7" THE nXlLY HEilAI.0: I I.ATfSMOnTli. NEliUASKA, MONDAY. nKOBMUKR M. 1-SS. L' 1 1 1 I,' s A Tl! II' TO AFRICA. HACITS AND ZENS OF HOMES OF THE GOLD THE DENI COAST. How lO-Yoar-Old Mother Carry TbeLr )lall-a Singular Though Rudely Elab orate ItnrlaJ Caitoin Ao CDcomfbrtabl Conveyance. " Although tho (JolJ Coast is not favor able for tho prolongation of life of white men, the natives aro strong and healthy enough. I he children aro particularly uprurhlly and fat. 1 lior nui aliout in a ptate of nature, with merely a girdle of lcad around their waist a. in lieu or clothing. They are marriageable at an t'arlv ng commencing the cares of wedded life at 10. The infants arc car ricd by their mothers in a x-culiar xxi tion. A piece of light woml alwut ten inches long hy four or five broad w cov cred with cotton ami tied around the woman, bo as to rest uixhi the lower rart of her buck. Uixm thin the infaut is placed, straddling face to the mother's buck artjj secured by a fold of her cotton cloth. vh? woman i.-t thus free to work and the ha!c U near the nourishment necessary for its existence. D3Y HXATHEK HOUSES. I saw some very eld persons here. One day on going down the road toward the castle, 1 saw a venerable looking negro sitting m a wicker c hair, bareheaded and fully exjxwed to the lierco rays of the sun. It was about noon, when the sun is very fiowcrful, and tho old fellow's skull was devoid of wool, bare and shiny. J 6toried to speak to him, placing my hand on top of his head and finding the heat excessive. lie spoke in tremulous tones, telling mo he was nearly 100 years of age, and that his blood was cold; so he hud his chair placed in the sun so that his system could bo warmed thoroughly. The houses ure mado of sun baked bricks, or adobe, which material is all right during the dry rortion of the year, but has an inconvenient habit of tum bling about your devoted ernon during a continuance of rain. The walls of the houses are (hick, to keep the great heat out, and tho roofs are thatched with dried grass. Two of us occupied one of these hou:.es half way between the castle and the lighthouse. The under story was a merchant's store, and we occupied the top floor. We had leen experienc ing rather heavy rain for a week, when nno night the wall facing the direction tho wind came from collapsed, bringing down the roof with it. Fortunately our cots were on tho other 6ide, otherwise our earthly glole trotting" would have leen brought to an untimely and suddoa end. Cl'RIED IN OOLD. The burials of the lold coast ore very necu!iar. Most of the ixple own thefr Iiouses, and the family have jperliaps lived in them for generations. The cus tom i?oultet--s arose from considerations of security, for fear tho graves might be rilled. They always bury their dead within the walls of the deceased's resi dence. The house where we were Jodgeq was searated from tho adjoining one by a narrow allev. The tviudow of our up per room looked into the lower story of the other house, as a door was just oppo site us. We were thus enabled to vievy the whole proceedings. The wife of the owner, a young woman about 20 years ijt, age, had died of puerperal fever and vvas 'laid out on a trestle covered with black cloth, attired as in life. In the center of the room a trench was dug, the depth of which wo could not exactly de termine. I ho body was literally covered wifJVgold ornaments. Gold beads round her' necli. in'-ii double row, gold bead girdle, earrings, rings, pins, bracelets all of massive form and chased, but not verv finely. The workmanship is not of the highest order. A rich mulatto lady, widow of a white merchant and niece of tho ruling king of Asliantee, was among the mourners. She had a vial tilled with cold dust in her hand, which she emptied into the mouth of the deceaised woman, scatter ing tho overplus on tho face. Some wo men then took the body and wrapped it . carefully in a unite sneer, they men lowered it with cords into the grave. A brazier was burning in the apartment, which was large, and usually the parlor, Onto the hot coal they then threw some odoriferous gums, wluch gave out an in tense smoke. This had the effect doubt less of driving away any evil spirits that might have been loafing around seeking something to devour. Under cover of this smoke, which was too dense for ua to see through, the earth must have been tilled in: for when we could discern ob jects aain the floor was even and stamped down, looking as before. 