Nebraska Newspapers

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COUNTY LOCALS.
We want a iiumbtr of additional
CorresjMmdrjit) throKyho t the County.
Can't you initc us the news from your
litlyhborhoodt
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Vioin tin; i: iu.
Ellis Orcciiblatu i.s under the weather
this week.
Willard Sutherland has purchased the
old city dray of J. II. Hart.
About fifteen Indians passed through
this part of the county last Tuesday,
heading for Omaha.
James Mediums, of Onnawn, Iowa,
was visiting his sister, Mrs. C. N. Smith
last week.
John, oldest Hon of James (M irk, who
has been sick for some tim:: with typhoid
svor, is recovering under tho bkillful
treatment of Dr. llobbs.
Dr. llobbs and C. I). Clapp went to
Omaha Thursday to see -Mr. Iler in regard
to the coal business. They took a few
samples of coal with them. We have
had no chance to interview them since
their return.
Last "Wednesday evening our band
boys rigged up and went duwu to Weep
ing Water to give the citizens a pleasant
serenade. The boys speak very highly
of the courtesy shown them at the hands
of the citizens.
Mrs. S. Itakcr and Miss Nora Raker
left Wednesday morning for Uluc Springs,
this state, where they will visit a week
when Mrs. llaker will return and Miss
Nora will go to Kenesaw and remain all
summer.
I.OUISVII.LK.
Froia the Observer.
Charley Rockwell left Wednesday for
Kavanna, Neb., where he aeccepts a job
on the 11. &. M . as wiper.
Georgia May field returned home from
Reynold, Neb., where he has been at work
for a few weceks past ia the Reporter
otlicc .
Mrs. M. Peterson has lately had one of
those line iron pumps put in her well in
the rear of her store building by II. E.
I'ankouin.
Mr. Samuel Ilryaut, of Ashland, came
down Monday to attend the protracted
'meeting that is being held at th's place
by Elder Henry.
Jlr. Ilargis station agent at the Mo.
Pae. depot informed the reporter that he
so'd 73 tickets to Springfield Thursday.
This shows that our town was well repre
sented at the barbacue at that place.
Mr. George Utt.n and newly wedded
wife, formerly Miss Anna Sampson, of
Greenwood, were the guests of G. AV.
Mayfield and -family Sunay afternoon.
They returned home to Greenwood in the
evening.
ROCK BLUFFS.
ih I. S. White and granddaughter
who went to Colorado a few weeks ago
to improve their health, have returned.
About sixty-five of the people of this
locality went to the show last Friday,
which made the fields have a rather lone
some look.
Mark White lias sold his farm and 100
head ol hogs to his father, I. S. 'White,
we hear, for the sum of $ ,500, and ru
mor says that Mark is going to Arizona.
Mrs. Allen, her daughter Kate and son
William, came in from Valparaso last
Wednesday to make a visit and to see
the old home once more.
John Churchill and family moved to
Phillips Co., Kansas, last spring, to stay
for good, but last Monday night he
pulled into Rock Bluffs again. lie says
he has got enough of Kansas and he
thinks that Cass Co. will hold him after
this.
Anothor one of our school inarms has
gone. She has gone to the state of mat
rimony. Miss li.-lle Fitch of this place
was married on Wednesday the loth of
this month to Charles Franz of Factory
ville. The wedding occurred at the resi
dence of Robert Franz in Foctory ville.
Harvesting in this locality is all done
and the grain is mostly in the stack.
Small grain may b called a fair crop,
and the growing corn crop at present
looks extra good, and if we could get a
few good rains soon, there would be a
large crop to gather this fall, but the dry
weather is beginning to make the corn
blades curl.
Tim Shaver.
avoca.
Robt. Malcolm our J. P jeweler, and
tonsorial artist was in Omaha yesterday
on general business and to secure state
agency for tea.
Robt. and Geo. Mai coin have opened
up a three gun shooting gallery and have
fixed it up in fine style as a permanent
institution.
Mr and Mrs. Wm. IT. Reck and Mr.
Mr. Chas. Rivett of Victoria, Mr. and
Jlr. J. T. Marshall, of Avoca and LeRoy
Marshall of Syracuse, were visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Marshall on Saturday
evenintr last, and had an enjoyable time.
Mr. James Rivett sr., of Lincoln was also
an esteemed guest.
Mrs. Wardin and daughter of Topeka,
Kan., sister and neice of our esteemed
fellow townsman, Amos Teffr. returned
to their Kan. home yesterday, after a
pleasant visit with their friends and re
latives here. .
Mrs. F. Beattr and her sister Mrs. I.
