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The McCook tribune., 1897-01-01
sUNFLoWER sILHOUETrEs.

Operator Terry Kick is assistant
agent at Republican at present.
w. w. Green spent day or two with
his daughter, Mrs. T. w. BENJAMIN, last
week. He returned home on Monday
morning.
Doc. Mathison, agent at Ramona, was
presented with bran new baby. by Mrs.
NJ, on Saturday night. Mother and
child are we'll Little bit late for Xmas
present, Doc.
Conductor Cromwell was the fortunate
recipient of an extra run to Red Cloud
and return, on Monday. Conductor
Benjamin is holding the sack with the
usual success, he says.
w. J. Mallory, agent at Oronoque, ac-
companied by his estimable wife, spent
Christmas with relatives and friends at
Washington, Kansas. Geo. Hughes
manipulates the Co.'S business, mean
while.
No. I42 indulged in slight suash-up
at Long Island, Wednesday morning,
smashing the front end of the baggage
car, and fat car was somewhat dis
figured. No damage to persons except
a few nervous shocks.
The ST. Francis line IS now shot all to
pieces, only few tail feathers left for
w. j. to pull. Trains now run through
to ST. Francis every other day and the
rest OF the time turn at Atwood. Engi-
ueer Harris and Fireman Kohl have gone
to McCook. Conductor Cropp is set
back braking. Brakemen Neiser, Kline
and Hazelbaker are retired indefinitely.
The McCook tribune., 1897-01-01
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS.

W
Switchman c. p. Ball has returned 10
duty.
B. L. McCarl is in Iowa on leave of
absence
Mrs. NJ c. wayson is in the east on
long visit.
Roadmaster c. A. Parson was down
from Akron, Wednesday.
Conductor Tim Foley has Bronson's S
run during c. VS. absence.
Night Yardmaster Thomas Burge is
back from his holiday vacation.
c. w. Britt was called away.this week,
by the serious illness Of brother.
Conductor Nose Carmony and family
are back from their Red Cloud visit.
Will Brown came up from Orleans,
Thursday afternoon, to attend the B. Of
R. T. ball.
Retrenchnent has taken an engine and
freight crew off the Orleans and St.
Francis run.
Sherman Honnold has been transferred
from Atlanta to Wellfeet and gets an in
creased salary.
Mrs. Max Anton and children came
home. Tuesday night, from visiting
friends in Oxford
Assist Supt D. F. Mcfarland was
down from Holyoke. Tuesday night, on
business at headquarters.
Miss Lucy Rogers arrived from Peoria,
Illinois. Wednesday night, and is the
guest of Mrs. Kingsbury.
Arthur Douglass was down from Den
yer, close oflast week, visiting his friends
here during Christmas.
Wednesday, No. $50 had few cars off
the track at Eckley, caused by rails
spreading. Small damage.
Section Foreman Nate Bowman of
Hudson, Colo, spent Christmas holidays
with his parents at Wilsonville.
Yardmaster Frank Clary and wife have
been down from Akron, this week, visit
ing Brakeman L. E. Gilchrist and wife
Mrs J. F. Forbes and children spent
the close of last week at BARLEY as guest
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Tom
blin.
Miss Maud VanSickle came up from
Orleans, Thursday afternoon, to take in
the B. of R. T. dance, visiting Miss Ma
bel Perry.
Little Fay Stayner celebrated her fifth
birthday, Monday afternoon, with the
assistance of many little friends, in a
very happy way.
Wednesday morning, I42 broke III two
near Long Island, coming together at
that station The damage will not ex-
ceed few hundred dollars.
c. NJ. Shone-d, late agents helper at
Alma has been transferred to Yuma,
Colorado, as night operator. Wesley
Kennedy succeeds him at Alma
The company has ordered new sup
ply of the regulation caps for conductors
and brakemen, and the tIainmen will
soon all be wearing that bright and chip
per teadgear.
The Hastings Tribune is objecting to
the Burlington running trains into and
through their city limits at speed fas-
ter than six miles an hour as prescribed
The McCook tribune., 1897-01-01

Persons VINO are troubled with indigestion
will be interested in the experience of Wm.H. /.
Penn, chief clerk in the railway mail service
at Des MONIES, Iowa. who writes: 1T gives me
pleasure to testify to the merits of Chamber
fains Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
For two years have suffered from indlges-
tion and am subject TO frequent severe attacks
of pain in the stomach and bowels. One or
two doses of this remedy never fails 10 give
perfect relief. Price IS and 50 cents: sold by
l.. W. Mcconnell & Co. Druggists.
The McCook tribune., 1897-01-01

