THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1896.
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THE WINNERS OP 1898.
NATIONAL TICKET.
For President
WM. McKINLEY, or Ohio.
For Vice President
G. A. HOBART. of New Jersey.
COUNTY TICKET.
For County Attorney,
T. 0. PATTERSON.
For Commissioner, Third District,
JAS. S. ROBBINS.
THE BEPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
It appears almost beyond cred
ibility, that any one should be so
devoid of intelligence as not to know
differently, but there are those who
believe that, in the event of the
republicans being- victorious in the
approaching election, there will be
a radical change in our monetary
system, and that arold will be the
only money used by the people
Anything so utterly devoid of rea
son could hardly be conjured up in
the mind of a lunatic. No party
would be so utterly devoid of al
sense, and so entirely forgetful o
the wants of the people as to ad
vocate such ideas, and no one but
an ignoramus would believe such a
proposition. The republican party
has not in the slightest degree
departed in its St. Louis platform
from the tenets set forth in prior
announcements ot its principles,
and with which, when victory has
crowned its efforts, the country has
been blessed. Republicans have
not changed their avowed intention
of adhering to a single standard,
measured in gold, with the use of
silver as a companion metal to the
fullest extent necessary to supply
the wants ot the people, bo tar as
the republican party is concerned,
there is no desire to bring- about
any change in the money system
now in vojrue, but rather a deter
mination to adhere to the financial
standard which we now have, as
the one best adapted to the require
ments of an energetic aud progfes
sive people.
The howling horde of soft-shell
democrats, populists and "prohibs,"
however, labor most assidiouslv
to convince themselves and others,
that the republicans are trying to
introduce an innovation in the
money system of the countrj', be
cause they have the courage to come
out boldly and honestly in favor of
a standard which has been in active
operation since 1854. It is the
party whose name should hence
forth be "Babel," on account of its
heterogeneous composition, which
is laboring with unabated zeal to
convince the people that this coun
ty, instead of striving to keep pace
with the great and advancing na
tions of the earth, should take a
backward stride of about fifty years
rehabilitate itself in a discarded
monetary system, and thereby
place itself on a level with Mexico,
China, and the half civilized coun
tries of South America. This
country is to-day on a single gold
basis, and with an accompanying
protective tariff, would be prosper
ous, but these howling dervises
who live in the wilderness of deceit
and ignorance, knowing that this
campaign is their Dernier ressort,
are putting forth their most strenu
ous efforts to convince the compar-
tively uninformed, that the repub
lican platform is different from
those principles which it has ad
vocated and supported ever since
the establishment of the party as a
factor for good in American politics.
To all those who are faltering, and
have misgivings as to the principles
on which the republican party is
now building, and we believe suc
cessfully, we proffer this advice,
take the various platforms ot the
party and carefully compare them
with the present declaration of
principles, and when you learn of
your own personal knowledge, that
they are departing from the original
articles of faith, as upheld by the
founders of the part', then, and
not till then, should anyone talk of
deserting a political organization
which has inscribed on its banners
Excelsior! Excels-orH
The Nebraskan who is trying to
get a grip on his shirt for the pur
pope of rending his linen over the
silver question, should pause long
enough to reflect that the entire
product of the world in silver, if
sold at $1.29 per ounce, would not
realize so much gold as the crop pro
duct of Nebraska will this comincr
fall. As for the "Americn product"
it is oniy aoout a tuira as valuable !
as Nebraska's agricultural output, j
jaerter not -et ro mucli excited .
over the silver
Silver will keep
mining
industry.
in the ground for
an indefinite length of time and is
not running to waste like the grass '
on our prairies. There is no use in
diffSinff it out faster than it is wan-1
ted.
LCt us not fret our gizzards
lest it be not all dug right away.
Nature has been very deliberate in
manufacturing it under the moun
tains and we need not be in a bierjrer
hurry than the Creator has been.
