The Frontier.
WM.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
MW:,: HE FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY
D. H. CRONIN, Editor.
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A STORY OP THB BVBRQLADB8.
Bmlli4 by tb« Tnniln of Billy Howteyt*
Loot Bthft to Privets Owners.
Up to a few years ago, says the
Atlanta Journal, all that was known
of that vast Inland sea on the south
ern border of Georgia called the
Okefenokee swamp was that It had
once been the stronghold of ‘'Billy
Bowlegs.” Even those who had heard
the euphonious name often enough to
form some idea as to the topography
of the swamp received an entirely
erroneous Impression of its character.
They regarded it as a mere waste of
malarial waters, like the everglades
of Florida or the Dismal swamp of
Virginia. Within the last two years,
however, the invasion of capital
into the recesses of its cypress and
magnolia groves has revealed a wealth
of natural resources unsurpassed, and
shown that instead of being an im
penetrable swamp, the Okefenokee
is a great inland sea of very much the
same type in the quality of its water
as Lake Superior.
Away back in the early days of the
century, just prior to * the Seminole
war, General Clinch of Georgia
marched into Florida and penetrated
the everglades with a regiment of
soldiers, his purpose being to induoe
the Seminole chiefs to sign a treaty
relinquishing their possessions to
the government He pltohed his
tent in the heart of a swamp, and in
vited the Indian ohieftains to a con
ference at which they were to sign
the papers ceding the land to the
United Statea The chief of the Sem
lnoles at that time was a half-breed
named Smith—a man of strikingly
handsome appearanoe, over six feet
in height and as straight as an ar
row. This leader, together with two
of his sub-chiefs, was standing in
General Clinch’s tent listening to the
reading of the deed which took away
their lands. At the conclusion of
the reading the two sub-chiefs, who
oould neither read aer write, made
their marks. Turning to Smith, who
stood in contemplative mood, gazing
with fixed eyes upon the papers be
fore them, General Clinch asked:
“You can write your name,Sfciith?”
“Yes,” he replied quiclny, "but
this is one time when I intend to
make my mark."
Quick as thought the * powerful
half-breed whipped out a long, keen
knife, and, lightning-like, burled it
to the hilt m the heart of one of the
subohlefs, then in that of the other,
and finally in the breast of the gov
ernment agent, killing the three al
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The soldiers about General Clinch
flew to arms, and were In the act of
making Smith their prisoner when
he calmly called to them to look out
side the tent. Doing so, they found
the camp completely surrounded by
a band of at least 3,000 Indian braves
ready to obey their chief’s oommand.
Smith did not order the massacre of
the company, but without as much as
harming a hair of the head of Gen
eral Clinch or any of his soldiers,
marched them to the edge of the
swamp, and in parting said:
"Mow, General Clinch, you and
your soldiers may go, but I warn
you that if ever a white man places
his foot upon our lands again he had
better beware of the Semlnoles.”
As General Clinoh marched his
men away the Indian braves enthu
siastically crowded about their great
chief and raising him high upon their
shoulders orled out in a mighty
chorus: "Osceola! Osceola!” which
means "the rising sun.” This was
the beginning of the Seminole war,
audit was in this way that the half
breed chieftain received the name
by which he is known to history.
The end of his career is familiar to
all. The manner in which he was
enticed to Washington, where he at
tracted muoh attention and was the
"observod of all observers,” under
cover of a flag of truce, and his con
finement until his death in Fort
Moultrie, at Charleston, are well re
membered.
Smith’s successor in command of
the Semlnoles was Billy Bowlegs, a
chief of diminutive stature but un
daunted courage. During the war
. which lolloped Billy found refuge in
Okefenokee swamp, and one of the
principal islands of this inland sea
now bears his name
Okefenokee swamp was, until 1890,
the property of the state of Georgia.
An act of the legislature, approved
^ in October. 1889, provided for the
sale of the swamp to the highest
bidder, the minimum price being
Axed at 18ft cents an acre. When
the bids were opened by Governor
Gordon March 18, 1890, that offering
M) coats per acre was accepted.
MEALS IN TIN CANS.
COURSE ©INNER IN CANNED
POODS.
