THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: TOESDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1896. first JvTaiional Ban, NOETH PLATTE. jNTjEB. Capital, Surplus, A General Bankini Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, PAINTERS' WINDOW GLASS, X5Ia,:m.axrta, JD entsolae .potlaeke Corner of Spruce and Sixth-sts. c JL Order by telephone from s,Aisrs:xji3sr AND WALL-PAPER, PAINT AND OIL DEPOT, WINDOW GLSS, VARNISHES, GOLD LEAF, GOLD PAINTS. BRONZES, ARTISTS' COLORS AND BRUSHES, PIANO AND FURNITURE POLISHES, PREPARED HOU -E AND BUGGY PAINTS, KLSOMINE MATERIAL, WINDOW SHADES. ESTABLISHED JULY 1868. P. J- BROEKER. MERGfMT TAILOR. LIYBBT -A.2n"3D PBBI) STABLE (Old T7"a23. Doraxi Stalo.) Good Ifanl HUT Prices ELDER; & LOOK. SSPNorthwest corner of Courthouse square. JOS. F. FILLION, Steam and Gas Fitting. Cesspool and Sewerage a Specialty. Copper und Galvanized Iron Cor nice. Tin and Iron Roofings. Estimates furnished. Repairing of all kinds receive prompt attention Locust Street, Between Fifth and Sixth, ."North IPlatte. FINEST SAMPLE BOOM IN NORTH PLATTE Having refitted our rooms iu the finest of style, the public is invited to call and see us, insuring courteous treatment. Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars at the Bar. Our billiard hall is supplied with the best make of tables and competent attendants will supply all your wants. KEITH'S BLOCK, OPPOSITE x'HE UNION PACIFIC DEPOT ITS iana-McNally Issued in 10 Parts-:-10 Cents Each. FOR SALE AT TRIBUNE OFFICE. " 50,000.00. 22,500.00 H. S. WHITE, Pres't., P. A. WHITE, Vice-Pres't. ARTHUR McNAMARA, (Jashier. Business Transacted. EITZ STTFIPLITCS, - . - MACHINE OILS, SToectstcles- Newton's Book Store. pbale'S 310 SPRUCE STREET. A Fine Line of Piece Goods to select from. First-class Fit. Excel lent Workmanship. Teams, Comfortable Rigs, Acooms&dations for ike fain Pabho, TSTebrasl ca. i v GRAIN. do IRA Tj BAJRE, Editor and Pbopkietob SUBSCRIPTION BATES. One Year, cash in advance, $1.25. Slx.lIonUis, cash in advance 75 Cents, Entered attheKorthPlaUe(Nebraska)postofflceaa secondcla8S matter. BEPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEETING. The committeemen of the several precincts of Lincoln county, are re spectfully requested to meet at the court house in North Platte, Satur day, May 23, 1896, at one o'clock p m., to designate the time and place of holding- the republican county convention, to apportion "the repre- contntinn f-o flic cocorfil nrocJnfc and to transact su as may properly come before the committee. That a representative meeting- may by had a full attend ance is desirable. G. C. McAllister, Chairman. Eepublican Congressional Convention. Tho republican electors of tho Sixth Congressional district of the state of Ne braska are requested to send delegates from their several counties to meet in convention in the city of North Platte, Friday, July 3d, 1896, at 10 o'clock a. in., for the purpose of placing in nomination a candidate for Congress from said dis trict, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the conven tion. Tho several counties are entitled to representation as follows, the apportion ment being based upon the voto cast for the Hon. Joseph S. Bartley for state treasurer in 1891, giving each countv one delegate at large and one for each 100 votes and major fractional thereof: Counties. Del. Counties. Del. Banner 3 Keith 3 Blaine 2 Keva Paha 3 Box Butte 6 Kimball 2 Boyd G Lincoln 11 Brown 5 Logan 2 Buffalo 19 Loup 2 Cherry 6 McPhorson 1 Cheyenne 5 Rock i Custer 16 Sherman" 5 Dawes 9 Scott's Bluff 3 Dawson 21 Sheridan 5 Deuel 4 Souix 2 Garfield 3 Thomas ...T....2 Valiey 7 Wheeler 2 Grant 2 Greely 4 Holt 11 Hooker .1 Total 177 Howard 8 It is recommended that no proxies be admitted to the convention and that tho delegates present bo authorized to cast the entire voto of the delegation of tho county which they represent. Jb. A. Cook, Vice Chairman. P. T. Lambert, Secretary. The populist county central com mittee held a rather slimly at tended meeting at the Hotel Ne- v j ville Saturday and decided to hold the county convention on July 11th. J. Y. hdlingham tendered his res ignation as secretary of the com mittee and Editor Cheyney was given the position. The democratic party in its com ing- national platform