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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24
Leopard Shooting.

MI. Simson writes thus: Il consider
that exposure to a leopard on foot, with
due precaution and a proper weapon, is
only a fair sporting risk, and accidents
must happen occasionally" Mr.. Sim
son is certainly entitled to speak. He
shot many leopards on foot; he was
twice badly wounded by a leopard, but
on n of these occasions a third leopard
Unexpectedly attacked him from behind,
when he had already killed two others
in the same patch of grass jungle.
Mr.. Simson mentions that an old
French gentleman whom he knew used
to 60 about hunting for leopards with a
nondescript sort of dog, half pariah and
half spaniel. when the dog smelled a
leopard, he would cock his ears and point
out from a respectful distance where TIE
leopard lay. The Frenchman kept on
peeping and peering about, wholly re-
CARELESS Of anything the leopard might
do in the way of attack, till he could
sight the animal. He then killed him
almost to a certainty with a single shot"
Chambers Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24
KIT CARSON IN ITS PRIME.

1t Had Seven Thousand Hustling Citizens
Where Now but q Hundred Remain.
I'm 1870 you might have travelled 1000
miles and not have found as lively a town
rs Kit Carson, Colo" said Station Agent
Billy Dunaway the other day as the Kan
sas Pacific train fingered before the sta
ton house at the now quiet little tow.
Oh Big Sandy creek i'll eastern Colorado.
"This was then the terminus of the Dem
yer line of the Union Pacific, and you
can Just bet the camp was a hummer,
There were over 1000 people here, and
gayer crowd you never saw. The popu-
lation was made up of railroad men,
cowboys, mule skinners, gamblers and a
preacher.
1.-The latter was sometimes lonely, but
the 5000 other people in camp were fair
ly sociable and managed to have mod
erately good time, and everything ran
wide open, and in the palmiest days OF
the camp there were Al saloons, 2 dance
halls, 2 theaters and all the other things
necessary to the fabrication of existence
in the gay and bounding west. For two
years things were redhot, with fights,
shooting matches and lynching bees near
ly every night.
''Some of the old time engineers who
were jerking steam oven the line then
say q regular daily news item in railway
circles for awhile was to the effect that
a man or two had been hung the night
before to the bridge on the Sandy. The
lynching Of a man for murder was an
unusual event, but dire vengeance was
wreaked OF the petty burglar, horse
thief or other unprincipled offender who
did not have the nerve to shoot, but
sneaked around after dark to do his ne
farious work. When dealing faro, the
gamblers preserved peace and quietude
in the game by wearing two 6-shooters
silently swinging from their belts, and
when in a game of stud the pack was
always secured from being blown away
by n of these same free moral agents.
Some stiff games were played in those
days, and when a cowboy came in off
the roundup, or when the freighters
came in from q long trip off to Mexico
and Arizona, OF pay day on the line
came along, money was stacked a foot
high on the cloth.
"After the camp had been running in
this way for two years the road was put
on through to Denver, and the crowd
followed. Where once you could see
over 1000 people there are now a hun
bred or SO, and all that remains Of the
former glory of this namesake Of old
Kit Carson is the nameless barnyard
you see up there On the hill, a lot Of
broken beer bottles and desertion."-
Denver News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24
Helping on a Good Cause.

Philanthropist-I am exerting myself
in behalf Of a worthy object, and my
first thought was to come to you for as
s~istance.
Scribe (the writer-Well, sir, I am
willing to assist by tongue or pen.
Philanthropist-We would be pleased
to have you use your pen in our aid.
Scribe (fattered)-My services are at
your command.
neutrality-suspicious. you, sir. Now
please get your pen and afix your sigma
ture to this subscription paper, and you
can pay the 5 guineas at your conven-
fence.
Scribe Gin changed toneHOh!-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24

