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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-26
Discipline in the Chinese Army.

The Shanghai correspondent of The
London and Chinese telegraph thus re-
ports: 81 am told that the garrison of
the Woosung forts is to be reinforced
by four thousand men, who will march
for their post in day or two. A few
Chinese soldiers passed through the
settlement to-day in full panoply of
war-that is, all of them had umbrel-
las opened out to keep their jackets
dry as they marched in the rain:
Some of them had rifles on their shout,
ders in any way but the right one,I
more of them had flags with which to-
scare the French. They were most of.
them fine fellows, but lack the very
essentials of making them formidable
against an enemy, although they will
no doubt prove formidable to the,
peasantry in the neighborhood of their
camp. The lack of discipline is a
fruitful cause of trouble in the Chinese
army; officers are often unfit for their
positions, and unable to control the
men under them by gentle means, but
they are willing to use harsh ones,
Flogging is quite common in the
Chinese camp, and there appears to-
be no limit to the number of strokes
an offender may receive. For any
infraction of the rules of propriety any
number of strokes from fifty to five
hundred. or even five thousand, may
be given. 1 have often seen two
thousand administered to man for
slight oflenses. Sometime the lictor
himself gets licked for being to gentle
in the use of his bamboo. Of course a.
long continued beating on the fleshy
part of the thighs, however gentle,
soon beats the flesh into black and
deadened mass, which is often broken
and bleeding, and takes long time to.
cure. The marks generally remain,
during life, but that is matter of
small consideration to officers who
have themselves suffered such punish
ments. Sometimes the officers ap-
pear to have a desire of avenging
themselves on the unfortunate mem
bers of their corps as an atonement for
the wrongs they have themselves suf-
fered. Cutting off a finger or an ear,
the lips, is resorted to rs
punishment for slight offenses. Many
Chinese officers have but one ear
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-26

was caughtand placed in tho next cell
to Rosa in Richmond brideweli. a
Fenian, one Frank Byrne, ex-soldler OF
the Papal brigade, was one OF the
warders, and Stephens escaped.
thanks to Byrne, Rosa and the others
were parfectly aware Of what was go
ing on that night, and lay still, conf;
dent that their turn would come ere
long. We all know how miserably
they were disappointed.
'At the trial that followed, Rosa
rendered himself conspicuous above
his fellows by audacity and energy.
In return he got the heaviest sentence
of any penal servitude for life.
When released in 1871 he was an al.
tered man. He was no longer light
hearted and rollicking. He had lost
his geniality and fun. He seemed to
have lost altogether his rough but
hearty kindness. At the same time ne
preserved all his intelligence, tirmness
and energy. He was a Tor rather the)
Fenian martyr. and he had the repute
of being the most honest and trust
worthy of all the chiefs. 1t was nat
ural, therefore, that he should gather
to himself strong party of the Amer
lean Fenians, and as natural that the
said party should exceed all the 9TH
ers in steady ferocity of purpose. 5"
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-26

with an odd little break In her voice
for she was trying hard to smother
her laughter.
"When is it to bep" asked Mr.. Leith.
trying to speak lightly. but not sue.
ceeding very well.
"When is what to bep" asked Jessie
with little gasp.
"Your marriage, of course" re-
turned Mr.. Leith, rather coldiy, for
he knew now that she was laughing at
him.
81 think you are putting the cart
before the horse" obser we'd Jessie, de.
mnrely.
"What do you mean?" he asked i'm
patiently.
II mean" said Jessie, growing sud-
denly dignified, "that have no lover,
so it is rather premature to talk of my
marriage"
"Then that young man?" began Mr..
Leith.
sis the affianced husband of my
dearest friend" AS she uttered these
words Jessie rose from the piano to
find herself clasped in the arms of her
fathers ledger.
..And to think" said Miss May
brick afterward, "that you should
make all that fuss about Mr.. Leith
coming, and then marry him after all!
l was never so surprised inmy life!'
ut is the best thing that could have
happened to her." observed her father.
''She never would have been worth
anything as farmers wife, and in
deed this is true, but Jessie never
wanted to be farmers wife. and is
quite content with the destiny that
had made her Mrs. George Leith.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-26
a Sensible Creed.

