WEtKi.Y UfcUAliD. Pi.ATTSKOOrH, NEBRASKA PX;.L 3 1891
PROUD OF HIS WORK.
A Old Scotch Frofeasor Who Took
Pride In Ilia Labor a Mnrlianle.
Dr. B. W. RichardHon, of London, in
Mi address to workinginen at the con
gress of thft Sanitary institute of Great
Britain, declared that "Work, manual
work and that, too, of a resolute kind
is absolutely necessary forevf-ryman."
lie Piok; also of thu importance of do
ing one's work, not merely to get it
done, bnt with a fueling of pride in do
ing it well. In thin connection he naid:
I wan invjted not many years ago to
lecture at St. Andrew's university and
to listen in the evening to a lecture bj
another man, like myself, an outsidei.
I was not jM-rsonally acquainted witu
thin oilier man, but I knew that he filled
an important judicial ollice in Scotland,
and was considered one of the most able
and learn'd, as well as one of the witti
est, men in the country.
lit; chose for his subject "Self Cult
ure," and for Jin hour held us in a perfect
dream of pleasure. For my ow.i part I
could not realize that the hour had fleil.
Tholeeture ended at 7 o'clock, and at 8
I found my.'-elf seated at, dinner by tlx
side of t he lecturer at t In; house of one of
the university profe-Mrs. In the course
of the dinner 1 made some reference to
the hall in which the exercises of the
day had been held how iood it was for
Sound and what a fine structure to look
upon.
"And iY. 1 you like the way in which
the stones were laid inside?" asked my
new friend.
"Immensely," I replied. "The man
who laid those stones was an artist who
must have thought that his work would
live throu; u the ages."
'Well, te;t is pleasant to hear," h.
naid, "f the walls aremyain doing."
He had iiw Scotch accent when he wad
in earnest.
"iortuc: to man," I replied, "to hnve
the means to build so fine a place," for I
thought, naturally enough, that being a
rich man he had built this ball at his
awn expense and presented it to the uni
versity.
"Fortunate, truly," he answered, "but
pot in that sense. What I mean is that
I laid every one of those stones with my
nin hand. I was a working mason, and
the builder of the hall gave me the job
of laying the inside stone work, and I
never had any job in my life in which I
took 6o much pride and so much pleas
ure."
That workman still lives, and is one
of the heads of the university. While he
was working with his hands he was
working ulso with his brain. He took
.his degree, went to the bar, and now he
Jis a man honored throughout the coun
try.
But I refer to him here only as the
mason at his work, proud of his labor.
That man had the idea of the paradise.
It sweetened bis work; it made it great.
We applauded his brilliant lecture, but
those silent, beautiful stones before hiin,
which echoed our applause, must, 1 think,
have been to him one cheer more, and a
big one.
CHOOSING A SERVANT.
OPINIONS OF SEVERAL INTELLI
GENCE OFFICE KEEPERS.
Chnje In New Vork.
"Only fancy," said a stately and
charming representative of one of New
York's oldest families at adinner,"when
I was a young ;rirl in New York I knew
personally every one who kept a car
riage." This warned almost incredible,
as the speaker did not seem much past
middle age herself, although, of course,
the time to which she referred had to be
left politely to surmise. "And now,"
she went on, "most of my intimates do
not keep hors'-j at all; in fact I may say
that nowadays I do not know any of tha
people who do keep carriages. Quite at
inverse ratio, is it not?" she concluded
with a l::ugh p.nd a sigh. When one
considers the vast size of New York and
the countless number of handsome
equipages that crowd Fifth avenue and
Central park, it seems odd that one indi
vidual could have noted personally so
many clu-ages in the conditions of the
citizens of ibis great metropolis. New
York Tribune.
Mi?Mipsot;i"' Wonderful Climate.
"Curious winter phenomena we have
here," remarked the St. Paulite to the
visitor fronic. Louis. "You notice that
icicle up there on the cornice of that
c'rj'. - . . ' " : ' eii'"ld say it was
ten feet lot!';. Well, this very morning
one just like that dropped as Sam Bones
was passing, .m 1 the point struck him
square on the top of the head. It went
through him like a shot and pinned him
to the sidewalk, bolt upright and stiff as
a statue."
