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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
Marry q Gentleman.

1t was an excellent advice, I saw
lately given to young ladies urging
them to marry only gentlemen or not
marry at all. The word was used in
its broadest tluest sense 1t did not
have reference to those who have fine
raiment and white hands and the
veneering OF society polish, merely, to
entitle them to the distinction, but to
those possessed of true, manly and
noble quail. lies, however hard their
hands and sunbrowneG their faces. A
true gentleman is generous and I'M
selfish. He regards another's happi-
ness and welfare as well as his own.
You will see the trait running through
all his actions. A man who is a bear
at home among his sisters, and dis
courteous to his mother, Is Just the
man to avoid when you come to the
great question OF yes or no. A man
may he ever so rustic in his early sur
rounding, if he is a true gentleman he.
will not bring a blush to your cheek
in any society by his absurd behavior.
There is IN instructive politeness in
herent in such q character, which
everywhere commands respect and
makes its owner pass for what he is
Il of natures noblemen. Do not
despair, girls, there are such men still
III the world. You need not all die
old maids.-Woman at Work.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
The Classification of Woods.

The Sheep Breeder.
This important article is divided by
English staplers into a number OF
lifferent classes and names, all OF
which, however, come under the head
OF long and short woods.
Long wool is SO called because it's
staple runs to a great length. The
best qualities of this wool are obtain
ed from the English sheep, principally
those which are bred in Lincolnshire
and Leicestershire. The wool of the
former is very long and silky, and has
often been used in the place ofmohair.
Long wool, however, is generally used
for combing purposes and the making
OF worsted yarns.
Short wool takes it's name from the
fact that the staple is shorter than
that OF the long wool, andnot because
it is inferior to long wool; for, taking
it on the whole, it is more useful and
can be used for more purposes than
the long wool. The best qualities OF
short wool are obtained from Aus
tralia, and are sent to the London,
England, wool sales in great quaint.
ties. Port Philip and Sidney woods
are about the best woods that can be
bought. Short woods are used fine
mixtures, coatings, and o great va
riety of heavy and light goods. p,
Lambs wool is shornfrom the an
imal before it is Il year old. 1t is the
finest in quality, and best in color the
sheep can produce, although it is short
in staple in consequence of the age of
the sheep, it is the best for the fine
mixtures because of its tendency to
spread; it will also make fine even
yarn.
Yearling wool is so called because
the sheep is clipped when q year old.
The staple is stronger than that ofthe
lamb and it will spin to good length.
Fleece Wool.-Second and subse-
quent years of the sheep. The staple
is thicker and longer than that OF the
two former. 1t is used in almost
every class of the wooden trade, espe-
cially for heavy coatings.
Greasy Wool.-This is the ordinary
fleece uncleaned. 1t has a fair staple,
but loses nearly one-half its weight
when secured.
SSOuLCu NOOi--IIllIeI idiIiDS VI
fleece, when shorn, is very greasy and
dirty. 1t is secured SO as not to cost
SO much in carriage.
Handwashed Wool.-This may be
called fleece wool, but the sheep are
washed by hand before shearing. 1t
is not a good wool and only suitable
for low purposes.
Skin Wool or Pulled Wool.-This
wool is taken from the skin OF the
sheep slaughtered for food, and in
consequence of the lime and other
chemicals used in burning the wool
from the skin TIE staple Is rendered
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
The Ideal Cow.

The question is sometimes asked
"Can polled cattle be good milkers?"
1t is the sheerest nonsense to suppose
that horns have anything to do with
the milkfow. Horns are neither use
Jul nor ornamental, except from the
force OF habit. They are, on the othar
hand, both troublesome and danger
Gus, as the many cases every year of
accidents and even death, resulting
from persons being hooked go to
prove. Here and there may now be
found a dairy composed OF hornless
cattle; we have not been able to learn
that any such are less productive
than others. Were the breeds OF poll
ed cattle to be further improved, by
breeding from selected animals only
for considerable time, excellent milk
ing or other qualities might becomes
tablished, and we believe a demand
could be easily worked up forsuch inn
proved stock. An improved breed Of
.'mooleys" would afford almost the
ideal family COW.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
Education of Girls.