Pell, will start tomorrow morning on a
visit to their children lie v. Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Barger, M. E. Pastor at Hebron,
Thayer Co., Neb.
Mr. Mack Jones and daughter, Miss
Nellie, were visiting A. L. .Marshall and
family Tuesday.
J. C. LaGrange and family have inov
ed back to Avoca.
Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall have re
turned from Callaway, Custer Co., they
like old Cass best after all.
Our town comm. Lave just put in new
crossings. Gluaneu.
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QUEEN WOOD.
From the Loader,
A great many hogs have been marketed
here of late.
Miss Estella Polk, of Louisville, came
in Monday on a visit to frieuda in the
vicinity of Greenwood.
Mr. TefTt, of the Greenwood Roller
Mills, went down to Plattsuouth Wed
nesday morning to dinpose of a car of
bran.
The drug store of Conn & Toland has
been closed most of the week invoicing,
preparatory to a dissolution of partner
ship by the firm.
Mrs. Finey is here from Ohio, on a vis
it to her sons Geoge and Win. Finey,
both prosperous farmers residing a short
distance northeast of town.
Miss Emma Moon, who will teach one
of the schools in this vicinity, is expected
to arrive from Iowa in a short time, and
will visit with the family of her brother
Mr. T. O. Moon.
We hear it rumored that Greenwood is
likely to have a boom in the shape of a
new brick hotel of considerable propor
tions. This is just what our town is in
need of, and we sincerely hope the want
will be speedily supplied.
Mr. Geo. Moon, who has been visiting
with his son Attorney T. O. Moon of tnis
place, returned last week to his home in
Ackworth, Iowa, accompanied by his
grand daughter Miss Bessie Moon, who
will visit two or three weeks with her
grand -parents.
WEKPINU WATER.
From the Republican.
Bo kn Monday morning to Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Richards, a fine boy.
Rev. Wilkinson and his little grand
daughter returned from Michigan.
Mr. J. M. Beardsley was confined to
his bed for several days by illness, but is
able to be out again, we are pleased to
see.
Butter and Douchey each lost a valua
ble mule last week.
Mrs. Woods, sister to Gus Hobbs, we
learn has a line daughter.
Ben Thompson is the happy father of a
10-pound boy, born on Thursday of last
week. Ben has been extensively in the
cigar business ever tince.
Mr. William Maple received word that
a pension had been allowed him at the
rate of $2.00 per month. He will get
four or five hundred dollars back pen
sion.
Mack Baily who is now tiring on a B.
fc M. engine in Flattsmouth, came over
last Sunday to see his best girl and shake
hands with the boys. We expect to 6ee
Mack at the top of the railway ladder in
a few years.
The bids for the erection of the new
brick school house were opened Tuesday
night. A. B. Martgan. of Auburn, and
T. F. Jameson were the only bidders.
The former's bid was for $9,200 and was
the lowest. He will get the contract.
Mid wiil, he said, begin work Monday
next.
From the Eaj?lo,
The siding to Sperry's brick and sand
yards is all graded ready for the iron.
The Weeping Water Academy has ac
cepted B. A. Gibson's proposition to lo
cate the Academy on Carter's addition.
Geogre Schrider started for Oregon
Tuesday, he will probably locate there.
Mrs. A. M. Beech, has returned from
Lincoln, where she has been visiting for
a while.
The Western Union telegraph company
are stretching the wire between here and
Nebraska City.
Fair commences August 30th and con
tinues four days. Bear this in mind far
mers, and prepare something for exhibi
tion, and thus help us to make this the
best county Fair in the state.
A small boy at Eagle came near losing
his foot last week. He got to close to a
scythe. Dr. Hobbs fixed him up in good
shape again.
Last Thursday morning James Folden
met with a painful accident in the yards
here, that will lay him up for some time.
Mr. Folden was employed on the section,
tiie duties for that day were to go out on
the Lincoln branch to distribute fence
posts. He had just climbed to the top of
a car, when the engine backed up to it
to make a coupling, the slight jr.r thew
him off his balance, he dropped between
two cars onto the rail, Engineer Headley
was signelled to hold his engine, which
he did promptly, or the poor man would
have lost both legs, the car wheel got
hold enough of one leg however, to crack
the flesh open for about eight inches, lay
ing bare the large cord of the thigh, and
nearly severing another.
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From the Item.
Valentine Hay is still very sick.
John Clark is very low with typhoid
fever.
Will Cole and Willie Hulfish have em
barked in the poultry business.
A child of Peter Jenson, who was be
ing cared for by Mrs. Peter Eveland died
last week.
Samuel VanEvery, who has been mak
ing his home at James Colbert's, has
bought two lots in Hortons addition and
will build a dwelling house at once.