1 saw no men present during the interment. I was informed tliat during a little diffi culty iK-tween the French and a native Ling, men were landed from a war ship, who, after driving r way the inhabitants, had Kroo hoys to duj up the interiors of the chief houses, and secured a fair amount of the precious metal as lxty. The kingdom of Asliantee adjoins the Fantee country inland. The people of this kingdom are not 6Q tall or athletic a race, but ere lithe and clean limbed, tive and intelligent. I preferred theui to their m ijhlwrs, the Fan tees. 1 went up as far a.i the I 'rah. a pleasant enough trip cf several days. As there are no horses ror mi:!es, nor even the humble Jerusa lem po::y, we were carried in hammocks, a bad imitation of the Indian palkec. These contrivances are made of canvas airu 6iu!ig to a iule, which latter is cai ried ou men's shoulders fore and aft. It is a very jumpy, jolting method of loco motion. 1 heard of ono poor fellow who was being carried in one of these vehicles Of little rata?, being sick with coast fever. The jolting irritated him so much that he called out to them to go slow. The bearers, thinking he called out to them to go faster, through ignorance of the language, literally jolted him to death, lie was quite dead when they reached his residence. Cor. San Francisco Chron icle. - What Stars a Woman. There never yet was a woman so gifted, wealthy, beautiful or high in social posi tion that she was not marred by a cold, distant and supercilious bearing. There are so many sorrowful things in life, there are so many hurts and wounds for all of us, it seems to me that every woman ought to cultivate a sweet manner and s kindly glance for the stranger or the acquaintance. It costs nothing, and, like a ray of sunshine, it warms and strength ens many a frost bitten life whereon it falls. 1 think some women and girls hare the idea that a haughty and proud bearing impresses a stranger with a sense of their importance. This is a mistake. Tin tnilv treat are never arrogant oi cold but nsodest and kind in demeanor, wliila th unworthy rud prssujspiaoB f , r - T?' BLONDIN, THE ROPE WALKER. DUcsiwi III. "Hlih Art" and Tell Santa Kiprrieorc. A roie walker is like a poet, born and f not made. I myself be trail to toddlo I along a rope when I was only 4 years old. ami in my otn year l gave a siieeial ex hibition on the high roie lcfore the king at Turin. It is a usual tiling, no doubt, for the apprentices in a circus to be taught roiw walking among their other lessons, but only a few of them ever get beyond the rudiments o the art. The usual system of teaching is to make the pupil walk along a narrow board tho width of which is daily decreased until it is barely thic'cr than an ordinary rope. I'osturing and the assumption of graceful attitudes are taught in this manner, and finally the pupil is intro duced to the rojKj itself. The apparatus which a leading rope walker uses apX'ars in the public eyes to te simple enough, but in reality it lias to be constructed and arranged with tho greatest of care. The rope I generally uso is found with a flexible core of steel wire covered with tho best Manilla hemp, and is about an inch and three-quarters in diameter. It is several hundred yards in length, and the cost may be 500. The roe is coiled from either end on two large windlasses, and when supported by two liigh poles the windlasses are turned until the rope is stretched perfectly taut. It takes me, as a rule, several days to adjust this simple apparatus to jcrfee tion. The balancing pole is made of ash, is about twenty-six feet long and weiglis some forty or fifty pounds. I am often asked as to my sensations when walking the rope; but if by that is meant whether I feel fear or nervous ness, I must answer decidedly in the negative. When walking I look some eighteen or twenty feet ahead of me, and whistle softly or hum a snatch of a song, as