican depredations must cease.
Men and women are killed by these
desperadoes on the border in cold blood
and their property stolen before their
eyes. but we are prevented by the abb
sence of a treaty to reach the murder
ers. President Arthur has been advis-
ed of this fact. L have been CORES
ponding with Secretary Frelinghuysen
for many months on the subject, but
all to no purpose. Now that the fed
eral government has failed to give re-
lief, Texas will hereafter defend it's
citizens along the Rio Grande, even if
it takes every man in the state and ev-
cry dollar in the treasury to do So"
These bold words of Gov. Ireland are
full of significance, and foreshadow
the policy which the adjutant general
will pursue. Texas, as one man, will
sustain the governor, and even should
a difficulty arise with Mexico, which
can hardly be avoided now, this state
is ready and able to take care of itself.
Lively times on the border are now
certain, and if a crash or collision oc-
ours the authorities at Washington
will be held to strict account. The cor
respondence between Gov. Ireland
and them will probably be published,
showing that Texas hos been forced
into the defensive attitude it now as
SumeS
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05
TeetOtaIiSu.

Nothing is more necessary, in all
important question, than to approach
statistics with the utmost possible
scepticism; and the statistics of the
teetotaler are the most utterly I'M
trustworthy OF all that we have been
required, with any special care, to ex-
anime. 1t must not be forgotten that
temperance societies are a trade, al
most as lucrative to a large number
If persons as liquor selling; and that
paid lectures, converted d, unkards,
writer's of sensational teetotal novels,
and such like, are not to be regarded
as wholly exempt from human frailty.
AS to the use of alcohol, it must be re-
membered that it is scarcely possible
TO meet with perfectly healthy man,
woman or child. We live in an ex-
clusiyely artificial state of society.
The hard brain work, especially of a
large class of society is exceedingly
exhausting, and interferes very seri-
ously with the ordinary processes of
nutrition, and the like. Excessive
physical labor has the same or SINH
lar effect.
We have not the smallest doubt
.1aC II WOfklngmen were 10 lake
moderate quantity of alcohol in
highly diluted form, such as genuine
lager beer, about three times day,
they would be very much healthier,
able to endure more work, and able
to live on somewhat smaller quanti-
ty of more costly food. If our tenn
perance not teetOtal-societies would
devote themself to the useful task of
furnishing all adulterators of alcoholic
liquors, they would be rendering a
real service to the working classes.
Unfortunately they generally suppose
that anything that makes "a man
drunk is alcohol; and know nothing
whatever of the difference, chemical
or physiological, between alcohol and
fusil oils. Our readers, when they
near DIR. Carpenters" name quoted
as an authority on the teetotal side
must be careful to ascertain which Dr.
Carpenter is meant. The DIR. Carpeu-
ter, we learn, has found it necessary
10 abandon total abstinence" The
great advocate of teetotal nonsense IS
a DR.. Alfred Carpenter, an excessively
difference person.-Anaer5ca Literary
Churchnla1I.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05
A SMOOTH YOUNG NAN.
Who Hon a Fdnity's Confidence and Then
Went for the Health.

Who Hon Family's Confidence and 1hem
Hent for the Health.
Baltimore (Md.) dispatch: A few weeks ago
highly intelligent, handsome man, giving
the name of Paul Sieber, came to Mr.. George
CARROTS country seat near this city, and
was given work about the place. So polished
was he in his manners that he excited the
sympathy of the family. He had a sweet
tender voice, and he pleased Mrs. Garrett by
playing choice operate music on the piano
and singing. He gave a card to the pretty
daughter of Mr.. Garrett, on which he had
drawn wreath of forget-me-nots about his
name "Oh, he's talented" said Miss Garrett.
He spoke Italian, French, German and also
English fiuently. MIR. and Mrs. Garrett and
their daughter came to the city last Sunday
and left Sieber and the other hired man on
the ace. Sieber stupefied the other man
with liquor and then ransacked the house.
Five hundred dollars worth of jewelry be-
longing to Miss Garrett and a lot of valuable
silverware are missing. The detectives say
Sieber is a variety actor from New York. A
heart pierced with an arrow is tattooed on
one arm.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05
extremely anxious and a. the same