We learn that $2,000 has been pledged
for the erection of canning works at this
place. It will take about $3,000 to put
in the plant.
Among the people of to-day, there are
few indeed, who have not heard of the
merits of Prickly Ash Bark and Berries,
as a household remedy. Teas and drinks
have been made"of them for centuries'
and in hundreds of families have formed
the sole reliance in rheumatic and kid
ney diseases. Prickly Ash Bitters now
tnke the place of the old system and is
more beneficial in all troubles of this na
ture. (16ml)
ABOUT THERMOMETERS.
THE INSTRUMENTS TO WHICH ALL
RUSH IN HOT WEATHER.
The Tubes Frequently Imperfect Keeord
of Cheap Thermometer How They
Are Made The Centigrade Cee of the
Spirit Thermometer.
During the hot spell there Is no Instrument
that is studied more carefully than the ther
mometer. Every one want to know how hot
it is each day, and all continually consult
these little glass tubes. These vary some
times several degrees at the same Instant.
Baid a dealer in thermometers to a reporter:
"Thermometers are very curious Instru
ments. Sometimes we find one that Is all
right at certain points and at others it will
be several degrees out of the way. These
variations are caused by irregularities in the
tube. The tubes are very frequently imper
fect. When the tube Is too large, of course,
the registration is several degrees lower than
it should be. Sometimes the tube is too
small, and then the mercury shoots up higher
than it ought to. The tubes have to be sea
soned. This takes several months. When
glass is new it changes, expands, contracts
and warps almost as badly as green wood.
Very often, after buying a cheap thermom
eter the customer has brought it back and
said it registered 100 degrees in the shade,
when the temperature was only ninety. The
best thermometers are made in London.
These imported thermometer? are, however,
very expensive. Some very good ones are
made in this country at New Lebanon, N. Y.,
and at Rochester."
1IOW THEY ARE MADE.
"How aro they made I" was asked.
"The tube is b'own to the size wanted, the
top being left open. The bulb is then heated
to expel the air, and while heated the open
end is inserted into some mercury. As the
tube cools the mercury runs into the vacuum.
The open end is then sealed and the tube
placed on a scale. Then it is placed in water
of a known temperature and the point to
which the mercury rises is marked. Several
tests like this are made before the instrument
is offered for sale."
"How are the thermometers proved to be
accurate r'
"There is a place at Harvard college for
testing them. They are carefully examined
at different temperatures and any variation
is marked. A certificate is given with every
instrument that is examined."
"Which scale do you think is the best!"
"The centigrade is the one I think should
be generally adopted. For the use of brew
ers there is a thermometer about three feet
long, with a bulb about two feet in length.
The scale of this is short, and is only marked
for a few degrees above freezing point. An
other odd instrument is of English make, and
can be read in the dark. The tubs is filled
with a green composition and contains phos
phorus. Spirit thermometers are used for
very cold climates, as mercury congeals at 30
degs. below zero. These cannot be used to
measure extreme heat, as above a certain
temperature the liquid expands too fast; it
boils at 160 degs. For very high tempera
tures the pyrometer takes the place of the
thermometer. The heat is measured by the
expansion of metals, and will accurately
register up to 700 degs. Febrile thermom
eters, for the use of physicians, are very care
fully made, and a certificate is sold with them
indicating their variations from perfect ac
curacy." New York Mail and Express.
Few Collegians In Journalism.
In an address at the commencement exer
cises of Middlebury college, Air. George E.
Plumbe, a Chicago editor, tried to explain
why it was that so few men with academic
culture are found among the members of the
daily newspaper press. He gave some inter
esting statistics on this subject, which may be
thus summarized: In the five great cities of
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston
and St. Lonis there are nineteen daily jour
nals of admitted influence. Only six of these
are edited by men who have bad what is
called a "liberal" education, while of the 821
persons regularly employed upon these
journals as editors and reporters, but 222, or
a fraction over 26 per cent., have graduated
from a higher institution of learning.
Mr. Plumbe offers several explanations of
this, but omits the most significant one, which
we take to be the fact that what may be
called journalistic aptitude is not a product
of academio culture at all. It is true that
the same thing might be said of the special
talent or talents which count for success in
the profession of law or medicine, but the in
dividuality of the journalist goes for more
than does that of the doctor or the lawyer.
He must be born with a certain sense of dis
crimination and of proportion, most have a
kind of intuitive perception not only of what
will interest his fellow men, but of what is
the general bent of mind of large masses of
readers. The Epoch.
Labor and the Golden Kule.
