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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA.
Gastronomie Problem That Puzzled
Israel Zanuwill

When Israel Zanswil last visited
America he was very Hospitality en-.
tertained in Buffalo. At one dinner
given in his honor things Went along
beautifully, with few evidences OF
Zan&willian eccentricities until coffee
and cream were served. Then, as the
hostess gave the signal, all the guests
began to eat except Mr., Zanswill
Rather embarrassed the hostess in
quired politely if anything vas wrong.
No said Mr.. Zanswill, thought
fully. only ] was thinking if eat my
ice cream first, my coffee will get
cold, but if drink my coffee first my
ice cream will get warm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
CASH REGISTER A SURPRISE.
UnavaIling Regret of the Old Saloon
Propfietor

The Gerken brothers are big rich
Fred and John think John. who
used TO wash dishes in restaurant
is now member Of the Four Hun
dred. Fred began humbIy enough in
College pl e. kRt never drank liquor
and saved his money. Finally he
turned tables Oh his employer. an
honest old Irishman. by buying him
ont and hiring him to tend bar That
very day be put in cash reei Hel.
hat S thot2s said the former pro.
plictor to the new boss. 1T locks
like a peeano. oh. its machine
to keep tab ON sales. replied Gerkon.
You play on it Whenever yon taAe in
cash. The Old man looked hard al
him And to think, We spaIpeen, Oh
never played thot game on You, -
New Work. Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
Where Dead Cinnamon Go.

The laundering Off New Zealand of
the British vessel Ventnor, with
cargo including SO dead Chinese in
cofIins, directs attention to branch
Of trade of which not much is heard.
Few vessels sailing to Chinese ports
are without this grewsome freight
The ruling ambition of every China
man, wherever he may be, is TO be
buried in his native country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
A True Observation.

Samuel W. Pennypacker, governor
OF pennsylvania, has valuable
library, in some respects the most
curious in the world Among it's treas
ures is Jefferson Davis copy of the
constitution of the United States, with
the confederate leaders autograph
On the fly leaf: "Jeffn Davis" I'm
derneath Judge Pennypacker has
written: His book. And little good
did it do him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
Proof of Old Saninn

Dear me, John called the coh
hler's wife, are yuu neyrt going to
stop work. LIS meet j. O'clock.
What's iii, difgseneo2" a .sz..cd the
busy man Of III" last iii, nlNpr too
late to mend. =rh;tadetnA!a Evening
Bulletin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
OId.Time Merchants EXCHANGE.

AS early at 1870 ther was a Mel-
chants Exchange in New York. 1t was
founded by Col. Richard Nicolls, who
was governor of the province of New
York at the time. The shopkeepers
met at the ringing of the Staff Hugs
bell on Friday evening for the purpose
OF exchange and barter. At these
meetings the mayor presided
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
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4'rom the fact tult Il Maeedoniaa -.
volt is s7e2riHs Jnlntily down t9wlr{
f'4e4 f44,5teAt#. 1t may ae inferred thae
Hhir lilo ransom money vas not All
that could be desired it was mats
II 10.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
FIDELITY OF A DOG
PATHETIC STORY OF DUMB
s7UTE's FAiTHFULNEss.
Remains with His Master During Hi.
bess and After Deate. and Dies on
the GraHe-TaIe Vouched for by
Tfe7sury Official.

