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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1890)
. . J2EATH. _ _ _ . _ Dork drond'nl death ! that comes tar hearts to wither. wither.With blighted woo : . ' That points its flngor to the hidden "whith er ? " And bids ns go. That brcnthcs upon our buda of promised gladness * Jtfl fntnl brenth , And hnniTH tlto skies in sombre shades of Dark , dreadful deathl Glad , grnclous deathl that comes to soulo that sorrow , Without Burcensp , And points them to the bright and fair to morrow Of perfect pence ThattakesthcfadedilowerK.Bwe'otand olden , To one who snith 'Well done ! " und plants them in a garden golden- Glad , gracious dentil. Chicago Post. SKRIMP'S INVESTMENTS. HAT did the hogs fetch , Sime ? " Mrs. Skrimp asked her husband * on his return from driving the fatted hogs to m a r k e t- "Six hundred an' seventy-five dollars lars , " Simon Skrimp replied ab the same time rubbing his hands togeth- r and smiling contentedly. "It was a good price I got , Liza , an' I never 6ee hogs weigh up better than they did. They brought at least a hun dred dollars mor'n I expected they would. An' then I got their money right off. I struck it just right in selling when I did. " "I'm'glad you did , Sime. " "In co's we're all glad to do the best we kin. " * "Yes o' course. What yer goin ter do with ther money ? " "I hain't fairly settled in my own min' yit. just what 1 will do with it- I'm sorter haltin' atwixt buyin' of that tembered twenty acres of old Mike Allen , and loanin' it to them 'Herringtons. I kan't well make up my min' as to whether er ther two'ud le ther best. " - "You hain't no use for the timber. ed twenty , Sime , sein' es how you have more Ian' now than is profita ble an' if you buy it , you'll jest have that much more to pay taxes on for nothing. " "Yas , that's so. I hain't no par- tic'lar use for it , but its down cheap at five hundred , an' I dunne if it would be er good speculation ter buy it. But at the same time I kin lend ther money to Rob Herrington for ten per cent's , an' I suppose that niout be as good er thing es I kin do. " "It 'peres to me , Sime , like 'sif you've let them Herrington's have enough money , a'readj' . " "They owe me nigh a'most two thousand dollars , it's true , but what's the difference 's'long es we get the intrust ? " "But have you got the intrust ? " "So , Ihain't never got itin money , but I get ther notes for it , an' it'll _ . - - . _ and es we don't need it , hed n't it es well be a drawing of more intrust ? " "Yes , 1 s'pose it had. But some way I feel es if it hain't best to let that money out to them speculators. You hain't got no kin' o' scurity , es I kin see , 'ceptin' that one ov 'em goes security for tether , and 'spose they wuz ter busc up , then how'd you get yer money from 'em ? " "Tain't no wise likely es they'll burst up , s'long's they've got thou sands o' acres of the fine lands in ther country. Other people's mouty willin' ter trust 'em and I rekon I needn't be scart about loaning to 'em. Asides , I don't see whut else I kin do with ther money , fer es yer say. Mike's twenty is someting we don'tneed , and I've pondered over the matter several days an' kaint figger out nothin' else that 'ud be profitable ter invest in. We don't want any more stock. " "No , we don't want any more stock , ner land.fer it keeps you o'ther boys a diagin' from inornin' 'till night to keep up with whut we hav. " "Then whut am Igoingter do with ther money if I don't loan it ? " For a moment Mrs. Skrimp was silent and she plied her needle with unwonted rapidity. A faint flush came to her pale face , faded , care- furrowed cheeks. Then with a timid , half-scared air she came up and said : "Since , mightn't we buy the girls a pianer ? You know the Aliens' have one , an * our gals air jist crazy fer one , too. It looks like paying outlets lots of money , but I'ye been think ing over it o'late , an' it 'pear ? like it Jud only bu just right toards 'em. We've got as much as Allen or Smith , and can just as well afford a pianer fer our girls es they kin fer them. " "Yes , we could , but. jes because Al len an' Smith wantb to go an' wa-ste money in loolishness , it don't foller that we have ter do it. A pianer.don't do work an'it don't draw no * interest , an'when a thing hain't no profit , it's a clear waste o' money ter buy it , an' I han't goin' ter throw envoy money iu such a manner. " "The gals worked hard , Sime , an' denied themselves right along , an' I feel as it I orter do somethin' fer em. Ti course , if we couldir'freford'it , it wouldn't be rigV.t , but we kin eford a pianer an' never miss Hie money. " "Yes , I recken we could eford , if we was so a mind , but I 'low we won't. JMoney conies. too hardtq be given out ler Bcch thrash , an' for humerin' tliir gals. , its all bosh. It 'ud jes be the spilin' ov 'em for work. They doan' have no need uv no pianer , an' they won't get none. " Airs. Skrimp saw that it was use less to argue with Sime , so she re frained from suying more , and the next morning early , he rode over to Bob Herrington's to loan the money he received for the hogs. Simon Skrimp was well to do , and every yenr ho had reaped rich har vests Irom his many broad acres of productive land. But so far as his family was concerned he might as well have been the poorest man in the settlement. He never had any money to spare Jor the purchase of luxuries , and even the little that even .went for absolute necessaries went so grudgingly ns to make it painful. Her wife felt herself fortu nate if she possessed a print gown fife to wear in church , nnd the boys and girls had long ceased to go out in company for the want of desired ap parel. All of Skrimp's money went for more land , or into the hands of the Herringtons" " . Six months passed away since " Skrimp sold his fatted hogs" when one day while he was engaged in re- roofing his naked old barn , Squire Beeson rode up and said : " ' * ' "Mornin' Sime. "How're Squire. " "Have ye heard the news , Sime ? " "No ; what newp ? " "Erbout them Herringtons. " "No , I hain't. " Sime said , turning suddenlv " pale with an unconscious dread. "What erbout 'em ? " "Wai , it's er bad piece uv business , lemme tell ye , an'many er hones' man's a-goin' ter suffer from it. " Then the squire stopped , and squinting one eye , very deliberately chewd away on his tobacco , while he left Scrimp agonizing on the rack ot suspense. "What is it man ? " Simon demand ed , "Speak out. " "Ther long an' ther short uv it is , them Herrington's is busted higher ner er kite. " Down went Skrimp's hammer , but in his excitement he missed the nail and hit his thumb squarely , smash ing it almost into a jelly. 'D'ye reckon it's so ? " he gasped when he was recovered from the shock. ' Yas , I reckon it air , " the squire 'went on. coolly. "Yisterday I was dov\n to the county seat , an' heern them talkiu uv it on every corner , an' ther lawyers waz er flyin' erbout like tater bugs on a hot skillet. Ther hain't no doubt uv it , Sime , es how they hed borryed o' you I thought it proper ter ride over an' let yerknow. "But ther Ian' , " Simon "said , all them acres. " "Yas , I know , but thet's kind er mortgaged an' deeded around among then-selves an' their wives , till there hain't no doin' nothin'with it. Leastwise their creditors can't tech it. " Simon Skrimp got down to the ground in some way though he could never tell afterwards how. All that day he felt like one in a dream , and for years after , that time rose up be fore him as a horrid nightmare. It was several days before he was able to ride , but when he felt equal to it he had a horse snddled , and rode over to Bob Herrington's. He was shown into the best room , and told to wait until Mr. Herrington came up from dinner. It was a good half hour that Sime had to watt , and in the meantime his eyes wandered about the richly furnished rooms. "These fine fixin'e , " he mused , "are bought with my money. Them easy chairs , an' that cyarpet , my money paid fer. An , them pictures , too , and that planner , I've been humpin' myself day in an' day out , year arter year , a making and savin' money jest so's Bob Herrington's wife and gals could have all them pooty things , while Liza an' my gals has never had nothin' . " Bob Herrington came in a t last , as smiling and as" affable as you please. "Good morning , Mr. Skrimp , " he said , "I am glad to see you. I hear you have not been well. " "No , I ain't been very well lately. " "Well , what can I do for you to day Mr Skrimp ? " "I rode over , " Skrimp began to say , "to see about that money. " "Yes , yes , I am glad youcame , but you see we are not in a position to do anything now. The matter is in the courts and will be adjusted in tima. All you cjin do is to wait. " And before Mr. Skrimp hardly realiz' ed it he was gently worked out o- the room and the door closed afterf him. him.As As Skrimp rode