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'DEMOCRATIC AT ALL TIMES AND UNDER ALL CIUCCM8TANCEH.'
OFFICE No. 112, South Sixth Stkeict
Volume XXII
PLATSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 25. 1902.
Number 52.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Smoki the Wuil Uros. celebrated
"Out Hell" cigars.
Nw and Ugant Ebony Tollst Articles
nd Caasa at Gcrlnfl A Co.'
Useful, handsome and elegant Christ-
mai presents at Gering & Co. 'a
"Kectol" If warranted to cure piles.
Sold onljr at At wood's drug store.
Did you hear It thunder Friday
night? Something unusual at this
time of the year.
Ion C. Despain and Will Robertson
came home Friday evening to remain
until after the holidays.
Carl Kurtz departed Saturday morn
ing for Fort Worth, Texas where he
will engage In brldpe work.
The dance given by the tire boys at
Waterman hall Saturday night was a
grand success both socially and finan
cially. About all the barges belonging to
the pontoon bridge which were car
ried oft some time since have been re
covered. Mrs. J. E. Emory and daughter, of
Ilavslock, are visiting relatives In
I'lattsmouth, and will remain through
the holidays.
Miss Amelia Martens returned home
from the normal school at Peru Sat
urday morning and will remain until
after the holidays.
. Doyou want to make your wife a
present of a line bedroom or parlor
suite fi. "rlstmas? Sattler & Fass
bender have Just what she wants.
Gov. Savage will recommend to the
legislature an appropriation of 175,000
for the Nebraska exhibit at the St.
Louis exposition. It Is all right to
do so.
Mrs. J. J. Oldham and two daugh
ters, who visited in this city with the
family of Henry E. Snyder, left Satur
day morning for their home hi Fawnec
City.
Nothing you can buy would please
father or mother better than a pair
of gold spectacles for a Xmas pre
sent. We guarantee a fit or no
sale. Gerlng A Co.
Think of the poor children In your
neighborhood to-morrow. Give them
some little memento that will make
them think of the Savior. This will
show a christian heart.
The average housewife always wel
comes a choice piece of parlor or bed
room furniture for a Christmas pres
ent, and the place to get such articles
is at Sattler & Fassbender's.
Governor-elect Bailey has issued an
ultimatum, and declares he will not
marry. What, never? In your whole
life, Governor? Well, he's a mean old
thing, anyway, ain't he girls?
Mrs. Win. Neville fell on the ice
Friday night, sustaining a painful
fracture of the right wrist. She step
ped out of the door to go to the cistern
when she fell. We are pleased to say
that nothing serious will result.
Because you have plenty for your
own family don't forget that there are
a number who will go without a
Christmas dinner, unless some kind
citizen, who is abundantly able will
provide it for them. Remember the
poor.
A glass or two of water taken half
an hour before breakfast will usually
keep the bowels regular. Harsh
cithartics should be avoided. When
a purgative is needed, take Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They are mild and gentle in their
action. For sale by all druggists.
John Buckingham of Plattsmouth
was in town Saturday taking part in
the settlement of the land deal by
which Lon Mayberry becomes owner
of the ' Buckingham larm in Lyons
township. John Is a carpenter in the
B. & M. shops at riattsmouth. Glen
wood (la.) Opinion.
It will be good news to the mothers
of small children to learn that croup
can be prevented. The first sian of
croup is horseness. A day or two be
fore the attack the child becomes
hoarse. This is soon followed by a
peculiar rough cough. GiveChamber
lain's Cough Remedy freely as scon as
the child becomes hoarse, or even
after the rough cough appears, and it
will dispel all symptoms of croup. In
this way all danger and anxiety may
be avoided. This remedy Is used by
many thousands of mothers and has
never been known to fail. It is, in
fact, the only remedy that can always
be depended upon and that is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by all
druggists.
