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-------Kabraska are re quasted tovcdeJegSn
from thf5 several counties, "to meet ip con
vsntioD'at the city of Omaha, Tuesday,
" Jtay 15, 1SS8, at 8 o'clock p. in., for the
purpose of electing tour delegates to th6
National Republican Convention, which
niects in Chicago June 19, 1S8S.
' ' ";- THE APl'OKTIOSMEXT. '. .
Tho several counties are entitled to re
presentation as follows, being based upon
the vote cast for Hon. Samuel Maxwell,
. supreme Judge, in lSS7giying one del-egate-at-large
to each county, and one
- for each 150 yotca and major fraction
ihereoff : " ; - . - -
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akes and
Styles;
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hkl: 'dj"er svire'" running once
uioxt', jiatr Kf:ui -U4V ' -
It.' 18 '-a 'WOftJtl"-fp.. that--soTe?",eiie
ber Joi. g'dtlJctc- :tvas there
is -'fle'nr?ijffcfiil. 'Ouses.
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if Tt V-;-.' -..vfvv- vT-'
fftb5";Sti1idttieS :tb VeatVlThey. said
hfey-r"CoUrc4i: ucl, a; desirable house
to rent'ip jfQwjj..y ts uiiuk. h huuiu pa
some "one of "hivfans tp'rect ; a few nice
cottages ' :--v -'' l : " """ 1 '' ,
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;.1V isPAf ck . frpnyashington says
that'the dif5culty,with the Moorish gov-
ernmsntv fojbetn - satisfactorily settled
and. thetcouafry jg now anxious to know
tna pFocess-jBcretary tayara aaoptea in
the humiliation of this country and how
much f he .Foors have t'a'ned through
his folly and weakness. -
E notice tlie aemocratic . papers arc
all saying Judge ThurmVia." would be
just the man for Chie JusmSey if! it were
not for his advanced - age, "" but they care
fully omit all references -ta the fact that
he recently, raadii yne of the most vigo
rous speeches of is life in, the prosecu
tion of the Ohio tally-snoot forgers. -
"Wk have heard it runiored that the
clans are gathering for a county seat con
test this fallal ler them" coll boys.; The
IIeraLd will. remain at the old. stsad arid
dispense general information at$e. vefy,-
low price, of one dollar, aud hftfecnts per
yenr m advance as cj.'yofe., JS Sile . the
daily edit;on, wlhcli haVpved jjf stiyer,
will be delivered at fifteen centa jjer.week.-
.y , lit-
The city t!ectioft-tho other day was a
very quiet affiair and did nqt call out the
full vote, yet orertjvelve rhundred bal
lots were cast,.' which coupled with' the
usual percentage of him.voter would go'
to show that -vjef havd .a population of
over S,000 iirli.ibitants." An enthusiastic
c.ampain would probably call out 1,500
1,600 voterjrl-
Tub canvas for presidential preference
waxes . warmer ' as the. month of June
y rw: utarer, and to Tue Herald's .way
r'l'of th inking iia-one grows faster in p"ulT
bpivhc esteem thairtlie' honest, fearless pa-
"litic Greihtttn. . Success - would be
:. . ... . ....
ilnn Dpi
UM0"111
r". l"r,-vni)iy assuretl with eucli a ticKet as
"Gresh im nal llawley. and (he republican
v jVa would be doing itself proud in the
naming of so good a ticket.
casitiii to merit' o.i I
a .delegate to' the !
and t warmly ewi
that very honoi nble p
Captain rPalmc-r 1
7.i
alou-i
Caft. 1 . . . ,4 zeal,
as an utv,-crvu0' republican, his ability j
to represent the beat interests of the ;
party, together with nis.' large state c
quaintance make him an especially strong
candidate. - -. - . . -" - .
Cass County could in mv event vgelect
a man that would, get - one-hajf-'t hb;-out;
side support that could be Jtad for Capt.
Primer, thia alone is an jmportftnf
aideration, as it would be. fojfelX'tq-iiHh
a man to the front nhen- we'-knewT:riis.
defeat was certain.' "As' "additional -"evi
dence of the captain's" strength outsidel
our own county we append .below a few
opinions from the state press, manynore
could be and will be printed. freuiT.itiuie
to time. ' ' -z'- . . y." r . .. ' - " .
- ,.The David Ci(y Iribune of last'week
says '-. ' ; .