extremely anxious and at the same
time very mysterious. 1t transpires
that he was addicted to the habit oil
taking choral and that the drug had
unsettled his mental faculties to such
an extent as to render him uncon-
scious for the time being, of his acts.
A friend of Mr.. Thompson says tn at
''ho attempted to do too much, and
when he found that his physical con-
stitution was unable to Withstand the
mental strain he had recourse to
choral" Christmas day, However,
Mr.. Thompson was discovered in
Boston hotel and taken to his home,
where he now lies dangerously i'll.
The moral of his experience is this:
Never undertake to do too much, but
if you ever should find yourself in u
state of nervous exhaustion from over
work, do not have recourse to
stimulants or drugs. Rest, cumplete
rest, is the only sure remedy for
overwork, and the only remedy that
will bring the system back to its
normal condition without injury.
Alcohol, opium and choral should be
avoided as one would avoid cholera
laden ship.-Eartf0rd Post.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05

the repeal OF these laws. The demand for the
repeal came from two sources-railroad cor
porations and cattle kings. The former be-
cause they could not raise the price OF their
lands when the homestead laws are In force,
and the latter wanted the timber culture act
repealed in order that their herds might roam
over the prairies undsturbed by the settlers.
The sundry civil bill was taken up aud the
clause relating to an appropriation for the
New Orleans exposition discussed, but no final
action was taken.
In the senate on the 18th Van Wyck called
up the bill providing for the sale OF the Sac
and Fox Indian reservation In Nebraska and
Kansas. After short discussion the bill was
passed.
A house message announcing disagreement
on the legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill was laid before the senate.
which insisted ON its amendments, and con-
ference committee was appointed.
The naval bill was passed substantially as
reported from the senate committee on apprO-
priations.
Van Wyck obtained unanimous consent that
the claims bill be temporarily laid aside to
take up the pension bills originating in the
senate and favorably reported from tne com
mittee. These were passed and followed by
the passage Of number of pensions to widows
of officers of the army and navy.
HOUSE.
The house proceeded with consideration OF
the sundry civil bill.
Horr offered an amendment providing that
money appropriated to aid the New Orleans
exposition BE- used first in paying the debts
and second in paying the premiums awarded
by the exposition. The bill then passed.
Willis moved to suspend the rules and put
upon its passage the bill approprating 5000
coo for the continuation and completion OF the
works designated in the river aud harbor law.
The motion was agreed to and the bill passed,
100 to So.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05
REFRESHING Genius.

The whirligig of journalism, like
everything else, makes change, and
the style which used to make the whole
city shudder now falls, if it ever gets
up, like the "thud" which long be-
came obsolete. Now and then a new
reporter flashes up and undertakes the
old style of some worn out and tired
out and played out brother who, in his
day, was called the ''crack reporter of
the staff" The descriptive man is do
ing space work on a weekly or maya
zine. How this thought crept over me
the other day as | overheard an old
city editor SCATTERING the hopes and
ambitions of a young man who had
meant well enough, although did
think he might have worn his report
orial star under the lapel of his vest,
as used to be the custom, instead of
trying to flash it up as young men do
a scarf-pin.
''You say here" said the city editor,
as he pulled clay pipe that WIS black
and strong, THAT the 'evanescent
beauty of the avenue was lured from
her fathers mansion by the villains
sinister smiles Now, my dear fell
low, this is not what l want. Besides
my objection to its wordy construction
l must say that the time when villains
with sinister smiles lured the Chicago
beauty has gone by. The Chicago
girl-to speak after the manner of the
ganS-is no chump. She knows the
villain as soon as she sees him.
He was here before the fire. You can't
fool Chicago girl any more with
sinister smile, or any other kind of
smile, no matter whether you are
villain or not. 1t is true you may meet
her at the skating rink and buckle on
her skates, and put your arm around
her waist in the g. maze, SO to speak
But to try to lure her away from the
mansion of her father with sinister
smile and see how quickly she will
drop on you. Why, she will paralyze
you-cut you dead. She is on; make
no mistake. Strike out .evanescent
beauty lure villain and sinister
smile, and say that she consented to
give her hand to the young man who
had given her and her father and
mother indisputable proof that he
owned several blocks of stock in Elie
and Lake Shore. And then / would
like YOU to go down to Fortieth and
Archer avenue and take in a chicken
fight that's to come off in red barn
that you'll find down there some
where. Chicago Herald.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05
Send Alo,,g the Publications.

