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About Plattsmouth weekly herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1882-1892 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1892)
CAN'T UMOtRSTANO AMERICA. Movcllut rfinrli' Amutlnc Kiprlne wit ii mi OOIi-IhI in Vnf. The ways of KnzlNh mid Aniorioini re M k iilm' to tin iiiiiruindiiiiint Mid cleanly kou(Iii'I'I) int 1 1-ri h. vbicli linvu li:ui fur ni:in ilitr:nlt4 krce oiiimrhiiiii if- fur iu'lviui; these Viiee ix'ftii.t't! ii"-. !ind yvt Imvm in-vor eaiipd to wii'tiT ni innl!i'$ Com panion. Wln'ii V. I. llnwclis ii onsul at V"iii'i mi .'litem iIim ImriMi v in the nitluct- iivi'i'i'''! liy Mm uve ccaKimi for ti.u lutlu.Mii;; suir s: i v bicidont: lo my account of liiin affair to tuts oniniissary of police I said that the kurglary occurred one morning about daylight, wliun 1 saw the head of the burglar pouring above the window sill, and his baud exteuded to prey upon mj wardrobe. "Excuse me. Signor Console," InttT wpted the commissary, "bow could you se himP" "Why, there was nothing in the world to prevent mo. The window was open." The window was open!" gasped the commissary. "Do you mean that jou sleep with your windows open?" "Most certainiy." "Pardoo," said the commissary, nspiciously, "do all Amnricans sleep with their windows open!" "I mar venture to say they all do Id umnier."' I answered. "At least, it it trie general custom." Such a thing as this indulgence in Iresh air seemed altogether foreign to the commisnary's experience, and but tor ray official dignity 1 am sure I houlu have boen effectually brow- flxtea by hi in. As it was, he threw himself back in his armchair nnd stared at me Sxodly for some moments. Then he recovered himself with another "Pardon!" and turuing to his clerk, aid: "Write down that, according to the American custom, they were sleeping with their windows open." Hut I know Unit for all his politeness ae considered this habit a relic of the time wbou we American abode in wigwams. ACCOMPANIED OR UNACCOMPANIED? at Wh Emj to UlTlnn tha State of Kcb PartlouUr Cm. "My office ia nearly opposite a popular down-town restaurant, the up per floor of which is reserved for ladies r geutlomen accompanied by ladies," aid a young aspirant for leal honors toe other day to a N. Y. Herald man. "The view from my window, how aver, allows me to see only one per aon seated at any of the three tables Mar the window, and .that fact has stabled me to have lots of fun, nnd it the same time gives me a first-rate hanoe to study my fellow-man in the presence of a girl of whom he thinks Mougn to invite her out to lumheon. "In a fortnight I got so I could tell m a moment whether any man of whom I could catch a glimpse at a able had as bis vis-a-vis another m.n t a woman. "How did I do it? Oh. It was easily aaough divined. If there were two en. the one I could sue would act perfectly natural. But if thore were a woman on the other side of the table rtiogs were very much changed. The fellow In my view would conduot him IS) .1 it . . M . , wi entirely uiuereot irom the one with his chum along. His interest in lata curl of his mustache would be in (eased tenfold, and every now and then ho would suspend operations in e eating line to cast a killing look at tua lair compauion. In fact, under such conditions I fouud that the whole manner and pose f nine men out of ten became at once absurdly unnatural and self-conscious. mi un-ir sunns io piease, irom my point of view, invariably became most amusing. A POINTER'S CREAT LEAP. Jumped from Flylua- Trln Art.r Illrrl. August Osthoff of Frankfort road aas a pointer do? that two weeks ago ke valued at $200 at loast, says the iladlphia Record. To-day it would lake $1,000 and more to win the ani aal. And the reason for this jump in value is not far lo seek. A few days ago Mr. Osthoff was ound out of the city on the North Pennsylvania railroad" for a gunning trip, accompanied, as usual, by his jog. He was sitting by an open win dow in the smoking car. while Count Beaufort crouched calmlv at his feet against the side of the "oar. As the raiu started away from Edgehill sla ttou the sportsmau leaned forward to talk to some friends in the seat ahead. Ihe speed of the cars was incruaiing fast, when somo boss that were shout ing blackbirds in a held near by din charged a gun. Count started up and put m pans upon the window-sill. Mr. U-ithoff'a friends saw the do-;'s in tent eve, ami ear and ono of them for fun said; (;, f,.teh it." Count knew what Unit meant. In an instant, befofo hii muster (,r friend eiuiiu move a miii-clu. he. pring, and while the train hvi' a whistled i n iwi-nir-live-llllil.;in-ljl)tir gait went flying out of ihe. window. Mr. O-ilnr ...