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PLATTSMOUTII; MAY 29, 1897.
VOL. V. NO. 73.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The I'htttsmoath High School Holds
. Forth' at the l'resby tartan Church,
The c'ose of a must successful year's
work io the PlatUmoulh high school
culminate with the graduation of tea
youug ladies and five yuunc men at
tne Presbyterian church tonight.
Grout preparations have been made.
and a eiect urogram hus been ar
ranged w hich will call out a crowd that
will Cli the church to taudirig ioom
Rev. Murray, the eloqueut Omaha
divino will present the diplomas and
deliver a short address- The balance
of tae Droffram mar be found in an
other column. -
J; Tomorrow night the senior class will
t'Jvo-1 batiauet at the Itiley to a few
iuvttbd guests, and on Sunday morn-
in "Cit lliv. J. T. Baird will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon at the Pres
byterian church.
The church has been tastefully de
corated for tonight's exercises and all
the best people in town are expected
to be present.
Four Hundred tarn of Stock.
Yesterday was a big day at the
South Omaha live stock market, the
receipts being 4,M2 cattle, 13,403 hogs
and 2,803 sheep, says the Bee. When
it is considered .that 400 cars were re
nuired to bring in that amount of
stock, which would make a solid train
considerably over two miles in length,
the extent of the business carried on
at South Omaha may be better appre
ciated. Very little of thi9 stock was
left unsold at the close of the market,
and tho packers and other buyers bad
to pay out over $183,000 for the day's
purchase.
Outsiue of a few stock cattle to be
taken back into the country to be
placed on feed, practically all of the
stock received wa9 bought by the
packers and will all bo slaughtered
ami converted into product at South
Omaha. That work has all to be done
within one day, each day's purchase
representing one day's killing at the
packing houses.
They Call It an Experiment.
The At. i . only lias one passenger
train a day now each way through
this city, but the freights are carrying
coaches at rear of way car, even the
through fast freight stops at all sta
tions up this way. Tho farmers out
by Murray are trying to rent the
right of way to raise potatoes on.
As the train service don't appear to
be profitable, probably the company
will leaso the tractc and some enter
prising capitalist could put in a motor
line. . Tito management resides in St.
Louis and hasu'tyet learned that the
people up this wa3r appreciate a live
ro.id with up-t-uate service.
J-iit a I'leaxHiit Kveniog.
Last evening the English History
class gave their teacher a very pleas
ant surprise. After a serenade, "God
Save the Queen,' the young people
took iHJgsession and the evening was
spent merrily in recItations,music and
.English History games.
Each member wore the class colors
yellow. Dainty refreshment were
served, all showing tho class colors.
The members of the class are Misses
Rirdella Smith. Capitola Black, Anna
Pollock, Itvse Wintersteen, Ella
Spangler, Nell Leonard, Susie Keefer,
AdUie Smith and Earnest Matthews
and Paul Hayes.
A KrrorU To He JToud Of
"What is now. and probably will be,
the tecord in this county for a day's
shingling was made by John Bobbins,
jr., the other day on Harvey Hollo
nay's house on North Fourth street.
We did not learn whether it was
muM d by the ladies in tne neighbor
hood watching him or not, but he has
:-mue reliable men to support his
claim to the honor of being the crack
shingler Le having taken off the old
shingles and put on new,5SC3 shingles,
in eleven bou-s, which is calculated
to equal the putting on of nearly
8,000 new shingies.
I'pset, Hut Not Ilnrt.
Mrs. C'copor and daughter were
-driving down town this morning when
the hoi so began ticking at a furious
rate Mid totally demolished the dash
Ixpiul of iho buggy. When the ave
nue wits reached, tl.e horse in some
way got its foot cught and fell over,
tumbling into the ditch. The shafts
weit broken and it requuod the ser
vices of two men to get tbe animal out
of its predicament. Otherwise, except
for fright of the occupants cf the
buggy, no harm was done.
t'atle Rogers On the War Path.
- Cado R gers got an over cfose of
very bad whiskey last night, rnd
started in to capture the town. His
war whoops awakened several people
on Vine and on Main street, and he
was finally taken to Jailor Ilollow.iy's
about 3 o'clock this morning. Today
h: had an innirg before Judge
Archer, who gave him f-ome good ad.
vice bii ked up by a tine of $2-5, which
Cade say he will fay out in jail at the
rate of 1 50 per day.