peared to be very much cast down, but
his countenance, to my mind, expressed
innocence ami honesty.
"Soon I had heard all of the testimony
on both sides. The business could be
summed up in a few words. The banker
had deposited a large quantity Of valua
BILE papers with Mr.. Pradoux, and he pre-
tended that the latter would not return
them to him.
"Mr. Pradoux affirmed, on the contrary,
that he had given them from his own
hand into the hand Of the banker, who
had called for them in his library. But
Mr.. Monquero denied the visit, and there
were no witnesses. Miss Valentine wa
i'll. and even had she been well her test.
mony, being ~prejudiced. would have
been illegal.
"The trial was a,out to close. proba-
bly, to the condemnation of Mr.. Pradoux,
when his adversary turned to the public
with q triumphant look. Immediately |
recognized that head. for had | not seel
it often?
But where? / felt that it was a ques-
ton of capital importance. Suddenly
light shot through my mind. That figur
was registered upon one of my numer.
u instantaneous photographs Of my
neighbours library.
Therefore Mr.. Monquero must have
been in the notary's library.
eyes, this visit, that he denied, he had
made, and the tribunal ought to know ii.
Il leaped to the advocates desk and
briefly told him my story.
"In a few minutes / had reached my
home and returned to the t.ibunal
breathless. but waving a paper in my
hand.
81 was not deceived; the resemblance
was striking. Mr.. Pradoux, leaning one
hand upon the window ledge, was hold
ing in the other a bundle of papers to-
ward Mr.. Monquero..
"You can easily divine what followed.
1.-THE tribunal released Mr.. Pradonx
in a fortnight and exonerated him from
blame. The dishonest banker put the
Belgian frontier between himself and
justice, and Mr.. Pradoux invited that
same evening to dinner his pr%ovidential
savior.
"Miss Valentine, still suffering, but
more charming than ever in the pallor
of convalescence, rushed toward me.
"You have saved the fortune, and.
what is far better, the honor of my IA
ther," she said as she extended to me
her hand. Nothing, absolutely moth
ing, can testify Dur gratitude"
But it," interrupted l. ''but if
and deciding at once upon my course Of
action l drew Mr.. Pradoux into his
library, where l related to him the Sc
cret of the photographs. my love and my
hopes.
Il will abridge. Two months after
this interview Miss Valentine and | were
married"
James Beaufranc stopped and shot a
look of satisfaction toward his amazed
friends.
"Behold!" said he sententiously, how
photography makes m~arriagesr!'
Eyes" cried one, ''instantaneouslyr"
From the French in Romance.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24
Wearing the Hair In japan.

japanese men and women in their
OWL country are distinguished chiefly by
their hair. The men shave the crown Of
the head, while the women not only al
low all their own hair to grow, but fire.
quently saa . y purchase The hair
is usually twisted and coiled in the most
fantastic way. The higher a woman's
rank the more elaborate is her couture.
-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24
Electric BeIls In Church,

Playgoers are familiar with the cleo
trio bells which ring in all parts of the
house just before the curtain goes up.
This useful device has been adopted at
Surgeons Tabernacle. Strangers are
kept waiting in the aisles until five min
utes before the service. By this time
the regular seat holders are supposed to
have taken their places, and the electric
signal is made, followed Immediately by
a general rush for the best seats that re-
main vacant.-Yankee Blade.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24
HIS GARMENTS HEN.

The morning comes across the hills
The green and golden hills Of June
And stirs the air with blissful thrills
And wakes the landscape into tuna.
The lily swings her fragrant bells,
The birds make vocal all the trees,
And on the beach long tidal swells
Break into music of the seas"
The breeZcs sing their wandering song,
And every insects FURNISHED throat
Gives forth its chirp Of rapture strong,
And every wing its strident note.
seem tn touch thy garments hem
In all these wondrous works of thine,
And s~traightway from thy heart. through
them,
Flows healing virtue into mine.
w. NJ. l.. Jay.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24
A Good Understanding.

Little Girl beat Nellie Newcome
standin on one foot today. l stood a
whole half minute longer than sho did.
Practical Father-Humph. Of what
use will such an accomplishment be
when you grow up?
Little Girl-Well, IL guess I'll be
pretty good at waitin for change.-Good
News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24
Rather Lonesome.