An important part of the Buddhist.
creed is the belief in the alterations
of periods of repose with periods of
activity. AS man sleeps every twenty
four hours, and vegetation subsidies
and revives with the seasons, SO rest.
periods follow each incarnation, The
tide of humanity flows on to each
of the seven planets, seven times,
and passes through its seven races and
GIBBS away again, but the great rest
period of our planetary chain does not
begin until the seventh round of hui
mainly is perfected. At an incalcula-
bly, remote period the whole of the
seven planetary chains of our solar
system will pass into a period of rest,
and finally the whole universe itself
will nave its great cosmlc night
Tovonto Globe.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-26
MY VALENTINE.
de came one clustering, snowy day
In February weather.:

de came one clustering, snowy day
In February weather;
ne carried on his dimpled arm
A portmanteau Of leather.
He tapped against my window-pane;
lie said: "You sly old fellow,
Come, tell me of that little maid
with curly head ant. yellow,
THE music Of whose broken speech
A happy home reioices;
whose prattle has sweeter sound
Than other peoples voices.''
looked amazed, the saucy boy
Looked back at me with laughter.
ne said: my name is Cupid
And your Valentine I'm afterr'
w r. Peters, IN February 81. Nicholas.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-26
The Choral Habit and Life Insurance.

ssThe choral habit" says the Balti-
more Undervriter, sis steadily on the
increase, not only among sufferers
from constant insomnia, but among
persons subject to milder forms of
nervous irritation, to the strain and
excitement of speculative ventures, or
to the wear and tear of late hours and
fashionable dissipation. This nepenthe
is more seductive to people of refine
ment than the juice of the poppy, and
habitual surrender to its denomination
is harder to break than the opium
habit. To the usual questions in the
application for life insurance as to the
use or abuse of alcoholic drinks, to-
bacco and opium, may well be added
scrutiny as to hydrate of choral, for
many persons who never use the
former would have to pleade guilty to
more or less frequent recourse to the
latter"
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-26

When a man has his watch stolen, It is a
sign that hdls not a watch In, and there should
be q watch out.-Chicago Sun.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-26

The Marchioness of Lorne is an inveterate
cigarette smoker.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-26

% AAO0S VAiSh g. NNeti>A
show to her mother, while at the same
time he could use the most affection
ate language under cover of stamp.
All the young lady has to do is secret
ly to remove the stamp without de-
stroying the writing underneath.
A guest at fashionable reception
narrates that he overheard a 16-year-
old dandy say to still younger belle:
81 am glad that my family got out of
trade fifty years ago. My father was
never in business, but devoted himself
to a science as a hobby. He made
several discoveries. you know, that
have got permanent place in the
books.'' Then he looked into the girl s
face for admiring wonder, but saw
only gentle commiseration. so your
poor papa had employment she
said, and then, with a CLEAN of proud
disdain she added: '.My father never,
never did anything at ALL
The consumption of chocolate in
this country is largely on the increase,
one manufacturer stating that last
year he made 100000 pounds and
used ton of sugar per day. The best
cocoa beans come from Venezula and
Mexico, and the cheapest from San
Domingo. The two great chocolate
consuming countries are France and
the United States, but manufacturers
in the former country, so far as the in
terchange of markets is concerned,
have greatly the advantage. Pre-
pared chocolate entering this country
has duty of cents per pound to pay,
while the same goods entering France
must pay 16 cents per pound.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-01-29
Cushion-Stumng.

