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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29

closed on him in Jersey City than he
began to rage. He drove \. j. Fore
paugh out of the car at the tusks
point.
Great improvements have been made
in special cars forelephants. In 1879
the English experimental onthe trans
portation of these beasts for use in
the Afghan war, and found that the
cattle cars used on Indian railways
made excellent elephant cars when the
freight was placed in the center, fenced
in with six stout shafts and held
down by four anklets to the floor. Ii
Jumbo had been any tallerit is doubt
full if his car could have been hauled
through many railway tunnels.
When ellis Sublime Grandeur, the
Court and Body Elephant of the
King" dies in Siam, the rest of the
court have a very unpleasant time for
thirty days. The last body elephant
went mad one night and trampled five
attendants to death. On the next
morning an effort was made to corral
his sacred body in o ring of :'holy
bamboo" He broke loose again, and
in a frenzy fell over and died. ALI the
court were punished severely.
A distressing death was that of the
elephant Romeo, at Bonneville, Mo-,
in Barnum, Baily & Hutchlnson's cir
Gus. Romeo was very large, and was
valued at $4,000. The machinery
for lighting the tents by electricity
had just been set going. Romeo came
by and touched the armature with his
trunk, in an instant it was carried
away, torn off at the roots, and he
died in a few minutes, suffering terri
bly,.
Old Bolivar, brought to Philadelphia
in 1889, thirty-six inches lower, by
the way than Forepaugh's Bolivar,
was drowned while tryingt to swim the
Delaware in 1916.
Tippoo Saib, who died at Corners
wills, Ind, in 1871, was fifty years
old, and weighed four and one
half tons. Empress, who died
at the Zoo in 1877, was then
the biggest elephant it the United
States. Forepaugh's Romeo, the ugli-
est brute aver brought to the States,
died in Chicago in 1872, after having
killed three mel and destroyed $780,
900 worth of property.
The most dramatic elephant execu-
ton of recent date was that of Bar
NUNS Albert at Keene, N. H, on the
goth of last July for the killing of his
keeper, James Sweeny, or James Nc
Cormick. Loaded with chains, the
huge beast was marched to the woods,
followed by a big crowd and thirty
three Keene rifemen, who, after Train
er Arstingstall drew a chalk about his
heart, shot him dead.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29
Curse to the Country.

The evil effect OF Chineseimmigratton
is being felt more keenly than ever bs-
fore among the white artisans and
laborers of British Columbia. Meet
ings are being daily held to protest
against the employment of Chinese la
Dor in that Province to the exclusion
of the white population. At one OF
these meetings held a few days since at
Victoria the following resolution was
unanimously carried:
"That this meeting, considering the
great mistake Of the Dominion and
Provincial Pa2, iaments, in consentlng
and allowing contractors of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway, and OF other
public works, to employ Chinese
coolies on their various works.
causing an influx of 10000 coolies
into this Province to the exclusion oil
q like number of u own race, thus
prostituting public works from their
legitimate use and end, and, further,
thereby setting q bad example, max
ing it almost a matter OF necessity on
the part of citizens to employ Chinese,
comparatively the only labor o
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., expresses its un-
qualified Misrepresentation of such mis-
appropriation of public funds, both
in the past and for the future, and we
hereby demand legislation making the
employment of Chinese on any
and all public works, in any province
of the Dominion, adirect infringement
of the rights of the people, and trea-
sonable."
1t is shown on unmistakable authori-
ty that the government has encour-
aged Chinese immigration to enable
them to carry on the work on the Ca
madam Pacific railway at minimum
figure. In this way thousands poured
into the Province who otherwise would
never have crossed the Pacific. The
Chinese question will be the main
point of issue in British Columbia at
the next general election.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29

short time since Jane H~ad'ng-her true name,
and a singular one for a girl born and bred, as
far as l can learn, in Paris-was undistin-
guished from tie other young women in the
theatre who had to perform utility business
and were her associates and compeers. But
by some accident she was called upon to play
Claire in lie Maitre des Forges," and she
made the same sort of instant success in the
part that Clara Morris achieved years ago IN
Alike. She took the own by surprise. Miss
Hading also SO impressed her manager that he
proposed and they were married, and that is
why she is now Nine. Jane Hading." Mime.
Had ng is a young, delicate, spirituelle look
ing woman, with a curious suggestion OF
Clara Morris in some of h.r looks and ways,
though younger and very different in her per
sonal appearance, and taken atog, Their she
shows great refinement in her dress, and in the
five different costumes worn in sic Maitre DIES
Forges'' DISPLAYED no iewelry-not SO much as
a pin at the throat-the lace at which was
fastened with a knot of narrow ribbon, even
that of the bridal dress. The revival of this
play and her appearance in her original part
was an attraction not to be resisted, espe-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29
of New York Policemen.