Journal. Judge Henry C. Caldwell, who
makes about as manv plays to the
grand stand as any public man of
today, is quoted as saying the gold
standard is the beginning of the end
of this government. Then if this be
true what is to become of England
and France and Germany and Aus
tria and Norway and Sweden and
nonmnrV ntirl TTnllnnrl nnd Ttalv
, o, . j it xi ,i m
and Spam, and all the other civil-
izea nations or tne eartnr xney an
have the gold standard and if this
i wlinf is o-nintr fn nrndnrp r.liaos
A-.r- ti
cataclysms and
uuu v-u. i. en a v onto uuu w ioao twi wuv
whole civilized world is jroiner off
or up or down together and onlv
free-silver paganism aud heathen
ism are going to live, which will be
the survival of the unfittest and a
reversal of the laws of nature. It
is a little strange that Judge Cal
dwell's well trained judicial mind
was not keen enoutrh to discover
the fearful incumhus of a gold
standard until a democratic panic
was created by the passage of tariff
laws that gave to foreign toilers
labor that should have gone to our
own workman and produced silent
mills here and enforced idleness.
We have been on gold basis for
twenty-three years in this country
and why did Judjre Caldwell wait
until now to raise his protest?
Simply because there was no
industrial complaint until democ
racy queered things with its Gor
man-wnson Dili. l nere is an
aounaance or monev in tins coun
ty, but the opportunity to earn it
is what is lacking. It is
earned across the water, where
they also have a gold standard and
where they are mauufacturinjr
goods for us. Fremont Tribune.
A little over thirteen years have
passed since the present civil ser
vice act was put upon the statute
book. The president (Arthur) who
first put this law in operation ap
plied it to nearly 16,000 places; the
second president (Cleveland) who
had a chance to enforce it extended
it to almost 12,000 more offices: the
third president (Harrison) who had
any thing to do with it increased
the list of places under its provi-
sions oy a little over lo.UUU. and
the fourth president (Cleveland)
added more than 42,000 to the roll
making the total of the Federal of
fices at present under the the civil
service rules a little over 85,000.
When Thomas A. Jenckes, of Rhode
Island, in the later "60" beg-an in-
ng his bills in congress to
take the offices out of politics, he
aroused about the same platonic in
terest from the country that Benja
min Lundy did from the people of
the north when in the. second de
cade ot this" century, he started out
on his crusade for gradual emanci
pation and colonization. Ever
body except the politicians said the
proposed change was desirable, but
nobody supposed it would be
brouffh about inside of half or two-
thirds of a century. And et be
tween 1883 and 1896 this work has
been virtually accomplished. Ex.
Germany will
pay an export
bounty on nearh
2,000,000 tons of
igar this year.
This is an euor-
mous marjrin to
have left after
oviding for home consumption,
but the United States will surpass
it when its possibilities in sugar
production are properly developed.
The Globe-Democrat suggests a
McKinley cabinet with Thos. B.
Reed as secretary of state and John
M. Thurston as secretary of agri
culture. But this placinsr of Thurs-
on does not suit us. He should
either be secretary of state or at-
orney general.
Saturday the office of the Indian-
ola Courier was moved from the for
mer town to jucuook. mis is one
of the pioneer papers of western
Nebraska, having been established
anuar3rlst, 1880, and never missing
an issue.
All of McRinley's rivals for the
nomination have sent him cordial
congratulations, and will do every-
thinsr in their power to promote his
success.
Colorado is for silver in politics
but in a business way she points
with pride to the fact that she is
producing more gold than any other
slate.
Senator Teller's boom for the
Presidency is seriously handicapped
by the fapjt that all parties abhor a
bolter.
The recent heavy rains will do
much toward making the Irrigation
fair at TSTnrtli Plff ivhnf itc
pro
moters are looking forward to a
gigantic success. From all parts
of the west come gratifying reports
as to the condition of crops, and
this means a large attendance.
Keep it before the people; it will be
a big thing.-
-Wallace Tug.
Attempts to Cheat the Treasury.
Frauds on the redemption division of
the treasury are constantly being tried.
What are called "drawer scraps" are
presented almost every day with de
mands for new money in exchange.
These are the torn off fragments of
notes which are found in tills and cash
drawers. A young man employed in a
New York bank once sent in a boxful of
them, claiming $200. They were the re
sult of many sweepings carefully ac
cumulated. Unfortunately, they repre
sented $1,000 or more, if anything, and
the youth was lucky to escape prison.
An Ohio woman not long ago mailed to
the treasury a number of rolled np pel
lets of paper, which she said represented
a $5 note torn up by a child. Thepellets
were straightened out and found to be
13 center strips cut length wise from as
I y $J Ifc is haJdly necessary to
say thafc tj,e -woman got nothing in re
turn. People seem to think that Uncle
Sam is precious green; at the same time
the redemption division does get cheated
now and then, undoubtedly.