the humor may seize mo. I also Invariably keep time in my Btep to the music the band is nlavincr. and I find that helps mo wonderfully in preserving my balance. With my own weight and that of the balancing iole there must be about 5JJU pounds bearing on the rone. which naturally gives considerably, tliis sagging being one of the chief difliculties we have to encounter in keemnr our balance. I prefer to perform in the open ajr. Nowadays J never practice, and even my most difficult tricks, such as turning a somersault over a chair placed in the middle of the rope and landing with my feet on the other side of it. are usually performed without premeditation, just as the whim seizes pie. Ihis enables me without effort to vary my programmes at every performance, and prevents them from becoming monotonous to me, I couJd remain a year or even longer with out ever setting foot on a rone and then go on and tread it as safety as though 1 had leen in constant practice. li l myseii ao not ieei nervous, I am afraid the many persons I have carried on my back across the rope have felt a trifle perturbed, save when they have been professional assistants. In reality there 3 nothing In the world for them to he afraid of. All they have' to do is to sit perfectly still, refrain from clutching me too tightly around thp peck, ant leave the rest to inc. When I am carry ing any one over for the first time I chat to him continuously on any indifferent subjects i can minis aooui. anu try in this manner to relieve his anxiety, and I always caution mm against looUm downward when in miq air. Somehow, though, he never seems ouite happy, and I always detect a gasp of relief when the end of the rope and the platform are reached. More than once the victim has devoutly exclaimed: "rseyer again! My well known trip oyer Niagara falls was doubtless productiye of nervousness to those gentlemen whom 1 carried over on my back, and for myself it was pne of the experiences of piy life. J wfs elevated some J50 feet above the torrent and had to walk a distance of pearly 1,200 leet. ihe rope ltseir was unlike that which I use at the present time. It was formed entirely of liemp, and was about three inches in thickness, and its adjust ment in place was, in its way, quite an engineering feat. The rope cost several thousand dollars, ana remained in posi tion for nearly two years. I have walked across enveloped in a sack made of blankets, have wheeled a barrow across, turned somersaults, cooked a dinner, and, as 1 have said, carried a man over on mv back. It is doubtful whether I shall ever repeat this performance. New York Star. Nothing but fJmbarger. Occasionally harrowing sights of the sufferings of the survivors of shipwrecks are published, and it makes one s blood run cold to hear of people out for days in an open boat with 'only two crackers and a bucket of water to a man, and as the days pass by, and no friendly sail comes in sight, the rations are reduced to one cracker and two buckets of water, and at last lots are drawn to decide as to which of the party is in the best condi tion, etc But all these stories pale into insignificance compared to the sufferings of t-apt. Stott and the crew of the steamer Howena, who got aground on. Lake river lately while after a raft of piling- They were fast in tho mud for four days with nothing to eat but Liffl burger cheese. What their sufferings were no pen can describe. Portland Oregon ian. lie Kecpa a Scrap Book. I hear from Rome that the German emperor only looks to advantage on foot. lie "sits low," the backbone being short. With this the legs are long. His figure. therefore, is an ungraceful one for rid ing, the knees advancing far toward the horse's head, and the legs and thighs forming an acute angle, lie lias given up wine and beer drinking, does not eat much and absorbs quantities of tea. II is face was worn and showed fatigue wheq he was in Italy. Every morning and evening packets of papers were placed on a desk in his sitting room. He glanced over all that was about himself, and when he had done so paragraphs of .