:Cpiril.' ralmer,f Plattsnic-uth,
it ifcequently-uaitioned as dele
gat at lV)k4 ta IheviFtjtional Republican
Knrehtioi.', -Tlie fiehial " and business-
Hle'cptAaQJriends in- Butler
eounxywxi.s-WPnJ.cLpe.giaa to nave nim
recwylken'r' ; . ' ,- .
Z.cixpt;ifrmti i is., known to -nearly
evrybjdy7'jNebi,askii. - JJe has' been a
Vesidejit'of tho state for a great many
year'a, arid'liaa i. ' been ? identified with its
progress ' f rpm"n - early period - to the
present time. Always au acttve Rpub
licnn,!.he has given much of -his 'time to
the interest of the party," and has ma
terially assisted in every campaign, and
may be termed a good representative of
the party and tho state."
. The Kearhty County Gazette says r
"Aa the time, for the "convention is
drawing -near, when delegates to the
National Republican Convention ara to
I bp selcqtedi the republican party of this
state shqFUld not lose sight of the. tact
that much depends, on the selection of
such jitferjL-f ; will best represent the party
ia'Nebraska."j ZI'li candidate who is to
IcjkT the republican party to victory next
No vefiiberr 'Should be a man that not
only- represents a faction of the party,
but on that will represent the principles
iof.the entire party, one who ran carry
the'westfrri states as well as those ea9t.
With su'clj a duty to perform the repub
lican party of Nebraska needs to svlett
none but good men, those whoso princi
ples "and loyalty to party there is no
question. - ;
. The Gazette in. its review of available
candidates for the National Conventfiti
would mention the name of Capt. II. E.
Palmcrof Plattsmouth, as a- manrho is
not only a loyal republican, but a man
who is capable of judging of the needs
of the party, in the selection'of a national
standard bearer. In mentioning e
name of Capt. H. E. Palmer we do so
with the assurance that iu him tire re
publican party whom to honor with such
a position is to bestow honor where .it.
belongs. . ii. 1'aimer suouia ue a aeie
gate the next republican national con
vention.v '
THE W S EKL Y E V ENINV POST.
The New York Evening Post will .be
gin, on the third ef May, to issue a'week
ly edition, having for its principal- avSt
the promotion of Revenue Reform, liich
has become the paramount-iss.e v in
national politics. The existence of ac
actual surplus in the treasury .estimated
to reach $140,000,000, 'on the ,30th of
June, . 18S8, and tfle further increase
thereof under present lawsare a menace
to all business inteixsta, nn4'3,' direct in-'
centive to wastefulness and corruption in
the appropriations of "public money.
The attention of the people having ieen
stronsly drawn to -this subject by the
President in his last annual message, the
need of information and popular enlight
enment on questions of fevenue and tax
ation has been increatinly felt in all parts
of the country.
It is the intention of the management
to make a .first-class weekly newspaper of
12 pages, ' Subscription price $1 per year.
A free copy of the first number will be
mailed aflywhere on request. Send ad
dress on a postal card the " The Even
ing Post, New York.
.VThe investigation of th Jackson,
Jrs., election outrages is disclosing facts
in whidi the'wholefCotintry will be in
teres'tedtas they goto shew. by what
processes democratic majorities are ob
tained in communities where there i a
preponderance of republican voters. It
is well known that fair elections long
since ceased to be. held in the sonth, and
-perhaps there is no legitimate way to
rectify the wrong; but investigations of
this kind will at least serve the purpose
of keeping the matter before the people,
and stimulating public sentiment against
the party -that profits by such wickedness.
Globe Democrat, .
The Dsmocracy takes it.3 orders from
its Southern section as it did in the old
days. The " abject surrender of the
Northern Democrats on the direct tax
matter is but a repetition, under changed
crvcuaistan"ces.nnd slightly altered con
ditions, of their surrender on the slayery
aad tariff question a generation or two
nso. Globa Democrat.
Ay. A J' JUL DAY.
V.
soft-
ii A a Gained h
:it fu-eoy clouds, now black id thrat
.'. Quick hhowers at irtf'vn's have
d each' other, followd V 'aTeta of
'itcst iunshine, ami of ttLor-
1 as deep and I 'ny
t-ky can show.