Louisa M. Alcott says of the educa-
tion ofglrls: clean only hope that with
the new and freer ideas now coming
up some of the good old ways may.
also be restored. Respect shown to
the aged, modesty, simpledress home
keeping, daughters learning from good
mothers their domestic arts, are SO
,mnch better thanthetoo earlyfriyolty
gandfreedom so many girls o enjoy.
The little daughter sent me by my dy-
ing sister has given me renewed inter
est i'll the education ofgirls and D fresh
anxiety concerning the sort OF society
they are to enter by and by. Health
comes first, and early knowledge OF
truth, obedience, and self-control;
then such necessary lessons us ali
must learn, andlater such accomplish
'mepts as taste and talant lead her to
desire-a profession or trade to fall
back upon in time of need, that she
may not be dependent or too proud
to work for her bread. Experience is
the best teacher, and with good health,
good principles and a good education
any girl can make her own. way and be
the graver and better for the exertlon
and discipline"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
How to Make a Scrap-Book.

Take a "Patent Office Report" or
any decent looking book of no value,
and with a sharp knife, cut out every
other leaf, the whole way through;
this will give plenty of room between
backs for your scraps. Then make q
thin paste with flour or starch, and
apply with a brush to the scraps; a IS
you paste them in the book use a
clean cloth to rub the wrinkles smooth.
1t is better to have a good supply OF
scraps before you begin to paste; then
you can assert and trim so as to fill
the page nicely. This book intended
for cuttings from papers, etc, that are
too good to be wasted, but bright
pictures can be used SO as to make it
attractive. Where you make good
selections, a very interesting book will
be the result, which will be a favorite
in the family, especially among the
young folks that are onthe ''look out"
for defamation and such things. Ii
you a draw, the blank pages will be
a good place to display your talent I'D
that direction.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24

young child from infancy to perhaps
the third year of life. 1t is during this
time that damage to the muscular APP
paratus of the eye may be done. The
mother or nurse is eager to have baby
see everything from the nursery-wln-
dow, or from q carriage or car. How
many tired heads, languid eyes, and
disordered tempers result from this
mistake! How often is loss of accom-
modative power, or enlarged pupil, or
cross-eye the consequence! Worms,
i"lnward fits" sour stomach, flea
bites, and bad temper are some Of the
morbid and moral posers which the
mother and the family doctor pom
der over.
An indication of the delicate and I'M
derdeveloped muscular apparatus OF
the eyeball within the first two months
;f life is found in the ease with which
some infants look cross-eyed. 1t is
well known hat in sleep the eyes are
turned upwards under the brows, and
inwards, and that a true crossed con-
dition of the optical axes occurs dur
ing this state.
An occasional temporary crossing OF
the eyes of an infant abovetwo months
of age should becarefuily investigated.
The child should be handled lightly; it
should not be played with too much;
1t ought to lie or roll on its back in
preference to sitting on the lap or in
chair. Any unequal size OF the pupils
should be carefully noted. 1t may be
either the sigh ofsomeinternalt trouble
Or a simple local affection of the mus
cular tissue controlling the pupil
:Babyhood.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
Plain Truths for Girls Who FIirt.

Whatever idea the young girls who
practice street flirting may entertain
of their seemingly innocent pastime,
it may be set down as a certainty
that when q respectable young man
desires the acquaintance OF n who
may some day become his wife, he
doesn't go out on the street and seek
for acquaintance through q Irritation.
But, on the other hands, the tiirt OF
the street, no matter how innocent
and fair her intentions may be, is the
last person he would seek as his LIES
companion. He desires purity, with
out and above suspicion. The
young lady who engages in this
kind of pastime should bear in mind
that she not only endangers her repu-
tation and leaves a stain upon her
good name, but that her name
is Il by word among those with
whom she firts, to be banded
about in the saloons, on the
street corners, and in the lowdown
unholy places in the city; fastening on
her otherwise fair name Il stigma Or
stain that will follow her years after
she sees her folly and attempts to
mend her ways.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Farm Breyities.

