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About McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1884)
IT PAYS. It pays to wear a smiling face , And.Iaugh our troubles down , 3Tor a 1 our troubles wait Our laughter or our frown. Beneath the magic of a smile Our doubts will fade away , -As molts the frost in early spring Beneath the sunny ray. Tt pays to make a worthy cause , By helping It , our own ; "To give the current of our lives A true and noble tone. It pays to comfort heavy hearts , Oppressed with dull despair , -And leaves in sorrow darkened lives Our gleam of brightness there. It pays to give a helping hand To eager , oirnest youth ; "To note , with all their waywardness , Their courage and their truth ; "To strive , with sympathy and love , Their confidence to win ; 3t pays to open wide the heart And * Uet the simshlne in. " AnnaE. Treat. NO FLOWERS ON HIS GRATE. Unpleasant Grave In Brazil From Which a Veteran Story-Teller Escaped. 3miadelphla limes. "I turned out with my post and lielped decorate the graves of our brave boys , but I can't say that I put much heart in the business , " said a grizzled old veteran last night in an Eighth -street saloon , as he was about to absorb his sixth glass of beer. "I know I have surprised you , " he continued , noticing the look of inquiry on the faces of the bystanders , "but I never see flowers or Lea- people talk of decoration that I do not feel quite knocked out. " "It this " he continued was just way , , as he had his glass refilled and held it up between the light nnd his eyes , "be fore the war I was one of a party of adventurers wh * , hearing of the im mense gold deposits in Brazil , penetra ted the heart of that country. From "the outstart we had a pretty tough time of it , and , to cap the climax , when we "were a dead failure in our search , and were longing for home again , we were captured by a band of meddling sav ages. They treated us well , but closely .guarded us so as to prevent escape. -After a period of about six months every man but myself escaped and made for the settlements. I tried , but was recaptured. I must confess I felt blue and down in the mouth , but bore it and determined to wait patiently for another chance to get away. "Another six months passed , but still no opportunity offered itself , when a bright idea struck me. I persistently Tefused food from day to day , but se cretly took just enough to keep a gain ing , so that after a while I looked something like a side-show skeleton. One morning when the buck who did the feeding business came to my tent H was stretched out stiff , apparently dead. A big hubbub was raised and the Indians all thronged in to look at me , though they kept at a respectful distance and refrained from touching me. And if you'd believe it , they let me lay there , too , until next morning , 'when they came in a long procession and placed me on a sort of litter and carried me to the outskirts of the town. A large grave had been dug and the xiold perspiration began to ooze from me at the prospect of being buried alive. "I was tenderly laid Jin the hole and there was a pause. Then several ob jects struck me , and , peeping through the crack af my eyelids , I was sur prised to find that they were flowers of the fragrant , luxurious kind peculiar to 'the country. The flewei's continued to come until a perfect shower fell. "The sensation was pleasant to the ol- iactojy nerves at first , but alter I was -completely covered up it got sort of disagreeable , inasmuch as I got a sniff of the South American Jim Crowplant , the simple odor of which is sufficient to .kill one. When the grave was com pletely filled I was in hopes that the t'gang would leave the place and allow me to escape. But no such luck. Two bucks were stationed there as a sort of -guard of honor. At night these were Telieved , and so the blamed watch over me was kept up for a whole week. "When I did crawl out of that flower bed you can bet I did look like a sure -enough ghost. It took me a month to .get to the settlements , and ever since that time the very sight of flowers makes me feel powerfully unwell , as you can judge. " Anecdote of Washington Irving. Harper's Magazine. Many years ago in fact , back in the thirties Dr. Grant , of Enfield , whose reputation as a physician in -Connecticut is still in memory of the first rank after years of retirement from practice , was traveling in South Carolina , his native state , going by --stage from Savannah to Augusta. At a certain stopping place it was found that there WPV more passengers than the stao-e C" iMirry , and an extra was ordered for the accommodation of five passengers. These passengers were John Forsythe , of Georgia , John Branch , postmaster-general , George McDuffie , of South Carolina , Dr. Grant , and an unknown gentleman. The party soon became talkative , and by degrees all knew who each one was , with the exception of the one silent stranger. As the stage creaked along , the attention of Dr. Grant , who was a lad at that date , was attracted by a little dog following the stage , which areuunded him of one described by in "Astoria " Washington