-hl h ho was the subject wero cut out lir a secretary and pasted into a scrap rix. London Truth. Horses on Soowshoco. Snowshoes have been worn for years by horses on the Orovplo and Quincy mail route during the winter months. It would be impossible for them to travel over mo deep snows witnout tneir aid. i horse that is accustomed to wearing them will travel tire and sU miles on hour, where it would bo Impossible to go that distance in a week without them. T lie shoes are made of thin steel plate, about nine by eleven inches, fastened on the lioofs with clamps, ine horses are shod with Ions heel corks which go t':rt-..rj, t!i nyyjriuVs,' rcl preveri f . . . - i TEMPORARY MARRIAGES. Persian Couples That Contract Matrtmoa for a HpeclOd Time. A writer in The Philadelphia North American describes ono marriage custom among tho Persians which would hardlv met t with favor iu this country. A Pei" siaa coupla may enter into honorable matrimony for any specified time a day, a week, a month, six months or longer. A priest and u written contract aro re quired, as in the usual form, and a dowry and present bestowed. Whether the transaction is entered upon for a mat ter of days or ycara, at its termination each one goes their way free of all further obligations toward each other. This form of marriage is indulged in largely by travelers and men whose voca tions take them from place to place. A mixed party of travelers men, women and children arrive at a village. The susceptible heart of one of the gentlemen is touched by the charms of some rustic belle. The villago priest is summoned forthwith, and the young lady's father invited to tho caravansarai. "I wish to be united in matrimonv to Jrour honored daughter, the light of Mo lammed, oh, my father," says the smit ten traveler. 'Inshallah." "Bismillah!" returns the parent, "for how long?" ror three weeks, on, my rather, says the traveler, "and I will make the settle ment ten tomans five tomans down and. fivo upon our return from Meshed, tho holy, three weeks hence, when your aaugnter snail oe returned, thrice blessed from having made with us a pilgrimage to inman uizaa sanctuary. "What! ten tomans pooh, pooh! screams the father derisively, and mak ing little of tho advantages of the pil grimage to Meshed. "My daughter is a jewel and tho belle of the village. The settlement must be 100 tomans cash down." Tho prospective bridegroom and the father of the ypung lady r the case pow argue and squabble for probably an hour, at the end of which time they compromise on thirty tomans and three quarters. Tho priest draws up a mar riage contract then and there, which the groom and tho bride s parents sign. In it is stated the exact terms of the mar riage, the amount of the settlement, and tho time the contract is to expire. The priest is fed, the settlement money paid over to the father, and the blushing priao, who has had nothing to say m tho matter whatever, is handed over to her husband. She is mounted on an ass or bundled into a kejaveh and ac companies the party to Meshed. Three v.Teeks later the travelers halt at the. same village on their return. The bride of three weeks slides off her donkey, kisses her husband s hands and returns to her pa rents' roof. She is now a charming young widow, ana porscsses thirty tomans and three-quarters, besides an extra toman or two presented by her husband at parting if he has been pleased wiin ncr conduct as a spouse. With thi3 snug sum, and the r.dditional charms of her new condition, she pf courso very soon maes mincemeat pf some worthy ypung peasant's heart and settles down for life. It sometimes happens, how ever, that the vpung bride takes ad van tage. of the temporary marriage to steal away her husband s heart, and then at the old home a new marriage contract is drawn up and she becomes his lifelong ueipmeet. A Woman on Kissing. it nas Decn tne gaiiant Habit of men, irom time immemorial, to comment un favorably on tho habit which women have of indulsrinsr in the useless distribur tion pf kisses among themselves, but Jt is not pften that the animadversion of the erring sex itself is visited on the same theme. A critical young lady, however, was recently heard expatiating vigor ously against this senseless custom, "Do, ior goouness saKe, 6n.e remarKea, "Bay