The manufacture ola pound of bees
wax requires the assimilation of twen-
ty-five pounds of honey.
Twenty acres of Clawson wheat in
Kalamazoo County, Mich, yielded l.
OO4 bushels.
Mrs. Julia B. Nelson permits no bar
ley to be planted on her 24O-acre Min
nesota farm, knowing that "the chief
demand for it is from brewers"
According to the medical world ev-
cry farmer wears out. on the average,
two wives and a halt in his lifetime.
There are near me apiaries of italian
bees, but they do not averge any more
to the hive than mine. l think, with
your correspondent "Joseph," that
the italian queen business has been
carried too far, and too much is
claimed for them. 1 prefer brown bees
for extracted honey in the South. At
the New-Orleans Beekeepers' Congress
L heard men who were queen breeders
say the same thing.-Home and Farm.
To cure a horse of stumbling, which
is caused by dragging the fore feet too
low and catching the toe, the toe
should be shortened and no toe calks
used. A bracelet OF wooden balls
strung upon a strap should be worn
around the leg above the lowest joint.
This causes the horse to throw the
feet out O. little and so lift them up
more. A stumbling horse should be
driven with a tight check rein, if he is
given to the habit Of carrying thehead
low and bearing forward in the har-
ness.
Apretty elaborate as well as extern
slve structure is the barn of George V.
Forman, now nearly completed, near
Clean, N. Y. It is 264 by 46 feet in
size, is placed upon a substantial
stone foundation with four or five
feet Of space under the floor and
numerous windows in the walls for
purposes of ventilation. 1t will be as
warm as a house, as it has heavy
plank floor and is sided and ceiled
with fine pine lumber. There are q
capacious windows in each side, with
large ornamental ones in front. At
both ends and in the centre is an or
namental tower, which serves as a
ventilator.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
An Aged Beau's Rebuff.

In the Mary Anderson company Is
plump, smooth, Jolly Miss Tilbury.
She doesn't amount to much as an
actress yet, being a novice, but her
youth and comliness are very compel
ling to the adulators of stage feminin-
ity. Boquets and notes are sent to
her by the noodles, and one evening q
somewhat years-worn beau, famous
for q quarter ola century as q gallant
OF the green-rOOm, was struck hard
by her agreeable personality. His
social and business relations with the
management we're such that lie was
able, Just after rehearsal next day, to
be introduced to the girl. She receiv-
ed him respectfully, but not ardently,
and he felt that he vas not making Il
deep impression. He therefore made
some intensely silly remarks, intended
to convey his admiration.
81 seem to have been acquainted
with you for a long time, somehow"
he said.
"That's natural, sir" Miss Tilbury
responded. Il am wonderfully like
what my mother was fifteen years ago.
You were very sweet OF her, Judging
by the letters you wrote, and the in
scriptions on the back of your photo
graph that you gave her. was over
hauling a boxful Of her trash just be-
fore l sailed from England, and we
had a good laugh we those things"
"And who was your mother"
Lydia Thompson"
The wooer OF two generations re-
tired as soon as he conviently could.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
ArchdeacOn FaFrar Says there is
no Real Skepticism.