-,:.v a ipiiek bremh as he saw Ms M,!..(!i. hunter jump to eertiiiu death. II.' l.'itiml lo his feel ami seieil the b.dl-rope to Mod the tram. Hi hand was dislodged bv tlio conductor, who aid no dog woui'd be allowed to interfere with "sclioilule." O-ithotr stormed and fumed ;u,d said it w:w worth $10') to him to get to his do',' ut once. Hut argument availed nothing, and be was told to wait till the next stntiou was reached, when he could telegraph buck for the animal. It was a mile and a half before the next stop was made, and the sports man alighted, cxpectiug lo walk back and iind his dog s scattered remains. Ho started alonsr the rails and then atood amazed. Three hundred yards down the track, like a shooting ray of snushine. something was scudding toward him. The stretch was covered in a few instants, and there at his feet rauted Couut, his tail wagging, and ia his mouth the blackbird that was brought down by the boy sportsman'! Sun. Count knew tit business, and so oes his master now. That dog can't bouarht for love er Doner. Next Thursday the democratic national committee will name the place and time for holding the nrexidentiul convention, Kaunas r City, Milwaukee and St. Paul are in the race for the convention. GIVE THE BOY A TRADE. Kx Mavor Vaux makes the wtate- nieiit, as the result of his fifty years' observation ns nn innpectorat the penitentiary, that a uneful trade ia a better preventive of crime 'than a cood education. This nrees with the observation of many other persons who have made a study of the question. The man or boy with an "education" and no trade or pro fession is poorly equipped for the world, s battle. A false ideal pre vails that it is "lowering" for a boy to be taught a trade. And that nc counts for many of the crimes com mitted by men who think that "the world owes them a living." It is pity that parents cannot be made to appreciate the truth of what Mr, Vaux says on this subject. FIRED ON THE YORKTQWN. The dispatches this morning give the startling rumor that the Chilians had fired on the Yorktown in the harbor of Valpariso although it could not be found out whether it was the truth or not. If it should prove to be a fact Admiral Evens, who is the commander would evi dently return the fire with Yankee I heroism. ine navy department is very active at Washington and at Mare Island navy yard the men worked all day Sunday and the Baltimore has been over hauled and will start for Chilian waters to-morrow, and ull Naval officers who are off on leave of absense are requested to report at once for special duty. Maps of the coast of Chill which show every fortified spot along the Chilian coast have been furnished the different army officers and the navy, these maps show Valparaiso to be well fortified being protected by four large forts and several bat teries, out it is tnougnt tnat our biggest war ships with their heavy gun8 could soon silence them. ALL FOR PROTECTION. Ilackettstown. N. J., in order to in duce a German firm to start a plush factory in its midst is raising $13, 000 for the erection of a building, which is to be given to the plush makers free of rent for a term of six years. Democrats and republicans are alike subscribing to the fund, thus testifying to the fact that when a coperete proposition is presented to Americans they sweep aside theories and act like noble men. A few months ago we had occasion to call attention to the fact that the citizens of San Diego had subscribed a large sum of money iu muuee me erection ot an iron rolling factory in their midst, Among the subscribers were many of the leading democrats of the town. These gentlemen for tin moment forgot the teachings of such eminent free trade lights as Cleveland, that the artificial etimu lation of trade or manufactures is pernicious, and went in with nil their might for a project which they anew would help their town. Of couse they showed themselves to be sensible business men, but it is curious that the same person, when it came to broadening the question, seem