The speech r3sfat. By senator Nesf
at The trial OF a &o& case ~Am, -4eaf--
ago, and referred to in the Post one
5aA recently. hfin@s Ia mind a ease in
which the faithtulnc. loyalty and
fNe OF a dog for his master was as
strongly and pathetiCally portrayed. =
sad treasury official a, a dinner one
night last Wrek. ~ man whom |
mad known from childhood and WHO
occupied first place in my friend ,hip.
was taken Ill and after months OF long
soneflns died. His death was a blow
rom which shall never entirely re-
cover, and il is just this one thing
aooNe all others that poor old Dick
my friends dog. and ! hold in com.
mon.
During my friends illness | called
at his home on my way to the office,
ana as soon as the working hours
were over was at his he1siae again
Always ! found Dick there. looking IN
IN his masters face with his big. sad
eyes. natted the faithful fellow and
}oEd him it was all right that his mas
Ter Mas going to get we'll. He would
vas his head and lick my hand in
= ply There he stayed and nothing
could induce him to remain away very
long Night and day he lay there at
the foot Of the bed, keeping a faithful
watch
Finally the end came. am a
strong man, but | went into pieces
me sight OF that poor dumb brute
would have torn a heart OF iron. for
no human being could have suffered
more. During the preparations for
putting the body in the coffin they
were forced to carry the dog ont of
the house and tie him. But it was
not for long. Dick broke his rope.
and quietly sneaked into the house
and again took up his watch. but this
TIME under the coffin and there he
stayed swapping at all who ap-
preached his masters body. When
the pall-bearers We're about to remove
the easket il was | who saved the TN
dertaker's life. It almost seemed that
at last the strain had broken. and the
poor dogs growls. which were more
like @foans. told his story. His attack
upon the pallbearers was violent, and
for moment feared the animal had
gone mad. but the Eoor fellow was
efazed With grief approached him
and IN the same manner as during his
masters illness patted him and said
il would be all right In this way
| succeeded in getting him out of the
house. hut this scar Oh nv hand
bears evidence of the struggle | had
in doing so.
When reached the street the first
thinS my eye rested upon was the dog
Dick under tho hearse and there be
remained in a dnll. sullen way. walk.
5E2 along until the grave was
reac he'd.
.>t III" crave he was in fighting
need 10 LONGER. He seemed To under
stand in his mute way that it must
happen. After TIL barial | coayed
and he2eed him to come back with
mo, BAT To no purpose, SO left him
theEe. NEere he died a few days later.
iaet0n Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
General Offices III Pine St..

but 1t
mas the source revenue
life
considered OF
ospectus
Reliable
vted raion cheerfu
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23

.>t ]h@ grave he was in "A fighting
need 20 }en2er. He seemed To under.
stand in his mute way that it must
happen. After tn balial | coaxed
and begged him to come back with
mo, BAT To no purpose SO | left him
theGe. Nhere he died few days later.
=Wa2hiaet Post.
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THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
144 Berkeley Street. ;. Boston, Mass
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20

After being in session an hour on the
18th the senate adjourned for the day.
This was done in order to give the ccm-
mittees time TO get up a large general
file. Standing committees reported as fol-
lows: S. F. 6S. providing for the payment
of certain fines into the school fund, in
definitely postponed; S. F. Q, providing for
q board of pardons, recommended for pas
sage; S. f. 9S, to prevent the mutilation
of horses, recommended for passage; S.
f 65, relating to marks and brands, rec
commended for passage; s. F. 139 for is
su9nce of bonds for irrigation purposes,
recommended for passage; S. F. 1885, in
regard to water rights, recommended for
passage; S. F. 1877. water rights, irriga-
ton, recommended for rassage; S. F. 13l,
relating to the destruction of wild ami
mals, favorable; II. R. 16, substituted for
S. F. %, providing for the division of
counties into districts: S. f. "a, relating
to county treasurer's deposits, indefinitely
postponed; S. F. Ia. providing for the
calling of a constitutional convention
was passed. Bills on first reading were:
Providing for general revision of cleo
ton law; Providing for the appointment
o. a union soldier having served three
years a member of Board of Soldiers and
Sailors. to serve three years, and the ap-
pCintment of one member annually there
after.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20

