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IP LUST YEAR
PL.ATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST .), 1888.
NUMIiEItTl
GITY OFFIGI5HS.
Mayor,
t'l.m.
Treasurer.
' Attorney,
Kiijchiorr,
Muha.ll,
F.M. Kit II KV
W K Fox
Ja.mk- Pattkkhon, jh.
- HVHON t'LAHK
- A MAUOI.K
S (i.iKroitu
W II Mai.ick
Wkckbacii
Council men, 1st w
aril.
I A SAI.I8BUKV
j 1 M JON KM
) Kit. A HllIl'MAN
. t M It Ml ki-h y
S W DUTTON
lOlNd'CO.NHOtt.
M(CAI.I.EN. ritKS
J V Jor.SH N,C'MA1UM AN
KllKI) (oiiikk
I II II AWK.1 WOKTH
3rd
4th.
V.oaid Tub.Work
Treasurer,
liemity treasurer, -
Clerk. -
Deputy Clerk,
Itrcor.ler of 1 ! -
lliuy ICucinlr
Clerk of Diet net Co jrt,
Slierltr.
Hurveyor.
Attorney,
Hiit. of i'ub. School".
Connly Ju.Iko.
D. A. Cami-hki.l,
TlllM. I'OI.I.IM'K
cii:i Citin nnn.a
Kxa Citi rci) I- I KI.D
v. ii. r.ou
John M I.kyoa
W.C. hllOWA L.TKK
J.C. ElKKNItAKV
A. MaIiolR
Al.I.KN liKKSON
Maynako Si-ink
C. Kl'.h.ski.l.
BOAKI) of u
PKKVMOK.S.
A. B. Todd. Cli'm.,
Lou is K.II.TZ,
A. V: Divkso.v,
riattsmnuth
Weeping Wnter
KiinwoDil
GIVIG SOGIKjr.MS.
iass i-or.'iK no. n. i . o. l'.-Meet
V'uvery Tuewtlay evening ' each week. All
trHDfii-nt brothers are rerpeclf ully Invited to
attend.
1H.ATTMOCTH KNCA.M I'M KXT No. 3. I. O.
I). F.. meet every alternate Friday in
each month in the Maoiiic Hall. Visiting
lirutliei.s are invited to attend.
rilUlO LOIm;K NO. ll. A. O. U. W. Meets
- tverv alterant Frlilay evening at K. of 1.
hall. Transient brother are respectfully in-
. . . . i . r . tl I' 1. .
TiiPiim aiieuu. r..j. ntrtli,Mri " "
K. S. Ilar-tow, Foreman j Frank linin. Over
reer ; I. Howen, Cuiile; tieoii;e lloueworth.
liiijnrder; II. J. Johnson. Fiuaneier ; Wa-ll.
Kiiillh. Ke-celver; M. ' .May bright, i'aft M. V. ;
Jiu-k DauKlierly. Inside Guard.
f 1ASS CAMP NO.Sji. MODKKN WOODMEN
V of America Meets Hecond and fourth Mon
ti ay veii)u at K. of P. hall. All transient
brother re requested t) meet with u. I.." A.
Koweo ner, Vsuerable Consul ; . F, Nile.,
Worthy Adviser ; ii. C. Wilde, Hanker ; W. A.
Iiotck, Clerk.
1IL.VT TSMOUTH LODtlE NO. 8, A. O. V. W.
Meet every alternate Friday evening at
Koekwood hall at H o'uIook, All transient broth
ers are respectfully invited to attend. I. S.
Larson, M. W. ; V. Itoyd. Foreman : 8. C.
Wilde, Kecorder ; Leonard Anderson. Overseer.
1JI.ATTS.MOUTII I.OLKiE NO. 6. A. F. & A.M.
Meets on the first and third Mondays of
each month at their hall. All transient broth
ers are cordially IiniUcI to meet with us.
J. . Kicukv, W. M.
W'M. Hat. Secretary.
VKHKASKA CHAPTEll. NO. 3. It. A. M
Mel Sf-oiuJ and fourth Tuesdav of each
niODlhut Miuou'D Hull. Traiiscitnt brothers
are invited to meet ntlh us.
