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JAS. E. KNOTTS, Reporter.
CITY BRIEFS.
"Warrick sella fire work's at very low
prices.
The refreshing shower Tuesday even
ing was u welcome visitor.
Tuesday Miss Libbic Ilcsser returned
from a week's visit in Lincoln.
Misses laced serge shoes .')." and
foxed 50 cents only, at Merges. 14 tf
Mr. and Mrs. K. Gerrans of Lincoln,
Fpent Sunday in the city visiting old
friends.
Don't forget Herrmann A; Co's 20?,f
Discount on hosiery, corsets and parasols
for this week only.
"Wanted immediately a good exper
ienced solicitor. Enquire of 0. "W. Spencc,
Dovcy Block, Plattsmouth.
The river has risen about a foot dur
ing the past week. It now marks 12 feet
C inches above low water mark.
I'crt McElwain, will put in a fine
stock of jewelery, in the brick building
west of the court liouse the of this week.
Mr. It. R "Windham left Tuesday
morning for "Waterloo. Iowa, on legal
business. He will probably return Fri
day. lion, and Mrs. It. IJ. "Windham re
turned last week from their trip to Ken
tucky, they report having a very pleasant
time.
Miss Sofie Vcith, of Fairmouth, came
last Saturday to visit with the Misses
"Weckbaeh's and will stay till after the
fourth.
The Herald oflicc is prepared to do
first class job work on short notice. Sat
isfaction guaranteed. Send us your
orders.
The IIkralad has secured a first class
job printer to take charge of the job work.
Give us a trial and we will give you sat
isfaction. Mrs. Strauss, who has been visiting
her daughter Mrs. Pepperburg for the last
three weeks returned to her home in St.
Joe last Monday.
Mr. John A. Davies comes back full
of chat of the pleasant incidents of his
visit to his old college home, Mt. Vernon
college, Iowa.
Miss Ella Peterson of Ashland, who
has been visiting Mrs. Henry Hemple, re
turned to Ashland Monday evening ac
companied by Mrs. Hemple.
Makbied Abraham L. Becchcr and
Miss Iva Taylor, at the parsonage at
Union, Cass County, on June 23rd 1SS7.
Itev. J. Eromston officiating.
On the 4th one of our Plattsmouth
bands will fill Nebraska City with the
strains of patriotic music, while the other
will do the same for Louisville.
V. o. I'urcly who is employed as a
carpenter in the machine shops was attack
ed by vertigo while at work Tuesdas after
noon, Dr. Livingston was called to attend
him.
Last Monday Fred Herrmann fc Co.,
had a railway cash system put in their
store. There are five stations. It is the
only firm in the city having such a con
venience.
"Vs."
There will be a regular meeting of the
"Y's" Friday evening in the Presbyterian
church at 8 p. m. All members are earn
estly requested to be present.
The school board paid neat and de
served compliments to Prof. Drummond
and a number of the teachers by unani
mously re-electing them to their former
positions.
Itev. Vance, of "Weeping "Water
preached in the M. E. church both morn
inland evening, his discourse in the even
ing was very interesting. Rev. "W. B.
Alexander was absent at "Weeping "Water.
The social at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. F. D. Lehnhoff last Friday evening
was better attended than was anticipated,
the lawn was lit by a head light, and the
B. & M. band furnished some very fine
music durinir the evening, the weather
was quite cool, but all enjoyed themselves,
Mr. "Wm. A. Keithley late foreman of
the IIehald office has left us and gone to
Greenwood to engage in a newspaper en
terprise. He will there publish a paper
to be known as the Greenwood Leader
Mr. Keithley has the ability and pluck.
as well the necessarv experience, to tret
out a good paper, and we wish him de
served success.
Master George Palmer and Clifford
"Wescott left last Tuesday evening for
Block Island, about forty miles off the
coast of Rhode Island, Capt. Palmer
accomnauied the boys to see them
safely to their desination, he wil
return about the midle of July, and Mr.
C. E. Wescott will go after the boys in
September.
"We are in receipt of notice of the
annual meeting of the "Wahoo Trotting
Association at "Wahoo July 4, 5 and G
The program promises some interesting
races. Fifteen hundred dollars are offer
cd in purses. Entries to the trotting races
close July 2, and to the running races on
tho evening before the race is to be run
The farmers report that one can al
most see the corn grow these days.
