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SECOND YE Alt
PLATTS3IOUTII, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, DECE3IISEIC 18, 1888.
NUM1IEU 82.
High Water.
New Havkn, Conn., Dec. 19. The
Naugatuck la swooltn !j the heavy rin.
unit inilU have had to stop at Peymour.
KuiMini in Amonin ara flooJml. Con
feUlcraMe Jamige is feare.l.
Sioux City's Improvements-
Sioux C'itv, la., Dec. 18. Financial
statistics for the building improvements
during the year just closing, which have
just been footed up show an investment
of $5,12S,G14, an increase over lasf year
of $l,2?0,3i)7.
Held up the Wrong Train.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 18. The officials
of the Southern Express company sav
their loss by the train robbery Saturday
night will not exceed $3,000. The train
which followed had $130,000 in the ex
press car.
A Fatal Collision.
Concord, N. II., Dec. 18. Two shift
ing engines on the Concord railroad near
here yesterday collided and Engineer J.
E. Williams was killed, Engineer Frank
Flanders badly injured, and Fireman
Quinibly less severely huit. The acci
dent was due to a thick fog.
Electrlo Lights
Ashland, Neb., Dec. 18. Ashland is
to have some new lights. A car load of
material arrived yesterday an1, work will
begin at once to put in a system of elec
tric lights. The power will come from
the mill and will be made by the same
water power that runs the mill. Ashland
does not propose to be in the dark any
longer.
Against Oivlsien.
Aberdeen, Dak., Dec 18. A cx'l for
a convention was published here yester
day to take measures to prevent the pos
sible division of Dakota. A quiet meet
ing of citizens was held Saturday to de
vise means to defeat the cliyisionists.
They say division is purely a political
move, and opposed to the best interests
of the taxpayer.
The Millers in Council.
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 18. A gather
ing of 1G2 millers, repressnting the larg
est milling concerns in the southwest,
northwest and southeast, met here yester
day for the purpose of considering
measures to lower the present high price
of Sour. An adjournment was taken till
morning without deciding on any plan
of action.
To Prosecute the Scalpers.
Chicago, Dec, 18. The proposition
to prosecute Chicago ticket scalpers un
der the state law prohibiting any person
from carrping on a brokerage business
in railroad tickets iu Illanois, which has
practically been a dead letter, has been
quietly talked of among railroad manag
ers, and an effort is being made to secure
concerted action.
A Constitutional Amendment.
Washington, Dec 18. Representative
Breckinridge of Centucy yesterday intro
duced a joint resolution reported during
the last congress by Representative
Tucker from the committee on judiciary
proposing an amendment to the constitu
tion denning polygamy and making it
unlawful at any place in the jurisdiction
of the United States or any state.
Pr jsacuting the Rock Island.
Des Moines, la., Dec, 18. Atty.-Gen.
Baker has begun twenty-four suits in the
district court of Sc" tt county upon in
formations filed by Davenport merchants
against the Rock Island railway for
alleged violations of the state law fixing
the maximum freight schedule, a decision
upon .which is now pending in the
supreme court. The penalty for each
violation i $3,000.
A Strike in Mexico.
City ok Mexico, Dec 18. Strikes are
reported from several points on the line
of the Mexican X ttional railroad owing
to non-payment of wages to employes.
ThursJxy the north bound train was de
tained for a time at the depot in the City
ef Mexico on account of a refusal of the
men to take the train out until they re
ceived their pay. The station agent tele
graphed to the city office and funds were
forwarded to the station.
Attempted Smuggling.
Nkw York, D-C A passenger
who landed her.: this morning from the
steamer Etruria, and who is thought to
be a southern merchant, tried to smuggle
in $53,000 worth of diamond. They
were discovered by the custom officials
and seized. It is learned that the man's
name is Gilbert Larres. He describes
himself as a wholesale clothing merchant
of Xicaraugua. He said he had no in
tention of smuggling, not being familiar
with our custom laws. He f tat?s tb&t he
intended to give the jewels to bis Snancee.
Judge Cooley's Views.
Washington, Dec 18. Judge Cooley.
chairman of the interstate commerce com
mission, has returned from investigating
the rate cutting wars of the northwestern
roads. He says the commission will
consider the expediency of recommending
amendments which will make it illegal
to pay commissioners for the sale of
tickets, and require railroads to redeem
the unsold portions of tickets for the
amounts received for them. As long as
the companies are allowed to pay com
missions, so long, says the judge, will
rates be cut.
A Mexican Monopoly.