F, E. WHITK. H. P
W'm. Hays, Seeretary.
-If r. ZION COM MA DA KY. NO. 5. K. T.
JJfMeet llrst and third Wednesday niht of
ech month at Mao '. hall. Visiting bruthers
are cordially invited to meet with us.
V. JlAVn. liec. F. K. WIIITK, E. C.
fiASHCOrNCILNO. ltel.TJOVAL ItCASfM
" Ju eets the Heeond and fourth Mondas of
tach month at Arcanum Hall.
1 - - U. N. IJlenn, llegent.
T, C. Mi xoji. .Secretary.
McCONlHIE POST 45 C. A. R-
ROSTHK.
J. W. .TonxsoN Oommauder.
C. H.TwIss Senior Vice
F. A. l!TKs Junior "
Silk." Adjutant.
II ZN KY STRKKillT ,U. M.
M m.on Dixon Ofiieerorthe Day.
Ciiaklks Fori ' ' ";ird
An dkkmo.v KltY SiTtft Major.
,Unm!(i!ii!i'.KXAy.. ..Quarter Master set-
l.. C. Cikim ...Post Chaplain
ATeel lni Saturday evenins
PL ATTS MOUTH BOARD OF TRADE
Tiesldejit Kobt
IS Windham
..A. P.. Todd
. Win Neville
F. Herrmann
K. Outhman
1st Vice President
2nd Vie President
Secretary
Treasurer r
IiIKKiTOKS.
.T. C.' Itlchev. 1'. Y.. White, J.C. Patterson.
.1. A. Conner. . KNon, C. W. Suntan, F. Cor
dT, J. V. Weckbaeh.
H.E.Palmer&Son
GENERAL
INSUaaHCE AGENTS
lloprcscnt the following time
trij.l and firc-tcstod companies:
American Central-S. Louis, Assets Sl.258,100
Commercial Union-EnRlaud. " 2.KW.314
Fire Association-Philadelphia. 4.4I5.57G
Fraaklin-Philadelphla. " 3,117.106
Home-New York. " 7.M5.5(9
Ins. C). of North America, Phil. " 8.4H.3C2
l.J-.erpooliLondon Si Globe-Eng " C.63J.781
Nrth British Mercantile-En 378,751
Krich Cnion-England. " 1.24.-..406
Sprlngaeld F. A M.-S?rhij;neld. 3,0444'5
Total Assets. $42,113,774
Lasses AijastDl and Paid at tMs&gency
WHEN YOU WANT
WO! II
-OF-
CALL ON
Ha. ILtiaY&Qxi,
Cor. 12th and Granite Streets.
.tractor ami Builder
i. 12-6m.
AFTER 12 O'CLOCK.
THE GREWSOMENESS OF THE VOICES
OF THE NIGHT.
Beenes in the Street of Great City Be
tween the Grareyard llonr and the
. First Falut Indication of the Early
Morning.
Night in a great dry is an impressive and
awesome time, filled with strange and, to the
uninitiated, unintelligible sounds, strange
Bigntg ana strange ocw'a There is a peculiar.
indescribable aense of something mysterious
in tne air: the atmcf.phere rests in folds uoon
the city, and is heavy and almost palpable to
lue touch; tbo sounds are acoustic etchings.
the sharp outlines blurred and dimmed, but
the meaning and expression impressively
clear, distinct and mellow. Values and per
spectives are cither entirely lost or gro-
tesquaiy distorted. Soft atr, unnatural and
gruesomely cool, steal in their currents
round tbo corners, with a suggestion of damp
vaults or stiu, black waters in their breath.
UATIXa TES MOOIf.
It is stilL The silence is heavy and oppres
sive, yet seems unnatural. All sorts of gro
tesque taoughts obtrude themselves in dis
connected and sensele&3 confusion. A Quick
footfall startles the car and echoes sharply
back from the tall brick walls. You watch
intently till a form is vaguely outlined in
the black shadow of the opposite wall, urn
feel intensely disappointed because the eye
ians to make it out distinctly, and the imagi
nation immediately busies itself in framing
all kinds or suppositious regarding him.
which are suddenly broken off by the sharp
Darting or a dog. I he barring continues.