'ice lee.
F. S. White stored an immense
guantiiy of choico crystal ice last
winter which ho will deliver to any
jfTrt of the city at lower rates than
heretofore. Leave orders at the store,
and get the best at prices which
are right.
COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Resolutions Adopted and Other Business
Matters Transacted.
PLATTSMOUTH, May 18. rBoard met
pursuant to adjournment. Present, J
P. Falter, J. C. Hayes and George V.
Young, county commissioners, James
Ilobertson. county clerk. Minutes of
last session read and approved, when
tbe following businees was transacted
in regular form:
GENERAL FUND.
J P Falter, sal and exp $ 22 80
J O Hayes, same 22 75
G W Young, same 26 85
G L liolioway, bailift fees C 00
D A Campbell ... 7 50
w K Fox, stamped env 34 ou
H Ilollowav.quar'g dead horses 5 90
J K Kiethley, ptg 27 50
T F Jameson, assessing..: 30 60
A A Knott, same 120 4U
B. & M., tickets for paupers. . . 19 30
It Hansen, interpreter 2 00
J Grace, rent for oauDer 2 50
ur j ai xseeiey e zo
J Hodget, wk at poor house.... 22 50
tl u Strong, paint'g bridges... 4') oo
J Byers, wood to jail S 00
tee bille. Ins case b Neitnann.. bu Jo
Streight & Satller. burying
pauper 14 68
Ci A ltose & Co., mdse to poor. 6 00
li. 1 Uovey & Son, same i oo
Joo & Frank, same 9 00
BRIDGE FUND.
A voca Lumber Co.. lumber. .'. .$ 4 45
J It Sheeley & Co., bldg bridges 463 53
Resignation of K. It. Todd, super-
viserof district No. 1 was accepted
and L Schuetz appointed to fill va-
cancy.
Application of Byron Clark for re-
duction of taxes on lot 45, S E 1-10 21,
was granted.
Board adjourned to meet May 19.
May 19, 1897 The board met per-
suant to adjournment; full board pres-1
ent. The following resolution was
adopted by the board defining the
boundaries of Libert v. Ttnck Bluffs
and Plattsmouth precincts:
'It annriixr xnedint to tho
Doard of county commissioners that I
the boundary lines of Liberty precinct, I
Rock Bluffs precinct and Plattsmouth
precinct, all in Cass county, Nebras-1
ka. should be mora definitlv tWori I
therefore be it
'Resolved, that the boundary lines I
of said precincts be and the same are
hereby defined and fixed as followj: l
'The boundary liaes of Libert v nre-
cinct shall commence at the south- I
west corner of section 34, township 10, 1
north of range 13, east, thence east on
tUD 0UU1U 11UU VI VI VV UOU1U 1U bU bill? I
middla of the main, channel of th
Missouri river,thence up said channel
to its intersection with the north line I
or township 10, thence west on said
tunusuiM iiuu tv iuo uvrtuwtut curuer
of section 3. townshin ,10. nort h of
range 13 east, thence south on said
west liue to the place ol beginning.
"Tbe boundary lines of ltock Bluffs
precinct shall commence at the south
west corner of section 31, township 11,
north of range 13 east, thence east on
townip line to the middle of tbe main
channel of the Missouri river, thence
up said channel to its intersection
with the north lineof township 11,
thence west on township line to the
northwest corner of section 6, town
ship 11, north of range 13 east, thence
south to the place of beginning.
"The boundary lines of Plattsmouth
precint shall commence at the south
west corner of section 31, township
12, north of range 13, east, thence east
to the middle of the main channel of
the Missouri river, and co-extensivo
eastward with Cass county, thence
up the middle of said channel to its
intersection with the middle of the
main channel of the Platte river,
thence up the middle of said channel
of the Platte river to its intersection
with tbe range line between ranges
12 and 13 east, thnnce south of 6aid
range line to the place of beginning."
Board adjourned to meet June 1,1897.
James Robertson,
County Clerk.
Their Thirtieth Anniversary.
Bernard Wurl and his worthy wife
celebrated their thirtieth wedding
anniversary last evening. A large
crowd of friends and relatives gath
ered at their hospitable home, where
a splendid supper was served and a
very enjoyable evening was spent.