Irving , which he had just Tjeen reading. He -was laughing quietly to himself , when one of ne gentlemen insisted that he his say that he did. The , gentlemen all ex pressed their astonishment , and one ol them persisted in demanding why he did not asrree with 'the others in their admiration of the favorite author. "Have you ever read any of hia works ? " they asked. "Yes , " was the reply. N "Well , don't you think the "Sketch Book" the most beautiful specimen of English which our country has pro duced ? " "Well , no , " the unknown replied ; "I cannot say that I see anything re markable in it. " "Well , " said the other , "then you must be Washington Irving himself , tor no one else could resist the humor and pathos of his pen. " The unknown colored to the roots oi his hair , but made no reply , and his tormentor continued : "Come , tell us the truth ; are you not Washington Irving himself ? " The poor man at last blushingly con fessed that he was , and then followed a general introducing and hand-shaking , and a delightful and never-to-be-for gotten stage-ride. AKIMAL SAGACITY. The Newfoundland Dog and the Pony. Chicago News. A man stood on Oakwood boulevard whistling to a large Newfoundland dog that lay dozing in the grass that bor dered the curbstone a few rods away. A shaggy little pony nibbled the long grass which the dog had for the nonce utilized as a bed , occasionally pushing his ill-matched companion over with his nose to get a tempting lunch hall hidden from view. Without resenting this familiarity the dog good-naturedly rolled out of reach , immediately laps ing into sleep. Aroused by his mas ter's cries of "bring him in ; bring him in"the ! dog rose lazily to his feet , stretched , shook himself , eyed the pony a moment , gave , one or two low-pitched barks and started toward his master. There was little difference between them in point of height and size , only the dog appeared the lieaviar of the two. As the latter moved away it could be seen that there was something more in common between them than a mere spirit of fellowship. The pony wore a halter made of stout cord , one end of which was fastened around the dog's neck. "flurry up , " said the man , impa tiently , and with that the dog forged ahead , tugging vigorously at the cord , but the pony was loth to leave the juicy grass , and took a bite here and there , in nowise disturbed by his mate's ef forts to hasten his steps. With an an gry growl the dog wheeled about , came up in the pony's rear , and gave him a sharp pinch on the buttock , which caused him to spring at once into a gal lop. Taking advantage of the sudden impetus which his strategy had occa sioned , the dog again took the lead , keeping the cord taut , and before the pony had divined this latest move he was within the confines of the stable- yard. The sagacious herder relieved-him self of his hempen necktie with his forepaws - paws , licked his master's hand , bark ing meanwhile with every demonstra tion of delight and satisfaction , and a minute after was the most active parti cipant in a merry game with a bevy of children in an adjacent lot. THE CATTLE INTEREST. Glowing Reports from the Ranges. Lincoln journal. I. M. Raymond , president of the Tied Willow cattle company , whose ranch is located in Hayes county , returned on Tuesday from a'trip to that section of the country , looking after the interests of his company. During his trip , which included a a stay of three days during the round up , Mr. Raymond had ample opportu nity to see in what condition stock had come through the winter and also to ascertain something definite concern ing the percentage of loss. He says that the loss is much less than had been anticipated and that while it had been talked of as ten , fifteen , tweuty-five and even thirty percent. , it has been in reality but from one to five per cent. cent.There There were from 10,000 to 15,000 cattle in the Red Willow round-up , and Mr. Raymond reports that they show up in exceptionally fine condition. They are sleek and vigorous , and will lose no time from growing , as is too often the case , in recuperating from the fiardships of the winter. Men who the Colorado Colorado were in round-up rado men who are unprejudiced state ; hat the cattle in Nebraska are in much better condition than those inColorado , , and that the herds show a larger per centage of calves. This is due , doubt less , to the better feed on Nebraska prairies. The year , on the whole , has been a more than usually good .one for stock men , and those of our capitalists who lave money invested in cattle ranches ' are feeling'that there is no other place where it could be put to better advan tage. What Is "Evolution. " The word evolution is used in so many different senses it is so vague ind indefinite and nebulous that a 3ategorical answer to the question , "Do pouoelievein evolution ? " is impossi- > le to almost every one. Evolution may mean growth , as of a chick from an egg ; it may mean production , as of an egg from a hen ; it may mean crea- ion , as of intellect from matter. Until the word is defined , it is impossible to say whether one accepts