WEEKLY HERALD: 'PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 14, 1890.
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The Plaitsiiiouth Herald.
We wonder bow our old friend Joseph
Cox of Avoca feels in the company f
Todd. Ilenslitw iind Lancaster?
Lou KiciiAitUM an J Tom Majors nt the
head cf the republican slate ticket is
proof enough that the oi l pnrty it t-u
deck with T1 i'" '' t; vior.
'I ii hive already commenced to cut
d'vn a uj'iuiiuoth tre iu California for
the World' Fiir. California is going
t'j try and bhow the world that she is the
reil yiidcn npot.
The original package hill lias pulsed
h' th houses und w;is bigucd by the I'res
ident Saturday, no that the states have
control of tins liquor trnllic once more
mid prohibition ri lor on top in those
Htritis tli it have already adopted it.
Ik sam iuu.uas was a lauer in partner
ship with Mr. Thurston or Mr. Marquette
or Mr. Byron Clark or Mr. any other man
in the employ ol a railroad, what a sweet
morsel it would be for Mr. Sherman to
roll under his truthful tongue. How he
Would canter in the political pastures ol
anti-monopoly, and paw the dui.t up in
to the yerdant granger's eyes? Sam
would be a very, very, bad man then.
Funny, isn't it? Nearly every nomi
nee on the so-called independent peoples'
ticket in Nebraska is either an antiquated
greenbneker or a democrat of fiat tenden
cies. Powers and Kenn, both democrats,
McKeighan, a democratic greenbacker,
Bill Dech, of Saunders, a wild eyed
greenbacker and so on down through the
lists until wt reach own wilder and loud
er and noiser Gov. Todd, a fiatist of the
rawest kind. Funny, isn't it.
A resolution has been introduced in
the Senate of the United States limit
ing debate, and now we may expect to
hear every mugwump and democrat in
the country protest against the inovation,
the dangerous tendency towards the
overthrow of American institutions.
The resolution provides in substance that
after reasonable debate upon any ques
tion a member may call for a vote and
a vote may be had by a majority saying
so. This is of cousse in the interest, of
the country and the dispatch of business,
and should have prevailed years ago.
Since its leaders tirst howled them
selyes hoarse over Mr. Blaine's reciproci
ty suggestions with the Latin-American
6tates, a sad stilluess lias fallen upon that
branch of the democratic work. It was
a yery previous concert made without re
flection. Here was the democratic party
committing itself against an absolutely
free trade clause of the tariff bill and in
favor of a protective suggestion from the
ablest pretectioist in the world. It is
a cold day when the democratic party
will not open its mouth and put its foot
in it.
That Senators Paddock, of Nebraska,
and Plumb, of Kansa-, are getting nearer
to the people all the time is manifest from
their action on tht, tariff bill. They have
gone so far to maintain a position of re
spect before the people that they are ac
cused of going over into the democratic
camp. Such talk as this does not affect
their interests in their home states and
they will find that by befriending the
people in trying to reduce in some re
spects the excessive tariff on thenecessar
ies of life they champion a great cause
and one that will reflect credit upon
them whatever may be their motives. -Superior
Tunes.
The Billy Tweed, what are you going
to do about it, politics of the brigadier
down south like stray chickens, .has at
length came home to roost. Alongsuf
fering country, after waiting twenty odd
years for the south to stop murder and
assassination, for political purposes, has
suggested to it, by the republican party
in congress, a remedy in the form of the
so-called Lodge election bill, and we
have the democratic party crying stop!
Stop! Or you will make the condition
of the black race worse. You will "bring
about a strained condition of the races
Bays the doughface of the north. Well
ff the condition of the races can be
strain; d any vr- we would like to know
how it could be brought about i Per
haps Mr. Breckinridge, of Arkansas, can
explain how that could happen? Or
some of the South Carolina and Mississip
pi colonels who are holding down seats
in congress, to which they never were
elected, can inform the country just how
Smb will get into deeper water than he
is already in? The Lodge law will not
harm or disturb a single honest man north
or south. Only those protest who realize
that a great political party which has
been kept prominently before the country
for twenty odd years by all sorts of out
rages on the ballot box, in the south, is
likely to get out of business when this
law is enforced. The republican party
promised its voters in the south that they
should be protected at the ballot box and
nt will fulfill tht pledge, let the demo
cratic party protest ever so hard.