Clerk fdiowaltor reports everything
as very quiet in district court at present.
Misses laced serge shoes '') and
foxed 50 cents only, at Merges. 14 tf
Mr. C. A. "Woosley, of Greenwood,
was in the City yesterday and gave the
Hkhai.d a pleasant call.
All of Plattsmouth young America
arc rejoicing that the city Fathers did not
prohibit their celebrating tho 4th In the
good old way, with fire-crackers and oili
er fire works.
There is but little talk of the coming
sewer and pavement bond election. But
the question will carry as surely as the
work of improvement is going quietly
and .steadily forward.
Everything has been in readiness at
Crete for the last two days for the meet
ing of the Nebraska Chatauqua Assembly.
A very large attendance is expected and
lias been prepared for. In another item
we ivc the names of a number of Platts
mouth ladies who go .today to remain
during the Assembly.
Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
Mr. George "W. Yosburgh and Miss Bar
bara Angel were united in marriage by
Judge Russell. The parties are from near
Manly and were accompanied by a nuiii-
er of relatives who witnessed the cere
mony.
The Rock Bluffs people are making
arrangements to have a grand celebration
on the 4th. They have engaged, the G.
A. R. band of seven pieces to supply the
music, and Messrs. B. S. Ramsey and
Byron Clark of this city will be the ora
tors of the day. They expect to have a
glorious time and invite the Plattsmouth
people to go down and help them enjoy
it. A movement is on foot to secure the
"Katie Pea.e" for an excursion to go from
here on that day.
XV'.yTii lands to trade for
U'sir:il)le II:itlsiout It proper
ty. CB.HSSt & IIOW.4IU),
I W;ejiiig Water.
A goodly number of Plattsmouth
people will attend the Chatauqua assem
bly at Crete. The following ladies leave
this morning: Mrs. J. P. l oung; Mrs
R. B. "Windham; Mrs. M. A. Hartigan;
Mrs. M. B. Murphy; Mrs. J. M. Patterson;
Mrs. "W. B. Alexander; Mrs. D. A. Camp
bell and Mrs. Rockwood. The ladies go
as representatives of the Plattsmouth
Chatauqua association. They take with
them their own tents and all necessaries
for tenting out. They will doubtless
have a very enjoyable time.
Don't buy fire works until you see
"Warrick's stock.
Marriage Licenses
sued during the month of June 1887.
S. "W. Y. Schimonsky, and Miss Anna
Holloway; "William T. Adams, and Miss
Ella E. Cole; Mr. P. "W. Nickel and Miss
G. K. U. Lothman; Mr. "William Magney
and Mrs. Elizabeth Troop; Mr. Ralph It.
Robinson and Miss Alice C. Thompson;
Mr. Martin Ilohl and Miss Elizabeth
Katie Maria Frank; Mr. Peter A. Jacob
son and Miss Elsa Johnson; Mr. Austin
Adelbert Howard and Miss Sarah Little-
john; Mr. Abram L. Becker and Miss
Eva Taylor; Mr. J. G. Royal and Miss
Ella Churchill; Mr. Hugh T. Conley and
Miss Addie O. Pollard; Mr. George "W.
Vosburgh and Miss Barbara Angel.
Fire Crackers only Gets, a pack at
Warrick's
Our School Teachers.
The school board met Friday evening
and selected a part of the teachers for the
coming year. We give the list of teach
ers as selected together with the positions
and salaries assigned each:
Prof. Drummond, principal, salary $1,
350 for the year; Mr. Chatburn, assistant
principal, salary 75 per month; Miss
Olive Gass, room 43, eighth grade, salary
$30 per mouth; Miss Alice Wilson, room
3o, sixth grade, salary 40 per month;
Miss Ursula Wiles, one of the new rooms
to be arranged for, salary 40 per month;
Miss Addie Searles, room 37, salary 40
per month; Miss Henrietta Schulhof,
room 23, fifth grade, salary 40 per
month; Miss Mate Safford, room 20, fourth
grade, salary 40 per month; Miss Amelia
Vallery, room 9, fourth grade, salary 35
per month; Miss Annie Murphy, room IS,
third grade, salary 35 per month; Miss
Carrie Holloway, room 4, second grade,
salary 35 per month; Miss May Lathrop,
principal first ward, salary 40 per month;
Miss May Russell, north room, first ward
school, salary 35 per month; Miss Hattie
Fulmer, second ward school, salary 40
per month; Miss Gertie Kerney, third
ward school, room will be in basement
of the high school building and will be
known as east third ward school, salary
35 per month; Miss Sampson, third ward
school building which will be moved to
west part of ward, salary 35 per month;
Miss Kilhonek, west fourth ward school,
salary 40 per month; Miss Maud Faxon,
east fourth ward school, salary 33 per
month.
