WEEKLYHERALD: PLATT3M0UTH. NEBRASKA JANUARY 29, 191
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Irani Monday' Dally
Attorney J. II. IlHldenoan, of Weeping
Water, is in tho city on legal business
today.
Rer. A. A. IIiuso filled the M. E. pul
pit at Louisville in jlace of Itev. KoyI,
the pastor there who ia Hsbistinij in the
protracted meetings here.
Six new engines were received by the
B. Su M. company this morning of thNo.
243, patera and M-nt Intuit: the two, Nos.
430 and 342, borrowed of the Q.
Senator Thomas, one of Mie brightest
members of the present legislature. Sun
dayed with his family and returned to
Lincoln for legislative duties this morn
ing. J. M. Craig, who is just completing a
fino residence on Pearl street, id in
Omiha today to procure th necessary
articles to muko the finishing touches to
tht building.
Adam Btteck and wife, of St Louis
were in attendance yesterday at the tun
erul of the late Mrs John Schickttaii,
aad vi ited relatives in this c'tya short
call, starting home this tnoruiug.
David O'Brien, Plattsinouth's best
plastertr and contractor is now hauling
sand to his lots in O'Neill's addition
where he will begin the erection of a
nice cottage with a brick basement early
in the spring.
The Platt6mouth cereal market is as
follows to bet-in the week: Crn, 40
cents per bushel; wheat, 70, and oats 35
to 33 cents, with a pretty fair sprinkling
coming in, considering the shortage of
last year's crop.
Sol. Osborne, one of our most energet
ic contractors and builders is just now
engaged in the construction of a nat
cottage in the second ward which he will
rent Thus the bidding goes on sum
mer and winter,
S. A. Davis, who deals in oils as well
ai in cereals, has sold 120 barrels of oii
since the first day of January. With
several days yet to run in this month, it
will be seen that the oii trade in our city
is of considerable magnitude.
The interest in the revival meeting at
the M. E. church remains unabated.
There was a large aodieuce present
lasti i'nt to hear Kv. Kiyl. who all a
gree is a very forcible pulpit orator.
The meetings continue this week
Thi3 morning an aged Swedish lady
arrived at the depot direct from Sweden.
Upon inquiry it was learned that her
nama was 3Irs. Miry Lovandr, mother
of Mrs. Frank L tger, and she intends to
make her future home with her daughter
in this ci'y.
A tirrible storm raged all along the
Atlantic lU'tsli Oiuuiuijf iiuu uiiaiudi
night, while x;c are basking in a Fluri
dian sunshine here in Nebraska with only
heavy October frosts at night, with t? e
mercury ranging up to GO degrees in tte
shade at noonday.
F. M. Youi g jr., living out south of
the city on his farm lias been in declin
ing health for seyeral months, went down
to St. Joseph tills morning where he will
take treatment of the noted Dr. Bishop
for awhile. The Herald wishes he may
6peedily recover his lost health.
Saturday evening the young friends
of Will IIyer., to tho number of about
twenty-live, gava him a burprise The
usual amusements incident to such
occasions were indulged in, and all pro
nounce it a most cnjiiyable time. Will's
many friends with him a profitable cud
pleas. mt term at the Fremont Lusints-s
College, wiiifher ho went this morniuir.
Will Ilyeis, one of Piatt. mouth's mott
popular joung men, departed for Fre
mont this morning to join his youns
friend, Frank Riehey, in the Erem mt
Business College. This is an educational
institution fast gaining in popularity
among the western college3, and no
doubt these young men hava exercised
good judgment in determining to take
the course of that institution.
T. B. B. own, the enterprising black
smith on Washington Avenua is just now
engaged in overhauling and enlarging
one of his dwellings in the second ward
which he will have for rent. Mr. Browns
thrift and enterprise are evidenced by
the fact that he lies acquired title ta three
nice pieces of property in this city all,
or nearly all being the fruits of his five
years' labor since be came to this city.