will be able to point with pride to the fact that, though the public debt has been in creased some S260.000.000 during the four years of the Cleveland ad ministration, the increase does not. so far, amount to as much as the reduction of that debt in the four years of the Harrison administra tion. This is something. "Rv Memorial DAy was set apart for the purpose of showing- reverence to the nation's departed defenders to whom we owe a debt of gratitude we can never repay. Instead of being- turned into a day of sports and g-ames, as is too frequently the case, it should be observed in the manner in which it was intended the strewing- of flowers upon the mounds which cover the dust of those now camping- upon the eternal camp-ground, the enlogizing- of deeds of valor and the installing- of true patriotism into the minds and hearts of the younger generation. The local G. A. R. Post and the Woman's Relief Corps have pre pared a suitable programme for the observance of Memorial Day in this city; and we trust that our citizens generally will take part in the exer cises and abstain from those th njs which tend to desecrate the day and purpose for which it was set apart. There are plenty other days upon which bicycle and other races can be held. THE PEOPLE "WANT HcEINLEY. A high protective tariff is op posed by the international pawn brokers, because it results in a con stant stream of gold flowing into this country, In times of golden influx of the yellow metal, there are no opportunities of speculation in gold, no bond issues to hawk about Europe at an enormous profit to one or two firms. The people understand the situation and they demand the re-enactment of a high protective tariff and the election of McKinley. Three hundred thous and idle railway employes want McKinley and work to keep their families from starvation. When the mills are running, the farmers have a market for their produce, which the railway must handle and they buy things of home manufac ture, which the railways must also transport. "With McKinley and high tariff the mills will start, set ting skilled labor, now idle, at work; the railways will drop receiv ers and re-employ the idle train men and switchmen; they will be busy providing- food for the people who have lived under Cleveland, on fish and other of the cheapest foods; the mines will again be put into operation to provide a coin med ium of exchang-e, and the vast area or tne mininjr industry win, as a natural result, become a hive o busy labor and again be a marke for food produce and clothes Herein are the reasons why the people want McKinley. They have hibernated, economized and been idle while the government borrowed all the moneT in sight so that bu little could be had to afford them em pioyment. Americans are an in dustrious people. They have to work and provide their families with necessities and give their child ren an education. Under Cleveland bond issues and partial free trade. they could not afford to send their children to school, and the youths of the nation have been held in the bondage of semi-ignorance in con sequence. bo, McKinley means everything- to the masses, that everything- of which they have been deprived these several years and for which all that is noble, in spiring and ambitious, our people ever strive New York Dispatch. POLITICAL CLIPPINGS. ievaaa repuoncans resolved in favor of free silver, reciprocity and protection, but did not add that they would bolt the St. Louis con vention if they failed to get what theT wanted. In this respect they are in advance ot republicans o neighboring western states. It may be said of McKinley that he is the only presidential candi date for a first term since Grant in 1868 with personal popularity enough to change a nominatii convention into a ratification meet ing. jf resident iiucuanan jrave tne re publican party a hard financia problem, but it was solved promptly and ably. The unpleasant inherit arce from the Cleveland administra- ion will be disposed of with equal ability. What the Bicycle Has Done. Bicycles Riders in the United States 4,000.000. Riders in New York City 200,000. Riders spend each year in caring for their wheels and on excursions, $200,000,000. Reputable wheel manufacturers n the county, 250. Capital invested in these plants 560,000,000. Persons