Miss Meta Rogers, who has been en
gaged to appear in "When We Were
Twenty-One', is a southern girl of
great beauty and talent. Her first
appearance on the stage was in "On
and Off" under Charles Frohman's
management, but that astute discov
erer of ability soon advanced the
young actress to Miss J ulia Marlowe's
company which she left to Join Mr
N. C Goodwin, where she became the
understudy of Miss Maxine Elliott, In
the part of "Phyllis" In "When We
Were Twenty-One." When the com
pany appears in the play at the Par
mele Theatre on Friday evening,
December 26, Miss Rogers will be
seen as "Phyllis", the heroine In what
wa considered in New York last year
the greatest play ot tha ts
THE OLD C7ZUAC1E
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Absolutely Puro
THERE IS KO SUBSTITUTE
"Gut Hell," the favorite cigar.
There is oni thing sure we will
have no black Christmas this year.
Just what a man wants f rXmas. atrav
ellng toilet case, we have them, 6erlng
a Co.
Mr. Tickrel, a B. & M. employe at
Pacific Junction, was over Sunday
afternoon.
None In Omaha or elsewhere carry a
better assorted stock of perfumes than
6erlng A Co. They make nice Xmas pre
sents. The Eureka Water Lift, by use of
one gallon of city water, will pump a
gallon and a half of cistern water, hot
or cold, to your fixtures, thus saving
one-third of the meter rate.
A. C. Rawls, Plumber.
George Rente and his brother Her
man, who have been visiting with the
family of August Tartsch, in I'latts
mouth, departed Saturday morning
for San Francisco, where they expect
to spend about three months.
If you want any article In the furni
ture line for a Christmas present for
your wife, or sleds, wagons or other
suitable toys for the children, bear in
mind that Sattler & Fasbender have
Just what you want. They are not
sell'ng at 20 per cent discount, but
their prices are lower than their
competitors, at that.
Holiday displays in the windows of
the various dealers give evidence of
great taste and judgment on the part
of our merchants. Their goods are all
up to date and uniformly low prices are
being marked. Don't go away from
home this year for your Christmas pur
chases until you are thoroughly satis
fied you cannot be suited here.
John R. Meisinger and Miss Sarah
. Bailey,two prominent young people
who reside west of Plattsmouth, were
united in marriage on Thursday eve
ning last, by R. II. B. Burgess, Rector
of the Episcopalian church, at the
latter's residence. The ceremony was
witnessed by the brother and sisters
of the contracting parties.
The tidy housewife always admires
a tine article of furniture, and many
prefer such to anything else for a
Christmas present. Sattler & Fass
bender have a most tasty and elegant
line to select from. For the boys and
girls they have an abunance of toys, in
cluding sleds, wagons and other arti
cles calculated to make the young heart
leap with joy on Christmas morn.
Mayor Morgan, of Plattsmouth, has
selected a committee composed of II
R. Gering, Jesse L Root, F. E. White,
II N. Dovey, H. D. Travis and J. P.
Falter to prepare a biil in reference to
the collection of taxes, which will be
presented to the next legislature. Ne
braska City might appoint a com
mittee to act in conjunction with the
above as we are interested in good tax
collection laws. Nebraska City News.
J. G. Richey of Plattsmouth, Nab.,
arrived here last Thursday and is look
ing over the work and the prospects
of the Brown-Pollock mine, near the
Half-way house, some four miles north
west of Central. He represents the
capitalists who have leased the mine
and informs a Register reporter that
they have let a contract to A. M.
Smith of Carbonate for a sixty-foot
extension of the tunnel, which is
already 140 feet in length. Central
City (S. P.) Register.
One of the new fads is men's socks
for women. There is a rumor pre
valent that some wives wear the trous
ers, but no one imagined the socks
would also be appropriated. If the
women continue the invasion of the
wardrobe of the men there will be
migbty few articles of wearing apparel
that man can call bis own. His hat,
shirt, vest, coat, callar, tie, socks and
suspender are gone. He has remain
ing bis chewing tobacco, not much of
a layout for a cold day.