WOMAN'S ESTIMATE OF TIME.
Perhaps it is not too much to assert
that the majority of women have very
inadequate conceptions of the value and
extent of time. The man of business
learns to understand jnst what five min
utes will do, and wliaU it means. It may
mark the limit of banking hours, or the
departure of an important train.
i'i omptiies is so large an essential in
business circles, and a few wasted mo
ments may mean so much of gain or loss
or wasted opportunity, that men are
forced to know the value of time, and
less frequently than women under-esti-mate
its uses.
The woman who, in feminine parlance
"accomplishes" much is the woman who
has learned to use and save her minutes.
Many women who are really industrious
think nothing of squandering ten or
fifteen minutes in an unmeaning, unsa
tisfactory chat with an acquaintance,
and then wonder at the close of the day
what has become of the hours. A yery
few misspent half-hours destroy the
day's usefulness. Almost as deplorable
as the water of time in gossip is the
woman who never has time for a pleasant
chat with her friend, and whose mind is
so crowded with social or household
cares that she inwardly grudges the time
given to a caller.
There is a happy medium between
these extremes, which it is well worth
every woman's while to strive for. Time
means golden opportunities for so many
helpful, interesting occupations. Balzac
says that in Paris everybody wants to
find a twenty-fifth hour among the twenty-four.
In our blessed America we
are looking away beyond that, and
would welcome the addition of a round
dozen hours to the calendar day. Har
er's Bazar.
And now we have the Journal laboring
in the defense of the young Mr. Bryan.
Mr. Talbot is only a harmless right of
way man, why bless your antimonopoly
soul that is all Tobe Caster or . Church
Howe was. Young Mr. Bryan is a part
ner in full communion and good standing
with the general attorney of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad in Nebraska. That firm
has represented the Missouri Pacific at the
capital of this state for several years, has
charge of the legal business of the Mis
souri Pacific at that point and are its
servants, uoes the Journal and the dem
ocratic candidate intend to lay down op
Mr. Bryan's partner and charge the cor
poration taint all up to him? We rather
guess young Mr. Bryan had better get out
of the Missouri Pacific bed if he denies
the marital relations. The Journal may
make the verdant granger believe almost
anything but this railroad business is
something be "is onto." Now for the
moral of this business? The Herald
does not believe young Mr. Bryan is any
worse or any better, on account of his re
lations with the Missouri Pacific Rail
road, we simply desired to call our thick
hided neighbor's attention to its dirty,
dishonest, Van Wyck journalism. The
moment a republican is nominated for an
office no matter how high his character, the
Journal with the World-Herald and that
class of hocus pocus newspapers, sets up
a howl of "railroad cappers" and all such
rot. The republican ticket, nominated
right out of the ranks of the alliance in
this county the other day, was set upoL
by the Journal with this kind of an at
tack; and, now when the democratic par
ty does nominate a man connected with
a railroad, and the Journal's attention is
called to that fact, it does us an immense
amount of good to see our neighbor re
sort to billingagate and all that kind of
argument to break the force of the charge.
We have no kind of doubt but the pro
digious young free trade orator (?) who
is going to peal the bark from the shell
bark hickerys in this district, this fall,
will tell the farmer that Mr. Talbot, his
partner, is the railroad man of the firm
and that he, Bryan, is the antimonopoly
end of that very accomodating arrang
ment. Of course the granger will suck
in all that kind of taffy. We would
suggest a certificate to that effect from
Mr. S. II. H. Clark, general manager of
the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
The table, now published, showing
the taxable value of property in each
county in Nebraska, furnishes interest
ing reading. Take for instance the
counties of Lancaster, Gage and Cass.
Lancaster with about one-third more
territory than Cass and containing the
city of Lincoln, larger in population
than any county in the state except
Douglas, shows an assessed valuation of
a little more than ten millions while
Cass county shows almost fire and one
half million for purposes of taxation.
Gage county with almost as large an
area of territory as Lancaster and a
population about one-third larger than
Cass returns about the same valuation as
Cass does for purposes of taxation.
Now if we pay taxes on this yaluation,
for state purposes, Cass county will pay,
as compared with Lancaster, at least
three times as much tax as we should
pay, and as compared with Gage, at
least one-third more than we should pay.
It must be yery evident to any one at a
glance that our mode of assessment be
longs to the dark ages.