slowly along on his homeward way , he fell to ponder ing very seriously over what had transpired the last few days and at last he asked himself : "What is a feller ter do with his money ? if he buys Ian' he don'tneed , it is er cumbrauce upon 'i m , an' the taxes eats it up. Efhe loans it he gets beat outten it. An' ef he- buys too much stock it eats its head off , " and he shook his head disparingly. Just then he came even with Smith's and Smith being in front in vited Sime to step in for dinner. "Thankee , " he said , "but I guess I'd better go along. " But Smith insisted and Sime yield ed and followed into the house. He was introduced to Mrs. Smith and was struck with her happy , healthy , contented look and he could not help contrasting her with his own pale-faced , tired and patient wife. Then there en me floating in from the adjoining room sweet strains of music a mingling of siveet , young voices with the vibrations of the pi ano , and it smoothed himfand rested him. Then he looked at Stniih with his. jolly , brond-face.nna Jiis.beaming smile and he envied him. Simon could but contrast the surround ings the air of sweet content and peaceful quiet with his own home life. life."Did "Did you lose anything by the Herringtons ? " Simo asked. "Not a cent , " Smith replied , "though I might if I'd had money to lend. As it was I used all I had to spare from the farm , in repairing and furnishing the house. I hear you lost quite a snm , and you have my sympathy. " "I don't wan't no sympathy , " Simon said. "I've been er fool all my life , an' now I've come to my senses , an'I dunne if it hain't er good thing fer us that the money is gone. Some people won't never learn nothin"thoutpayin' well fer it , I'm one o' that kind. " Skrimp returned home more cheer ful than he had been for years. The next morning early he hitched the horses to the big lumber wagon and drove off to town , but before leaving he came and put his arms about his wife and kissed her something that he hadn't done for so long that it surprised and startled her , and the tears came to her eyes. "I 'pear to be mighty light heart ed. " Simon mused as he jogged along the lanes , up hill and down. "I hain't felt so happy for ten years , an' I reckon some other folks'll feel lifted up to-night wlien I get back. For hours old Sime poked around among the stores in the city , and somehow everybody looked happier and lighter hearted than he had ever seen them. "Looks like the ole world is gittin' brighter , some way. " Simon mused as he drove homeward in the cool of the evening. "I never see the sun shine to bright , an' even that little brook down in the edge of the woods sings merrily 'long its way. I never noticed that afore. " It was getting dark when Simon drove up over the last hill on his re turn home. Mrs. Skrimp and the girls were out at the gate watching the rumble of the wagon and looking up the road , they saw that a great box filled the big wagon bed. "Wonder what Sime's been buy- in' ? " the mother said. "Looks like a big box , " one of the girls replied. * 'les , I know , but there must be something in it. " "Oh , I reckon it's just to put the wheat in when he threshes. I heard him say he would need one. " "Hi , ther , " Schrimp shouted. "Clare outen the road an open ther gate thai * . I getter drive inside with this ere box. Here , you boys fly erroun' you rascals , an' help get this out. " And Skrimp tried his best to appear as sour as posssible , but made a most miserable failure of the effort. "What have you got , Sime ? " the wife asked. "Nuther box fer wheat. Just the thing I need. " "Feels mighty heavy , " one of the boys remarked , after lifting at an end of it. Must be something in it. " Simon was unable to hold back the smiles any longer , lor his hap piness kept bubbling up , and refus ed to be kept down. "It's a pianer , " the boy shouted , it's a pianor. " And it was a piano , as they all soon discovered , when the great box was rolled out and opened. For a moment they all stood about speech less , motionless , while Simon watch ed them , a smile , the while playing about his features. Then , one by one , they came and kissed him the good , patient wife and the uncom plaining daughters , and Simon was so happy that he actually cried. "There" is more things , " Simon said at last. And a search in the deep bed re vealed a new carpet for the best room and/some dress patterns , and some clothing for the boys. "Howdidyoucometo