HCO BY the FRONTIER PRINTING CO
UME XV.
•UBBORIPTION, ai.BO nil ANNUM.
CLYDE KINO AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAGER*.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, APRIL 4, 1895.
NUMBER 39.
Interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
lND HOW IT HAPPENED
peningi Portrayed For OenSrel
ification sod Amusement.
Could, of Inman, was in the
lay on leiral business.
e:—A No. 1 Fresh Cow.
O’Nkili. Grocery Co.
nn came over from Spencer
ami spent Sunday in the city.
make and save money in bard
y buying your grain and seed
Barnard & Co.
Kinkaid is bolding court in
e county. He went up Sunday
County Clerk McCarthy bas a
welled bead. He bas the
D. Brittell, of Neligb, returned
ursday morning after a pleasant
friends in Neligb.
hontier enjoyed a brief but
visit Saturday from Messrs,
ml Trussell, of Little.
II hnve a car load each of Corn,
ml Oats this week. Get our
18-2 O’NeillGrocerv, Co.
ar of tine white seed oats Are
t; do not miss the opportunity
re some of these- fine oats.at
Barnard & Cp,
atz lost three fat bogs from his
lay night. This makes twelve
head that Mr. Gatz has had
is winter.
U[)UU gUUU (MipUUSl BUlllUr*
be independents agreed to vote
zinan in order to test the popu
gth in the city.
oyle took charge of the post
mdfty morning. Charlie Bright
it in the office until the new in
b have thoroughly learned the
Uer9hiser went down to Ran
is morning, where he expects to
couple of weeks. Jake is flg
little on buying a drug store at
:e.
Kinkaid visited Butte City last
it is said that the murder trial
e up on the 25th of May. The
nmcuces on May 7, according to
electric light plant” item of two
go was not intended as a “joke.”
logs recited did actually hap
I therefore were not nearly as
claimed by Whiskers.
is some question as to the eligi
1 Whiskers to the office of police
There are those who maintain
»n cannot vote in the “Niobrara
*nd hold office in the city.
Adam & Co. don’t make as
wse in the grocery world as some,
“Ret there" just the same. If
1 believe it bring your butter
m Saturday and see.
_Adam & Co.
«hange conducted last Saturday
ladies of ,he Episcopal Church
'cessful beyond their expecta
The.r stock of edibles was dis
rouWhV m lhe aftenioo» and
•be customers were turned
seems t° be » great divergence
sethsT”* populi8t authorities
irs cab ^C.0tt murder prosecution.
n'y at to “ "per8ecution.” while
y attorney says he has “evi
-^whichtobaseaprosecu^
bonds A8,°me H00° worth of
"and ,h ‘hat amount is
>o pay it "t, 18 ”° money With
and get thp^fy Proper tbing is to
b^tshll a‘ra °f the district
01 anape possible.
editor
°(hi, n ‘ 8ay8 through the col
s °f Jrn 'fr'ha,lbe d.id Set four
rhc closimr m t4le rfc*'ef commit
*d8: "Let 8?nten?* of his admis
r^teTa*0 “
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itVi' “ln
C,,u»‘y farmers °f 8eed fo*
lo&da of corn °n,the ‘r8ck
*illbe -hipped “s "s P°tal0e8'
m Michigan 1 , °D 88 th«
f 10 in*ure safely Tder8te8 8Uffl‘
Cu®pany, 0f A ’ Tte page Wire
fifty dollar -o’ Mich- gRT«
“ he employgj f cash, which
edy. P‘°yed for the benefit oi
Jim Riggs bus been in tbe newspaper
business at Randolph but a abort time,
but long enough to gain the ill will of
the Dixon Tribune.
Miss Nettie Mills returned to her home
at Meadow Grove, Neb., after a few
week’s visit with her uncle, Henry Mills,
at O’Neill. Miss Ada Mills accompanied
her and will attend school at Meadow
Grove for a couple of months.