THE SUFFRAGE PROBLEM IN THE
SOUTH.
From the til. Louis lilube Demourat.
The question of most importance to be
considered by the Mississippi Constitu
tional Convention is that of adjusting the
suffrage matter. It is to be taken for
granted that a large majority of the mem
bers will be opposed to thw idea of p
mitting the negroes to vote; and - i
white people of the state expect that soiu
way will be devised to practically dis
franchise the colored element, Several
plans have been suggested. One is to
apply an educational test; but that would
shut out a good many whites as well as
blacks, and so it is not likely to be adopt
ed. Another is to establish . a property
quulilicdtion; but it is open to the same
objection, as many negroes, in bpite of all
drawbacks, are more thrifty than some
of the whites. Still anothe r is that of
authorizing state officers to appoint
boards of examiners for the different
counties whose duty it shall be to puss
upon the qualifications of all persons
who wish to vote. This would accom
pliah the desired object, it is easy to un
derstand. The negroes, would be ex
cluded as fast as they appeared; and the
same thing would happen as to all white
men suspected of a purpose to vote any
other than the democratic ticket. It is to
be doubted, however, if the convention
will care to give its assent to a propesi
tion so transparently dishonest.
There is one very significant fact in all
this southern talk about the necessity of
suppressing the negro vote, and that is
that the whites are plainly unwilling to
yield the least political advantage in or
der to remove what they call the greatest
of all possible dangers. If it be true, as
they say. that negro rule is the one thing
that they fear aboye all others, then why
do they not make it forever impossible in
the easiest and simplest way? That 13 to
say, why do they not disfranchise the
negroes by some direct proceeding? They
have it in their power to do so any day
The federal government cannot prevent
them from limiting the suffrage to their
own class. They are free to say who
shall and who shall not vote in all of
their elections. The only penalty pre
scribed for disfranchising the colored ele
ment is that it could no longer be counted
in the apportionment for congressional
purposes. That is all they would loose
by such a process of discrimination; and
strangely enough, that is the very thing
which preyents them from adopting the
policy of legal disfranchisement. With
all their loud arfd hysterical talk about
the danger of negro rule, they will not
consent to give up the congressmen allot
ted to them by reason of the negro popu
lation, and thus secure the safety which
they profess to desire beyond everything
else. They have the matter entirely in
their own hands, and yet they refuse to
solve the question because they arerequir
ed to surrender a portion of their power
to congress. Can the people of the north
be blamed, therefore, for concluding that
the representation of graye concern about
the possibility of negro rule are mainly
pretense and falsehood?
Hypnotism mesmerism by whichev
er name you choose to call it is a sub
ject of special interest to everybody at
present, and eyeryone would be pleased
to have ocular demonstration of some of
the wonderful phenomena produced by
this weird art of sicence. Opportunities,
however, are few; but those curious to
learn the modus operandi may do so from
reading the description of "A Hypnotic
Seance,', illustrated with pictures taken
from life, published in Demorest's Fam
ily Magazine for September. It is by
thus giying special attention to timely
topics, keeping "in touch" with the sent
iments and new ideas of the day, that
this ideal Magazine has achieved its
well deserved popularity.
Another timely paper is "On a Millio
naire's Steam-Yacht," the text and the
fine illustrations giving a vivid idea of
Jay Gould's "Atlanta,"' the floating pal
ace in which he and his gupsts en
joy "life on the ocean wave." Everyone
cannot be a millionaire and own a steam
yacht, but one can read about it and
imagine how it would seem.
Then read "Wings, Songs and Stings;"
and if you do not decide that the topic
is timely, and feel a new interest in the
mosquito, we are egregiously mistaken.
The story matter is fully up to its usual
high standard, everyone who has "a
sweet tooth" will be interested in "A Box
of Candy," the houakeeper will be spe
cially pleased with "A Normandy Kitch
en," every one of ''our girls" should read
"Girl Bachelors vs. Husband-Hunters,"
and the children will be delighted with
the kindergarten amusements and the
story of "A Dutch Doll." We have not
space to enumerate all the other attrac
tions; but there are nearly two hundred
fine illustrations, and a lovely water-color
that everyone will appreciate for its ar
tistic effect and truthfulness to nature.
How all this is done for 20 cents a num
ber, $2 a year, is a problem . Published
by W. Jennings Demorest, 15 East .14th
St., New York.
