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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-19


Some over-confdent Englishmen boosted
few weeks ago that ''The Flying Dutch
man train. from London to Liverpool. was
the fastest in the world. But they soon
found that they were mistaken. The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company sends a train
out of New York at 3 O'Clock every morn
ing that beats the time of the Flying
Dutehman Considering the distance COW
cred, it is the fastest train in the world
When the care worn business man Journeys
from New York to Philadelphia, Chicago,
or st. Louis, he finds in the parlor cars of
the Pennsylvania Railroad luxurious home
on wheels. AS he is being whirled along at
the rate of sixty miles an hour or better, not
a jolt disturbs his serenity. The rails rest
ON a bed baliasted with solid rock, and the
joints are made with a kind of chair and
fsh-plate, of the company's own make,
that cause the miles of track to be as I'M
broken as one long jointless rail. There is
no dust, little noise, and not einder. A
few weeks ago there were put ON number
of new parlor cars finished at the CON-
pany's shops at Altoona. Instead of the
ordinary fiat window, they are fitted with
five bay windows on each side, each about
seven feet vide. The passengers can look
up or down the road for miles without leav-
ing his seat, and the new windows admit
twice as much light as the old ones did.
The cars are somewhat larger than the old
style. and are divided III % main saloon,
ladies' boudoir, smoking room and retiring
room.
Recently the entire running time between
the Atlantic seaboard and the great west
ern cities has been reduced. On the .
o'clock morning train the time to Chicago
is twenty -four hours; to Cincinnati, twenty
one hours; and to St Louis twenty mine
hours. with corresponding reduction to
other points. This speed is maintained
without the slightest danger to the traveller
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-19

Man by all means should keep in his
proper sphere. What that sphere is,
should be decided by those most inter
ested in him--woman john Isfcoab.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-19
ROTH IN ERROR.
"Iour fare, please -

"Your fare please -
The daintily -attired lady addressed glanc-
ed mp in surprise to the familiar face,
whose brown eyes had a mirthful CLEAN as
they met her own.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
Settling Uith the Hail. Breeds.

A dispatch from Calgarri says: The half.
breed commission met to-day III pursuance to
notice. The half-breeds Of the district at
tended in large numbers. There was some
doubt at first whether they would accept the
terms. The heads of families were DESTROYS
that the scrip should represent land or that
he should be given land instead of scrip.
They also wished that the terms should be
granted to children born since 1870 Some
wished to have the right to select land on I'M
occupied or cancelled lease ranches. The
commission informed them that the terms
offered were those which had been settled
upon after a consultation with the half-breeds
OF Queappelle and that they were selected
for the conference as being largely half.
breeds. The settlement on the basis Of the
original terms suggested by the half breeds
of Queappelle had been accepted by the gov.
ernmcnt and the offer had been deemed salts.
factory to the haif-breeds. 1t was not pos.
sible. nor was it desirable to make different
terms at Calgarri or elsewhere. After a con-
sultation among the Calgarr claimants, a
coed number of them took the terms and it
is expected that majority of them will
accent acriD.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21

