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The Whip Danes.
Indians frequently, after engaging in
tho whip dunce, vow tliat they will never
mora Bubmit to tlio ordeal, and nmtiially
assure each other' that their nkirm have
Xxtt-n uiado tOHufferfor tho l.iht time.
But an irn-Hihlibhj lunging mmu s. izcs
them to again realize the fearful joy of
indulging in the 'Vport," and tins result
Li that the dance continues as fashion
able as ever. The young iix-n of the
tribe then, having put on all the finery
they are able to muster, arm themselves
with the terrible maquarri a peculiar
whip from which the dance, derives its
name. This whip is about five feet in
length and is mu:iu!ic1 urcd of a t.troug
grass fiber nal i ve to the di.-ilrici, bound
around spirally with a strip of thin can '.
In the h.-in '.s of a :uu.-.;alar W.-:u it is
caabh' of inflict iug a wound very litil.
less severe than that which woi.M be
produced by the downward blow of a
knife.
When the dance is about to commence
the performers range themselves opposite
one another, waving their whips in tin
air and giving utterance to cries rest m
Ming the notes of birds. Suddenly one
of them stops, and poising himself or
one leg stretches out the other, remain
ing perfectly motionless. The other
jtrps, too. measures the distance cure
fully vi;h his eye, springs high in the
air to give force to tiie blow, and, wish,
-down comes the heavy whip with a
fearful smack upon liis opioneLt's out
stretched limb, and a red gah marks
where the keen thong has curled rounu
his calf or ankle.
The recipient of the blow utters never
1 t , j.
ftouuu, out, smiling as cneeriuny im
possible under the circumstances, again
takes up the dance until it is the turn of
the other player to stand still and re
ceive his punishment, which, we may
deieiid ujon it, is usually returned with
as good a will as it was giveu. San
Francisvv Examiner.
- So inn !:ll-e Old IiiHtriini-n tn.
Mr. Steinert, of this city, has added
to his rare collection of musical instru
ments a viola de Gamba, which is prob
ably the only one in playable condition
m this country. It is in excellent pres
tation, and its present owner thinks
xhat none can be found in Europe in
ach fine condition.
The first instrument liaa a straight
ack and the top is of a conical shape
similar to the bjss viol of the present
lay, and not rounded as the violoncello.
ine scroll is an artistic piece or earn ing
made to represent the griffin of ancient
mythology and is of brazed wood. Ivory
iquares are set in the finger board in
tcad of raised brass frets, and accurate
ly designate the fingering places. It is
keyed for five strings, while all bow in
struments of the present ag have but
four.
This valuable treasure of Mr. Steinert
was found in a monastery in Berlin, in
connection with a viola d'Amore, by a
German citizen. lie brought it to this
country about thirty years ago anil kept
it until purchased by Mr. Steinert. Al
though there was nothing about it to
show the date of its make, its construc
tion indicates that it was made some
time during the Fifteenth century. New
Uaven Union.
What Kc9 Iho Uicj rler Upright?
Let us suppose a cyclist mounted ot
his wheel and riding, say, toward the
north. He finds himself beginning to
tilt toward his right. He is now going
not only north with tho machine, but
east also. lie turns the wheej eastward.
The point of support must of necessity
travel in the plane of the wheel. Hence
it at once loins to go eastward, and a
i' Cloves much faster than the rider tilt?
quickly gets under him, and the ma-'-.line
is again upright. To one staudin?
x a distance in front or rear the hot
rom of the wheel will be seen to move to
the right and left.
I conclude, then, thnt the stabilit' of
the bicycle is duo to turning the wheel
to the right or left, whichever way the
leaning is, and thus keeping the point of
support under the rider, just as a boy
keeps upright on his finger a broom
stick standing on its sm.illest end.
Charles B. Warftng in Popular Science
Monthly.
RvKKel John's PnrtloM.
At the Old Bailey it was customary to
sentence the whole of the prisoners found
guilty at the sessions at one time. It
fell to Baron Graham's lot to perform
this duty, and he accordingly went over
the list with due solemnity, but omitted
one person brought up for sentence Mr.
John Jones. The judge was on the point
of finishing the sentences, when the offi
cer reminded his lordship of this omis
cn. Wiier-upon the judge f-aid grave
ly, Oh! I am sure I beg John Jones
pardon," and then sentenced him to
transportation for life. San Francisco
Argonaut.
Slang and Simile.