Late in the year 1892 it was discov
ered in the redemption division that the
full number of $500 notes of the series
of 1874 had been redeemed. Neverthe
less, notes of this series were still com
ing in for redemption. At first it was
thought that there had been an overissue
by some strange mistake. Accordingly
all of these notes from that time on were
withheld from the customary destruc
tion, and their numbers were registered
for the purpose of seeing if duplicates
would appear. But no duplicates did
appear, and it is now believed that the
trouble arose from an error on the part
of the officials appointed to act as a de
struction committee. They must have
made a mistake in their record of notes
destroyed, putting down the figures 1874
instead of those of some other year.
Philadelphia Times.
Are Cold Baths Dangerous?
The popular notion of the injurious
effect of a cold bath taken by one who
is overheated from exercise must pos
sess as all such ideas have some ba
sis in experience, yet it is falsified by
the experience of athletes from the days
of the Greeks and Romans even until
now, who find in this procedure a re
freshing and stimulating tonic after the
exertions they have recently undergone.
And, physiologically speaking, a cold
plunge or douche taken immediately
alter the physical effort, when the skin
is acting freely and there is a sense of
heat throughout the body, is as rational
as in the experience of the athlete it is
beneficial.
The popular belief doubtless rests on
the injurious effects which may be in
duced by the bath on one who does not
resort to it immediately, but allows
time for the effects of fatigue to show
themselves on the muscles and nerves,
and for the surface of the body to get
cool. Takeu then, the bath is more like
ly to depress than to stimulate. There
is less power of reaction and greater
liability to internal inflammation. At
such a time a warm rather than a cold
bath is more suitable. Loudon Tit
Bits. Byles on Bills.
Among the humorous memories con
nected with English judges is one of
Justice Byles and his horse. This emi
nent jurist was well known in his pro
fession for his work on "Bills," and as
this gave a fine opportunity for allitera
tion his associates were accustomed to
bestow the name ou the horse, which
was but a sorry steed.
"There goes Byles on Bills," they
took pleasure in saying, and as the
judge rode out every afternoon they in
dulged daily in their little joke. But
the truth was that the horse had anoth
er name, known only to the master and
his man, And wh&u a too cirious client
inquired as to the judge's whereabouts
he was told by the servant, with a clear
conscience, that "master was out on
Business." Youth's Companion.
Designed by Sara Ward-Conley.
Mrs. Sara Ward-Conley designed the
building that the women of Tennessee
are making ready for the coming Cen
tennial exposition. She took the Her
mitage, the famous homo of Andrew
Jackson, for a pattern, and idealized it
by adding suggestions of ancient Gre
cian architecture iu the Woman's build-
g. There will be numerous small
apartments in the structure for the
classified exhibits of woman's work,
while the central part of the interior
will be elevated to a large rotunda,
with a grand staircase leaning to the
right and left of the upper floors.
Woman's Journal.
China's Richest Woman.
Fifty exclusive niefchpds pf dressing
her hairnro the property of Marphipuess
Li Hung Chang, the richest woman m
China. Twice a day this luxurious lit
tle lady bathes in oil of orange aud
acacia blooms, and 1,000 attendauts are
constantly at her service. In her ward
robe are 2, 000 coats and 1,200 "trouser-
ettes," which seems a very ample sup
ply in view of the fact that the march
ioness can walk but a few feet at a time.
It is interesting to note that sho never
fails to keep a detailed account of the
vast expenditures of her household.
Where She Will Help.
Rev. Anna H. bhaw is reported as
speaking out in meeting and saying:
' 'Nothing has made me feel how little
we are removed from barbarism as that
debate a few days ago in the great
Methodist conference, assuming tbat
women had no right iu that body.
.One
thing that will bo jepneeded to lier js
jnac bub wui naye yne rignc 10 neip pay
the bills I'
Pale green muslin is one of the fash
ionable fabrics this season, and green is
the special color schemo for weddings
just at present. Bridesmaids' dresses of
white have green trimmings, and largo
white hats with white feathers show
bows of green taffeta ribbon.
An effort is being made to do away
with the wedding shower of rice. Tiny,
soft pink and white wafers, a kind of
confection, are now made and done up
jn silvery cornucopia shaped baskets to
rage its place.
Panama hats trimmed with morning
glories, daisies, clover, hawthorn blos
soms and lilacs are among the useful
things in millinery this season, and they
are very pretty with thin gowns.