something about the 6illy way that women have of kissing each other every time tney get togetner. it twenty women wero to meet in the street every last pne of them would have to kiss the Other nineteen, and there would be let me see -$80 kisses worse than thrown away, for probably in ten minutes the whole party would separate into squads and go off talking about each other. When you see one or tnese very violent misceuane- y violent misceuane-1 ous kiss-everytliing-witliin-sight kind of woman, it is safe to set her down aaal fraud, which she generally is. If 1 had my way, tossing shpuld be confined to family use and for medicinal purnoses. Now. don't you put my name to all this or I will kiss you right on Washington stTcet tho very first chance I have." Then the talk ran off on pther kinds of kissing, and a story was told of a young lady who kissed a baby held in its father 'e arms; tnen in a moment of temporary insanity or abstraction she 6tood on tip toe and kissed the papa. Realizing in stantly what a dreadful thing she had done, she wheeled around and kissed the baby s mamma, who was standing near. and retired in good order. Her satirical sister squelched the poor ypung woman as they left the house by- asking her t she didn't want to go. back and finish it by kissing the hired girL Indianapolis Journal. A Surfeit of Beauty. It is doubtful if there is any one state in America containing so many pretty women as California and any one con- so few as New York. As ono walks down Kearny or Montgomery streets in San Francisco, one becomes ajr most surfeited by the unrelieved ranks of pretty girls, with, heir round, plump figures, their vivid coloring, ana deli cate, regular features. They are fre quently painted, but they are triumphs of nature over art for all that, and could well atiora to aiscara the roujre pots. They do not dress as well as they might, but their figures are so delightful; thev look such thorough women, instead of suggesting a 6tuffed fasluon plate, that one is willing to forgive San Francisco icr lack of good dressmakers, -Gertrude Franklin Atherton in San Francisco Ajv gonaut, Ice Made with CoaL The various cold storago companies now springing up over the south and west promise to work wonders in trade and household affairs. The anhydrous ammonia, which is their cooling agent, comes from the soft coal used in making gas. It is driven off tn process of cool ing. It costs nothing but for fixtures to refine and make uso of it, A ton of coal yields twenty gallons of ammoniated water, from which the ammonia U separated in vapor, then forced into liquefaction, by a pressure of about 120 pounds to the square incli. When al lowed to return to gas, it takes away the heat of whatever it touches.- As it can be sent through pipes and come back to rs usa over ana over prin, there u MIKE SCHNELLBACHER. Wagon und 111 tick smith Shop. Wagon,. Buggy, Machine ami Plow Horseshoeing A Specialty. He uses tho II 1 i I i , I . 1 jiorscsnoe, me uesi i lorscMioe lor Hie Farmer, or for Fast F.iving nnd City purposes, ever invented. It is mad.- so nyone can can put on sharp or H it corks :.s needed for wet nnl slippery roads, or -niooth dry roads. Call ami Exiiiiiinc hese Shoes and you will have no other. J. Wi :SchneHbacher, Tith St., I'lattsmouth, Neb. ALFRED DOLGE'r:: Celebrated French Slippers R. SHERWOOD'S . IKEItvI PSTER, Practical Piani ana Organ Tuner AND RKPAIKKK. First-class work guaranteed. Also deal er in Pianos nnd Organs. Oilice at lioeck's furniture store. Plattsmouth. Nebraska Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which la th fountain of health, by usintr Dr. Pierce's Gold. en Aieaicai .Discovery, and fair akin, buoyant spirits. srood diireation. sod viror will be established. uoyant spirits, una DOUliy health UOldeu Medical .Discovery cures all humora. from the common pimnle. blotch, or eruDtion. to the worst Scrofula, or blood-poison. Es- teclalljr has it proven ita efficacy la curios alt -rheum or Tetter, Eczema, ErysipelaX Fever sores. Hin- Joint Disease. Scrofulouil Sores and Swellings, Enlarged Glands, Qoj tre or Thick Neck, and Eatinsr Borei er Ulcere, " Golden Medical Discovery cures tion (which, is