H. M. Bradstreet returned Tuesday
from Cherokee, Io., where he had been
for a month soliciting seed grain for
farmers of his section. He brought a
car load of seed back, which was deliv
ered Wednesday to the proper parties.
Mr. Bradstreet is enthusiastic in his
praise of the Iowa donaters, and wishes
The Frontier to thank them on be
half of himself and constituents.for their
liberality. _
Butte Gazette: A meeting of the bar
was held this morning and it was re
solved that in view of the fact that the
term of the district court if held May 7,
would prevent many farmers from plant
ing corn, it was believed best to suggest
to Judge Kinkaid that court be post
poned to May 20. Judge Kinkaid signi
fied his approval of the plan yesterday,
and tbe term will undoubtedly be put
over. ■ _
James H. Riggs and family left this
morning for Randolph, their future
home. Jim has been a resident of
O’Neill for about twelve years and has
done much for tbe upbuilding of this
city. He and his estimable wife will
be missed by their many friends here,
who all whisk them prosperity and hap
piness in their new home^' iPbe’Kids of
The Frontier trust that the "§ld mau”
will always enjoy the best there is go
ftigr •v-• / Li* . . .
__
A number of young peb(hli!"gallicred. ■
last Saturday night, at the house of Mr.
and ; Mrs. H M. Uttley-where they
qtiickly whiled the hours’'away in
dancing and other amusements, and not
until the eastern sky had begun to Bhow
the advance ■of morn, were they re
minded that it was time for them to
depart and prepare for the more solemn
duties of the day, which, we trust, they
did with as much enthusiasm as they
had for the more frivolous gayeties of the
evening before.
County central relief commission met
Wednesday at the court-house. A tele
gram from Representative Robertson
stated that Holt county’s share of the
appropriation for relief purposes would
be $9,000. The commission appointed
ffm. Lell, Frank Moore and S. L. Con
ger as purchasing committee. Thev
have purchased 3,000 bushels of Utah po
tatoes at 60 cents, delivered in O’Neill.
The committe will not buy any seed
corn but will buy a good quality of corn,
pick out the best for seed and use the
rest for feed. The 99,000 is but about
25 per cent, of the amount estimated as
necessary.
E. S. Kinch and Wm. Kestenholtzhad
a rather unpleasant experience while
hunting geese on Dry Creek last Thurs
day. They located themselves near a
pond on the creek, lay down on their
backs, spread a gunny sack over them
and waited for the game, to come in. It
Happened mat rat Hoyle and Drank
Shoemaker were out hunting also, and
seeing the feet covered with the sack
thought they were geese. Each bad a
rifle and Mr. Boyle proceeded to shoot
with deadly intent. The bullet from his
Winchester passed over both gentlemen,
cutting the barrels off of Kestenholtz’
shot gun and penetrating his pants leg.
It was a very narrow escape.
Stuart Ledger: On Monday, April 8,
M. Flannigan one of the heaviest stock
holders in the First National bank, of
O'Neill, will open a bank at this place
to be known as the Citizens'bank, of
Stuart. M. Flannigan will be president
and his son M. ,J. Flannigan will be
cashier. Mr. Flannigan is now a resi
dent of Minneapolis, Minn. For many
years he was a resident of this county
and was one of the first county com
missioners. Mr. Flannigan chose wisely
when he selected this place as a location
for his son, tor there is not a better
location on this' line of road. The
Ledger and the people of Stuart extend a
hearty welcome to this enterprise and
hope that the proprietors will find the
place fully up to their expectations and
that its interests as well as ours may be
materially enhanced.
Whatever romance and poetry were
in olden times associated with pilgrim
ages to places reputed sacred are rapidly
being destroyed by the prosaic spirit of
this very progressive and matter-of-fact
age, says an exchange. Thus those with
pious intentions who visit the Holy
Land are transported by rail from Jaffa
to Jerusalem, where a funicular line con
veys them to the summit of the Mount
of Olives, while comfortable hotels on
the American plan are to bo found at
Bethlehem and on the site of the Garden
of Oethsemane. And now a hydraulic
elevator has just been established at
Marseilles for the purpose of hoisting
pilgrims to the much visited shrine of
Notre Dame de la Garde, perched on the
summit of the highest rock overlooking
the city and bay, and to which sailors
and travellers on starting out or upon
returning from sea voyages have from
time immemorial been wont to ascend
by the thousands of steep steps, usually
on their knees.