Money to Loan.
We can make you a farm loan as low
as the lowest and quicker than the quick
est, wtf Wrss & Hyers.
I L ; Usg Us&v '1 8sl
At the "Daylight Store" from now until Sept. let, We shall clear out all our seasonable goods such as
CIIALLIES, LAWNS, EMBRODERIE3, LACES, . COMMON SATEENS, FRENCH SATEENS, ETC
At Prices That Will I'robably Sell Them All in Two Weeks.
Good heavy muslins, full standard and one yard wide, 5c per yard worth 8c. Best Calicos. Gc worth 7c per yard.
Indigo blue calicos, Gjc worth 10c. Good lawns, fast colors, 3c worth Gc
Heavy Bheeting, 9c worth 12c Ammerican sateens 10c worth lc
Best French sateens, yard wide, 25c worth 35c,
All other goods in proportions, including Carpets. Millinery, and by the way we shall give the
genuine surprise in the way of boots and shoes. We keep a large line of the "Celebrated
M. D. Wells & Co.," good. It you want to buy cheap, keep your eyes open
YOURS TRULY,
J. V. WECKBACH c& SOET,
COL. TOM MAJORS. THE CUSTER
OF THE NEBRASKA FIRST.
The old Nebraska boys are in the sad
dle this campaign for Col. Tom Majors,
the Custer of the Nebraska First, who was
as cool and brave a man as ever went in
to action, and when occasion required it,
as reckless and dashing a cavelry leader
as ever led a squadron of brave men
through the enemy's lines. In private
life Tom is as solid and staunch a citizen
as he was daring and braye in his coun
try's seryice.
The boundary line between the United
States.and Canada is not "imaginary" as
most people suppose; the fact is the line
is distinctly marked from Lake Michi
gan to Alaska by cairns, iron pillars,
earth mounds and timber claims; there
are 385 of these marks between the Lake
of the Woods and the base of the Rocky
mountains; the British placed one post
every two miles, and the United States
one between ej ch British post; the posts
are of cast iron and on their faces are
the words "Convention of London, Oc
tober 20, 1813." Where the line crosses
lakes, mountains of stone have bean
built projecting eight feet above high
water mark; in forests the. line is defined
by felling trees for a space of a rod
wide.
The idea of frightening Mr. Conaell
off the track with the young Mr. Bryant
is a raw joke. The fact is, the nomi nation
of the young man from Lincoln
is looked upon as a walk away for Con
nell without exertion. It is ilr. Van
Wyck who is in the way of the demo
cratic organization just now and who is
too old and smart a politican to spend
his time advancing mossbacks in the
political world. Mr. Connell is serenely
happy over the situation and will suc
ceed himself by a very large majority.
Fkek sugar is very objectionable to
the democratic party organs hence
their opposition to the McKinly bill.
Since the nomination of the prodigeous
tariff reform orator and corporation law
yer Bryan for Congress in this district
we understand that party is in favor of
free brass. 'With a tax on 6Ugar and
brass free that party is now committed
for the campaign in this district.
Ock genial friend, Mx. W. H. Gushing,
has at last received notice of his candi
dature from the Plattsmouth Journal,
which copies the World-Herald's men
tion. It is only a quotation however!
The Journal could have done much bet
ter closer at home.
The premium lists for the the twenty-
fourth annual fair of the Cass County
Agricultural Society to be at Plattsmouth,
September 15, 16, 17 and 18, 1890, hare
all been printed and are being distribut
ed by the secretary .
For Sale
The nicest residence lota ia the city.
located on Chicago ave.!, for sale cheap.
For particulars enquire of Daniel Burris
or call at this office.
WHEAT IN THE NORTHWEST.
Conservative Estimates by Experts
as to the Probable Crop of 1 890.
Minneapolis Market Itecord.
"There is one complaint from the
wheat-fields in the northwest that is uni
versal. It is that the tops of heads have
not filled. That will be found, on
thrashing, to mean a smaller yield than
would be commonly estimated, and local
estimates are from that alone likely to be
cut down. Superficial examiners of
wheat-fields do not usually take into ac
count the extent of such in j uries. People
are very liable to be misled this year by
taking the appearance of the field last
year and the returns ttiey then made for
a standard to judge this crop by. In
doing so the tendency would be to over
estimate the probable yield. The stand
of straw averages much better, and, as
the straw is what many people go by in
estimating, the thrashing will probably
disappoint them.