Scrofula of tbe.Lu Consumo- i.ungs, py its bv wonderful blood - purifying, invigorating. ind nutritive properties, if taken in time, or Weak Lungs. Spitting of Blood. Short ness Of Breath. Catarrh in the Head. Bron. chitls. Severe Coughs, Asthma, and kindred affections, it is a sovereign remedy. It promptly cures the severest Coughs. or Torpid Liver. Biliousness, or "Liver Complaint' Dyspepsia, and indigestion, it la an uneaualed remedy. Sold bv drua-sriata. J"rio $1.00. or tlx bottles for 15-00. BUSINESS IM HECTOR Y. ATTOKNKW S. F. THOMAS. AttoFnev-at-rLaw ami N'otui-v Puhlte. ' Office In Fitzgerald Block. I'luttsmoulh. Neb. ATTOKNliY, A. N. SULLIVAN. Attorney-at-Law. Will jfive prompt attention to all lUHliifts Intriistpii t. -; uuiun nincK. nasi side. riRttsiiioiith. Neb. R.KOCEKIES. , CHRIS. WOHLFAKTII, Staple and 1 ancy (;ro?r'es. Glas lassware and Crockery. Flour nnd Feed. JULIUS PEPPERBERG, MANUFACTURER OF AND WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALER IN TUy, m . y. . . UllOlCeSl HraiMS M I ;l(TarS O ' including our Flor de Pepperbergo and 'Buds FULL LINE OF TOBACCO AND SMOKERS' ARTICLES always in stock. Nov. 26. 1885. C. F. SMITH, The Boss Tailor Main St., Over Merges' Shoe Store. Has the best and most complete stock of samples, both foreign and domestic woolens that ever came west of Missouri river. Isote thesg prices: Business suits from $18 to $83, dress suits, $23 to $45. pants $4, $5, $6, $0.50 and upwards. t"Will guaranteed a fit. Prices Defy Comoelilion. fEL BROWNE. LA.W OFFICE. P rsonal at'eutlon to all Business Enlrust- ?o my care. XOTAHY Title Esamiued. IX OKF1CB. Ahstarcts Compiled. In- surauce Written, heal Estate Sold. Better Facilities for making Farm "Loans than Any Other Ageacj. PlaltMiuoutb, - Nebraska Dr. C- A. Marshall. IResidexit Dentist. Preservation of the Natural Teeth' a Specialty. Anesthetics given for Pain less Filling or Extraction of Teets, Artificial teeth made on Gold. Silver. Rubber or Celluloid Platc6. r.nd inserted ' as soofl aa teith are extracted when de ' sirertJ . i ll t warranted, Prices resviri. Eo in For suitable Holiday fine! line of Silk and Cashmere Mufflers nnd Silk Handkerchiefs at Fancy Linen Table in Stamped Gcd a; i.l T;n. - CLOAKSiPLUSH SACQUES we have placed specially tercst the purchaser. Fol low HANGING LAMPS, FANCY U!'S AND SAUCKRS and Fancy Glassware partment. fee HAS THE LARGEST OPEY FEAK.JLMAKT, FURNITURE, STOVES TIKWAEE jSlITD HOUSEHOLD GOODS.' In the city, which he is o fieri i-g at A complete line oi' "Window Curtains at a sacrifice. Frames in great variety. You can got everything you You can buy it on the installment plan, pay so much each month and you will soon have a line iiirni.shed house and hardly realize the cost. Call and see. SIXTH STREET, LET. MAIN AM) it Will Be $15 in Yoiir Insifle PocM IF YOr WILL CALL AND SKE THE LAUGK STOrK OF DIAK10HDS. WATCHES. AND JEWELRV That Frank Carruth fe Son has before purchasing Christmas Presents. Prices are such that it would not pay to cross the street, let alone going to Omaha, this year. All they ask is AST OFFORTUTZT'TI To show you the Fine Goods and Give You Prices on every thing you could ask for in the line, which will be sold if they have an opportunity. J LITTLE GASH Will go farther tin's year than ever before. Don't Fail to call and see the Display of fine goods. FRANK CAfiBUTtt SON. X5ovy Blocls, Plattsmouth.. B. A"iM.:Tlme ITable No No, No, OINO HAS. No, 2. i -.33 p. m. No. 4. in No. 6.-7 :13 p. m. No. 10. 9 :45 a. ro. 1. 5 :io a m. 3", -6 :40 i, in. 5.-6 :47 a. m. 7.-7 -P n. in. No No. 9.-6:17 p. tn. i0. Il 6;27a.m. . , . AU train run dally by war of Omaha, except Nov 7 and 8 which run to and Irom Schuyler daily except Sunday. . N. Is tub to Pes Junction at 3fta m . & J Presents w aro showing very reasonable prices. Sets and some pretty dtins el 'i'idies. On our prices, low enough to in- through our Queens ware I)e- AND FINEST STOCK OK Prices that will make them sell. Picture need. 2v ZbT, i i.AiTf j ( mi, j 1 1 j. 1E. J. H. EMMONS, 31. D. H0VCE0PATI1IC Physician !Sypt)r Office over Weeo'a t'm I f KelJenc In Dr. Bcr'" if " 'liroife DiomsM and . Children a npciall v ' f- nf 7 to. pn.f a VN--