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About Plattsmouth weekly herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1882-1892 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1891)
J. 11. Holmes is in South Omaha today with a carload of cattle. Mr. Wash Smith, wife and son were passengers for Geneva this morning. Mrs. Setiator Thomas came home this morning from a visit at Weep ing Water. Ifenry InheJder and wife and two daughters came in tin's morning from Cedar Creek. Three cars of lumber and a car of terra cotta are beii: unloaded to il.iy at the town track. W. J. I lesser, of the picnic gardens, has so improved as to be able to come to town once more. Mrs. Wm. Woodward went to St. Joe this morning on account of the serious illness of her mother at that city. I,. Minor ami sister, Miss llobbs, returned this from a brief visit in 'Where are you goliiK. Mr. Grover Cle?" 'A-liuntiui; the clam, sir," i(X he. 'Are yu Kiln to help in the Ohio raid?" Nobody lias a.skcd me, Mir," he said. Chicago Tribune. The Motor Line. The good news comes to TlIU llKWALD this afternoon that the motor line is now being put on its feet again. Mr. Harry Hackney, of the Riley, is superintendent and promises to operate the line con tinuously after it is started next week. The cars will run to-mor row and after two or three days will men in oneraieu wunoui any ti lay. FAITH AND SCIENCE. INSECTS THAT EAT CURIOS. They dwelt apart. Hint radiant pair; In different arbs appear: And while the vowa of men they aharu. Have aeparale altars here. A Kolilen lamp the one displays. Of liht tttill clear and keen; The other walks 'ueath btarry rays. With sometimes clouds botweea. The voice of one enJulDs the wise. To mete, and v.-ij;li. and prove; The other Lifts cxp.-otiu.t eyes. And inly murmurs. Luvel Both teachers of celestial birth. To each ho credence ifiveri. To Science that interprets liarth. To Faith the seer of Heaven. Spectator. Mrs. J. Florence morning Chicago. Mrs. S. A. Davis returned home last evening from Weeping Water and other places where she has been visiting relatives. Miss Carrie Adams went to Lin coln this morning to visit friends for a few days. Her neice, Clair Dovey accompanied her. Master Joseph Knotts has taken up his abode in this city again with his brother, A. 13. He arrived from the Wuffs this morning. Mrs. Richard Letford and daugh ter departed last evening for Har risburgh, Pa., called there by the serious illness of Mrs. Letford's father. Frank Nichols accompanied by hi9 sister Rose and Anna came in from Louisville this morning and will visit over Sunday with Miss Clara Ilerold. W. J. Hesser, Cass county's lead ing floristjand fruit grower, left on our table last evening a box of beautiful flowers, whicii covered cntinance to brighten up. A B. & M. passenger engineer in this city has made $55 on his run since Monday morning not includ ing to-day. Eleven dollars per day is a rather handsome salary. Thej' say Bert Pollock has the finest garden in the city. The HERALD will try and visit the scene ot Bert's farming operations shortly and write him up. A Lueky Lawyer. A telegram from Weeping Water to the Bee this morning says: "Mrs. Annie Allison, formerly of Cass eoutity, died May 8 at Mes- Kelt, rmglanu. iMie lett a will, in which, among otlier gilts sue ie oueaths to Attorney J. H. Ilalde- man of this city $500 in cash, ami makes him sole executor of her es tate, amounting to something like $40,(XX, consisting of realty and per sonal property . in this county. Ihis will, together with a death certificate, was sent b3' her hu: oantl, losepli Allison, and was re ceived by Mr. Haldemau to-day." Served the OueHii. queen tor several years. A Queer Clock. Philip Thierolf has added quite a novelty to the attractions of his saloon in Hie Anheuser-Busch block in the nature of a cathedral clock about eight feet high and about live feet wide at the bottom. It is an artistic piece of wood carvingand scrollwork, set off witli minarets and towers, giving it quite a unique appearance. Among its peculiarities outside of novelty in design is tiie tact that every half hour the clock, by an orchestrion attachment, plays a prett- tune for two minutes. The entire case and design is the work of our fellow townsman. Mr. John Retiland, who must certainly be an extra tine mechanic. New Pensions. Mary Carney, widow of James Carney, has received a pension of $1,158 as back pay and a regular stipend of $8.00 per month. Mr. Carney was a member of Co. C, lhird Rhode Island. Charles Robine has had his pen sion increased to $21 per month. Wm. Burk receives a pension of $12 per month, and John Philips gets notice per month. of the allowance of $8 A Bad Accident. Wm. Wheeler, residing nar town. brought a new twine binder the Dick Streight helped his father other day and yesterday he hitched stack his fall plowing, threshed the pumpkins, trimmed up the cucum ber trees and