Teachers are yet to be selected for
rooms 2(5 and 32, also for several new
rooms ordered and proposed and which
are necessary to provide room for the
large school attendance anticipated.
City Council.
The city council met in regular session
h;st Monday evening with Messrs Murphy
and Weber absent. As usual, tho min
utes of meetings since the last regular
meeting were read, and adopted after a
few corrections.
A petition from residents on south
Sixtli street, asking the building of side
walk on the west side of that street be
tween Rock and Marble, to connect the
parts of walk already down was read, and
on a motion ot Mr. Greusel the prayer of
the petition was ordered granted.
A petition from residents on Wintersteen
Hill asking the repairing of Marble street
between 1st and 2nd was, on motion of
Mr. "White referred to the committee on
streets alleys and bridges, with power to
act.
A petition asking the council to open
Main ttreot to the fair grounds was laid
on the table.
Hon. R. B. Windham made a verbal
statement for the B. & M. Co. He said
the company had received orders to con
struct a sidewalk from its present ternd
nis on Billings avenue to the southern
limit of the shops, and as most ot the
people to be benefitted by it lived on the
opposite side of the street, the company
thought it was asking too much of them,
but, if the city would contract the walk
on the other (west) side of the street they
would pay half of the expense. Mr, Greu
sel who formerly made the motion to lay
the walk on the east side of the street
said it was because it would cost much
more to place it on the west side on ac
count of the grading to be done. The
matter was referred to the committee em
streets, alleys and bridges.
A petition from the owners of blocks
lo;.l5G-7-S-'J of block 3 Donclan's
addition, asking permission to fence in
an alley, which did not confer to the al
leys in the adjoining blocks, was referred
to the committee on streets, alleys and
bridges.
The following bills Avere reported, re
ferred to the finance committee, and
again presented by that committee, and
allowed:
Wm. Osborn, labor 52.75
W. II. "Malick, hauling dogs 2.50
J. P. Young, mdse 1.G0
C. J. Ford, "work 1.00
B. & M. R. It. brass for dog tags. . .00
Johnson Bros., mdse 1.00
E. II. Lampson, work at cemetery. 30.00
The report of the street commissioner
from Nov. 15th, 1380, to June 27th, 18S7
was read and referred to the finance com
mittee. The report of the special appropriation
committee was read and accepted. The
committee estimated the total expendi
tures of the city for the coming year would
be about 23,000.
An ordinance providing special taxes
for the payment of the city's expenses
during the coming year was read three
times and passed under a suspension of
the rules.
Some talk was then engaged in about
the teamsters of the city who failed to
take out the necessary license, but no new
orders were made in reference to the
matter.
Mr. Greusel moved that the city clerk
be instructed to advertise for bids for
printing the city's ordinances in book
form. After some discussion the motion
passed.
On motion of Mr. Dutton the mayor
was instructed to appoint a pound mast
er and select a location for the pound.
Mr. Greusel then brought up the ques
tion of furnishing the fire dep't with
means to represent themselves at the state
tournament. No action was taken on the
matter, however and council adjourned.
The Edormal Institute.
The institute commences next week
July 5th lGth, it will be conducted by
the county superintendent, Prof. Rake
straw of Nebraska City and Prof. Drum
mond of this city.
The following is the programme:
8:30 a. m. Grammar, C. D. Rakestraw.
0:00 a. in. Arithmetic, W. W. Drum
mond. 9:45 a. m. Writing, J. A. Sutton.
10:15 a. m. Geography, C. D. Rike
straw. 11:30 a. m. Physiology, W. W. Drum
mond. 12:00 m. General exercises.
A cordial invitation is extended to
school officers and the public generally,
to visit tlie institute.
List of Letters
Remaining unclaimed, in the Postoffice
at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, June 29 1S87
for the week ending June ISth.
Atkinson. Corby.
l.iryan. Albert O.
lla'cliler, James.
C'ouw.iy, M. J.
KVOV. J'.
Fratlv, Mr. Klla.