employed by these fac tories, 70,000. Persons employed in makinjr bi cycle sundries, 50,000. Wheels turned out this season, 1,000.000. Gained by riders in health and in saviug of doctors' lees, untold mil lions. New York Herald. All on tho Outside. Speaking of libraries reminds me of a story I heard of a certain rich man who did build himself a uew mansion, and wishing to set up a bookrooni there he simply went to a real library, put down the names of the volumes and had them painted on boards that assimilated a library. "Oh, it doesn't matter," ho said. "You see, folks will never read 'em, an they look just as well. " The man who told me this story point ed to a couple of meaningless married folks. "They are just like Mr. 's li brary," he said. And they were. Hew York Recorder. A lUusrwump. "Maw," said the little boy, "Johnny is such a Mugwump that I don't want to sleep with him auy more. " "A Mugwump?" "Yes, mamma. Didn't you tell me that a Mugwump was some one who would not take either side? And that's the way with Johnny. Ho always wants to sleep in tho middle of the bed." Cincinnati Enquirer. A -Surprise All Around. Grandma (who has just arrived for a visit) Well, Freddie, I suppose your father was greatly surprised to get my telegram saying I was coming? Freddie Yes, but mother was tho most surprised. Grandma At the glad news, I sup pose? Freddie No, at papa's language. Detroit Free Press. Bucklen's Arnica Salve The best salvo in tho world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, teter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns,and all skin eruptionSjand positive ly cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded, frico 2o cents per box. For sale by A. F. Streitz. Hundreds of dead jack rabbits may be found lying- in the cornfields near town. ' tieir death was caused by their own recklessness. They converted the new planted fields into plavjrrounds, and the corn suddenly shot through the the ground and stabbed them in heart. Wallace Tug". MECCA CATARRH REMEDY. For colds in tho head and treatment of catarrhal troubles this preparation has afforded prompt relief; with its con tinued use the most stubborn cases of catarrh have yielded to its healing power. It is made from concentrated Mecca Compound and possesses all of its soothing and healing properties and by absorbtion reaches all the inflamed parts effected by that disease. Price 50 cts. Prepared by Tho Foster Mfg Co. Council Bluffs, Iowa. For sale by A. F Streita. J Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Absolutely NYE'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Norwegian Pillage Described as Allopathic. TOOK EYEBYTHDTG IS SIGHT. Olaf Gives Up Fighting:, but the Danes Continue to 3Iako Night Hideous In a Coarse, Iiow Manner Symposia ma and After Dinner Speaking Inaugurated. Copyright, 1S0G, hy J. B. Lippincott Company. CHAPTER VL Edgar was succeeded by his son Ed ward, called "tho Martyr," who as cended the throne at tho age cf 15 years. His stepmother, Elfrida, opposed him and favored her own son, Ethelred. Ed ward was assassinated in 973, at tho instigation of Ins stepmother, and that's what's the martyr with him. During his reign there was a good deal of ill feeling, and Edward would ho doubt have been deposed but for the influence cf tho church under Dunstan. Ethelred was but 10 years old when he began reigning. Sadly poor Dunstan crowned him, his own eyes still wet with sorrow over the cruel death of Ed ward. He foretold that Ethelred would have a stormy reign, with sleet and variable winds, changing to snow. ; During the remainder of tho great prelate's lifo he, as it were, stood be tween the usurper and the people and protected them from the threatening storm. ! But in 99J , shortly after the death ci Dunstan, a great army of Norwegians camo over to England for purposes of pillage. To say that it was an allopath ic pillage would not be an extravagant statement. They wero extremely rude people, like all tho nations Europe at that time, Rome being the Boston of the old world, and Copenhagen the Port Dodge cf that pericd. The Norwegians ate eveiy thing that did not belong to tho mineral kingdom and left the green fields of merry Eng land looking like a baseball ground. So wicked and warlike were they that the