McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26
FACT AND FANCY.

| tcTs his duOTucu SpOTtSueu anu pot
hunters fine opportunities for killing
them, and great numbers were
slaughtered. One man is reported to
have killed thirty-two at single shot.
The passage of the new penal code
in the Minnesota legislature recalls the
fact that the last hanging in Minnesota
was in 1855. This was when Minne-
sofa was territory. Heretofore the
passage of death sentence was left
to the option of the court, but no
Judge has ever exercised that privi-
lege.
The fact that three members of tho
new cabinet are named William has
led curious newspaper man to look
up the Williams in all the cabinets ev-
er made in the nation. Among his
discoveries was that the interior de-
partment is the only one which has
never been presided over by Will
lam.
The North Carolina house of repre-
sentatives has adopted the following
design for new state flag: A white
bar and red bar run horizontally, the
red bar above the white. Near the
staff the color is blue to depth of
third of the flag, in the centHr of
this blue portion is the coat OF arms of
the state in gold.
While the Salvation army was hold
ing revival in Troy someone shouted
''Fire!" A policeman tried to stem
the panic that eDsued, but was power
less to do so. and prayers were chang
ed to curses as the excited crowd rush.
| ed for the doors. Several persons were
trampled upon and badly injured.
Finally the policeman started up
Were at the Fountain Drinking"
The salvationists joined in the song.
and the panic was arrested.
"Ah, my dear Mrs Parvenue, did
you 90 to Italy?" "Oh! yes." was
the reply, "we all were over it and
saw everything" ''Did you see the
vatican?" Eyes. we were there, but
it was erupting fearful that day,
throwing up lava and smoke and stuff,
and they concluded that 1t would not
be safe to go up to the top. 1t was 4
fine spectacle from the conservatory
of the hotel. and L ENJOYED it quite as
| much as if had been right on the
spot"
One of the most remarkable oils yet
| discovered Is that found in the Arengo
oil basin in Wyoming territory. In q
shaft put down on the east side of
Bath creek to depth of twelve feet.
oil flows in exceptionally high specific
gravity. 1t is, when first exposed, of
| brownlsh color, and can be cut with q
knife like soft butter. IL gradually
| turns black on exposure. 1t has little
odor when it first comes from the
shaft, though what escapes on the
south side of the adjoining ridge has
a slight pungency, which it loses on
exposure.
Mrs. Snobberly, whose husband
made great deal of money very sud-
| denly by rise in oil, puts on q great
deal OF style. At recent banquet, at
her house on Fifth avenue, New York.
she hired Herr Baenkelsaenger,
celebrated violinist, for the evening.
| His first piece was the Swedish We'd
ding March, which is very slow.
After listening for few moments, old
Snobberly became very Indignant, and
said 10 very audible tone of voice:
Them musicians are just like all
other loafers. When they are paid by
the job, you bet they take their time
| to it"
Cars in all stages of dismantled
wreck are constantly to be seen prop
ped up on q movable platform on the
top floor of the big New York Third
avenue surface road car stables.
Workmen are busy all days with ham,
mers and painr-pots building the cars
up again and making them look new.
''They will be just as good as new,
too" the railway president said, land
nobody but an expert could tell the
difference. With good treatment and
care street-car will last nearly
quarter of century. If they'r re neg
lected they get all broken up in less
than a year.
Some years since Rev. DIR. Benton
was rector of the parish church in
Ethan, Kent. One day he took for
his text, ''Who art thou?" After hav-
ing read this he paused, as was mis-
custom, to give the audience time to
think upon the words. Just then a
military officer entered, and walking
down the aisle, supposed the question
was addressed to him. II am, sir,
Sergt. McDuffie, of the 10Th regiment
of foot, and recruiting officer here
replied the man. giving the salute.
The congregation, of course, roared,
and the clergyman had trouble in col
Letting his thoughts.
One of the tricks of French pres
tidigitateur is a surprising illusion.
A wedding-ring borrowed from lady
is hammered into a bar by some vol
unteer assistant among the audience.
The conjuror borrows programme,
rolls it into a cornucopia-sh shaped re-
ceptacle for the ring, and without the
use of the left hand crumples the pa
per into a ball, which the volunteer
holds tight, full in view of the audi
ence When he is directed to open it
he finds that the crumpled ball of pa
per consists of five sealed envelopes,
one within the other, and with the
perfect wedding-ring in the smallest
and innermOSt.
The following claims of superiority
over steam traction are made for cleo