The five sons of Mr. and Mrs. Wurl
were all present and helped to enter
tain the guests. The Mandolin club
was there and discoursed some choice
music. It was an evening long to be
remembered by the host and hostess,
as well as fortunate guests, who were
all of one mind in wishing Mr. and
Mrs. Wurl the return of many more
happy anniversaries.
Coughs Relieved at Once
And every bit of relief is a part of a
cure that will slay a cure. Use Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup and note how
quickly you are cured and how well
you feel afterward. Specific also for
whooping cough and croup. John
Coffin, Kirwin, Kans., says: "When I
began to use Ballard's Horehound
Syrup for consumption the doctor had
said that I would die in a few days.
Am now up and around. Havo no mora
pain in chest or lungs." Price 25 and
60 Cts. No benefit, no pay. Sold by F.
G. Fricke & Co.
W. J. Ilesaer Very 111.
A telegram from Omaha this morn
ing reported W. J. Hesser as having
been taken suddenly and dangerously
ill last night. He went up there yester
day in usual good health. His son,
Ed., was notified, and he went to Om
aha on the noon M. P. train. Jt is to
bo hoped that Mr. Hesser is not so
bad as reported, and that he may
speedily recover.
Half Rates To Omaba.
Via the Burlington Itouto, 8, 9, 10
and 11 from points in Nebraska within
150 miles of Omaha.
INFORMATION AND OPINIONS.
The time has again arrived when the
small b y takes daily journeys to the
river or lake for a pleasant "swim."
When we see them signal each other
from different parts of the street by
holding up two fingers, their object
is not so very obscure, and serves to re
mind us of days when we were about
their size; when we would swim about
the pond as smoothly as any of them,
and when we would bask in the mud
near the bank like turtles and throw
mud-balls at the frogs when they en
deavored to gain the bank. It reminds
us of the merry times we had paddling
around on a hollow log, paying no at
tention whatever to the conti: ious
bites nnd stings of flies and inos -
guimes. iu a real warm uuv neu
tno fmau ooy is on his wa r
swim, no is as nappy as one may
ever expect to seo him, and it is ap
parent he has every reason for being so.
The crew of a Union Pacific extra
east-bound freight had an exciting ex
perience near Nichols, on . the third
Nebraska division, at a late hour
Wednesday night. Fire was dis
covered in a furniture car loaded with
wool. Every effort was made to save
tho car and its contents, but with no
I avail. The train was cut and the car
I turned over on its side, but the wool
kept right on burning. Tbe entire
carload of wool, as well as the car,
(.were burned completely. The wool
Wa9 being shipped to Hollowell "&
Donald of Boston and was from
Mountain Home, Idabo. The origin
of the fire is unknown. A 9 the loco
I motive was throwing.out no fire at the
time, and as the car was tightly
I sealed, it i thought The Are originated
I from spontaneous combusion. Bee
I . 1 ! , .
" ereafc """"J PeoPie wm iaun ?ou
I A. t 1 1 .' 1 1 A.
w seorn n you eiPreao your oeneimai
there can be 6uctl a tbiug as a broken
heart." This is. probably, because
their own heart is so likened to stone
. n.ol.,Ha ai
J
girl who has been in love somo time
or other, when nsked to give her
definition of "love." will tell vou it is
5i f
- ' "
not or ino mina; men, n mat opinion
be true, why can not an unfortunate
nff?r ommtl
-v 9 1 1 1 . . v
Occasionally we see a girl with droop-
loS head and pale cheeks, who, it is
claimed, does not get enough exercise
OP fresh air yet her affliction is gen
..ii i..t.j v , . .
c,aM ucarer we ueai i, aim
can bo more appropriately termed a
"broken heart." While a "broken
heart" is said to be chiefly contracted
through an unfortunate love affair.
yet as time rolls on and tbe mind of
the afflicted is turned away from
thoughts of past events, nature's heal
ing process con.es valiantly to the res
cue and covers up any marks that may
havo been inflicted.