sad and defeated country was obliged to give the conquering Norske 10,000 pounds cf silver. Dunstmi died at the age cf G8 and years afterward was canonized, bai firearms had not been invented at the time cf his death. He led the civiliza tion and progress of England jaid was a pioneer iu cherishing the lino arts. Olaf, who led the Norwegians against England, afterward became long of Nor way, ana with tne jJana used to ever and anon sack Great Britain i. e., eat everybody out of house and home and then ask for a sack of silver as tho prico of peace. Ethelred was a cowardly Icing, who; m-p-1 f ihn imnVnientn of war on DAME TO THE THKOXE AT holidays and iaau to ccnet and tat in time of war. He gave these invaders 10,000 pounds of silver at the first, 1G, 000 at the second and 24,000 on the third trip in order to buy peace. Olaf afterward, however, embraced Christianity and gave up fighting as a J business, leaving the ring entirely to Sweyn, his former partner from Den mark, who continued to do business as before. The historian says that tho invasion cf England by the Norwegians and Danes was fully equal to tho assassi nation, arson and rapine of the Lidians of North America. A king who would permit such cruel cuttings up as these wicked animals were guilty of on the fair face of old England should live in history only as an invertebrate, a royal failure, a decayed mollusk, and the dropsical head of a tottering dynasty. In order to strengthen his feeble forces, Ethelred allied himself, in 1001, to Bichard H, duke of Normandy, and married Emma, but tho Danes contin- ued to make night hideous and elope with ladies whom they had never met before. It was a sad time in tho history i of England, aud poor Enmia wept many a hot and bitter tear as she yielded one jewel after another to the nawnbroker in order to buy off the coarse and hatefnl Danes. If Ethelred were to know how he is regarded by the historian who pens these lines, he would kick the footboard out of his casket and bite himself se verely in four places. To add to his foul history, happening to have a few inoffensive D:uies on hand, on the 13th of November, the fes tival of St. Brice, 1002, he gave it out that he would massacre these people, among them the sister of the Danish king, a noble woman who had Iecome a Christian (only it is to be hoped a better one) and married an English earL Ho had them all butchered. In 1003 Sweyn, with revenge in hia heart, began a war of extermination or 3abinsration and never yielded till he aking Powder was, in fact, king of England, while the roval intellectual nolm known as Ethelred the Unwholesome, fled to Nor mandy, in the 1013th year anno Dom ini. I But in les than six weeks the Danish king died, leaving the scepter, with the price mark still upon it, to Canute, his son, and Ethelred was mvfed back, . with an understanding that he should not abase his privileges as king, and that, although it was a life job during good behavior, the privilege of behead ing him from time to time was and is vested in the people, and even tcdav thero is not a crowned head cn tho con tinent of Europe that does not recognize this great truth viz, that God alone, speaking tlirougk the united voices of the common people, declares the rulings of the supremo court of the universe. On the old autograph albums of tho world is still 'written in the dark cor ners oi empires tne Jang can do no wrong. ' ' But where education is not re pressed, and where that Christianity which is built on love and charity is taught, there can be but one King who does no wrong. Ethelred was succeeded by Edmund, called "the Ironside." Ho fought bravely and drove the Danes, under Canute, back to their own shores. But they got restless in Denmark, where thero was very little going on, mid re turned to England in large numbers. Ethelred died in Lendon 101G A. D. beiore uanute reached linn, no was called by Dunstan "Ethelred the Un ready" and had a lacuity lor erring , more promptly than- any previous king. Having returned cheerily from Ethel- red's rather tardy funeral, tho people took oath, some of them, under Edmund and some under Canute. Edmund, after five pitched battles, offered to stay bloodshed by personally fighting Canute at any place where they could avoid police interference, but Canute