No BOflofM City Rood Storn—Turli
Du Stored Enorwoai Quantities of
Then, Enough to Feed the City
Eighteen Months.
HAT greatest ter
ror of war, a starv
ing garrison and a
starving town, sur
rounded by a hos
tile camp, yet able
to see far-off fields
of grain and plenty,
could not be re
peated In this age
of canned goods,
rnrais, wgeufcuiVB,
puddings and fruits, all incased In tiny
Jars or boxes of tin.
It used to be easy to beleaguer a city
and starve it Into submission with
hardly an ounce of shot, for It was a
foregone conclusion that If all avenues
of food supply were shut oft only a few
weeks would elapse before both garri
son and citizens would have to capitu
late, though they might eat ratflesh and
horseflesh first. But now. so cleverly
are provisions compressed and packed
away into tins,' and so long will even
the foods that most usually spoil quick
ly keep—for years In most cases—that
no city or town could be starved out if
It only had a chance to provision Itself
properly.
The city of Paris has stored away
hundreds of thousands of packages con
taining canned and compressed food
enough to supply the entire population
for at least eighteen months. This out
fit of canned food Is not permitted to
be touched, though at times It Is tested
to see that It still remains unspoiled.
Other cities in Europe have built up
stores along much the same lines,
though Paris has by far the most Im
portant assortment of canned food held
in reserve.
Outside of these preparations the
manufacture of canned articles has
grown to be something enormous, es
pecially In meats and vegetables. . In
many cases the canned goods seem to be
actually preferred to the original prod
ucts. Nearly every wise housekeeper
nowadays emulates Paris In small
way, for she keeps on her shelves any
number of these little boxes and thus
finds herself always ready for any
emergency sbpuld company suddenly
drop In or the butcher or grocer fail to
turn up.
It Is really surprising the variety of
things to eat that are put Into cans. As
a matter of fact one can live, and live
comfortably, on oanned foods alone. “I
can stock your house," said a big whole
sale grocer to a World reporter, “so
that you need not make another pur
chase of food for five years, and you
shall have every day a perfect dinner
of soup and fish, entrees, roasts, fruits,
pudding, cheese and coffee, all canned
goods." v
1/iuiaea gooas, tnougn, UTt provea
(hemselves of the greatest value to
travelers from tbs tact that aa eaer
sseue mmmI mt' nourishment can be
carried In an exceedingly small com
pass. The Arctic explorers first found
out the value of canned meats and vege
tables, and in this way were able to tra
vel with less hardship and to do things
which would have been Impossible had
It been necessary for them to depend
upon food in its original form.
When the Greeiy expedition went
away In 1881 a large quantity of pern
io lean was put on board. A large part
of It was not consumed on the trip, and
on the return of the explorers It was
sent back to the firm from which It was
bought. When the Peary expedition
was being fitted out ten years later and
the same firm was doing the providing,
they opened sample cases of this pem
mlcan and found it to be in as good
condition aa if fresh made. So It was
sent out with Peary, and on that explor
er’s return to New York what was left
proved to be as good and aa nourishing
as it had been In 1881.
No expedition of recent date has
plunged into the Dark Continent with
out being well equipped with tin boxes
of all sites and varieties. It Is said that
there Is no desert plateau In any part
of the earth where one la not liable to
run across an empty best can.
Transatlantic steamers and sailing
ships about to start out on long voy
ages use these goods In great quantities
because they keep so well and because
they can be stored so easily. When pre
pared by a skillful cook it Is impos
sible for the diner to distinguish be
tween fresh meats and vegetables and
those that are canned.
Oas-Armsd Woman Tennis Champion.
The woman tennis champion of Nea
Zealand is one-armed. She is Miss
Hilda Maule Hitchings. Her arm Is
the left one. In three fingers she holds
the racquet, and between the remaining
finger and the thumb she grasps the
ball. A alight toss of ghe ball, fol
lowed by a smart rap of the racquet, re
sults ln*a fast, low service, which is
anything but easy to take. Besides
her ability at tennis the New Zealand
champion is noted for her dexterity in
everything she undertakes, and espe
cially with her needle.
SUng Dictionaries.