Dr.Klng'uNew Discovery For Consumption
This is the best medicine in the
world for all forms of Coughs and
Colds and for Consumption. Every
bottle is guaranteed. It will cure and
not disappoint. It has no equal for
Whooping Cough, Asthma, Hay
Fever, Pueumonia. Bronchitis, La
Grippe, Colds in the Head and for
Consumption. It is safe for all ages",
pleasant to take, and, above all, a
sure cure. It is always well to take
Dr. King's Little Life Pills, in con
nection with Dr. King's New Discov
ery, as they regulate and tone the
stomach and bowels. We guarantee
perfect satisfaction or return money.
Free trial bottles at F. G. Fricke's
drugstore. Regular sizo 50 cents and
81.0O. 0
Itorklen's Arnica Halve.
The best salve in the world for cuts.
burns, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe
ver sores, tetter, chappep hands, chil
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Pyice 25 cents per box. For sale by
P. G. Fricke.
Notice.
At the last meeting of the city coun
cil 1 was instructed to request owners
of lots in the cemetery to havo all
stones and monuments put in repair
and straightened.
James Oekold,
Chairman Cemetery Committee.
Shake Into Your Shoes
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet. It cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It is the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. It is a cer
tain cure for sweating, callous, and
hot, tired, aching feet. Try it today.
Sold by all druggists and . shoe stores.
By mail for 2oc. in stamps. Trial
package free. Address Allen S. Olm
sted, Leroy, N. Y-
Cnt Flowers For Decoration Day.
Besides roses, I shall have an extra
large supply of cape .Jessamines of
better quality than ever before, and
of course not to be compared with
those sent out ' on commission as
usually sold at the grocery and fruit
stores, which can scarcely be called
flowers at all. L. A. Moore.
Ice! Ice! Ice!
n. C McMaken & Son are now
prepared to deliver nice, clear ice to
any part of the city.
Tbe New Omaha Road.
Another evidence of the progress
being made by the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf railroad iav offered by the
filing of a mortgage, or trust deed, for
$15,000,000, conveying all rights of the
Omaha, Minneapolis & Buffalo rail
way company to the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas Trust company of Kansas
City, says the Bee. The former com
pany I as no railroad, nor part of a
railroad, in operation. It was incor
porated to build a -railroad through
Iowa, Minnesota,. Wisconsin, Michi
gan and Canada to Buffalo. The Mis
souri, Kansas & Texas Trust company
is the corporation that is looking after
the financial end of the Kansas City,
Pittsbug & Gulf railroad. The prin
1 cipal offlcl8 cf the railway company
are tn bo. In Omaha!
; The trust deed was filed Wednesday
-ftornoon at the eoart house in this
city. Similar deeds nave, or soon
will be, filed in every, county in which
the proposed railroad will, when con
structed, operate. The deed recites
that at the meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Omaha, Minneapolis & Buf
falo railway company, held in this city
March 1, 1897, it was resolved to issue
bonds for $15,000,000 at $13,000 for
every mile of railroad built,purchased
or acquired. Tne board of directors
resolved to issue 30,000 coupoa bonds
of $"j00 each at 5 per centintorest,pay
able in gold of the present standard
of value, or in sterling money free
of all government tax or duty, which,
if levied. Is to be paid by the company.
The mortgage includes all lines and
branches built or to bo built. The
bonds are to ba issued at the rate of
$15,000 for each mile of tho railroad as
it may bo built.
The mortgage was executed in Kan
sas City by J. L. Brown, president of
the Omaha, Minneapolis & Buffalo
railway jcom pany, and J., McD. Trim
ble, vice president of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Trust company. It is
attested by P. E. Brown, jr., secretary
of the former corporation, and A. C.
Robinson, secretary of the latter com
pany. '
Only 22. SO to San Francisco
June 29 to July 3. on account of
National Convention of Christian En
deavors. Special trains. Through
tourist and palaco sleeiurs. Stop
overs allowed at and west of Denver.
Return via Portland, Yellowstone
Park and Black Hills if desired.
Endeavorers and their friends who
take the Burlington route aro guaran'
teed a quick, cool comfortable journey,
fine scenery fbv dayliebt) and first-
class equipment.
Borths reserved and descriptive
literature furnished on request. See
nearest B. & M. R. R. ticket agent or
write to J. Francis, G. 1. A., LSur
lington Route, Omaha, Neb.
Less than half rates to San Fran
cisco, June 29 to July 3, via Burling
ton route. Seo nearest B. & M. ticket
agent.
How's Thin.