left things in good shape on the farm. He came in this morning to bleach his hands and sell a few sets of harness. Claus Breckenfeld has an attach ment to put on a lawn mower to catch the grass that is a daisy. It is a cloth affair and fits in behind the machine so that every particle of grass is saved, making the lawn look fifty per cent better than the old method. Call and see them. Herman Spies is completing the best residence erected in the Second ward this year. It is large, well arranged, contains Jill the latest conveniences . and is being finished up elegantly in hard wood. The Herald is glad to note Mr Spies' evident intention to live well and take some comfort. He can afford to. Farmer Leonard of Raymond was in the city yesterday and relates that a panther is running loose in the neighborhood, devouring the stock and committing other depredations There are a number four horses and two mules to the machine and made things fly, so that by four o'clock he had cut and bound seventeen acres of wheat. About four o'clock while he was on the ground back of the machine oiling it up, a sharp stroke of lightning startled the teams and away they went as fast as they coma run. a oaro wire lenee was no obstacle and barely slackened their pace as they crashed over it without seriously hurting the horses. On they went through corn held with nothing broken but the pitman bar, (a bar which oper ates the sickle) when one of the leaders fell: the other horses tramped over the unfortunate but wiien the machine struck him it was suddenly stopped as the teams which were well nigh tired out could not budge the heavy binder and Mr. Wheeler lost no lime in extricating his horse from its peril ous position under the machine. On taking an inventory, it was found the horse had some ugly wounds made hy the sickle guard, a few barb wire scratches, and a broken pitman rod coin- When He I served the and I look back on the experience with neither horror nor fehame. During th j twenty-five years that have passed since then the amelioration in the condition of ; the soldier has been incalculable, but 1 : should be untrue to their memory if 1 ' did not lift up my testimony that the i men of the old days endured their more arduous lot with a grand primitive resig- j nation. j They knew that the quartermaster and i the butcher were in collusion in regard . to the .meat ration, that the troop ser- ! geant major cooked their accounts, and j that the pay corporal had glutinous tiu- j gers. Their captain habitually addressed ! them as brutes; the surgeon left his du- : ties for days to go hunting. There was J no quick escape ror them from those abuses, for some of them were "lifers," and all were long service men. But there were no professional agita tors in those days, nor any barrack room lawyers "who knew their rights;" there was not a great deal of that commodity of a little of which the poet speaks as a dangerous thing," and there were no halfpenny newspapers. The discipline was rigid, how rigid no younger of to day can have any idea; but insubordina tion was undreamed of. Archibald I Forbes in Fortnightly Review A Patent Horseshoe. A patent covers a horseshoe which pos sesses many advantages. On its under 6urface is stamped a pattern which gives a number of points for the securing of a better grip on the pavement, and this, where wooden pavements are used, is an important consideration. The shoe is about half the weight of an ordinary shoe, being two and a half pounds the set of four; it takes less time and less money to fix, has only four nails, as against the usual seven. Being a three-quarter shoe, it leaves the frogs and heels on the ground which prevents concussion to the foot and leg, contraction and corns. The only preparation the hoof requires after the old shoe is taken off is that the rasp must be used on the toe and Quar ters, making a reduction of about one- J eighth of an inch on the lower side of the hoof. The frog and heels and back part of the foot should not be touched. Thia shoe is made in accordance with the well established principle that the more the hinder part of the foot which is very tough is used, the harder and healthier it becomes. New York Telegram. to the. outlit. i'lr. Heeler was 1 t -9 . a . . a . jucKy inacea mat tne results were no worse. of ambitious sportsmen in this city I pleted the sum total of the damages and here is some game that is worthy of their acquaintance and attention. State Journal. Judge A. W. Crites and family, of Chadron, are in the citjr to-day the guests of Hon. B. S. Ramsey and wife. Judge Crites looks hale and hearty after his sojourn at Lake Minnitonka and the Twin Cities. lie is enroute home Work Was Begun This morning with a full force of men to rebuild the stalls of the round house which were destroyed by the recent explosion. The Have lock boomers and Plattsmouth to take up the croakers will take due notice of this thread