The are plenty of dictionaries ol
French slang in existence, in which a
slang word Is explained in good French
and the first dictionary in which the
slang equivalents for good French
words are given Is to be published in
Paris. It la needed apparently by the
writers of stories.
iuo.
The time has come when a man
must be ready to show reasons for the
talth that Is In him if he expects others
to accept it—Rev. Dr. HaeAXse
AW ENGLISH OPINION.
Amsrtcsn Woman Snarled at by • Lon
don Newspaper.
From a London paper: The Ameri
can woman must surely be the vainest
creature that struts about the earth.
Compared to her Yum - Yum, In the
“Mikado,” admiring herself in her mir
ror and congratulating herself on being
the most beautiful woman in ail the
world, is modest. She, at least, utters
her oonvlctlon only to herself, whereas
the lady from Chicago, I1L, 01 Clcero
ville, Me., goes up on the housetops and
publishes hers abroad to all who care
to listen. Nay, she screams to loud
that we are compelled to listen whether
we will or no. But, having given ear
to her appreciation of her own charms,
we go away and think over what we
have heard. Then, after due considera
tion, we go forth in spirit and, finding
an imaginary American woman of the
sort which writes to the newspapers,
we take her gently by the unsubstan
tial hand of hers and address her—po
litely, we hope, but above all firmly
"Dearest madam," we say, “you are noi
bad-looking, and it must be confessed
you have gone to one of the best mod
istes in Paris for your clothes. But
yon are not a lady—the word is out m
fashion, but the thing never is—and It
is to be feared that nothing could make
you one. You are absolutely self-satis
fied and you show it every minute of
your life, or, as you would say, 'all the
time.’ Yob are quite without charm of
manner, yet you think that all men
worship you. Tour education has been
of the sort that our board school! give
our coachmen’s children at our expense.
Your own comfort is the one thing you
think of—and here is a piece of cSmfort
for you. So long as you cover yourself
with diamonds In the morning; so long
as your voice can be heard from on'
end'of the Rue de la Paix to the other
so long as your one topic of conversa
tion is your frock and what you gave
for it; so long as you sit about in the
public rooms of a hotel in a gown in
which you might go to court; so Irog as
yon are not afraid to state en pletv table
d'hote that t^e room was not stuffy and
the Women smelt that strong you’d
have been sick right there; so long at
you do all or any of these things, be
lieve me, yse need have no fear of being
taken for the only kind of English wo
man worth considering.”
BOCHCrOBT’iS INFLUENCE.
Who* He Ml A boot Itortlar o Rtvt
paper In Bniaak.
U. Rochefort is known la Engine^ a*
a Boulanglst, as the editor ud f<rop»rfe
tor of the Intransigeant newspaper, at
the wild political agitator who oppose*!
the government of Louis Napoleon u>
the '60s as bitterly as he attacked tt«
actual republic at the close of the ’SO*
says the Saturday Review. English
men can scarcely understand M, Rocbe
fort’s position as a newspaper editor
and agitator, and his power is to them
almost incredible. Yet the signs of bis
Influence are not impalpable. The In
transigeant has* a larger circulation
than any French newspaper except the
Petit Journal. The troth is thdt there
are only three or four men . In France
who have made their pen a whip, and
so become objects of fear and respect,
and of these M. Rochefort is the chief,
for neither M. Cassagnac nor M. Dru
mont can be compared with him in wit
or power of vituperation. His reputa
tion in this sort of Journalism date*
back to. his youth (he is now .a gray
haired man), but was first established
by the success of La Lanterne. the
paper he published in Brussels when h«
was exiled from' France by Napoleot
III.
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Chiracs Girls sad Matrisway.
1 have no doubt that the remaining
cause of the low marriage rate la that
W men dislike Intellectual women—
whether because such women are really
disagreeable or because man’s taste is
at fault, I shall not try to determine.
And even among those who like them
as friends many feel as the young man
did who made this confession: "1
never expected to marry the sort of a
girl I did. Ton know I always be
lieved in intellectual equality and all
that, and had good friendships with the
college girls. But you see, you girls
hadn't any illusions about us. After
you had seen us hanging at the board
on problems you could work, and had
taken the same degree yourselves, you
couldn’t imagine us wonders lust be
cause we had gone through college, dnd
when I met a dear little girl that
thought I knew everything—why, It
just keeled me right over; it was a feel
ing I had no idea ot.”—Century.