In 81 recent sermon in Philadelphia
Canon Farrar said he did not believe
that a genuine atheist existed; that
not millions really doubted
the existence of God; but, notwith-
standing this, clergymen were con-
s%tantly in receipt of letters from those
who were either fancitully or sincerely
troubled with doubts. Such anxieties
were especially frequent among the
young. As q general thing there vas
no ealskepticism, but what a staken
for it vas merely theresult OF self con-
ceit or self-disgust. When honest, he
said, it should. of course, be the OBJ
lect of q pastors most anxious
and faithful labor; but those
honestly troubled should distin-
guish carefully between essentials
and non-essentials; between things
destined to be shaken and things made
to remain. The miracle wrought by
Joshua or the reality of the garden of
Eden were not points OF saving TRUTH
but of biblical criticism. Nor did the
opinions of Augustine or Wesley, or
the dogmas of the church, he argued,
constitute Christianity, which was to
believe in God, the Father, Son and
Holy Ghost; to depend upon Christfor
life everlasting; to love God with al
the heart and tolove ones neighbor as
ones sell.
In dealing with confirmed infdels
the speaker advised that no time be
wasted in scriptural criticism, but
that sever questions be propounded
which no agnostic could answer.
These were: "Where did matter come
from?" "What is the origin of mo-
tion?" "Whence proceeded the order
of nature?" whence cameconscious-
ness, free will and conscience" And
the test questions for the Christian
are: DO you believe in God andlove
Him, and do you love your fellow
man for Christ sake
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
"That PRESIDENTIAL Grub"

When Vicksburg fell, President Lin
coin wrote to General Grant, Il now
wish to make personal acknowledge
ment that you were right, and | was
wrong" This frank avowal was
prompted by the fact that the Presi-
dent had doubted the success of
Grants campaign, though he had
wisely kept his opinion to himself I'M
til then. But an anecdote, told by
General J. II. Wilson, in the October
Century, brings to light the fact that,
magnanimous as was the letter, the
capture OF V~icksburg brought a new
anxiety into Mr.. Lincoln's mind.
Mr.. II. r. Jones, United States Mar
shall for Northern Illinois, and q warm
friend of General Grant and of Presi-
dent Lincoln, was present at the sur
render OF Nlcksburg. Soon after the
marshals return to Chicago, the Presi-
dent telegraphed him to come to
Washington. On his arrival, he a
met at the station by the Presidents
carriage, and taken directly to the
White House.
MIR. Lincoln, havinggreeted him cor
daily, led the way into the library.
closed the door and said:
81 have sent for you, Mr.. Jones, to
know If that man Grant wants to he
President"
mo. Mr.. President" replied Jones.
care yousure?"
Eyes" said Jones, perfectly sure.
[ have just come from Vicksburg: I
have seen General Grant frequently
and talkedfreely with him, about that
and every other question, and | know
he has no political aspirations what
ever, and certainly nonefor the Presi-
dency. His only desire is to see Won
reelected, and to do what he can nm
der your orders to put down the re-
i%belllon, and restore peace to thecoun-
try"
"Ah. Mr.. Jones, said Lincoln. "vou
have lifted a great weight off nv mind,
and done me an immense amount Of
good, for | tell you, my friend, no
mar knows how deeply that presiden-
tial grub gnaws till lie has had it him
sAs."
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
Styles in Pipes.
From the Chicago News.

u IOII III SHISiSo -NSNS.
Eyes, l carry every style Of pipe out
but the s~tovepipe," remarked a Madi-
son street dealer, and they range in
price all the way from 1 cent to $3.50.
Heretofore / have imported the most
ofmy meerschaum goods from Vienna.
People had an idea that anythingthat
was imported was q superior article,
but domestic goods are now very pop
ular and are largely superseding the
imported. Like the dry goods mer-
chant, the halter, and the clothier, we
are entirely at the mercy of Dame
Fashion. An article may be IN the
greatest demand month and the
next be absolutely unstable. Yes,
sir, we have our fastidious smokers.
Why, there are hundreds of men in this
city who would no more think ofsmok-
ing a pipe that was out of style than
Il city belle would think of wearing
Shaker bonnet on her afternoon prom
enade down State street. The mer-
chant princes daughter is not more
fastldious i'll her notions ofdress than
is the gentleman smoker in regard to
the style of his pipe. What class OF
goods are most in demand? Oh, Isell
more of the wooden, ranging from so
cents to So, than anything else. The
average men doesn't care to invest SO
much in a luxury, and | sell ten cheap
pipes. where | sell one ofthe more cost
~. How is trade? Well, I have been
in Chicago twenty-eight years, and |
believe that the past summe was as
dull IL season as | ever saw. However,
fall trade is now opening up and we
are doing a good business"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24
Abuse ofthe Muscles of Baby-Eyes.