forgave her thatdebt, and gave her thewarm-
est place in my benumbed heart 5ho deserted
me for a stranger and again l was desolate.
She proved an migrate. Never mention her to
me again, Agnes. / have 10 depend upon
your love and sympathy. Do not disappoint
me-"
Agnes stood for an instant in mute surprise,
longing but not daring to plead for forgiveness
for tho discarded child of whose existence she
had now heard for tho first time.
II seemed so cruel for her TO be enjoying
the beautiful home of her noble hearted
husband, while his daughter was an exile from
But Agnes had the rare gift OF patience. So
she said nothing until she could see the way
clear not TO injure the cause OF the absent one.
But from the time when her husband hrst
disclosed to her the carefully guarded secret
at his heart, she determined to eventually eff
feet a reconciliation.
By inquiries she learned the whole bitter
truth. Grace Durant had fallen in love with
the son of Mr. Durants bitter enemy, and
hopeless of gaining her fathers consent to
their marriage, had yielded to the entreaties OF
the young lover and had made a clandestine
match with him. He had lived but a few
years, and then had left his darling to battle
with the world, and to try and wrest living
from it for herself and her boy baby.
Surely Agnes had something to work upon.
Who could resist the thought OF little
grandson.
Again she went to her husband with like
ness; but this time of dimpled, dark-eyed
boy.
He received il from her carelessly; looked at
it first in a listless ''Who is this?"
The young wife trembled, but she answered
bravely, sit is your grandson and name child
His father is dead, and his mother, your only
daughter, is supporting herself by giving mu-
sic lessons Oh my husband, If you love mo
forgive and forget the past Take your dear
ones into your heart and home"
Mr.. Durant looked at the fair young pleader
curiously; suspicious moisture. dimmed for
an instant the brightness of his dark eyes
Then he said slowly, "Do you know what
your intercession will cost you-that is, II L
accede to your request? Agnes, think well Of
what you are doing. My will is made and it is
i'll your favor"
F'Burn it 1t is unjust Here is your right
full heir!" and Agnes pointed TO the blooming
childish face with an earnest beseeching gest-
ure.
''You are good little thing, Agnes lam
not deceived in you. L read 1t Ill your face
when | first saw you Be it as you say.
have enough fer all. F"
Thus Agnes made peace between the father
and daughter, and when the sweet gift of q
young soul clad in mortal guiss came to her
own arms few months later, he was received
with JOY which was not dimmed by the feel
ing that her own little son was All interlOper-
taking the inheritance from the rightful heir;
and the blessing which is promised to all
'peacemakers' descended upon the happy
home, making it like foretaste of heaven to
live within its boundaries. For all was har-
mony and love-
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
THE WHITE HOUSE MISTRESS.
"Ihe Host Persistent and Thoroughly i'd
eiSed Roman in 4nterica.''

|fIfe Host Persistent and Thoroughly i'd
eiSed Roman in 4Dtericd.v
Washington special: "NIiss Cleveland is the
most persistenty and thoroughly advised
woman in America" said a lady from New
York, who is well acquainted with the mis-
tresS of the White Ho use. ''She gets an i'm
mense number OF letters from all parts of the
country about every blessed thing of which
cranky woman can think to write. One wants
her to sternly frown down the nefarious
practice of permitting Intoxicating liquors to
be served at the presidents table. Another
mildly assures her that society is looking
upon tie presidents sister as the proper per-
son 10 institute a much needed reform in
womans dress An earnest lover of her sex
1ntimateS that it would be well if the first lady
were to issue sort of court circular, pre-
scribng the costume regarded as most fitting
TO be wore by women at presidential recep-
TONS and hints that she trusts the goodness
which has always characterized Miss Cleveland
Will induce her to mark with her diSapprOval
the abomination of low neck dresses, which
have been borrowed from immoral and i'm
We should have some distfnctively American
fashion, and that the position she occupies
would make it easy for Miss Cleveland to in
troducc them. A woman from far western
state says she has heard that Miss Cleveland
resembles very much Mis- Ellen Terry es-
pecially in respect to the chevelere of the
two. and adds that as the Bible teaches that
TIE glory Of 6 woman is in her long hair
complis nee with sacred injunctions would in
dictate that her shorter locks should be al
lowed to grow. never dreamed there were
so many feminine fools on earth as seems to
have been developed since Miss Cleveland
entered the presidential mansion with her
brother"
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
Reheading Two Prussian Anarch-
lists.

