A SEA OTTER
TRIP OFF THE
HUNTER'S HARD
PACIFIC OOAST.
Mr. fletU Cyelon AnnthlUtor.
Mr. Edward Daniel Belts is an artUi RIDING A WHALE AT SEA
and a man with a sharp eye. He rem,
the other day sbont Rome hunter on the
plains who was paraued by a relentk-iss
cyclone. In shter desperation the hnntwr
turned and fired his trusty rifle at the
rapidly approaching funnel shaped cloud.
Instantly the wind bf..m to lo-e its
nerve, and in less tliun a minute the
landscape was as bountiful a.s a day in
June. I
Mr. n-ttK( hut himself up and wrestled
with the wiTL-ts of nature. At last h 1
Btrnek pay gravel, and his patent is ap
plied for.
"It is a largo ruhher ball filled wit
gtin cotton or dyiu;niti," he explaitrsl,
"which will lj? hurled with terrific fwt'i ,
at t!v adv:ii:"!!i;r evehme. The eii!o-!
tiive will have a fusn to it which will be
ignited automat ieall v."
lie further explained that the propell
m' ins! rument w.-n v arranged that
always pointed at the ( velon. The hall
wa.-i 1 1 :', wi after tlio wind had attained
a certain velocity.
Mr. Iietts has had a great deal of
trouble in arranging this last detail
For he found that if he set it at too low
A..,. .1 , 1- m.
a, iioicu uie macnnie would go oil in a
tiff breeze and throw the rubber ball o
dynamite over into a neighboring past
ure or down into u 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 woulA
not get into active operation until after
the entire family had crossed tho Darli
River and the cyclone was in the nxt
county. '
Mr. Betts says there is no question but
that a dose of dynamite will knock any
cyclone cold. The machines can be put
on a high pole out of the reach of goats
and children. Chicago Inter-Ocean.
RAW AS BEEFSTEAK,
Baby's F nrful f ufTertng from Skin
Disease Covering Entire Body
Cured by Cutlcura
Terras That Itealty Mean the Same.
The English language must appeal
rearrully and wonderfully made to a for
eagner. One of them, looking at anuin
ber of vessels, said, "See what a flock of
ehips." He was told that was a fleet
and that a fleet of sheep was a flock,
aid, it was added, for his guidance in
mastering the intricacies of our lan
guage, that a flock of girls is called a
bevy, and a bevy off wolves is called a
drove, and a drove of thieves is called a
gang, and a gang of warriors is called a
host, and a ho6t of porpoises is called a
shoal, 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
called a whiteness, and a whiteness of
geese is called a gaggle, and a gaggle of
brant is called a gang, and a gang of
ducks is called a team.
A team of widgeon is called a com
pany (or trip), and a company of teal if
called a flock, and a flock of snipe is
railed a whisp, and a whisp of bitterns
and herons is called a sedge, and a sedge
of plovers is callea a flock, and a flock of
larks is called an exaltation, and an ex
al tat ion of beauties is called a galaxy.
and a galaxy of ruffians is called a horde,
and a horde of rubbish is called a heap.
and a heap of oxen is called a drove, and
a drove of blackguards is called a mob.
and a mob of whales is called a echool.
and a school of worshipers is called a
congregation, and a congregation of sol
diers i called a corps, and a corps of
sailors is called a crew, and a crew of
-robbers is called a band, and a band of
bees is called a swarm, and a swarm of
people is called a crowd. Ashton (Eng.
Reporter.
She "Was Heroic in Her Way.
J somewhat amusing incident oc
culted at an English provincial theater
during a performance of "Called Back."
Early in the evening an old lady took
up her seat in the balcony and concen
trated her attention on the play. When
.ntony received his coup de grace at
tte hands of Macari the lady became
very" excited and fainted. She was
taken dowiflto the vestibule, and on re
covery it was suggested she should leav
the theater. This, however, 6he de
dined to do, being anxious to witpesw,
as she put it, "the beautiful play."
She accordingly returned to her seat,
apparently 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 staying to the end. Nothing
occurred in Act 11 to arouse her sympa
thies, but the Siberian scene in Act III.
in which Dr. Ceneri shuffles off the mor
tal coil, again upset her neves, and one
aaore she fainted. By thi time the man
geraent had had enough of the thing
and the old lady was sent away in a cab
to her residence, not far off. Jester.
Sharing la DaDproua.
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
Itogether it was thoroughly physiologi
cal. A writer in The Medical Classics
has been looking into this matter a little
more closely. By the aid of a micro
cope applied to a closely shaven face he
discovered that the skin resembles a
piece of raw beef. The razor removes
sot 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 ot blood.