The animal is baying the moon because be
cause he is a dog and has to. But why did
Providence implant such an absurd, useless
and totally irrelevant necessity in a dog's
recnomy t I his question begins to assume an
overwhelming and Vital importance, when
.1.1.. , t . ., ...
it is uriven jrom tne . miml by a sharp
rattle rar orr up the street. YV hat i3
that; The vehicle approaches, a curiosity
is keenly alert. It approaches rapidly, and
Kisses with a din that irritates every'nerve
in tlio bojy. It is only a light; carriage, con
taining a tired pian, who is hasioniiis home
to beL Gradually the souudri die away, but
a moment later the silence is again desecrated
by heavy voloes in m-uidliu Iis;mto. A
party of roisterers are leaving a saloon.
1 hey stop on the corner and engage in a l!ip
'liuilvss and heated discussion over the most
trivial ulj.ct, but linally break up, with
shouts and protestations of nmtiml regard.
and the last car rolls slowly up the street
vitii two or Un'ee piLsseners whoso hluuil.-cr.
ue rmkNly brijfccti by llioir no.'.';y c::!i-.;:!ct.
A cool lii-eez-.i sleuls up frouj Jhp rivei-, n:id s.
!i.!.t, scarcely vj;iti!o i.;aiUne iiiisl float,
jvc-r the streets like n vail. Strange, hal
.i;-ti.-ula.te sotnids isstis from the bosom o
the night that mysteriously whisper of wion
hTus. yet leave the ttory h;;lf untoij a;i!
tir Hie imagination to wild flights.
Far (Io a ;i the riw r th-j dj?;, full r.otes c
t ste.m:er's whistle r.:::. i:i laeJiow ciIein
riiat lollishr.vly along t':te so:iile:i uu: J :
i!'i-r!b-rii. sta'i't en u.vl oar bill faint"
'ii;'.i?. and n iutnir::t Litc-i- the clo.;s ,
ili'"" 'ring church towersde il-eatolysfrik.
n snia hour. A ;:: there is ti.
a::l of hurrying wheels . far down ti
. rect. and s.)o:i tin fuint s'."kcs f a :.o:
.:iv henL Ah! a lire. The sound in-.v-easc
::d t'len swells hmk-r w itii a sudden bu.
i!:! there is a flash of bg'.:t :md n l--:ig t:-:
jf br glit i-i.-.rks trail o:it a i:io:'.:. r:t o.:i .
lir, and the ei::'.:f' has ;as.-fsl. 1'l.civ i i .
4icund soii!:d a:id the. nj:s-.i tiles t:::uy. it
vwy luto and the slknicv U-oii
lei jjor. Tiie taou.t : iikj h:h :n:d her p.
'.-h;.il beams play strange trici..s v. i;a f.n.i.i..
.lije.-ts.
rt.i::D, c.:i.'j:rs:i T::;::io;t.
Sn-ldenjy a st;:r;iiiig ini;sr;siii it
loih.ii iisi;:v--one of those slr.::ig',
of the nijr.t c-li.
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:hoyl ens!o:i.
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nke o'l weiril a:;-! tUro.i5c.:iiig s'i.-ijk.-. V,
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tsai:t-5::i Ejcnii c'.utciriu.v ;:t lie's b;;t!:. 'l .
k-sli creeps. A rc:v:ir.i s ;.. j to t Le iij-.s, '..
,iL$ unj tiered. Th. e i ; .t .".!.! desire t. i'.
nit '.be boJy is chahiol to tlie spot. The e.
,ia::c.- vvari'.y ro.?:sd, but ::ot a iu:!si
.iovii C:i v.oul.l "ive yc.':;-.i t i:irn : ::
ki.ly around .".snl co:i;'ro:.t t';e irt-.ijt
specter rta::l;ti-; t'esv, but oitl.l i.it tl i
vera a Ik'c at st::ke. lka:o:i is :i?-in:tmt.' I
rescue, I -ul C.tv a time it C:;i;:;.t (m:i,:..
the blind, childish terror that hr.s scl;:.i :.
soul; but t'..c litor; is a heal:'.)-n;e ami t:
-struggle to cnert facuitic at:d cotitr
the nund iilistrat-t t'.:j thouj;'.;ts fro:n the t..
citing n:-t and raduiily the c.-.tisrle-i
right givcri way t; iiervousm-ss and su.
rounding tCijectjRssuine their iior:naisha;K..