I Iain . W. S. -
lo.es. Ceorge.
Kennedy, Stay.
Knollar. H.
Kneiler. Mrs. Lottie.
Leary. Miss Maggie.
Murray. I) -lyh.
Malier. John Ci.
Neese, el. M.
Austin, I,. D.
linrk, l'atrick or John.
Carroll. Mi-s Lillie.
Kurk, l'atrick.
FalT'iistoii. II. C.
liondman, Mrs. Sv.
Hall. Marion M,
King, David.
Kelia-. Mrs. Ellen.
Kennedy, James.
I.aned(?)C. Ii,
Lewis & Macliooy.
Meusel Mstr U.-G.M.
Noyes. E.
Neumann, V. ,T.
O'Leary, Miss Hannah
Packard. William.
Header. James.
Schwalnt. Amos.
Stiles, J. II.
Snyder. Andrew.
Siihon, Frank.
Stiles, J. C.
T , C. S.
Ward. J. A.
Walker. F. K.
Sloan, II.
Sullivan. Florence.
Stevenson, K. 15.
Tew, irs. Charles H.
Waleott, Uoo. E.
Woods, Fred J.
"VVenbltff-ky, M. J.
White, b, C.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say "advertised."
J. M. Wise, P. M.
CoutiltUrti J'lOllt st ptl'JI:
a view of disseminating his land theories.
Wm. J. MeG.irigh-, ex-warden of the
Cook county hospital and one of lite
Chicago boodlers has "squealed" on the
gang and it is thought his action will
lead to the conviction of Mike McDonald,
the king of the boodlers.
There is trouble among the sellers on
the famous Maxwell land grand in New
Mexico. They are very bitter towards
the claimants of the land grant and have
issued a call for a meeting of seders to
be held at Raton, Aug. 1. There is dan
ger of serious trouble.
WEDNESDAY.
Jake Sharp, the New York boodler, is
said to bo dying.
Mrs. Lnngtry will make her legal resi
dence in San Francisco.
The estimated e-xpenso of mobilizing
the French army is y,0',)!).0()'t francs.
The troops of the Ameer of Afghanis
tan have g. lined a decisive victory over
the Ghilzais rebels.
The losses resulting fmm the big fire
which destroyed Marshlield, Wis., are
now estimated at nearly $1,000,000.
It is denied on the authority of cardin
al Gibbons that tlr; pope has any inten
tions of sending a nuncio to America.
A few days ago six masked bandits at
tacked a stage in Sonora, Mexico. They
killed one man and robbed th(3 other
passengers. The bandits were pursued
and two of them captured and huug.
Perhaps the city council is doing an
act of economy when it semis away from
home for I i s for printing tho city ordi
nances. The Journal is at least willing
to give the members of the council credit
for the desire to get the work done at the
cheapest price possible. Rut, granting
that the work can be. done at a much less
figure abroad than at home, is it to the
best interests of the c ity to have it done
so The Journal, though it is no doubt
prejudiced in the matter, thinks it can
see why it would be better to have the
printing done at home better not only
for the printers of Plattsmouth. but for
those who depend upon the home press
as news nsediu ns and better for the repu
tation and stability of the city. There is
such a thing as being entirely too eco
nomical, and the evil effects of it are
every day apparent. Journal.
The Hi:i:ai.d can only endorse the
above.
Every person is interested in their
own affairs and if this meets the eye of
any one who is suffering from the effects
of a torpid liver, we will admit that he
is interested in getting well. Get a bot
tle of Prickly Asli Ritters, use it as di
rected, and you will always bo glad you
read this item. 11-ml
Clark & Howard, of Vi'eepiiig Water,
will trade wcslora land lor live stock,
cattle or horses. 13-t
For Sale
A farm containing 040 acres of land,
well improved, timber and water. Best
stack farm in Cass county. For terms
apply to 14tf Reesox fc Sullivan.
tVcterii Si'iHd tu irarte lor
Cass Co. i::5 Si v.
13- a Weepij-.s,' Vatcr.
Misses laced serge shoes 35
foxed 50 cents only, at Merges.
and
14tf
Fashion's Fatlsand Fancies.
Black surah is now decreed to be the
proper silk for half mourning.
The Frances Cleveland and Dorothy
Whitney are the names of the two new
shapes lor summer hats.
