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About The Plattsmouth daily herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1883-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1887)
I'aE daily jikuaU), PUvteMoiitii, k!-liili.KA, Ti'i:i)AV. hKci-:.UiKU is, isf. l)c JJlaiUmJuli) Dai In fcjcrali) KNOTTS BBOS., Publishers & Proprietors. THE I'L&TTKMOUTII HKAL1 Is piillislift every evening except Hiiiiday niul Wrekly every I liursmiy morning, iwkis lorftl lit tin iiHlinicf. I' nltrmoulli. N'cltr.. 1 : seeoiid-clasH mutter. Olliee comer of Vine anil If Hi M reels. TERMS FOR 1MILV. One copy one jesir In advance, by mail $; w One copy per mouth, byeariier .' Onecoiiv nr week, bv carrier 13 TFKMS KOK WKEKLV. one copy One year, in advance SI ' Oieopyatx mourns in advance, 'i From all appears ncca now, the douht f.il states in for president are the two Virginias, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama with the chances in favor of their going republican. Tuk selection of the 19th of June as the day for the meeting of the Repu lrran National Convention of 18MS has decided historic appropriateness. It was on the l'Jth of June, 1804, that tl lie Kearsarge demolished the rebel pirati Alabama. And it is worth reniembcrin also, that Capt. Scinms was helped to e cape by a British yuclit, on the same th ory of hostility to the interests of the Un ite.l States which now animates tl lie British free-trade applauders of Cleve land's message. tl lobe-De norm t. The Blaine nightmare has again par alyzed the average democratic editor. Mr. Cleveland handed in his message to the fiftieth congress and Mr. I$laine,Jasan American citizen, pronounced judgment upon it. As it happened the subject was one Mr. Blaine was familiar with and one which Grovcr Cleveland is not familiar with. The message treats of but two subjects, viz: Tariff and surplus funds in the United States treasury; al other important subjects are left out of this singular message. The fishery ques tion, which has completely nonplussed the present administration ever since it came into power, is not mentioned; al though the English commissioners who are here in this country to stay, at Mr. Cleveland's request, were sitting in sight of the "White House all the time Mr. Cleveland was writing his tariff message; yet, he dare not even mention that sub ject or refer it to congress to act upon, or intimate to the trcatv niakimr bran: h of the government what was being done between Mr. Chamberlain and Bayard and their understrappers; and that too, in the face of the fact that, the English commissioner was demanding the earth, as well as the sea, of Mr. Bayard, while tl at functionary is completely unable to cope with his lor.lship. So that, Mr. CUye'.aud's administration is left pre cisely where it was two years ago and the subject is of so little importance that the attention of the American congress is not even called to it. This may be statemanship, but if it is, it is democrat ic statemanship, the principal ingredient of which is incompetency. Mr. Blaine in Europe is evidently far better posted on American affairs than Grovcr Cleve land at "Washington. The message how ever, which Mr. Blaine comments upon is a curious conglomeration of common place utterances; when analysed it amounts to about this; an oppressively high tariff is too high, a reasonable tarifl is a reasonable ariff, when a tariff is too high it ought to be made lower, a tarifl upon articles which injures American in dustries ought to be taken off; exorbi tant taxes are not good for the people, hence a reasonable tax is better; a large surplus in the treasury is not needed, un less it is necessary to protect our credit as a nation, and if that is unnecessary the people ought not to be oppressed by high taxes to pile up this surplus. Hard times and a panic arc not good for the country hence, good times are preferred and recommended. And, tlrs is swal lowed by the average democrat editor foi a free trade document and for statesman ship. Gentlemen you will not see this democratic party adopt free trade as the policy of this government. It has neith er the courage nor the ability to do so. Yet, four fifths