"CHINESE "URMMTT."
CIRCUMLOCUTION THEY DISPLAY IN
LETTER WRITING.
Tim IMu-:itf-l Cliinitniiiii t'ixn ;lve tho
A m-rit-u Point on PolltninnH anil Ric
Qiif-nx-ntit in tlii CoikIim I of ICpUtitliirr
CiirrfKiiniKli-iicTe,
It h;is prob.ibly fallen to t lie lot of
most of us to li:iv irn-t pcoplo who,
without thj I'Xi'iiso of un unconscious
habit, li:ivc tlio kn.ick of asserting mi
Il;iHnnt trutlis, ami who v;ilm tho un
RTacious practic? as a m'.ii f honesty.
Thero itrn others, Kiirh as tin Quakers of
bygone, days, who reanl every expres
sion which may not m in strict accord
ance with absolute truth as u sin against
tiieir conscience s. To such people; thj
idea of subscribing themselves "Yours
truly," or of beinnin a letter to a
casual acqn.ti'it.uice, "Dear So ami So,"
is abhorrent. lint public opinion has
been too strong for t hem. ami we con
tinue, and shall continue so lonj as so
ciety hohls together, to alilress one an
other in termsof eiileannentanl respect
which are. nM required to correspond
with our sentiments.
Orientals have surpassed us in this re
gard as much as the brilliant sunshine,
to which tin y are. accustomed excels the
murky atmosphere of Kurope. The dr
Hcriptions of ourselves and of our corre
spondents pale, before the e;lov.intj ex
pressions of objective admiration and
subjective f-' lf abasement which adorn
eastern epi-tls. We are content to con
fine our wishes and compliments to the
present life: but such a limit is far too
narrow for an Asiatic, who delights in
wishing that Lis friends may live for
ever and ever, and that the ancestors of
his enemi. s may be coudemmjd to ever
l.istin disLjr-'ice.
We are sati.-tied to speak of "I" and
"You," but an oriental loves to heap ad
jectives of contempt upon himself and
of Klorifieatioii upon his correspondents.
KI.r.VATiNfl AM) KKMIIAMNd SI MILKS.
In all cases he avoids the use of the
personal pronouns. By a system of cir
cumlocution necessitated by this imiis
fcion, he describe.? himself as "Your
younger brother," the character repre
senting his expression being written
email, and partly at the side of the col
umns of words, and he designates him
self and others conjointly as "We ants.
Cut the erson he is addressing figures
as ""our excellency," 'My benevolent
elder brother, or "Your honor." liter
alry, "You who are t the steps of the
council chamber." His own house is "a
mean dwelling," or. as the parts of the
character signify, "a stricken and broken
dwelling;" but he is unable to think of
his correspondent's habitation as any
thing but "an honorable," literally
"basket-of-iearl.s palace." In the same
spirit of self abasement ho feels obliged
to wind up his epistle with the phrase,
"Your stupid younger brother, fc$o-aud-So,
bows his head to the ground." The
character for "stupid" is drawn for us
by two hieroglyphics, meaning "mon-kej-
hearted." To lww to hid friends is
also pictorially expressed by a colloca
tion of "a head" and "turf," suggesting
the act of bowing the head to the earth.
If his corresiK-.ndent proposes to call
uthui him he hastens to assure him that
"at the appointed hour, with bowing
hands, ho will await the time when his
excellency shall abase himself by driving
his chariot to his office." His friend's
letter is "the revelation of his hand,"
and he takes pains to make him aware
that holding it "with washed hands he
had chanted' its contents.
Ou expressions of thanks particular
emphasis is laid by the Chinese, and
with true Oriental instinct, in their effort
after hyperbole, they are accustomed to
give a physical interpretation to their
mental feelings.
1'OWKKPUL, HYPERBOLE. .
For instance, a correspondent who
wishes to say that he is profoundly grate
ful, writes, "Your kindness is very deeply
engraved and enveined in my heart."' If
he hears of the illness of a friend "he
cannot help being hung up in suspense,"
and the symbol he uses shows to the eyes
the heart of the writer tied up, while at
the same time he urges him "to take care
of his person as a jearl." And on the
receipt of better news he breaks out,
"Ilcfw shall I bear the joy and pleasure!"