Will some one kindly point out where
metaphor and simile leave off and where
slang begins? There are many expres
sions about which sometimes cause cul
tured people to turn up their noses or
raise their eyebrows, and yet they are to
be found in the Bible, in Shakespeare
nd in other excellent places, while there
re about as many expressions which
people use with a great deal of reverence,
thinking that they come from the Bible,
which really are to ie found only in acb
works as Sterne's "Sentimental Journey
Through Italy." Now York Continent.
1'nnuwm-f u 1.
Cholly What's aw themattah aw
with Sissy Downy? IIm aw looks
tt' much dejected, y' know.
fej-ui'sie Ya-as; Sissy, don't y' know,
applied for membership in Sorosis, dean
boy, but they actually wouldn't have
him, y know. Said he was too effem
inate, rvii Jove! Judge.
A rienAan t SurprlMi.
Detective Is this Mr. Hardup?
Hardup (uneasily) Yea, but I'm verj
"busy and can't talk to you. Call again.
Detective I have a warrant for your
Hardup (relieved) Oh! I thought you
.bmi a bflL Muasea Weekly.
Mr. felt' Cyrlone A unllallator.
Mr. Edward Daniel Betta is an nrtist
and a man with a sharp eye. He read j
the other day lirrnt some hunter on the !
plain.H who w;is pursued by a reh-ntle -s '.
cyclone. In slit vr desperation the hunter '
turned and fired his trusty rifl at the
rapidly ajiproachinj funnel nhajed cloud.
Instantly tho wind l)"an to lose its
nerve, and in less than n minute the j
i mdscapt; was as b'ant il'ul as a da- in ;
June. J
.Mr. Dettsf hut him: cf up and wr-sth-d j
with the secrets of nature. At last h j
struck pay gravel, ami his patent is aj
plied for. I
"It. is a large rnbb-r ball filled wit J
gun cotton or dvnamite," he explains.!, j
wnicii will 0(? tiuiie J with terrific fd.'-fi
'it tlx; advacring cvcloue. The enlo-
.;ive will have a f a-" to it which will be
:giiiled aulom-itieally,"
He further explained that tlie proxdl
i:.;' in rumeht w.'is r arranged that it
ilways pointed at th. cyclone. The ball
was thrown after the wind had attaiued
a certain velocity.
Mr. Belts has had a great deal of
trouble in arranging this last detail.
For he found that if ho set it at too low
a notch the machine would go off in a
stiff breeze and throw the rubber ball of
dynamite over into a neighlring past
ure or down into a cow lot, doing great
and immediate damage to the cows with
out any material advantage. Then, again,
if the machine were set too high, it would
not get into active operation until nftvr
the entire family h id crossed the Dark
liivcr and the cyclone was in the next
county.
Mr. Betts says there is no question but
that a doS'j of dynamite will knock any
cyclone cold. The machines can be put
on a high pole out of the reach of goats
iud children. Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Term TU:tt K-uIly .Mt-nn the Same.
The English language must appeal
f:;arfnlly ami wonderfully ma-le to a for
eigner. One of thorn, looking at a num
ber of vessels, said, "See what a flock of
ships." He was told that was a lloet,
and that a fleet of sheep was a flock.
a -id, it was added, for his guidance in
Qiastcring the intricacies of our lan
Ecnagc, that a Hock of girls is called a
bevy, and a bevy of wolves is called a
:lr ve, and a drove of thieves is called a
gang, and n g:nig of warriors is called a
host, and a host of porpoises is called a
:-hoal, and a shoal of buffaloes is called
a herd, and a herd of children is called
a troop, and a troop of partridges is
called a pack, and a pack of swans is
ciiiied a whiteness, and a whiteness of
geese is called a gaggle, and a gaggle of
brant is called a gang, and a gang o:
ducks is called a team.
A team of widgeon is called a com
pany (or trip), and a company of teal is
c:meu a hock, ami a llock of f-nine is
called a whi-p, and a whisp of bitterns
and herons is called a sedge, and a sedge
of plovers is called a flock, and a llock of
larks is called an exaltation, and an ex
altaticn of bean ties is called a galaxy
and a galaxy of ruiliaus is called a horde
and a horde of rubbish is called a heap
and a heap of oxen is culled a drove, and
a drove G;f blackguards is called a mob
and a mob of whales is called a school
and a rchool of worshipers is called a
congi-t; ation, and a congregation of sol
tiiers iJ called a corps, and a corps of
sailors is called 'i crew, and a crew of
robbers i s called a band, and a band of
bees is called a ewarm, and a swarm of
people is called a crowd. Asliton (Bag.