J. A. Connor, through his buyer, Wm.
T. Cole of this city, purchased Inst week
25,000 bnthels of corn of Cass county
farmers, to be delivered at Cedar Creek
and Gidlom thi week. Thia would
mean that there is now $10,000 more
money in circulation, among Casa county
farmers than before theg, purchases were
made. It would look n little as if
farming wan a paying busiaes in Ne
braska, despite drought, cyclones, etc
W. J. IIeBIer, Cass county's picnoer
florist keep9 a fine line of choice palnv,
together with a score of varieties of the
pretty primulas, fragrant hyacinths. Chi
nese narcissus and many other choice
winter bloomers for sale at Bennett fc
Tutt's. Mr. Ileaser called on the Uerai
this morning and in hip asnal hearty
manner overwhelmed us with some
choice gifts from but greenhouse that will
keep the Hhhaxd housewife in excellent
humor for many n?.
Died.
At the home of her sou, Wm. IIye',
I No. fil 3, nt the corner of Hock and
Twelfth ctreets, in this city, Monday,
January 2flth, at 11:30 a. in., Mrs. Nancy
It. Hayes, wife, of 8. P. Hayes. Deceased
leaven a devoted husband to mourn her
lof 8, and five children, Wm. and John
Hayes, residing in this city. Mis. Darling,
of Arcadia, Neb., Hubert Ilayts, of
Hebron, Neb., and Thomas J. Hayes,
of M quoketa, Iowa. The funeral will
orcor at 2 o'clock tomorrow from the
rebidence, Hev. T. J. Iiiird oiheiuting.
Died At her home near ibis city at
12:30 o'clock Sunday morninir. Jan. 2.
of pneumonia, Mn. Anna Mary Horn,
aged 09 years, 4 months and 2 days, the
wife of Philip Horn. The deceased was
born in Germany and earn- to this coun
try settling in Illliuois in ,l.Sf8. She
leaves by h r first husband, Mrs. Eliza
beth FornoiT, Philip Triisch and Jacob
Tritscb, all of wli-m live irt this county,
and by her bt-cond husband, who sur
vives her, Mrs. Mary SUrkjnhmn. Mrs.
Maggie Kehne. Mrs. Katie Hertz and
Mrs. Lizzie K-ifTenberger. Funeral at
12 o'clock Tuesday fioui the residence.
Tbo deceased wkb a consistent member
of the German Lutheran church.
A Social Time.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conlin, residing
ou South Tenth street, were agreeably
surprised Saturday evening by their
many friends and neighbors, tho occasion
being Mr. Conklin'a birthday. The
Indies had prepared a nice supper, of
which all partook with evident relu-h.
After the usual numbur of games the
guests departed at a late hour. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs Troop, Mr.
and Mrs. nail, Mr. and Mrs. Vandron".
Mr. and Mis. Fred Walters, Mr. and Mr?.
Campbell, Mr. and Mr3. Stutzman, Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Brad
White, Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Mr. and
Mrs. George Lucbsinskey. Mr. and Mrs.
Quick, Mrs. Langston, Mr. Shaeffer, Mr.
Chas. Langston, Mr. Hesschstein, Mi's
Hall, Miss Ditteo, Mr. Ilobinsou, Mis.
McCarthy and Miss Moore.
Reshlution of Respect.
On motion of A. C. Loder, the follow
ing order was made:
Whekeas, Through the dispensation
of an alwise Providence, Mrs. Philip
Horn, mother of Commissioner Jac.b
Trietsch, has been called to join the
great mnjori'y; Therefore be it
llexolced, Thatthi board does hereby
adjourn from 10 o'clock a. m.on Tues
day, Jan. 27, 1801, till 4 o'clock p. m.
out of respect to the memory of the de
ceustd, and thU all county offices be
closed during said time, and that this
order be spread upon the records.
A. C. Loder.
A. B. Todd.
We Kneel to the Journal.
Union Ledger.
Last week in speaking of the two pa
pers, Times-Budgett, of Nebraska City,
and the Advertiser, of Louisville, we i
advertently mentioned them as both
being C.'.-s county pipers. The Platts
month Journal, which never hr.s a good
word for t!;? Ledger, saw the mistake,
magnified it in'osom-thing horrible, and
then in (in rtiele headed "The Ledger's
Funny Man," uys:
Tie rouT-ty s?at removal a;itition
mut hnve a bad effect upon tho in m
who !ivi h mi v.i.ur the boundary line of
Cas and OtOf cornties and yer who con
siders Nebraska City a viilag" of tbi
city."
We carnertiy plead v. ilh toirs in our
eyes that Sherman will Fpare us yet a
little longer we are young--we make
mistakes; but we have not yet made ns
serious mistake as this same Sherman did
while running his "smut-mill"' at Glen
wood, when he virtually applauded the
assassination of Garfield. But our mis
take operates differcntlv; we will net be
fnzen'out of outown on account of our
error.