doit , Sime ? " the wife asked as they were retiring that night. "Wain Liza , it was them Herring- ton's and what I seed yisterday. I've been tponderin' over , matters , an' I concluded I've done enuff fer Bob Herrington's folks , an' that it was time to do somethin' fer my own family. So I determint to turn over er new leaf an' frum this time on I'm fer enjoyin' some of what we earn , 'stid o' lettin' other people hev it all , while you an ther children work an' slave an' git nothin' . I found a pow er of happiness in that pianer , Liza mor'n' 1 ever found in all the Ian' I ever bought , an' it hain'nigh over yet. " _ _ A Wonderful Baboon. Jack the Baboon , so well known to all who have ever had occasion to pass through the Uitenhage ( Cape Colony ) Railway station , has , says a writer in the Colonies and India , gone to that bourne from which no baboon ever returns , much to the regret of the country side. Jack was one of the most intelligent specimens of the ape tribe ever captured , and he was regarded as quite a regular railway employe at Uitenhage. He took his turn at working the signals and shoving trolleys about , when required to do so , he would go to his master's cottage , hunt for and find any article required , and then , after carefully locking the door , he would remove the key , and bring both it and the article he was sent to fetch to his master. The latter had lost both his legs , and consequently quently found Jack a valuable , help mate. The baboon was also noted through the district as a fair light weight bpxer , and he had also been trained to use the singlestick with singular adroitness. He never drank anything stronger than water , and was unmarried. l-ij I * * -M + Seven * , I . . . H. . . . , Days . , , . , . of , Terror. . , . _ _ London Telegraph. A remarkable s.tory of the - . sen comes from St. Male the narrate1 being an ancient wiari er named Bauche , whose painful experience in a small boat on the ocean ought to be a warrant for the truth of his | tale. Banche hzd # signed articles with the captain of a vessel called the Mathilde , in vrhich he sailed to Martinique. While in the harbor o * St. Pierre in a boat with the cabin boy one day h& was driven ocean * ward by a gale of wind , and was knocked about for a week on the the waves before he was rescued by a Norwegian bark. i After the first night at sea Bauche says that the cabin boy became part , ly delirious. Water was filling the boat every instant , and in order to prevent the dying lad from being drowned in it , the old sailor mad0 pails ot the legs oi his pantaloons , j and w"as thus enabled to keep the bottom of the little craft tolerably dry. He had also to deprive himself of his shirt , which he utilized as a flag of distress. On the third day the cabin boy died , and hardly was the breath out of his body before even or eight ferocious black sharks toefran to circle round the boat , vhich they sometimes almost touch- A. Bather than deliver up the dead body to the monsters of the deep , Bauche kept it until it became de composed. Being afraid of illness he at length throw it overboard , after having said his prayers over it , and the prey ivas speedily seized by the sharks , which disappeared with it , and did .not show up again for about twenty- four hours or so. Bauche now felt so utterly miserable that he was ' thinking 'of throwing himself over board when he was disuaded from 'his intention by the reappearance of the sharks , which , after eying him ravenously for some time , actually began to gambol before him ns if in anticipation of a good feed off his body. "I did not want to be eaten alive , ' ' remarked Bauche in his perilous ad ventures , "so I remained where I was and awaited assistance. " On the seventh day the sailor lost conscious ness , fell doivn in the boat , and was rescued in an insensible condition by Capt. Paderson , of the Wladimir. In his mouth the Norwegian sail ors found wnat they first thought was an old quid of tobacco , but which proved to be part of the horn handle of his knife , which Bauche was crunching to stave off hunger when he became unconscious. The rescued sailor , after having been tak en to New Orleans , obtained a pas sage home to St. Malo. Only the other day he went down to the port to meet his old shipmates of the Ma thilde , who had been wrecked off the coast of Newfoundland , whither they had made another voyage since Bauche disappeared at Martinique The crew of the