New York policemen possess the
good quality of bravery, as a rule.
The patrolman who outrageously
clubs an inoffensive drunkard one min
ute will in the next respond so prompt
ly to q call for daring that he COM
mands forgiveness for his previous
brutality. Ar acknowledgements was
beset by loafers the other morning,
and so exasperated that he drew an
immense dirk and stuck it through the
heart of his foremost tormentor. He
fled into a cellar. The first officer to
arrive, seeing that the stabbed man
was dead, set out without the slightest
hesitation to search for the murderer.
alone, in the dark, underground hid
ingplace. Within fveminutes he came
up with the prisoner, whom he had
disarmed and overpowered. Themem-
bers of the force, though largely ap-
pointed through political influence,
are required to be under % years OF
age on entering the service, and OF per-
fectly sound and robust physique.
This excellence of strength gives con-
fidence; but besides that they are dis
ciplined to act instantly and courage
ously. Their prowess is fully recog-
nized by professional breakers. Yves
Allen, a pickpocket, was accosted IN
the Grand Central depot recently by
a big, burly officer from Syracuse, who
showed q warrant tor his arrest and
tried to take him prisoner. The re-
Spouse was q blow hat felled the
~Syracusan. "No country chump's
going to copper me-" Yves exclaimed
contemptuously. Then q New York
policeman of the smallest permissible
size, and so much out of health that
he had been assigned to indoor duty
in the depot, coolly grabbed the thief
by the collar and led him unresistlng
TO the nearest station, while the visit
ing officer followed, admiring the easy
feat.-Albany Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29
AOF0oM or MP0zEmI

his bed chamber, the little room beyond with
the small round table upon which he signed
his abdication, aud the Throne Room, famou
for its ceiling and a beautiful rock crystal
chandelier. The bedroom is richly decorated;
but the most remarkable object it contains is a
''cameo" clock, said to have been presented to
Napoleon by Piu VII. The galleries of Fran
els l., Henry II. and Diana OF Poictiers show
magnificent ~frescoes, anu there are of curse
quantities of splendid Gobelins tapesty, which
is now of priceless value, but time would fail
and space also in any endeavor to enumerate
the various objects. We did not try to see the
room under the gallery of Diana, where Queen
Christina of Sweden murdered or caused to be
murdered her former favorite. Count Mon
aldeschi, but we saw the poor fellows coat If
mail and then betook ourselves to the forest,
where near the Fort Of the Emperor we took
our lunch, and where. from the summit of the
miniature fortress, we obtained the finest view
of the forest and its wonderfully picturesque
features, of which it is impossible to give an
idea in an outline sketch.
The forest of Fontainebleau is a great
rendezvous for artists, and it is near here | BE-
lieve that Mss Elizabeth Strang has estab-
lished herself as an animal painter. This girl,
the most courageous of young American ar
fists, is a native of Connecticut, but came here
from California. Twice she earned the money
to take herself to Europe-the first time alb
sorbed by her only near relative, the second
time she managed to put it to its use-and
started, with only a shawl in her trunk for
warmth and protection. "A lady, however,
who admired her courage. and bel eyed In her
genius, subsequently added some necessary
articles to the stock. She is now q painter of
acknowledged merit, has been admitted to the
Salon, and has more orders than she can exc
cute. Paris has been a good mother to many
poor and struggling American artists. Young
men or women who are in earnest are welcom-
ed, no matter where they come from, and by
paying a mall pro rata sum for the rent of
such studios as Jullien's they have the benefit
of such masters as B~ouguereau, Bounat and
others Of equal eminence, who give their iu-
valuable time without charge, and all the
benefit of their suggestion, advice, criticism
and direction. But 1 must stop. 1t is as
hard to tell where to leave off as where to be-
gin in this Paris, which is wicked to the
wick ed, but often good to those whose pur-
pose is good and who go directly to work 10
accomplish it. Miss Leigh's successful work
here in b-half of foolish young girls who come
without means, without knowledge, with little
brains and no friends, is proof of this.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29
A Tatteryo