St Louis, Mo., Dec. 18. A dispatch
from the city of Mexico says that before
congress adjourned Saturday night, the
Union light, fuel and gas companies of
America, organized under the laws of
Illanois, in which St Louis, Chicago,
New York and Detroit parties are largely
interested, through the efforts of its rep
resentatives, obtained important con
cessions from the Mexican government
for the introduction of watar, fuel and
gas into all the cities and government
buildings throughout the republic.
Among the important things mentioned
in the concessions is the free importation
for fifteen years of all the materials
necessary for the plants.
A Protest From Utah.
Salt Lake City, Dec 18. The liberal
committee issued yesterday the following
address to the country.
Salt Lake Citv, Dec 17, 1888. The
liberal territorial committee, representing
republicans and democrats alike, desire
to call the attention of the country
to the fact that the gentiles of
Utah unanimously oppose the Mormon
state scheme, recently endorsed by the
democratic congressional caucus. We
are confronted by a condition not a
theory. Polygamy is not dead. The
law is not supreme. Two hundred and
thirty-four indictments were found at the
present term of court, as proved for vio
lations of the United States statutes, de
signed to suppress polygamy and polyga
mous living. To give Utah statehood
would retard progress, depreciate values,
pcrjetuate polygamy and hand the terri
tory over to the Mormon presthood. We
call upon patriotic citizens everywhere
to unite in a strong 'protest to congress
against the proposed action. The admis
sion of Utah to statehood would be a
crime against Americans.
Signed. O. W. Powers,
Chairman.
To the Stockholders of the Platts
mouth Canning Company:
Plattsmouth, Neb., 1888.
You are hereby notified that at a meet
ing of the Board of Directors of the
Plattsmouth Canning Company, held on
the 0th day of November, 1888, the fol
lowing resolution was introduced and
unanimously adopted:
" Whereas, The indebtedness of the
Plattsmouth Canning Company is more
than the present means and resources of
the company can discharge and pay off,
and
Whereas, Financial embarrassment
will probably result to the company from
this indebtedness unless means are pro
vided to meet and discbarge the same,
and it is necessary to make an assessment
on the capital stock to raise the means to
meet and discharge the said indebtedness,
therefore it is
Resolved, That tha by-laws of this
company be so amended and altered as
to authorize an assessment of 25 per cent
of the capital stock for the purpose
aforesaid."
And a meeting of the stockholders is
called for December, 27th at 7:30 p. m.,
on said day at the office of A. N. Sulli
van, in the city of Plattsmouth, Cass Co.,
Neb., for the adoption or rejection of
said proposed amendment
tf Fbed Gorder, Secretary.
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To s, in fact most anything you want
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THE SIN OF OMISSION.
It Isn't tbe tola roa ta dear,
XVm tba thing you Joe undo
Which girea you a bit of heartachs
At the setting of th sun; -The
tender word forgotten.
The letter you did not write,
Tbi dower yon might bars sent, dear.
A re your haunting ghost to-nignf.
Tho tone you might bare lifted
Out of the brother's way.
The bit of hearthstone counsel
You were hurried too much to say;
The loTing touch of the band. dear.
The gentle and winsome tone
Tbt you had no time or thought for,
With troubles enough of your own.
These little acta of kindness.
So easily out of mind.
These chances to be angels
Which even mortals (tad
They come in night and silence.
Cccb child reproachful wraiih
TVbn hope is faint and flajrriug.
And a blight has droppt-d ou fititn
F'W life is all ton slioii, dear.
Ami sorrow hi all loo great.
To miGit ir Jow compassion
Tnttt Linies until too Lie:
Actl 't"s imA the IhiwA you tlu. dr-ar.
I: v tbj iLins ' kit re t:olouo
Wfclfb i ivrt: ymi j'w hitter innrtacha
Al tieivtlitti1 ff HieMiu . : -
ilarjaret i- :utrr la .xt lr i!otx
ANOTHER ENOCH ARDEN.
I Romantic Story Recalled by the Sui
cide of Mrs. Boettger.
The suicido of Mrs. Johanna Boettger
in this place recalls a romantic story of
her early life that is a counterpart of
Tennyson's "Enoch Arden." In 1818,
when Johanna was a maiden, she was as
pretty as a pink, and in her circle was a
belle. One day there sailed into the
harbor a Spanibh man-of-war, and the
sailors obtained leave to go ashoro. Some
of them attended a , dance one night
where pretty Johanna was a queen, and
one of the sailors, Jacinto Casariego. fell
in love with her. After a brief court
ship the young sailor and Johanna be
came engaged, and when his vessel left
he promised to return again, quit the
sea and marry her. A year or more
rolled around and Johanna remained
true to her Spanish lover. Then his Ehip
came into port again, and his term of
enlistment having expired he was dis
charged and they were married.