S. M. Cochran carry in stock the Ger
man, Riverside, Antique and Royal Oak
heating stoves-nothing better in the
market. The prices are right.
The McCook tribune., 1897-01-01
For a Mere Song.

a limited number of novels by best
living authors for sale at this Office at
FIVE cents copy. Only few left.
The McCook tribune., 1897-01-01

Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless, and in
variably reliable are the qualities of One Min
ute Cough Cure. 1t never fails in colds, Group
and lung troubles. Children like it because it
is pleasant to take and it helps them. \. Nc
Miilen, Druggist.
The McCook tribune., 1897-01-01
Saved by an Accident.
(BY ETHEL POPE, AGE YEARS }
CHAPTER /.

| CHAPTER 1.
''Oh, mama, will have 10 do the work
on New Year day? asked Nora Dayton
of her mother the day before New Year
day. Mrs Dayton was sweet, CHEEKY
! little woman, but she had been very sick
and was now just able 10 sit up, and so
Nora. girl of twelve, had three little
children TO take care Of and her big bro
ther beside "Well, Nora, l am afraid
you'll have to do it, unless we can get
Mary O'Brien to come and do it. What
do you want to do? ''I want to go skat-
ing with Nellie Stanford and May Carl
ton; they are going 10 Fields pond, and
they want me to go with them Get
Ernest to go over 10 O'Brien's and see if
Mary can come over tomorrow and do
the work., said her mother. ''But it
will probably cost us another dollar, and
we spent so much money for the children
at Christmas that don't know how we
can spare it,.
MAMA, want TO go so much that I'll
get up early and try TO do the work be-
fore l go. Ernest and papa can get dim
ner and supper, I'll get breakfast.
"What time are you going? asked Mrs
Dayton, land will you take your dinner
with YOU? "We'll go at nine O'Clock
and stay all day" answered Nora Il
4 ~
or not.
While this conversation was going on
Mr.. DAYTON had been down town and
was now coming home. AS he crossed
the street at Natron's' opera house six
men who were fighting among them
selves came upon him and dealt him sew
eral heavy blows on the head. When
the two policemen who saw the fight had
cleared the men away and arrested them,
two of the men came to pick Mr.. Dayton
up they found him unconscious. 1t was
nearly ten O'Clock P. M, and it was TOO
| far 10 take him home.
| CHAPTER II.
Nora sat up all night waiting for her
! father. but he did not come Next morn
ing she put on her wraps and went down
town to see if she could find him. She
met Dr.. Stanford (Nellie's father and
she asked him eagerly: Have you seen
my father? he did not come home last
night 1t did not take him long to tell
her of the accident and that her father
was at his office, and how at first he
thought the accident serious but proved
to be not so.
Nora of course did not go skating.
| When Ernest came home in the evening
he said: "You ought to be glad that you
did not go skating with Nellie and May;
Mr.. Field said that the pond was safe 50
the girls put on their skates and went
for the middle of the pond, but the ice
was thin and they both went under; they
got them out but they don't know wheth-
er Nellie will live or not: May just caught
bad cold''. "Oh how glad am that l
didn't get to go, even though Pm sorry
papa got hurt, said Nora. You're just
as well off as if you'd gone, too, said
Ernest, ''and I don't think if I were
Nellie or May, either, that Ia go skating
on such warm day, soon again.
THE END.
The McCook tribune., 1897-01-01

DeWitt's Witch Hazel SaIve
Cares Piles. Scalds. Barns.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-15