it or not. Mr. lerbert Spencer , to be sure , has de- Sned it , after his own peculiar techni- jal fashion , and in his own special jatin-Greek vocabulary. He says , as nearly as we can recollect , that evolu- ion is progress from an incoherent , in- iefinite homogeneity to a definite , joherent heterogeneity , through a series of differentiations and integra- , ions. But all so-called evolutionists lo not accept this definition ; or at any rate they use the word in a way that vould not be justified by this definition. I so-called scientists would unite on ; ome definite meaning for this term and hen employ it always in that one sense , t might be possible to discuss the sub- ect with some'hope of arriving at a conclusion. Do they include the doc trine of the bringing into existence ol new species by infinitesimal accidental variations in their aoctrino of evolu tion ? Do they maintain that spirit is a modification or a product of matter ? Do they assert that it is impossible that anything can be known concerning the First Cause ? If they do , then we shall know that Christianity never can assent to the doctrine ; but until there is some such consensus among evolutionists as to the meaning of their distinguishing epithet , and some uniformity of usage among them of the word evolution , we do not think b'elicvers in the Bible need trouble themselves about the doctrine , one way or the other. The New Theology. Popular Science Monthly. Thus far in its presentation the New Theology is reformatory rather than revolutionary in its teachings and tend encies. It accepts the nomenclature of the Old , but shades or expands its definitions so as to accord with the sub- tiler experiences and the enlarged ob servations of the age ; and it maintains the dogmatic statements of the Old , but modifies their exposition so as to bring them into harmony with the laws and processes of being. It affirms with the Old that faith is the basis of salva tion and of all deliberate activity , but it gives no pre-eminence to any form ol faith by the salvation it secures and the activity it inspires.Vith the old it accepts all scripture given by inspira tion as divine , and interprets scripture by scripture , but it holds in abeyance all biblical utterances which seem un reasonable , and rejects all which are in conflict with the nature of things or the course of Providence , and aims to understand and to corroborate the written word by the works of Nature ; and it maintains that no portion of the Scripture can be a revelation of God to man except to the extent that it is understood and conforms to the laws of being. One of the most distinguished char acteristics of the New Theology is its respect for science , indicated by its ef fort tc > put all its statements on a scientific basis and submit them in a scientific method , and to question the value or utility of any doctrine which does not come under some general and harmonious law , or which can not be scientifically presented ; and , were this the only claim of the New Theology , it would entitle it to a respectable hear ing , as well as put it in striking con trast with the Old. It does not insist that any of the great doctrines derived from the Bible could have been discov ered by scientific investigation , but , being disclosed by divine inspiration , as claimed , they are , when philosophi cally considered , recognized as reason able and essential , an.d to be in accord with the constitution of things. A Tattoed Tramp. Carson Appeal. The other day a tramp walked into a Carson yard and asked for a day's work trimming trees , assuring the man of the house that an old pair of pants or a square meal would be considered equiv alent for the job. The man who owned the premises was a philanthropic fel low , and fished up an old pair of pants in a few moments , atthe same time set ting the stranger to work mauling the wood pile. While thus engaged the children got around him and were daz zled with the pictures of some angles in red and blue and a lot of sheet an chors and mermaids tattoed on his arms. They soon learned the stormy history of his life. He had been a sailor in the Caribbean , Caspain and Polar seas , and after giving a graphic account of his tiger hunts in India , his wrestles with gorillas in Africa , and his great catch- as-catch-can match , Queensbury rules , with a boa-constructiorin South Amer ica , and it is but due to add that he commanded the entire respect.and at tention of the audience. When the wood pile had been sufficiently splin tered he announced that the hospitality he had received called for more work , and there seeming to be nothing spec ial in sight he expressed himself as un easy unless he was shown something more. One of the girls asked him if he could put some pictures on her as he had on his arm. He said he could and in a twinkling produced the necessary paraphernelia. The children were sim ply delighted and almost had a riot dis puting over the first choice. By 4 o'clock in the evening he had two young boys , aged four and seven , and a baby all covered over with South American scenery , hearts , sheet anchors and Ital ian