.Reporter.
Sho Was Heroic in Her Way.
J Bomewhat amusing incident oc-
cut red at an English provincial theater
during a performance of "Called Back,
Early in tho evening an old ladv took
up her seat in the balcony and concen
irated her attention on the play. Whet
. Vutony received his coup de grace at
tte hands of Macari tho lady becam
very excited and fainted. She was
taken down to the vestibule, and on re
covery it was Kuggested she should leavt
the theater. This, however, she de
jlined to do, being anxious to wittier,
as ehe put it, "the beautiful phvy."
She accordingly returned to her seat,
apparent!' well. The vision scene in
Act I next proved, too much for her, and
again she fainted. Once more restora
tives were applied, and she declared her
intention of staving to tho end. Nothing
occurred m Act 11 to arouse her sympa
thies, but the Siberian scene in Act HI.
in which Dr. Ceneri shuffles off the mor
tal coil, again upset her neves, and ones
more she fainted. By this time the man
agement hal had enough of the thing
and the old lady was sent away in a cab
to her residence, not far off. Jester.
Shaving Is Dangvroo.
We have often heard that shaving the
face with a razor was a bad thing; that
it injured the nerves and caused weak
eyes; that it removed the natural cover
ing from the throat and neck, and that
iltogether it was thoroughly physiologi
cal. A writer in The Medical Clasica
has been looking into this matter a little
more closely. By tho aid of a micro
scope applied to a closely ehaven face he
discovered that the ekin resembles &
piece of raw beef. The razor removes
Dot only the hair, but also a portion of
the cuticle. The blood vessels thus ex
posed are not visible to the naked eye,
but under the microscope each little
quivering mouth holds a drop of blood.
The nerve hps are aL?o uncovered anc"
the j)ore8 are left unprotected, making
the skin tender and unhealthy, and the
person is liable to have colds, hoarseness
and sore throat.
Ditiiug ill Paris.
Ladies of the world in Paris have in
troduced a new fad, and this is to go
and dine with their husbands and
brothers At the CercJe de la Rne Royale.
These dinners take place in private
salons attached to the club, and are the
most select and choice little feasta im
aginable, trie cooking being of the very
best. The Marquis do Mornay gave one
of these dinners to several of his friends.
The table wa deckad under a canopy of
tea roses, and the cloth was concealed
by a field of Rus:Jin violets, which fJled
the room with their intoxicating per
futrf. Saa Ftogco AzsrolAnt.
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A PIaiHnt P rt y .
Miss Anna Critclifield has en
pfag;el a school near Nchnwkn, to
which point she will g'o next Sntnr-
flay so as to le;riii work Monday
morning;. I:i.t evening jiiitr a
number of her un:-; fri -inlw called
I in to 1il Iier ;oh1 by :md ;i veiy
I pleasant c ciiintr was Hpent.
1 m . . .
1 nose present were tin; .mis.-ch i
i I.i..ie I,encli, Til I ic Leonard, Mary!
I ... ,. J
r-iiernian, .Mary ami la.:'.ic Kroehlcr,
! Ivi..i' Jacquotf e, Ilattie Sli i j m in n,
Nellie Morrision, Messrs. 1 5ert Mc-
El wa in, I lurry J.'icjuette, A Hie Todd,
Kug-eiK- Smith, Oliver I'uzzcll anil
S. G. K ig-; in -a.
A p'y with a jlot.
S--i :re i iii r t Vke-i s at nee for The
"Golden .Nugget', ly the Lille's
World Company at the opera house
next Friday night price 7o cents
Mr. Little write.-; to J. P. Voting
saying, yon can without any hesit
ency guarantee- this play to j our
people, for it is equal if not Letter
than than "World" with w hich vour
people are famliar wherever I have j
produced it mcveruici la in iavoroi
the "Golden Nugget", for the play ia
full of strong emotion, a beautiful
story of real life amongst the mines,
beautiful special scenery lots of
sensation and beautiful realistic
situation, and I guarrantee to please
one and all if they come to see the
' Golden Nugget, So dont Miss it
next Friday night.