Having finished expressing the object of
his letter, he winds up by "availing him
self of the opportunity to wish his corre
spondent all the blessings of the season,
and," if he is on the road to honor, "all
tha promotion he deserves."
But, if not ferocious, a sufficient lati
tude still remains to a Chinaman for the
development of much plain, shaking. It
is as possible to "slit the thin spun life"
with a stiletto as with a broadsword, and
in the most finished periods a Chinaman
finds himself quite able to express either
withering contempt or remorseless hate.
But he has other ways also of giving
vent to his ill humors. The very punc
tilious rules of letter writing enable him
to convey his dislike by omission as well
as by commission.
Chinese is, it may be explained, writ
ten iu vertical columns, beginning on
the top right hand corner of the page.
In ordinary circumstances each column
is completed to the bottom of the page;
but long usage has established the cus
tom that, if the name or attributes of the
person addressed occurs, the column is
cut short, and the characters representing
these subjects of honor begin the next
column at an elevation of the space of
one or two characters, as the case may
be, above the general level of the text.
It will now be seen what a ready weapon
lies to the hand of a Chinese letter writer.
To write "Your Excellency" or the name
of the correspondent's country or sover
eign in the bod' of the column is to in
flict a dire insult uion him. and is equiva
lent to the expression of the bitterest
contempt in European epistolary style.
London Saturday lie view.
i
He I Ufl. I
Mrs. Scriblets I see that the Aristotle
manuscript has been published.
Mr. Scriblets I fear that the payment
for it will be too late to do Mr. Aristotle
any good. Puck.
A Grand Attraction.
LovcrH of spectacle will have no
reason to complain if Hie "second
edition' of William J. Ciiliiiorc'.s
magnificent spectacle, "Tlie Twelve
Temptations," does not more than
please. At an expense of over
$2t).)00 Mr. (lilniore has re-embellished
his j-Teat spectacle in cos
tumes and scenery alone, besides
importing; some of the realest pe
cialty, pantomimic and Jerpsicho
rean urti.-ts ever brought from the
other side of the Atlantic. "The
Twelve Temptations" has been re
written and arranged by Charles II.
Yale; and the show was intended
Toy its organizer to he the "reatest
spectacular drama ever produced
on the American stag;c. It was
mounted and costumed, it iw stated,
at a cost of 'GXK), and it is declared
ty those who have seen it to fill the
hill mapped out by the proprietor,
Mr. William J. (Jilniore. "The
Twelve Temptations" presents a
mythical story of ice and sun. Mr.
Yale has fashioned a tale that intro
duces onomes, sprites and queens
of ice and sun, the scene laid alter
nately in a climate cold and hot.
The characters skippping from the
council chamber of old Boreas,
passed village and sen, through
caverns of the (I recti Dragon, over
golden and jeweled terraces to the
palace of "Solaris," jueen of the
Sun. The drama is f;oifOusly
mounted.aiKl the sittings are said
to he remarkable line work of art.
The ' company numbered sixt -eit;hl
people, including a ballet of
twenty dancers, the latter intro-dlicini;-
several novelties. The cos
tumes alone cost .fiJ.O'K), and art
said to bo the handsomest used in
any spectacle now on the stagey
The entire company, comprising; a
train of live cars, will arrive in this
city from Omaha Thursday morii
'uiz. May L'N.
Notirf to ("ontPHi'ioio.
Scaled proposals will he received
at the office of tUe Omaha Southern
Ky in this cit- until the LMst inst. for
furnishing- materials for building"
three (:!) depots. One at Murray,
one at Piatt.-mouth, one at La I'l.itte.
The company reserves the riht
to reject any or all bids.
I . M. Lewis,
Chief Eno-incer.
The M. 1. water tank is being;
erected at La Platte a few rods north
of the U. Si M. depot. They will
use city water here, hence no tank
or well will he necessary.