Costly Bntertalainrat for a Prfnra.
The Prince of Wales recently paid t
<dait to Lily, Duchess of Marlborough.
It was lor a few days only and "very
quiet,” yet this little Informal stay, it it
rumored, cost the duchess 950,000. Ths
suite ot apartments which his royal
highness occupied was newly uphol
stered in pale blue satln,and the prince *
bath was of plated silver. The
hall of Deepdene was entirely trans
formed. The statuary was removed and
the walls were hung with trophies of
the chase.
Wor A saint the Wlckad.
Polloe Commissioner Lae of St Loui
recently sent a letter to the paston
ot the different churches of that city
asking them If they would uphold hits
In an heroic effort to enforce the Sun
day law in St Louis on the lihes pur
sued in New York. Most of tlm pastor*
have promised a sealous support
A Bemarkabla ■«».
"At that moment the worthy pastor
appeared on the threshold of the manaa
His hands were thrust into the pocket*
et his large, loose coat, while he turned
over the leaves of the prayer book and
i wiped his spectacles.”—Paul Liwsay,
BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE!;
A visit to our store will*convince anvonn. witVwmt:gmi.n.unf ..* • P.l
A visit to our store will convince anyone, without argument, that it now contains
the largest stock of Dry Goods. Clothing. Shoes, Carpets, etc , ever T rouglit to I|«.It jf
county. We have never bee n in as good a position as at present to compete with out- if
side firms and we. sincerely hope that before you send away an order for anythino1 in «.ur 3
line you will examine our stock and compare prices. ° ||
Dry Goods. , .
In our dress goods we ere allowing
ft beautiful line of tbe latest novel
tie* equal in every respect to those
you will! find iu the larger cities.
At 50c. 65, 75 nnd 11.00 we can show
you some beauties in the very latest
styles
Our 50 cent all-wool 38-Inch Hen
rietta is not matched h) any of our
competitors and you chd only llud its
equal in tbe best city stores.
At 15, 18 and 20 cents we have a
line of novelty cloths that will sur
prise you iu style and quality.
Our 30 cent line of 36-inch all wool
fancies is the best seller In the store,
just tbe thing for servicible an I sti
lish dress.
Underwear.
An extraordinary line of mens
underwear at 50, 60, 75 cents and SI
per piece. Every one a leader. Our
floe S1.00 all wool ribbed is a world
beater, and we have an extra good
fleeced at the Bsine price.
Clothing.
We have mnile preparation fur n
hlg clothing trade and' while our
goods are coining in slowly jet we
have a big line of great • bargains to
show hi prices tlint will compare
with catalogue houses on same
grades
Our line of nil woo] inssimers nt
$8 70 per suit are the lit hi goi.ds lor
the looney eliown anywhere, hi d nt
810.00 mid 813 00 we enn give you
some beautiful styles almost ns ({..oil
hs niHtoin iui.de.
At 80 00 Hint 810.00 pet suit \ oil cnn
gel an excellent clay worsted hs good
a bargain ns yon ever saw.
A big line of Inns anil children's
suits • Boys two piece suits. 4 to 14
years old, 81.50. $1.75. $3 00, $3 00
and $3 00 The latter 'h h handsome
t laid, all wool, good wenret and .very
stylish.
Trimmings.
Our line of braids and silks is very
complete and comprises alt the new
and desirable sty lea and patterns.
Carpets.
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Here we cmi i|ii ymi ho* «,f g,. d.
We enrry a good line himI set' at .
pricea . You cmii tee wind j on me
gelling nnit save the . freight.
A fair Article, Ingrnin, 30 eenit
A good heavy two ply 40c.
A Ilf AUtiflll'half fiml Ode.
A Hrsi-clnaa nII wtnii i .tii ph tS5 .
Extra quality two plv ?l)e,
Brukaella 00 to 00 ceniN,
A handsome Assortment tif rug* in
new |>hiteriiH
Heavy nil cloth at <t0 e< til* per
square yard. Cheaper one 80 cen a
Cloaks.