sunsets , besides making engage ments with twelve of the neighbors children and enough of prospective jobs to last him a week. When last seen he was leaving the premises in front of a shotgun and a bull dog. A few years ago one of the stingiest men in Iowa had his attention called tea a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic , Chol era and D.arrhoea Remedy , by his drug gist , who also mentioned to him that for a trival outlay he could indemnify himself and family from bowel com plaint in all its forms during the sum mer , that the preparation was the best and most reliable in use for those dis eases. "No ! " said the worshiper of mammon , "when I need it I will send for it , none of my family are ever trou bled that way. " In less than a month be had a severe attack of cholera mor- bus and sent a man in great haste for a physician or medicine. The physician sent for was some miles in the country , and as it was Sunday night and in a country town the drug stores were closed , so word was left for the physi cian to call as soon as he returned. After the man had suffered intensely for several hours , and as he thought : aken hot medicine enough to kill a tiorse , the physician called , gave him a dose or two of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy , and it was only a few minutes until he was re- leved , and next day he was ready for work. He said , as well as he liked money , he would not suffer as much again for fifty dollars , and has ever since kept a bottle of the medicine in the house. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by all druggists. Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot , but make it hot by striking. [ Ed wards. AN INDIAN'S ROMANCE. A. Creek Chief Man Married to a Washing ton Woman. Washington P About the 1st of last January a dele gation of Creek Indians arrived in Washington. One of them was Ispa hecher , an Indian whose name had come into sudden notoriety all over the United States. He had set up a rival claim to the head of the Creek nation , and Indian-like , he endeavored to as sert his claim by fighting. He came up to Washington fresh from the warpath , and the war of tomahawks became a war of words in the interior depart ment. At last Secretary Teller refused to recf.gnize his claims , and said that Checote wag the chief of the nation. The disappointed claimant was then free to go home. But Ispahecher had found a boon for his wounded spirit. He was in love. He had been taken by a friend to a house on Ohio avenue , between Thir teen-and-a-half-and Fourteenth streets , and introduced to a Mrs. Harrover , a woman who is a decendent of a Chero kee Indian. Mrs. Harrover was pleas ant , but she had a daughter about twenty-five years old who was pleas- anter. Ispahecher was impressed at first sight. Mrs. Harrover earned her living by manipulating clothes in a wash-tub , and in the performance of her daily avocation frequently visited the Tremont house , where Ispahecher was domiciled. Then the plot thick ened , and the courtship of the two waxed warmer. They became en gaged , although exactly how no one seems to know. The language of love was their only means of communica tion. Ispahecher had decided to leave Washington on the 16th of June , and he wanted the marriage postponed un til just before that date. He was afraid it-would get into the newspapers , and be spread over the country and become known to Ins tribe before he reach home. But the argument of his inter preter made him change his mind , and the 4th of June was the date fixed. Last night , therefore , at 7:30 o'clocr , a little party gathered in the parlor of the bride's house. The light of the solitary lamp fell upon the dark and stalwart form of the Indian standing in the cen ter of the room by his white bride , while her family stood over against the walls. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Bartlett , of the New York Avenue church. "Wilt thou have this woman to be thy wife ? " he asked of Ispahecher. Then the interpreter , Mr. S. B. Cala- han , uttered a series of gutteral sounds. The chief bowed his head and answer ed , "I do" in unintelligible Creek. The whole service was thus interpreted. Ispahecher is a fine specimen of an Indian , tall , heavy built , with black , glossy hair , and a face which is deeply furrowed. He is fifty-six years old. When interviewed , through the inter preter , by a Post reporter after the cer emony , he said that Indians were gen erally regarded as poor. He was not one of this kind. He had a home and a farm and plenty to live on. He re gretted exceedingly his inability to speak English , but he had always lived back in the country among the Indi ans , and had not acquired the new tongue as others had , by mingling with the whites. He therefore felt lost among English-speaking people. ' Miss Alma Harrover , the bride , is about 25 years of age , with pleasant features. She wore a neat drab dress , and said but little during the interview. She does not understand one word of husband's language , and he , as stated , can not speak English. "How are you going to get alongasked the Post re porter. We