"Kill him?"
"Hardly. A? soon as the icicle melted
lie walked oIE ai I right enough. See?"
"An extraordinary escape, truly per
haps an isolated case. But I should
think lie would be liable to take cold
from the draught through the hole in his
body."
"Not at all! Yon see, the winter cli
mate here is so dry that"
"Bosh!" Nature's Realm.
Sacrem.
It is a great take to imagine that
inccess whvi . jfort will ever make a
m)in or a woui.:i happy. What we
cease to strive f . r ceases to be a success,
and gradually lweoines more and more
worthless. Suppose the same wages to
be paid for nothing that are now ren
dered for skill and energy and persever
ing work, or the same applause to be
ghowered on the mere trifler that is now
given to the public benefactor, could
tb'ov possibly l-i'v7!? th same joy in the
heart of the receiver that they do now?
They would mean nothing, stand for
nothing and shortly would be nothing.
New York Led:,, r.
WHh Ordinary Ciik i llnd Help tli Chief
Truulite In Genrully with tlin Employ
er, Vln I Untidily Woman In
justice to Hard working Uirln.
A small tow headed boy, with a vacant
look on his face, and a thumb worn old
blankbook in his dirty hands, sitting on
a short stool before a littered desk, whis
tling in a lazy, half hearted tone; a small
etove emitting a fierce heat in an indig
nant sort of way, as if disgusted with
itself and its surroundings; nine rickety
chairs, set in rows along the walls; a
faded old carpet, asmoke stained ceiling
and a rickety table these are the ob
jects of furniture in a small square room
one one of the east side avenues.
The interior of the room is screened
from the view of passers by a dingy blue
curtain drawn over the lower half of
the windows. A legend in faded yellow
once gilt letters over the door and on
the windows announces that servants
may be hired there. This is a typical
"Employment Agency."
A reasonably careful observer will see
many curious things in an hour in one
of these agencies. It is always easy to
get high priced help. There is plenty of
it. But the less skilled and lower priced
service is hard to obtain. That is tho
kind most of the agencies have to do
with. Nine out of ten of the agents will
tell you that the great trouble in secur
ing satisfactory help is with the employ
ers. A casual investigation goes to show
that they are right.
various ormoxs.
The agents say that the business has
changed greatly in the last few years
"Twenty years ago," said one of tliein
recently, "wnen a young couple set up
housekeeping they expected to start a
permanent establishment. The women
in those days were familiar with house
work from their own house training.
They were not ashamed to go into the
kitchen occasionally and give the green
help a little instruction. Then, too, we
got a great deal of green help from the
constant immigration which, stopped
here-
Now, all that is changed. The women
either don't know enough, or are too
high toned to go into their kitchens and
give their cook a pointer when things
don t go right. And the supply of green
help from immigrants is cut off. They
don t 6toi) here any more. They go on
out west, where the old way has not
changed so much for the worse. It's
almost impossible to get the ordinary
plain help now."
"Very few people know how to engage
help," said another agent. "They come
here and talk to the girls for an hour at
a time, and they don't know enough to
pick out the one who will suit them.
Four-fifths of the time they go to telling
'what I said to my last cook,' or 'what
she said to me,' and the upshot of it in
they make the girl think the place is too
hard and she won't go, whereas if they
went at it in a businesslike way they
could soon be suited."
"Yes," said a third agent, "the ever
lasting shifting is making a lot of trou
ble now. It's a rare thing for a girl to
have a place more than a few months,
even when she gives the best satisfaction.
People go to Europe for the summer and
go to Florida for the winter, and keep
house in the intervals between their
pleasant trips. Then they growl because
they can't get first class help. They're
the people that do the kicking. They
want servants to show references for
year of service when they only' expect
to hire them for a fewweeksor months."
TWO AGENCIES.