of its rank and file think or believe they are in favor of free trade. HIS II OP HARRIS OX SECTARI ANISM. The conference of the Evangelical Alliance was favored Friday with an ad dress by Bishop Harris, of Michigan, which told some exceeding plain and practical truths about the present relig ious situation. Where there should I e cooperation between the various churchef, he pointed out, there is simply competi tion; and thus energy that might be ap plied, to the sound and useful purposes is foolishly wasted in denominational strife that serve only to retard th ? true work and substantial progress of Chris tianity. "Our distractions have impov erished our love for man," he went on to say: "we have been miserably and sel fishly divided, and hence our weakness." This is particuiarly true, he further urged, with respect to the missionary field of the West, where in small towns several churches by their-efforts to do separately what they ought to be striving to .ac complish in hearty unison "affords a spectacle to make devils laugh and angels weep. " The average citizen easily observes things of this kind, and they are not at all calculated to give him a favor able impression of the sincerity and in telligence of those who have the interests of Christianity in charge. He can under stand why some persons prefer the rules and forms of one sect, and others u dif ftrtnt one; but it is very difficult, in fact impossible, for him to sec why such rules and lorms siiouiu uc regarded as as of more importance, apparently than the fundamental and vital principles o religion upon which all sects arc agreed These divisions are now so market and so tenacious as they have been in the past, to be sure, but they are still suf liciently distinct and forcible to operate .'is a serious drawback to religious ent prise and conquest. It would not be strictly corrcvt to say that we have too many churches, but it is certainly true that an increase of churches is by no means an assurance of corresponding gain to the cause of Christianity, since denominational contentions too often come in to refute the logical conclusions of such a state of facts. There are un deniably too many churches organiz and sustained upon considerations of sectarian pride and prejudice rather than upon the broad grounds ot love and charity for all men and sound devotion to the general spiritual welfare ot so ciety. The faith may be there, but the works do not follow it. Competition takes the place of co-operation, as de clared by Bishop Harris, and time nnc strength are frittered away in attempts to circumvent rival sectj, while the true and profitable harvest goes ungathered. rn .1 11.. I nc tendency toward a oeuer policy in recent years is not to be denied; but it needs to be materially quickened and en larged if the church is to recover its forfeited strength and improve its vast opportunities in an effective and satis factory way. It is with the churches as it is with other agencies of civilization striving in the direction of a common end: they must wcrk together, or their labors will not bring forth proper fruits, and decay will ensue where there should be a steady gain in vigor and in victory. Globe Democrat. Fortunes In Story Papers. At the end of forty hard years' work, at the nge of 64, Bonner retires from act ive business with a fortune of several million dollars. Ho is surroumled by all the luxuries of life. In his stable he has the peerless Maud S., Dexter, the king of the turf, the famous Itarus, and the mag nificent Edwin Forrest. In his stock farm at Tarrytown ho baa the finest ani mals in the world. And this immense fortune was made out of a weekly story paper! It is enough to take a matter of fact man s breath av.