In the rear of a small harness shop in
New Jersey village, the other day, the
proprietor was making a humping
noise and raising big dust by pound
ing with whip-stock heap of curly
black hair, which he bad taken out of
an old carriage cushion.
''What are you pounding that hair
for?' was asked when he stopped to
get a breath and wipe the moisture
from his for, head with a red cotton
handkerchief
at is not hair" said the man.
What is it then?''
"a mixture of marsh grass, moss.
and cocoanut fiber. Good imitation,
though, isn't it? You see, hair is a
tirst-class article for stuffing mattress
es, cushions, ETC., but it is expensive.
1t is clipped from the tails and names
of horses, dead and alive, from the tails
of cattle, from the bellies of hogs, and
from the human head. 1t i, twisted in
to ropes to make it kinky, and when
the kink is set it is used to stuff the
cushion. 1t costs a lot of money, even
when freely mixed with short hair.
Most people prefer a genuine hair cush-
ion at 30 cents, to genuine hair cush-
ion at So. So the manufacturers ac-
commodated them with this mixture.
Sometimes fine split whale-bone is put
in the mixture, and sometimes, though
not often, it is diluted little with hair.
The stuff costs from $40 to $50 ton.
1t packs with use, but the cover of the
cheap cushion wears out about as soon.
We can make a new cover and then use
the old filling over again by whipping
it with a slender whip to liven it up.
There is no money in such stuff for any
one who handles it. but we've got to
meet the demand '-NeU York Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-01-29
A Wartime Incident.

The following good story on Rev. DR..
Bartlett, of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian church, is printed here, says a
Washington dispatch to The Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette:
Just about the close of the war,
when greenbacks were abundant and
entertainments in demand at points
where large numbers of troops were
stationed, Rev. DR.. Bartlett, who was
then lecturing, received a telegram
from someone at Cairo, H., asking his
terms for a lecture. Five hundred
dollars and expenses answered the
doctor, hoping to get rid CT the annoy
ance and danger of SO long a trip.
Name your own time; terms satisfac-
tory, was quickly wired back. SO in
due season the doctor started to fill his
engagement. He was to speak on Fri
day evening, but owing to several acct
dents common in those days, he did not
reach his destination till late Saturday
night. He was most cordially well
coined by the chairman of the lecture
committee, whom he found to be an en-
terprising sutlcr. Apologizing for his
non-appearance. he was told that Mon
day night would do quite as well. His
host asked him if he could not preach
sermon on Sunday evening. The doe
tor said he would deliver one of his lee
lures on the Glory and Shame of Lam
guage, appropriate to the occasion. To
his establishment ne found Sunday
morning that he was advertised in an
extra bulletin to deliver his grandest
and most eloquent lecture that evening
al S4 per ticket. He expostulated, but
in vain. He was told that he must
keep his promise.
Expecting to find a small audience
at such a large tariff he was surprised
with Il crowded house, and four major
generals on front seat. 1t was all
clear gain for the sutler, who had sold
tickets ahead for the regular lecture,
and used the Sunday-night service to
take in the army of contractors, officers,
and others then thronging Cairo, who
were willing to pay almost any price
for an evenings entertainment.
They treated me like prince, said
the doctor, ''but l never preached Sun
day night before or since where tickets
of admission were paid for. The sutlcr
got ahead of me, and came out with
several hundred dollars profit"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-01-29
Guarding Against Diphtheria.

1. If one is subject to catarrh, or in
flammatory affections of the throat, es-
pecial care should be paid to the condi-
ton of the general health, and to the
general hygienic surroundings. There
is reason to believe that diphtheria
originates spontaneously in such per-
sons when the system is debilitated
from any cause.
2. During the existence of diphthe-
ria avoid crowded gatherings in badly
ventilated rooms, as in theaters, public
halls, and even churches. This is of
special Importance during cold wealth
er
3. Secure thorough ventilation and
perfect cleanliness of nurseries, kinder
gartens, schooi-rooms and other places
where children are cared for. Parents
should make it their personal business
to secure these in the home and nurs-
cry, and to see that those in charge of
schools, ETC., are also mindful OF these
Important matters. Children are more
subject to diphtheria than adults, and
the disease is more fatal with them;
hence the necessity for these precau-
tions on their behalf
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-01-29
Passed Sentence on Themselves.