Card of Thanks.
We the undersigned desire hereby to
express our sincere thinks to the many
friends who so kindly assisted us in the
last sickness and death of husband nd
brother.
Hekrt Sssdrock.
Mrs. A. Sasdrock.
CountyCourt.
Hiaring on final settlement of account
of Eliza Shepherd.administratix with will
annexed of Wm. U. Shepherd deceased
Account! allowed and a decree of
distribution of residue and assignment
of real estate under decedent law.
Christ Stoeher vs. John Holmes.
JadgmeLt for plaintiff for $29.50.
Anna E. White vs. Burlington Relief
Department, Argument to court at 7:30
p. m. Gering for plaintiff, Clark for
physicians eyery where reccom
land Ajer's Cherry Pectoral as the most
reliable remedy that could be bad for
colds, coughs and all pulmanary disor
ders. Ask your druggist for Ayer al
manac; it is the best publication of its
kind, and full of information.
We are glad to learn that the Omaha
Daily Republican, will soon be reviyed.
and Omaha once more will hare an hon
st oewgpaper.
j Eight MileGroye.
Considerable sickness is prevailing
a Dicing the children in the neighborhood.
Mrs. G. . Ruby is confined to her bed
againgwitb typhoid fever.
J as. Hull did not go wet-t as stated last
week. He could n t get any one to ac
compat y him and did not like to go
alone.
A girl baby was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Sig 1 Davis lat Tuesday. Mother and
child are doing well.
Miss Tillio Gapeu will give a spelling
match at her school on Wednesday even
ing, all the neighboring schools areiu
viied to participate with them.
George Carpeuter of Johnston county,
this flute, was visiting in the i.cighbor
liood lust we k as the guest of his rioter
Mrs. D S. Draper.
Peter Perry gave the youug folks a
play party at his home last Wednesday
evening. The attendance was laro anil
all had a royal good time.
Mrs. WalUr Mutz i9 visiting with her
broiher and sifter in Plattsuiouth this
week and Waller is left at lioma to keep
house with the children. Panst.
Jauuary 20ih, 18'J1.
I'rom Tuesday's Daby.
Bis Sale.
I will sell at public auctiou at my
farm one mile west and one north ot
Murray, Neb., on Friday, February 13th,
191, commencing at 9 o'clock eh irp, all
my farm implements, horses, cattle, hogs,
hay and grain and household goods and
a large number of other articles.
TERMS OF SALR.
All sums under $10 cash, $10 and
over 12 mouths time giien for approved
note bearing 8 per ceut interest, 2 per
ctnt given for cash All hay and grain
must be cash no discount. A free lunch
will be served at the noon hour.
Geohgk Boeck.
An Interesting Vote In the Senate.
Limcoln. Neb. Jan. 2t). Special
When the clerk of the senate read
the house resolution providiog for a
joiut committee to wait on General
Thayer and ask him to furnish informal
tion about the state affairs, Senator
Swkzler objected. lie argued the gen
eral was an ex-governor and the time had
passed when he' could properly deliver a
message to the legislature. He suggest
ed that the word 'send" be substituted
for permit.
Senator Moore moved as a sub.-titute
that a committe of two be appointed by
the chair to confer with the committee
of two appointed by the house concern
ing the information and suggestions to
be offered by Ex-Governor Thayer.
It was carried, and the chair apitoiuted
senators Mooro und Poyuttr as tha com
mittee. Senator Switzler then moved that a
committee of two be appointed to wai;
on Governor Boyd to ascertain if ho bi.s
a message to deliver and uppoint a time
t-J hear it, and that the house be asked to
appoint a similar committee.
Yeas 23 Nays Dysarr, Horn, Poyn
ter, Randall, Sanders, Smith, Stevens,
Williams 8. Beck und Shea wen
paired. Senators Switzler and Koontz were ap
pointed as such committee. The vote i&
interesting as showing the division in
the ranks of the independents on the
proposition to recognize Mr. Boyd as
governor, which they have so long re
sisted. On motion of Senator Switzler the
eh.tir api ointed Senator Tiiomi a com
mittee to confer with a house committer,
ho were delegated to correspond with
the legislatures of neighboring states rel
utivo to conceited action in tue passage
of usury laws.
mong the new bills introduced were
the following:
By Poynter For tha Australian ballot
system, based on the Massachusetts and
Montana laws.