City Politic*.
Tuesday’* election passed off without
any particular excitement. Following
is the unofficial vote by wards:
OANPIDATM.
MAYOR.
O.F. Rlglln.
Fred Qatx..
„ .. CLERK.
N. Martin...
8. M.,Wagers.
TREASURER.
John Mollugh.
POLICE JITDOE.
Ham Kautzman.
COUNCILMEH.
I).H.Oronln (long term)...
O. Selah (long term).
H. 0. McKvony (short t'm).
J. J. McOafferty (sh't t'm.).
D. A. Doyle.
A. Marlow.
Obas. Davis.
1C
as
District Vesting 1.0.0. T.
The district meeting of Oddfellows
was held in O'Neill yesterday. Grand
Master Johnson, of Superior, and Grand
Secretary Gage, of Fremont, were pres
ent.
The Daughters of Rebekah met in the
afternoon with the grand officers. After
the meeting an elegant supper was pre
pared by the ladies, which was partaken
of by the Oddfellows and Rebekahs at
8 o’clock.
In the evening the Oddfellows held a
session for the purpose of doing a little
iniatory work, at which the grand offi
cer* were present. At 13 o’clock after,
the work had been disposed of, the lodge
sat down to a splendid banquet!
-The meeting was a Very pleasant
affair, drawing a large attendance from
the surrounding eoodtry.
Among those,,present from abroad
were: County Treasurer Brown, of Ains
worth; Mra. Frank Bitney, JJrA ,1«. C.
Chapman/ IJtW.Henry Schwering, Mrs.
F. 8. Butier; "llrs. Spear, Mrs. II.
Blackburn/'-^Mirs!*' Foote, Mra,'„lbS3baa.
uiuur, Jiiioa upiuo uruwu, iuiHH.,4VUnie ;
Davie, Misi Sadie Osborne, Miss Shields,
Miss Phoebe Bitney, Ed Burweli, H. A.
Allen, Jaoob Hano, A. L. Morse, B. D.
Sherwood, Wm. Dickerson, 8.- W. Tur
ner.and L. C. Chapman, of Atkinson.
In Hamory of Fannie Orebe,
Thou art gone, oh gentle sister
To the Heavenly Father's throne,
There to dwell in peaoe forever
In that bright selestlal home,
Ohl Fannie, how we miss thee;
Thy gentle voice is stilled:
A place Is vacant In our home
Which never can be filled.
Thy little hands were folded
Upon thy breast so still;
A form we loved so well Is gone—
It was our Father's will.
Dear Fannie, you are gone to rest,
Four face we see no more,
But with God’s help we'll meet you
On that ever verdant shore.
—LMary and Lydia.
A lad Accident.
Grover, the 10-year old son Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Leeper, who reside at Agee,
accidentally hang himself yesterday
morning about 9:80,
The little boy was sent up stairs by
his mother to get some feed for the
chickens. He hud been gone probably
utteen minutes when bis mother called
to him to hurry up and bring down the
feed. She received no reply and her
daughter was sent upstairs to see what
was detaining him and saw his body
banging from a rafter. She called to her
mother and the body was cut down,
but life was extinct. Mr. Leeper was
away from home at the time and was at
once sent for.
The body was brought to O'Neill yes
terday afternoon about 5 o’clock and an
inquest was held upon the remains this
morning. The coronor and sheriff being
absent the inquest was couducted by
Deputy Sheriff O'Neill. The verdict
was accidental death by strangulation.
Mr. Leeper says the boy having heard
about the hanging of Barrett Scott prob
ably wondered how it felt to be bang
and being upstairs and alone thought he
had a good opportunity to try it. In the
room was a bed and close to it a table.