THAT policeman ought to arrest him
self and take himself TO the station
house." said a gentleman from Mis-
souri, as he sprang backward to avoid a
lurching bluecoat who was taking up
the entire sidewalk On a side street.
"You may laugh at the idea of mans
arresting himself" he continued. when
he and his companion had watched the
convivial policeman disappear around
the corner, "bUt I've known of judges
trying themselves often out West.
Down in Southern Missouri, where l
came from, we had judge few years
ago who divorced himself 1t happen
ed at Lalla, Mo. His wife was getting
a little old and faded and the Judge
wanted a younger companion. He
made life very uncomfortable for her
and she went to pay visit to sister.
The judge Immediately took advantage
of her absence and filed a petition in
his own court charging his wife with
desertion. The case came up in about
month afterward, and he announced
his intention of trying the case himself.
His wife, for some reason, did not con-
test, and the Judge granted himself an
absolute divorce.
''Soon after the war Judge Wilson, of
Shannon County, killed a man in
quarrel over a horse. At the Judges
request he was indicted for murder in
the first degree. The case was imme-
diately called for trial. Wilson an
nounced he would sit upon the case
himself, which he did. If anything, all
his rulings were against his own inter-
est, and he acted very fairly all through
the trial. The evidence all went to
show that he had committed the deed
in self-defense, and he was acquitted.
''There was another queer old Judge
named Armstrong. He was a very
large man, with very high opinion of
himself, but he knew very little law
He made a ruling one day which the
Prosecuting Attorney diss greed with
and a heated argument ensued between
the two.
There is no such decision as that
justified by law, and judge who has a.
grain of legal learning would not give
such a ruling, said the attorney.
"'You little shyster,' roared the
judge, for cent would throw this
law book at your head.
If you did you would throw away
more law than you ever had in your
head, retorted the attorney.
This was more than the Judge could
stand, and he got down from the bench
and wiped the floor with the attorney.
Then he climbed back on the bench and
said:
Mr.. Clerk, please enter fine
against me for $50 and he paid it on
the spot. "-Nea0 York Telegram.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-01-29
manito1uo1 pilot.
DuelinS No Longer in Fashion.

The dueling code is certainly going
out of fashion in the south. A case in
point occurred the other day. The
city editor of great paper took holi-
day and appointed one of the reporter
ial corps his pro tenn. This promoted
reporter requested another of the corps
to attend to a certain matter, which he
refused, saying it was the city editor S
business, not his. Words multiplied, a
blow was struck, scuffie ensued, and
they were parted. Next morning the
temporary editor, grandson. of famous
Napoleonic general, sent his brother
reporter a peremptory challenge, j. e.,
one that leaves no room for apology,
instead of one that bears the provision
of unless or if.
The challenged reporter, son of ia
nous southern senator, was clearly in
the wrong from the start. His friends
felt SO, and would have made him apol-
ogize, but no chance of that was given.
With as much secrecy as possible the
meeting took place under ''The Oaks, p"
as the old dueling ground of the city is
called, and where many a famous duel
has been fought. The seconds were
measuring off the ground, when letter
signed by some of the most prominent
citizens and old soldiers of the town,
was brought to them, praying for a
postponement for day, ard submission
of the matter to their arbitration. The
seconds decided to grant it, and placed
their principals under arbitrament.
The result was that the committee or
dered the senator's son to apologize.
which he did. The apology was &C
cepted, and friendship reigned again.
So much for the progress of peace in
southern society! The long night OF
brilliant barbarism is passing away,
and the day cometh in which all men
may work.-Ne10 Orleans Cor. Nashville
american.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-01-29
Soothing n Nervous Man.

BARRIERS ought not to make them
selves too agreeable to their customers.
One Of this ilk, who is wonderful con-
verSationalist, and can operate with
his own chin and on the chin of his
viftim at the same time, told a refresh
ing story to his victim. The victim
was nervous man, and was ALWAYS
afraid that some dreadful accident
would happen to his jugular vein when
the reckless razor was rushing wildly
over his countenance. The affable bar
Der saw the condition of affairs and
tried to soothe the poor fellow with a
story. Sir" he said, in sepuchral
tones. 1.-The changes that happens in
life Is awful. Last Wednesday, sir, a
man about your size was settin' in this
very chair, and was Shawn him. And
would you believe it, sir, | saw him on
Saturday afternoon. yes, sir, on Satur-
day afternoon. regular corpse, sir"
The lathered man leaped from that
chair with cash in his face, and with
a haSty expression of opinion, left the
shop. Yes, cheerful conversation does
assist nervous man TO get over the
rough places in life, without a doubt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-01-29

The camel has twice the carrying
power OF an OK. With an ordinary
load OF 400 pounds he can travel twelve
to fourteen days without water, going
fourteen miles a day. They are fit to
work at five years old, but their
strength begins to decline at twenty
five, although they live usually until
forty. They are often fattened at thir-
ty for the butcher, the flesh tasting like
beef. The Tartars have herds of these
animals. often 1000 belonging to one
family. The Iimbuctoo breed is re-
markable for speed and used only for
couriels, going 800 miles in eight days
with meal of dates or grain at night
fall.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-01-29
Tobacco Smoke.