declined, on what grounds it is not stated, though possibly on the Polo grounds. A compromise was agreed to in 101 G by which Edmund re:gned over the re gion south of the Thames, but very shortly afterward ho was murdered at the instigation of Edric, a traitor, who was the Judas Iscariot of Ins time. -Canute, or "Knur," now became tho first Danish king of England. Having appointed three subkings and taken charge himself of Wesrex, Canute sent the two sons of Edmund to Olaf, re questing hun to put them to death, but Olaf, the king cf Sweden, had scruples, and instead of doing so sent the boys to Hungary, where they wero educated. Edward afterward married of the Emperor Henry H. a daughter Canute as Icing was, after ho got tho hang of it. a great success, giving to the harassed people more comfort than they had experienced since the death of Alfred, who was thoroughly gifted as a sovereign. He had to raise heavy taxes in order to 'squire himself with the Danish lead ers at first, but finally began to harmo- nize tto warring elements, and prosper- REGULAR PERIODS TO SET THEIR CANDLES THE ROYAL LIGHT. ity f oiiowed. Ho was loud t.i" old ballads and encouraged the wandering min strels, who entertained the king with topical songs till a late hour. Sympo siums and after dinner speaking wero thus inaugurated, and another era cf good feeling began about half past 1 1 o'clcck each evening. Queen Emma, the widow of Etholied, now began to set her cap for Canute, and thus it happened that her sous again became the heirs to the throne at her marriage, A. D. 1017. Canute now became a good king. He built churches aud monasteries and even went cn a pilgrimage to Rome, which hi those days was ahnost certain to win public indorsement. Disgusted with the flattering of his courtiers, one day as he strolled along the shore ho caused his chair to be placed at the margin of the approaching tide, and as the water crept up into his lan he showed them how weak must be a mortal kincr in the presence of Om- nipotence. He was a humble and right- eons king aud proved by iiis example that after all tho greatest of earthly rulers is only tho most obedient servant. Ho was even then the sovereign of England. 11 orwav and Denmark. In 1031 he had somo trouble with .Mal colm, king- of Scotland, bat subdued him promptly and died in 1035, leaving Hardicanute, tho son of Emma, and Sweyn and H:trold, his sons by a former wife. Harold succeeded to the English throne, Sweyn to that of Norway and Hardicanute to the throne of Denmark. In the following chapter a few well chosen remarks will bo made regarding Harold and other kings. Bill Nye. Killing: the Dead tanjraaces. And now Columbia has ls$ up on Greek too. After this year it will not be required for entrance to the college i nor for the degree of bachelor of arts. Tho dead languagos appear to be getting more aud more estincfc every year. Boston Herald. If i: via the Apocrypha. It is impossible to exaggerate the im mense indebtedness of English poetry and Italian poetry to tho Apocrypha. The beautiful lines of Young in his "Night Thoughts" Eat their hearts -wounded, liko the yrounded rir, Soon close; where passed tho shaft no trace 13 found aro evidently to bo traced to tho verso in the "Book of Wisdom, " "As when an arrow is shot at a mark, it parteth the air, that immediately cometh together again, so that a man cannot know whero it went through." The famous "Hymn of Praise" in Milton's "Para-, dise" is clearly modeled after tho ' 'Bene dicite," or tho "Song of the Three Children," in tho Apocrypha, as in the lines: His praise, yo winds, that from four quarters blow, Breatho sof t or loud, and wavo yo tops, yo pines, With every plant, in sign of worship, wavo. It is also to tho Apocrypha as to tho book cf Proverbs we owe many maxims which havo become household words in our language and in the languages of all civilized nations. In tho first book of Esdras, for example, chapter iv, 41, wo find, as the revisers correctly render ir, "Great is truth, and strong above all things." Here'fho Latin Vulgate has it, "Magna est jvcritas, ct pnGvalet" which last word has been in tho process of timo converted into "prcovalebir, " and become proverbial in the civilized world. Gentleman's Magazine. Still Using Flintlocks. Some regions aro