He got a hitching strap, passed the
end through the swivel which fastens
onto the bridle, making -a slip noose.
He then got upon the bed, tied the end
to a rafter, put the noose around his
neck and jumped off the bed, thinking
probably he could try it a little then get
on the table and take the strap off. But
when his weight came upon the strap
the slip noose tightened up, leaving him
powerless to help himself and he was
strlnglcd to death.
The body was shipped to their old
home at Newton, Io.t this morning for
burial, being accompained by Mrs.
Leeper and two children, Mr. Leeper
being unable to go.
The family is nearly prostrated with
grief owing to the sad and sudden death
ot their loved one, and they have tba
sympathy of the entire community.
Notice.
All those knowing themselves in
debted to me will please call and make
arrangements for settlement, within the
next two weeks and thereby save extra
expense for costs.
Dated March 28. 1805.
80-2 J. P. Gu.uaAX.
MORE COUNTY DIVISION
O'Neill, Atkinion and Chamber* all
Out With Petitions.
THEY ANTICIPATE THE REPEAL
Each Section Anxious to b* Tint on Til* in
the Clerk's OSes. ,
Since the bill repealing the the three*
flffthe law passeii the house last week
there has been a merry-sro-round In divis
ion circlec. Atkinson, always eager
and impetuous in division matters, had
a petition already signed, and when the
news came by wire that the bill had
passed the house, Lew Chapman put on
a clean shirt, stand-up collar and a
spring necktie and took the first train
for O’Neill to get the petition on file
with the county clerk. The petition
was intended by Atkinson to operate
under the new bill, which they had
every reason to believe would become a
law. The lines upon which they pray
for division are as follows:
Commencing at the southwest corner
of township 28-10, thence east on the
township line between townships 27 and
28, to the southeast corner of township
28 18, thence south on range line be
tween ranges 12 and 18 to a point where
said range line intersects the middle of
the channel of the Niobrara river,
thence along the middle of said channel
to a point where the river intersects the
range line between 10 and 17. thence
south along said range line, to the place
of beginning.
. The name under which they want to
be known is Adair county, and they!
desire that the question be submitted at
a special election.
When it was, learned in O’Neill that
this petition, bad been filed, one whs
drawn up' by O'Neill parties, praying
that a new'county,to be called Bryan.be
constructed upon the following line*:
Commencing at the southeast corner
of section 30-25-9, thence west to the
southeast corner of section 38-25-11,
thence north to northeast corner of
seetion 4-27 11, thence west on the town
ship line to the southeast corner of
section 86-28-15; thence north on the
range line between ranges 14 and 15, to
the'northeast corner of section 1-29-11;
thence east to southeast corner of sec
tion 86-30-14; thence north on range line
between ranges 18 and 15, to where said
range lino intersects tbo main channel
of said river to the range line between
ranges 8 and 9; thence south on said
range line to the place of beginning.
These petitioners ask for submission
at either a general or special election.
After the filing of the O’Neill petition
the Atkinson folks thonght perhaps ther
bad over-looked something, and filed
another petition embracing the same
territory as the firsi, the only difference
being that they ask for submission at a
general instead of special election.
Chambers, not to be slow in the
matter, also came in with a scheme for
submission at the next general election.
Following are the lines which they want
to bound a territory to be called Foun
imu uiuy i
Commencing at the southeast corner
of Holt county, thence east along its
southern boundary to the southeast cor
ner section 33-25-11; thence north along
the east section line of section 33 28-21,
in township 25 north of range 11 west;
thence north in a continuous line along
and with the east section line of sections
33-28-21-15-9 and 4, in township 20, north
of range 11 west; thence north along
and with the east section line of section
83-28-21-16-9 and 4, in township 27-11
west, to northeast corner section 4, in
township 27-11 west; thence west in n
continuous line with the township line
between 27 and 28, to the northeast cor
ner town 21, north range 10 west; thence
south along and with the western boun
dary line of the county to the place of
beginning.
Anything but peace and harmony pre
vails among these different sections.