understand each other , " she said smilingly. "I should think they did , " said the interpreter , "for they have been court ing each other for some months. " Mrs. Ispahecher said she did not mind going to the Indian territory , and was perfectly willing to leave there. * In a room beneath the parlor a table , covered with a white cloth and bear ing two plates of plain cake told of the wedding feast which had followed the ceremony. One of Washington's Curious Cranks. Philadelphia Press. That remarkable crank , Maurice Pinchover , who has haunted the halls of the capitol at Washington so long , and to whom Ben Perley Poore gave a national fame by putting his picture in the Century Magazine , is dying in an insane asylum at Washington. His pet delusion was that some member of congress , usually the speaker , had swindled him out of millions of acres of land. How often he has come storm ing around the house of representatives and been forced out nobody but the police can tell. Until lately he was never more violent than to pound with the big tin case , in which he carried the title deeds to his fictitious estates , whoever ventured to disagree with him. Then his crankism took a more dangerous turn , and , for fear that he might do harm , he was committed to the asylum in which he will probably take leave of life. He is an interesting mental wreck. Nobody knows any thing of his antecedents , but it is evi dent from his talk in lucid moments ; hat he has been a highly educated and intelligent man. A Jealous Canary. A lady in Cincinnati owns a canary which shows himself to be the victim of iealousy whenever his mistress pets any ather object. A few days sgo , in order ; o tease the canary , the lady took home a toy bird so ingeniously.constructed as : o chirp- The sight of the imitation bird and the sound of its voice so en raged the real canary that he flew at the object of his scorn and tried to tear it ; o pieces. In the confusion a pet dog ran upon the scene and seizing the toy 3ird bore it away , the other flying about the dog's head and chattering until the door of the room was reached. After its triumph the canary went back ; o its cage , put its head between its wings and refused to be comforted. No amount of persuasion has since induced the bird to sing. There are more colored , people in Georgia than there ate Indians in the whole country. Georgia's negro popu lation is about 725,000. M. A. SPALDING , AGENT FOR THE CO z COo zo o t * o Ul o CO LJ Sold Low for cash , or on easy payments or rented until the rent pays for the organ. M. A. SPALDINC , Agent , McCOOK , NEBRASKA. STOCK DIEECTOKY DENNIS M'KILLIP. Ranch on Red Willow , Thornburg , Hayes County , Neb. Cattle branded "J. M. " on leftside. Young cattle branded same as above , also''J. " on left jaw. Under-slope right ear. Horses branded "E" on left shoulder. FOR SALE. My range of 1,000 acres of deeded land in one body , including the Black and Byfield hay lands ; timber and water with two good farm houses and other improvements. Convenient to No. 1 school privileges. Situated in the Republican val ley west Red Willow creek. Call on or address J. F. BL.ACK. Indianola , Neb. WILSON. Stock brand circle on left shoulder ; also dewlap and a crop and under half crop on left ear , and a crop and under bit in the right. Ranch on the Republican. Post- office , Max , Dundy county , Nebraska. HENRY T. CHURCH. Osborn , Neb. Range : Red Willow creek , in southwest corner of Frontier county , cat tle branded "O L O" ' on right side. Als-o , an over crop on right ear and under crop on left. Horses branded " 8" on right shoulder. SPRING CREEK CATTLE CO. Indianola , Neb. Range : Republican Val- ey , east of Dry Creek , and near head of Spring Creek , in Chase county , J. D. WKLBORX , Vice President and Superintendent. JOHN HATFIELD & SON. McCook , Neb. , Ranch 4 miles southeast , on Republican river. Stock branded with a bar and lazy on left hip I MESEKVt. Ranch , Spring Canyon on the Frenchman River , in Chase county , Neb. Stock branded as above ; also " 717" on left side ; " 7" on. rlsht hip and "L. " on right shoulder ; "L. " on left shoulder and 'VX. " on left jaw. Half tinder-crop left ear , and square- erop right ear. C. D. PHELPS. Range : Republican Valley , four miles west of Culbertson , south side of Republi can. Stock branded " 161" a'nd " 7-L. " P. O. Address , Culbertson , Neb. THE TURNIP BRAND. Ranch 2 miles north of McCook. Stock branded on left hip , and a few double cross es on left side. C. D. ERCANBRACK. STOKES & TROTH. P. O. Address , Carrico , Hayes county , Nebraska , Range. Red Willow , above Car rico. Stock branded as above. Also run the lazv 21 brand. GEORGE J. FREDERICK. Ranch 4 miles southwest of McCook. on the Driftwood. Stock branded "AJ" on the left hip. P. O. address , McCook , Neb. PROCTOR. McCook , Neb. , range ; Red Willow creek , in southwest corner of Frontier county. Also E. P. brand on right hip and side and swal low-fork in right ear. Horses branded E. P. on right hip. A few branded ' 'A' ' on right hip. ALL LIVE DRUGGISTS SELL SPRING BLOSSOM ! * f THE - * - * GBKAT Anti-Bilious and Dyspeptic ) Gore.