There are two inside rooms at the place
above described where girls looking for
work wait for possible employers. They
come early in the morning ...id wait
til the office closes at 4 o'clock in t!'
afternoon. When an employer comes
the agent politely offers a chair and in
quires into tho needs of his customer,
lie then goes into one of the inner rooms
and looks over his supply. The accom
plishments and pedigree of each one in
the inside rooms have been fully noted
ilown when tby ajiplied to the agent.
and he is prettv familiar with 11:. ;i ail.
He selects what one he thinks will "nest
satisfy the visitor, and indicates with a
graceful wave of the hand the one to
whom the aspirant for work is to ad
dress herself. Sometimes a bargain is
struck almost immediately.
There is an employment ofiice in Sixth
avenue that is just a little different from
any of the rest of them. It is run by a
woman, a clear headed, gray eyed Eng
lish woman, who was for years the
housekeeper for a well known New
Yorker. Her clientage is almost wholly
among the wealthy people. And the
peculiar part of it is that they scarcely
ever visit her office. She has a whole
deskful of letters which say. "You know
jubt what I want, and I trust you to get
it for me."
Some day this woman will wake up to
the fact that she has a valuable lot of
autograph letters from many of the best
known women of this city, with not a
few from Philadelphia, Washington.
Baltimore and other towns. An auction
sale of these autographs would interest
a great many people and bo very pi,it
able to her. New York Sun.
Uoj-Hk Answer.
""What comes nxfc to man in the scale
of being?" inquired an examiner. "Ilia
shirt," was the reply. Asked to give the
distinction, if any-, between a fort and a
fortress, a boy nicely defined them: "A
fv,n ': . .. x '. tj pat l.i. n l.i, i.ai a full
r;. .i j',.. e v put women in." On
. l :t th " c';i-' f ed of jn;-r
w.i.'., ;.- i' 1 l'y without ary be-ita
fi..n. c-;;id. "The end wLul s got bl3 fecaJ
on. CaBtdTfl -Journal
Holes In the Air.
I. Henneqnin, of Paris, France, who
has had some experience in aerial navi
gation, stopjx.'d in the city from San
Francisco on his way home. Mr. Henne
qnin was in Fontenay at the time Tis
fdndi 'r an 1 Qower had their startling
advent ure in a balloon. The traveler is
an intimate friend of Gower, ami tells
the story of their fall of a mile as the
balloonist ndal-.d it to him:
"They ascended from Tissindier'p
house in Paris and floated off toward
Vinconnes, and, as tlie wind was some
wa.it strong Irom the norlliea. t, the tvvi
men soon ui.-a ; area Ironi tue view ol
Paris, having risen to a height of 1.5(H)
feet. When they had leached Fontetiay
however, thev , re fullv 0,00') feet above
the earth. Tiny were sailing alon-
smoothly, w U-f'ing the scenes below
when sini.iein;, I : ey set iueu to tall inti.
t hoi in '...' a . an;;,!" re, and down they
v.vnt at a terriii.- !. : . Gower glanced
at llr." liei-dle of iiu vertical scale. It
wa- 5 v; Lag with ;. .;!itning speed. A
: ' heir ears, and boih men
thoirrht t ieir time had come.
"Njihii.g had happened to the balloon.
It waa iii i;-.iLt condition, but there
seciivd to i." no air to hold it up. Ti
sindier -oeratelv threw out sandbars.
They we;-.- i'.ilii.g m rapidly that tlu
bagswi-v. 1 ft far behind and di.-appeared
above iheju. The earlu seemed to be
ru.-inng ar them wiui the speeu oi a
co, net. Tnere seemed to be no atmos
phere left, and they could scarcely
breathe. As a lat resort Tisindiei
threw over the anchor and the remain
ing btliat, and the big balloon, after i
rush of a mile t h"on.'.-ii the air, regaino
its poise and tln-y were saved. Tin
earth was but fffy'feet below."
"This goes to ".'ow," continued Mr.
Ileauequi.i, je-it ;. much precauf ion
cannot be ol s. ive.1 in carrying plenty ol
ballast. There are in the air occasional
rare! actions, and when a balloon once
gets into one of them it. drops like a piece
of lead. Gower and Tissindier sailed
'uto a veritable nit in the air, and had
they i "t had lots of L;:!l -..-t abo.-ird lliey
would have been aasneil to pieces.
