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About Plattsmouth weekly herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1882-1892 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1887)
FLATT8M0CTTII WEEKLY IIFJtALPHIUKSDAY NOVEMBER 3, 1887. 1 ADDITIONAL EDITORIAL. Ik' Mr. Uigrrinft will lend tho county funds, dot'H Hherman expect to borrow? Mil. Camimielim accounts ns countj treasurer huvo always heen correct. Pare Sherman deny thn? Would thu funds of C'uh county bo safe in tho hands of Mr. Iliggius with Mr. Sherman as deputy ? 12 v Kit 7 dolhir of tliu county funds is safe and will lo turned over to Mr. Ilig gin9 if elected and can fil; the bond. Mk. Cami'iikuh honilHinen are not alarmed by anything the Journal nny say, as its rtpubition for trut!i is naught. Wjikn Mr. Shcnaan, or any other mm, Bays J)av'ul Campbell has loaned any of the county funds, he states what is abso lutely false. 1 - - If Mr. Sherman, or any other man, thinks there is anything wrong in the county treasurers oilice, he is invited to investigate. D. A. CamtueMj wishes it understood that when the editor of the Journal says that he offered him money to withdraw his opposition, he lies. Mn. Cami'hi-xt. is anxious to bo elected Bays the Journal and therefore should be defeated. Wh it candidatoi on cither ticket is there that is not r.nxiou3 to be elected T Tim Journal lias been making a great howl about the Co. fund being deposited in bunk. In a published interview in yes terday's Jonmtl, Iliggins says he will do the same thing. The national campaign will begin next June, and, at tha present time, it look3 as if the brightest and best man in American politics would be the nominee of the republican party. This IIkkai.d is very sorry to see so much talk about "coal robbers" and "tariff robbers" in its democratic con temparies, after having had three years of uninterrupted democratic rule. After three years of democratic rule til 'J people are. in splendid condition to know what they want, and, in our opin ion, the republican ticket of Cass county will be elected from top to bottom. The Journal lies when it says Mr. Campbell offered it one hundred dollars to keep still. Mr. Campbell did not of fer Mr. Sherman any money and has nev er authorized ::ny of ids friends to offer him money. via. Bird C':itoifikld, as tho repub lican nominee for county clerk, is meet ing the hiaity approbation of every section of the county. lie ii a v.-orthy r-."ibi'can and deserves thj support of ivery member of the p -rty in the county. Will C. Whopper Sherman kindly in form his readers whether he ever received a bribe before or not? and does he ex perience n nKro pleasing sensation from refusing a bribe than accepting one? We understand ho lms had bjtii experi ences. Thi re is nothing in connection with Mr. Campbell's conduct of the affairs of his office about which he would esire to have anyone keep silent. lie defies Sherman or anyone else to tind any thing wrong. Every cent collected has been properly accounted far. Bird CniTcnFn:i.D, the next county clerk, was in the city yesterday interven ing his many friends. Mr. Crithfi ..Id is a young mm, very popular with tb's'. who know him, and one that will fill the office of county clerk very acceptably to the people. Gkasdpa Iliggius and Anti YanWyek Robinson were seen early yesterday morning driving very rapidly towards Tipton precinct. It made us feel sad to see the two great extremes meet and melt into on3 common fusion of burbon democracy. It is refreshing to see the effect of recent boodle upon our evening contem porary. A week ago he was very cold; but a little meeting of democratic office seekers and a littie interview with Mr. Sherman and a great charge : ' brought about. Under the law the board of county commissioners have control of the sink ing fund. They alone could use it in auy way. Why don't Sherman ask them to invest or loan the money? The J tur ned knows that the county treasurer can not do otherwise than to hold this mon ey subject to their order. The rotten an I corrupt methods of Senator Gorman were again successful in the Baltimore elections. The Herald would be pleased to see or hear of a city that has been under democratic rule fir any length of time that was not rotten from stem, to stern. Purify your poli tics and keep it pure by electing re publicans to oflice. The Journal complained, a few days ago, about the democrats failing to ap prcciati; the situation, nnd failing to put up. As he has bristled up within the last two or Hire J days and howled "boodle" vociferously, it is piietly men tioned on tho I-. t reeta that Mr. Sherman, probably, knows more about booble than anybody clc. Wnv so much croiking all at once about Mr. ifiggius covering back this interest money into th'! county treasury by him if elected to that office. All this talk has been done by Mr. ('. Whopper Sherman of the Journal; no one has ever heard Mr. Higgins say it, and no intelli gent man Mould believe him if he did say it. Theim: will be plcanty of time yet for tho "select few" to work up affidavits and bring every pos.