-av, out tne next unng to a goiu mine is a paper filled with popular fiction. Bonner ia not the only man who has grown l ic'i in his lino of business. Moses A. Dow, another poor printer, started a weekly called the Waverley Magazine, in Boston, and made several millions out f it. Tho Munro brothers, two young farmers from Nova Scotia, reached New- York some years ago with almost noth ing. Thej- commenced publishing cheap novels and story papers, and soon became millionaires, with fine town and countrj residences, fast horses and fleet yachts. All this shows, not only that there is bg mois?y in fiction, but that the people of this country arc the greatest story readers in the world. Atlanta Constitution. For a Child's Cold. This being the season for hard colds, I must tell you how I keep them pretty well at bay. When a child sneezes, say ing he can't breathe through his "dose," I toast him at the fire. Notj only the feet, but the spinal colume, i3 well warmed. Then lie must persist in smelling from the ammonia bottle till he lias no difficul ty in breathing, the ammonia having penetrated the ah? passages, causing more sneezing ana a copious catarrhal dis charge. Then, before tucking up in a warm bed, I give him from three to five drops of camphor on a little sugar, with all the water desired as a drink. 1 thought my ammonia cure for a cold was wholly original till a friend told me of curing her catarrh of several years' stand ing with its use, merely inhaling very freely of it both night and morning. Its pungent odor I have found very benefi cial when suffering from an attack of tic-douloureux. Fanny Fanshaw. Vnser Fritz's Courage. Dr. Morell Mackenzie has a high opin- on or Unser i riu s courage, tie per sonally broke the news to the unfortunate prince that His throat trouoie was tne result of malignant cancer. "It was re ceived with tho most perfect calmness, says Mackenzie. "The prince, after an instant of silence, put out his liand with his usual winning smile, and, grasping mine, said: 'I have been lately fearing something of this sort. I thank you, Sir Morell, for being so frank with me. At dinner that evening he was the most cheerful of the party. In all my long experience I have never seen a man bear himself under similar circumstances witu such unaffected heroism. "-New York World. Commander of the Bangers. Lee Hall, who commanded the famous Teas rangers organized by the governor f tho Lono Star s-tate to put down law lessness, has been in Washington recently. He is a tall man, with auburn hair, a tawny mustache and steel blue eyes, lie is considered the bravest man in Texas. He sars: "I did my duty to the state :uid restored tho majesty of the law in rather tough localities. Life and property are now safe in Texas. I am known throughout tho state and I have just fighting reputation enough left so that ixoiJe let me alone. It will be ob served that, like all other brave men, he ' is extremelv ruixlcst. New lork W orld. CRIPPLED CHILDREN. LITTLE ONES WITH MERRY HEARTS AND WITHERED LIMBS. Sunshine and Shadow, Mirth and Pallion In n Hospital for Unfortunate Children. IIr They Forget Fain iu Flay Scenes iu the "Wards. Only a crippled newsboy, swinging himself along with tho aid of a crutch. Ah! It'j hard lines for such a lad! But there is a place in this city where there are scores of such children even more helpless than he. It is the Crippled Children's hospital on Forty Eccond street. Thry look bright and happy enough at first glance, as you see them at play in the big hall ut the top of the building, with its four great wide windowed towers, llapy enough ! As they swing high in the air in high backed chairs suspended from strong rojics or play hide and seek around the pillars, in tho depths of the big windows and behind tho screens. And they are. very happy and bright when, for awhile, the' forget their pain and quivering nerves, and shout with laughter quite as gleeful as if many of the. little heads and crooked backs were not bound up in hideous iron frames. And they trudge around tho room after a runaway lall with as much zest as though the halting, tedious step and clanking braces did not hold thein hack at very turn. Hark! What a rumble! Look down to tho end of the hall. There is a great chatter ing going on, and out from the crowd ily half a dozen tricycles abreast, each maimed by a girl of ten or thereabouts. With swiftly working feet and hands and shining eyes they roll down the long hall side by side. Evidently they are running a race. At the further end they wheel round and roll back again more slowly, guiding with dex terity their wheels through the score or more of