Ewing is sulking in her tent with Elk
born county’s petition. She is angry
because Chambers came so far east with
its line. It takes In three miles of terti
tory that is coveted by Ewing, Amelia
is kicking because Chambers was “so
fresh" in filing its petition, while they
all combine in making faces at O'Nelil’s
scheme.
The opinion largely prevails that all
of this ado is premature anyway. It is
said that these petitions filed before the
new law is passed, will be considered
under the old law, while the petition
filed first after the new law goes into
effect will hold the edge.
Card of Thanks.
To the friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted us during the sickness,
death and burial of our beloved daughter
we desire to extend our heartfelt thanks.
Mu. and Mrs. Conrad Gbebbe.
8EED POTATOES.
On Wednesday, the third day of
April, / will have on the track a car
of Seed Potatoes which I will sell
at 75c per bushel. Yours truly,
38-2 P. J. MCMANUS.
It was the quietest election ever seen
in O’Neill.
Coin and HU Book,
Harvey's book on free ooinngo, enti
tled “Coin," la nil the rage among free
allver men. Its author la of an Invent
ive turn, an Ingenioua writer. He es
tablishea what ho calla a “Financial
School,” In Chicago, over which young
Coin prealdea. Hla puplla are compoaed
of the great financiers and Journaliata of
the day, who nttend the acbool tor the
purpoae of expoaiug hie teachlnga.
Coin oauaea them to aak queatlona on
the aubject and he giyea the anawera.
He of courae puta no question Into the
mouth of hla pupil which he cannot
readily anawer In a plaualble way. In
thia atyle be makea a very atrong argu
ment for free allver and keepa the better
of hla aohool.
Ell Perklna attacka the book In a brief
article in the Minneapolis Tribune: He
adopted the style of “Coin,” which la
legitimate. Mr. Perklna aaya:
“On my way through Chicago," said
Ell Perklna, who went through St. Paul
to the Padfio coast on the Northern Pa
ciflic yesterday, “I stepped Into Prof.
Coin’s achool. The little man has been
teaching a financial school In Chicago
for a year. His teachlnga have finally
been published in book form, but I
could never understand what be was
driving at.”
“Did you find out?” asked the Trib
une.
“Yea," said Eli. “I asked Coin point
blank if he was for free coinage.”
“Yes," he said, “that is what I teach."
“ 'Now Coin,’ I said, 'what do you mean
by free coinage?'
“Coin waa silent.
“Do you mean by free coinage that
you want men or governments to go to
coining silver dollars as they do In China,
Mexico, Japan and Asia, not guaranteed
by gold, where these dollars are only
worth 47 cents—the same as bullion?”
“ ‘No, said Coin, T don’t want that.
« uiof an UOVO UU11IUI1. DUCI1
money when coined is worth no more
than commercial bar illver. That
wouldn't change matters."
" 'Then you want it fixed so that any
man can take 47 cents worth of silver to
our mints (a piece as big 'as our dollar)
and have it stamped 100 cents in gold?"
“ ‘Yes, that is what I want. That is
what I teach in my book. I want com
mercial bar silver remonetized. It has
gone down way below 16 to 1; that is, 16
ounces of silver are really worth, com
mercially, about half as much as one
ounce of gold. AVe want all the silver
dug and in fae mines put back the same
as the United States dollar, 16 to 1. No
beating around the bush at all.’
, “ ‘Very well,’ I said, ‘now we can rea
son together. How many people in the
world are using debased silver, or 47
cent dollars?
“ ‘Well, 1,300,000,000. This includes
Mexico, Japan. South America, Africa
and Asia, said Coin.
“ ‘How many people have put gold un
I der their coined silver?” I asked.
“ 'Why,’ said Coin, ‘ only 300,000,000.
This includes the United States, Eng
land, France and the latin states.’
now tuiicb Have these half-civilized
nations lost?” I naked.
“ ‘Well,’ said Coin, slowly, ‘they have
lost half their wealth. If a man was
worth $1,000 in Mexico or China years
ago be is worth $447 now. That is
plain.'