of his judicial duties. Judge Ramsey ana lamily will accom pany them home and the Judge will go into the Black Hills and endeavor to capture the sole bear running loose. The)' will be gone about two weeks. Joshua Stroud will be remember ed by all the old settlers as the gen tleman who removed with his fami ly to Nebraska in ISfU buying out the townsite of Mt. Pleasant where lie resided until about ten years ago when he removed to Wyoming; From the columns of the Wyoming Derrick, a sprightly paper, publish ed at Caspar, Wyo.,wenote the mar riage of Mr. Strouds eldest daughter, Laura to Mr. John McGrath. the county treasurer of that county. The paper says "the bride wore a handsome dress of white mull, trimmed in point lace and cut deeollette with a beautiful corsage boquet of natural flowers. A handsome pearl necklace ;,et off her shapely neck." The presents were rich and expensive. Hair chains, rings, crosses an hair work of all kinds to order. Mrs. A. Knee. tf 1720 Locust St. fact. It has been pretty definitely settled, we understand, not to move the locomotive building and repair department to Havelock. Only re pairs in wood work will be per formed there. Tne Wrestling: Match. F. C. Desmond, the wrestler who came here claiming to be a ball player, has turned out to be a champion wrestler and has made the Harshmans hunt their hole, and turn their sportive heads else where. The surprising activity that J. Caston accepted Desmond's challenge to throw anj' man in Omaha three times in one hour, created comment. Now the sports of Nebraska City are wondering who this man Desmond can be and the excitement the match has created here is surprising. The old Standard will hardly hold the people on Saturday night. These men are to wrestle for a $200 purse and the)" will contest hard for the dollars there arc in it. Ne braska City Press. Policeman and Model. There is a big, picturesque policeman on the Broadway 6quad who is noted among the habitues of the Rialto for his flowing blond mustache, who turns an occasional dollar as an artist's modeL Having posed during his watch on deck for the benefit of the common people in the flesh, he is transferred to imperisha ble canvas to gladden the artistic eye of generations yet to come. He has the trunk and aims of a giant. In the opin ion ot a distinguished artist, this police man is tne nest specimen or massive physical perfection he ever saw. Of course, the lady artists have all had a hack at him with pencil and brush, for which he invariably gets one dollar a sit ting. No wonder he carries the air of a man thoroughly satisfied with himself. New York Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch. Decorations at a Kail. At a recent English ball the floral dec orations were beautiful and very origi nal. In the middle of the two large ballrooms hung a large parasol formed by a wire frame and covered with pink La France roses with their leaves, the crook handle being tied with pink rib bons. There were also numbers of imi tation chandeliers hung from the ceil ing and staircase made entirely of flow ers and leaves. Gilt rustic baskets were filled with Japanese honeysuckle of glowing colors The pillars on the land ings and the large mirrors were covered with long trails of stephanotis, the whole effect of the decorations being remark ably luxuriant and charming. Exchange. A Novel Fabric. A foreign textile journal records the invention of a new kind of looped fabric which has a novel and beautiful effect. with a durability never before attained. The peculiarity about it is that worsted is used for the thread forming the figure of the design and alpaca or mohair for the thread forming the ground of the design. The contrast between the lus trous and beautiful threads of the mo hair and of the worsted, it is said, forms an effect that is strikiuglv novel. Ilow th Officer l the Sm 1 1 haonlan In atitution Combat hue. Bugs area ponrceof much anxiety and annoyance to the curators of birds and mammals at the Smithsonian institution and m the National museum 11 given a chance they would gobble up the dead and stuffed creatures, not even sparing the bonus ami the beaks. Aceorthaidy those in charge have to be perpetually on the alert to combat these small but Hot contemptible foes. If a stull'ed "sjiei'imen" is thoroughly poisoned with arsenic when it is pre pared there is little or no danger that it will ever be attacked, but thecollections in charge of Secretary Lanley are gath ered together from all parts of the world and very many oi the contributions ars not properly protectee! in this respect. This is true particularly of those which come rrom tne tropics, wnere peppers and pungent spices are considered sul'ri cient for purposes of preservation So they are for awhile, and then, the epices having lost their strength, the enemy begins to get in its work. Not only does this happen with stuiFed birds and beasts, but the