-ibie pressure to bear to elect a part of their tick-1 and taking warning by the past we would be sur prised at nothing they may do to accom plish thir ends. Look out for them and dont let them "work it then: this time." A. J. Sawvuii one of the democratic candidates for district judge was in ti e city yesterday and was chaperoned by the editor of the Journal. It is in the air that there is to be nn effort made to beat Allen Field by creating a disafec tion in the republican ranks in favor of Sawye r. This matter should be carefully looked after and let every republican see that Allen Fidel's name is not omitted frenu his ticket by a "scratch". Is a labored interview in l;i:-t night's Journal Iliggius is made t) say if he e-oubl legally ;.s county treasurer lend the county fund for the benefit of the county ho would d j so, at the same time he intimates the law will not permit it. In the last legislature two bills were in troduced, authorising the loaning of the county fund for tire b -juiit ef the county. Will the Journal please explain why Mr. Iliggius made no eii'oit to see that either ul" these bills passed? Wr. understand that J. M. Iliggius, the candidate for treasurer em the democratic ticket, in nceepthig the nomination made this statement, that while he might not be competent t j fill the oHic', ho could c nploy aide help. Do the c itizens of Cass county want to elect a treasurer by proxy, that is v.h:-t the election of Ilig gius means, or, will they vote for a man like Dave Campbell, who his always done his .share of Vat', work and give n his oilice at all tira-s his personal supervis ion. It comes from a credible source, that, at a ter.n of court held here lately, J. M. Uiggins was ene of the jurors, and was elected foreman, that the jury beinir out in a certain case found a vereict 'of one cent-damages, that Foreman Kiggins in making up the verdict, after three trials making it respectively, 10c, 1 and $10, gaye up and cdied on another juryman to mal:e up the veruicts. And still, this is tlie man our democratic friends are pushing as being ii-.o.e competent to - fill t'te office of county treasurer than Dave Campbell. The eJitor of the Journal has got down !ov.- c:.ough, with pro' ably the help of the devil, to conceive abomnible lies concerning the present incumbent of the office of county treasurer, and is even so bold as to publish them. lie intimates that Mr, Campbell offered him one hun dred dollars to stop lying about him, aud it was refused. For what? For a chance to borrow the county sinking fund? We know Mr." Sherman too well to believe he ever refused any such offer. What did he take fifty dollars for last fall? Mr. Sherman's abusive articles on Mr. Campbell arc entirely uncalled for and are composed, unless it be for bribes anil prospective boodle, from nn infamous desire to do evil. Mr. Campbell is a man of unquestionable character nnd his official duties have not lacked attention in the least, and any statements accusing Mr. Campbell of using the county's money illegally in any manner whatever are baseless falsehoods. Mb. Campbell's record is as clean us lie noon-day sun, and his books arc open'not cnTy to the commissioners of Cass county, but also to the public. There has always been a careful check ing up of his books by the commissioners, one of whom is Louis Foltz, auel their report has shown that they have always b-en correct to a cent. All thinking men of Cass county know this is true and they farther know that as far as competency goes, Campbell is head and shouMers above Iliggius. Campbell has made a good officer during his first term, always prompt, accoaimo dating, clever, and correct, and is cer tainly entitled to a second term, What more could the people want? lie has done his whole duty, notwithstanding the slurs that have been thrown at him by a man who is an eye-sore to his own party, a man whem r.o one can trust and a man who while crying boodle is making these very :.ttacks by reason of getting some Uiggins boodle, at any rato the Journal was very eiuiet until Uig gins put in an appearance in Platts-mouth. ST. BERNARD'S MONKS. A MIDSUMMER VISIT TO THEIR FAMOUS ALPINE HOSPICE, Tho llenovolerit Work of the Ill-other-hooU lloflpltality That Know Neither Kuce Nor Creed A Look ut tho Dogs. Tho C'luimcl IIouho. A moment lalt;r,turaiiid a Ixmd in tho gorge, wo naw tho hospiee of Mount St. Bernard, a ma-sfl of cold gray stone against tho purj'lo sky, unutterably lonely, weird, deflates nrnong thoso bald rcjeks, i;bound cataracts nnd snow cupped mountains. This was tho iriiddlo of summer, and wo were shivering from head to foot. What must it be in win ter. Tho brotherhood consists of about forty niPiabrrs, tho inmates of this monastery i:i fifteen or twenty Augustino monk:?, most ot them under 30. Somo looked mere loys. After fifteen years of service tho severity of tho climate undermines their constitutions, and they aro comjielhiil to descend to milder climates below. Their oflico is to reeeive and lo(!ga strangers gratuitously and to render nssistaneo to travelers in danger during tho tnowy MRAon, which here louts about nino monthB. In this work of Lonovolcnce they aro aided by tho famous St. Eernard dogs, whose keen senso of smell enables them to track and discover travelers buried in tho now, numbers of whom aro rescued by those noble animals. Our first impression of tho hospico was of Eomo ruined chateau. There wero beggars hanging on the outskirts and paupe;rs gathered about the arched doorway; young Italians with packs on their backs, mountaineers re turned from tho hunt with guns and game bags, guides, young Englishmen "tramping it' through tho Alps, and wanderers liko our