Thrust he M sided work-being a mis-
sionary out in India, where there are
nearly 800, 600 people to each missionary.
In Thibet it is even more SO, the odds be-
ing 1000, 900 to Providence Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-24
Too Frank.

She-Maude: On. she's one of the
friends of my youth.
Hell didn't take her to be as old as
that.-Kate Fields Washington.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

So FAR in the list of doubtful states
as to senatorial matters, the Demo-
Gratis have made one positive gain,
that of Senator White, in California,
who was elected the other day to sue
coed Senator FELTON,. In Kansas ey-
erything is as yet in the dark regard
ing the ultimate outcome. And the
same may be said of Montana, where
the Dixon Democrats are still Oppos-
ing Clark, the Democratic caucus
nominee. And definite result may
be delayed for some time. In Ne0ras-
ka no result has yet been attained
The Republicans Organized the Sen
ate and the Democrats and Popullsts
the House. No one Of the candidates
has as yet secured anywhere neal
enough votes necessary for choice
and possibly the legislature may be
unable to make choice. In Nevada
Senator Stewart will undoubtedly be
his own successor, and on everything
| but the silver question will act with
the Republicans. In North Dakota &
Republican will be returned, but wht
it will be is still a problem, as the
Republican majority is very much oil
vided just at present. In Wyoming
the Democrats and Populists have
majority of one on joint ballot, bu
whether they will be able to agree
upon candidate is a problem yet to b.
solved 1t is probable, however, tina
the Democrats will secure enough
Populist help so that they will be abb
to organize the senate, and so carr
out their policy, should they see tit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

THE Supreme Court of Illinois has
granted Dan Coughlan, the only man
living of the three who were sent
to prison for lie for the murder of
DIR. Cronin, new trial. The new
trial is granted on the ground that
two of the jurors were prejudiced. 1t
is the opinion of the States Attorney
that this decision of the court practi-
tically makes Coughlan free man,
as he says it will be impossible to con-
vict him again, as several of he most
important witnesses are dead. Fur
ther than this he says that Coughlan
was convicted of conspiracy, and with
his companions out of the way it
would be difficult to convict him on
that charge. This will probably end
one of the most remarkable murder
trials of the age, and the affair is still
shrouded in a mystery that will prob
ably never be cleared up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

SENATOR SHERMAN has reported
from the Senate Finance Committee
a bill providing for the stopping of
the purchase of silver bullion by the
government on and after Jan. 1, 1894.
1t also provides that national banks
may increase their circulating notes
from 90 per cent. of the amount
the par value of the bonds deposited
by them at Washing ton, to an amount
equal to the full ia ,e value of said
bonds. This is deems d commenda-
BILE feature by able tinanciers. 1t is
said to be very doubtful, however,
whether this measure will be brought
to vote during the present session,
as the friends of free coinage will
make an attempt to talk it to death.
But whether 1T passes or not, it will
deprive the Democrats of declaring
that the Republicans refused to take
any move in the matter. If the mem
bers of that party are honest in the
support of their declaration made at
Chicago last June as to the repeal OF
the act of 1890, they will join the Re-
publicans in the support of Senate
Sherman's new measure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

The latest news in regard to Cab
met matters is to the effect that Mr..
Cleveland is DESTROYS of making up
his Cabinet of comparatively young
men. In this connection it is said
that Senator Carlisle, if he concludes
to go into the Cabinet, will be It's old
est member. If this rumor should
prove true. it will play havoc with
the hopes of many of the older am
bilious Democrats who have hoped to
be remembered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

The Chattanooga Ira0esnldn has
been looking over the business situa-
tio1 in the South and makes report
which shows a great improvement
since 1880. 1t finds that while the
population, of the southern states has
increased in that period % per cent.
the assessed wealth has increased two
and one-half times. The manufac-
turing interests of the South during
the thirteen years have nearly doub-
ledwhile the product therefrom has
mere than doubled. In fact, taking
the combined output of factory,
fam, mine and forest, it has increas-
ed nearly four times as fast as the
population. With such record be-
fore it, it does not look as though the
South had suffered from the abolition
of slavery, nor has the ''robber tariff, .
which our Democratic friends are SO
ford of charging with all the ills OF
life, been able to retard progress, but
on the other hand has conferred many
blessings upon that section.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.