Two years of wedded bliss followed
and a son was born to Jacinto and Jo
hanna. Then the young Spaniard longed
for sea again, and finally he packed las
chest, went to New York and enlisted on
board a Spanish man-of-war then lying
in the harbor. Time rolled on. Jo
hanna, with her baby boy, heard nothing
from her husband. Time had dealt le
liently with her, and her maiden charms
had ripened into womanly beauty that
drew many admirers around her. Among
them was ilerr Boettger. He pleaded a
long time, but she was not sure her first
husband was dead, and, though she fa
vored the honest, earnest German wooer,
she would not marry him until a certain
length of time had passed. That time
came, and the steadfast devotion of Herr
Boettger was rewarded. They were
married and several children blessed the
union.
Ten years passed, and one night while
tho family were at supper a handsome
looking man in the uniform of a Span
ish naval officer appeared before them,
ilerr Boettger was astounded as he saw
the mother of his children fall into the
arms of the sailor and he cover her face
with kisses. Recovering. Mrs. Boettger,
or Casariego, explained matters to both
husbands. The first husband was as
tounded, hut he renounced all legal
claims to his wife, and after a stay of a
few days he went away. His son, the
young Jacinto, had been well cared for
by the 6tepfather, and his own father
left with the promise to do something
for Mm. Nothing more was ever seen
of him by Ids wife. He remembered his
son, however, and as he rose step by
Btep until he became a commodore in the
Spanish navy, he from time to time made
remittances to his Bon for his education
and support. Young Jacinto was a fast
youth himself, and soon spent his money.
When the remittances stopped, on the
death of the old commodore a few years
ago, he opened a saloon in Sandy Hol
low. He married a respectable girl, who,
a few months ago, eloped with a younger
man, taking with her 1,000 of her hus
band's savings. It was the action of
this daughter-in-law that worried Mfs
Boettger into insanity and drove heir to
commit suicide. New Haven Dispatch
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lO WCW DUil,
TTnlstllng Women.
Whistling has been popularly styled
tho. "devil's music," the reason in all
probability being that when persons are
.ip to anything wrong and are likely to
e caught they assume a tine air of inno
ent indilTerpnpe by whistling. "Speak
ng of ladies in connection with whist -ing,"
said a well read man about town
it is a widespread superstition that it i
t all times unlucky for them to whistle
.Inch, according to one legend I hav.
eurd, originated in the c-irciunstew
"iat while the nails for our Lord's oro.
.ere lcing forged a woman stood ly an
. histled. Curiously enough, IsowWc:
ne very seldoms hears any of the sujc!
r s:x indulging in this recreation, :v
'lough then is no reason, as it h::s ' tc
.vji iiointed out. why they should iu;
histle with as much facility as im ::
. ndeed. Mrs. Shaw illustrates"!" wlu:
;cightsof jK-'ifection a tasteful, eultivat!
:dy may attain in thi.-t charmi:!;; ri-eiv
:6n. One cause. k rhajw. of lhfs;!;s'n
.f this custom among ladies may l-e i:i
jcasure due to the distortion of tl:
"eatures which it ticca; ions. Thus. .
-.now how Minerva cast awa v. wi.Ii :
tmprecation the pi a? whit-h rfterwan.
iroved so fatal to Marsy:::; when :-!:e he
:ield in the water the ilislij-uromcut t..
her face caused by her musical jm rforru
mce. 1 here are numerous ijisicr.eos ;:
vcord, nevertheless, of ladies whist i!:r
.t public entertainments end chan::in.
their audiences with tin" rraceir.l vzl.
and charming skill with which iher per
formed such airs as '1 he Mocking Yird.
Home, Sweet Home," with vaiiationr
and the like." New York Mrriiiy.
An American wno has just returnea
from Spain says the infant king of thaf
country has a passion for bologna sat)?
sage. It is not often that a love for the
mvntariniia is develoned in a child of
such tender years. Norristown Herald.
In Lack.
"How do you get along with youf
German, old man?
"Pretty well. Since I caught this cold
in my head my teacher says my pro
nunciation has improved rapidly."
New York World.
William Shakespeare turned out those
marvelous plays of his with astonishing
rapidity. Two and three and sometimes
four in a year! Thirty -6 ut in all, in about
twelve years, managing one or more
theatres also and acting at times.
Tho candles used by the Romans were
composed of string surrounded by wax
or pitch. Splinters of wood fatted were
used by the English lower classes about
1300.