cedar on the lawn, with her arms full Of
papers. and her fine eyes alight with
eagerness.
''Mr. Alleyne-you are so kind-Im
sure you won't refuse to help mel
This appeal was uttered with tnem-
ulous confidence which some men would
have found extremely engaging. Not
so the professor He knew too well all
that such an appeal portended. Re-
luctantly he made room for the new
conner on the bench beside him, and
looked ruefully at his pipe.
II wanted to ask you--oh, please go
on smokingl / like il. Your cousin
tells me you are writing great book
on the peoples of northern Asia"
The professor could have groaned
aloud. Perfidious Laurai What. even
this last secret delivered into the hands
of the enemy. Perhaps, he thought,
this very pushing young woman would
presently demand 10 see his unfinished
manuscripts.
Because" the pushing young woman
continued, ~ am writing something on
that subject. too. Oh, not a great
book, Of course! Quite a small one"
Between his teeth the professor NUT
tered something about ian interesting
coincidence"
"And / thought, perhaps, you would
kindly help me with the spelling OF the
proper names. You see, know moth
ing of the dialects"
There was nothing for il but TO ac-
cede 10 this exceedingly cool proposal.
Alleyne took the sheets and began TO
run his eye over them, indicating an
error here and there. Suddenly, at the
bottom Of page, he stopped short.
THAT is a novel idea"
(which? Where?"
Here, on page 81. You suggest that
the Ostyaks"
The approach of servant with a
note for Miss Affleck caused the pro-
fessor's sentence 10 remain unfinished.
Maud, when she had glanced over tho
scrap Of paper addressed TO her, heave':
an impatient sigh.
Laura wants me to join her; sup
pose / must go. There is nothing / hate
quite so much as a cricket match May
leave these with you? or shall T."
pray leave them-by all means"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-15
nE PARpoNEp THEM.
why PRESIDENT Aincoln Set Free =
Number of Dcserters.


IL was President Lincoln's intense love
for his fellow men that led him to disap-
prove of the findings of court-martial,
whenever there was possible excuse,
particularly in the cases OF soldiers
charged with desertion, with having
fallen asleep at post of duty. or with
other oifenses.
Secretary Stanton always insisted
upon the strictest discipline In the army
and frequently urged that derclict SOL
diers receive the severest punishment
of military law and custom, but Lincoln
rarely took any advice on such matters.
He had meditated deeply on that sub
ject and consulted his own judgment in
disposing of cases of that kind that
came before him.
The late Joseph Holt, who recently
died at Washington, was judge advocate
general of the army during the whole
period OF the war and IL became his duty
10 report many cases of alleged cow
ardice of soldiers as well as other Of
lenses. President Lincoln carefully
read every line of the charges against
such men, and as soon as he saw the
slightest chance 10 excuse the poor fell
low, CLEAN of satisfaction would pass
over his serious face. Then folding the
papers together he placed lem in a
pigeon hole Of his desk, and with his big
eyes looking into those of the judge adj
vocate standing before him, he would
say:
"Holt, we will let those soldiers GO.
Order them set free"
IL was after the battle OF Chancel-
louisville that charges were brought.
against several men for failing 10 march
with their regiments into the fight at
time when they were most needed.
The charge Of desertion was made.
When Secretary Stanton heard OF.
these cases he commanded Judge Holt
to present the charges against the men
to the president in the strongest possi-
Bile terms.
I'VE need stronger discipline in the
army" said the stern secretary Of war
TO the Judge advocate. THE time has
come when the president must yield to
our opinion"
Judge Holt was himself one Of the
ablest lawyers of his day, and had won
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-15

impossible for any young woman on
Miss Afiiech's age TO have more than the
most superficial acquaintance with such
a large subject. But a novice occasion
ally stumblcs-by chance-on solution
OF some difficulty that has long been q
puzzle 10 experts"
"And that is what Maud has done! /
understand. Forgive me for laughing;
but, really, this Is too funny"
II do not see-to use your friend Mr..
Harding's favorite eNpression-whcre
the fun comes in, exactly, Laura. The
labor of two years rendered vain by
girls random guess, which IL probably
took her a couple of mornings 10 elabor-
ate!" muttered the poor professor, cast
ing dignity TO the winds in his irrita-
ton.
Mrs. St. Julian heroically stifled her
amusement.
There is only one thing for IL, that
can think OF. You two must marry, and
and fuse your wandering books into
one"
Laura"
"Why not? She is very pretty and
well-bred. Eventually she will come
into good deal of money"
IF this Is Intended for joke, Laura"
the professor interposed, severely, sex
cuse me for saying that it is an ex-
tremely bad one"
II never was more serious in my
life!" his cousin protested. 1T would
be an admirable arrangement. DO think
about i'll"
But this the professor Indignantly
declined TO do.
BY the end of the week Alleyne had
serious thoughts of going back to Ok.
ford He made up his mind TO this step
on Monday morning (Mr. Harding hav-
ing shown himself peculiarly inane, and
Miss Afiieck more than ordinarily toll
Grant OF his inanity on the preceding
Sunday, as he smoked his after-break-
fast pipe in the shrubbcry. And he had
no sooner done SO than a sudden wind
ing of the shrubbery path brought him
plump upon Miss Affleck, seated upon
rustic bench. She had a writing
board on her knee and a pencil in her
hand.
THE book?" inquired the professor,
with a sicllly smile.
She nodded. "AIy poor little booll-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-15