Captain Bedford PIN, the well-known ma
val engineer of England, and ex-member of
the British parliament, who has just COM
pleted an extended tour of the United States
and Canada, has expressed desire to send to
the British museum single copy of every
daily paper in the United STATES and Canada
lies he desires a copy of March 5th and of the
weeklies copy of the issue of the first week
in March. the papers to be addressed to Cap
tam Bedford PIN. No. Crown Office Row,
Temple E. c., London, England. 1t is Captain
Pins intention to assify and bind the pa
pers in volumes by states, provinces and ter
ritories and request the British government
to place them in the public archives of the
museum, where they will be open to inspec-
ton by visitors and be carefully preserved.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05
Choral.

The choral habit has been attracting
a good deal of attention in England
of late, owing to divorce suit and
for damage in the higher walks of
life, growing out of overdosing a lady
patient with choral by physician,
and statements which she made COM
promising him after her mind had
been partially destroyed by the opera
ton of the drug. just now this
country has choral sensation. Rev.
j. Riley Thompson, one of the most
eloquent of Brooklyn's younger clergy
men, has been missing for ten days
Ok more, ard his friends have been
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05
A Preacher In Court.

In the early days of primitive
Methodism, under the labors of one of
our veteran missionaries, VIGOROUSLY
bad character got converted. Quite
in harmony with the custom of those
times. he soon began preaching. On
one occasion he had large crowd Of
people gathered by the wayside, and
to these he preached furiously. An
officious policeman came up and took
our friend into custody. The news
spread like wildfre that old Tom was
locked up for preaching. Had it been
said that it was for poaching no one
would have doubted it, but his preach
ing gave quite different character to
the affair. On the following morning
the court was crowded to hear the
trial. The charge was read over, and
the prisoner asked what he had to say
in reply. Now this man had been in
that dock so often that he did not feel
at all concerned; he seemed quite at
home. Very quietly folding his arms,
he addressed the magistrate to the
following effect:
Gentlemen, do you mean bus
inesse'
business! BUSINESS! of course we
do"
"Well, gentlemen, please excuse me;
but il you mean business, allow me to
say that of late Il great change has
come over me, and | never now com
mence any business without first pray
ing about it; if you please, we'll pray"
He did not wait to know whether
they pleased or. not, but with all the
fervOr of u new convert poured out his
soul in prayer. All in the court and
on the magistrates bench were deeply
moved, and some to tears. But ne
prayed rather long, and, good as it
was, they thought he might now close;
so the presiding magistrate said in an
undertone:
"That will do; just stop him."
The officer, shaking our friends
sleeve, said, Stop but he prayed
away. Pulling his sleeve yet more
vigorously, he said, stop man, stop!'
but he prayed with increasing fervor.
One of the magistrates saw one of
our preachers in the body of the court,
and calling to him said, '.Mr. -, you
come and stop him." But our dear
olu DIOtutI tuJOl GU tliS HO'cI pldNcI-
meeting too much to be induced to
stop it; so he replied loud enough for
all to hear:
May, nay, you've started him; 1
can't stop him.
However. our friend in the dock
drew his devotions to close, stood
upon his feet, and, again folding his
arms, said with becoming meekness:
'.Now, gentlemen, if you please,
an. quite ready for business.
The prisoner was ordered into the
ante-room while the case was consid-
cred.
One of the magistrates, moved to
tears. said:
eve have often had this man before
us, but never under such circumstances.
If this is a sample of the work achiev-
ed by the laborS OF the Primitive
Methodists, l wish them success wher-
ever they 60"
at did not take them long to de-
eide that he had broken no law, and
therefore they would very gladly acquit
him.
swell, gentlemen" said an officer
of the court, ''shall we call him in and
say he is acquitted?''
':What? what! call him in! No,
never, or you'll have him on his knees
returning thanks. Let him 90 out at
side-loor, but tell him he is fully at
liberty to carry on his good work. y
Exchange.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05
m. Merit Oblahe,sa More,uc,,t.