Colonel C. W. Sherman, an old time
Plattsmouth (Neb.) democratic news
paper man, and in whose office the
junior editor of the Northwest Post
served in the capacity of "printer's
devil," has recently compiled and bad
printed a directory of the Black Hills
towns, which is said to be the finest
ever. The Northwest Post Is under
gTeat obligations to Colonel Sherman
for a complimentary copy of the book
that we have not yet received, for we
know he fully Intends expressing one
of them over, when be gets to It
Ball Foarcba (S. D.) Scrtwcr fe:i.
, FeJUts Father.
Charles Fisher, whom it will be re
membered; left here several weeks ago
to meet his lonsr lost father, whom he
had not teen ilnce his Infancy, wascer
tainlya most fortunate young man.
He writes to a friend in this city, in
which be a'Atea thit his father is
president of a large elevator company,
in Kansas City and that he wlllremain
there to assist him.
In speaking of the long separation of
his father from the family, he states
that the ship was wrecked, and that
during a severe storm they anchored
near an Island lnhabltated with sav
ages. These savages succeeded in cap
turing the ship, killing many of the
crew, and making prisoners of the
balance. For over a year the natives'
held them captives, when one day a
party composed of fifteen of the old
snip crew, among whom luckily was
Mr. Fisher, managed to escape
from the island in a couple of boats.
After drifting about on the open sea
for a day and night, they were ob
served by a ship headed for New York,'
and were taken on board. Several
months later, Mr. Fisher arrived at
his old home in Illinois, where he
found that his family had disappeared,
lie has spent thousands of dollars in
his efforts to find his loved ones, and
his wife had given him up for dead,
and with her little family moved to
Iowa, where she died. Charles is evi
dently a most happy young man, and
in turn the father is also no doubt
happy In the restoration of his' son. -
"BEN HUB."
The Oreot Spectacle Is Coming to
Omaha.
The famous spectacle "Ben Ilur,"
which is well known to all, is coming
to Omaha, for a single week at Boyd's
Theatre, commencing Monday, Jan
uary 5th. This will be welcome news
to all in this vicinity as It now brings
within our reach an opportunity of
witnessing the greatest and most im
pressive religio-historlc drama of mod
ern times. Special accommodations
will be arranged on all roads leading
to Omaha during this important week
and everything is being done to pro
vide for the accommodation of out-of-town
patrons.
The production which comes to
Omaha is the same original Klaw and
Erlanger organization which was seen.
in Chicago last year with the same
cast, scenery, equipment, horses cam
els and ornate electrical effects. It is
a sermon of varied speech, illustrated
by art and music. The purpose of the
drama and dramatist is wholly good
and the play begins most adriotly, yet
reverently.
There are a few bars of music serv
ing the same purpose as a voluntary
before divine service and when the
curtain rises, it discloses the Illimit
able waste of desert; the tired camels,
the three wise men gathered from
Greece, from Egypt, from Hindustan,
to greet the appearance of the star,
"a focus of dazzling luster." His star
proclaims His birth. The play opens
with nis birth and closes with hosain
nas and rejoicings over the last mir
acles ne was to perform before His
appointed end.
Following the prelude comes the
brilliantly colored pictures of the
house tops of Jerusalem, the terrace
of the palace of Hur. Next is one of
the great scenes of the play the dim
interior of the Roman galley ship
the muscular, grim vlsaged slaves tug
ging in rythmic motion at the oars.
Then the wreck, with Ben Hur and
his captain struggling in the waves.
Then comes the most thrilling and
realistic effect ever presented on the
stage the great chariot race. A rum
ble is heard in the background, the
hurrying clatter of horses' hoofs and
then the race is disclosed. Two Ro
man chariots, each drawn by four
horses, from the centre of the marvel
lous picture. The animals with far
stretched necks and dilated nostrils
run like mad, urged on by whips of the
charioteers Ben Hur and his enemy,
Messala. The wheels of the chariots
rumble and sway. Now Ben Hur Is
ahead, now Messala, then Ben nur
and the race ended.