advancing riders who had followed in their wake. PAIN AFTER PLEASURE. All is not play, however, much as they enjoy it, and pretty soon some pale faced girl draws out to the side, and unfastening the straps that hold her foot in the step, she raises it on her knee and chafes it with her hands, while she moans with pain. Every afternoon the children come up here, and the paralyzed and lame remove one or both shoes and go through these exercises to strengthen their diseased limbs. It is all done under the eye of a skillful professor, who tempers every exercise to the condition of the little one. Sometimes when he fastens tho strajw of the tricycle the child utters a quick cry, and oftentimes must be lifted olf the machine, being too tender to endure the exercise for that day. There are the bars for paralytics at one end, where the child seats herself and with her hands on the opposite bar works herself with a swinging motion back and forth. This is to try to bring fife bock into the withered muscles, and after weeks of practice it some times succeeds. After play hour comes the hard part of the day, when the little ones gather in their wards, each in his or her own little chair, and wait for the surgeon to come and band age them. Four o'clock is their dark hour, and it is with fearful faces and many a sigh that they wait the coming of the house doctor. The nurses go from one to the other, loose. ing braces and straps and unwrapping band ages, and then with a quick step and businesj like air, albeit with a kindly touch in hi: skillful fingers, the surgeon comes iu and be gins his work. And then there are pallid cheeks and lips, clenched fingers and brave struggles to hold back the cries that seem as if they woul4 come out, and there are tears and moans from the little ones, whose baby hearts cannot understand the suffering they have come into. WAITING FOR BREAD AND MILK. After an hour or so he finishes, the last bandage is fastened, the last brace firmly set in place and the last strap buckled down, and then the children move about a little while, putting away the doctor Utensils, picking up the scraps he has left and getting the room ready for their evenin meal. They take their chairs again and, placing them in a row, one directly behind the other, sit down to wait until the waitress brings in their bowls of milk and heaping trays of bread. The ward is divided into two sections, with a double row of tables in each. The children are stretched out in two rows in the rear of the tables. At the tap of the nurse's bell, the first row rises and proceeds in an orderly manner up the side of the table till each child is opposite her place. They go pushing their chairs in front of them, for but few of the little ones could walk without this support. When these were all in places the nurse tapped the bell again as a signal to those in the other section. There was a rush of wheels and a shrill, scraping sound. And then the bell tapped again, and instantly each tiny hand was folded and each head bowed, and in low, reverent voices these words sounded through the room "Our heavenly Father, we thank thee for giving to us this food, and we humbly ask thee to bless our strength to thy service Amen." And then there was a rattling of spoons, and each child fell., to eating with as much enjoyment as though there were no such things as disease and braces and surgeons in the world. When the meal was over and the dishes removed the tables pushed back out of the way, and the girls brought out the band age boxes and proceeded to roll bandages f oi the next twenty minutes, till every one was ready and packed away for the next day's dressing. At 7 o clock tne little ones went to bed. There was much bothering over inconvenient back buttons on aprons and dresses, a sudden gleam of baby arms, so thin and wasted, un lacing of shoes and adjusting of braces and straps by the nurses, and then cool white night dresses obscured the bright heads for a moment ere they were buttoned into their places. Ah ! these children have grown old in suffer ing, till out of the little features tho light of careless childhood seems to have faded, and even their gayety seems pitiful. New York