"St-1ck a big scheme out West"
said a travelling man to q Chicago
Herald reporter. CAT Gilmore, 1G
miles south of Omaha, acompanyha mas
started a cattle fattery, if that is a
good word. They have expended
SIS, 900 in the erection OF big stables.
There are $3.50 stalls, and by winter
they will have 5000 stalls. In each
stall they will place a c%ritter, and
they will all be fed with food placed
before them through asystem Ofpipes.
This food is cooked In enormous steam
watts having a capacity Of 1000 bar
rels of feed an hour. They will ship
in cattle from the western Nebraska
ranches, and fatten them in these
stalls. They expect TO put 300
pounds OF meat on each OF 10000
critters in q year. That represents
something like $4,000 OF new meat,
not counting the increased value OF
the original animal, as it were, after
he is transformed from a range steer
into a fancy beef. Corn and hay are
cheap out in that country, and 1t
looks to me as if the cattle fattery-
which l understand is the first OF lts
kind in the country-will prove a gold
mine for its owners"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29

grand entrance. the finest probably in the
world presented a brilliant appearance. We
stopped at one of the cafes FOR an ice and
then proceeded to the Champs Elysees, Which
at that horr and on S turday evening present
a scene of e. ciiautment. The wide, beautiful
grounds and promenades leading towards the
Arc de Triomphe, are encircled with open-air
concert halls, each of which s fitted up as a
drawn room aud made radiant with electric
lights clustered, grouped and ranged in fan
tastic and ingenious forms. The mus C can be
enjoyed outside Of the halls for two sous, and
the additional advantage o. timed of going
from one part of the grounds to another, a
pr vilege of which thousands avail themselves.
1t was in this way We finished our .sBlack Cat"
eteni e in Paris.
Beyond the Opera House and the Theatre
Franchise, which all Americans feel bound TO
see, we have had little time to attend Partisan
theatres. julio was not playing; she was Oft
to America with a Worth wardrobe which b
doubtless been describe l long before this t u
Opera House presented a magniice
spectacle, for it was a Wagner night, ssS:gard
the opera, and Mime. Caron, Brunehild. I
singing could easily be beaten, but the cd
tuning, the scene, orchestral and spectacuI
effects are unapproachablc. at the Theat
Franchise, on the contrary. there Is no scene
at all, at least nothing that would be call
scenery nowadays, but the acting is exact
what it should be-. 1t is perfect, and the mel
bers of the company take any part that be
suit themselves and the play, great or small.
There is one there, however, that 1 great
desired to attend in order to see its priuciI
actress, Mime. Jane Hading. 1t is only
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29

". and "festortd by the Emperor Napoleon
and Louis Philippe, has never been materially
changed, but preserves very much the same
aspect which it presented to the great art and
luxury-loving king, when visited by the great
master of Italian ait and architecture to whom
he was tue most liberal and magnificent of
patrons. Tt ere are many interesting incl
dents connected with Fontainebleau. Napo-
leon signed his abdication here, and in the
court of the palace took leave of his Old Guard.
Here also the divorce was signed by Napoleon
which separated him from Josephine, Pope
Plus VII. having been held a prisoner by the
same t%yrannic win till be consented to the act
and the second marriage of the ambitious En-
nerOr Eontainehleau WAS q fauorifa residence
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29
NJ. DAMALA.