Dakota Co. Tribune: The present
session of the legislature should not
fail to pass the bill introduced to
reimburse the counties who made up
the 100000 to give our state fair
representation at the worlds fair.
This was made necessary by the
meager appropriation made originally
for the exhibit and which proved
entirely to small for the purpose in
tended. Give us an appropriation for
the extra amount needed and pass to
other legislation needed.
Faribault Republican,: The bill is
a righteous one, and there should be
no question as to it's passage. The
$50, 200 appropriated by the legislature
was absurdly inadequate to the de-
mands of the occasion. Minnesota
justly lays claim to being one of the
best and most productive states in
the union, and the exhibition it is
called upon to make should be of a
nature to justify its claims. 1t
needs the class of settlers to people
it's unoccupied lands who would be
most likely to be invited by a grand
exhibit of our great variety of pro-
ducts at Chicago. This is not a mat.
ter of individual concern so much as
of state pride and interest, and there
can be no question as to the reason
ableness of the amount required.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

AN idea of the bill to tax aheIi-
tances, which was INTRODUCED into
the State senate by Senatorfawney,
can be obtained from thefollowing
summary of Section oDe5 All prop
erty coming into the pssession OF
persons in the way ottnheritance,
glsgaoies. requests, esc.@hall be taxed
at the rate of So per so. All estates
valued at less than 10000, after all
debts of the decease have been paid,
shall be exempt tom this tax. All
heirs, legatees, trStees, etc., shall be
liable for these txes, which may be
collected as cher taxes are col
lected. In thesucceedlng sections it
is provided th& the tax is due at the
time of the leath of the decedent,
and if paid yfthin Is months thereaf-
ter shall B exempt from interest
charges. penalty of 10 per cent.
per annur for nOn-payment is charg-
ed, unles it is not possible to settle
an estate within the Is months, III
which base only 4 per cent. shall be
charged. The probate judge shall
havepower to appoint appraisers tc
fix he value of disputed estates and
th5 value shall be fixed under his per-
snal supervision. Each county treas
trer shall receive a commission of
Iper cent, on the first $1,000 collected
by him under the provisions of this
act, l per cent. on the next $4,000
and one-quarter of l per cent. on al
sums collected in excess of so, 600.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

ST. PAUL Dispatch: A good deal OF
the post norton abuse which is being
heaped on BENJAMIN f. Butler, is the
outcome of certain very laudable un-
dertakings on his part. AS, for in
stance, Louisianians and many 9th
ers who have never seen New Orleans.
either before or since the war, are
very bitter on account of the old gen
erals career and conduct in that city
At least, he gave that city sanitary
system which lifted it above babar-
ism. A bath unwillingly taken is
never thankfully received, no matter
how good the results may be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

PRESIDENT n. B. COLEMAN, of the
First National Bank of ChehaliS
Wash, has devoted considerable time
to the study of the road problem, and
has sent out letters of inquiry to prop
erty owners in his vicinity, andre
ceived large number of replies there
! from. From his Investigations he
has come to the following conclusions
as to the plan of operation that
should be followed in order to secure
the roads needed:
no ndass zs4Tha cost should be borne in
Bropor ton to the benefits. 'Sa'-'"A
Second-Constructi should be
from the towns out and without in
| Permission.
Third-The road bed should be Of
such nature as to permit of heavy
freIghting and rapid travel the year
round. 1t should have as direct a
course as possible and avoid steep
grades.
FOurth-WOrk should be done only
by contract excepting minor repairs.
Fifth-Primary supervision and
construction should be with county
officials.
Mr.. Coffman suggests that the roads
to be built in each county should con-
stituUe a system, and to that end a
general plan should be made at the
beginning. In this way all roads con-
structed will lead somewhere, be con-
tinuous, and be constructed by the
most available routes. His suggeS-
tions merit the careful consideration
upon the part of those who are de-
vising ways and means by which our
country roads may be improved. In
addition to the above suggestions, he
suggests that to a certain limit the
cost of construction be paid by the if
sue of bonds, which provides WY
for the immediate building of the
the roads, and that they may be paid
for by those who come hereafter
those who will have the most benefit
from them, and more to pay With.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