'“Has any American, Englishman or
Frenchman—or any citizen of civilized
nations lost anything?’
"No,’said Coin, hanging down his
head, they hayn't lost a cent. Our good
government has put a gold dollar under
every dollar coined in America. They
have dons the same in England, Ger
many, Italy and France, too, and 800,
000,000 civilized people have escaped
loss.
" ‘And the 1,800,000,000 half civilized
people have lost half their wealth, you
say?’
’* ‘It would seem so,’ said Coin, scratch
ing something behind his ear.
“ ' Now, Coin,’ I said, ‘when I went
around the world last year, I saw Chi
nese and Japanese and Mexicans and
Africans taking our American silver dol
lars at par. They called them worth 100
cents in gold. They paid tea freights
from China with them, paid their pas
sage to Sanfrancisco with them and the
bank of Hong Cong and Shanghai took
them the same as greenbacks or gold.
Do you think any one on earth has lost
a cent handling American dollars?
“ ‘N-n-no,’ stammered Coin.
■' ‘Now Coin,’ I said, 'look me in the
eye and answer this question. If the
United States had the free coinage you
want—that is, if every one could take a
piece of silver as big as a Mexican dol
lar to our mint and get a dollar with
sold under it what would be the result?’
“ ‘Coin was silent again.
‘‘ ‘Wouldn’t the Mexicans and Chinese
and the rest of the half civilived nations
bring their commercial dollars worth 47
cents to our mint and get one dollar as
good as gold? Wouldn’t 1,200,000,000
people unload the debased silver of the
world on us? Wouldn’t we be bankrupt
in a week
“ ‘I wasn’t thinking of that,’ said
Coin, trembling at the thought of such
a disaster. 'I was thinking how much
more money our own silver miners
would make. Their wealth would be
doubled, wouldn’t it?”
“ ‘Yes, Coin.' I said, ‘and the price of
5 cent cotton would be doubled it the
government would buy it at 10 cents.
This government has no more right to
boost up silver than it has to boost up
corn and coal and iron. The govern
went le no reapecter of peraons. The
miner and farmer and manufacturtf
muat aland alike. If they can't afford to'
miue 47 cenla worth of ailver then they
should mine coal or zinc. If they could
not afford to ralae 0 cent cotton then
raise hogs and corn.
“ 1 ace It all now.' aald Coin, 'my 800
page book confuaed me.’
" 'Again, Coin,’ I ask, 'hasn’t the
country been prosperous tor thirty
years?’ ■
"'Yes, very prosperous.'
‘ ‘And our government has bought
and coined t419.0o0.000 worth of silver
during that time, hasn't It?'
" 'Yes—prosperous all the time.’ '
" 'Then after this prosperous governs
tnent ohanged, the democrats came in,
how much silver did we liny?’
" 'Why, only t7,000,000,’ said Coin.
'• 'And do you think that pitiful little
$7,000,000 which the government coined
Into $14,000,000 brought hard times
when the buying and coining of $410,*
000,000 made the nation prosperous all
the time?' ,
“‘Ohdear, no,’said Coin, 'thats pre*
posterous.'
" 'Then what did niako the hard
times?' What made the English rush to
get our gold?’
“Coin was silent again.
" 'I'll tell you, Coin,’ I said. 'What
made the Ilrlttiah pounce upon our gold?
At the money convention at Brussels all
the civilised nations declared against
free coinage, but each nation agreed to
stand by its own coined silver and keen
It as good as gold.'
" 'Did they do It?' asked Coin. 1
" ‘Why, yes—every one of them, but
some of our Idiots crawfished. They
said we will pay our bonds in debased
silver dollars worth 47 cents. We will'
repudiate. Of course our government
couldn’t do that, but the English got
frightened. They rushed our bonds In
ana demanded gold while they could get
It, Do you blame them?