A new French material called Trouville
cloth has been introduced for bathing
dresses. It comes in all colors and is
very light and clinging.
Mrs. Pfeiffer's new volume, "Women
and Works," being an inquiry into the
effect of the higher education upon the
health of women, will soon be ready for
publication.
The perfumes best liked by those who
wear perfumes are a mixture of violets
and snow-drops called Roquet dc Dame
and an indescribable oriental perfume
known as Corilopsys de Chine.
A summer fashion is to edge the ham
mock upon the cottage balcony with
wide, coarse lace and run bright-colored
ribbons of two or three contrasting
shades through it. tying voluminons
bows of the same upon the hooks by
which it swings.
A new fashion of dressing the hair,
popular just now in London, is called the
"Indian coiffure," and adopts, in a modi
fied form of course, the idea ot the squaws
of the Wild West show. It is said to be
"delightfully barbaric," and that is a
very graphic description of it.
Ladic-s will Mad relief from headache,
costiveness, swimming in the head, colic,
sour stomach, restlessness, indigestion,
constant or periodical sick headaches
weakness in the back or kidneys, pain in
the shoulders &nd different j'arts of the
body, a feeling of lassitude and despon
dency by taking Simmons Liver Regula
tor. It is sot unpleasant, is purely vege
table, and is not injurious to the most
delicate constitution.
SherifTs Sa!c.
Ky virtu(.of an OMler of sn'e is-ued by W. C.
Sliowaltr, Clerk of the District Court within
and forCass county. Nebraska, an.l to Hiii
reeted.I win on tl.e 30th d.iv of July. A. D.
1SS7. at 11 o'clock A. M., o: said day at the
South door of Court Hoi:e in said county.
Sell at. Public Auctioa.the f jllow ing real estate
to-wit :
Lots one Cil. two C2. thrfe ("1 and ten 10
eleven 11 ami twelve (12) ia Block Fislitefu
(18) in Dukes addition to the City of Platts
mouth, 'a.ss county, 'ebrak i. with the Priv
ileges and appertnaii'es thereunto be!on
infi or in any wie appertains;.
The same beinq; levied upon and tafeen as
the property of Eva G. Kari.lioff and L. Farn
hoff Defendants ; to sa'isfy a judgment of said
Court recovered by David V Bbbijiton
Plaintiff, aaiust Paid defendants.
Plattsmouth, Neb.. June 21th A. D. 1M7.
J. C. FlIvENniltV,
IZ-5 Hieiifl Cii's County, Neb.
PEOPLE TALKED ADCUT.
John IJurrouuh tho well known writer,
never does r.uy litere.ry work the spring,
lie then feels particularly blue.
Miss Anna Dickinson has left West
I'itlton, liojiiiie; f.r improved health villi
:i ( Ikiii'io of rc-i lei'.ce, and lias located in
"llonesdale for the season with l.er lister,
Miss Susan Dickinson, tho well known
journalist.
Profc-s-or Todd, of Amherst college, re
cently departed l' .r Jape.n to oVcrc tho
comim: solar eclipse, lie took with hii in.
larc telescope mr.l other apparat us, which
he will set up about b;il miles from 'J'okio.
Rev. Mr. Tone;, ;i Chinc.j Rap'. i.;t
preacher, deiivt :s e xhorta ions in front, of
n laivj pagan temple in Chim.twwn, San
Francisco, every Sunday afternoon, lie
attracts crowds of .Monv'oiian.'j and dis
tributes litlle books on rcligioiu subjects
printed in Chinese.
Millet, who died in lio, painted for
thirty-one years, ;::id elurin. all thai, f imu
he produced only ci.ejht pictures. Said a
New York artist the other day: "Millet's
'Ant-ielus' was koM for $-100 about twenty
years avro. .and it took n v. bole year t . in
duce some one to buy it,. A dozen picture
buyers eor.H now be found who would
gladly pay ?"o,b'J0 fur the canvas."
A remarkable literary partnership has
been formed between .Julian 1 lav. tiior' 'vj
and Inspector Thomas Byrnes, chief of tho
New York detective bureau. The rc-uil,
wiil be a. series of tales fo::::d.d on fact,
for which Mr. Byrnes will furnish the
material and Mr. ilawtkoriio the literary
workmanship. t
''Hard Money" Tom Xichol is attempt
ing te form n company for the const met i :i
of a tricycle rniirne.d. The ears are- to be;
forty-six inches wide and are to run o:i a
single track su-peish d ab(ve c-KiVli:)ic rail
road tracks. Mr. Nichol claims that, a
f peed of CC0 miles an hour can thus bo
j'.ttaincd, ami that the journey from Xcw
York to San Francisco can be made in u
day.