Berlin Correspondence of the London Times.
Yesterday Reinsdorff and Kuchler,
who were sentenced to death for the
part they took in the Niederwald dyna-
mite plot, were executed at Leipsic.
The sentence of Rupsch, on whom the
same judgment was passed, had been
committed by the Emperor into penal
servitude for life. About sixty persons
were admitted to witness the execution,
which, in Prussia, is done by decapita-
ton.
Reinsdorff, who was the first to suffer
for his crime, smoked q cigar and
hummed a snatch of a serio-comio
song before he was led out to the
scaffold. His demeanor is described
as having been cool, unrepentant and
self-possessed to the very last. Having
listened to the reading of his death
warrant and been shown the Emperora
signature attached to it, Re exclaimed,
"Neider nit der barbarei, hook NIT der
anarchie" (''DowG with barbarism' long
live anarchy'), and then bent his head
to the block.
All traces of his execution having
been swiftly removed his companion in
crime, Kuchler, who was much
more broken down and affected by the
prospect of his doom, was then led on
to the scaffold, opposite which, by the
way, stood section of soldiers with
fixed bayonets, and in few seconds he,
too. paid the penalty of his reasonable
offense. !;
Hodel, the tinker, was the last to
suffer in the same way for similar
crime, but up to that time, such was the
Emperor's leniency, capital punishment
in Prussia may be said to have been
practically abolished. All sentences of
death were invariably committed, and
Bismarck himself once confessed-it
was to General Grant, when the latter
was here at the time of the Berlin Con-
gress-that one of the main reasons
which had induced him to surrender the
reins of executive power in Alsace-Lor-
raine to Marshal Manteuffel was his con-
scientious scruples against countersign-
ing sentences OF capital punishment.
The Chancellor steadily and uncom-
promisingly opposed the abolition of the
death sentence for high treason when
the Reichstag of the North German
Confederation declared for this change
in the Spring of 1870.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
Statistics &C the Agricultural Depart
lneNf for NAV.

The monthly statistical publication Of the
Agricultural Department for May which will
be issued within two or three days, contains
n comprehensive statement of the wages paid
farm laborers in all parts of the country based
OH what MIR. Dodge, the statician of the de-
partment, believes to e entirely trustworthy
data: The Eastern States, $500; Middle
States, S23.19; Southern States, SIL21;
Western States, s22.26; California, $3.50.
The amount of labor seeking employment in
agri cUlture at the present time is unusually
large, vet there are many localities IN almost
every section of the country in which there is
more or less complaint Of scarcity. The re
port closes with the practical suggestion that
in manufacturing towns and cities Offices
should be opened, either by labor unions or
by benevolent citizens, through which COM
muncaticn may be opened between unero
ployed city w,rkmen and farmers needing
help, so that a reputable and worthy city la,
borcr may have the means of making known
his true character instead of starting out on
foot at venture, subject to the risk Of being
EGstaken for professional tramp.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
Terrible Story of Stepfather's Bru-
tally.

A horrible story of cruelty comes from Phil
adelphia. At the inquest Oh the body of Lot
tic Cook Onofri, the revc!ting story
of her cruel death was told by parties un-
der oath. Her stepfather, the italian con-
tortionistC Achille Onofri, who is accused of
killing her, was present as prisoner, and
seemed overwhelmed by the predicament
in which his brutal nature had brought him.
The child was only nine years old; her body
was covered with cuts and bruises. The Cor
oner's physician testified that her veins were
almost empty and that the child had literally
been starved and beaten to death. On Mon
day it was shown Onofri had iogged little
Lottie nearly all day, using thick rope.
heavy strap and shovel, the handle of the
latter being broken on her head or body Her
step-father tied her hand and foot and COM
PEELED her to kneel down for hours.
At night she crawled up stairs to bed and
because she moaned and complained OF her
back Onofri beat her again with shovel AT
ter living quiet while the dying child again
began to moan, when her step-father in a
great rage fell upon her, smothered her head
under the pillow and sat upon it. When re,
leased, the young victim, as her sister Mabel
said. Law yery quiet. Onofri then struck her
Il oJ4h >ai>a 1i
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
The appointments Bein1 Made.

The postmaster general appointed Clarence
Mackcy postmaster at Buena Vista, Pennsyl-
vania. Henry C. Bules, of Iowa, special swamp
land agent of the land office. and Jacob \.
EVAN, special examiner of the pension Office,
have resigned. Zachariah Montgomery, IL
prominent California lawyer, called at the in
terror department in company with Attorney
General Garland and was introduced to the
employees of the law office by Secretary amar
us the assistant attorney general of the de-
partinent. 1t is understood formal appoint
ment will be made in a few days. as his
predecessors resignation takes effect tho
24th inst. Secretary Lamar appointed the
following persons as special agents of the
bureau of labor: Charles B. Judd. of
Colorado; Jonas Libby, of New York; Elgin
L. r. Gould. of Maryland: Henry c. Wilson,
of New Jersey: Vim. H. Hinson, of New
Hampshire; james Reed. of Massa husetts;
Arthur b. WoodfOrd, of Connecticut: J.
II. Graves. of Delaware; H. L. Thomson, of
Pennsylvania; George Fox, of Pennsylvania;
Chas. +. Gillian, of Ohio: VIM. S. Manllev. of
Ohio; Ringold w. Browning, of Maryland;
VIM. G.. Grecnholn, of South Carolina; Henry
Newman, of Missouri; Henry Jones. of
Georgia; Silas o. Ward, of New York. 1t is
learned in making these appointments the
secretary acted without regard TO the party
affiliations of the persons to he appointed,
and they were selected without respect TO
any theories they might entertain upon econ
omic questions. The districts to which these
nppointees arc to be assigned have not yet
been fully determined upon.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
Amusing COURTROOM Incidents.