Wni.Kell residing; north of Weeping-
Water brougiit in six wolf
sculps today and Mr. Jamison liv
ing; down towards Avoca brought
iu J3 he brought in 1.1 last year.
At : apiece, raising; wolves beats
raising- corn, as neither drouth,
chintz hug-s or hail affects them.
The Shecdy trial assumed a sen.
sational aspect yesterday when the
polished skull of John Shecdy was
brought into court and shown to
the jury. Xo one knew whose skull
it was until after the witness had
testified, when the defense were
paralyzed by the boldness of the
prosecution's methods. Physicians
continue to testify that the blow re
ceived would not necessarily have
proven fatal, and that the symptoms
indicated very clearly the effect of
morphine poisoning;. The prosecu
tion is still bringing; in evidence,
and the outlook for the treacherous
woman grows darker every day.
Where Cold Comes rroiu.
The gold taken from the river bars
was mostly in the form of scales resem
bling cucumber seeds, and of varying
6ize. It was most plentiful on the bed
rock and in a few inches of soil above it,
though sometimes three or four feet of
earth would pay to wash. Where the
bed rock v.io hard the miner cleaned it.
for a shovelful of dirt might contain a
few dollars in sin dl particles. Where the
bed rock was soft shale or slate ou edg
the miner picked away an inch or so
and washed it, as frequently the scales
were found to be driven quite thickly
into the crevices. When the ground was
very rich the rocker was cleaned of gold
every hour or so. E. J. Waite in Cent
ury. 'v All lleen There.
"No," said Fogg, "it's no use for me
to go to concerts. I went once, and liired
it well enough too; but great guns!
when I took up next morning's paper 1
was flabbergasted. It told of rambles in
bosky dells, slumbrous musings over ihe
dimpled waters of the gurgling brook,
the soughing of summer breezes, the
roar and rush of the winter's storm, the
merry singing of birds, the frolickings of
lambs, the daisy piled fields, the lovers'
soft glances, and and in fact half a hun
dred other tliiugs that I didn't see or
hear when that fellow was fiddling at the
concert. It made me so ashaiued of my
self that all these things were going on
right in front of me and 1 not know it
that I just made up my mind that con
certs weren't iu my line." Boston Tran
script. Miss Louie Irnogene Guiney, daugh
ter of the late General P. R. Guiney, has j
been invited to read an original poem at I
the Sherman memorial meetinjj in Bos- j
ton, June 4. General Hawley will de
liver the oration.
The Esquimau dog will eat almost any
of the dried fruits. The sour or acid
fruits, as the orange, lemon, lime, shad
dock, etc., aa well as the sour plums and
the bitter alive, are rarely eaten.
New Millinery Store.
Mrs. C. M. Graven, dressmaking;
and millinery. New g;oods, new
prices, latest styles. Store No. 110
South I'rd St. Plaltsinouth, Neb. dim
Dr. 10. L. Siggenahas returned and
may be found hereafter at his office
over Gcring-'s drugstore. tf
Take your prescriptions to Ilrown
& I Jartett's,they dispense pure med
icines, tf
Pamie.
Yes! In bloom, of the most
g'org-eoiis colors. They will con
tinue to bloom all summer, too, and
can he selected at Moore's Green
House for from 40 to f0 cents per
dozen. dtf
A restore, stricken, and tfive you
a luxuriant growth of hair, to keep
its color natural as in youth, and to
remove dandruff, use only Hall's
Hair chains, rings, crosses and
hair work of all kinds to order.
Mks. A. Knkk.
tf 1720 Locust St.
Ilniwn A Harrett have the largvst
ami finest stock of wall paper and
borders in Plattsmouth. wtf
Will you suffer with Ityspepsia
and Liver Complainfr Shiloh's Vit
alize!" is guaranteed to cure you. 2
Brown it I 'arret carry the largest
line of drug'gists sundries in the
CltT.
tf.
I f you want any dolls J. P. Youngs
is the place; as he will close out his
stock of dolls regardless of cost and
iiit handling- that line of goods.