A jH!icom.u:i turns the corner and i a.-t
i.:t -vitii measured tread, ami he is j;!a.h
'.laiiod. Ti.e jrtscuce of the law's lumio
bring.? instant assurance and calmness, cia"
with a k'!:g l-iva'.l:, .:!.' C'-itcrs into a weatht
wisa converialioii oud uccouipanits ti.
iivvr o:i his beat. I: a little while n faint
'iv.y lir.e maked visible the eastern horir.'in
A butt hei's rai t rattles uov.-n the sti t tt witi
the sleepy d''iyer catehing nap bctweei
crossings The brcozo fro'shvns. Auothe;
wagon follows the lirst. Then the Crt dunx
towc car appeal's. A red eyed man comes tc
the door of a eultnj:i ijnt givi'a the jKilicemau
a tired salutation. Confused and jumbled
sounds fill tbe air. Vehicles of all Linds are
becoming more numerous, and several hacks
leuvi) their stand for au early trip to the
depots, A window on the opposite tide of
the street is thrown up with tt bang, and a
man with a frowsy head leans out aiid looks
up at the sky and dawn tbe street. A dog
barks excitedly, and a tugboat emits a deep
throated howl. The light increases, and it is
piorning, JSf. Loq is jiepublic.
fndirldualistn fu America.
"What is the subtle influence pervading tbe
moral atmosphere l'.i Isew York which so
rnarkadly distinguishes what we call life here
from life in Paris?
Jt is, I think, distinctly traceable to the
Intense indivwlnaliid hicL piVraiia among
U ftfavniuoent results bay followed our
devotiou to this rorcc; incontestably we have
through it siared ourselves both the acute
and the chronic misery for which the tyranny
of society over its constituent parts is di
rectly responsible. We have, moreover, in
this way not only freed ourselves from the
tyranny of despotism, such, for example, as
is exerted socially in England and olitically
in Russia; but c have undoubtedly devel
oped a larger number of self reliant n-id po
tentially capable social units than even a
democratic system like that of France, which
sacrifices the unit to the organism, succeeds
in producing. We may truly say that, ma
terial as we ure accused of being, we turn
out more men than any
New Priuceton Iteview.
other nationality.
Hence the Lady' Clerk.
The latest fad I think fad is what they
ran it is to nave a lady s clerk in the house.
You know that it is no uncommon thing for
a iauy to como to the ollieo ami settle her
bill now, just the samo as a man. Well, old
cuapa lite me are not considered cood
enough to wait on a lady any more. Hence
the lady's clerk. We've got one of them.
Just out of college. Wears a collar that
looks like the hind end of an old fashioned
wagon cover; has trousers that are cut on
the same nattern as the harem rants in "The
Corsair." Ho has a sort of late in the sum
mer air about him. I mean lamruid look.
Ho eats up a dollar's worth of toothpicks in
a day, and gets mint from the barkeeper to
wear in too buttonhole of his coat. I sup
pose it is all right, but I never wanted to be
a cowboy in my life until became inhere,
and I think now of going into the business.
liolel Clerk in Chicago Mail.
Improvements In Passenger Cars.
Chief among the new features is promised
a place where thirsty and bibulous, men may
drink unnoticed by fair passengers. This is
all right as far as masculinity is, concerned.
liut in this perfocting of the means of
traveling the fair sex should receive re
membrance. A car wherein women may
enjoy more privacy in tne dressing room
is needed quite ns much as a car that
holds the counterpart of a hotel bar room.
Men fove to drink unseen of women, no less
than women hope to "fix up ' unseen of men
to use brush and comb in a place sacred to
their own sex. The average sleeping car
holds no such place, and the car perfect in
this respect has not yet appeared. Dressing
at the rate of forty miles an hour possesses
for femininity many embarrassments not yet
eliminated by the ingenious designers and
builders of tho modern railroad car. Pitt
burg Bulletin.