The Globe asserts that Mr. Cleve
land does not want to boss things
and says that the difference between
him and Gen. Jackson is, that the lat
ter always wanted to put in force hi:
own ideas, while the former believes
that his place is a trust with respon
sibilities to the people. If this bt
true, there has evidently been.a grea1
deal of light breaking in upon his Wis
ion since he tried to defeat Ed Muir
ply for the Senate in New York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

In the lower house of the legisla-
ture yesterday Mr.. Brules offered a
resolution calling for the Warden
of the Saltwater prison to report the
cost of binding Irvine, and if it could
be sold at s cents per pound without
loss, it should be so sold. MI. Gutter
son reported a joint resolution declar-
ing for the election of United States
Senator by the people, which was
adopted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

THERE is no longer any question
but that Senator Carlisle is going in
to Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet. A dis
patch from Frankfort, KY, says that
his resignation as Senator, to take eff
feet Feb 4th, has been received by
the Governor. If Mr.. Cleveland makes
as good selections for the rest of his
political advisers, he will be sur
rounded by strong set of official adj
ViSerS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

THE state auditor Of Iowa esti-
mates that about Is per cent. of the
bank deposits of that state belong to
the farmers. This is pretty good
showing for a state whose farmers
were claimed by it's governor yea
or two ago to be on the verge of bans
ruptcy because of the losses tey
sustained in raising corn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

OVER in Wisconsin the Democrats
are having great scramble over the
senatorial matter, but it is noticea-
BILE that millionaire Mitchell is con-
siderable in the lead, and that Gen.
Bragg, who has only his brains to rec
ommend him, is in the rear. So much
for Democratic consistency.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

II is said that Adlai Stevenson has
ambitions. 1t is also noted that
Thomas A. Hendricks was troubled
the same way. Adlai's feelings must
grow colder than the weather when
he recalls how one Grover Cleveland
snubbed those ambitions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

THE House committee on lmml-
grafton has prepared'a bill providing
for the restricting of immigration. 1t
calls for strict consular inspection of
immigrants at the port of embarka-
ton. The measure is generally COM
mended by those who have become
acquainted with It's features.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

SOME of the newspapers in the
South are now making remarks about
Ben Butler which they hardly dare
give voice to when he was alive. n ow
that his tongue is silenced in death,
they are in no danger of some of his
VitriOliZed illusions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

THE capital necessary for the con-
struction of the proposed electric road
from Chicago to St. Louis has been
subscribed, and the road, it is claim
ed, will be completed by July 1st.
The distance is to be covered by a
train inside of three hours.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

Gov. MCKINLEY hit the shouters
for 'free raw material" a pretty hard
rap the other day when he said: Il
do not believe in having commodities
free at one end of the factory and tar
flied at the other end"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

IT is remarked that in writing a re-
alistic novel lola would be right at
home in the Panama canal scandal
as basis 1t is filthy enough to say
the least.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

IF the coal combine is really broken,
as they claim, the break is not as eX-
tensive as hoped, as it has not yet ex-
tended to the prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

Boss CROKER says that Tammany
will make no fight upon the Cleveland
administration. Tammany never
fights the source from which offices
are derived.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

Gov. BoIEs, Of Iowa, is growing
nervous because he has not been men
toned in connection with the Cabi-
net lately.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

The little trip to the continent
which the Queen of England makes
each spring costs about 100000.