Mathilde ha d been res cued off the banks of Labrador by an English vessel. They had long , of course , given up Bauche and the cabin boy as lost in miclocean , anc great was their surprise when they beheld the former in flesh , and as hale and hearty as if he had never been without food on the deep for full jeven days in an open boat , and in perilous contiguity to the teeth of che tigers of the ocean. Not True American. Fred. Perry Powers , in a letter t& America , very sarcastically charac terizes a certain class of Americans who are Americans only by birth and residence , not by instinct and actions : I observe that the people who guessed right on the price of wheat and ruilroad storks , nnd their children , are growing more nnd more unwilling to have people who guessed Avrong , or who never guessed nfc all , come within recognizable distance of theni unless they come in thecapncity of servants. Mr. Powers then goes on to com plain of the \\ay in which rich and ostentatious property-owners at Newport have fenced in pretty places so that passers-by can see from the road nothing but bleak and monotonous onous close fences. There is a good deal of ground for his objection to this sort of thing. It is an incivility to the public which is incompatible with the belief in the universal broth erhood of man which is a fundamen tal article of every American's creed. We Eat Lots of Peanuts. The average yield of peanuts ap pears to be about fifty bushels to the acre , although it sometimes goes as high as seventy-five and falls as low as twenty-five. The value to the producer of the crop of 1889-90 IP estimated at not less than § 2,000,000. A simple calculation will show that the daily consump tion of peanuts in theUnited States is about 200,000 pounds , or ten car loads , representing an expenditure by the consumer of from § 20,000 to § 30,000 daily. St. Louis Post-Dis patch. Precocity. Jimmy "Ma , can I have that can dy on your dressing case ? " 'Mother "Yes. " ( Jimmy makes no motion toward taking it. ) Mother "Whf don't you take iti if you want it ? Why , I declare its eronel" " Jimmy "Yep. I ate it before 1 asked you lor it. " Lawrence Ameri- : an. His Hair Uke a Clrsasslar , " " ' " "Girl's. CharlesB. Cummins , of Montague' lewis county , is a freak , in chat he has a head of hair like that of the Circassian girl of side show fams and is going to join a circus. Mr' Cummins is a son of Foss Cum. mins , and was born on October 10r 1852. Ho has always resided in Lewis county and is a farmer by oc. cupation. His hair , unlike that of his four brothers , has always been very heavy and curly , and for this very reason has been kept closely cut. Six months ago a lady friend persuaded him to let his hair grow to a suitable length , in order that she might be provided with frizzes that would not have to undergo the curlingiron process occasionally. In side of three months the /mir had grown about three inches and was hard to mannage , but the growth was allowed to continue , and now the hair will average seven inches in length. It is , in all respects , as be fore stated , similar to that of the Circassian girl , und Mr. Cummins being unable to find a hat large enough , is compelled to go bare headed , The hair is as fine as silk , dark brown in color , and inclined to curl. Home Sentinel. Greased it Once. .From the New York Sun. I had been looking over the batt'e- fields around Mariette , Ga. , and was five miles from the town when a cracker ame along with an ox and a cart and offered me a lift. After rid ing soniCj distance I realized that both wheels were sadly in need of grease , and I asked b\m why he didn't lubricate. "What fur ? " he asked. "To make the cart draw more easi ly. " "Sho ! This yere ox doan' mind. He 'un doan' know. " "But it would stop the squeaking. " "Yes , I reckon , but the squeakin' doan hurt. " "It should save your wheels , " I fin ally said. "Sho ! This old ca\t t ain't wuth savin' . " "Didn't you ever grease it ? " I persisted. "Once. A Yankee rode to town with me and bought me a box of stuff. " "How did it work ? " "Mighty slick , but we dun spread it on hoe cake , and ate it all up in a week. " Big Rattler on a Saloon Door step. XnshvSIle American. As E. D. Averitt put the key in the door of his saloon , on the corner o * First and Woodland streets , he dis covered an enormous rattlesnake ly ing on the stone sill. The snake struck at him , and he narrowly es' caped being bitten. He