The last scene Is one of fitting
beauty and impressiveness, revealing
the Mount of Olivet, where a great
multitude gather to greet the Nazar
ene and where the Savior performs
the miracle of cleansing the lepers.
Christ's personality Is never represent
ed in the flesh but his presence is indi
cated by a ray of marvellous brilliancy
which is reflected by a shaft of pure
white light from the halo over his
head.
To present the marvellous spectacle
no less than 350 people are required.
In the chartet race eight horses are
used, while four more are kept in
training for emergencies. ' ; "
"Ben Hur" will remain- In Omaha
but one week and the 'advance sale of
seats opens Wednesday morning, Dec
ember Slat, at nine o'clock. The man
agement announces that all out of
town orders, If accompanied; by cash
or money order, will be filled befsi
the regular beat 0C93 trla cpens.
Coca f"r'sa"r'cagaft pur
wCJrJ-CCCy " .
KEtf RULIK3 I1ADE
The Supreme Court Soys thau Di
vorced Persons Cannot Marry
In Less Than SU Months.
Eli Eaton, who lives in the neigh
borhood of Union, this county, and
who is well known in this and also
sections of Otoe county, has secured a
decision from the supreme court, that
is of great interest In all parts of
Nebraska. By bis last marriage
Eaton has enjoyed enough excitement
and experience that would satisfy
most any common man for a life time,
His marriage, trouble, etc., are well
known to the readers of the Journal,
and it Is not necessary to recapitulate
how he got his wife and brought her
to this county to live. After a few
months of married life she applied for
a divorce on the grounds of cruelty
and wanted alimony. In answer he
denied that they had ever been legally
married, claiming that she was a
divorced woman and that the necessary
six months had not elapsed to enable
her to again legally marry. The case
was tried in this county, the court
holding that the ceremony was void
and Mrs. Eaton was not the wife of
Eaton. The judge also refused to
grant Eaton a divorce. The case was
appealed to the supreme court and the
decision is told by the Lincoln News as
follows:
"Marriages within six months after
one of the parties thereto has been
granted a divorce, are absolutely void.
Such Is the decision of the supreme
court of Nebraska handed down yester
day afternoon. This has been a
mooted question among the members
of the bar of the stete. The court
holds, however, that the marriage
may be validated by the act of the
parties living together as man and
wife after the six months have expi red.
"The validity of marriages contract
ed by divorced parties within the
six months period which has been a
mooted question with the attorneys
and judiciary of Nebraska, was settled
yesterday by a decision of the Ne
braska supreme court. The holdii g
is that such marriages are absolutely
void when contracted and so remain
during the impediment, but the parties
may, after the impediment is removed
become lawfully united by continuing
to live together with the intention of
sustaining toward each other the
relation of husband and wife.
"The effect is to legalize many
marriages contracted by Nebraskans,
but the denunciation of the court and
the ruling that the marriages are void
if contracted during the six months
period iscalcuated to stop the practice
Nothing is said in the decision of the
difference between such a marriage
contracted in Nebraska and one con
tracted by citizens of this state in
territory beyond the borders of the
state. The ground taken is that
there can be no valid marriage with
out the consent of the state and a
positive prohibition in the form of a
statute does not evidence consent.
, "It is not the policy of the divorce
law to encoufaga bigamy," says the
court. "Therefore a person who has
been released from wedlock by judicial
decision is not permitted to indulge in
the. hope that if be marry again in
violation of the statue the marriage
will be valid unless the decision is re
versed." "When He Wert Twenty-One."
A fortune awaits the man who can
predict in advance the possible suc
cess or failure of an untried play, but
that fortune will always be without a
claimant, for after all, the public is
the supreme court and no exception
can be taken to the verdict which it
renders. The public is a hard master
to serve, but is a very just one; no
matter what ability a manager may
possess, no matter what his years of
experience may have taught him, he
must figure that some of the dram
atic plums will fall into their baskets,
and an amusing story is going the
rounds which rather tends to prove
the truth of this statement. It is
told of the play "When We Wrere
Twenty-One." Mr. Esmond, the
author happened in the office of a
prominent theatrical manager in New
York, and had the M.S. of the play
under his arm. "What have you
there?" asked the manager. "A new
play I have just sold, to be produced
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, next
month," answered Esmond. "What
do you call It?" asked the manager.