“ ‘Now Coin,’ I continued; 'our coined
silver is all right. Our government cap
go right on buying it at commeiclal
prices and putting it out, as we need it,
for change, Just as we do our paper dol*
lars. We buy It at 47 cents gold and
put it out at 100 cents on gold. The
government can always sell its old slip
ver for wbat it gave for it. There can
be no loss. But if tbe nation buys It
lui uuuuid nu v««ft(iut no juui iicd vuiu* -
age men want it to, there, will come
bankruptcy. If the government ebould
buy all tbe wheat at $1 when it la worth
60 cents, it would soon be bankrupt.’
“ ‘1 see now, Mr. Perkins,’ said Coin,
as tbe tears rolled down bis cheeks. ‘I . •
have talked and befuddled the people. I
have led them blindly into the ditch. I
have tried to teach what I did not know,1
and now I will close my school and go
away and think.’ ;f ^
“The fallacy of Coin,” said Ell, “is to
be the platform of the next democratic
campaign, and I want tbe brainy pa* ;
triots of the nation to be prepared
for it." , j
...
“ATagof'Whiskers.*'
Senator Stewart, of Dawes, the other
day allowed his populist Ill-breeding to
get the better of him. lie had the floor
of the senate all to himself and was vlo*
lently picking some bill or other to ;
pieces letter by letter, when another
senator arose to a point of order. Under
tbe rules it was the duty of Mr. Stewait
to take his seat until tbe gentleman
could state his point, but this he refused
to do. In answer to tbe sound of the
gayel he bawled out: “I don’t care for
your points of order!” and continued to
talk. The sergeant-at-arms was directed .|<m
uy wie cubit iu pruceeu 10 lime me wua >
nun front Borneo, and in his attempt to /
do so almost precipitated a riot. Stew
art resisted and the sergeant embraced a
handful of his flowing whiskers. As the
populist members rushed upon the scene .
to save if they could that old grey beard
they were rudely thrust aside by repub
licans who were anxious to see the rule
of the senate enforced. Quiet was
Anally restored and bloodshed averted, * ■ v
The senate passed a resolution censur- ' '
ing the unruly member for his boister
ousness. lie balf-way apologized, the M >
white-winged bird spread its pinions and
the mills of the gods proceeded to grind
with the same old fineness.
Doc Bixby, the State Journal's poet
laureate, indited these lines for the einef
gency:
I was sorry when Stewart refused to subside i
And with madness continued to bray
In the face of the man who was called to pre
side
With bis voice twenty notes above A:
In defiance of rules of the senate and house
And the voice of the sergeant-at-arms.
Stewart spoke when he should have been still
as a mouse
In behalf of the farmer who farms.
There was mighty confusion and fury and
fuss
And a fearful blood-letting because
The gavel had lost its control of the cus
Sent here as the statesman from Dawes.
Now. Stewart's a man of beligerent mind
And he's nobody’s fool In debate;
He stands at the front and Is never behind
In the great work of saving the state.
Pessimistic of thought, nothing makes him
feel gay.
As he wanders and worries and weeps.
For he fancies the nation is doomed to decay.
And ho pictures Its death when he sleeps.
From the dark side of life he Is never apart.
Though he’d happier be If he was.
And 1 have a warm place In mv virtuous
heart
For the poppy old statesman from Dawes.
I am sorry the circumstance happened at all
And It frets me to think of the day;
I can see the pale officer, hear Stewart bawl
As his beard was torn out In the fray.
0, those statesmanlike whiskers that flew In
the breeze.
And the smoke on each senator’s breath!
I tell you. kind friends. It Is such things as
these
That causes this yearning for death.
the
I care not to live. In my view of the ease.
When men who are sent to make laws
Will sit still and see whiskers torn from
face
Of my old friend, Stewart of Dawes.
Of course It oould hardly be said to be right
For Stewart to rant and raise
And keep to the front In the the thick of th<
fight
When requested to stop for a spell.
To tread down the rules in defiance Is not
A dignified thing for a saint.
But It la a custom with pops who are hot
To rave without apy restraint.
A pop is no pop when he eeases to pop
Ana loses the strength of his jaws.
And though it Is seldom I taste uf a drop,
Here's health to the statesman from ~
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