The house renewed consideration of H.
r. 143, by Gregg of Wayne, providing that
no one shall be eligible to hold the office
OF county superintendent of schools who
does not hold a first grade teachers cer-
tificate. Mr.. Gregg moved that his bill
be engrossed for the third reading. Doug
las of Rock opposed the BILL arguing that
many of the counties in the western part
of the state were without first grade GER
tifcate teachers and therefore, if this bill
was passed. it would impose the neces-
sity Of importing persons for county su-
perintendent. Barlow of Valley thought
this was an argument for the bill. Spur
lock of Cass made a forcible speech in
favor of the bill, urging the Importance
OF raising the educa tional standard.
Gregg's motion finally carried by vote
of so to %. These bills were passed: Ap-
propriating $4,000 from the unexpended
board and colthing fund of the Norfolk
asylum to the maintenance of patients re-
moved from that to the Lincoln asylum.
Permitting the small printer TO bid on
any state work in separate items he can
furnish, instead of as at present, letting
the printing out in bulk. This is the So
called anti-printing trust bill. Strength
ering the powers of county commission
ers and supervisors in the suppression of
contagious and infectious diseases. To
provide county treasurers with q seal.
Providing the school teachers, principals
and superintendent shall not receive
their full terms pay until they shall
have made the full report required by
law.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20

The senate on the 18th went into COM
mitee of the whole to consider bills on
general file, with Howell of Douglas in
the state superintendents making a uni
form course OF study for district schools,
was ordered engrossed after it had been
amended SO that no change be made in
text books. S. F. 3, providing for the ap-
pointment of a board of pardons to con-
sist of three members one of whom shall
be a practical attorney. After some dis
cussion the bill was allowed to retain its
place on the general file and no action
was taken. S. +. 13l, to repeal act pro-
viding for bounty paid for killing wild
animals. O'Neill wanted to amend by at
taching the emergency clause. The fol-
lowing bills were placed on general file:
To provide for school districts in metro
politan cities paying for cost of bond for
treasurer. Providing for making five-year
contract for purchase of text books by
school districts. Relating to qualifications
of teachers. Relating 10 notice of annual
school meetings. Relating to printing re-
port of state superintendent. Relating to
establishment of public school system.
Providing for payment of bond of treas
urers of school board by school district
An act providing for compiling abstracts
of title bonds. Providing for the pub
fishing IF statates. Providing for the pro-
cedure against tenants holding on. Pro-
viding for appeals to Supreme court. De-
fining child dependency, neglect, cruelty,
etc, and providing fGr protection.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20
SENATE.

Most OF the day in the senate on the
11th was taken up as a committee of
the whole in discussing the bulk law:
providing that no retail merchant should
be allowed to sell his stock, entire or
in part, outside of the regular trade
routine, without first having notified
his creditors and filing list Of credit
ors with the county clerk. The bill was
amended and discussed so much that it
was finally sent back to the committee,
which was instructed to patch on the
amendments and again bring it forth.
S. f. ia, calling for a convention to
amend the constitutions, after a lengthy
discussion, was recommended for pas
sage by the committee of the whole.
Sheldon of Cass introduced a resolution
authorizing the judiciary committee to
get up a bill making such changes in
the ballot law regarding constitutional
amendments as may be deemed neces-
sary and submit the same on or before
February IS, 1903. Bills on first reading
included: Fixing fees for county clerks
for issuing Instruments To provide for
the sale by railroad companies Of un-
claimed goods. Authorizing mutual fire
insurance companies to do business uot-
side of the state. To extend the bound
aries of all cities, villages, school dis
tricts and other municipal interpretations
bordering upon nav igable streams which
constitute state boundaries To define
the crime of desertion of minor child or
children, wife or husabnd or home, by
father. mother, putative father, husband
or wife, and to provide punishment
therefor
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Major Buchanan, general passenger
agent of the Elkhorn road, appeared be-
fore the house committee on agriculture
in the interests of H. r. 13S. by Jahnel
of Washington, providing for more ex-
peditions methods of compiling and pub
fishing state statistics Major Buchanan
said the railroads favored the bill as it
would facilitate the work of their adver-
t:sing departments.
Since the Introduction of bills into the
legislature providing for the killing of
prairie dogs. the legislature has attracted
attention outside the state. Governor
Mickey received a letter from a Hoosier
who has a remedy that he desires to be
tried in Nebraska that he guarantees will
bring about the desired results. The let
ter, dated "Clifty, Ind" follows: Your
honor, I have device for the eXtermina-
ton, for the destroying of the pests, the
prairie dogs, guaranteed to do the work.
If your state will remunerate, 1 will send
you the device, ] have applied for patent.
The device is this: attach rubber hose
to steam engine, insert the nozzle in the
holes occupied by the dogs. Let steam
on by proper attachments; will burn them
out in few seconds. VIII destroy badg
ers or anything that lives in the ground.
by this means you can destroy the dogs
on the prairie. Please give notice in some
paper that will extend over the state that
is infested with dose."
Belden of Richardson presented a bill
designed to impose greater restrictions on
the proprietors of barber colleges and
their students. 1t contemplates an an
nual license fee of $500, to be paid August
l each year; provides not less than a two
years course for every STUNT, who in
addition to this must possess a certificate
frcm the manager before he can work at
the har arhnr'S trade
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20
Silence and Sunerstition.