One of the largest Oklahoma demonstra
tons probably ever held in any one place in
the United States assembled at Caldwell,
Kansas, on the 2Sth, and Organized the Cad
well Oklahoma colony. Speeches were deliv-
cred by Judge Chelson and the Hons. George
X. Sne ling and George Reilly. Resolutions
were passed extending general invitation to
other colonies to assemble at Caldwell on the
5th of March to make one grand movement
into the Eden of America. The assemblage
was composed of the most respected citizens
chants lawyers, doctors. farmers and me-
chanics. the netting was characterized by
its harmony.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05

Mr.. Crofut, correspondent, declares
that Thomas Jefferson, in spite of his
'Jeffersonial simplicity" bought dur
ing his first term $500 worth of red
UNI.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05

ed without definite action.
SESATE.-Iu the senate on the 26th the
gambling bill was recommended for passage.
as was also tae bill providing for the punish
ment of ENLIGHTENMENT by railway employees.
S. F. 2G2, relating to the cremation or burial
of diseased swine, was taken up and reported
for passage.
At the afternoon session the senate went
into committee of the whole to consider bills
on the general file and many senate files and
house rolls were reported for passage. A bill
providing that electors express preference for
United States senator at the polls was indein-
iteIy postponed. The railroad commission
bin was read a third time and passed by vote
of % to 4.
HoUsE-In the house Rice, of Holt, moved
that senate file IA, fixing tariff on railways be
engrossed for third reading.
House roll 25 compelling railway companies
to make full AMI complete annual report of
business and earnings of roads, was read the
third time and passed.
House roll 40l, making appropriations for
paving current eNpensos of state government
for the ensuing two years. was passed. The
total amount of the appropriation is $1SS,
$500.
The bill for an act to authorize the construo-
ton and maintenance and provide for the Or
canization and mana cement of system of re-
formatory aud penal institutions in the state,
and the detention OF criminals was indef-
uitely postponed and a motion to reconsider
was laid on the table.
Bills to prohibit the obstruction of roads and
highways and regulating the fees of county
pfiict rs were passed.
sENATE.-In the senate on the 9th, under
Suspension OF the rules McShane called up
the Omaha city charter bill. 1t was amended
so as 10 Conform to tine position taken by Sem
ator McShane and as agreed upon BY confer
ence, and engrossed for third reading.
Bills were passed: Donating lots owned BY
4 - r.
purposes; relating TO the selling of mortgaged
property on execution; providing for punish
ment for the crime of embezziement by en-
ployes on railway trains; establishing o uni
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05

from the speakers table for reference to the
committee on public lands the house bill re-
pealing the pre- emption, timber culture and
desert land laws, with the senate amendments
thereto. Lost.
Valentine thought he voiced the sentiment
of the people Of the west in protesting against
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-05