ijclves, eill alike welcomed by the great glow ing lantern which sheds its rays far into the nss on either sldo. I was not astonished when tho young priest told mo lator that often thry havo lodged CO strangers of a night under that hospitable roof. "Ix) l'ero Joseph Luisier" was in charge. Young, full of action, energy written in every line of tho figure beneat h tho long black cas sock, he ca:no forward to meet us courteously. Had he been a wealthy man of the world re ceiving invited guests to his own home, he could not have welcomed us moro graciously. And yet, as he did so, ho had nejt mi idea w here ho should place us for tho night. He asked us to w;iit a moment, and turned away, rubbing his chin with a perplexed looked. Ho soon returned, running lightly down the Etono stairo. This quick step was character i.itic of ths man, as was also tho merriest laugh I ever heard, with which ho explained his perplexities. It had stormed tho two pre ceel iiig days ; somo Italian priests on their way to Franco wero spending a few days. Every nook and corner was full, but thsso priests hod offered us their apartments and woeild lod-o with tho brothers. Thus it was ar ranged, and wo found ourselves in tho rooms of honor, comfortably furnished, and with beautiful St. Bernard dogskin rugs about the floora. They sent us dry shoe3 and stockings, offered hot drinks, and right royally received the American strangers. But the charm of all came later, when, gathering around tho flaming logs, listening to tho crackling of pine cones, the Tere Luisier told us of their winter life, tho dreari ness of their lono vigils, tho thrilling adven tures of their daily search for travelers, when nil tho waj'farcvs are poor, when cold is in tenso, the snow of great depth, and tho dan gers, from storms even threatening their strong monastery. "Wo went to our rooms trembling with excitement and crept under tho elder down quilts, thankful that ours was only a twenty-four hours' stay in thi3 deso hita region. Tho Angelus wakened us at 5 tho following morning, tied we heard tho monks chanticg their morning prayers. Later we found tho chapel open and mass being said. Tho Kalian priests v.-tre hero gorgeous iu scarlet anu white lace, and a few poor wayfarers kneeled on tho prio dleus telling their beads. It wcls wonderfully solemn, and when ono of the brothers, having finished his celebration in a sii'.o chapel, entered the organ loft, and tiie deep t ones of music tilled tho entire monastery, I felt that his soul must indeed bo satisSed, hi3 lifo complete in the wonderful harmony. Tho vaulted corridors reverberated the chords, and long after tho chapel was empuY Knu matins over, the j"oung priest sat as if inspired, and wo beard the music still as we pastel on down tho path and crossed the boundary into Italy, tho limit between Swit zerland and Italy being marked by the two national shields cut into tho rocks side by side and above a Roman column inscribed with curiou3 figures and signs. On tho ad ineent Plains do Juoitcr onco ros- tha teini lo to Jupiter Poeninus, and later tho Romans 0 erected a hospiee thero, about 100 B. C, on tha site of which havo been f oimd many very beautiful coins and relics. Thi3 collection, in tho library of tho hospico, well repaid the time wo gave to it, r.3 did also the vc-Uum bound manuscripts and rare old books we found there. From here wo went to pay our respects to tho dogs, whoso kennels aro well worth see ing. The great awkward puppies balls of coft yellow and white fur wero rolling about among tho hay. Tho dogs have al most intelligent faces, great, soft eyes and a gentle manner. They looked as if they com prehended their mission in lifo and were ready for it. Each knew his name and an swered to it readily, crouching low beside his raastor or standing erect for servico as the call directed. They were indeed glorious boasts. The lafrt; memory of St. Bernard haunts us still. A little way from the hospico stands a small etono building surmounted by across. This is the morgue tho receptablo for bodies found in tho snow. Tv'o supposed it to be like other morgues we had seen, a temporary resting place for the unfortunates until decent burial might be given them, and urged by our guide to visit tho plaeo we turned from our path ross tho snow to enter when, to our hoi t r, we found tho placo literally paved with human bones; and there, in their dark, cold cells they stood erect, ghastly frozen creature, just as they had been found, their earthly belongings still clinging to them the cold of winter and the heat of summer alike impotent to alter their last rigid smile, till time ia the centu ries to como will turn them back to dust, like those of their fellows beneath their feet tho dust of mortality fine as tho finest pow der, light almost as air. "VVe shuddered as wo turned away. It is so uncanny to keep them ther unburied. Cor. Iew York Sun. An Echo of r.pa's Thocglits. 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IL&dies9 Jackets the largest line in the city. Childrens' and Misses' Cloaks, avelo.cks and largest and finest line ever shown in this city. 55TLook on stock over before purchasing as it will repay you. RS3 I" . iierroiann & yo. ZZTOXE DOOR EAST FIRST i to i SET E. G. Dovey & Son, Line OF u J. w? CiU JtaLiCkw 1 coniDare with anv rarment kolel at S32.(0 new IfSarkets, the NATIoXAL BANK 0 Wl fi TEH STGSK NOW lie Herald.