Cen. llazen'ft Novel Idea.
A correspondent writes of the old home of
Gen. Hazen, of tho signal service. It is three
miles north of Uarrettsvilie on the Cleve
land asi MhcHiing railroad; tho farm,
which js ono of the richest in the county.
comprising a tract of ninety acres. Located
in the center, with tho land sloping in each
direction, is a villa of the southern style of
architectu e, it being u story and a half, with
a large, roomy veranda running around ths
entire structure. During tho war Gem
IIa::en was a gallant soldier, and after com
ing homo ho purchased the c.oimU.v residence
and eari-iv;d out a novel idea by planting
trees in such a manner as to resemble an
army on the eve of battle. At one part aj -IH'Sr
half a dozen officers in council, a
another is seen tiie skirmish line, while to the
rear of them are the troops massed in solid
column. -Cincinnati Euuuirer.
Features of u "Ghost Party."
A t ovel parij was lately given by some
Philadelphians t a summer resort. Invita
tions were issued fox a "ghost party," an I
tho evening was devoted to tho recitation oi
weird and grewsome tales of horror and to
the recounting of iersonal experiences that
were in every way calculated to make tho
hair of the assembled company stand on end.
When tbe blood of aH th.9 gv.es.ls ws begin
ning to cuidlo ihe witching hour of midnight
was rung out by the clock. This proved to
be the signal for 6upjer, and immediately
lights were brought and the ghostly reanee
was over. Chicago Herald.
Poison ifl plieHfi Cretonne.
Cretonne pf the cheap sort used for decot
ating rooms turns out to lie as arscnically
poisonous as green wall ta-r. Out ol forty
four samples i-eeently examined, b London
none wero free frinVarsfiiiii', ihva had only
faint tr&Coii of it, twenty-one had largo truce-
eleven were classed as verv bad. and nine
were called "distinctly dangroi...' One
specimen yielded nineteen and die-half grains
of white arsenic to the souare a aid The
greens and blues weiis tho h-:tM Laimful
while reds, brown-,, ami bhifk'i Wt-io beavilv
loaded with the jioison. New i Sua
Cinder P.1! ft?r I'.lfjuVo
Mr, A. G. Fisher, of New jiapn, Conn.
proposes to build a cinder path liom Now
ork to New Haven, for the Ix-nt-fit 1 1 bicycl
riders, ltistolio three feel m vittii ui
laid at the side of tho present road, t- be
built, howevei:, fl'.ily w here I he -2icUii ros i
are not good. The xth n til lie aiiout eoout
miles in length, and I he aei :-w cc-t a
building is estimated nl $75 ir nJie. or
total of fo.S.'iy. iSi:ienti:ki A.iiu-ri;:aa
An Inland Disappearing.
Sable Island, on the co.-t-t -f .cn 8c t a
s gradually disaiineariniT. uii-i !
years more will be totally sul;,-ru3 Dui
mg one gale m 1SS1 a striji id lane svonty
fet-t wide and a tmavter of u n.i' Ions wa
svas'jed away, la 3 1 7- the hJav.i v forty
mues loi:S and vxo ninl a .:i uc.lrs v. ida.
It is now only nineteen iukI a ba'J lailts Ion .
and ks tLan a mile v. ide.--C'ii2eao JJf jsZd.
Dowry im;J r.iHln'.vo-.fTil.
'What dowry thx-s she bring .-.stcd
the notary whe;iarrani:j;;th prib'rr.kuirit
to the marriagi' nf Paul S.-.-irrc:: Ffiu
-t-ise dAtibig:a. "A pair L';;:.i;.fa
.-.Vvs,"' re .lied tt;e p'-i t, '"u bud. ti ;.t i-:
cot, k:.c-j:e l:,i.: io. ! unrj :
.'cud K.i.; it." "And -ail I'lioini ti v it
. half' i.:i.;:irl:i:irv." Ti-e Ar-jn-.cf .
Puuperlzlnc a Child.
A unique idea was thrown out by Mi-s.