Chicago Tribune.
A Remarkable Farm.
I will sell my farm of 100 acres nix
milen won th west of I'lattHiiiouth very
cneap. me larm ih nig;nly niinrov-
cil with beariii"; orchard, ol resi
dence, barn and other out-buildinirH
Kuquire on preiuiriOH or by letter to
a rasli, rveb.
wUt Koukkt Mkteick.
Old Wood for Violins.
When the old Pierce building, tk at had
itood at the corner of Tremont and
Jourt streets for more than two hundred
'ears, was torn aown six or seven years
igo, I got a lot of pieces of spruce joists
rut of it to make violin tops. That's it,
low. Most jeople think violins are
nade from some queer and costly foreign
wood. They are not. The top is of
aprnoe boards or timbers, and the strap,
the back and the scroll from enrly maple.
The essential, however, is that the wood
bhall have been seasoned for generations.
Cheap violins are made from wood that
lias been seasoned only four or five
years. I want wood 100 years old.
The eld spruce is easier to get than the
old maple. For that we have to seek in
old farmhouses, where there are vener
able chests of drawers and old fashioned
ledsteads of maple, with headboard
and footboards. We buy these for what
we can, but they cost a great deal, for
people usually value them highly as heir
looms. The posts and frame of the bed&
we can work into necks and scrolls, and
th t e::,lbo;i.rds, etc., into scraps and
l;a--h:'. Here is an c-H piece of board nc
more than two feet long, as you see, that
I couldn't replace
Interview with
The notion which many papere
appear to entertain that a declara
tion of war would have to be made
by us before we could begin hostili
ties in the present exigency in ab
surd. As we have heretofore point
ed out, no formality of thin ort was
observed by us in any of the three
warn we have been cnacd in since
the foundation of the government
except in 1M12. In theconllict which
begriii in that year this country, in
a certain .sense, took the initiative.
In 1S46 the initiative was taken by
tlie Mexicans and in 1S1 by domes
tic foes of the jovernment, and in
neither of these instances was a dec
laration made by us. The t;o erii
ment in each case recognized a
state of war as actually existent,
and took measures to meet it. If a
conflict takes place between Italy
and the United States Italy will un
doubtedly beo iu it, and an attack on
some of our porta or ship.s will be
made. It is nonsensical to imagi
mat in suen a continofcncy we
could offer no rcsistencc except I
authority from congress, which
mio-lit not then be in session. As a
matter of fact, we arc under no such
humiliating and perilous necessity
The president is clothed with ample
authority in a crisis of this sort to
take action as he deems readiest
and most effective to protect the
interests and dig-nity of the nation
oi couise, in such a case congress
would be immediately called in sea
sion, but in the interval between
the first act of aggression and the
meeting of congress the executive
would have abundant powers to act,
Globe Democrat.
1 0 f&Jr Ij tye birWre tbc Wild tn
& Ibe tlouomc of Ijeadfcf.
Beats tlje l?eAityer6JcI
bolt tqgetljei
aunxo-AussDAPj
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MAD ONLY BY
e" tALaii
RKTA1RBANK&C0. chicagq.
Perhaps no local disease has puz
zled and baffled the medical profes
sion more than catarrh. While not
immediately fatal it is among the
most distressing and disgusting
ins tne nesn is Jieir to, ana the rec
ords show very few or no cases of
radical cure of chronic catarrh by
any of the multitude of modes of
treatment until the introduction of
My 8 Cream Halm a few veare aco
The success of this preparation has
Deen most gratifying and; but
prising.
VlllWSOlA'CREAM
HIS preparation, with
out
ut injury, removes
Pimples, Black-Heads, Sanborn
ana lan, A few applications will ren-
;er the most stubbornly red skin soft,
:mooih and white, Viola Cream is
ce for a five dollar bill.- .fl a !nt,or1 powder to cover defects,
i Violr. M ii-er -u . a remedy to cure. It is superior to
a lo.i.i M.illv. .11 other pr pr.rstione, and is guaranteed
In the
Itrt-aking; It Gently.
aprlor I ivcd of '-(file, theeoiuUry
le are not oulr v..rv thrifty br.t c:c-
o give satist-aet on
d for 50 cents.