"The whole Red river country is esti
mated by some to yield fifteen to eighteen
bushels, by others ten to fifteen bushels,
West of that it is figured at five to ten
per acre for an average by different jud
ges. There is much wheat that has a
large yield and a small yield in the same
territory. The Chicago & Northwestern
railway people estimate that they will
haul more wheat on that line than they
have ever hauled from any crop. The
Milwaukee people expect to move more
than last year, the St. Louis people as
much, the Northern Pacific and the
Manitoba also talk more, while the Soo
figures not much different from last year.
"The roads mentioned handle about
98 per cent of tbe crop of the northwest.
They have all had experts looking up
the.situation. Iftheyarenot mistaken
there will still remain a fair yield that
will reach above 90,000,000 bushels.
There is in their case danger that too fine
coloring has been giyen for reasons eta
ted. "The yield of the last crop was a little
below 95,000,000 bushels, and it was not
an extraordinary crop, excepting iu Min
nesota. One trouble in estimating wheat
in the northwest has been that the acreage
has increased faster than the figures noted
it. Another trouble is that there are too
many people interested in speculative
wheat to get at the truth.
"The mass of testimony every year
since the northwest has cut much of a
figure in the markets has understated
the production when it comes to figuring
the total in yield. The natural result of
it has each year been a surprise in how
well the wheat movement holds out at
the end.
"The great Northern road brought to
Minneapolis from last crop 19,958,960
bushels of wheat from Aug. 2 to July 31.
The same company hauled to Duluth
and other places about 10,000,000 more,
making a movement for that road of
30,000,000 bushels. It figure now on
a movement of 35,000,000 bushels for
this crop. Allowing that the other
roads expect more than last year, it is
plain where the result of such expecta
tions would put the total yield.
From Tuefday.B Daily,
Tom Hicks was in the metropolis to
day.
C. C. Parmele was an Omaha passen
ger this morning
The wife of Policeman John Fitzpat
ick is lying at her home very sick.
Benj..Elson and daughter Miss Beulah
left this afternoon for Chicago. -m
James Hall was sentenced by JudgL
Archer to five days in the city jail for
vagrancy.
The funeral of the late Henry Luchsin
ger occurred at 1:30 this afternoon, Rev.
Witte officiating.
Mr. Fred M. Webster, of Des Moines,
la., was in the city a few hours last even
ing. He had visited in Omaha and
Council Bluffs and left here for other
Nebraska towns after a delightful ride
on the motor line.
Geo. II. Holton vs. W. S. Elliott.
Suit in replevin to obtain possession of
the Greenwood Gazette. Writ returna
ble August 18th at 10 o'clock, a. m.
Polk Bros, for plaintiff.
J. E . Knott's and Chas. Ingalls, former
employes of the Herald, but now of
Des Moines, are in the city renewing
old acquaintances and making new ones.
The boys are going to Beatrice before
returning home.
Thos. Ellis who was recently taken to
the soldiers' home at Grand Island died
yesterday and today II. C. McMaken
left to bring the body back to this city
for interment. The date of the funeral
is not yet set, but will probably be to
morrow. Unknown parties engaged in a hard
fisticuff on the bottom northeast of the
city yesterday afternoon. One of them
arriyed at the B. & M. depot at the &ar4
time of passenger No. 2 from the west;
and excited some comment from hi3
bloody and bruised face, being also
bareheaded. He was intoxicated and
excited unable to tell how it hap
pened except that "up there somebody
pounded me all up. ' The man was a
tramping stranger to the city and contin
ued walking toward the bridge bound
for Pacific Junction.
Last night about 1 1 o clock as C. II.
Petetson was going home from lodge,
and as he was crossing Sixth street cater
cornered to Vine street, there was a tall
man came off of Vine street apparently
going in his direction and as Mr. Peter
eon reached the sidewalk in the shade of
the trees tbe man who was about ten
feet away made a rush and struck at
him. Mr. Peterson threw up his left arm
and caught the blow and with his right
he made a motion as if to draw a revol
ver and at the same time said he would
blow the fellows brains out and they
both backed off. Mr. Peterson went back
to Main street and looked for a police
man but could not find any and a couple
of men from the lodge went back with
Mr. Peterson but the fellow had gone.