A Successful Missionary. One of the most successful missionaries in Oroomiah is a blind Armenian from Ilarpool, Turkey. He kiiows the Bible thoroughly, and riding on a miserable lit tie donkey, which is led by a 0116 eyeti deaf man, he fcoes boldly from village tc village preaching the Gospel. His blind ness protects linn, and the people crowc to sec the wonder a blind roan reading Chicago Ilerald. A visitor at a church in a big northern city, whose members aro almost all rich and aged, and therefore conservative, described it as the ''Church of Retired Christians." A polar bear recently brought to San Franci-o is treated to a bath of ice water every half hour to make him fee) at hoaio. Lieut. Z;illiislti'.-t Dviii.init e Gun. A reporter happened to meet Chief Engi neer tJeorgo 11. R -ynol.ls, of the Pneumatic Torpedo ( !t::i roinp.-iny when ho was diluting upon tho re '.it hi:-ce..:;ful cx;; rinsents, and it was evM'-nt that h had lo:;t i.othing of his well known c rit!u:.;i.u.:ii. smilo of t;-iuni;!i over vtaigo as I; exeJLumed: "Yes, l!i: newspaper: oa both ; of t ':; v. T!i peculiar Yankee spread his handsome nid everyliody else, er, have found out :i I. us eo:ne to stay ; ke . .uei.'c;," does it, i i nnc tiling alKiut :;; . r.s haven't got that the ; i: now! 'N!.:.! in thin v. : v our gun, 1 : to under do with v.' many feei t! a vessel, t!:. shoot. T'! '.hat sehi..--- : a ! I, ii:i:r 1. Ther. tliat tL 1 Vt '.isd t ii it i ; v. hut we can ::el:; l. Nov I don't euro how ; V.ii- p!:ites uve o:i tho :;ide;j of i ''! v. I::t. v.n aro going to r. t'!-;t, iliil t!jo b;isi:ios:j for . e I in -.o!:o I into splinters tho other dav ! ei !i' .i:ili li-i- fl Iln'l-. it ' Just v.i:- tv i.:ei should, r.r I i; i;; i. '.:iii: s ci l ie.iiit that it . I I.; r Uj-llly out of th v u.t-sl to hit her deck he water. If could ha valine. ? by i-iiyuMy elevating tho tl.u heavier th-; armor upon tho sides oi' ihi iron lei 1 tl:o le-s she will be iiblo to e n ;' o: ' Take one T llssvo li; feet long : .-vei) get it would m:;ke -' "Wo wovJ.i't tA-.i - k rr.id o:i her bottom. ; i'on-ih war ves-ls, 400 iy i' et wide, what a tar-ji- ouV gun. ot et her .'.ides; her deck anil ner i,.ir:;i, v. !: rre her pl.-.ting i jneccs- sarily thi:, would 1 e where wo would explode our shells; ;;;;1 v. l:el he:- tho shell exploded on top or u:;'!t i ::e itli, the result could only bo destruction, (ircnt f-'cotl! v. hat a smashup there won!, I I t ! 1 tell you. boys, that ship would go to hur.t tli; lisli in :i hurry, and all the peopl;? ah.-vml would Lave to go along!"' New York Tribune. A I.o-.i! ,i:i.ia A sugar ilant,itio;i ditches and roach; ii't some pari.di-..; as "ni'.-v ir I'lKiital ion s Uiv-iiied uy main seet io; is known in ia others as "strips' and in niilt olh. r :..s -'bhx-k:;." These have names fa:ndi:iv to nil the puopl? on tho place, At Magnolia they talk of tho "Polly Garden strip," the "Molly .Shinty strip," the "North Front strip,'' th-.; "Bi ( )ak .strip,' etc. Each of there sections in rubdivided by small dit ches into fields containing an average of about twenty-live acres, liverv well man aged plantation is carefully mapped, and the planter, ruining his eyo over the map in his oitice, will ted 3-0:1 jut what fields are iu plant cane, iu stubble cane or in cow jieas, lie plans his operatio.is on his m-jp as a gen cral does a campaign. It ij a stirring, fusei- nating busine:::;, which keep:; a man on the alert, mentally and physically, and develops the most intelligent type of the country gen tleman to !.( f innd i;i the t-oiitli. Tho cane cai.ting :-ea.:o-i begins tho 1st of October. It would be advantageous to wait longer, for th canes are constantly tweeteu ing their vaiccs, but there ia danger that tho crop may not all bo harvested liofore tho frosts come. In Cuba, where there is no frost, the planter can continue to cut and grind unt il the new sap begins to flow iu the stalks. I Tot infrequently it hapj)ens that a Louisiana pla titer raises more cane than ho can work up in Lis mill before the cold weather of January sets in. Tho next year ho reduces his rx-ronge. The amount of land ho can cultivate must depend on the capacity of his mill. E. V. t 