"When We Were Twenty-One,"
answered Esmond. -'It's a good title,"
ventured the managar, "What's it
about?" Esmond proceeded to give
him an outline of the plot, but before
he had finished, the manager ex
claimed, "It's great; why didn't you
bring it to me first?" Esmond smiled
and said quietly, "I did, you had it
seven years ago." -
less esi Csn Ytcrs CsIIday Rates.
The Missouri Pacific will sell tickets
for above occasion to or from points
within distance of 290 miles, at rate of
one fare for round trip. Date of sale
December 2ft, 23 and 31, 1902, and Jan
uary 1, 1903. Final return limit to
and including January 2, 1903.
C F. SrorTKXBOKOCGH, Agent.
xacct daliclous
Leading
Clothier....
December Clearenee
and children
ing at a reduction of
25 per cent on all
cash purchases.
This means that
you can buy a
$3 00 suit or Overcoat for
4
5
6
8
00 44
00 44
00 44
00 44
This
is a genuine
clothing is marked in plain figures and you can
arrive at the reduced price yourself
Assist the Young Men.
A great deal of amusement is belug
Indulged in by the young people in
various towns over the state with what
is called "A Proposal Party." The
young ladles eacn arm inemseives
with hearts and plenty of mittens and
invite an equal number of young men.
The object is for each young man to
make the rounds of the fairer sex and
try his hand at proposing, the lady
making an estimate of skill and is
guaged by giving him a heart or a
mitten. The young man drawing the
most hearts is given a prize for his
cleverness, and ;the one drawing the
most mittens is also given a prize for
his stupidity. Refreshments are
usually provided by the young ladies,
partners being chosen by lottery.
Ribbons are laid in such a way as one
end will be on one side of a curtain
and the other end on the other side.
The ladies arrange themselves behind
the curtain and each take hold of a
ribbon. The young men come up on
the opposite side and select their
ribbon when the curtain is raised and
the partners discovered to each other.
Revolution Imminent.
A sure sign of approaching revolt
and serious trouble in your system is
nervousness, sleeplessness, of stomach
upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly
dismember the troublesome causes.
It never fails to tone the stomach,
regulate the kidneys and bowels,
stimulate the liver, and clerify the
blood. Run down systems benefit
particularly and all the usual attend
ing aches vanish under it) searching
and thorough effectiveness. Electric
Bitters is only 50c, and that is returned
if it don't give perfect satisfaction.
Guaranteed by F. G. Fricke & Co.,
druggists.
A Costly Mistake.
Blunders are sometimes very expen
sive. Occasionally life itself is the
price of a mistake, but you'll never
be wrong if you take Dr. King's New
Life Pills for Dyspepsia, Dizziness,
Headache, Liver or Bowel troubles.
They are gentle yet thorough. 25c, at
G. G. Fricke & Co's drug store.
QHR1STMAS
IS ALMOST MERE!
A time that always brings
good cheer. To the lit
tle ones at least, and all
others who buy their J , -
Cannes,
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J0I1H SCIIIAFPACASSE;
where "Old Santa Clans" has
made his headquarters
for the Holidays.
HOME-MADE CAM DIES
manufactured of the" choicest ar
ticles and by an expert candy-;
maker.
MOROAN
Boys and Children Clothing
MUST BE REDUCED.
In order to reduce this stock and at the same time enable par
ents to make suitable Christmas presents to their children at great
ly reduced prices, we have decided to offer our entire line of boys
cloth- Sk (r
$2 25
3
3
4
6
OO
75
50
00
reduction sale all our
Wid-WInter Excursion to Florida.