A writer in The Open Court, a scholarly
Chicago publication, relates an experience of
his early life which carries an instructive
lesson. Although now possessed of a com
petency, in his early years he trundled a
wheelbarrow in the construction of railroads,
and deemed himself a skilled workman then,
as he was, for the men were few who could
accurately and jauntily roll and dump their
barrows. One day an aged fellow worker
said to him: "Yez could wheel on a horse's
rib," and the tribute was a diploma. Soon
afterward there came along a greenhorn,
stalwart, but awkward. He made a mess of
the job, but only one man volunteered to in
struct him in the knack of walking the plank.
For his kindness in doing so Jemmy Hill was
upbraided by his confreres, who looked on
the new arrival as a "plug" and a "scab.
Their taunts had little effect on Jemmy, but
one day he took aside the writer of the narra
tive which we condense and showed him a
little watch charm, on which were engraved
two torches, the one lighting the other, with
this motto underneath: "My light is none
the less for lighting my neighbor." What a
lesson that was in political economy and the
humanities I It is gratifying to be informed
that this philosophic and kindly barrow
trundler afterward became president of a
great railroad. New York Graphic.
The Depository for Stolen Pocketboolts.
A favorite depository for stolen pocket
books is a lamp postal box. The inquiry de
partment of the post office has fourteen pock
etbooks on hand now, out of twenty received
during the year. The pickpocket seems to
have some slight sense of honor, as he is con
tent with the money he finds in the pocket
book. He puts the book and any draft or
other articles of no value to him, but of pos
sible value to the owner, into the letter box,
so that it may eventually reach the owner.
One Sunday night last fall a noted politi
cian was robbed of his pocketbook at 155th
street. He felt the rascal at work, but he
was protecting an old lady in a big crush and
was powerless. He never expected to hear of
his pocketbook again. On the next day he
got a notice from the post office that it was
there. He at once claimed it, as it had a safe
key and some documents of value, but the
t00 in bills were gone. New York Sun.
EW YORK TENEMENT SCENES.
The Watery of On Block Evolution of
! a Tojngh A. Landlord.
Could the history of this single block be
written, say for the past year, it would make
strong ram turn faitit. Women in the agonies
of child birth on the bare floor, with the
stench from cesspools rising unchecked to
greet the new born infants, children of ten
der years cooped up In narrow cells with
those suffering from contagious diseases; little
onus going blind with the terrible infectious
ophthalmia which runs riot through tho
poorer quarters, the sick and the aged turned
out into the street for daring to complain of
their vile quarters in abort, a thousand ter
rible happenings to make people wonder if
there is a Ood in heaven. Let it not be sup
posed that all of those houses are bad. Some
the greater part perhai are to be olassod
as good in themselves, but all are contami
nated by the bad ones, and the best suffer
from the outrageous, illegal, inexcusable
overcrowding.
Suppose you were born In a rotten tene
ment, would not you be a tough Ten to one
that you would. Scarcely out of your mother's
arms you would find the whole world against
you. Your father, if you had one claiming
the title, would get so sick of his nasty sur
roundings that he would rush out and accept
inebriation as relief; then he would tome
home and kick and beat you. Older com
panions would bully you, teach you to swear
and steal, "tump" you in the neck when op
portunity offered. As you grew up evil com
panions would cleave to you. No good in
fluences would touch your poor little life.
You would have to shun tho filthy home and
seek the solace of the beer saloons. You
would learn all things evil and learn to judge
evil as good. You would be a tough just as
soon as nature allowed you to. But the land
lord is not to blame, bis apologists say. He
makes a plaoe for people to live in that they
perforce shun. It drives them to rum holes
as to a refuge. Yet tho landlord is not to
blame.
Here's a lovely place for a civilized eity
the best city in the world. Filthy hallways,
cellars with low ceilings and damp floors,
bedrooms without ventilation save what
comes through the doorways, and those on
the top floors having no ventilation. These
are the delightful apartments which are sup
posed to hatch out tho creme de la creme of
Inhabitants. Here is one of them recently
looked up: She is a 25-year-old widow, comes
from Germany and has been six years in this
country. She is a laundress. Maximum
wages $3 a week ; minimum, fifty cents. No
other honest resources. Two children, aged
2 years aud 13 months. Rent of two rooms,
t-t per month. The bedroom is perfectly dark,
the only light in it entering by the door.
There is no window save into the halL The
young widow is extremely pale and nervous.
She suffers from frequent attacks of rheuma
tism. And she is put down as immoral.
Think of it! A woman enjoying theso luxu
ries Immoral! How perverse is human nature!
The house Is full of Italians. It is never
cleaned unless by the tenants. The privies
are never cleaned. And two Innocent chil
dren, with such a mother, have got to grow
up and face tho world if they do not die In
the growing.