A curious request has been made by
the minister of Alsace and Lorraine
to the Societe Industriel de Mulhouse.
whom he has asked to select for him
a competent electrical specialist ca.
pabie OF writing series of articles in
order to refute scientifically the super
stitions of various villagers in Alsace
1t seems that the villages in which
those superstitions people live have
been recently provided with electric
tramways, and the inhabitants believe
that the aerial wires attract storms
and are the special cause Of heavy
falls of hail.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20
The Original American Expansionist

L
Captain Thomas Read was the pio-
neer in our expansion policy, but that
was just 112 years ahead of time. On
voyage-this is interesting history
in the old frigate Alliance, which his
friend Robert Morris had converted
into merchantmen. he made the first
out-of-season passage to China. There
were supposed to be million in it, but
they did not pan out. Commodore
Dale and George Harrison accompa-
MED him. the former as chief officer
and the latter as supercargo. Read
discovered two islands, which he NAM
ed Morris and Alliance. They were
in the Caroline group, and by virtue
of discovery belonged to the United
States. The Carolines are not far from
the Philippines. Spain came along
and appropriated them. while America
sat back on her dignity and looked
pleasant. Our rights never were as
serted nor respected. Germany bought
the Carolines. the Pelew and Ladrone
islands in 1899 for 16,75O,000 marks.
Reads discovery is a forgotten chap
ter in our history.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20

board. The bali was passed over till the
amendment might be printed. II. r. No.
143, by Gregg. specifying qualifications for
county superintendent. was next on gen.
eral file. The committee rose without
taking action on the bill Mr.. Gregg en-
deavored to amend the report of the COM
mittee by ordering II. r. No. 143 to a
third reading. A parliamentary struggle
resulted over the attempt to adjourn with
out acting OH Mr.. Gregg's motion. mo-
tion to adjourn by Wilson of Pawnee
finally prevailed by a vote of 26 to 23
The following bills were introduced in
the house on the 18th: II. r. No. 316, by
Koetter of Douglas, to amend section 215
of chapter q of the criminal code. Re
lates to the statute concerning keeping
gaming fixtures. II. r. No. 317, by Bacon
of Dawson, to amend section SO of article
!, chapter 49, of the statutes of 1901. Re-
lates to the duties of chairmen of board
of county commissioners. II. r. No. 3lS,
by Mockett of Lancaster, to provide for
the appointment of board of commits
sioners to be known as commissioners of
inspection and weighing for the state of
Nebraska and prescribing their compen-
sation, duties and regulations pertaining
thereto. II. r. No. S19, by Jones of Otoe,
by request, to prevent shooting and in
jury to pigeons and other birds.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20
REAPPoRT1oNMENT OF JUDGES