This is your chance 'Joe dolls for
10c.
I am now prepared to deliver ice
to atiT part of the city. Telephone 72.
tf 11. C. McMakkx.
The fragrant Heliotrope in bloom
wondi rfully chcnpal M oore's Green
House. dtf
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Tin; 1'kst Sai.vk iii the world torCutfe
15ruis s. Sen s, Ulcers, S-ilt Hheum. Fever
Soro, Tetter. Chapped llttiios. Chilblain.,
Corns, mid nil Skin Hruptiens, and posi
tively cures Piiep. or wo pay required.
It liie rrintce.l to nive satisfaction, or
mom y refunded. Price 25 cent per box.
For sale by F. G. Frieke & Co.
Needles, oils and parts for all
kinds of machines can he found at
the Sitiirer oflice, corner of Main
and Sixth streets, with H. Beck. tf.
Phil Young- will shortly have a
complete line of stationery and will
continue in busines remember this
fact when in need of any writing
materials. Phil will adopt the cash
system and sell goods very cheap.
The larg-es.t line of patent medi
cines will he found at Brown it Bar
rett's tf
I3aby is Sick. The woefull expres
sion of a Des Moines teamster's
countenance showed his deep anx
iety was not entirely without cause,
when he inquired of a ilrug-g-ist of
the same city what was the best
to give to a baby for a cold"' It
was not necessary for him to say
more, his countenance showed that
the pet of the family, if not the idol
of his life was in distress. "Wegfive
our baby Chamherlains's Cough
Remedy." was the dru ggists answer.
"I don't like.lo rive the baby such
strong; medicine." said the teamster.
"You know John Olesori, of the
Watters-Talbot Printing- Co., don't
your Inquired the drug-gist. His
baby, when eighteen months old,
g-ot hold of a bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy and drank the whole
of it. Of course it the baby vomit
very freely but did not hurt it the
least.aiid what is more it cured tha
baby's cold. The teamster already
knew the value of the Reined-, hav
ing used it himself, and was now sat
isiied that there was no danger in
giving it even to a baby. For Sale
by F. G. Fricke & Co Druggists.
Electric Bitters.
This remedy is becoming so well
and so popular as to need no special
mention. All who have used Klec
tric Bitters sing the same song of
praise.--A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed. Klectric Bitters
will cure all diseases of the liver
and kidneys, will remove pimples,
boils, salt rheum and other affec
tions caused by impure blood.
Will drive malaria from the system
and prevent as well as cure all ma
larial fevers. For cure of headache,
constipation and indigestion try
Klectric Bitters. Kntire satisfaction
guaranteed, or money refunded.
Price 50c ami ifl per bottle at F. G.
Fricke it Cos drugstore. 5
Our Clubbing List.
Globe-Democrat and IIkrald. .
Harper's Magazine "
Harper's Bazar "
Demorest's Magazine '
Omaha Bee
oledo Blade
Lincoln Call
National Tribune " "
The Forum
Inter Ocean " . .
Lincoln Journal " "
The Home Magazine ' "
.$2.25
. 4. GO
. 4. SO
. 3.10
. 2.40
. 2.45
. 2.15
2.45
. .5.55
. .2.25
2 30
1 n
Will be C'ven Away.
Our enterprising druggists, F. G.
Fricke it Co. who carry the linest
stock of drugs, perfumeries, toilet
articles, brushes, sponges, etc., are
giving awav a large number of trial
bottle's of Dr. Miles' celebrated Res
torative Nervine. They guarantee
it to cure headache, dizziness, ner
vous prostration, sleeplessness, the
ill effects of spirits, tobacco, coffee,
etc. Druggists saj- it is the greatest
seller they ever knew, and is univer
sally satisfactory. They also guar
antee Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure in
all cases of nervous or organic heart
disease, palpitation, pain in side,
smothering, etc. Fine book on
"Nervous and Heart Diseases."
free. 4
7.
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SWEET bCENTED F LOWERS.
Llewellyn Moore's the Reeognized
Headquarter! for toe A.rtitic
nd tlio Beautiful.