Xhe nerve lips are also uncovered anJ
the pores are left unprotected, making?
fee skin tender and unhealthy, vud the
rson is liable to have colds, hoarseness
4d sore throat.
Ziuinj in 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 Cercle de la Rue Royale.
These dinners take place in private
salons attached to the club, and are the
xnotst select and choice little fe:ists im
aginable, the cooking being of the very
best. The Marquis de Mornay gave one
of these dinners to eeveral of his friends.
The table was decked under a canopy of
tea roses, and the cloth was concealed
by a field of Russian violets, which filled
the room with their intoxicating pai
ftnrra flew Fcancaco Argonant.
4 Very I.ucratlT llujtinena Spoiled ly the
I'prverneneHit of a Stupid Hull IIi-juloil,
Humpbacked Whale An Incredible
Story of Hard Click.
iii plowing tin Front street a reporter's
att'-ntion was attracted to a singular ap
pearing man who stod in front of a hid'.'
and fur store examining a very hand
i i.iio eea otter skin which hung in the
window. His li iir was long, l his face
covered with a full growth of beard of
run auourn nue, wiwcii lumg down
i:is breast. Ilis'clotliing was of utran
.Make and material, an 1 his tout eiiv-:!i-bl-i
was calculated to give one an i! -a
that "the wild man of li.jrneo hadjiiM
coiik; to town." The reporter no-iroache I
th'5 window, and alter pausing a mo
ment said:
'That is a very handsome skin!''
"Yes." said the stranger, "it is ver.
line. There is nothing that produces
Setter far than the sea otter. I have
.shot urmy of them."
"Mi;nt I a-sk where?" said the report
er. "Th3 sea otter is a rareauim il now
"I suppose they are about ail killed oil
by this time on this coast," sail the
stranger. "It was ten years ago when 1
was shooting them on the coast of Wash
ington territory, and they were not very
numerous then, but in the course of two
years I had killed over fifty, beside a
good many fur seals, and had saved up
over $."),000 in cash, when I was suddenly
broke up in business and taken to a
strange country by a very singular acci
dent." On being pressed for an explanation
the stranger told the following remarka
ble story: "Ten years ago I was hunting
pea otter j on one of the wildest parts of
the coast of Washington, several miles
north of the Quillayute Indian reserva
tion, between Destruction Island and
Cape Flattery. It is one of the wildest
and most out of the way places on the
coast. I had been shipwrecked on De
struction Island, and had been rescued
by the Quillayute Indians and had been
living with them several years, and had
married the daughter of one of tho head
aicn of the tribe.
A DANGEROUS PERCH.
"I was happy and contented, for, after
years spent in the forecastle of a ship,
tke life I led among tho Indians was
comparatively pleasant and luxurious.
Besides, as I told you, I had saved up
several thousand dollars, when in a mo
ment, by the freak of a stupid, bull
headed, humpbacked whale, I was torn
from my home and family and cast pen
niless on the shores of a stranger and
wilder country than the one I had so un
ceremoniously left, among people com
pared to whom my Quillayute friends
were civilized and intelligent.
"You know, of course, how sea otters
are shot by the hunter having a stand
rigged up away out as far from the shore
as possible, by setting up three tall poles,
so that they cross a few feet from the
top, and by building a kind of crow's
nest in the top of this frail structure. I
had rigged up one of these stands away
out at low water mark" and made it as
comfortable as possible, and sometimes
spent two or three days out there, my
wife keeping a lookout and securing any
otters or seals I shot. I was doing first
rate, owing to being so far out, and, al
though several times badly scared by
rough weather and by schools of whales,
which came around my lookout, I could
not think of giving it up for a place
which might be safer, but where I could
not kill so many otters
"The last time I got into my lookvut
was early one morning. As th6 weather
had been stormy I was expecting that
otters and seals would De coming near
the shore, so I took along a good supply
of provisions and water and plenty of
tobacco and ammunition, expecting to
stay out two or tnree days. As soon as
it was light and the tide was near the
flood, I saw a number of otters lj-in
asleep in the water just beyond range,
and while I was waiting for them to
unit down toward me along came a
school of half a dozen or more of the
small whales common on that coast,
OFF TO SEA ON A WHALE.