By Coulter To repeal the sugar
bounty.
By Shumway To repeal that provision
of the liquor law which enables a partj
illegally prosecuted to recover from the
prosecutor double the amount of his
costs.
By Stevens Regulating th- salaries
of county attorneys.
By Randall Providing for a uniform
system of school books. Each county '"s
to vote for a series of books for a term
of live years. A series shall be selected
by a committee of school directors and
teachers. The books are to be bought
by the districts and loaned to the
p u pi 1.
A-fter tryidg to s-ttle which had the
ledit work in tight, the senate or its
committeep, the former adjourned till
morning.
A residence on wheels was attracting
some notice on tee streets today. It waa
a large freight wagon, framed up and
covered, and made the abode of a family
of husband, wife and three children, who
had driven overUnd from a point 85
miles west of Denver, starting on the
13th day of December. Tbey encount
ered but little to obstruct their progre,
except a snow storm in thn western par'
of the state nearly two weeks ago. Their
destination is Des Mines, Iowa, tad
they erMd the Missouri and cvatinued
their jouraej.
M. D. Polk and Dr. Siggios are taking
I the first lessons today in farming among
the alliance people assembled iu Omaha.
Mr. Gorgo IVrry, an intelligent and
enterprising farmer of Eight Mile Grove
precinct, waa a pleasant caller at the
Herald ollice Moudny, and swelled the
army of readers of this journal.
The highest sale of the reason will
occur at Oiorge Bcock's, two milt 8 north
wist of Murray, on Friday, Feb 13, 180).
If you ure needing any frm inachiiieiy
or good teams don't fail to attend this
sale.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Anna
Mary Horn, wife of Philip Horn, re
curred fr m the family residence near
this city at 12 o'clock today. A num
ber of th j friends of the relatives were
in attendance from this city.
The funeral a-rvici-o held over the re
mains of the late Mrs. Nancy R. Hayes,
were held at the resilience of hereon'.
Wm. Hay ee, at thft corner of Rock and
Twelfth streets, Rev. J. T. Baird officiat
ing. Many friends followed the remains
to their last, resting place in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
In pursuance of an crder made by the
county commissioners yesterday all the
county offWs have been closed from 10
o'clock this forenoon till 4 o'clock this
afternoon, out of respect to the memory
of Mrs. Philip Horn, mother of Commis
sioner Jacob Tritsch, whose funeral oc
curred at 13 o'clock today.
A. Bach the enterprising grocer haj
erected a neat sign over the front of h's
Lincoln avenue store which giyes it ti
business like appearance. Mr. Bach after
a few months in business on the avenue
finds it a paying venture and tho deui
zens of that part of the city appreciate
his enterprising spirit in establishing it
out thera. x
Tub FiEKALD learns with regret of the
serious illness of Stephen Lloyd, of
Murray, a brother of Engineer Jo. Lloyd
of this city. Mr. Lloyd h is been a pa
tient sufferer during the past year and a
half, during which time he has oecii
con-tantly confined to his bed with that
dread malady rheumatism. Tin; IIkt;
ald hopes Mr. Lloyd may yet be restored
I o health.
T. K Clark, or.o of tho reprcs; ntati ve
business men of Weeping Wat:-r w;'s
in the city 1-ist night the guttt of hi.
fathcr Timothy Clark. T. K, is one o
the most cnergeti-'j business men of C -;s-couuty,
being intuevst : in one of the
most substancial banking institutions o
the county, President of a Georgia min
ing company and u v taking hold of
the w tt-rn irrigation brs:::rss.
J. C. Seacres', n-p resenting the Stale
Journal, and John W. Cutf L'ht, better
kuown in this city ns Cutty," who is
now city editor of the State Journal, but
formerly the city editor of the Journal
of this city, are canyaesing today for
subscribers for the leading paper of the
state, and success is crowning their
efforts, for Plrttsmouth people have come
to recognize the StateJournal as the foremost-metropolitan
paper of Nebraska.
It was positively denied by W. D.Jone.
this morning that he carried his dinner
wi h him to the alliance meeting i i
Omaha today, but that sturdy old farmei
of Eight Mile Grove , Sam Barker, was
our authority, anil if it were not a lunch
W. D. was carrying it might haw been u
small parcel of t'iis packed in oats to
establish his standing in the alliance
gatherin g.