paste Iuduc VI Oue pOuuu VI HOUR, IDreo
quarts of water, and tablespoonful of
alum, thoroughly boiled and mixed.
The mixture will be about as thick as
putty, and may be forced into the
cracks with knife. 1t will harden
like papier-mache.
A nurseryman asserts that apple
trees which have straight and upright
tops have roots of a similar character,
and that those which have low and
spreading tops have bushy roots.
Even the color and peculiar markings
of the bark of some varieties extend
to the roots. The nurseryman is there
fore able to distinguish several varie-
ties by their roots alone.
Prof. Austin states that many clay
and iron sewer pipes and house lead
ers are pervious to sewer gases. In
one instance in Jersey City the leader
was so porous that the parlor was rem
dered almost uninhabitable. He rec
ommends that all sewer pipes be
thoroughly vanished with shellac or
soluble glass, or else painted with
heavy paint.
A kind of cactus has been found in
South America which only shows it's
flowers when the wind blows. There
are little Jumps on the stalk from which
the blossoms protrude, but they 60 out
of sight with calm air.
The use of natural gas in Pittsburgh
manufactures is steadily increasing.
and now the right has been sold to
man who will try to introduce it into
houses for heating purposes.
The directors of most fair associa-
tons have decided to sell no more fam
lily tickets.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-10-27
The New "OsopAy" of Buddhism.
r..1.. 49, ;.,,.+,,,

Many intellectual people in this country
who have always prOfesscd to hold spirit
ualism in utter indifference are now very
much interested in what they call
"Psychical research. They are also in
vestigatiug a very extraordinary phase of
spiritualism called "theosophy. This
queer mystery comes to US from oriental
lands. and is mixture of Asiatic gnOstic-
ism. medieval magic and modern science
Mr.. A. J.. Siunett is the founder, or
rather introducer of this new school In
his Occult w rld and Esoteric Buddh-
ism" he has outlined its main features
very attractively.
Such hold has the new "osophy al
ready obtained that numbers of wealthy
men have left their homes to dwell as
hermits in the wilds of Thibet, where
they may learn the unknowable from
Buddhist professors. 1t is difficult to see
what useful thing is taught in this weird
school 1t is claimed that the prosecution
of certain studies will enable the student
to walk in the air. to play with the clouds,
to control the winds. to steer the stars, to
multiply himself and appear in two places
at the same time, and project himself
astrally any distance. He also comes to
a full understanding of the nature of God
and learns how to re-incarnate himself In
a body when old and worn out Now
these things are more wonderful than
ANYTHING ia ordinary spiritualism, and
vet there are learned men and women in
Europe and America who profess to be-
GeVe
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-10-27
Tho Mail in China.
lCasseI's Family Magazine. ]

But as regards letters, a considerable
proportion of the 400, 600, 900 Cinnamon
do occasionally exchange letters-those
who cannot write for themselves hiring
scribes to do so. These letters are con-
signed to firms which have houses in all
the large towns, where letters are for
warded to distant ports, to be distributed
by special agents, who generally collect
the postage from the receiver. There was
certainly something comic in the fact that
when China was no longer able to exclude
foreigners from Pekin, our British postal
arrangements were no sooner established
than some of the Imperial officials came
to ask Sir Frederick Bruce to forward
certain state documents for them between
Pekin and Canton.
On the death of the Emperor Hien-fung,
which occurred just at that time. intima-
ton thereof was sent from his country
palace "a distance of 600 Ii, which is up
ward of 200 miles, in twenty-four hours,
which is the highest speed attainable in
China. But the placid Celestials, to
whom hurry appears form of vulgar i'm
patience, and to whom telegraphs are an
abomination, are content that all ordinary
communications should be conveyed either
by slow padding polling boats. or else by
footrunners, whose high sounding title Of
"the thousand mile horse" does not
quicken their pace beyond about twelve
miles in twenty-four hours. They carry
a paper lantern and a paper umbrella and
their letter bag is secured on their back by
a cloth knotted across the chest