Yjrglnia Bmith. She was urging tho wis
dom of self help over help from others, that
paupers should be taught to lean on them
selves, and said: "Give a beggar alma and he
is doubly a beggar." Then she ftddedl: "I
want to tell you that th father who buttons
the child's shoe after the child is old enough
to do the buttoning pauperizes the child."
Buffalo News.
OCAUFORNIA'3 GREAT MOUNTAIN.
Gobjff Up to the Top of the Shaata
ui.d
Then Down Again.
TTow that we were within a few miles of
Shasta, it did not look so wholly white. Ita
snows were plowed by many a rocky ridge, not
perceptible at a greater distance. It did not,
however, lose its supernatural appearance
thereby, but rather gained an effect more
startling by the sharp contrast of lava rock
and sweeps of snow. Shasta was named by
Russian travelers, the proper derivation of
tho word being Tcheste, meaning chaste,
pure. It is the culminating peak of tho
coast and Sierra ranges, and has au altitude
of 14,444 feet. Its glaciers extend for mere
than two miles down its slopes. We sat for
an hour on the hotel porch trying to famil
iarize ourselves with this strange mountain,
but its unearthly aspect did not change
for us.
"It is terrible to be up there I" said Hal,
with almost a Bhudder. "One is in no dan
ger of forgetting tho experience. As I was
following that lava ridgo this side of tho
Devil's Thumb, I saw far off on tho snow a
black object about the size of my finger,
wriggling and staggering about, falling llat
occasionally and then resuming its fantastic
i unions. t n.vcrvc:i it cuv: ;i;;y, a.i.i o..j-
covered that the object was forked, and then
it uasueu turougn mo that it was a man
climbing the glacier. When our party
reacuea tue cleft jeak that forms the summit
we were met by a perfect avalanche of
clouds that tossed and tumbled about, giving
a gnost ly indistinctness to everything. We
appeared to bo in a world of unrealities, pc-o-
pieu uy suaaowy creatures that lengthened
anil contracted, and flung about their vast,
white wings above tho sickening fumes that
steamed up from tho hissing, spurting hot
pprings at our feet. A momentary parting
or tue ciouds snowed the sky bluo as in
digo, closing down in awful nenmoss.
Through a revolving glare the blood red sun
swung m the frightful purple of the heaven?!
Fronting these unaccustomed elements a sol
emn dignity possessed the soul and gavo a
conscious feeling of infinitude. Tho loss of
all familiar laudmarks lent an indescribable
terror to tho scene. This dead volcano's
throat is choked with snow. On its icy rim
one of tho ladies slipped and fell headlong
over tho fearful chasm. The guide caught
her by one of her feet. Her escape from a
horrible death was almost miraculous. We
were nearly frozen with the cold, and vet
onr mouths were parched and hot as in a des
ert. Our hearts throbbed painfully, and we
drew our breath in gasps.
"lief ore we commenced the descent a fierce
blast tore the mists asunder, revealing the
grandest picture we shall ever behold on
earth. From the majestic temple we could
ee hundreds of miles of kaleidoscopic land
scape. Mountains, rivers and valleys, with
spurs of rocky ridges cutting through tawny
farm fields far away; green meadows starred
with lakes, and billowy ranges runnintr to
ward the sea, while fifty miles of dense pino
forests spanned the McCloud and Pitt to
touch the snowy heads of the Sierras. And
Oregon's rich prairies, linked to ors by a
chain of silver surfaced lakes; to tho south,
beyond tha ighty Lassen Buttes, we catch
glimpse of dusky plains, with isles of
clustering peaks. Tiu-ee times I have seen
all this, and yet I feel an irresistible desire to
go again. In spite of the labor and ex
haustion attending the ascent, the vision
from the tsp is worth a greater sacrifice."
e slowly descended the mountain, irar.iiifr
silently toward Mount Shasta until the inter
vening silver firs uhut oil our view. Tho
tram wns two hours late that night, and as I
turned from bidding Hal good-by we saw a
radiant mantle fall on Shasta's head from
the departing sun. "And tho glory of the
Lord wai like devouring fire on the top of
the mount" he quoted solemn v. and within
its reflected bght wo parted hands. Overland
Monthly.