DR.. Zulinski has published in a War
saw medical journal the results of a
long series of experiments made by
him both upon human beings and ami
mails with view of verifying the phys
biological effects of tobacco smoke. He
found in the first place that it is dis
tinct poison, even in small doses. Up
on men its action is very slight when
not inhaled in large quantities, but it
would soon become powerful if the
smoker got into the habit of swallow
ing smoke" and DR.. Zulinski ascertain
ed that this toxical property is not due ex-
clusiyely to the nicotine, but it contains q
second toXical principal called colidene,
and also oxide of carbon and hydrocy-
anic acid. The effects produced by to-
bacco depend, he says, to a great ex-
tent upon the nature of the tobacco and
the way in which it is smoked. The
cigar-smoker ahsorbs more poison than
the cigarette-smoker, and the latter in
turn than those who smoke pipes, while
the smoker who takes the precaution OF
using nargile, or any other apparatus
that conducts the smoke through water.
reduces the smoke through deleterious,
effects OF tobacco to a medium. AS Il
rule, the light colored tobaccos are sup
posed to be the mildcst, but DR.. III
linski says that great many of the
tobaccos are artiticially lightened by
the aid of chemical agents which are
not always free from danger He adds
that several light tobaccos are open to
the objection of emitting burning
smoke OWinU to n larup pronOrtion Ot
wooden fibers which they contain. not
ably the French .caporal' and the
English bird 's-eye, and that the smoke
of these tobaccos is of such high tenn
perature as often to cause slight inflam-
alton of the tongue, WHICH with PEG.
pie of mature age is not unlikely to lead
to ANGER The dark tobaccos are oft
en- adulterated, too, but DR.. Zulinskj
( thinks that upon the whole they are
less dangerous.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-01-29
Senator Garland's Speech.

Augustus II. Garland was born in
Tennessee in 1882. His looks are not
strikinglv impressive. His frame TALL
well built, compact. surmounted with
well-rounded head; bushy black hair:
face clean shayen; his mouth firm set,
but pleasant, solemn one moment and
twitching the next with some nascent
drollery; brown eyes. small, frank and
piercing; kindly withal. but changing
rapidly from earnest to luizZical; in
movement, easy and self-p. ssessed; in
debate, clear, cool, fair, driving directly
by strong logic to the end in view. The
senate does not contain a more uni
versal student or nore restless wag
A guilty conscience keeps him always
on the lookout for some terrible retalia-
ton, and it is a red-letter day in the
senate when this bitter is bit.
On one occasion, when an important
measure was before the senate, Mr..
Garland delivered careful and ex-
haustive speech, to which close atten-
ton was given. About ten minutes af-
ter he had fms ed, AMI, metaphoricai-
ly speaking, '.his brow bound with
victorious wreaths," Don Cameron
went over to the Arkansas Senator's
side of the chamber and said:
Garland, when are you going to
speak on this question? l want to hear
you
Good Lordr' remarked the surprised
senator; why just got through. Where
were you?'
About five minutes later Mr.. Whyte,
of Maryland, who had not been in the
senate during the speech, had the job
put up on him, and asked the same
question in good faith.
why, just finished. Whyte, con-
suit the Record in the morning"
Another five minutes passed, and
then Butler, of South Carolina, another
sleepless wag, went meekly up to Gar
land and asked him when he was going
to speak to the bill Considering the
source OF this last inquiry, the remark
was in the nature of an eye-opener,
and Mr.. Garland tartly replied:
eff you have any more OF 'em, But
Ter, bring them on in a body; it saves
time. WASHINGTON Post.