"k.ey came toward my lookout rolling
and spouting and playing, and at length
I saw one of them making right for the
lookout. I was afraid he would upset
me, and yelled at him, but, whether by
accident or design I knew not, he
plunged between two of the poles on
which my nest was perched, and strik
ing the other with his nose shoved ii
away in front of him,' and over went
my nest, landing on his back, one of the
loles sticking straight ahead and the
jtners straddling nun as a man does a
horse. When I saw I was going I jump
ed and landed astride tho whale's tail,
and quicker than a wink with my keen
sheath knife I cut the muscles on each
side of his tail, which prevented him
from going down. I then clambered up
to my nest, and there I was afloat on
whale, with provisions for three f-s
and neither sail, oar nor compare
"The first thing I did was to cut
nome loops in the thick hide of the
whale and secure my nest by lashing it
firmly to hii back. He struck out fron
shore ud made the lest speed he could
witn his partially disabled tail. I hu.
banded my provisions and water, an-i at
I had some whisky and plenty of tobacix
Myliv.l)vw:iHi;ikcii very si'-k when he was
three ii'ontlis olit and in a few ilavn liefrail
hieakini; "in e tn . loved heth of tiir no-ne
ilortois and ihey eonl l
'I hen we sent for 1 he
Haplds M eh. n he
do iiOilnriix for him
lies', doctor in Ka "
ret r-d Inn for two
k. i d lie K t
trniM' a 1 ti;e tim - ;
mil then I tin k h in
it ,aekson, to a (Inc
ur i'i ai leinle is
-l.fi:ill v t III
JA !i"e ase!-."and then he
( . JyV -' 1 wor e I l;:in ever.
vV" VM In- I told uiv hus-
fl'J I. an. I we had better
C- J t the CnirlliM
t M I in i s any way :
aj, iTw did 1 1 t I aveany ! ea
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I In iii In iiiin lie was cli--I'
' on him Hi" h lir
IT and wi tie -uj:ht lie
h :i i d. I h re was net
y t ee. ai d head, only
i. h t w k as raw as benf -
' .v i ':nt an v t liin-r nut
coii ill i a se neit her hand
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b lies, a i i s w : k h
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field. Midi.
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The in v 1) in d ml "
est of llllinl- l. -in li
kin I in- lier. u d Rfeat
e eaie-es the Ivond of
all ininiii i r l s od luiismioiis element-, and
1 1 1 II - I II I . V slheca -e. while L'TII THA, the
r eat eki cur. . ; nd m icui a S ai au ex
(Miisi e sl-in in t lier. c car the ki and
.s.-ali. an rest i ii-h iir '' hu the f't'Tl
ci' - lltMK t: re cveiy sieei n of itcll-
inir, bur in. M-a! . i nip y ml bh tchy t-k in .
scalp and l. " nee sen from pimpes to
scrofula, fr i infancy l ai;c, when tiie best
phy i ian tail
Sold ever win re. Trice.. Cuticuha. 60; :
Soap. 25c; Kk.soi vim.SI 1'ieparecl by the.
fl TTKlt I'KI O AMI ' It' M'CAI.I OKI KA'ilOIl,
r"eiid for Hnw i ure l;h d Diseases.''
Poston.
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15 UY
Absolutely i
i in -i ll train puntled and
l e u Hied by ( utiuika Soap.
ure.
Rheumatic Pains
Iu one minute tlir Cat'cura Anli-cViin
I'laslrr reiicv-s rheumatic sciaiica.
hip, kid'ex, chest, and musculal
pains and weaknesses Price, 25c.
NEW SPUING CLOTHING
FU'.'.XlSin.XO GOODS, HATS, ETC
ARRIVING EVERT DAY
M
A young- lady of Jefferson, West
Virginia, declares that she was all
run down before taking Ayer's Sar
saparilla: but that now she is gain
ing strength every day. Ayer's
Sarsaparilla is certainly a wonder-
lully effective tonic for the feeble
and delicate.
JMany children are subject to
cronp which causes much trouble
and worry to their parents. We
recommced Mailer's Sure Cure
Cough Syrup to our costomers and
guarrentee it to prevent or cure any
case of Croup, Cold Hoarseness or
bore Ihroat.sold by all druggists.
A dry, hacking cough keeps the I
bronchial tubes in a state of con-'
stant irritation, which, if not speed
ily removed, may lead to bronchitis.
Ao prompter remedy can be had
tnan Ayer's Cherry Jfectoral. which
is both an anodyne and expecto
rant.
JOE
THIS I.KADING O.NK PRICK CI.OTHIKK.
Do not buy until you have seen and inspected
JOE'G
MAMMOTH STOCK AND PRICES.
IT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY.
The finest stock of Spring Clothing, Furnishing
Goods and Hats you ever seen in Plattsmouth.