The two muscles-a set for each eye
act in perfect correlation, and en-
able the organ in an instant oftimeto
cover an infinite range OF vision. No
fine adjustment of the telescope, no
system of lenses and prisms, can &C
comDlish this feat in an instant Of
time.
The utmost caution is therefore inn
peratively demanded of every person
to whom is consigned the care of the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24

very tender. 1t is only suitable for,
goods not being milled, unless blendedi
with other wool of a superior quality.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-24

There are 5O7 miles OF paved and
LOO of unpaved streets in Philadel-
mia.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-24

Dyspepsia in its worst forms will yield to the
use of Carter's Little Nerve Pills. They not only
relieve present distress but strengthen the stom-
ach and digestive apparatus.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-24
Domestic Markets.
TBy Telegraph.l

BY TELEGRAPH
NEW YORK, Nov %. 1335.-EiOur market
Receipts 1890 bbls; exports 2l31 bbls and 250O
sacks; quiet and generally steady; prices snow no
marked change; sales II 500 bbs.o - a,ous,,o
Western and State at 3 2003 so; common to good
extra Western and State at 3 A093 So; good to
choice do at 0od5 60; common to choice White
wheat Western extra at s coos %; fancy do at
at 3005 60; common to good extra ono at ) 40
as 90; common to choice extra ST Louis at D 4oy4
5 65; patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
OOd5 so; choice to double extra do at Boa
5 so, Including 1900 bbls city mill extra at 900
5 90; 900 bbls fine do at 2 35G3 80; 600 bbls SUI
Derfne 3 2Oa3 go; 1900 bbls extra No at 3 40
td3 90 BOO bbls winter wheat extra at 8 400
5 65; $500 bbls Minnesota extra at 3 40g5 70.
90 ;.good to choice at 4 0505 so. Rye Flour
firm at 3 1893 60. Wheat-Receipts 121 $50
BUSH exports 3o,140 bush; spot lots 1a@$4 low
er with more doing for export; speeulaflon quite
moderate; sales $4,000 bush on spot; No Spring
csc; No 2 Red at 961sc elev; No Red State at
90: No White mt 98c Rye firm. BARLEY is
strong Germ 1416Iac higher and only moderate
" active; receipts 256, 1870 bush; exports 66,674
bush sales 100000 bush spot; No at 45446e;
receipts 81 400 bush; exports 1897 bush sales
$4,000 bush spot No 3 at 34$4 q Boo; do White at
1914 @3s14c: No 2 at 35@35I4e; No WI White at
3915 1884 C ;iMixed Western 35637c; White do
41sd43c; White State 40c. Coffee dull. Sugar
firm; refined steady; G 51sG5$sc; Extra Y 5l2c;
White:Extra at pa 6; Yellow 47s a5c; Mould a.
ed 6s4 C; Confectioners A at 618063sc; cut LOAF
and Crushed 71sc; Powdered at 7t974ac;. Cubes
67s d7c Petroleum-united9 2c. TaliOw is
steady Pork in buyers favor; mess at 10 00G
10 25 for inspected. Beef dull. lard Pea points
lower and rather quiet; Western steam spot = 90;
ser steady; State at 1S027e; Western at Sd25c.
Cheese quiet; Western fiat at s@924c;
FPeights steady; Wheat steam 21ad.
CHICAGO, Nov. %, 1S95.-Flour dull. Wheat
lower at S81sG1S8$sc for November; No Spring
873s @S812c; No 3 at G9@73c; NO Red at 92c;
Nos at 7Sc. Corn is lover at 1855 . Oats easy s:y
NO 2 at SIC. Pork closed steady at 871ald9 90
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-24
New York Mining Stocks.
Eoston nroduce Market.
[By Telegraph