A little powdered borax added to cold
Starch tends to give the Jmen, extra stiff
ness, and a little turpentine '"put into
the boiled starch adds lustre.
NYE'S HISTORY
OF ENGLAND.
A Good Deal of Meaning In a
Royal Wink.
HENEI'S CONQUEST OP IRELAND.
Blchard the Hon Hearted Spoils John's
Idttle Game Royalty Was a Very Un
healthy Occupation In the Good Old
" Days To Tie a King's Relative Was Fatal.
Copyright, 1806", by J. B. Lippincott Company.
CHAPTER XL
In 1178 occurred the conquest of Ire
land, anciently called Hibernia These
people wero similar to the Britons, but of
their history prior to the year 400 A. D.
little is known. Before Christ a race of
men inhabited Ireland, however, who
had their own literature and who wero
advanced in the arts. This was before tho
introduction of the "early mass" whisk
ers and prior to the days when tho Or
angemen had senff forth their defiant
peak
In the fifth century Ireland was con
verted by St. Patrick, and she becamo
known as the island of saints and schol
ars. To say that she has become the is
land of pugilists and policemen today
would be unjust, and to say that she has
more influence in America than in Ire
land would be unkind. Surely her mod
ern history is most pathetic.
For three centuries the island was
harassed by the Danes and Northmen,
but when the Marquis of Queensberry
rules were adopted the latter threw up
the sponge. The finish fight occurred at
Clontarf, near Dublin.
Henry had written permission from
THE I3ECKET DIFFICULTY STILL
the pope to conquer Ireland years and
years before he cared to do it.. Some
times it rained, and at other times ho
did not feel like it, so that his permis
sion got almost worn out by carrying it
about with him.
In 1172, however, an Irish chief, or
subordinate king, had trouble with his
kingdom, doubtless because some rival
monarch stepped in it and tracked it
around over the other kingdoms, and
so he called upon the Anglo-Xormans
THE UN'l'APrV FATHER SANK
IXTO TUB
GRAVE.
un""-r Strongbow (Richard do Clare),
whose declaration of Independence was
the first thing of tho kind known to civ
ilization, for help. While assisting the
Irish chief Strongbow noticed a royal
wink on the features of Henry, and act
ing upon it proceeded to gather in tho
other precincts of Ireland. Thus in 1172
the ishuid was plac?d under the rule of
a viceroy swifc there by England.
Henry now had trouble with three of
his sons, Henry, Richard aud Geoffrey,
who threatened that if the old gentle
man did not divide up his kingdom
among thein they would go to Paris and
go into the roue business. Henry him
self was greatly talked about and his
name coupled with that of fair Rosa
mond Clillbrd, a rival of Queen Eleanor.
The king refused to grant the request of
his sons and bade them go ahead with
their rone enterprises so long as they
did not enter into competition with him.
So they went to Paris, where their
cuttings up were not noticed. The queen
took their side, as did Louis of France
and "William, king of Scotland. With
the Becket difficulty still keeping him
awake of nights also, tho king was in
constant hot water, and for a time it
seemed that he would have to seek other
employment, bnt his masterly hit in
making a barefooted pilgrimage to tho
tomb of Becket, thus securing absolution
from the archbishop of Canterbury,
turned the tide.
William of Scotland was made a pris
oner in li 'i 4 ana rne couieaeracy
against the king broken up. Thus in
1175 the castle at Edinburgh came into
the hands of tho English, and roast beef
vTas fjuostitureci lor oars. insn anu i
Scotch whisky was now introduced into
fhe national policy, and bits of bright
English humor, with footnotes for th?
ftse of the Scots, were shipped to Edhi-
burglL
Henry had more trouble with his
sons, however, and they jmbitttred hia i
life, as the sous of a too frolicsome father j
are apt to do. Henry, Jr., died repentant,
but Geoffrey peribed in his sins in B i"
namenfc was supposed to be conducive to
It bas been said thafc there could be no
cure for internal piles witbont a rurgi
cal operations, but over 100 cases cured
in Council Bluffs, la., by tho use of
Hemorrhoildine proves the statement
folon Thnra la -1 CI! TA Jllld O UlCk Der IDS
Dent"reiief for an who suffer with blind,
bleeding and protruding piles. It3 uee
causos no pain, even in the most a-gra
vated cases. It is also a cure for consti
pation. Pnco 31.00. l'orsaie uy a..