Mr. Bayless W. 1 fauna is to be handed
down to posterity in a threat historical
painting. A Louisville. Courier-Journal
writer tells that sherlly r.fie-r his arrival
ns minister at Buenos Ayivs the president
was to be installed. The tr.,ops were
elrawn up in long columns find the distin
guished citizens and e'Mplomutn were at
the Congress hall or pa ir.ee to welcome
tho incoming chief magistrate. Just as
the president was cntciing the palace to
eie-Iivcr his iiirragaral address an ex-oliieer
f the army belonging to an opposing po
litical party, and as the chief of a con
spiracy, rushed upon the unsuspecting
ruler-elect and gave him a terrific blow
un:l cut on the head. Mr. llanna was one
ef the lirst to reach the side of the presi
elent and rescue him from further vio
lence and death at the hands of the elcs
perate assassin. The president was
bathed, and in an hour or two read Lis
address to the assemblage with his head
heavily bandaged, lie has s inee had a
t-plcnuid oil pail. ting executed, depict ing
the tragic rr-eiie, and Mr. Ram::!, is in the
foreground of thu jroup gathered about
him.
Edwin linnlh'd DS Story.
Kdwin Booth told me a curious story
about a dog that's worth printing. Mrs.
Booth had a little pet dog of which tdie
was very foi.d, and Mr. Booth was in the
habit ;f holding this dog on his knee, and
perhaps, during a conversation, pinching
his car, in a kind of uncoiiseious v;uy.
They went to Europe and left the (log at
home, and as they were away for Koine)
time when they returned the eiog did not
fcem to remember them much. Mir.
Booth indeed did not seem to be recognized
when he came back, and for a week or eo
the elog went about them in a purely per
functory w ay. One day he had the h g
on his knee and in the old unconscious
way began pinching his ear. The deg
looked up at kirn for a. moment, and then
jumped up and licked his hand r.vA ir.adu
every possible elemoust ration of delight,
lie had not recognised Mr. Booth until
that old habit disclosed their familiar re
lations. San 1'ra.ncisco Chronicle "Un
dertones." Town Lots In California.
There are lots enough staked out in
southern California to provide Pjv the en
tire population cf the erty cf Xcv York
apportioned r.t ti rato of three persons
to the lot. It w aid take more than the
combined capital of all banks ci New
York to buy up these lots. They have a
steiry down there abur.t lumber which il
lustrates the craze. It is said that a gen
tleman went to a, lumber dealer and de
sired enough lumber to build a house. lie.
was looked upon with compassion by the
dealer, who f aid to him that there was no
lumber for sale. When he r.: ked for an
explanation the dealer replied to him as if
he had compassion for Iris ignorance, that
"the lumber was ell sold for stakes fur
town lots." The Argonaut.
A Coinprcliensivo Coiripany.
A powerful company of California and
Chicago capitalists was recently incor
porated at Phcc-nix, A. T. The business
of the company is very comprehensive,
and includes the acquiring awl taking of
water and lands in almet every pos.-ible
way, the handling of almost nil kinds of
personal property, real and mixed prop
erty, the purchase of capital stock, fran
chise books cf corporations, maintaining
and operating an electric apparatus for
lighting purposes, driving machinery, etc.,
and carrying on the business of banking,
merchandising and common carriers.
Capital stock, s3,tiO0.C0O, in 0,000 shares,
the par value of a share being $100.
Chicago Times.
.Spanish Tobacco Monopoly.
The Spanish tobacco monopoly v;iil he
taken up by the syndicate cf foreign and
native bankers, assisted by the Bank of
Spain, to form a company wilt, a cuoiial
of several millions sterling, to which,
under the law- voted by the cortes, a lease
of ten years will be adjudicated on June
G. The contract will begin to run from
July 1.
Anil Micliisran ir-as Two.
Florida has a county composed entirely
of islands. Journal. Massaehit-etts has
two such counties, and many inlands over,
and New York has an island which makes
three counties, to say nothing cf another
island that has the population of two or
three states like Florida. Boston Trav
eler. Maia of the Mist.