skeletons that reach the institution with the flesh roughly chopped off them and folded up in the smallest possible compass for transporta tion are frequently 60 poorly protected by poisoning that maggots get at then and eat the ligaments which join the bones so as to seriously injure their use fulness. Three kinds of insects threaten the stuffed collections due is the familiar moth, which eats tiie feathers or h.:ir down to the skin ami leaves unsightlv bald patches Another is the "dermes tes," or common "lard beetle," winch attacks and eats holes in the fatty skins But worse than either of these is the "anthrinus" a beetle about the size of a No. 8 shot, and so small therefore that it does not render itself evident and is not readily found when sought for It is very fond of anything horny, and getting a chance at a bird, it will begin by eating off the covering of the bill, de nuding the legs afterward and chewing up the shafts of the bigger feathers If it has an opportunity, it will regularly honeycomb the horns of animals fres coed for museum purposes. Of course it is understood that the? three bugs do all the damage in the lar va stage of their being that is. while they are yet worms. Another sort of in sect gets into empty eggs aud eats up tha lining membranes, where careless col lectors have left them inside, as they should not do, but it cannot injure the 6hells and does no harm, except to make a litter. The best remedy, or preventive, known is bisulphide of carbon; but it has so horribla a smell that Curator Ridgway will not use it for keeping the birds un der his charge. He prefers to employ the next best thing, which ia naphtholine, a product of coal tar. A handful of crys tals of it will kill a case full of insects. It has the disadvantage of irritating the breathing passages, producing a chronic catarrh. Curator of Mammals True pre fers the offensive bisulphide of carbon. A great many things besides beasts and birds at the National museum have to be protected from insects; for exam ple, the costumes of all nations and other dry goods of every kind, which afford an agreeable diet for devouring bugs. It is no small task to protect these perishable articles from the attacks of many legged scavengers with stomachs for anything 6hort of metal and no respect for the most sacred of curios. Washington Star. I he Use Of Harsh, drastic purgative to relieve cotivv iman is a dangcrou practice, tuni more IiaMo to fatten tlin dlHeane on tlio pnUi-iit than to cure It. What in needed is a medicine Hint. In effectually opening the towels, corrects the costive habit uiil establishes a natural daily action. Such au aperient is founJ in Ayer's Pills, which, while thorough in action, strengthen as well as .stimulate the bowels and excretory organs. ".For eight years I was afflicted with con stipation, wliii'h at l;ust became so bud that the doctors could do no more for me. Then I began to take Ayer's J'ill.s, and soon the bowels became regular anil natural in their movements. I am now in excellent health." Win. II. Del-iucett, lorset. Out. ' When 1 feel the need of a cathartic, I tako Ayer's Tills, and lind Uu-m to be inoio Effective lian any otlier pill I ever took." Mrs. B. C. ".frulib, Jiurwellville, V.l. " For years 1 have bctn subject to comtl pation and nervous headaches, caused by do rangemeutof the liver. After taking various remedies, I have tx'come convinced that Ayer's I'tiix are the best. They have never failed to relieve my bilious attacks In a short time; and I am sure my system retains its tone longer after tho use of these Pills, than h;is been the case with any other medicine I have tried." II. S. Sledge, Weimar, Texas. Ayer's Pills, PREPARED BY Dr. J. C. AYEK & CO., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Dealers in Medlclno. (i A NO LI A K STOVES Clcniied and Repaired at V. HKMDKK S II A R DWARK STORK. . V. Mathews n!(t .wti!d. S AXIS FA CTIO X G U A R A X T K K I). HENRY BOECK Tho Lending FURNITURE LEALER A N D - tr'. UN DEFT A K R. ' i "niiht'ii.tlv kt - on hhiict everything .1 to furnUh your in. use. v: ne COKNKIt SIXTH AND MAIN S'lHKKT - Meb TIIE I N T E li. X A TIONAL TYPEWRITER A nfrictly firsf cla machine, fully warrant--d. Made ir.nii the very best materia! b killed workmen, and with the hej.t tools that lave ever been devised for the iiurimse. War- ran'ed to do all that can he reasonably ex pected of the very best typewriter extant. :ai'KtIe of writing IVi words oer minute or pore according to the ability of the operator. 