The landlord who owns a big tenement on
Batavia street has had put up a sign saying:
"No ball playing or other games in this yvd.
No lounging, and nobody but tenants allowed
In the yard." Asa tenement house boy re
marked recently: "I'm tired of livin'. There's
no place to go; there's no place to play ; there's
no use in havin' a holiday, anyway. If you
play ball in the pork the cop chases you off;
if you play ball in the street you get arrested.
I'm tired of livin'." New York World.
An Important Study.
Negro Father (to sou)-iTow yer gittln'long
at school ?
Boy Fust rate.
Father Whut yer flingln' yer mine down
on fur de mos' part!
Boy Rifmertic.
Father Got down ter jogerfy yit?
Boy No, sah.
Father Wall, I wonts yer ter git down ter
dat ez soon ez yer ken.
Boy What's jogerfy gwine ter do fur me?
Father Whut's it gwine ter do fur you!
Wy, it'll alius keep yew outen de po' house,
dat's whut it's gwine ter do.
. Boy How come!
Father Is yer dun los' all yer sense dat yer
doan know how comet Doan' yer know dat
er man wid plenty o' jogerfy in his head ken
alius tell de age o' er boss by lookin' at him I
Doan yer know he ken fling his eye up ter de
clouds an' tell w'en it's gwine ter ram, an' dat
he kin skin er sheep jes' like snatcbin' off er
shirt? Know dat man whut tuck er peach
tree switch an' foun' dat fine well o water on
de Fulgum place, doan yerf
Boy Yea, sah.
Father Wall, he wua er fine han' at jog
erfy. Go bock ter dat school 'ouso an study
jogorfy, son ; go right back dor on' study it
dis minit. Arkansaw Traveler.
"Copy" from the Telegraph Operator.
His day operator at once commences to
take the report from the Morse sounder on a
type writer. He is a fast operator, and he
takes on an average seventy-five words a
minute. He could take more if it were pos
sible to send it faster. A voluminous code is
used to facilitate the sending. Thus "t"
stands for "the," "Wshn" for "Washington,"
"fm" for "from," "mfrs" for "manufacturers,"
etc. These words are filled out on the type
writer while they are coming in abbreviated
form over the wire.
A batch of "copy," neatly type written, is
soon ready, and a boy dashes down stairs
with it to the telegraph editor of the after
noon paper, who cuts it up, puts suitable
"heads" to the different items, and sends them
to the printers. Only the news comes over
the wire, and the operator sits impassively,
with unchanging countenance, taking mur
ders, riots, weddings, bank failures, Jubilee
items, conspiracies, desperate battles and
ministerial conventions in one long, clicking
monotone, without anything to distinguish
one item from another except the date and a
new line. The sorting afterward is the work
of the telegraph editor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Master and Slave.
The gatherings of the blue and the gray
about town are full of little incidents of color.
Ca.pt. Booker, of Post R. E. Lee, played a
prominent part in one. He was dining with
his old comrades at Faneuil halL Jollity
reigned. There was a telling of stories and
clinking of glasses. The deft waiters ran to
and fro, supplying the guests, and Capt.
Booker was in a gay group. Another toast
bad just been proposed and a fresh round of
champagne was in order. Capt. Booker
raised his glass in the air as a signal to a
waiter for more wine. A man came toward
him. Capt Booker was paying attention to
the table talk. Ha felt a touch on his shoul
der and half turned to raise his glass for
wine.
He looked at the waiter and the waiter at
him. The glass dropped and the bottle too.
The surprise overcame both. Comrade Booker
saw In the waiter a former slave of his, one
he had not seen since the war. The colored
man had found his old master, unseen for
over twenty years. It was a pleasant recog
nition, and the waiter found it a profitable
one. Boston Record.
Habit of llontlne Work.
Habit, is the master of the world.
Tuke a (dimly built fellow, nervous, need
ing sleep, accustomed for years to Irregulari
ties of eating and rusting, and put him at
work in the oillo of a morning newspajmr,
where hi hours are from 7 at night antil 9
In the morning. You think very naturally
that he will grow thinner and paler and le
more nervous. On the contrary, ator a few
days and nights, the hat.it of routine work,
the hnbit of routine hours will settle epon
bin i 'id in him, and In six mouths from the
dnyoi his commence moia he will gain in
weight, his nerves will bo stronger, his mus
cles harder and his general condition im
proved, not alone lecause of the violence,
but beoauso of the regularity of his work
the habit of his oocujxitioii. Men who turn
nigbt into day, as tens of thousands of news
paper workers are comjmlled to, benefit very
largely by the change. They are spared the
broilings of the midday sun, they avoid vory
largely the crowds upon the atreota, and al
though they are strung at times to the very
verge of nervous excitement by the exactions
of peremptory duty, and the puahings and
forcings of much work in little time, tho
night workers of the press, as a rule, are the
healthiest of the two sets. Joe Howard's
Letter.