A full naaortiuent h< prices Mint
will gel your htiaineaa if j uu look u»
over.
A'good plush cai>e. lur lrliiim. il. 14.TO
Black Kernel cni e *8 OH
Black Kerse cape $3 00,
V>H
Black Heaver, i,jcri i Iriiniiii-iV,
A beautiful Beaver $8 70
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A licit Aairichaii, lull leucih. 410
Extra good silk lined ,\~ir.t-.ini
$15.00
.lack* m »8 75 *5 00. *0.50 *0 50.
$7.50. $8.7fi. $10 00. $11.70. $18 00 mu
$15.00. Every thing in the new fnl'
SI > lea. Bilf line of misses j iei« eta
$3.50 in $7.50, for gina 12 m 18 > eats
old.
In conclusion kt us say all we ask is a fair inspection of 01 r goods and a comp.iri-- ;
son with anybody, at home or abroad, and if we can’t sell you as cheap or cheaper we (i
will not expect your trade Our entire stock is bought for cash and we are confident
our prices are better on the whole than you can fine anywhere in Holt county and equal
to those you can get outside. " <
J. P. MANN, i
P. 8. Don’t forget our grocery department where you can alwuys find a choice
assortment of good goods at the lowest prices.
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miLL UUblNBSS 1)1 RHCTORY
JJB. J. P. OlljLilGAN,
PHYSICIAN AND 8URGEON.
Office in Holt County Bunk building
Confinement cases <25 each. Night
sails double regular fee in advance.
O’NEILL,
NEB.
£)R O. M. BKRltY,
DENTIST AND ORAL SURGEON
Graduate of Northwestern University,
Chicago, and also of
American College of Dental Surgeory.
All the latest and Improved branches of
formed.
Dentistry carefully peri
Office over Pf unds store.
E.
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BENEDICT, -
LAWYER,
Office in the Judge Roberts building, north
of O. O. Suvder's lumber yard,
ONnil, NEB.
R.
B. DICKSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Beferenoe First National Bank
O'NCILL, NEB.
ABNEY’ STEWART,
PRACTICAL AUCTIONEER.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Address, Page, Neb.
omi did sun conn suee
Stage leaves O'Neill at 8:99 A. II., arriving at
Spencer at 1 p. m .; at Butte. 5:80 p. if.
S. D. Gallentine, Prop.
P. D. A J. F. MULLEN,
PROPRIKTOne CP THl
GOOD TEAMS, NEW RIGS
Prices Reasonable.
O’NEILL, NEB.
HOTEL
--JAVANS
Enlarged
Refurnished
Refitted
Only First-class Hotel
In the City.
W. T. EVANS, Prop.
DeYARMAN’S BARN.
B. A. DcYAHMAN. Manager.
D’Y ARMAN’S
wwfiwnw
Livery, Feed and Sale Stable.
Finest turnouts in the eity.
Good, careful drivers when
wanted. A!jO ran the O’Neill
Omnibus line. Commercial
trade a specialty.
Pacific Short Line
-HAS THE
BEST TRAIN SERVICE
-IS—
NORTHERN NEBRASKA.
Through Freight sad* Passenger Rates
TO ALL POINTS.
If you are going on a trip or Intend chang
ing your looation, apply to -our nearest
agent, or write to
W. B. McNtPER.
Oen'l Pass. Agent. Sioux City.,
rurcnaat TicKtt* ana GOnaiRn your
Freight via tha
F. K.& M.V.andS.C.ft P
RAILROADS.
TRAINS DEPART:
GOING BASS.
Passenger east. No. 4, 10:04 a. m
Freight east. No. 24, 12:15 p. u
Freight east, No. 28, 2:50 p. m.
GOING WNBT
Passenger west. No. 3, 9:40 p. m
Freight west, No. 27, 10:04 P. m
Freight, No, 28, Local 4:00 p. m.
The Blkhorn Line It now running Kecllniug
Chair Cars dally, between Omaha and Dead -
wood, jree to holders of Intclvs trausnur
tatlon.
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ians for miles about, but was of no
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