1 brown as yet, Let -I
it palpitate with f
"jes" to the boldsun's
in. .The quickening life ur.
ing crust makes itself felt, t:
yet seen. We can almost hear t.
pered answer of the tiay grassM
the impatient skies that coax and th:
en them : "Wo are coming ! A. li'.tli
more sunshine, please; a few more warm
and soaking showers, and you shall see
our shining leai-blades stretching upward
at your call." - - ? V- :
": Along tho edges of the roads; and bor-
dring every moiiter hollow, a faint and
yiyely green gives promise of swift cora-
'WfflJerdure. , .The tretrhave taken on a
7 " ... . . - .
nejty -expression. - xesieruay tnay rooseu
cfeSd arid frozen." .Today the sap is flow
ingand has i reached ".'the-' top-most limit
of the slenderest yigthat . trembles on
their 1 ranches.' A ; w arm 'glo w 'of tender
color ha mounted with it and the wbolP
tree is instinct with new life. It . bccibs
to throb, from root to crown with "the vij
tal current that permeates its every tissue
The cattle sniff the mellow air with keen
est relish: They know the signs good
Mother Earth Vm ploys to herald summer
plenty. ;' -The birds know V too. See
Yonder fly the robin"' and the meadow
lark, come now to stay V" and to nest and
raise their brood. - W ho' told them springy
was here ? "The tiny creatures know some
things that man can never fathom. The
mariner neds: chart and compass to 'find
his way across theoccan. These little
birds fly through the broad expanse that
circles earth and sea' alike, -across wide
continents and o?ir fiowiug rivers,
straight to their sunimer homes, without
s.ucli helps. . '
- Even the flies are stirring. There buz
z3 one against tho window,' come from
who knows where ? This one hasdoubt
les slept through tha winter's cold in
some inug corner out of reach of broom
and dust cloth, till ha, too, knew . that
spring was here. ' By what subtle instinct
are flies informed of changing seasons ?
All living things rejoice in spring time.
The cock crows with an exultant note as
different from his winter call as sunrise
is from sunset. The hens cluck with
twice the usual fuss over every new laid
egg. The listening ear catcjies so many
sounds unheard the. winter - through.'
Though blind,. 'a man may hear the com
ing footsteps of the spring; though blind
and deaf, may feel its tlorilling touch, as
moist and gentle winds caress and fondle
him. We pity-.those who know no win
ter. Hqw can they. love the spring or
feel" its witching beauty ? Iowa State
Register.- '
. .., .
SURPLUS AND THE DEMOCRATS
Ever since the beginning of the present
session of congress, the democrats have
assured us that their chief desire was to
reduce tlusurplus; but when the chance
came" for them to dispose of 17,000,000
they refused to do so because it would
reduca the. surplus and at tho same time
pay an honest debt, this bill wasdfcliber
ately. set sside by democratic votes.
The. loyal "states can get along without
the money which has thus been denied
them because they 'stood by the union
and paid taxes to support federal soldiers
They furnished this money freely when
it was necefsary, and if democratic in
"justice shall prevent it from being paid
back to them, they can stand it. They
have asked only for what is fairly due to
them, and what ihe government is able
to give them without embarassment in
any particular. The democratic party
chooses to take the position that it is not
right to use surplus funds in canceling
debts of that kind, and it remains for
the people to say whether it is better, to
let ftl 7,000,000 lie in the treasury, or to
spend it in paying back to the loyal
states what they advanced at the begin
ning of the war, to keep the flag flying
till money could be raised in some other
way. .
TilECOVENTION.
Plattsmouth, through the efforts of
Mr. Tefft, came near securing the Con
gressional convention. If Jfr. Tefft had
been assisU-d by some of our people we
could have secured the conyention.
II. II. Shedd of Ashland, whom Cass
county has always supported, voted for
Lincoln This should be remembered.
The Herald has all along warned our
people against shedding too many croca
dile tears on behalf of of the striking
element here which has from, the very
first been a menace to the business inter
ests of the city; now that they have had
a few sympathizers they abase the confi
dence placed in them by assaulting in
nocent men and riding rough shod over
law and order. Fifty men of no kind
can run this town as iheywill find later
on. Tiie troubles oC the last week area
disgrace to any fraternity, and The Hek
ald knows -t is deprecated by some of
; the
I uni
Brotherhood, and condemned ia no
measured terms.
wreck !" rfpiifd li. ' i
You all mean v ry kiaiilj j r
thank yu; but I can't accept jour
until I have tried mj own, . I don 't t .;
about 3Ir. Nichols, and I don't incline to
mn.rriag, anyway but I do want some
congenial occupation which will keep me
iHwnnu entitle me io consider myseir
ue in the world.