'malley in The Century. "4 J Tib, V 1 f M AM'! WHOLES 1! -Ti'i:i:r. of asd ALE iL i i AIL ir..T.;?; in tuk Choice ! mars. ineluuinj; our Flor do Pep;:srbcio' era 'Buds ri'I.I. LINK OF TOBACCO AND SMOKERS' ARTICLES always in .stuck. Nov. 26 18So. GENUiNK iNGER with liiyli sold on arm .imc. and vibrating shuttle, or cash y pa-inents F. J. BIGENELL, Manager Plattsmouth Branch HEALTH IS WSILTH ! Dr. IS. ( -. Wes'-'s Nerve and P.rniu Treatment a Guarantee peeiiie I'er Ilvsn ii i Diz'ness. Convulsions. J';t. Nervous Neuralgia, Ileail- ache. Nerveeu-i rrostrjtmn eaused by tlieuse of aleoliol or te.)aeoo. Wakefulness. Mental De pression, Kofleiiiiiir of ( lie i rain rcMilt ing in in sanity and le-i.'ui i; t misery, decay and death. reinaiiire "U Alt.-. Kaivei ncs. Loss of Pow er in either s x. InveliiTttary Losses an.l Spcr- mat rrlin'i caused lv ov.-r-exertion of the brain, selfahuse or over-indulgence Paeh lox contains one tiMiutliV Ireainmnt. $1 on a Pox orsix boxes for 5.oo, stut by mail prepaid or receipt of price WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure anv case. With caeli order received by lis for six boxes, aecoaipan ed witli S5 00. we will send t!;e purchaser iir wiilten guaran tee to return the nuniey if the tr atrient does not effect a t-ure. Cuarantees isu d only by Will J. WanicU sole ayeut, Plattsniouth, Neb. For Sale On reasonable terms my residence on the X. W. corner of Elm and 11th streets. Said propeitv consists of block with a ejood story and a half house of six rooms, two wardrobes and one pantn-; good well and city water; twenty-seyen bearin.se apple trees, and an abundance of small fruit of all kinds. tf P. D. Bates. Buy Holiday Goods at "Warrick's dl w-w3w. and you will save money. WHEfl YOU WANT n -OF- CALL OX- En. Cor. 12th and Granite Streets. Contractor anci Builder Sept. 12-Gm, ISM j A fiiVS - - :.iTr EAT f WE finTTi mm ; Law, leal Estate.& I Mercantile Law and J teal lections nnule in all parts o f the .Persons desi i-i nf tl ie l est oi rill plying at this olli ce, either in the Ilartfonl, Queen, of Liverpool, Niagara, "Western, Traders of Cliicrg" No better companies can be found anywhere, and the rates are as as can be had in any reliable company. FARM - INSURANCE .a. szEai-jLr'sr. We have an exceedingly huge proved ami unimproved, including tome ot the most desirable resi dence property in the city. Jf property is wanted either within the old town site or in any of the additions to the city, it can be .had through tins oflice.- Persons having property for sale or will consult their best interests by listing the same with us. Lots in The loveliest residence locality fn tho city can be purchased at this office for $150, in payments of one-third down, balance in one and two years; or $25 down, balance in monthly payments. Anyone de siring fo visit this locality, whether they have in view the purchase of a lot or not. i.y calling at our oflice expense. Remember tl ie place HA m 1 Sa SENT FREE. A Sample Copy of the Ten-Page Weekly GLOBE-DEMOCRAT READ READ READ The following comparative statement of a 1)11 ill.shcrf in the T.niteil t' Globe Democrat is fro m Weekly Globe-Democrat. St. L.r.uis, Weekly ICerublifiiii. St. Louis, Mo Weekly TrMuiiie. Chicago. Ill Weekly Times t-hiwjin. Ill Weekly I ter-Oceaa. ChicaK . Ill , Weekly Inquirer. 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State thromdi comjetant attorb- 1 . l'j I iru 1 C i can iret jl u old IMitenix, of Hartford, yKtiw, of list of .Realty for sale, both im exchange Pas will be driven to the Park free of & oa vi i "a SENT FREE. nu liber of the most prominent weeklies s.iows conclusivelv tint r!in in to SO per cent the cheapest. Sir;. 10 i p.ss x fay- s : I'a'jes, X I'n-e'S. S I'asjes s i Uii-M. K l'!l-i.-S. !':ur.-. s I'-.r'ft 70 Columns ":; Coluiii' s ; 'iijiins r)iJ 'ol-l!!lllS ;v; Columns Co minis " liiimis Ctltianit .'(J C:ii:iins 'a c.!ii:itis SI Per Ye,f,r l on ier iar I.I0 per Year ft o.' .er Year SI 00 per Year St I' per Year j;t O'l per Year S .no per Year Si .do per Yen r 1 00 iwr Ve:ir Solid Reading Matter in Globe - Democrat. OF THE GLOBE-DEMOCRAT io nn 7'nn B. MURPHY & CO. C9 fwik n n n SUM & Oo 1 A T1 J- W. Martbis.