The following amusing examination
recently occurred in courtroom in one
of the blue grass counties of Kentucky
Gen. H., a prominent lawyer of that re-
gion, was defending prisoner charged
with DEMONSTRATING, and the witness was
swearing as to the identity of the stolen
horse.
Gen. H.-How do you know thisis the
same horse?
Witness (hesitating)-Wen, I just
know it is.
Gen. H.-Well, how?
Witness-I can't tell exactly how but
I know it as well as I know you, Gen.
Gen. H.-Well, how do you know that
I am Gen. H.?
Witness-Because, just before dinner,
I heard Mr.. G. say, "Gen. H., let's go
and take drink, " and you went.
The identity was satisfactory to the
bluegrass jury.
A lawyer in Bridgeport, Ct, who has,
perhaps, the largest professional prac-
tice in the vicinity, is very fond of inter-
Harding his pleadings with the phrase,
Ii your loHoIS E'letSe. NoG loIS ago,
in case before the Superior Court. he
addressed the jury as follows: "And
will you, gentlemen, sit calmly by and
see this wrong perpetrated upon my
client? God forbid that such injustice
should be done! God forbid-if your
Honors pleased"
His conception of the will of the AL
mighty depending upon that of the
Judges of the Superior Court Of the State
of Connecticut is little unique
H0rDer's D1.aaUer,
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
The New Mistress of the White
House
AbanY Letter.


: She Miss R. E. Cleveland has been
an earnest and industrious woman, and
never contemplated life of luxury,
much less one of conspicuous position
before the country. She IS as unique
in her way as her brother is in his,
though they are apparently not at all
alike in general character, nor does she
physically resemble him. She is of
medium stature and build, with shape
ly and highly intellectual face. She is
good-looking, but not pretty. She
dresses neatly, but plainly, and wears
few ornaments. She has for long time
been lecturer by profession, her spe-
cialty being educational subjects, and
her audience usually pupils of girls
schools. She has, for example, Just
Iectured at the Elmra Seminary on
Joan of Arc" She speaks several lam
guages, is exceptionally well informed
IN history and the arts, and has that de-
gree of confidence in herself and the
knowledge she possesses to be able to
firmly take the lead in conversation,
and to hold it against the bright men
and women who have come in contact
with her. Yet in some respects she is
notably shy, and always so modest and
amiable as to win friends easily and
quickly. ''Why, she's a perfect die
tionary," said ex-Gov. Cornell, when
he returned from visit to Miss CIeve-
land. recently. Shes one of the
brightest women / ever met"
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
Another of the White Cross Line Steamers

6notIer of the White Cross line Steamers
Goes to the Bottom.
Halifax dispatch: The Helvetia arrived in
the Gulf of st. Lawrence over week ago,
and has been knocking about in the ice for
seven or eight days. Her bows were stove in
and she was badly damaged otherwise by lee
and was leaking badly. On Friday Captain
Schooneman left Cape Ray and bore up for
Sidney. having all he could do TO keep the
boat afioat. On Saturday heavy sea sprung
up and he hailed the Alien line steamer Area
dian, which was passing while on the voyage
fron Halifax Sidney. The Arcadian took
the Helvetia in tow and headed for Lomburg,
but had not gone far before Captain Schoone-
man called out that she was sinking. me
boats were lowered and the passengers and
crew got into them as soon as possible, but
none 100 soon. for the last boat had hardly
gotten clear before the Helvetia careened
over and sunk. The steamer Arcadian then
nut back 10 the strait of Canso and Landed
the rescued party at Port Hawkesbury. This
is the fourth steamer which the White Cross
line has lost within as many years: rather
remarkable coincidence is that Captain
Scnooneman was in command or the Damel
Steinman when she crushed on rock at
Sarnbrois thirteen months ago. This was MS
first trip across the ocean since that time.
The Heivetia carried a cargo valued at $fV0,-
co. and sank in deep water.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
How to Be Healthy,