I have care-
'ijUg'Hy
t -mi'- Y
Vver the whole matter, and
uiedy . , , , .,
Ttlaaliinnr I iri f'h t km 1 1
lei John, bu It have determined,
r vhit'ng An:y Warren, to open a
t. onsulUtiou Bureau iu New York." :
"A what" "Do explain!''
"Well,"aiv office from which to dispense
a J vice. arid assistance, at . so much ah
hour, to the larero army of women whi-
never quite know what they want, ho. to
array themselves and their children, or
how to beautify their homes;; the kind
who are alwaja writing to theif favorite
journal for information on all sorts of
subjects, and also those who blindly fol
low the fashipriand .try to turn themselves
out just, like eyerbody else, without
the ' slightest regard for their. personal
peculiarities. ' " Why, you all know these
women. You can't go anj where without
seeing them, and sometimes it's all I can
do to keep my hands off them. Such
gujs as they make of themselves! I feel
like pulling them all to pieces, and build
ing them up again, as they ought to be.
I belieyc if I canbut make a fair start, I
should soon become a public benefactor,
by teaching the thoughtless, tasteless, sis
terhood how to make the most of their
good points, and to keep the poor ones
in the shade, instead of emphasizing
thum, as so many do now."
"That's all very well, my dear!" re
marks one of the spinster cousins, "but it
wll take some time to start such an en
terprise. How are you going to work to
do it?" .
From "One Woman's Idea," by Elanor
Cwrbet, in "Woman," April, 1888.-
The Pittsburg Post prints a table,
which the othr free-trade papers copy,
showing that the number ef sheep in tbt
hree states of Pennsylvania, "New York
and Ohio, takeu together, was 550,000
greater in the low-tariff year 1860 than
in the high-tariff 18S7. It would hvo
been better for the Post to have left Otiio
out 'ii the. calculation, as that stat state
increased its sheep more than 1,100,0.00
in tlia interval. Then it could show that
Pennsylvania and New York lost 1,500,
000 since 1860. But if that journal pur
sues its investigation into the subject a
little further it will discover that al
though there was a decrease in. the two
states named there was a big increase in
the country as a whole. The number of
sheep in the United States in 1800 was
62,471, S75, and in 1887 it was 44,759,314.
Tha number was about double as great
at the latter date as it was at the former
The explanation is this: The tariff,
which diversified and extended indus
tries, had made land in the eastern states
too vaiuauie ior sueen raising, me
New York and Pennsjlvania farniere
found more profitable uses for'-their laud
than predating sheep on it, consequently
they sold their flocks to the Ohio, Illi
nois Missouri and Texas agriculturists
The increase in population and the estab
lishmeut and extension of industries pay
ing better than sheep raising, which the
tariff is bringing aout, are haying their
effect iu the latter slatt-s also, and the
sheep producer is still moving west
ward: The fra-tradc journals are wel
come to all the aid and comfort which
they can derive out of the knowledge
that sheep raising was more general eat
of the Allehenies in the free-trade period
than it hue been in the- tariff era. But
we would respectfully caution thern
against falling into the delusion that the
numner ot eneep in tne country at .large
is smaller now than it was then. Globe
Democrat.
ins increase or nearly o per cent in
bank clearances in the principal cities of
the country, taken in the aggregate, last
week:, was narcliy expected. llie aver
age recently has been below that of last
year. There was a falling f in March
in thirty-two cities to the extent of about
13 per cent. Part of this wns due to the
bi blizzard in the East and part to the
strikes on Western railroads." The great
er portion of the decrease was in New
York, and was largely due to the torpor
o the commercial exchanges. In last
week's clearings, however, even New
York reported an lncreaae.-St. Louis
Democrat.
A srusT.omAL city of over 8,000 in
habitants with but one railroad is cer
tainly an anomaly in thu state, yet that
is Plattsmouth's condition "today. The
Herald has tha best of reasons, how
ever, for bc-lieving that ere long we will
be blessed with another line. The Mis
souri Pacific peeple will build through
to Omaha thia year from Union fourteen
miles south of us. That is our prediction
and as we haye achieved something of a
reputation as a prophet we shall take no
chances when we assure our good peo
ple of the building of a new line.
ved xtilh V
It ii ; -...lutiful, because the LtL.