John F. S'.iafer of Hill City, S. D ar
rived in the city lat evening a:-d will
rem 'in the girsiof his father, Ilvnry
Shafer and other relatives of th? city foi
a month. Mr. Shafer is interested in the
tin mines out in the Hills, and is very
enthusiastic over the prospects of profit
able tin mining their in the near future
There is no doubt of the genuineness of
the claims made for the Dakota tin
mines it is there and will be mined at
no distant day.
Welcome to Nebraska Press Asso
ciation, Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 20. Special
The following resolution has been unani
mously adopted by the board of trade of
this city:
To tljp Members of the Nebraska Press
Association, grteting: The Beatrice
board of trade learns with sincere pleas
ure of your contemplated visit to our
city Thursday and Friday of this week
and takes this opportunity of bidding
you welcome. The gates of the city you
will find wide open, and it is with sin
cere gratification that we extend you the
absolute freedom of the city. Cometnd
may your visit be one of pleasant mem
ories, for such it will be our desire and
aim to make. Again we say come and
welcome.
District Court.
The following filing was made iD dis
trict court today:
Bcntutt W. Pierce vs Frink R. Gu'h
man, security on note of Joseph V. Week
bach of $1,000 with indorsements' leav
ing plaintiff's claim $800.
County Court.
John Dailey v McNeely A Co. Suit
on balance due for labor done in grad
ing on Rock Island railfoad. Trial to
rnirt wp ero ta nrii f? S. Polk for
r
plaintiff, Byran Clark for defendant
A Trip to the Moon.
BV UIM MAUD KZMfflK.
now did I happen to tiof w ell I wan tired of
I1Iuk on th? anil. v , h ( he a Mn'lyt K
about lint iii-ton, niwl tha qiietini came up,
I- the moon Inhabited?" N. ouc c.ml.l lift
wr that question ; even the phihw plitr have
fali (1 to mivwrr II. Well, t-nn btl-lii (tumnuT
rveninK f was lyn k In my hammock, watching
t nt e.iiiilul nilt m the .ul!tf'l ai-ro-N tlir
heavens, and I saw. or fancied I saw. (as all
Ifivinslia e ill. hp) a man In ' he m-on. 'I'li'e
HI inu i.i laid l hf v srd by the sha-iown
whi' h lie mouiiiHiii-t of the in -on cast. Maid I
to myself. "If f heie nre in unlahis and tree up
then-, why nut people? I II up there a d
are If the moon Is Inhabited." I pulled on my
tblukl k ' ap'' andet my bral'i to work to de
vice a piau t r bull lin j an ,,i sli . J upent
most of the ir'lil thinking and llna'ly bit upon
a plan. I ret to wurk anil iiuhIh a baxKet of
lijrlit matei i.il i -t v iy stroi.g). of a canoe
shape, wllh mi n retrain tv-i- in each end, and an
opening in thereuti r to more provisi ns and
fur my berl 1..
This l eovrrfd with vanished el'.U, o that if
1 1 s niiibl l blown liv n i(-uiu'"t I.. lo ti e w:il r
it won d not Kink. 1 he I wo s i is I c-itnicted
like the shape of lii: v.iltnr.-s win;. T cm
I iilno covered with M'k, ihen fHH:eu d them on
to ' e car. -l i t- in;i wx-i prop lied only by
m miis the wines, whicli w,tb opera ed l y
a cra'ik within or tii'.i llt 8. 'I ha direction wan
c Jiitrolle.t by i-h.Ui'ig the winun as sail are
slnfr -d
'lb p"fd that eoiild b obtained w;is very
Kreat ; no winged creatine cuuld compete w ith
no
When agreat distance up In the air, If 1 wish
ed to descend to earth I would fix the wtIbl's mi
tliey would remaiu poructly luotioiiless. put
my fcif!. nil the treadles t:-s downward and
slowly descend. After Ilia I finished the ship
1 took It iij to try It and It win ked splendidly
I iniKht travel very l ist if I c1:ob (nay sixty or
kiorr miles per hour). ; ccouling to tho w y I
worked the, ciiink. If I turned jt fat my shir
won d go l.irt, if rlow, i t couiao the ship went
slow.