A Hand to Hand Fight.
At the culmination of tho battle of Bailors
creek, when we got into the "hand to hand"
part of it, there was a brass cannon belong
ing to the rebel battery stuck iu bbe mud and
the artillery men had left It, when it was
discovered that it was loaded. It was not in
a position to bo of any service to either friend
or foe, while if it could be extricated from
tho mud it was good for at least one shot at
somebody. Three "Johnnies" and two "Tanks"
took in tho situation about the sum time, and
throwing aside their empty rifles rushed for
this gun. A "Yank" and a "Johnnie" caught
the sponge staff simultaneously and began a
fight for it, while the other two "Johnnies"
caught hold of one wheul and tried to turn
the muzzle of the gun toward us. The other
"Yank" caught the opposite wheel. Thus
they stood and tugged avray for two or three
minutes, until our men coming up drove the
"Johnnies" away. For a few minutes things
were mighty lively; the "Johnnies" got a bat
tery into position and began throwing shells
into the crowd, wliero blue and gray were
mixed together, but a soctioa of one of our
batteries coming up on the dead run soon
drove them off, and settled the matter fur the
day. "Trefoil" iu Buffalo News.
An Omaha Horse Punlo.
It is becoming customary to propound puz
zles having horso trades as a oentral thamo.
While this paper has no borne editor, there
are several people upon Its staff who can tell
a horse at sight, and who are not slow at
arithmetic. A puzzle has occurred to one of
tliem, and he gives it to the world at large.
Sup;ose A sells a horse for $100 to B, Then
B iu turn sells him to C for $110, and the
animal dies. What does each make or loset
The problem looks simple, but it is not. In
the first place, A had stolen the horse. His
profit would naturally be $100. A difficulty
presents itself just here, for B paid A In
counterfeit money, while C paid B by a note.
B wus indicted for passing counterfeit money.
In revenge ho had A arrested for stealing tho
horse, and both went to tho pen. To add to
the complications, D, the real owner of the
horse, came along and claimed the hide and
hoofs. The claim was disputed by C, and
consequently upon the ensuing argumeut Cs
doctor's bill was $7.75. In the mean time a
lawyer had gotten hold of the note and tried
to collect it. C compromised the matter by
licking the lawyer, and, grabbing the not,
tore it up. At present there have beau uo
more developments. Omaha Herald.
Mr. Gladstone's Gol Health.
The home rule envoys tell me that Mr.
Gladstone's health is one of the marvels of
the d;ij H".lical meu in I-ondou say that he
Is still one of the strongest men physically
among the English gentry. When he strips
there is not an ounce of superfluous flash on
his massive frame, and there are few mtu Iu
the commons today that he could not knock
out with his fist if he tried. He hlmeelf ex
plained this by his love of exercise. His great
rival, Disraeli, disdained exercise, yet Mr.
Gladstone is now two years older than Dis
raeli was at his death, and probably doe as
much mental and literary and public work as
any other man in Europe. lie is the sole
survivor of his generation of public uiea and
yet rivals in physical strength and endurance
youngsters who might be his grandchildren.
His is indeed an interesting illustration of the
value of outdoor exercise. New York Star
Tattler."
The Bishop's Advice.
"Aud don't keep telling about your last ap
pointment," says Bishop Fowler. "I knew a
minister who was always telling how the peo
ple treated him at Brownsville. It was
Brownsville here and Brownsville there
everything was Brownsville. This went on
until everybody got thoroughly tired of hear
ing Brownsville. One night a good old lady
arose in the weekly prayer meeting to give
In her testimony. She was a dear, good soul
one of the saints on earth. She said she
had had a hard week. 'My soul,' she said,
'has been greatly depressed all the week. I
find my faith very weak and my hope very
dim. I can no longer see my way to reaoh
ing heaven. I may hold out till I get to
Brownsville, but I can't go a step further.'
There was no more heard of Brownsville in
that charge after that." Texas Sifting.
A Question Answered.
Omaha Man Are those pug dogs Intelli
gent? Omaha Lady (proud owner of a pug) Oh,
their intelligence is almost human.
"I am surprised to hear that."
"I can't begin to tell you how much the
dear little fellow knows. Mercy met Jane!
Jane! Where are you i"
Jane (a servant) Here, mum.
"Run out as fast as you can and bring the
dog in. It's raining." Omaha World.
Ueataarant Slang.