cially as M. Damala, the sometime husband
Sarah Bernhardt, bad been specially engag
TO pay the master. In her atel' er a few da
before Nine. Sarah had acknowledged that
was charmirg-a real luXury" in fact, bu
costly one-too costly for her purse.
wanted to see the ''luxury'' and f uud a VI
amiable, gentlemaDly looking man, not ID
and who may be inclined to %stoutness as
grows older, but now rather handsome tn
otherwise, and an actor quite capable of star
ing upon his merits. The cost of going
the theatre in Paris is qui e as great IS in n
York. notwithstanding The subventions,
there is one comfort for women, especid
American women-they can wear their bon
nets. The dress is exactly the same rs with
us, it is that of the street rather thsn that Of
the drawing room, and therefore no special
preparation need be NADIA great saving of
trouble and WEAKNESS to the tourist.
There were a thousand things in Psr's that
we wished to do that we bad 10 resign, but we
were determined to secure a trip to Fontaine-
bl, au. and so a s'hous rarty" was organized,
and 'sour lady'' volun eering to pack a ham
per, aud knowing how to do it as well as If
she had been on American exclusions all
her life, we made a picnic If it, anu enjoyed it
al amazingly. Fontainebleau and its forest
is, to my mind, better worth seeing than YER
sailles and Trianon, and if l had to sacrifice
one t. the other it would be Versailles that
would have to 60, but III s IS after seeing both.
AS it was We did not have to decide between
them, as all the party had seen Versailles on
previous visits to Paris, and some of its men,
bers Fontainebleau also several mes. Fon-
tainebleau has this in common with Versailles,
that both derive their principal interest from
the possession of a palace of historic impor-
lance, but the interest attached to the former
Is more varied and its fine forest is always
there, while the artificial water-workS of Yer
sailles only play on Sundays. But Fontaine-
bleau is not visited By such crowds or so fire.
----.1- -. - f1,,r;~f, hooa,,-1 - j. -
longer distance and a more expensive journey
the excursion takes a whole day and should
either be made with a guide or a party in order
to get satisfaction out of it. The village Of
Fontainebleau is about forty miles from Paris
and takes nearly two hours by train to reach.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29

The recent revolt in Roumelia is Of
great significance and promise to affect
the other Balkan States. Servia, which
has been the bone of contention be-
tween the great powers for many years
is directly affected thereby and KING
Milan favors the uprising and revolt.
He has also announced himself as be-
ing in favor of the union of the small
.er Balkan states thus forming a great
Slavonic Power.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29

The railway station, also (Ga re de Lyon) on
the Boulevard Diderof. aud past tie Place de
Ia Bastille, is decidedly ssou of the way" so
that the trip is not ~.easv.n But it pays well
for time ani trouble. The palace was origi-
naIly a fortress, built in tie twel tn century.
but the building as ii st -nds was the work OF
Franc S l.. to VIII m Paris owes more than to
anv other monarch for that winch has cJn-
tributed to its greatness.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-10-29

We left before ten O'clock, not wishing to
outstay the ..orderly'' clement. From the
Boulevard Montmartre we took our way past
the Madeleine handsome church in the
STYLE Of the PartheBon, where many ". weddings
and confirmation take place--io the Place de
POpera- 1t was a Wagner night, and the
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-01-01

position, he invariably calls Salina
"hog-toWn. p or something Of that
kind. It seems to us that ia the mat
ter OF candidates Dickinson has pre-
sented nearly, Il not quite, as great
number Of candidates as Saline. She
has had candidates FOR Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Presidential
elector, Judge, Land Offices, Speak
er, and various other high and
important offices. Ifshe has not sue
eeeded in her various candidates. SO
we'll as Saline, she sould not com
plain, but try again. There is no rea-
son for Dickinson and Saline counties
being at war By reason Of the disap-
pointed ambition Of one or two poll
tlelans. We do not believe any ill.,
feeling. political or otherwise exists
between the people Of the counties.
Undoubtedly all there is in the way
Of lll-feellng lies in Editor Hart's little
heart.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-01-01

The New Cambria Christmas tree
an event occurred on Christmas Eve.
at the school house was q complete
success in every way except seating
accommodations. The house was
foil to overlooking ere the time for
the exercises had arrived. Our tree
was a common forest tree fitted up
according 10 the tasks Of the persons
who performed that special work I;
yet We know that the impression
made upon the hearts and minds Of
the children for whose special benefit
II was designed, have been made ju 81
as and will remain just As fresh and
greeh in their memories, as IL Il had
been graceful pine or heinlOek from
the summit Of the Alleghaney noun
tains. The exercises began with q
song. A Christmas Welcome" fol-
lowed with prayer by Rev. Kirkland.
The literary exercises were then car
RED according 70 the programme.
Old santa Clausthen made his appear
ance TO the delight Of the children
though some are always afraid with
= paii iull Of good things, which he
hastily distributes then bids them
Good night" We must not forget
TO mention that Rev. Kirkland made
a neat, interesting address before tue
distribution Of good thingsaud pres
ents began After all tie present-
ete.' had been delivered we returned
10 our several homes. remembering
That Christmas eemss bat once a year,
Ana uiWsya bdngs 10 ua sod cheer"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-01-01
Consumption.