As I wished t start immediately I began
preparations for the Journey. iMorcd th-' c;ir
with provisions eiioiiy;!! to hist on my Journey
there and back. I derim d it necessary to ko
wll supp led. for if I ale up ey. rything by the
time I got there, and rhouhl net find any peo
p'e th're to supply n o with more, I'd be in a
pickle sure enough, as the s.tia'.l buy say.
The extreme distance o the moon 1 259 C
milc, and traveling at the rate of texty mile
per hour, I would reach u y destination in
eighteen days, six hours and forty mil u ei.
Evetyihing re.n.'y, I hoisted sail on the tenth
day of July, and was off to the moon. I eann t
describe my fust f '-.v hours in the air. To to
ciil'iig through the air, h'i;!i a-roiig the clotKls
ike a winded e- ea'uie, wus enough to cause c
sens-'tioj:. I lare not travel very fast at first
for ftiar f lof-inj; rny breath, but I gradually
I urned th ei auk futte,- .--lid t:?tt'r un il I c uihl
tr.ivel f.ister than any railroad tri-la has ever
don .
You It.pw there i a t'l-'ory that there U a
cm-1 ov the ontsidn of th- moon, and the daik
spots we see, are openings in tels where the un
-di'nes throiiL'h and ;,lv.;- liI.t and v.iirn th to
the rtlu-v sii!e, v.liiii; on tin; i.'ishie is s most
beautiful e.;imiry. Uc 1. I It :! a ;.rr;'at loiigiiic
to see this ci iiu ry, if country these really ui ;
h-r...".- mv r.i.,-:;t.
V. hew ! vh .t a:ipeiti' I had after two or
Ihvf-o days tiavel : how Hie f -i-d vanished he
fore my eyes ; I bewail to i::r I should tise ad
e,iy rovl-b ns a't-.-r alt, Jju: i;;kily I r.idn't.
WV-ti I b.s-1 lrav.-!'-d I v 'vs ! !.; t., f-el
a.i.t'e 'e.;-ie,.K w-y ! l.-ie i;.,.tiji tV.e
clouds Willi not a livinp: Jhir.g in siirht. exeeiit a
bird no v.- and then iand t:iar far below; is
'.iiou.c-h to ii':i.e y.uyi ne htutu sic-k.
Once 1 was in f;ro:it datijrer of Xv.'mg upct.
flie i-ixth day about, l-oon. a violent w hid
sli uck thi ship and I cx)ec-Jed at most ary
moment, the car would overturn, but luc kily it
Jul not last Ion?, perhaps tw nly in'nu'-;s,th'-:
ihe ship righted and then we sared on ca'mly
as ever. 1 met vit'i mo other accident, tird
a hen I l::.d traveled sixteen t'.ays, I uot'eed the
moon a lirtle t-: the nor.hea-i of me. I turned
tho -l.l; in th"t dire tion and set cut faster
than before. On tho eighteenth day I was
near ei-Ojgh to sco the opening spoken of ; for
DjK-r.inps i here i urely were. -' t ab.iut 7 :30 a.
n. on th" clneteenth day of travel, I can e
a'o'i-"-ide o' Iho nioon and looked, through lie
(t the opei lags whicli was larg ori-.ugh to atl-
i it .mv sbip. An 1 lo ! on tli ether Mi was
'h : i "l s' ma.c-aiih'.-ir.t cc uatry one. oversaw.
'! here, sfetclnn aer ss r.-nutry, wore cr.s
a 1 ac;e.- o." ; aitu.o laa.l, v.tli trt-es .scatt'-ted
II -re :.::d th l!.
In thes-: p i-tur 'r, many si niin :.'! wo: e ::v7. ;'.
I :,':i'c t iy slip thr--'t!r! th ..pet J-.;:, ie-cr.di-U
lc)t! e r-uad and ah l:V !. 1 '-t.-cd
:". r -cvora' i::ej:'.rN:; r - s;. II h e:;,l--i; :."r,g on the
:'. i. til i-.m'-r.iir'.-i ;:..; ,;:: i-.-:'--ie J::e. I
v.v.s s;;-n.!l:i-: en a hill : nd bt-l-iv.- n:e i:; a K'nd
v i'.'ey, 11 r.ve 1 a s, reatn of crystal wa'er.