rather slow to adapt themselves to mcdern gamo killing im plements. A Eorest and Stream corre spondent got a letter from New Bruns wick tho other day which said that flintlock guns wero still in use up in that country. Tho letter was from a storekeeper, who said that the store had carried a supply of gun flints ever since it had been started by his grand father, away back in 188G. Probably ho would lose trado if he did not have them in stock. It 13 not improbable that Indians in the north woods of Canada still use flintlock guns, but to use them so near New York as is New Brunswick is curious. A flintlock gun beside a mcdern hammerless gun makes a contrast apt to bo remembered. It has been proposed more than onco that sportsmen, instead of using such deadly weapons as mod ern guns, take up the old bow and ar row or some other primitive weapon. Tho sportsman that had killed a modem deer with that ancient weapon could say that he was as geed a hunter as anybody. Thero aro few or none that can boast of such a kilL Unfortunato Change. The substitution of one word for an other or the omission of ono word is frequently enough to spoil the effect of an orator's eloquence. Years ago there was a military cele bration, in the course of which various popular military organizations and regi ments were made the subjects for ora tions, eulogies and toasts. One enthusi astic admirer of the "Salem Light in fantry" had carefully prepared a toast which he was sure would swell the hearts of these comiected with the com pany in question with pride and joy. He proposed to begin as follows: "To the Salem Light infantry I Let the ene mies of our country look on such troops and tremble!" Unfortunately, when tho time for the delivery cf his toast came, his wits de serted him. "The Salem Light infantry!" h faltered. "The Salem Light infantry! Let our country look on such troops and tremble!" Youth's Companiou. The Code of Patches. Tho old code explaining the signifi cance of a pat ch on a certain part of tho face was as follows: The "impassioned" patch was fixed at tho corner of tha eye, the "gallant" in tho middle of the cheek, the "receleuse," or receiver of stolen goods, on a spot or pimple; the "effrontee," or bold faced, on the nose, and the 4 'ccquetts' ' on the lips. A round patch was called "the assassin." The which he anathematized patches. The effect prodnoed by his discourse was rather unexpected; patches wero worn in greater number than ever and known as mouches World. do Massillon. New York To Scrape an Acquaintance. "To scrape an acquaintance" was originated by tho Emperor Hadrian. Once when visiting the public bath he found an old veteran scraping himself with a piece of broken crockery m lieu of an iron or copper scraper. Hadrian gave him a sum of money to provide tha necessary materials for a bath, and on his next visit to the institution found it full of veterans scraping themselves with potsherds. "Scrape away, gentlemen, but you shall not scrape an acquaintance with me," was Hadrian's comments as he went out. Ecciprocity. German professors are proverbially absentminded, but none of them mora so than Professor Dnsel of Bonn. He noticed one d;sy his wife placing a larga bouquet on his desk. "What does all that mean?" he asked. "Why, this is the anniversary of your mm - -W V t marriage," replied iurs. unsei. "Is that so? Well, let mo know when yours comes round iukI I'll reciprocate. " German. Au Inquiry. Jack Didn't Links dine at your house last night? Tom Ye. I met him on tho way home, and ho camo up and took pot luck with me. . Jack Was it anything liko the jnok pot luck I had tho night baforti? Now York Sun. ynire jjiiTercni. Alice Did you say her home is richly furnished? Olara--1 said it was furnished at. great expense. Brooklyn Life. Kiier What He Wanted. A large, portly man entered the drug store and asked for 25 canine pills. "You mean quinino pills, " remarked tho fresh clerlr, with a grin of contempt plainly showing itself upon his face. "No, I don't mean quinine pills, " re turned the customer, with somo vigor "I asked for canine pills, and I want them and nothing else. My dog is sick, and I want to euro him at once." At which tho fresh clerk colored deeply and mumbled something . about tho other having a cigar on him. Philadelphia Call.