Warner of Dakota is out in a bill to
reapportion the state into judicial dis
tricts. According to the bill introduced
the state will have four less judges than
at present, the Omaha district losing one
judge. The Lancasted district gains one
county. Following are the districts as
apportioned under the bill:
First-Johnson, Richardson, Nemaha.
Second-Otoe, Cass, Sarpy.
Third-Douglas. Washington, Burt.
Fourth-Jefferson, Gage.
Fifth-Lancaster. Saunders.
Sixth-Platte, Colfax, Dodge.
Seventh-Boone, Madison, Stanton,
Cunning. Thurston, Dakota. Antelope,
Pierce, Knox, Cedar, Dixon, Wayne.
Eighth-Yorll, Seward, Polk, Butler
Ninth-Clay, Fillmore, Saline Nuckolls,
Thayer
Tenth-Franklin, Webster, Phelps,
Kearney, Adams.
Eleventh-Hamilton, Hall, Howard,
Merrick, Nance.
Twelfth-Dawson. buffalo. Sherman,
Custer.
Thir,eenth-Cherry, Brown. Rock, Holt,
Keya Paha, Boyd, Wheeler, Garfield,
Dawes, Box Butte, Sheridan. Sioux,
Grant. Hooker, Thomas, Valley, Greeley.
Blaine, Loup.
Fourteenth-Scotts Bluff, Banner. Kim
ball, Cheyenne. Deuel., Logan, McPher-
son, Lincoln, Keith.
Fifteenth-Chase. Hayes. Hitchcock,
Dundy, Red Willow, Furnas, Harlan,
Frontier, Gosper.
In the third district there shall be six
Judges in the fifth district three judges.
in the seventh and thirteenth districts
two judges each and in all other districts
one judge EACH
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20
The Oldest School House.

The ''old log school house" at Camp
Run, Westmoreland county, Pa, is
said to be the oldest school house in
this country. 1t is very primitive in
all its appointments, but the teacher.
Miss Celia ]. Miller, who is only I6
years old, has enlisted the help of
the big boys" to make some improve
ments.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20
That Beef Trust Case.

CHICAGO, Ill.-The principal brief
of the argument for the government
in the beef trust case was filed in the
United States circuit court Wednes-
day, and the whole case is now before
Judge Grosscup for consideration. 1t
is possible that decision will be Civ
en- next week.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20
THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE
A Synopsis of Proceedings in Both Branches of
the Twenty Eighth General
Assembly.


for school districts in metropolitan cities
paying for bond of treasurer. Committee
asked leave to sit again. s. f. 120 relat-
ing to school lands and funds. ii. r. 80,
to make five years contract for purchase
of textbooks, reported progress and asked
leave to sit again.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20

The senate, with eighteen members IN
sight and twenty-seven marked present,
held a thirty-minute session on the 14th
beginning at 9 o'clock. This early was
chosen so that those who had not gone
home would be able to get out of town
and the entire thirty-three members
would draw pay for full day. The read
ing of the journal was cut short. The
committee on enrolled and engrossed bills
reported that II. i. 30. 60, appropriating
s2S,000 for Incidental expenses of the legiS-
lature, was taken 10 the governor Thurs
day evening a / elocG. Three bills We're
introduced and read by title and two SEN
ate bills and three. loGse bills were read
a second time. and an adjournment was
taken until Monday at O'Clock. One of
the house bills advanced to second read
ing is TO prevent the docking of horses
tails and the others were of little more
Importance. The following were the bills
introduced: S. f. No. 1856. by Hall of
Douglas to legalize illesa! special as
scssments levied in the city Of Omaha.
s. I. No. 1S7. by Cox, by request, relat-
ing TO the removal of guardians.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-20

Jennings of Thayer introduced in the
senate on the 10th 4 resolution providing
for the appointment of committee of
three to investigate the management of
the office of the commissioner of labor
and to report finding within ten days.
The resolution went over one day. S. f.
60. relating To marks and brands, ordered
engrossed. 6. f. 9S. 20 prevent mutila-
ton of horses. recommended for passage.
IL r. &C. to provide for township organ
iza;ion. recommitted. S. f. 49, providing