fame as forensic orator long before the
war.
"In presenting these cases." said he
10 the writer few months before his
death, sin obedience to the wish of the
secretary of war, l used all the legal
acumen at my command. One morning,
with my papers all ready (and l was
deeply in earnest in the matter), pro-
ceeded to the white house; and, as I
entered his private office, the president
looked up with his long, sad face, say
ing:
"'Ahl Holt, what have you there?'
81 have some important cases for
your careful consideration, Mr.. Presi-
dent, with documentary evidence sHtf-
cient TO condemn every man.
lie took the papers and read them
carefully, stopping at times TO reflect,
then read on until he finished There
was no change in his countenance this
| time, unless that il grew more sad and
his expression more serious. / had COW
cred the eases in question with strong
and convincing argument and evidence.
He finally raised his eyes from the last
paper and gazed intently through the
window at some object across the
Potomac. Then, rising from his chair,
with the papers all folded together, he
placed them in pigeon hole already
filled with similar documents. With
his tall, gaunt form facing me, he
spoke. in deep, sad tones, that would
have touched the heart OF the sternest
officer of the army:
"'IIolt' Git was his custom 60 men
ton only the last name), you aclSnowl-
edge those men have previous record
for bravery. 10 is not the first time
they have faced danger; and they shall
not be shot for this one offense.'
81 then thought il was my duty as the
head OF my department of military JUS
tice 10 make further argument. For L
knew Stanton would nearly explode
with rage when he heard OF the presi-
dents decision. / began 20 speak and
Lincoln sat down again, giving me his
closest attention. Then. rising from his
chair and riyeting his eycs upon me, he
said;
"'Holt, were you ever in battle@
81 have never been
ibid Stanton ever march in the first
line. TO be shot at by an enemy like
those men didP
al think not, Mr.. President
"'Well. tried IL In the BlaclhawS
war. and / remember one time / grew
awful weak In the knees when heard
the bullets whistle around me and saw
the enemy In front Of me. How my legs
carried me forward cannot now tell,
for thought every minute that would
sink TO the ground. The men against
whom those charges have been made
probably were not able 10 march into
battle. Who knows that they were
able2 / am opposed TO having soldiers
shot for not facing danger when IL is
not known that their legs would carry
them into danger. Send this dispatch
ordering them 10 be set free And they
were set free that day."-G. r. Prowell.
in Chicago Inter Ocean.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-15

The professors tone had grown quite
cordial. IL seemed this girl did know
something of the Mongolian problem,
after all, and had opinions of her own
on certain vexed points connected with
1t. He turned the page with some GU
riosity.
Very good. Very good. indeed Re-
markably well worked out" The pro-
fessor read on, ignoring the misspelt
proper names, and was covered with
confusion when the owner of the man
uscript returned 10 claim it.
I'm afraid" he stammered, "that
there are still some corrections 10 make.
The truth is, grew interested in the
subject matter. Perhaps you will leave
the sheets with me a little longer?"
Maud accepted this kind offer with
alacrity and went in TO get ready for
luncheon. The professor remained be-
hind and took out his note book That
hint about the ostyak wanderings had
set him thinking, and he felt that his
thoughts were worth setting down.
Suddenly the pencil fell from his
hand. Good heavensl What was he
about? This train Of ideas was abso-
lutely new; but for Miss Afflecl's man
uscript IL would never have arisen in
his mind. The professor was man of
honor; cold sweat Of dismay broke
out upon his forehead as he realized
the nature OF the crime he had been
near committing. lie, 20 pick girls
brains! He shuddered at himself
tempted to look again at that half-read
chapter. For, il the theory put for
ward in IL would hold water, well, the
best half of his second volume was Just
so much waste paper. He pushed the
temptation from him TO the opposite
end OF the bench. Then he fell TO writ
ing busily on certain slips OF paper.
These slips-togethcr with her manu-
script in n neat parcel--he took occa-
sion 20 present to Miss Afleck the same
afternoon at tea-timc.
Maud was bitterly chagrined. She
made no secret OF her modification to
Mrs. St. Julian, and that impulsiye
young woman. moved with Indignation.
seized the first opportunity Of finding
herself alone with her cousin TO re-
mark:
Ted. how could you be so horrid 10
that poor girl about her book?"
II suppose you are speaking OF Miss
Afileck? ] gave her all the assistance
she asked"
Yes, and refused TO discuss the sub
ject any further. Let her performance
be ever so contemptiblc--"
II did not say twas contemplate"
--"You might have condesccndcd 10
speak OF Il. one would think! What has
Maud done that you should snub her
so numerically? II she were rival
authority on--what do you call them?
-Mongols. you could hardly treat her
worse"
The professor was silent.
"red. do you consider her a rival ru-
thority2"
can authority My dear Laural It's
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-15