We offer Ode Hundred Dollars Reward for
any ease of Outarru that cannot lie cured oy
Halls uatarrri u are.
V. . CHENEY St CO.. 1TOD9.. Toledo. O.
We tbe undersigned, have known K. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, nuo believe
Iilin perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially ablo to carry
out any obligations made by their (Inn.
west at iuuax, wno'usaie uruRttisis, io
ledo. O.
Wai.dino. Rinnan & M auxin. Wholesale
l)ruir.riatM. Toledo. Li
lian's Catarrh Cure is taken internally
act ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surf aces of the system. I'rice .c. per bot
tle. f-olU by all Uruiflsts. iouiunuiais
freo.
Rates to Milwaukee, lit.
For the annual meeting oi tne na
tional educational association the B,
& M. will sell round trip tickets July
3, 4 and 5 for one fare plus $2.30, final
f-... n.i..r f i.l it IO 11 a nil 19
only. An extended limit may be had
b depositing ticket- with joint agent
at Milwaukee until August 31.
W. L. Pickett, Agent.
The Liver Keeps Feople Well.
When the Liver is sluggish all other
organs are involved. You suffer from
Constipation, Billiousness, Jaundice,
Headache, Indigistion, Pain in Back,
Chills and Loss of Energy. You will
never know how promptly these
troubles can be cured until you use
Herbjne. It cures quickly when other
remedies utterly fail. Regulates the
Liver, Purifies the Blood. Herbine is
a Harmless Vegetable Remedy that
gives new life aud energy almost from
the first dose. Price 75 cents. Free
trial bottle at F. G. Fricke & Co.
For Modern Woodmen.
Nebraska Woodmen who propose at
tending the Dubuque meeting will ba
pleased to learn that the Burlington
route wi.l run a through sleeping car
from Omaha to Dubuque, leaving Om
aha at 5:05 p. m. Sunday, May 30, and
arriving at Dubuque 11:45 a m. May
31. Stop-over at Fulton to visit Wood
men headquarters. Berths and ticKets
on application to any Burlington
route agent. . -
Cheap Rates to London, Mo.
For the fishing season the B. & M.
will sell round-trip tickets to Lang
don, Mo., at $2.80 every Saturday and
Sunday, good to return Monday, and
for party of five or more on solid
ticket limit to return three days from
date of Bale. W. L. Pickett, Agent
Half Rates To Omaha.
Via the Burlington Route, June 8,
9, 10 and 11 from points in Nebraska
within 150 miles of Omaha.
-- A Topical New Enjlaad. TL.l
Indian Ridge, says Alvau p. Sanborn,
speaking of a typical New England i
community in Th3 Atlantic, ha9 all tho
defects of all its qualities, and possibly
some others besides. It is narrowly par
tisan in its politico; gossiping and med
dling in its temper toward matters of
purely private concern; religion, here
as elsewhere, in spite of a general
wholesomeness, is not entirely free
from hypocrisy, morality from inhu
manity and self complacency, integrity
from cruel hardness,, nor thrift and fore
sight from parsimoniousness and worry.
It is very little alive to the finer issues
of country living. Most of them are not
so much as suspected by it. For all the
mutual helpfulness and abounding sense
of humor, the life lacks flexibility, mel
lowuoss, warmth, emotion and emotion
al expression. It is indisputably triste.
.Nevertheless Indian Ridge exempli
fles the best tendencies of the New Eug
laud country. These tendencies, owing
to its comparative isolation, have been
manifested in nuiqno and homely ways
in somo instances, but the tendencies
are none tho loss souud and healthy on
that account. They are present to a con
siderable if not an equal degree, not in
all, not in the majority, perhaps, but in
many of the rural communities in every
one of the New Eugland states. If all
instead of a small part of these conimu
nities were even thus liberally endow
ed, there could be no plaint over the
decadence of rural New Eucland. for
they have in them the germs of perma
nent progress. Rather they are them
selves the very essence of corporate life,
Harnessing the Ether.
Tesla once made a remark which was
full of the spirit of future progress in
the matter of lighting. "It is of not
little interest," he said, "to contem
plate that we have a possible way of
producing by other than chemical
means a veritable flame which would
give light and heat without any materi
al beueg consumed, without any chein
ical process taking place, and to accom
plish this we only need to perfect meth
ods of producing enormous frequencies
and potentials.