At drut-gists or mail-
red by
ceedlngly fond of tV-ir cws. as m;y Vp
gathered from the following character
istic story,
F::ruj-r Jan was walking sadly down
ih-- road day when lite village pastor
met him.
Why so sad. Farmer Jan?" rr.id
pastor,
RFATTY riANos (new) si-i.. on-
nr'n All t.-..r .S5.-. DANIEL I
BKATTY. Washinirfon. N. ,T.
tlu
I
a s';
rir.nd. V''ter,
A K. i)iiAKt' ! t'tif ri'ut lid, on my
1 Coi-ets, Kelts, brushes. Curlers, and nied
lVines. Samples free. Write now. Dr. Brklsr
mai), 371 Kroadway N. V.
f p- a rXESN And HEAD NOISFS niTRED
liriif1'1' leek's INVISIBLE Tubuirr
Ear Cushions Whisht,! heard,
fomriiroiide. sue ssfui where all remedies fail
soid by F. HIsoox only, 8.53 Broadway, New
101K. uriii; ior uuok 01 nrooia kkkk.
,i
"What is it?"
r ITenrik's "ov is dend iu
and I am ou mv wav to
BIT
tell
r arm
pasture.
him."
A hard task, Jan."
Indeed it is, bat I shall break it tc
him gently."
'nYi,v v-ill von rlo flvit?"
1 m,-::! t il iiiia i'.i: t that it i-;
i::o-: . i;o i; d.-ad, ;;i.d !': n. hi'.viu.-i-
ci: I tho way for t '. .1 r i.--.v-s r.'J.ll, I
bhall tell him that it ii not, his luolaci,
but the cow!" Youth's Companion.
Value f Di.Tiuoinls.
The weight of a carat is four grains
Troy, but t l:e value of tho diamond c-.rat
s a vei y imceru-ia ua:iii!y, d-p-ieii';-;.;
nltogelher on tli" quality, purity, cut
ting and mzi' of the stone. According
o a ? '.:'.:. '.ird v -i k :i pr !.-us : s. a
ve'.l-ci.;. ("li.;i:!ei:d of
l'.:' iki llaws. featht
ectiui.
.c r
.-, is worth 4):
h fr.:ji C-"i' to i,
1" four, i. ' ): oi
perfect color, hav
s," or otht r imper-
oae i two caraig
li.U; one of lLi-e,
tight, Ll.0:;n; of
en, l,."(i0: tf twenty. $10,000.
The valuation of stones of a larger
ize is purely a iu 'iter of fancy, depcud
n. almost aitoxcuier on the w hinis of
r Her i.i.d purehaot-r. and even with the
jir.v.U sized stones an almost inappreci-
in tint will often make.
..u-i's tl'rr. i-eiice m va..i:.t:-a.
F;l -'I;-: :i ;:l.-o i:.f::: e;--s the i.ri,-,. ,,f ,4i:v.
mouds. bt. Louis (iiobe-Democrat.
ible variation
1 11 t hi
A Practical .Joke.
Tramp Yon gave me a counterfeit $-3 j
aill a few moments ago.
Practical Joker lie! he! be! ho!
hoi Found it out, eh? j
"Yes, t-ir; and on my infonn;;:on an
officer is now looking for you. Gim'me
in good money and I'll throw 'em off i
the track. Thanks. Ta, ta!" Good 1
News. 1
Dilllcult to IIeae.
Scheming Zilollur Yhat objection
I11 ve yon f i th".t wealthy Mr. Lightpite?
I: l i . ; . llj i:-.-ver t;.Iks
anyiuiiig but nonsense. II o fcet-;ns to
think all women are fools.
Mother You cannot find that fault
vvilii ..... r. GreiiLiiuad.
Daughter lie's a perfect bore al
ways tt Iking al out things I don't under-
GH m BACK,
That generally means pain
and suffering-. Hut why suffer?