CoL Redbeek went into a Park row rectaa
rant the other day, and calling a waiter to
his table ordered a beef stew, two eggs tried
on one side, a piece of pineapple pie and a
cup of coffee with plenty of milk. The waiter
walked to a hole in the wall and warbled:
"One life preserver! Pair o' white winjs,
sunny side up ! Er South American grave
stone! Cup o' yaller with a choker on!"
New York Star.
Sick with Anxiety.
"Goodby, nay dear," he said to his wife as
the bell rang for all ashore. "I hope you will
have a pleasant voyage with your friends,
but I shall tie 'sick with anxiety to hear at
your safe arrival. "
"Shall I cable from Quouiistown, Johnr
"Heavens, nol Sand a postal card." New
York Sun.
A Muscular Author.
It is said that Bulwer described women aa
angels in his books and whipped his wife at
home. Well, a man who follows the sedentary
profession of an author must have some sort
of exercise. Bulwer is to be commended for
not taking his wife away from borne to whip
her. Syraiowu HeraiJ.
The Slzo Of tho First Watoh.
From the Jewelry News.
At first tho watch was about the sicca
f a tlesbuit plate. It had wiglita and
was used an a "pocket clock. The rax
licst known use of the modern name o
curs in the record of 16G2. which insntisas
that Edward VI. had "enelnrum er watek)
of iron, the case ltin liktwiss el ire
gilt, with two plummets of Uad. Tk
flrKt watch may readily he supposed to 1-4
of rude execution. Tho first great ira-prevemeut-the
aubstution of springs fef
weights was in 1680. The earliest
springs were not coiled, but only straight
pieces of 6tecl. Early watches had only
one hand, and, being wound up twice
day, they could not be expected te kesfl
the time nearer than fifteen or tweaty
iniuutes in twelve hours. The dials wr
of silvur and brasH; tho cases had ne rre
tals, but opened at the back and fron
and were four or five i rubes in diameter.
A plain watch cost over fl, 500, and after
one wau ordered it took a ysar te make it.
Wondetrful Cures
W. D. Hoyt A Co., Wholenale aed R
tail Druggists ef Home, da., sj: We
have been selling . Dr. King's 5sw DU
covery, Klretric Hitters aad Uutklea'e
Arnica Balvo for two yesrs. Have
handled remedies that sail as well, er
give such universal satiafactioa. There
have been some wonderful curia eiVcti-d
by these medicines in this city. 8everi
cases of pronounced Consumption kntya
been entirely cured by use ef a few bot
tles of Dr. King's New Disrevsry, tskea
in connection witli Electric IlitNre. We
guarantee them always. Sold by
(1) F. G. Fiucan Co.
Miases laced eerge shot 35 ami
foxed CO cents only, at Merges. Htf
Lege I Bet loo
TO JOHK VY.aI.rKil HAIHS. alssl
deftfiidant. You are lieretiy aot.Hail t:tl
ou tb-S) a day of Jul, it:. W rj Rioa ait4
a etltivii ai'iiiuit you iu ilia 1'iilMal r
t'-n ,uty. Nebraska, the object mbO r)s
of wbi h ui-v to obtain dlvorca f'uat ;u
the troi.oil that you tiara wil rully ra--4
the p '-iiltr wlthuut kj1 tauia fr the tut a
of more Uin two years last st : la H ah:-
a aerr-a of court dcrf1na tb ltd f lt
block 4 In te eitv of i l:tlinomU. tf.a
pl.inur which title la now In Uelaudaui'
name Ymi are required to answer said ran
tioa on r hefore Mondaj, the 5th day ef
teniae. lf7.
May Hixa. rialnti
by Will-mt raitiRUii, har Avtaraav.
19 4f.
KSQAl
Clt
Mast. Fstrlteal BataAa4 f
fce Cvtlaara II earn 4H est.
For ck-aiiMlni; tlie ttkiu sue Scaly t DtcBKur
lnt; Humors, for allaying Itebli n. bsralutf a4
I illumination, for curing the trat aveiiitoaut et
Kerf ma. t-sorWvi. Milk Cruat, aValy Ha
ana other Inherited hklu aud aUoud a)laeite,
crofuU. (.'i. riruK A, Ilia ureal aklu Cure, una
Cunt lka Soai aud exiu aitv skis laauUsar,
externa ly. ami Cl'I'Icska tr JtaoLvas r, the
naw Mood furiUer, luterually. are lfIUllw.
I liHTe suffered all my life with akla dlasasi
of dlttercut kinds and tiara uavat fsaud ar
nianent rt-luf, until, by the adrlca al a latlf
friend, 1 ued your valuable t utk vma Ms hl
di kh. I gave, them a thorough trial, ualag six
bottles of the Cuticuka itMMOtvawT. lu
boxee of C'UTICUB a and aevaa cakaa f t'evi.
ci'ii A Soap, and the remit was lust vhat I a4
been told It would be a compute curt.