These words cf Mr. Tcsla contain a
suggestion the full meaning cf r-hich
has lately been more thoroughly nr.der
stood. To produce something from toth
ing has ever been a great human problem
not always solvable. Hero is a scien
tist pointing out a scientific way of ac
complishing the feat. The hidden mean
ing of the remark ia not hard to discern,
Ilia words would seem to intimate that
we have been employing exceedingly
crude methods of light production; that
in the laboratory of nature means and
material exist which may Le procured
and used for the mere asking; that our
proper course would bo to first fcee how
light is produced in nature, aid then
as far as possible to go and do likewise.
The harnessing of the ether means the
solution of many great secrets of the uni
verse, the utilization of natural light,
the subtle transmission of speech
through miles of space, and tho great
est triumph science has yet known.
Theodore Waters in Exchange.
Suicide.
An English statistician says there is
not much of a psychological mystery in
the fact that eo many more people com
mit suicide in summer than iu winter,
and he does not think that tho differ
ence is iu any large measure due to the
direct effect of cold upon human minds
and bodies. It must be borne in mem
ory, ho says, that drowning is the com
monest method of self destruction and
resort to it is difficult or impossible
when rivers and ponJs are covered with
ice. This accounts for a part of the de
crease. Another part is explaiued by
the circumstance that in cold weather
people live more in association, and
there is thns less opportunity for com
mitting suicide. Ho decs not think,
however, that it is possible to explain
the matter wholly without reference to
the depressing effects of cold on the
nervous system and tho exciting effects
of heat. It requires somo energy and
determination to commit suicide, aud
this is lucking in a person suffering
from extreme cold. All these considera
tions working together, the result is
that many people endure through the
winter a life which they have ceased to
value and throw it away when the sea
son comes in which the material diffi
culties in the way of continued exist
ence are at their minimum.
All the Same.
At one of our large north country
churches recently a fashionably dressed
lady happened to go into one of the pri
vate pews.
The verger, who is known to be a
very stern old chap, immediately bus
tled np to her and said:
"I'm afraid, miss, you'll ha'e to cam
out o that. This is a paid pew. '
"Sir," said tho young lady, turning
sharply round, "do you know who I
am? I'm one of the Fifes."
"I dinna care," said the old man, "if
yon are the big drum, you'll ha e to
cum out" Edinburgh Scotsman.
A Critic of Darer.
A woman visitor to the Dnrer collec
tion on exhibition in New York had the
present day assurance to criticise this
old master as follows: "One can but
notice how modeling, at least, has
grown into an exact science, and what
a difference there is between such fig
ure drawing as Durer's and that of any
bright young art student nowadays.
Why, the flesh seems to hang in bunch
es upon his nudes. One would think
that they were all afflicted with tu
mors. "
One of the British Medical associa
tion delegates contends that every cow
should be examined by a veterinary sur
geon and marked before being admitted
to the dairy and its milk sold.
It appears from the testimony of Ger-
vas, the monk of Canterbury, who flour
ished about tbe year 1200, that organ
were Introduced more than 100 years
before this time.
SPECIAL MARKET LETTER
The following market letter is fur
nished us by McLain Bros. & Co.,
Commission Merchants, Rialto Build-
tug, mcago:
There have been encouraging signs
of improvement in general business the
past week, which augur well for the
future, aud although not pronounced
enough, in more than a few lines, to
warrant the prophecy of a general re
vival of trade, they are sufficiently sig
nificant to inspire hope of a gradual re
newal of commercial and industrial
activity. Among the gratifying indi
cations are a greater demand for money
for purely commercial uses and a fair
increase in the total bank clearings of
the country as compared with those at
the corresponding date one year ago.
The armistice between the Greek
and Turkish armies has developed a
more stable feeliug abroad, which has i
hppn rt ft priori in Im ,-ilir-o i
... itiv, luiuiuu I A UllOl
ness ou foreign exchanges, and in an
improved demand for American secur
ities. The possibilities which the Cu
ban question presents tends to restrict
any marked improvement, however,
and retards the revival of an active do
mestic inquiry for stocks and bonds.