-o-
OES. HOUSE COBITEE;
I
Read what W. G. Howe, of Wash-
iugton Co. Nebr., says of Haller's
.L$arb Wire JLiniment: "Your lini
ment has given me the best of satis
faction. In fact I have been sur
prised at its results. Old sores and
barb wire cuts are no longer to be
dreaded. This is a friend indeed in
time of need to the farmers." G. W.
Howe. There is satisfaction in sell
ing this liniment, sold by all drug
gist.
We sell men's working pants and
blouses at a discount of 20 per cent.
We are closiner out this line of
goods. tf "THE AIR.'
Since in the last few years has
been making rapid progress in
the department of medicine. Our
experience has show us that new
remedies are far more effective than
any old ones and we do heartly
recommend to our customers to
tone up the system this spring with
Haller,s Sarsaparilla and Burdock.
sold by all druggiats.
Brown & Barrett have the largest
and finest stock of wall paper and
borders in Plattsmouth. wtl
"The Fair" has just received
new invoice of hammocks, croquet
sets, boys' express wagons and doll
carriages. "
Ax ably edited exchange remarks
that Premier Rudini's observations
on the New Orleans controversy,
when reduced to terse, idiomatic
English, are that the United States
can't be bulldozed.
Will vou suffer with Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint? Shiloh's Vit
amer is guaranteed to cure you. .
C. II. Taquette does none but
"first class" watch, clock and jewel
ry repairing. Neville block, toixtli
street.
tf
Hair chains, rincrs. crosses and
hair work of all kinds to order.
Mrs. A. Knee.
tf 1726 Locust St.
if it turns out mat no coun
try will accept ex-Senator
Blair, and we are likely to have
him remain on our hands, why not
negotiate with the alliance, they
might take him for a presidential
candidate.
Pansiest
Yes! In bloom, of the most
rr i 1 1
irorireous colors, xney win con
tinue to bloom all summer, too, and
can be selected at iioore s reen
House for from 40 to 50 cents per
dozen. dtf
NORTHERN Iowa during the re
cent cold weather has suffered se
verely in her fruit prospects from
the effect of biting frosts. Nebraska
to-day has the best prospect for a
bounteous fruit yield ever known
in the history of the state.
With good crops followed by
high prices for farm products the
alliance will soon find itself out of
business. The talk about the "poor
Shiloh's cough and consumption
cure is sold by us on a guarantee
It cures consumption. For sale by
F. G. Fricke & Co. and O. H. Snyder. 3
Go to C. H. Taquette, Neville block,
Sixth St., when you want engraving
done. tf
Repairing of fine watches a spe
cialty at C. H. Taquette, Neville
block, Sixth street. tf
Baby is Sick. The woefull expres
sion oi a uea luoines leamuier a
i-nimtpnancp showed his deerj anx-
farmer" won't go much longer; as a jetv was not entirely without cause,
rule the farmers are indpnpnrlpnt. I when he inauired of a drucfifist of
We know one who has never specu
lated, ana yet ne nas $ou,uuu on in
terest-
and w:is used to living in m;.;n"st, I got
along very comfortably fur a week, whe
things began to look bine. Fortun.'itsij
a Russian ship bound fur Via livesroct
came silong and pii'k 1 me uu.
I was so uncoinf or table- on h ;ird tiia.
we were passing ta ivoonl l ..-.n- is J
stole a boat and got ;ishore. .u, ...ru;'
spending about six years th'-r.- wit.i t:
wild inhabitant.-?, sm.-wdf.l i;i
across to Japan and tli::ily in n. t-'i.vj t
South America, ami arrived hern day
or two since on a ship, and am d'- -bound
for Callam county. Wash., t- -
what has become of my wif -r.J tlio
twenty dollar pieces we hr.-l ivhen I wen
way." Portland Orc-jriian.
Father Corbix, the political
priest from Palmyra who has been
steering the alliance of Otoe county
for Governor Boyd during the past
campaign, was the hrst victim of
Governor Thayer's little hatchet,
which fell quick and with a savage
thud. It was a mistake to remove
Flder Howe for the Palmvra apostle
and a righteously swift judgment
to right the wrong by reinstating
him iast evening.
Mr. Hughes of the Ward line of
steamers to Cuba and 3Iexico, de
clares that all our shipping inter
est needs for successful competi
tion with that of Great Britain is
the same measure of protection
which has been given to our manu
factures; and that is one of the
things to be expected from the elec
tion of a republican president and
congress next year.
the same city what was the best
to give to a baby for a cold? It
was not necessary for him to say
more, his countenance showed that
the pet of the family, if not the idol
of his life was in distress. "We give
our baby Chamberlains's Cough
Remedy," was the druggists answer.
"I don't like to give the bby such
strong medicine," said the teamster.