BOSTON, Nov. %. 1S85.-The following are to-
days quotations of Provisions, &C.:
Pork-Long cut IL 00912 so; short cuts IL so
6012 rs; backs II 50013 90; light backs IL 00d
II so; lean ends IL 50113 90; pork tongues $13
6D13 25; prime mess S12012 80 extra prime 8 80
OSLO; mess 10 so; Western prime mess pork at
10 500S1l
Lard So arc p III in tierces; 71s971ac in 10
fb pals; 71a@7$4c in 5-ib pals; 7s4 d8c in BIB
pals.
cure; small 10@101ac
Dressed hogs. city, SAC y ID; country 4s4c; live
Acc.
027c; fancy &C; New York dairy 21922c;
fancy 23c; Vermont dairy 22@23c; selections "a
d25c; common to good 15G20c; extra Western
fresh made creamery 26027c; fancy &C;
common to good 22d25c; Western ladle. packed
1o012c. Jobbng prices range 1G2c higher than
Cheese-Choice North 91a 0g9szc: lower grades
according to quality; Western at 9@91ac. Job
lots 1ac higher.
Eggs-Eastern extras at 2702Sc; fancy at 29c;
East frsts zoe: New York and Vermont at 2Gc;
North at 25026c; Western at 220221ac; Island
ats 26d3-c. and n. s. at 26G27c. East lined at
zoe.
Beans-Choce large hand pickek pea at S50
80 70 bush; choice New York small hand picked
do L SO@1 85 small Vermont hand picked pea at
l 9001 90.
/ 25: Snow S202 25.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-24
Portland and Worcester Line.
Portland & Rochester II. II.
ARRANGEMENT OF TRAINS.

.----- On and after Monday, Oct. 12,
ssssa9ssss9sS 1855, Passenger Trains will leave
81 w. Portland at 7.3O n. m., and
1.O5 p. ma, arriving at Worcester
at 2.15 p. m. and 1927 p. m. Returning, leave
Union Depot, Worcester, at sos a. IN. and lib
a. M, arriving at Portland at 1.25 p. m. and 5.45
p. IN.
For Clinton, Aver Junction, Fitchburg,
Nashua, Lowell, SVindham and EPping
at 7.3O "a. mn. and LES p. ma.
For Manchester, Concord, and points North
at los p. m.
For Rochester, springvnle, Alfred, Water
borO and SacO River, $50 a. M, 1. 90
p. M. and (mixed) at $50 p. m. Returning
leave Rochester at Cmixed) 6.45 a.. M, IL 20 a.
NJ. and $40 p. m, arriving az Portland Qni&ed)
$40 a. M, 1.25 p m. and $40 p. m
For GOrham, Saccnrappa, Cumberland
Mills, WestbrOOax and WOodfOrd's at 7.3O
a. M, 1.O5 G.20. and mixed at $3.50 p. m.
The .Oj u. m. from Portland connects at Aver
Junct. with EEOOsac Tunnel Route for the
West. and at Union Depot, Worcester, for
New Work via Norwich Line and all rail,
via Springfield, also with n. ". * N. E. R. X
('Steamer Maryland Route') for PHILADELPHIA 1,
Baltimore, Washington, and the South, and
with Boston 4 Albany H. e. for the West.
Close connection made ut WestbrOOk juno
ton with through trains Of Maine Central r. r.,
at Grand Trunk Transfer Portland, with through
trains of Grand Trunk r. X.
Through Tickets to all points West and South
may be had of S. II. HELEN, Ticket Agent, Port
land & Rochester Depot at foot of Preble ST., and
of Rollins & Adams, No. % Exchange ST.
sDOes not stop ut WOOdfords.
oct12dtf J. w. PETERS, Supt