DBI.LK W41K. Kichmoea, Ta.
Reference. J. W. Latluxer, Urujfguji, U--tuouij.
Va.
HALT RRKCI Cl'BVaK
I was troubled with Malt Rievu for a tin.
ber of years. o that the skin aatirwlr auaia os?
cue of my band from Ilia Duger tlyi te the
wrist. I tried remadles aud doctwra' treorlu.
tions to no nuruose until 1 coiurufeuaed taklae
Cuticuka Khmrdies, aud now j aa aatUrwly
cured.
K. T.FARKEX. 170 Northamptac M.. Icaifcrja.
DBlValSTM KKB4Ka TO!?.
Have sold a quantity or your CurJeur Ks
edieH. Ui of uiy cuatoioera, airs. Haury
Kiutz. who had tetter ou bar Baud Iu auch aa
extent . to cauic the akiu to uel vf, Mit tor
eiKht years the suffered greatly, aaa caatlettt
ly cuied by the use of ur uiediciuea.
U. V. V VE. Urufc-fc-lat, Caittoa. Ualo.
ITCNIKW, thVCALV, TlUriY.
Forthe lat year I have had a species at
itch. uk. aealy aud pimply hsaiora aa aiy faae
to which I have, applied a treat wauy eithoda
of treatmcut without succ-kn. and which was
speedily aad entirely cured by cuticuka.
Mks. 1BAAO tUHLt. JUvui, v,
XO MKHICIKK Ul
We have sold your Cuticuka Kzataiie for
thelaxt ix. years, aud uo tuediciuas our
shelve give better aattaf action.
C. 1'. AlUKKTO. Urugtfiet. Alb. . I,
Cuticuka Kkmbdiks are sola everywhere.
Price : Ci;tk:uka,so ceuts : Kkholvkut, kl.uu;
Moai 23 eenis. Prepared by the forts it
Dhuo Axn Chbmical Co., Hoatoa. Jaaaa.
Seud for "Mew ta Care Mkla Otaaaaaa."
GT3TTT5C Pimple. Bkln Blamiahes, aae
nUJDJ.Baby Mum or, ssrad fty Cuu
ciKA Soap.
Catarrh to CtssiisptioL
Catarrh In its destructive fare ataada uaxt
to aud undoubtedly laads on to eouguinyilou.
It is therefore aiuvular that those aallcted
with this fearful dte abeuld sol oiaku it aa
object of their lives to rid tbaaiaelvas el It.
Deceptive remedies coueoctad tw by Ignorant
pretend .a to niadlcal kuowiadge have waak
end the couttdenee of tba graat majority ot
aufferera ia all advartlsad remedies. Xher ba
come resigned to a life wf uiUery rather than
torture tuemselvas with aouhtful palliative.
But this will never do. Catarrh must be
met at ovary atae ana ooiubated with all our
ailu'bt. Iu uauy cases the disease has aaautn
ed UangerouH S) mptoins. The bosf-s Sbd Ike
cartilnice of the nose, the ortftuia ef h arms, ef
seeing aud of tasting! so af eclad as to be visa
legj, the uvula so elongated, the throat so Ir
ritated and Inlawed as to produce a eouaaafat
and dtstrepxiiiif eougb.
Sajcokouii's Radical. Curb meats every
tihase of Catarrh, from a sliuple bead sold tu
the iuo.it loatbsuina and distructlve stages.
It is local aud constitutional. Inataut la r
lievins?. permanent Ui curlLg. safe, econoaiic&l
rnd uever-flliiig.
Kach package contains one bottle of tbe
Kaoical. Curb, one box Catahkhal Hot'
vist, and an UrayvKO I halm. U1
trsatise ; prVe, 1.
fOTTBB Dhuu aito Chsmical. 0 Boston
KIT
Y IN OKI
f 4 1 lifeiesf . all
I lleut with tl
JL Weak liacl
KIDNEY PAINS
U Mill TU. that weary.
. all -go tie aeasatloti ever pies
a those of Inflamed Kidneys,
Hack and Iolus. Aching- ill pa
and Mile. Uterine Pains. Weaknras, aud Ib
flammxtinn, la relieved and speedily surcd by
the :otlcura Antl-Paln Plaeter. a aw
original, elevrant aud Infallible antidote te pala
and tnnauiraatloD. At all druAratats. v : Ave
forSl.M : or of Potter Drug sud tbeiuloal Co.,
Boston 7-7-lBi.