Streitz.
Dr. Snvrrer Dear Sir: I can say orlltt pieajure
that I have been using your medlc'ne, and will rec
ommend It to all sufferiug ladies. Sirs. W. W
WeaUicrehce, Augusta, Ga. g.pld br F Hlngloy
'.7i i .lift r z u j ( ti
longevity. Itichardwas constitutionally
a rebel and at last compelled the old
gentleman to yield to a humiliating
treaty with the French in 1189. Find
ing in tho list of the opposing forces
the name of John, his young favorite
son, the poor old battered monarch in
1189 selected an unoccupied grave and
took possession of same.
Hecursed his sons and died misera
bly, deserted by his followers, who took
such clothing as fitted them best and
would have pawned the throne had it
not been out of style and unavailable
for thafc purpose, besides being secured
to the castle. His official life was credit
able to a high degree, but his' private
life seemed to call loudly for a good,
competent disinfectant.
Richard Kyur duh le ong, as tho
French have it, or Richard I of tho
lion heart, reigned in his father's stead
from 1189 to 1199. His reign opened
with a disagreeable massacre. The Jews,
who had brought him some presents to
wear at his inaugural ball, were insult
ed by the populace, who believed thafc
the king favored a massacre, and so
many were put to death.
Richard and Philip of France organiz
ed a successful crusade against people
who were not deemed orthodox and suc
ceeded in bagghig. a good many in Syria,
where the woods were full of infidels.
Richard, however, was so overbear
ing that Philip could not get along with
him, and they dissolved partnership,
but Richard captured Ascalon after this.
His army was too much reduced, how
ever, to captur3 Jerusalem.
Saladin, the opposing sultan,. was a
great admirer of Richard, and when the
lion hearted king was ill sent him fruits
and even ice, so the historian says.
Where the Saracens got their ice at thafc
time we can only surmise.
Peace was established, and the pil
grims who desired to enter the Holy City
were unmolested. This matter was set
tled in 1192.
On his return Richard was compelled
KEPT HENRY AWAKE AT XIGHT.
to go incog, through Germany, as tho
authorities were opposed to him. He
was discovered and confined till a largo
ransom was paid.
Philip and John, the king's brother,
decided that Richard's extremity was
their opportunity, and so concluded to.
divide up his kingdom between tljem.
At this dramatic moment Richard, hav
ing paid his 60.000 ransom and tinned
his custodian.
entered the English
arena, and the
jig was up. John was
obliged to ask pardon, and Richard gen
erously gave it, with the exclamation,
"Oh, that I coidd forget his injuries as
soon as he will my forgiveness 1"
Richard never secured a peace with
Philip, but died in 1199 from the effects
of a wound received in Franco and
when but 43 yeiirs of age. The longeyr
ity among monarchs of the present day
is indeed zrztifyiug when one reads of
tho brief lives of theso old rcigners, for
it surely demonstrates that royalty,
when not carried to excess, is rather
conducive to health than otherwise.
Richard died from the effects of an
arrow wound, and all his foes in this
engagenieut wero hanged except the
young warrior who had given liim his
death wound. Doubtless this was done
to encourage good marksmanship,
England got no benefit fremi Rich
ard's great daring and expensive picnics
m Palestine, but of course he adver
tised Great Britain and frightened for
eign powers considerably. The taxation
necessary to maintain an anny in tho
Holy Land, where board was high, kepfc
England poor, but every one was proud
of Richard, because he feared not the
face of clay.
John, the disagreeable brother, suc
ceeded Richard and reigned 17 years,
though his nephew, Arthur, the son of
Geoffrey, was the rightful hem Philip,
who kept himself in pocket money by
starting ono horse rebellious against
England, joineel with Arthur long
enough to effect a treaty in 1200, which
kept him in groceries several years,
when ho again bronght Princo Arthur'
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for.
RICHARD TRAVELING INCOG. THROUGH GER
MAN V.
forward, but this was disastrous, for
the young prince was captured and cru
elly assainated by request of his affec
tionate uncle, Jing John.
To be a relative of tho king in those
good old days was generally fatuL Lot
us rejoice that times have so greatly im
lfrovcd and thafc the wicked monarch
Jias kanicd to hif gingerly np-
Bill Nye.
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I JOS. HERSHEY.