Our wheat market still rules active
and irregular, and is daily attracting
the attention of a greater number of
operators because of the possibilities
that the situation presents. While the
auspicious weather exerts a bearish in
fluence and encourages free short sell
ing whenever there are any indications
jf weakness, the rapid depletion of
stocks and the fear of the consequences
of their reduction to the point of actual
scarcity soon checks the selling on
slaughts and induces liberal buying for
long account.
The long wheat, being largely held
by a few wealthy operators, does not
come on the market on the breaks, on
stop orders and exhausted margins, as
it usually does when held by a large
number of scattered traders, rendering
it difficult for shorts to provide for more
than a small portion of their contracts
without causing a sharp advance.
Late advices from France indicate a
state of affairs that ere long may gen
erate a decidedly bullish sentiment de
spite the glowing reports of crop pros
pects received from the south and
northwest. It is claimed that the crop
in that country shows an awrnon fnn-
dition 12 per cent below that of"a year
S", au acreage per cent Jess, and
tuai ner import requirements will be
12,000,000 bu for the remainder of this
crop year and 72.000.tMM) bu for the next.
These estimates have inspired the bull
contingent with fresh coinage, and
have emboMened not a few to add lib
erally to their holdings.
The fact that many mills in the'wii).
ter wheat section have been closed be
cause of the difficulty in procuring suit
able wheat to grind indicates the nan-
city of supplies in first hands and en
courages the belief that but little of the
new crop will reach our market for
some time after its movement fairlv
begins.
With an increase in the foreitrn de
mand, -which the French advices sug
gest, there are substantial reasons for
the belief that before the end of July
the situation may become acute. For
eign markets as well as our own have
been inlluenced bv optimistic estimates
ot America s probable yield and are in
position to rescind quickly to any in
fluence that will present less roseate
views. These estimates are all based
on the result of the spring wheat sow
ings, which as yet have merely a favor
able start, and still have to encounter
the vicissitudes of almost an entire
season's growth. There has already
been so much damage to winter wheat
that the spring variety must mature
with but little damage to insure an
abundant total, and private advices of
still further damage to the winter crop
are becoming more numerous, the Hes
sian fly having become discouiaginglv
active in many localities. Moth hulls
and bears realize that the weather in
the near future is the most imitortant
market factor, and that nnv chance
that would cause further injury to the
crop Would be the signal for a rapid
advance.
There is but little to be said of the
coarse grains, which rule rather steady
and easy except when influenced bv
wheat. Receipts are increasing, and
western operators are inclined to sell,
being influenced by large supplies and
an increase in the acreage planted this
year.
lhe visible supply of grain in the
United States and Canada shows the
following changes for the week: Wheat
decreased 1.441.000 bu. corn decreased
2,393,000 bu and oats decreased 1,087.
JO0 bu.
1'ut a Stop to Fain.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia and other
painful afflictions are now as easily
cured as they were once hard to cure.
Science has learned what pain is and
Ballard's Snow Liniment is the result
Cures .strains, cuts, bruises stiff joints
and contracted muscles. Penetrates to
the very bone and relieves almost
from t he moment it touches. When a
liniment is needed, you owe it to your
self to get tbe best. The dealer is
authorized to guarantee this one.
Price 50 Cent3. Sold by F. G. Fricke
& Co.
Alfalfa Seed.
A No. 1 alfalfa seed for sale cheap
at A. H. Weckbach's grocery store.
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Dr.
liver Mm immv balm
It will assist the female organs to perform their regular
functions, and the sufferer will be strengthened and cured
For sale every where. . Price, $1.00 per bottle
THE DR. J. H. MCLEAN MEDICINE CO., St. Louis, no.
WE'VE SOLD OUT OUR
DRUG STORE,
But v.o are still in the
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And will continue to carry a full
line of .ill goods such as are found
iu a ti'sl-chiss jowelry store. No
old or shop-worn stock, but every
thing NEJfi HND UP-TO-DHTE.
.O ir prices will compare favorably
- with those of any reputable dealer
either in this city or in Omaha.
Fine Watch and Jewelry Repair
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SNYDER, Jeweler and Optician
506 Main Street.
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Every Thursday afternoon a tourist
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It is carpeted, upholstered in rattan,
has spring seats and backs and is pro
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or Interest to Ladles.
I have taken the agency for the La
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in the country arc requested to call
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Eaton Jackets. Terms reasonable.
Parlors over Herold's store.
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Refrigerators at Cost.
For the next twenty days we will
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