Dr. Grosvenor's Bell-cap-sic
porous Plaster will relieve
you in one night, sure. Send
a penny stamp to Grosvenor
& Richards, Boston. Mass.,
;..!'! .'e;.ni ho.v ; ;vir:-:vt a
joro!is plaster scientifically
it will yn'13- you and don't
forget that the best porous
plaster in the world has the
picture of a bell on the back
cloth, and is called
Dk. Gkosvexok's
Bslhcapisic.
"4
HAS
I0NNER STABLES.
W. D- JONES, Proprietor.
THE FINKST RIGS IN
TH
CITY
Carriages lor
Cor. 4th and Vine
Pleasure and Short
Kept Keady.
Drive Always
riattumouth, JS'ebraek
C2
F Q l.'ni'-ijr. 4
WILL KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HANI)
A Full aud Complete line of
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, and Oils.
DSUCGISTS SUNDRIES AND PURE LIQUORS
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded at all Hours
The Best is the Cheapest
That is Why Fred Gorder after 15 yearB of experience at tho most successful
Agricultural implement dealer in the county has fcclected the following imple
aienta which he carries and heartily recommonds to his friends and patrons.
ZSZotclrvizzi. 2olin.o and Schutlor
WAGONS,
IBradlsy, 2?eru, and Deere
LISTERS and PLOWS
NEW DEPARTURE TONGUELES AND
Badger Cultivators.
WEIRS
AND BRADLEY STALKCUTTER,
HA-
DEERE, FARMERS FRIEND AND
worth Checkrowers and Planters.
Handles the finestot Buggies, Phaeton?, Carts, Spring
Carriages an J other vehicles tliat are manufactured.
Wa crons.
and
BOILING WATER OR MILK
9
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PARKER'S
' Plactnc rr. hrantn. .V, K.I.
ir'.-j I'rumctti a luxuriant growth.
,.V t.vi iever Fl' to JUrrore Q-rty
.- E.iir to its YomiLTul Color.
y'f.Mn '.00t rhnpfiMj
' i'.irwr's f-:ngLT Tome. J . -uri - mo woi; Louc1!,
V t'ak I.Hi rs, J)fliln, Indigaaliaii, Pta, Tata io !.
- ! J T Ct n ! -. The 01.lv mr tnrr for Com.
IH1.
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civ.
Slie Cr:iv-1 ApirTj:it!!.
A liitl thrw-yar"01 1 V-'l v'
to chnrch for the tir.-.t t i mo. ::
L-in' tiuk ' '... 1
t::!k. Fur o ...
;s talrpr.
1 r irc:ii-
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GiT,quUkTlUf PLASTER. I
Twh"DTnatism, ncnrntiri, plmirisyuid Ismbacol
'it t'.l at once. Genuine for sale by all Oramrvnm.-
The largest line in Cass County, ot double and f ingle harness at
prices sa low that it will pay you to come 20 miles and inspect stock
r : ' T TAVID MILLKJi an experienced
workman has charge ot our harness shop.
Fred Gorder,
Plattsmouth and Weeping Water
JULIUS PEPPERRERG.
MANTFACT17RER OF AKB
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
DEALER IN THE
Thoicest Brands of Cigars, .?
3 rjj
0IALCK m
STAPLE AND FANCY
GROCERIES,
GLASS AND
QUEENSWARE
Flnnr
including oar
Flor 43 "jmrlir? j' and
fULL LINE OF
Bui
TOBACCO AND SMOKERS' ARTICLE
always in stock. Nov. 26, 1885.
ntrormre the Puble Solicited.
JOHNSON BUILDING. NsrtS ftH S
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"2IauiUia, iu't I a o-
UlkT Boston Traveller.
.nl UOt td
) I iM'oiiKisteucy.
Zlr. (ir.-v.-.-l.-r (to wifo) Xo v.-oii'lor vu
i" 1 !. ; . y.i i ;
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; . - . v s t- - r.'. ' " r- !
, o ::: r ;..r. I out t rat iihc iii
j the smoking room? West Shore.
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C:i:CHESTtr.f3 EflGUSH. RED CROSS
1 - -
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The 5th St. 2-Terchant Tailor
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