Aquilegia chrysantha. coreopsis
lauccolata. chrysanthemum maxima
antirrhinums, platycodens and cle
matis make up a partial list of Mr.
Moore's grand plants, that are per
fectly hardy and arc not injured
by a Nebraska winter. Mr. Moore
has a line stock of geraniums,
coleus and some of those richly col
ored French camias, also a line line
of bedding plants. In roses he
makes a specialty of the following
hardy varieties: General Jacqui
inot, Md. Planticr, Perle. Niphitos.
together with the old standard La
France and that (Jueen of the rose
family, the American Beauty, which
under favorable circumstances has
produced roses 8 inches across,
bright ' red and of a most delicious
fragrance. No collection of flowers
is complete without some of these
hardy roses. Mr. Moore has the
refutation of being the best rose
grower west of Chicago; he never
iorces his plants, tlius maKing iiiem
tender but gives them every requis
ite to make them hardy and strong.
This spring is an unusually good
one ior setting tint plains anu
should be improved by our people.
Remember the place where plants
and orices will suit tlie most exaci
ing is at Llewellyn Moore's on Yest
Locust street, and call at once. tt.
Notice of Probate of Wi'.l.
In the mattei of the lac t will and testament
of Klisha Stiadu-y, .deceased, iu county court
I'mj ci nntv. Nfltr.-!1 kn.
.Notice i?"lieretij yiveii that on the fcth d.iy of
June A. 1),. l!d, at tlie countj judge's otlic in
plattsmouth, fax county. Nebraska, at 10
o'clock in tlie forenoon, the following matter
will be hear and considered :d ll.e upi ncation
of Samuel istradley t admit to probate the
lasr will and testament ot Klisha Stradley late
of Greenwood precinct, in aii county, de
ceased, and for lerers of administration with
tlx' will annexed to A;iron C, L- der.
Dated May I8th, l?9i. Ky order of t.e court,
B. S. IiAMSEY.
County Judge
First National
BANK
OK PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA
.-"aid up capital
urplui
J.Vl.t 0,00
10.000.OH
U.Tursi the very beft facilities for the proirtp
tr&neactitm of ligitimate
Banking Business
Stock, bonds, gold, government and local se
suritieff bought and sold. Deposit- received
ud interest allowed o the certificate?
Drifts drawn, available lu any part of the
United Starve and ail the principal twn9 of
Europe.
0OLLKCTIO8 MADE A.NB PROMPTLY KKM1T
TF.D. Highest market price pid for County War
rants, State an County bonds.
DIRECTORS
John Fitzcerald T. IIawkwortb
Sam Waugti. i.
ieorg E. Dovey
John Fitzgerald. S. Waugn.
President Ca Lic,
few '
JULIUS PP?RHau.
MAJiUFACTCKKR OF Wit
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
OEAT.KK IN THJt
Thoicesl Brands of .Cigars,
including our
Flor 1o '.'iDjru.'.p' n I ' 1 i
FULL Lfht OF
TOBACCO AND S2I0KERS1 ARTICLE
always in stock. Nov. 2;". 18N5.
EDMUNDS S ROOT
Tne pioneer meicbants of
El
Carry a full stock of generai
merchondisc! which thcysell very
close. Highest price paid for
all kinds of farm produce. Gen
erouB treatuientand fair dealing
is the secret of our success.
CIIAS L HOOT,
Sotary Public
Murray Neb.
The Wash in j;t ton Avenue
GROCERS
Provision Merchants.
Headquarters fot
FLOUR AM) FEED,
We pay no rent and sell fr CASH.
You don'tjpay any bills fur dead beats
when you buy of this firm.
The best SOFT COAL alwajc ob
Rand.
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THE LEADING
GROCERS
HAVE THE MOST
COMPLETE
STOCK IN THE CITY.
EYER7THIK3 - EE2H . AND - IN
ATTI-XTJO.N FAKMERS
We want your Poultry, I-Ws But- if
cash t,h,., W,V 'Honest 1
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