GyWhat the entire country is inter-
osted in just now Is the republican par
Is. Can its leaders solve the great prob
lem that is pressing forward? Will the
Dingley tariff bill afford az once pro-
lection and adequate revenue" Is there
t. be a season Of boundless prosperity
Under Mckinley's administration? II
so, republicans may depend upon long
lease OF power. The future OF the de-
mocracy Is not important. What il is to
bc will be determined by the republican
party Let us be patient and wait for
the good times that are surely coming
when we get a just and proper tariff
bill!-N. Y. Advertiser.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-15
wRENs WE'RE vlcToRs.
Interesting story of Prolonged
Fight for Bird House.

Interesting story of Prolonged
Fight for "A Bird House.
"One spring." said lover of birds,
there came 10 a bird house in my gar
den a pair of great crested fly-catchers.
had a dozen bird houses scattered
around. This particular one was about
foot square, with a peaked roof and a
chimney at each end, n doorway for the
birds TO 90 in and out and couple of
auger holes bored through the back TO
give the house light and air.
"This bird house the summer before
bad been occupied by pair of blue
birds, who had left their nest behind
them. This nest the great crested fly
catchers pulled apart and threw out of
the house; every twig and straw; they
cleaned the house out completely; and
then they brought in everything new,
and built a nest of their own, and set
tied down comfortably for the summer.
"But in few days pair of bluebirds
came along and they made for this
house. 1t might have been the identical
pair of bluebirds that occupied IL the
summer before; / don't know about
that; though | have no doubt that rob-
ms and other birds that have been
south for the winter, hundreds OF miles
away, do come back in the spring TO
the same places, and TO the same trees.
Anyhow, this pair of bluebirds wanted
that bird house, and they were ready to
fight for II, and that is what they did.
The fly-catcher is a nice little bird and
pretty plucky sort of a fighter, but
not match for the bluebird. They had
grand roundup inside the house, and
finally the bluebirds pitched the fly
catchers out; and later they pitched out
every stick of furniture that the fly
catchers had brought in, cleaned the
house out entirely and then brought in
fresh material and built new nest ac-
cording TO their own ideas, and they
settled down for the summer.
"Well, few days after that, pair OF
wrens came along and they took fancy
10 that particular bird house, too; and
they sailed right in and tackled the blue
birds on the spot. You couldn't see the
fightfrom the ground, but every now and
then you could see a straw or feather
shoot out of the front door of the house.
The bluebird is good, sound fighter,
but the wren is better one, and the up.
shot was that the wrens fairly put the
blucbirds out and took possession of the
bird house themselves. And then the
wrens did just what the others had
done; they pitched out every scrap of
stuff in the bird house, just tumbled il
out of the door, to fall on the ground;
and then they brought in new stuff and
built nest for themselves.
Nobody molested the wrens. They
stayed there and raised their young
there; and in the fall they all flew away
and left the bird house again deserted
for the winter."-N. Y. Sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-15
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE FAIRY SISTERS.

There was once little maiden,
And she had a mirror bright.
1t was trimmed about with silver:
Twas her pride and her delight.
But she found two fairy sisters
Lived within this pretty glass,
And very different faces showed.
To greet the little lass.
II she was sweet and sunny,
Why. IL was sure 10 be
The smiling sister who looked out
Her happy face TO see.
But II everything went criss-cross.
And she wore q frown or pout.
Alas Alas within the glass
The frowning one looked out.
Now this little maiden loved so much
The smiling face to see,
That she resolved with all her heart
A happy child to be.
TO grow more sweet and loving.
She tried with might and main.
Till the frowning sister went away.
And ne'er came back again.
But II she's looking for home.
AS doubtless is the case,
She'll try TO find little girl
Who has q gloomy face.
So be very, very careful,
II you own a mirror too,
That the frowning sister doesn't come
And make her home with YOU
Helen Standish Perkins. In ST. Nicholai