1t is said that 5000 people die an
nually in the United States alone
from this disease. In some sections
Of the country one death in every
three is from Consumption. This can
be and should be avoided our people
are too careless about an ordinary
cough or cold, and other symptoms Of
throat and lung affections that lead to
this disease. You should arrest Il
while it is in the germ. Two or three
doses Of DR.. BOsankO's. Cough and
Lung Syrup will relieve an ordinary
cough or cold. II does not dry up a
cough ike many preparations on the
market and leave the disease behind
it, but acts directly on the throat and
bronchial tubes, removing ali the
phlegm aud morbid matter that aeeu-
mulates in the throat and lungs. II
allays all irritation and renders the
voice clear and distinct Sold by
Oscar Seitz
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-01-01


THE National Civil Service Reform
League have addressed a letter on
civil service reform to Presi dent-elect
Cleveland. In reply he announces
that It is his intention to strictly en-
force the law passed in 1882 on that
subject. But slowed away in that
letter are the following sentences,
which give him great latitude in the
removal business after ali Here
they are:
There is a class Of Government pO-
sitiOns which are not within the let.
ter of the Civil Service Statute, but
which are so disconnected with the
policy OF an administration that q re-
mOval therefrOm Of the present in
cumbents, in my opinion, should not
be made during the term for which
they were appointed solely on parti-
san grounds. aud for the purpose Of
putting in their places those who are
in political accord with the appoint
ing power. But many nov holding
such positions have forfeited all just
claim to retention, because they have
used their places for party purposes
in disregard of their duty 20 the peO-
pie, aad because, instead Of being de-
cent public servants, they have
proven themselves offensive partisans
and unscrupulOus manipnlatOrs Of
local party management. The
lessons of the past should be un-
learned. and such officials, as well as
their SUCCESSORS, should be taught
that efficiency, fitness and devotion
60 public duty are the conditions Of
their continuance IN public place, and
that \ quiet and unobtrusive exercise
OF individual political rights Is a rea-
sonable measure oftheir party service.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-01-01
WRIITEn sERmnNs

A very strange thing 1t il, how
some persons can believe that God
will teach men things under the em-
barrassment Of the platform which he
will not ia a situation unembarrassed
and prepared; or that acting on the
impulse Of the moment a man can
handle q delicate subject with more
charity and eircumspection than By
carefully considering beforehand.
But an enlightened community
cannot be treated as q heather one.
Methods that are proper to spread
the first rumor OF a message, will not
do after the message has become Ia
miliar in Its striking general features
aud men are aiming their attention az
its details. Pioneer preaching has
abundant need OF physical courage
and a ready tongue; bot TO take up
arms against = trained and moeking
infidelity, demands courage OF an
other sort, aud a man who knows
what he is Ia K ing about.
The individual who is seeking re
lIgiOus light may wisely ask, "Who
has a message for nae? Is it serious
One7 Does il appeal 10 my reason
and sense? or will God turn things
upside down and bless me by preach
ing which is most like one who plays
on q pleasant instrument No! II
I am ever saved il will be through
TIE truth faithfully handled and
prayeTfully applied TO my heart. No
preiudice, am sure. can help me TO
heaven. Prejudice, ] know, has OBJ
structed my way to many another
good besides this mOst desirable one
Of my souls sulvail0n.. Then come Il
BY reading, or come it BY speaking;
let ne kn0D What must do 10 be
savedm CEPHAs.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-01-01
some FooI,sb PeonIe

Allow a cough to run until 1t gets
beyond the reach Of medicine. They
often say, "Oh it will wear away"
but In most cases IL wears them away.
Could they be induced to try the sue
cessful medicine called Kemp's Bal
sam, which we sell on positive guar
aHtee to cure, they would Immediate
" see the excellent effect after taking
the first dose. Price soc. and sl.OO
Trial size free: J. ]. Purcell.