The Burlington Route again offers a
mid-winter excursion to Florida, to
leave Nebraska x)lnts Tuesday, Janu
ary 6. Through standard Pullman
sleepers will be run from Lincoln and
Omaha to Jacksonville, Florida, doing
away with the necessity of any change
of cars.
The route will be via St. Louis and
thence to Jacksonville, Florida, closely
following the lines of Sherman's fam
ous march to the sea. The Journey
will be pleasently broken at Chatta
nooga, Tennessee, where a day will be
spent in visiting Lookout Mountain
and other points of historic interest.
Those who desire to stop over at St.
Louis can join the party en route.
The excursion will be personally con
ducted by a representative of the Bur
lington Route, who is familiar' with
points of interest en route and in
Florida. After leaving Jacksonville,
the members of the party will have
the choice of a number of attractive
side trips, and may return home at
their leisure. An exceedingly low rate
has been made for this excursion, and
the opportunity to escape the snow and
ice, the wintry blasts and coal bills at
home is a notable one.
If j'ou contemplate going it would
be well to advise me early. In the
matter of accommodations, you know,
"it's first come, first served."
Booklet giving complete itinerary of
the above excursion mailed free to any
address on request.
J. Francis, G. P. A.,
Burlington Route, Omaha.
Half Rates to Lincoln.
December 30th and 31st the Burling
ton Route will sell tickets from any
point in Nebraska or South Dakota to
Lincoln, Neb., and return at one fare
for the round trip. Tickets good re
turning until January 3, 1903.
Ask the Burlington Agent.
Notice to Taxpayers.
BTavlng been ordered by the county
commissioners to collect all delinquent
personal taxes, I will after January
1st commence issuing distress warrants
for the collection of personal taxes for
1901 and prior years.
No other notice will be given and
parties owing taxes for those years
are requested to call and settle same
at once. J. L. Barton,
County Treasurer.
Pipes from 3c to $5,00 at 6erlng a Co
Tftey m&ke a fine Xmas present.
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Sattler 1 Fassbender.
DO YOU
CHRISTMAS
FOR YOUR WIFE
OR CHILDREN?
Nothing will please your wife better than a Handsome
Bedroom or Parlor Suite, a Fine Rocker or Easy Chair. The
finest display of Elegant, Furniture and other articles for
Christmas Presents can be found at the reliable Furniture
Store of Sattler Faasbender,- leaders in Furniture. Their
to have just what the boys and
Leading
Clothier....
bale!
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To Ladles
In want of suitable Xmas present s
for gentlemen friends, buy a box of
Pepperberg's Celebrated Fancy pack
ings. Boxes contain twenty-live and
twelve cigars. Quality A 1 can be seni,
through the mall at a very little ext ia
cost of postage, now ready. For sal
at Pepperberg's Cigar factory.
A Frightened Horse.
Running like mad down the stn-ei,
dumping the occupants, or a hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
rences. It benooves every body to
have a reliable salve handy and there's
noneastfood as Uucicleu's Arnica Sal ve.
Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema and Piles,
disappear quickly under its soothing
effect. 25c, at F.
drug store.
G. Fricke & Co's
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PLENTY OF HARD COAL
8
AT $9.00 A TON
would le appreciated by nearly all
of h poor mortals. But that's out
of the question. Ho what will you
do about '?, Burn soft coal of
course. ves soft
coal stoves. K . iy to use. a
good stove, one that's built rlfd't.
of Rood material and on corrw.-t
principles. That's where we come
In.
Tfldc've Cot 'Em!
Lots of them. Good stoves built by
reliable manufacturers, stoves with
reputations, stoves plainly finished,
stoves attractively dressed, stove
elaborately ntckled.
Zbc prices arc TRtgbt!
And don't forget wc sell cook stoves
and steel ranges. We are always
ready to show goods arid explain
their points of merit. At
3obn Bauer's
500 Bain Street,
plattsmoutb, "Hebrasha.
iocssaooocoo
WANT
' atbck of Sleighs, Wagons
'and Toys for -the children
is mucu larger tuan
ever
before- and they are sure
.girls want far Christmas.
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