Cold sliced potatoes fry and taste bet
ter by sprinkling a teas poo nful of flour
over them while frying. -
Apples that are not properly looked
after, will decay in the barrels very fast.
PUTTING ON AIRS.
Ttt-rune the cirll -Yes' or "No.'
Decline to see me when you go
Along the street with "bulls' and "bears;"
Whatever else you choose to do.
Abstain from patronizing airs.
Cut me direct upon the street;
Look down upon me when we meet;
Let others nee who proudly stares.
DiHcrown me not. while suave and sweet,
With soft and patronizing airs.
There may be times when all may need
The friendship of the friends indeed.
To help us lift life's load of cares;
But hearts bad better break and bleed.
Than pulse with patronizing airs.
He does not act the role of friend
Who thinks that be must condescend.
And stoop to aid In my affairs;
lie nim-k me with the bow and bend
That come of patronizing airs.
The social status one attains.
With n'ell earned or ill gotten gains
i ' .'M. and lands, and bonds, and shares.
Will Ik; defiled with vulgar status
When he Khows patroulztng airs.
They have been those who helped the poor.
Who brought a light about the door;
They aided angels unawares.
God blessed their basket and their store
They bad no patronizing
Are we not all on earth akin?
The best and whitest touched with slnr
For with the wheat will grow the tares.
Oh, proud and vain. Just look within.
And cease all patronizing airs.
George W. Bungay in Phrenological Journal.
Under Water Four Minutes.
The question has often been asked,
How long is it possible for a man to
remain under water? and in order to
answer it M. Lacessagne, a well known
European scientist, has been making
some close observations. His chief
subject was a celebrated diver, who, it
was alleged, could remain under the
water for four minutes and fourteen
seconds, which, it must be confessed,
is a great advance in duration over the
period commonly believed to prove
fatal to a completely immersed person.
Tho study of this man revealed certain
interesting and important points. In
the first place, he expelled all the air
from his lungs that is, all the air
which breathing can expel from the
lungs, for there always remains in the
lungs an amount over and above that
which can be exhaled in the deepest
expiration then he filled his lungs as
completely as jxissiblo and dived.
Whflo iu the water he swallowed
about a liter of the lluid. On enierg
ing from tho water it is said he
"snorted" frequently, while his face
was congested, his heart beats slow and
feeble and his eyes Hushed. New York
Telegram.
lien Jonson ou Human Nature.
What a wretchedness is this, to
thrust all our riches outward and x
beggars within ; to contemplate noth
iii but the little, vile and sordid
tilings of the world ; not the great,
noble and precious We servo otu
avarice; and not content with thegoo
of the earth that s otfeivd us, w
search for the evil that is hidden
God ofFered us those things, an
placed them at hand and near us thai
he knew were profitable for us; bir
the hurtful lie laid deep and hid. Yei
do we covet only the tilings wherein
we niayperish ; and bring them fortli.
when God. aptf palure had buried
them. We covet superfluous things,
when )t were more honor for us if we
could contemn necessary.
He Put Tliein In Irons.
A reporter overheard an. old sea cap
tain relate hqw ho served the crew
when they got too full. The old salt
chuckled as ho related the story. He
said: "Yes, you can just bet a crew
that got drunk on me never tried it
again. When them, fellers 'd come
aboard, ship drunk, why I'd just clap
'em in irons ai' throw 'em in a heap
on the deck. If we had rainy weather
during the night, they couldu't get
away; they'd have to stay right there.
Yes, and to see them fellers in the
morning you'd think they was going
A : :i.4 tvt
to die right oil. No, sir;
no crew ever
' and he and
t drunk on uie twict,
is companion, made for a south street
ajoqn to. smilo. NPw Vv-L cui
sa
fpx Uuntlng as she 1 H"tel.
Fax hunting is the rage among local
sportsmen now. J?arty after jiarty have
been scouring Mount Gilo after an old
mother fox and her brood that have
been seen theie. They have tired al
the old one eighteen times, but have
failed to hit her. She seems to be too
much for them all.- Lewistoii Journal.
J. B. Thimble.
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REFERENCES:
Allen Beesoo, Plattsmouth.
D. A. Campbell. County Treauier.
8. Waugh, Cashier National Bank, Platts
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JOB
Ti One Pbice Clothier
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get there.
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"ittJTII at any Cost.
" VERY Customer a Friend.
VERY Article a Ihirgnin.
The Man lurders Truth
Who Pays he can heat this Guarantee. On this
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fast doinr it.
-J" '0 IEa'
Don't Show you one tiling ond Pell you another.
He will always show you goods at Buch low prices
his competitors can't meet.
Ask Joe's
And Joe will stand
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