The Itainfall of the West.
The one thing needful to develop the aTi-
cultural and pastoral jossibilities of this re
gion m a word, the key to its destinies is
an adequate rainfall; and this suggests a
topic regarding which has arisen nearly all
of the controvoraiea connected with the suo-
iss of the new west Experts who knew ab
solutely nothing whatever about the actual
facts in tho case havo written mnnv
weighty article to prove that we do not have.
never have had, and never can have any
rainfall worth mentioning. On the other
hand, the people out here, who know from
iucu nLuut eAj)erieui.-e tuac we ao naYO a
liberal and bona tide rainfall in overy por
tion of our immense desert, are not con
tent with stating tho facts, or making affi
davits tp them, but rack their brains to
Cud ingenious reasons for the beneficence
of Providence. One asserts that every yard
of steel rail laid in the desert will draw from
to heavens a gallon of water ier annum:
another claims that there has always been a
good rainfall here, and points in evidencs to
the numberless canyons and creek beds twist
ing and turning in every direction, but all
ultimately converging to tho rivers which
empty nio the Missouri. A third contends
that rain follows the upturning of tho sod.
and that every acre of land plowed makes a
draft on the clouds for a definite quantity of
It Is certain that the buffalo grass sod
which has covered these plains for centuries
1 has become as Impervious to water as a cow
boy's slicker. Hence the rain never pene
trates it, but rushes off the "divides" in a
fury to reach the rivers. Any ono who has
seen it rain on tho plains can understand
something oi tho deluge which covers the
entire prairie to the depth of twelve to
twenty-four inches during the summer show
ers. It is easy to comprehend then how the
numerous canyons in Kansas and Nebraska
are cut by the eagerness of the flood to roll
eastward. But when the prairie sod has once
been plowed the soil absorbs water like a
sponge. After a day's heavy rain there is no
mud visible in a plowed field; the moisture
soaks downward to great depths, and the soil
retains it through weeks of dry weather
afterward, sustaining its crops without ad
ditional rain for a wonderful length of time.
It is at least reasonable to suppose that under
this changed condition of large portions of
the soil, which now absorbs rain instead of
shedding it like a rubber coat, the c imate
retains its atmospheric moisture better, aad
the rainfall becomes more regular, less fall
ing at a time, but falling oftener. This
change may accouut, too, for the heavy dews
which of late years have been remarked in
this country a thing absolutely unknown
ten years ago. The upturned soil parting
with but a Utile of its moisture every day, it
returns to it at night, well nigh as refresh Ln;;
aa a siiowec. v raofc u. SDearnian
Ileal Estate IJargaiiis
EXAMINE OUK LIST.
OONSISTINO OI'
CHOICE LOTS
- i 2r
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uuuu
01 I 'M
21 lots in Thompson's adtlition.
40 lots in Townsend's addition.
Lot 10 Mock KJ8, lot 5 block
Lot 1 block , lot (i block !).".
Lot 11, block 111, lot 8, block (il.
LOTS IX YOUXO AND HAVs' AUDITION.
Lots in Palmer's addition.
Lots in Duke's addition.
Improved property of all descriptions
and in all parts of the city on easy terms.
A new and desirable residence in
O A. 1 t- 1 .
oouui i-aiK, can be bought on monthly
payments.
jjciore purchasing elsewhere, cull and
see if we cannot suit vou better.
o acres of improved "round north of
the eity limits.
res of ground adjoining ltS utli
Park.
acres of ground adjoining South
Park.
1 acres of ground adjoining South
Park.
20 acres near South Park:
Se i sec.
14, T. 10. II. 12 li!S5 comittr
price
... j,
800, if sold soon.
' i see. 8, T. 12, R. 10, Cass Co.
price $2,000.
A valuable
improved stock
Neb., 1C0 acres
fram
in
Merrick Co..
and on
rcosonuble terms.
Windham & Davies.
Consult your best interests by insuring
in the Phoenix, Hartford or Etna com
panies, about which there is no question
as to their high standing aud fair
dealing.
TORNADO POLICIES.