You know John Oleson, of the
Watters-Talbot Printing Co., don t
you.' Inquired the druggist, ins
baby, when eignteen montns oia,
got hold of a bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy and drank the whole
of it. Of course it the baby vomit
very freely but did not hurt it the
least.and what is more it cured tha
baby's cold. The teamster already
knew the value of the Remedy, hav
ing used it himself, and was now sat
isiied that there was no danger in
giving it even to a baby. For Sale
by F. G. Fricke & Co Druggists.
Croup, whooping cough and
bronchitis immediately relieved by
Shiloh's Cure. 4
All watches, clocks and jewelry ,
lelt lor repairs ate 11. Jaquettea
Neville block, Sixth street, will re
ceive prompt attention. All work
guaranteed and done in a workman
like manner. tf
Brown & Barrett, successors to
Wildman & Fuller, have an endless
variety of wall paper and borders
all new colors and designs. wtf
No farmer or stockman can afford
to be without Hallar's Barb Wire
Liniment. Animals supposed to
be permantly injured and useless,
have been made valuable by its
timely use. We are so well pleased
with its results that we heartily
recommend it to our customers.
For sale by all druggists. 2
wars parilla.
There is one fact so plain that no
one need be mistaKen, ana mat is
no person can have good health
where the blood, the very life itself,
is in an unhealthy and impure con
dition. We guarantee Haller's Sar
saparilla and Burdock Compound
to remove all humors and impuri
ties from the blood and eradicate
every particle of diseare from the
system. For sale by all druggists.
I am now prepared to deliver ice
to any part of the city. Telephone 72.
tf 11. C. iMOlAKEN.
The Oreapolis operator slept on
his post of dutj-, and has been relieved.
Catarrh in Hew England.
Ely's Cream Balm gives satisfac
tion to everyone using it for
catarrhal troubles. G. K. Mellor,
druggist, Worcester, Mass.
1 believe hlv s Cream Jalm is the
best article for catarrh ever offered
the public. Bush & Co., druggists,
Worcester, Mass.
An article of real merit. C. P.
Alden, druggist, Springfield, Mass.
Those who use it speaK highly oi
it. Geo. A. Hill, druggist, Spring-
field, Mas.
Cream Balm has given satisfac
tory results. W. P. Draper, druggist,
Springfield, Mass.
Mmes. Wise & Root have just re
ceived over 200 styles of hats and
largest assortment of French flower
and combination for hats ever
brought to this city. Our readers
will profit to call at once and in
spect these handsome goods.
Are we in it? Are we in it?? Are
we in it.v.'
Well I should say so, when it
comes to wall paper, or wall paper
or wall paper, we are clear in it,
that is with the largest stock great
est variety and the lowest prices.
We call the attention of, and in
vite, every one to come and ex
amine our stock and. prices.Who are
we that advertise thus? We are the
lowest price, and the leading house
in the wall paper business, the
only small things about us is our
prices. GeringVt Co., druggist.
19.ETERSE2T & LARS02T.
JL.
THE LEADING
GROCERS
HAVE THE MOST
COMPLETE
STOCK IN THE CITY.
EVERYTHING - FREEH - AND - IN - SEASON
attention farmers
We want your Poultry, Kggs, But
ter and your farm produce of all
kinds, we will pay you the highest
cash price as we are buying lor a
firn in Lincoln.
Petersen & Larson
THE LEADING GROCERS
Plattsmouth - - Nebraska.
TTORNEV
A. N.
attorney at-Law.
SULLIVAN.
Wiil civc prompt attcntlot
:o all bune--i entrust"! to mm. oiiics la
Onion block. East Side, rialtemoutli, eb.
The Citizens
BANK
FLATTSMOCTH - NEBRA8KA
Oayttal stock paid la 954 q
Authonxed Capital, $IOOtOOO.
orricEu
t&AUK OAKBUTII. JOS. A. CONNOK,
President. Vice-President
W. H. CUSHISa. Caahier. i.
DIKK0TOKS
fmai Carruth J. A. Connor, F. B. Gutbmwui
J. W. Johnson, Henry Eoeck, John O'Keefe
W. D. Merriam, Wra. Wetencamp, W.
H. CuablDK.
teaksacts:a general banking bdsikes
3us CMtlCeates of dcpoelts bearing lntereet
Isuys ana sellf excharge. county and
city sureties.
jjAWSON
& PEARCE
Carry a Full Lina of
FINE MILLEXERY AND CUIL
DI1 ENSCL OTUINQ.
ALSO FEESTI CCT FU-WEKS
JiOOM 2, n.LKV BLOCK. PLmilOCTH
