McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-23
FACT AND FANCY.

The Hudson river ice crop will reach
100000 tons this year, the largest cv-
er known.
AT the Sitka indian school there has
been row and most of the pupils left
in body.
Twenty-one marriages are booked
for Easter week at one church in Pa
latka, Fla.
Almonds and Strawberries in Napa
valley, Cal, show signs of early and
extensive yields.
An observing traveller states that in
proportion TO it's size there are more
idle men in Eureka, Cal, than IN any
other place on the Pacific coast.
| Those now in London who were here
during the war say that the excite
ment and constant extras, cried some
times up to midnight, recall to them
wildly 1929.
Mr.. Roebling, the engineer, SAYS
that heavy engines and cars must not
be run over the Brooklyn bridge, as
the cables have on them all the load
they ought TO carry.
Mad dogs recently became so num-
erous in some parts of Alabama that
schools in one county were obliged to
suspend, as twas considered dangerous
to have pupils abroad.
The Boston Transcript says that tho
line of perpetual pie must now he
drawn to include Greeley, Col, where
they served forty.tive varieties of the
edible at dinner lately.
The Brooklyn bridge earns an aver
age of S47, 900 a month, or SO, 200
more than expenses, but electricity as
motive power and rapid transit in
Brooklyn may increase its receipts to
100000 q month, at least half OF it
net profit.
During the recent trial for poly
gamy of one of Brigham Young's sons
in the United States court at Salt
| Lake, his second wife testified that
with the exception of coming to her
| room once or twice week to wind up
the clock he had never visited her.
We had IN 1880 nearly 1000, 900
common laborers.' The number of
clergymen in 1880 was $4,000, against
$4,000 in 1870; the number OF lawyers
$4,000 in 1880, 10000 III 1870; the num-
Der of physician increased during the
decade from $4,000 to $4,000. In 1880
there were 1900 actors and $4,000 jour
nalists IN the country.
A little girl in Pennsylvania who
had listened to temperance address
for the first time in her life was so
impressed and interested that she
went home and wrote out the follow
ing rather novel pledge: 81 promise
not to drink rum, or wine, or brandy.
or smoke, or swear, or cider either"
She signed it, and got several Of her
playmates to sign it also.
The mother of a family consisting
of two grown-up daughters, living in
Goffstown, N. H., recently died, and
when the undertaken came to perform
his duties the father was asked the
name of his wife. His reply was
Mother" No other name could he
remember, and the daughters were
equally ignorant, having never known
their parent by any other name than
'.Mother."
1t is curious institution, the body
known as the common council or
board of aldermen of New York.
There are twenty-five members, in
Guiding the president, who is elected
by voters of the city at large. OF
these fourteen are county democrats,
seven are republicans, and but four
Tammany hall followers. All of the
members wear stove-pipe hats, kid
gloves, and jewelry.
In boring salt well at East Aurora,
n. Y, bed of solid salt sixty-five
feet thick has been struck. This find
is SAID to upset the theories of scien-
lists regarding the salt-beds of west
ern New York. Down to the depth of
1850 feet the geological formations
are reported to be almost identical
with those of the oil regions in Penn
sylvania. At this depth the bed of
salt was struck. The brine stands in |
the we'll several hundred feet deep, and |
is rich in salt, quantity evaporated |
yielding so per cent.
The claw of the road" as under
stood in Pennsylvania, was laid down
by Judge Biddle of the common pleas |
court of Philadel phia few days ago
1t is to the effect that persons meeting
on the highway must each keep to the
right. This rule is modified in the
case of footman or a horseman, who
can not compel teamster who has a
heavy load to turn out of the beaten
track, or even light wagon with a
heavy draught. If horseman or light
vehicle can pass with safety on the
left of heavily-laden team it is their
duty to give way and leave the choice
to the more unwielGy vehicle.
Some years ago law was enacted
fixing license tax upon all foreign
doing business in Penn
sylvania. The object aimed at was to
collect revenue from parties in compe-
tltion with local manufacturers which
were heavily taxed. ''The intention,"
says The Philadelphia Press, '.was good,
but as matter of fact, a number of
foreign corporations maintained Of
fees in this state chiefly for the pur-
pose of purchasing supplies of articles
here, and the effect of
The law has been to drive them away
and take the trade, amounting to over
81, 100000 annually, to other locali-
les"