The Maid of the Mist, now running in
and under, around and about Niagara
Falls, has increasing numbers cf passen
gers every day, who, clad in oil skins and
all huddled together cn the forward deck,
present a comical sight, albeit the journey
is somewhat dangerous.
In a garden at Woodland, CaL, is grow
ing a clump cf wheat which is a cuiiosity
because of the fact that 1G1 stalks ha? 3
spread from on 9 kernel of wheat.
A HISTORICAL PAINTING.
A Piiiiiiraiim if tlio Crucifixion V.ctnz
Put. oil .1111:14 III Chira'i.
A pan rami." st.idiout t he corner of Seventh
find Wills htreeU is witnessing ut present thi
growth, under lu intelligent dnvttioii of
.'.i.-.-i-s. l.-.hr and Heine, of a painting which
will Mil-pus s, when completed, anything in
the way f panoramic paintings yet exhibit. 1.
Tile rubj.tct hoM'ji i.i tin! crtiei!i.inii of tho
Christ, and it is being woi Led out on a se:do
commeiiMinite with tho import aiie.1 of tho
event. Wiiile termed 11 panorama, it will Ik
resily a historical paint hig of tbe gr.'at-st
vaks-and imp'-rt.anee. The imr.ie::,.e canvas,
'': 1 Hi i'eet , j,i v es roc .in f, ir u br. ad'. Ii of trcat
l:T ni, sueli a.-t few art! -ts are allowed. Tin
work is being carefully dono in oil, with mi
utten! ion to lkii.-.h and iniiiut i.i- of detail nub
exceeded in a pi et are destined for t ho salon.
The t hue ho.,en for representation is soon
after the si:: th hour. Tho plaeo ii soino dis
tance to tho we,-,t of th.i walls. On t lu bare.
bleak l;noll stand the three crosses, with their
pitiful hanging figures. That to the 1 igV of
tho Christ as the spcet itor faces tho Pevuo
laces front, w kilo that on tho left is turned
inward, toward tho other two. Standing
about the top of the knoll are tho Komuii
soldiery and tiie haughty high priest in his
robe.; of oiliee, surrounded by his iiftendiint.s,
while tin) hills imd declivities rirdit and kit
are covered by u uat I.-ss 1 lining, all gazing
toward the sc. n.) of cart Ifo deejn .-1, t ragedy.
To the rear of the l.noii, whh its j-hadly
burdens, and rising until its purpling summit
touch -s tho blackening cloud:;, is tho Mount
of Olives. To the right, udng the knoll ns u
central point, is tho prou l city, with its tem
ples, palaces and clo.-.e eluM.-ring while hons'
Around its lower corner runs tho road to
l!v ti:l' hem. Facing llio knoil across t hu vid
1 y is an old well, past which rims the road to
J.ippa, while off to tho h it, is the dusty trail
leading to I aina cus, do.vn vt hieii tho cara
vans with their pl iei less t reasures go. ( Iyer
all is the chill of gathering black ne-,s.
Tho dominating feature, howuver, beyond
tho barren, sandy wastes, beyond tho bleak,
brown hills, beyond even tho Catherine; shad
ows, is people. Bverywhere there is people,
Jews, Galilei. a:is, Asiatics, Ethiopians, lyjyp
tians, men of every nation on cart Ii, covering
tiio ground hke a niev ing blanket, their eyes
foen cd on one point.
The great painting is, however, far from
complete. Two months more of steady work
by the twolvo artists cng-iged will bo no ded
before tho last touel ies wid be put to tho can
vas. Four months already have been con
sumed in bringing it to iu present stage. T .vo
mouths alone were employed ia paintimr
studies from models. The dr.iperic s used
wcro brought from tho Holy Band by tl:(j
artists. EJiufl's reaching t hou-ands of dollars
in value lio in promiscuous eouf iisioii uboul
tho great studio or hang in picturesqno dis
array from unused steam coils. Ckieagci
Times.
2cancst Mail in the fct;t.
Tho champion nv an man of Hhamoldu P
employed within yards of Tin-Ihspr;Vh
oiuee. A preniium will be jiaid for hisei-i d,
if 0110 can be found in thirty-i ight suu-s.
Ho is meaner than tho man who didn't cm.ss
his t's or d. t his i"s to save ink, and lies'. h:
him the fellow who stole tho pennies from
tho eyes cf his elead grandmother is a prinee
of generosity.