The present year bids fair to be a dis
astrous one from tornadoes and wind
storms. This is fore-shadowed by the
number of storms we haye already had
the most destructive one so far this year
having occurred at Mt. Vernon, 111.,
where a large number of buildings were
destroyed or damaged. The exemption
from tornadoes lust year renders their oc
currence more probable in 1SS3.
Call at our office and secure a Tor
nado Policy.
Unimproved lands for sal
change.
or ex-
WIHDH1H&DA7IB8.-
PL ATTS MOUTH, NEB.
Dr- C' A.Marshall.
ZElosidont Dentist.
Preservation of the Natural Teeth a
Specialty. AueMlietics given for Pain-
LKK8 FlI.MNO OH EXTRACTION OF TEETH.
Artificial teeth mndo on Oobl, Silver,
Rubber or Celluloid Plates, and inserted.
ns soon as teeth are extracted when do-
sired.
All work warranted. Prices reasonable.
KlTZHKllAI.n'H lilN'K I'l.l'ITHMOtlTH. N'r.H
DRS. CAVE & SMITH,
ainlocs Dentists."
The only DotiliHtH In the West poiitnilinis tlila
New System f Kxtl m linu and Killing '1 eeth
vitln.i!t Pain. ur anaesthetic is en
tirely fne from
CIILOKOFOKMOKKTIIEIJ
A NI 13 AlliOLCTKLY
Harmless - To - All
Teeth extracted and Mtiflehil teeth li,..rto,l
nxt day if desiu il. The preservation of the
natural teeth a xneciulty.
GOLD CROWNS.
GOLD CAPS, BRIDGE WORK.
The very finest. Office In
I'n Ion
l::u:k.
I:lcck, over
1 he ClIii'Lh
Slr.ttex.-.Ati:r,
ZT3ra.alc,
Wm. Herohl & Son
pon
Dry Goads, notions Boots end SIiocs
or Ladies and (Jcnts
FURNISHING - GOODS.
He keeps as large and as well
SELECTPTJ STOCK
As can he loum! any laee in the city and make
you priees that tiely competition.
Agents tor
Pattern and
er's Bazar
Ball's Corset?.
Watclies ! Watclaos I
H. B. GAULT
Has moved ntid is now in the Sherwoori
room, Cor. 5th and Alain Sts., Mherc
he
is better able to fcliow his
Large Stock of Watches,
CLOCKS A1TD JEWELRY !
Thau ever before, and will as an induce
ment sell you AV'ntehes way down. Call
and get the Special Prices in 2old Watch
es; it will surprise vou. A Full Line of
the best styles ot Jewelry and Silverware.
Repairing will be given Special Atten
tion. All work warranted to give satis
faction. C. F. SMIT H,
The Boss Tailor.
Main St., Over Mer;es' Shoe Store.
Has the best and most complete stock
of samples, both foreign and domestic
woolens that ever came west of Missouri
river, is otc these prices: IJusmess suits
from $10 to $:3., dress suits, $25 to $45.
pants 4, f 5, $.50 and upwards.
ta?"Will guaranteed a fit.
Prices Defy Competition.
2
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n
C3r. T3
Practical
PiBco anil "Organ Tticr
AND KliPAII'.Ht.
First-class work guaranteed. Also drill
er in Pianos and Organs. Ofliee at IJoeck's
furniture store, Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
C. &. X?.. Time Tabic.
No. 1. 4 -M a. m.
Vii, a. 6 :W p. in.
Nrt. S 9 St5 a. III.
No. T. 7 :4" i. m.
No. 9. 6 :17 p.- in.
No. 2 -:s p. nr.
No. 4. in ::m a. tit.
No. C 1 :t p. in.
No. S. 9 :VI :i. in.
No. 10. :45 a. in.
AU train ran tlnily hy wavef OrriahH. rxeent
No. 7 and s which run to feud from ft hujler
daily except Kuiuhiy.
No. ) is at-tuhto Taeifie -Timet ion at asoa m..
No. 19 Is a stub from faclfic Junction at lla.ni.
J s
bdgj fed I
(ail ( o ! w 1 1
til grgts ; &j i
yg frames