jumped back , however , and escaped. The snake remained in undisputed possesion of the premises until Aver itt procured a crowbar from some hands working on the street rail- n fl rt A. WC-lVl ) CII1VAsll / LM * - * A.4HJ AAU.VA. . VS I * The snake was measured and Jound to be four feet eight inches , an unusual length lor the species , and was three inches in diameter though the thick est part of his body. He had 12 rattles and a button. There was much speculation as to where the strpent came from , but no one could give the plausible theory. It is supposed it came down on a raft , and crawled up to the saloon during the night. Difficulties of Running a Show. "I can tell you a good story. " said a local professor. "A iriend of mine was running a snide spiritualistic show up in New Hampshire. Hehad a man under the stage to make the raps. This man was tongue tied , and only now and then could say anything when occasion required. The show was free the first night , but cost a quarter the second night. The house was packed. My friend stood on the stage and called for the spirit of Capt. Kidd and Pirate Gibbs. They answered at first and then they failed to materalize. Somethinghad gone wrong. 'Is the spirit of John Slade here ? " said the medium. Silence followed. The audience could hear a pin drop. Then it was broken by a sepulchral voice from the hollow cav erns of the stage , saying , 'I can't do a thing , cap'n , this fish line's gone and broke. " Lewiston Journal. Our Flag Abroad. "Here , for the first time since leav ing New York , I saw the Stars and Stripes. It was floating over the gateway to the American consulate. It is a strange fact that the further one goes from home the more loyal one becomes. I felt that I was a long ways off from my own dear land ; it was Christmas day , and I had seen many different flags since last I gazed upon our own. The moment I saw itfloating there in the soft , lazy breeze I took of ! my cap and said : 'That is the most beautiful flag in the world , and I am ready to whip any one who says it isn't. ' "No onu said a word. Everybody was afraid. I saw an Englishman n the party glance furtively toward the Union Jack , which was floating over the English consulate , but in a leaitating manner , as if he feared to et me see. " Nellie Ely's Book. yy. iftf Mrpnnnrrntc KILPATRICK BROTHERS. Horses branded on left hip or loft ihouldei P.O. nddress.ImparUl , Ctinse county , find Heat- I rice , Nub. Ituiiire. Slink * Intf Water nn < l French man creeks , Cliase Co * Nebraska. nriuul ns cut on side of some animals , on hip anrf sides of some , or onj irH < * * > * rin the nnlmwl To euro Biliousness , Sick Hcadaofco , Conztl- pation , Malaria , Liver Complaints , tate the cafe nnd certain remedy , SESZTH'S U e the 8MAI.Ii Size HO little Benns to ths bottle ) . THEY AKK TUB MOST CONVENIENT. Price of either aizo , 2Sc. per Bottle * * " T-i 7 17 7n"PHOToaRAYURE PANEL SIZE. Milled forcti.eopperi J. S. McBRAYER , House Mover * ty > Drayman , McCOOK , NEB * idtf House and Safe Moving a Spec ialty. Orders for Praying left at th Huddleston Lumber Yard will receira prompt attention. F. D. BURGESS , PLUMBING , Steam and Hot Water Heating , North Main Aronue , McCOOK , KEBRASJLfL A stock of best grades of Hoae. Laws Sprinklers. Hoae Iteeln and Hose Fixture * constant ! j on hand. Ail work recel YM prompt attention. DRYSDALE , LEADER JN And what is of more importance , Quality- --and-- Style Why not have a suit that fits you , when one which is both stylish and serviceable can be bought for $22.00 A. pair of trowsers which are really eleeant , DRYSDALE will build you fo > $5. Fine fabrics cost but little at DRYSDALE'S now , less than misfits in fact. Look him over. You will plac < r your order. Save money. Feel bettet and look better. Buying forcash an * light expenses does the business a $ DRYSDALE'S. ALLEN'S TRANSFER , Bus , Baggage' Dray Line , F. P. ALLEN , .Prop. , McCOOK , NEBRASKA. | y Best Equipped in the City. Leave orderr * t Commercial Hotel. Good well vraUr fun miafeed on short notice. I will buy stock cattle of any age , from calves up. Also , stock hogs. At Brush creek ranch , 3 miles southeast of McCook , Neb. J. 31. 31ESKRYJE. R. A. COLE , Leading Merchant Tailor. Will sell English , Scotch , French gnd American cloths AT COST for the next sixty days. Cnme and get a first-class suit of clothes cheap. It is a rare chance. Shop two doors west ot the Citizens Bank , McCook , Nebraska.