To :n.V ii;-ht '..'.-if. v i.ivz : e-, re-' "i' -l";:ig
thf! d -.le ;al v.' ile qui'e a ci.-la-.iee of",
i a a .-ouiiic-riy Uirection wwe some large moun
tain. I fan'.-ied I saw a lii tie c ttaire in t he
distance ; 1 la'.sad my field glass to my eyes
(for I'd brought one with me) ar.d took a view
of the landscape. This proved to be a l:tt
cottage, as I though, and there was a man
standing in tiie doorw-y.
ThiscouDtty then, was Inhabited. Ueing
hungry, having had no breakfast, I partook of
a hasty rneai. secreted my ship in a clump of
bushes, aud started to th cottage. ThU I
reached about noon. The dwebers were just
eating their Doonday lunch, which consisted
of dates, bread and butter and green cheese.
As I drew near the cottage, he rushed out to
meet me and made som-5 very queer cesturee.
First tbey bowed very low, then rubbed their
hands together and grasped my hand and hear
tily shouted. This I afterwards learned waa s
sign ol welcome.
Then they began talkln in Yolapacke. As
I speak that language very well, i bad no
trouble In conversing with them.
I told them whence I came and the object of
niyvislt.Tbey were delighted with the stories I
told them of our earth. They bade me enter
and dine with there, which I did.
In the afternoon this man took me to the
king s palace, explained to him who I was, and
"His Majetsty" welcomed me even more cor
dially than his subjects bad done, and invited
me t remain ia his palace 3 uring my stay there
He asked me many questions concerning my
Journey, and when I told him of my mode of
conveyance, be was delighted nd would not
be satisfied UDtil be had seon this wondrful
airship. Then be said I must make him one
like it before I weut away, and of cour I
could not refuse hitn.
The next day the king t ' ck i.-.e around to
many ofthe villager end nbowd me all things
cf interest.
The r0P'a on the rno.ni are a p-acf al rac
and seldom quarrel, much le fight. They are
qalte civilized and have good homes. They
all fipeak " Volapuclte." Tbey are not large
! a the people on the earth, the largest being
( four feet, six inebe tall .
Their cattle resemble ours in mm reipeets.
as do their horses.
I paw tip ther some of trios'? hug rep'lles
tpokenof In the Keptillao Age. nth as the
Uhtbyosaurus, pterodactyl and piejloaaurus.
A tr fxalta taey have tfte 4t. pain
b.tnati i and tnia or two other tropic il fruit
They have so ns exieu.lvu mine. there. Iln
products of which are inooiistjno, told nuu m.
kind of oro.
Their o Imate U warm and p1eat:tnt. Their
wlnt-r Is but ll'tle colder than our aut-miu.
Olio d iy tlia klngau l I wi-r,i w.tud'riiig over
his va.t e-t ites, a I, us I p.ise I tiie ba.iiya d.
I was sin pi Ned in hs a cow. exactly like our
c mi. I mentioned this fm.-t to tb Mug. Il
aid : ll.th it Is a very uij sier huh aiilmaJ.
Out) afternoon I was ilo vu In miner lnend"'
near those trees. I In a- d a u Jl-", h:hI, lookinit
tip, Wtl t should I H -o bill 111 it a i ui.il coal
dii ping to lh ground "
llie.i I knew who she was. 1 1 was that row
that Jumped ver the in ion. I thought I'd.
seen bur bol'o-re. 1 loll Ijh King about t at
wild freak of b.-r's. and said -. ilee: Is very
hlgli. If we'd caught flat cow b fore she Rot
heie, tt wouldn't bo blgh.''
We've often beard it said "Tho noon's made)
of green cue so." The M i i . not ma i of
the cheese but tbu ")oi:e up there ui iniifac
t li" a gr at dit.il of til .1 aM.cie. U Is vert
p.nat ible. I ai-uiu vou. Tbuu.'h 1 have ealea
food mote wholesou.e.
I rem Mined on the o on iduefy of our days,
or three and llireo-llfty-ni iitlis of the iimuu't
days, a i y ii m i .a bein-J twenty-nine
and tiit;-haif limes s long a .i tlay on tha
earlh.
I he klag wanted me to stay "for good." If I
wo il. I, be would gi-- mo a iil.-li olliee under
bis crown. Hut I w iiibl n H bear of It. I waa
very home si k aud told him I c uld not pos
sibly uta . Wneu I started homo the people
provi ed me with provisions enough to last iu
ourini; tny J lurney. tbroiiig lu enough cheese)
to last me two or three Join ueyit, I'm not fond
of cheese myself, especial. y when it's hiikkm.