If you want to do well, keep well, if
you possibly can. Do not let even your
education rob you of your health. 1t is
about the worst thing you can do under
the whip and spur of a noble purpose,
and it is what vast numbers do to their
lifelong regret. When fine painter
took the butcher to see one of his pict-
ures, he said, "Aye, Master Hayden,
it's grand picture, but I doubt whether
you could have done it if you had not
eaten my beef" And I think there was
grain of truth in the remark. They
say that baseball is getting into the
hands of the gamblers, and that young
men are shy of it of a good breeding.
I should be very sorry to think SO. 1t
is the handsomest game that ever was
played, and one of the healthiest. Play
baseball, and pull boat, and get your
chance in vacation at long tramps and
hard beds and rough, wholesome fare !:
eat we'll and sleep well; be as clean all
through and all over as you are in a
drawing-room, and then you will not
only be able to do your days work in
this world like a man, but when the
years bring their inevitable burden you
will be able to say with Adam in the
play:
Though look old, yet am strong and lusty,
For in my youth never did apply
Hot and rebeous liquors to my blood;
Nor did with unbashful forehead WOO
The means of weakness and debility;
Therefore my age is lusty winter,
Frosty, but kindly.
Remember this, too, that, with health
and strength to back you, life means
hard work, and hard work on long lines,
with native ability and good conduct,
means success-Rer Robert ColiVer.
An old maid in Nashville keeps a
parrot which swears and a monkey
which chews tobacco. She says. be-
tween the two, she doesn miss hus-
band very much.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
He Made Too Mann Threats.

In the woods near Dixie station, on the East
Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia railroad
thirty miles above Selma, Alabama, the body
of Scipio Atchison (colored) was found rid
died with buckshOt. Last week Atchison's
son James outraged white woman near the
same place. James was pursued by white
men, who failed to find him. Scipio was ter
riby enraged ut the white men and threat
ened to kill them. On Friday last he went to
the houses of some white people and said
This is your day, but tomorrow is mine. |
will get your scaps." These threats are be-
lieved to have been the cause of his death.
The son will be lynched If caught
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
Il CrP0Ie Duel.

A duel occurred near New Orleans between
two creole young men of good social and
business standing. The quarrel arose over a
game of cards and blows passed. At 10
o'clock in the morning the two principals.
Messrs. Edward Theard and Ben Tolando, left
New Orleans with their seconds, Charles De
Lassus and NJ. Benvue for Mr.. Theard and
for TolaDdO Messrs. Charles Lebretonne and
William Jacquet De Gruy's plantation in
Jefferson parish, about five miles from the
all the prelimin ,res were comp eted, which
was about II o'clock, the two principals were
placed in position. The command was given.
and the two men fought for about ten min
utes, when the seconds noticed Mr.. Theard
was wounded In the right wrist. Mr.. TOlando
then declared that his honor had been salts
fed, and the encounter closed. DIR. De Mahey
dressed the wound of Mr.. Theard and pro-
nouDced it slight. Both men are said to have
fought bravely and skillfully.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
4 Vail from Utah.

The church organ of Salt Lake bewails the
hardness of heart Of President Cleveland in
not promising to stop the enforcement of the
law and send commission Of Investigation.
1t urges continued appeals to the auth critics
Of the nation against the oppression of ty
rants, and closes: 1.-THE Lori OF hosts will
listen to the cry of the oppressed und make
an adjustment that will make the cars of the
millions tinRle. In the meantime the saints
must do the best they can under the circum-
stances standing firm in their integrity. pa
tiently awaiting developments that are Mt the
less gloom, seeing the salvation OF the God OK
Israel"