217, 21J, 221 and 22.', Main ST., 'lattsmouth, - Nebraska. H. M. BONS. Proprietor 1 lie Perkins has been thoroUijhl) euoyated from top tc iow one of the lest hotels in tin staf tioarclers will le taker ly the week at $4.50 and up. 300D BAR CONNECTED CP Headache. We are often asked for a cure for head ache. A certain wise physician classes headaches among the ailments which have baffled his profession. At a medi cal meeting a member 6aid: "Did any of you ever cure a headache? I never did." Several doctors having mentioned their treatment, he replied: "Oh, you only re lieved it. I can do that. But have you ever cured it?" No one could answer yes. The shops contain nostrums 'enough, but did any one ever find himself more than tem porarily relieved by them? Nature, unaided, sometimes effects a permanent cure by the changes which the system undergoes in the process of time. Persons who have been Bubject to headache are often more or less fully re lieved after about the age of fifty. This is perhaps a result of the shrinkage of the brain and the hardening of the tissues, which begins at about that period. Changes in one's condition or habits, or in climate, may sometimes effect a cure by removing the disturbing cause. Youth's Companion. K. DRESSL The 5th St-Merchant Ta. Keep u!l I. in- '..j'-M Your Inrere? to i.ivm, H" SHEHwOOL" BLOC "niuiiiaii 8100. lirtti-i is no aient in your town address the in .milaeturei". TIIK l'AKIHil M'K'ti CO. wrenr.s wanted Parish S, Y. F. I. SEELEMIRE, Agent. Lincolu, Neb, County Surveyor AND CIVIL. ENGINEER. will List ot Letters, Keiimininof uiu'hiimcd in the Post Office at Phittsiiiouth, July 22, 1S91, for tht week ending July 1.1: Persons calliii"; for 11113" f -u' above letters will please 8 a 3" "ad- 4.U orders left with County Clerk receive prompt attention. OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE. Lumbe vertised. II. J. Stkkkjht, V. M jpHILIP TH EI ROLF Has Opened up The - FiLest. 'lean-st, Cosiest- SALOOIST IX THE CITY ; U, A. D r far THE OLD RELIABLE. wines In a new bic3"cle tire the wheels, in stead of being fitted with pneumatic or cushion tires, have the grooves fitted with complete C3"cles of balls, which re volve on pivots fixed in the groove of the wheels. These balls bite the ground and the machine travels up aud down hill with wonderful celeritj. Thumb Kings. "And do they wear them on their thumbs?" "Yes, miss, and they are right pre3" too." A jeweler's clerk was displa3nng his new stock of thumb rings. "May I try one on?" "Certainlj"," he replied, and sfoope! low over the pink tipped fingers, Flipping on a tiny circlet of pearls "It doesn't look so bad, after all, said 6he. "You see the baud is so narrow and the pearls so small that the effect is not awkward, as I expected it would be I'll take that one.'" The advent of this unique little orna ment is greeted with rather more favor than was at first expected hy the jewel ers. .New York Letter. Where 111:13- he found choice liquors and cigars. AXIIKUSKK HTSCII UK ICR. A X I ' BASS' ALK WHITK LAHKL nlways 011 hand. COK'XKK OK IAIX AX1) FOUKTH .ST. F LUMBER ! Shingles, Lath, Sash, oors, BSinds Can supply everw demand of the city. Call and get terms. Fourth ptreet in rear of opera house. J. ?. 1 : ; - nick- IOO Ij KVT. net on 111 v 'or-ets. Heir BriiHhe. Curh rs & medicines. Samples free. a rite now. I)r ',Tuiii' ni 371 B'way V V. avvyi -ot hnAr The GratHeaijh1JKIHK. LhillcvmeL unju-khnfr m n .1 appetizing. Isold by all dealers. A beautiful Picture Book and cards Bent FHUH to any one sending adtlxeea to to O. K. HTRKA CO.. Philadelphia, Fa. PARKER'S ;'t,r J HAIR BALSAM C1oan and txotilN th hair. -nair to its YouthJul Color. V; V,..-1 r J m ft.p aiaiif A narr filling. mmui DEALER IN STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, GLASS AiN'D QUEEN SWA RE : ijr'DtZrT I O.'l - t' " ' '. i "a. r-i! - : "rt. i V Take in t. int. .X' ciirc lor ' ;i .o., m. WANTED- A desirable tenant for the Dovey homestead, corner of Seventh and Oak streets, tf K. G. Dovky tc Son. The law does not allow the American brn 3'oung man to vote, uo matter how well educated he may oe or how well prepared to exercise the privilege wiselv. until he is tvent3'-one years of age. At that age he has probably been learning how to discharge the duties of a cilizen for five or six years. For a cold in the head, what is called a head bath is useful Fill a wash basin with boiling water and add one ounce of flour of mustard. Then hold the head covered with a cloth to prevent the es cape of the steam, over the basin aa long as un3r steam arises. A Narrow Kscape from the Oitllowtt. James Johnston, who murdered hi? wife and four children at Uallarat. and was condemned to death, was respited, by telegram ten minutes before the time of execution on the ground of insanity. Two doctors obtained access to him at midnight and gave a certificate of lu nac3", which was telegraphed to the gov ernor at 3 o'clock iu the morning by the medical board examining. London Tit Bits. Silly Gossip. Maud Is it true that you are in love with Mr. Bullion? Clara Merc3T no. I'm only engaged to him. New York Weekly. Dr. Grcsver.or's Bell-cap-sic PLASTER. i Flop sua Feea a sjecieliy 4Siv quick relief jfrom pain. Torwi at on. Gne for ha-p hy ' Drnc Pubic Solicited. 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