'J be king preseli ed to me a ha daomc watch,
aet witli moon -tones ; be also g ive me a large
moonstone, whh-h I kept a long time; bat it
was finally stolen.
I started to descend, the 23rd day of October,
and reached home the 12. h day of November.
My fii -uus were very g ad to set: mw once
moie, for they thought I'd gono to stay, sura
enough. And I had many storini to tell them,
but ll. is is Ihe first time "My 1 rip to the Moon"
has ever been related to the pubi c.
Concert
At the PrcsWj tei iau church Tharailay
evening, Jau. 29, for the lieutfit of Iho
pipe oroan fund.
Male quartett". . .' Give me Hack my Nal Ivelsle
".ly Ladie's Bower," Hope Temple
Miss Martha Kennedy,
Violin Fantasia Trovatore. l'rof lCdwaid Iirett
' Last Hope," Piano Sol-t Uottecballc
Miss (irant.
"Love's Sorrow," Schelly
Miss Martha Kennedy.
vi u. i i "' avatina." Kaff
toon Mo.o J( -.Mimuitt." Uucheiiuu
l'rof, Iirett.
H:do, Selected prof. Iiurchard
Vocal. Selected Obligato
VisH Kennedy l'rof . Krett
Sc;-i.t: de i'.allet Ie licriut
l'rof. I'.rett.
ofleiatory Batiste
Miss Oiatit.
County Court.
Jacob Vallery jr. v.s C.-leste A SmitU
ami C. P. 8:nitli. Order of revivor en
ttreil witli ten percent on original juilfi
inent. W. W. Drunitiiond for plaintiff.
John D-iily vs J. i). McNe.-ley tt al
Juugtnent fur defendant and against
plaintill for ostH.
License to wed issued to Mr. DeWitt
Williams and Miss Lottie Lee, both of
Plattsuu'Utli.
J. D. McXt-eley V3 Patrick Daily. Suit
on account, answer day, March 2, 1SD1.
Byron Claik for plaint: If.
Prof. Brett.
Anion"; the profissiun of musical ar-
tists with which Fremont lias been fav
ored iu the pai-'t few years in the judg
ment of the writer. Prof. IJrc-tt as a vio
linist is fai- buperior to any of bis prede
cessors 'flie s-lectioaiv
ult'.iouyh frn.ri the misters works and
rcuirej great )ou-er of execution aud
vim, were not at ail bey;;d the professors
ability, :v.x to xeeuted as to t-.xprts-s in
a pleain; jiis.l fl-ctu i! n:-inner ti.o sub-j-.-ct
of the author. T.'r-. TJ.ett was -f!i-c:
Tit ia her accoir-ji inam.-nt.--, some of
which v.e." Vi iy (ii:;it.-uk and will be ap
preciated by th'fr- best, cajiable of judg
ing Fremont Herald.
Don't forget tu heir the professor at
the Presbyterian church tomorrow,
Thursday evening. General admission;
t3 ct nts.
Diphtheria.
A case of diphtheria is reported today
ia the Horn family on South Tenth
street. The patient is Lizzie Horn about
13 years of age. Dr. Schildknecht ia
attending physician.
Matrimoinal.
Judge Archer joined inthe holy bonds
of matrimony today at the residf nee of
EJw:n Hubbell ou Third etreet, Mr.
Dewitt "Williams and Miss Lottie Lee
both of this city.
County Commissioner A. Ii. Todd ia
in Lincoln today and will look in on the
legislature, and no doubt imbibe many
of the parliamentary tactics of which:
that body is replete.
Wholesale pardoning by governors
of states should be stopped. Governor
Taylor of Tennessee pardoned 801 con
victs during hi9 term of office and ended
a few weeks ago by liberating eighteen,
more. Many of whom were m order era.
A murderer should never be free, and.
this is why the Preaa favors lynch law t
a gret extent. NV-braka City Press.
TntHTKKN of tho county treasurer of
Arkanaia rn r ehinl in the matter of '
accuiintine f r ihe money intrusted tos
their keeping. It u iperfluons to aj
that they are all demo .rats; and it ii
equally nnuecessnry t remark that tkj
will not be punished.