Last Nights Play. Last night
Mr. J. Z. Little played "Golden Nug
gets" in the opera house to an ap
preciative audience. The two plays
Mr. Little is playing here this week
are both so strong as to render it
very difficult to decide which one is
the better. Some of the scenery
which his troup carries is too large
to be placed, ou this stage. This is
especially the case with the scenery
to "Golden Nuggets," but neverthe
less certain pieces were used last
ni-ht which made the surroundings
suitable for a Western play. Read
ing, Pa., News.
At the opera house in this city
Friday evening, April 10.
The Rebeccas.
Will irive a basket social at their
ntnrdnv niirht. to which
the public is cordiallj- invited, tf
Ren a-d.
I offer $5.00 reward tor information
that will lead to the comunication
of the person w ho murdered my clog
Faunto, this reward is goou ior uvc
years. MtK"u
Wti.it n debt of erratitude the
world owes to such men as Drs
Ayer and Tenner, the latter for the
great discovery of vaccination,
the former for his Kxtract of Sa
;inu
irsa-
parilla the best of blood puriliers!
Who can estimate how much these
discoveries have benefited the race!
Miss Mollie Tucker. Dressmaking
nnd millenerv a specialty. Rooms
over Harold's store tf.
"Ayer's Hair Vigor is a most ex
cedent preparation for the hair. 1
speak of it from experience. Its use
promotes the growth or new hair,
and makes it irlossv and soft. The
Vigor is a sure cure for dandruff."
T. W. Bowen, Editor Lnquirer, ilc-
Arthur, Ohio.
For Sale.
A good farm one-fourth mile fiomthe
town of ilurrav. on the 31. P. R. R.
Plenty of timber and water. Good
orchard. 350 bearing trees. Plattsmouth,
Neb Feb., Pth, 1S9L wtf
R, W. IItebs.
For sale or rent: )ly house is for
sale or rent. Any one wishing a
nice house should call at once,
tf J. A. Connor.
Mortar-Spotted Skin.
Covered With Scales. Awful
Spectacle. Cured in Five
Weeks by trie Cuticura
Remedies.
About the 1st of April last I noticed some
red Dimples like coming out all over my body.
but 1 thought nothing of it u- til eowe time
later on. when It becan to look like spot of
m Ttsir spotted on, and which came off iu lay
ers aci-onmanied with itching, I would scratch
every nlMH unui i wa raw,
tlit-n the nest nijjht the ecsles
being formed meanwhile were
sc. atoned off again. In va n
did 1 consu l all uie dociors iu
the cc.tintry. but withoutaid.
Alter givniK up mi nopea ot re
covery. 1 happened to see an
advertisement in the news
paper about yonr Cuticuua
Kemediks, and purcha-ed
them from my druggist, and
obtained almost Immediate re
lief I bezan to notice that
the scaly eruptions gradually dropped off aiid
dlsapDered one by one. until I had been fully
eurd. I had ths disease thirteen months be
fore I began taking tne kshsbi",
four or five werks was entirely cured. .My di
sease was eczema and psoriasii. I know ef a
great many who have taken the Rkmedies
and thank me for the knowledge of them, es
tipciaiiw mnthpu who have babjB with scaly
eruptions on their heads and bodies. I cannot
express my tnanns o yi-u. my uuj
coverrd with scales, and I was mi awful upee
tacle to behold. Now my kin is an clenn as a
baby's. GIO.COTEY. Merrill. Wis.
CUTICURA KESOLVENT
The nrw Blood nd Skin I'urifier and sreatest
of Humor Kemedies. irternaiiy (to c. an tne
blood of all impurities, smd thus r move the
cause), and Ccticcra. the Kieat kin t;ned
and( UTirni soap, an exqui.iuesjviii ucauii
fier, externaliv 'to clear the skin ;uid fcul and
restore the hair), er.re every eeies of agouiz
ing. itching, burning. FC!y. and pimply di
seases of the skin, scalp, acd blood.
Sold everywhere. I'rice.Ccrn.CKA. 60e SoAr,
25c. ltMCLVK.NT.sl. ITepured Dy tne i-ottek
1KU AK.D ;UEM1CAL tOKTOKAIlO, UUHOB
t"Send tor "How to Cure Skin Diseases"
W pages. 60 illustration. aDd 100 teetiaionlals.
Pimples, blackheads , red, rougn cnapped and
uilv skin cuiodoy f'LTinrwA soap.
I CANT BREATHE-
Chest I "a inf. Soreness, Weakness,
Hacking t'ougb, JAsfhrua. Pleurisy,
and lntlammaUon relieved In
one minute iy the cuticura
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