a freo-Avili offering, from poor t;t-mcrs
who had a right to claim a wiater'a rent
after the Iiumj harvest seacon; because
timber of tho frame-work represents
hours of hard toil in aprons and holders,
by the sale of which to raise a few dol-lrs--hours
needed for rest of soma
mother's weary head and tired hands;
bvausrt every clapboard tells of a pipe
ful less of tobacco for the father;
every shingle, a cup of tea less for the
mother anil tho daughter; and every nail,"
A stick of candy less for tha child. It is
beautiful in containing an organ, while
there arc uu organs in the homes of tho
givers; in having pictures on its walls,
though theirs are blank in its carpeted
aisles, while the floors of the donors aro
bare. Alvan F. Sanburn, iu The Ameri
can Magaz'ne for April.
In the dispute between Manitoba and
tho Dominion Government the plucky
little province triumphed. Manitoba
may build its projected road to the Unit
ed States liucat any time it desires, with
out any opposition from the central
authorities. This is a big blow to tho -power
and pretensions of th Canadian
Pacific Railroad. Ti placate this road
the Dominion gives it $12,000,000 and
grants it some privileges not hitherto ex
tended to it. For the time being all ia
serene on our northern frontier! The
granting of thin concession to Manitoba,
however, may lead the government into
a maze of trouble. U&?r provinces,
notably Nova Scotia and Quebec, hfve
grievances which they have been nursing
for years past, and the success of their
sister provinca may embolden them to
press their claims. The result will
probably bo a growth throughout Canada
in the sentiment in favor of annexation)
to the United States. St. L-mis Globe
Democrat. A most valuable ecries of papers is
about to appear in Woman, entitled.
"Prisoner of Poverty Abroad," by Helen
Campbell, who is now in Europe investi
gating the subiect on behalf of the mag
azine. The series -will comprise twelve
letters relating to the condition of tha
poor in Loudon, Paris, Berlin, Vienna,
Rome, and other leading contineid ci
ties, in nil of which the writer visits per
sonally the workshops and homes, anil .
talks with women in all branches of la
bor, in order to obtain trustworthy infor
mation at first hands and accurate knowl
edge of the life she depicts. Mrs. Camp
bell is especially fitted for this work, her
earnest sympathy witli suffering enabling
her everywhere to reach the confidence.
f the people she encounters, and her let
ters will doubtless contain many thrilling
pictures of the terrible struggle for exis
tence now going on in the over-peopled
cities of the old world.
w. The government's financial officials
appear to be convinced thit no harmful
contraction of the currency from treasury
operations can result within the - next
three or four mouths. The spring de
mands on the treasury were n t nearly so
great as they expected, while no "pinch"
is now looked for until the fall. By that
time they apparently believe that the
desired legislation to relieve the strain
will be .had. Of course the government
less than three months hence will be in
its new financial year, when purchases of
bonds for the sinking fund can be made,
and interest on bonds anticipated. This
will draw about $70,000,000 out of the
government vaults, if the interest be paid
for a half year, and about t2,000,0CO
more if interest for the whule year sh-ulcl
be advanced. Disbursements to this ex
tent would probably be su'ucient to tido
the country over the financial breakers
until winter at least. Globe-Democrat.
Rock BlutYs.
George Churchill and family intenda
to try their luck at Kearney, in a few
days.
Joseph Sans set out eighty dollar
worth of small fruit and ehrebberj last
week. v
William Murphy aud family start for
Holt county, this state, in a few days t
see if they can find a better home tUt-ro.
Seyeral are leaving to hunt homes in
other places,John Churchill and family,
went to Nance county a ihort time ago
B njemau Fraua and his two oldest '
sons start with a team this week for Mon
tana Territory, trying to find a home in
that country.
Charles Nix caught the emigratioa -fever
last we.-k, and he intends to start
for Broken Bew, Custer county. .Neb:;
next Monday.
Hera is a conundrum we would like to
hear explained, Mr. Sans has got a clear
white calf from a black cow and a black
Angus Polled sire.
James Chalfaut moved bis family into) "
Harrison Smith's house last week, and
James starts for Wvomincr Terrltnrv thi
week to see if he can find a better homo.
"There is no place like home " Tl.U ?a
evidently what Los Graves and familv
tninK, ior tiiey returned last Saturday
from Kearney to live airain in Rorlc
Bluffs, or near here.
Mr. Curtis has purchased a rdoba rfntl
a Webster's Unabridged dictionary for"
the use of the school. This is a commen
dable improvement. Toe Shaver,
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