.Seve ral da-s ngo tho champion mean man
induced a little boy to buy two copies of The
Dispatch for ouo cent tho rate char.vd
newsboys. Tho champion mean man foi.ad
another bird something like, himsi l v. he
agreed to pay ono cent per week for tKJj priv
ikg of reading one of tho papers and return
ing it tho next morning. After reading the
other copy kmis-df tho champion caused tho
littlo boy to return tho two papers to this
ofHco and leciivo for thorn two moro cop a p
in exchange on lh following day as unsold
copies tho re-gular custom in all newspaper
ofaecs. By this moans the champion not oul y
secured his own readieg free, every day, but
he mad o a cent every week in addition. En
tries can bo made, from other stat'.; Jersey
include 1 from now until rum c.,,1 music get
en intimate terms again. 'ihamokin Dis
patch. "Tiio Southern IMvonac."
The publi hr-Ts of Tho Century donotj.ro
poso to c; utiauo tho publication of Tho
Southern Ihvoit.de, tli ir recent purchase, as
has been reported. Tho chief uiui of tho pur
chase was the securing of some so; or seven
important war arti' h s dealing w ith tho C;n
f .-derate s:J., which Tho t'entury peo;.Io wi ro
desirous of obtaining. Theso will bo incor
porated in their book of war articles shortly
to be published. Tho Ilivouac was not a pay
ing institution at tho timo of tho sale, its cir
culation never having exceeded VJ,(K)(j copi.
Tho failure of tho managei-s to mako their
p.-rioiti -al a cueevss discouraged them, and
they n:a lo overtures to Tho Century for a
s-.io. Tiio price as!; d, however, was too
largo and Tho Century rcfu-ed to e-ncertaiu
it, whereupon they wore boiieited to narno
their own figure. This was so small that Tho
Bivouac peoplo rebelled. Eventaah'y, how
ever, a.u:n wa ; accepted only a trifle in excess
cf the original Century oiler. Tho amount
fuially accepted was a very small one. Wcro
it noc for tho war articles specially de.sir-xl.
by Tho Century tho parehaso would liover-
l.avo been cueeted.-
Clubs T Chicago S pert sin .,
There are lncro than a doaen clubs made up
by Chicago sport m.-n, and they- control
rrobtbiy bf-tween t.'K in .';o.000 acres of tho
Lest shooting lands in i::iiio:s, Indiana, Mich
igan ft lid Wiseon-in. "n tho Peelee Island
c'ab, tho nionnVjrship of which is limited to
twenty-five, tho g-ivgato wealth has bru
over and over again figure 1 at .;Cr).000.0').
This would mako tho average over c :-,0'),OCO
for e-ach member in that p-ristoeratio organ U
zation. They own tho whole island. Iti-o
Canadian waters at: 1 faux-1 rather for tbt.
CX'-eiloneo of its fNki.ig than for its -oooti' g.
Field, Pullman, Dor.ti.'', Js-it.-r, tiio ';ia','.'t
and about a score cf others go do wn th-ro
with their families. Each in--mlA-r has his
room ru:d furni-.hos it as lvvt :;uits his own
ta?te. The pockoibookj aro so nearly cf a
sizo that all the apartments are furnished
with a magnificence that is unknown cny
whero else around that country. Chv-a-f
ilail.
Sir .John Capture a I'lckjioclcet.
An amusing e-pis v!o took placo at E .somen
Tuesday. As Sir John Astley was goi:;g into,
tho paddock ho was surround'-d by a gang of
roughs, ono of w horn snatched at his watch
and ran a way with it. With cn agility oi'
v. Lich one would hr.rdly havo sa-poctod bun,
Kir John gave chase, and, Laving captured
Lis man and knockM him down, compelled
Lkn by the application of gentlo pi-es-.are to
the stomach to re-store tho stolen proryrty.
Xert, as there were, of course, jio jiolico
about, Kir John administered a littlo tap to
the culprit's right eye, not from any filing
of ill will, but merely to make mre of know
inghim again when requisite; and a police
man eventually sauntering up, tho rough wm
given into custody, and was sentenced nrxt
day to three months' hard labor, in addition
to having had Lis stomach squeezed and Lhi
eye tapped. Vanity Fuii.
eara of t a tasting have finally cad.
blind tho wealthiest tea merchant In tha
world, M, Molohanoff, n Russian.
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