to be unable to preceive that if it is a good thing for a town to have manufactures in its midst it must also be good for a nation The silliest economic doctrine ever preached is that of natural method. There is nothing natural about modern trade or manufactures. They nre both in the highest degree artificial, and the nations or locali ties which trust least to nature and rely most on art are those which succeed in attaining the highest decree of prosperity. Suit Fran Cisco Chronicle, FILLED! HIS HEAD WITH SHOT. An Ashland Citizen Fatallv lninM,i by an Accidental Diacharjje. l.ate last night a man named SearloH, nn employee of the Union ill Mill Company of Ashiaud. Neb. returned from a rabbit hunt. II.. entered his houe ami being cold laid his gun on the table, the mont convenient place, not thinking that it Wiis cocked. After wanning him self hU wife anked him to uo out doors for Komething and jut he wan passing the window the woman pushed Ihe table back against the wall to its a .'customed place. The jar discharged the gun turough the window. The charge struck the husband in the back of the head (iiul shoulders. A physician was immadiatelv culled, and an examination nlwv..,i that ho less than twelve shot en tered the unfortunate man's head nnd shoulder. These were removed to-day from his shoulder but it is almost impossible to remove them from his head, us he has a very thick, heavy growth of hair upon it which has been badly clotted with blood. Physicians sny that the chences for his recovery is al most hopelca. The Chilian trouble is creating alarm on the Pacific coast as it now looks as it war with Chili was inevi table. The Montauk has been ordered got ready for service as soon as poss ible. The Montauk was built during the civil war and served during the latter part of that struggle in the naval cam paign on the Mississippi river. She has a single revolving turret, in which are mounted two fifteen inches rifled guns, which are formidable weapons for use in coast and harbor defense. It is under stood that as soon as Montauk's machinery has been connected and made ready for operation, similar work will be done on the Nahant and Jason PROHIBITION CONVENTION. The national committee of the prohibition party has called the national convention of that party to nominate candidates for presi dent and vice president of the United States, and to transact such other business as may properly cosne before it, to assemble in Music hall, St. Louis, Mo., June 29. The basis of representation has been fixed as follows: Each state is entitled to four delegates-at-lanre Each state is also entitled to twice as many delegates as the number ot congressmen which the state is entitled to elect in 1892 (this is the new apportionment). Each state may send one additional deletrate for every 1,000 votes, or the major traction thereof, cast for Fisk and Brooks in 1888. Each territory is entitled to two delegates. The Dis trict of Columbia is entitled to two delegates. REPEALING! RECIPROCITY. The bill introduced bv Contrresa. man Breckenridge, of Kentucky, is a prominent piece in the tariff crazy quilt which the democrats in congress are at work upon. The re publicans can not hope for better political fortune than that this bill ue repealed. Kepealingreciprocity. Repealing equitable trade relation with other nations! Repealing the clause of the tariff law by which the United States is enabled to demand from other countries fair treatment of its products and special orivl leges for certain products of this country! The democrats are wel come to the honor of repealinc this clause of the McKinley law. The republicans wish all speed to the congressman from Kentucky. Thev beseech and urge the democrats to push the bill with all the vigor pos sible. But how inconsistent is the demo cratic party! For nearly a year and a half they have been clainiinir that reciprocity was free trade. As its provisions have been hailed by the people, as under its operation foreign markets have been enlarged and others opened for the first time to American products, the demo crats have been crying that reel; procity was stolen from the demo- crat9, that it was free trade. But now they are going to repeal it If reciprocity is free trade, why re peal it? Does not the democratic party believe in free trade? Either the democrats were mistaken when they called reciprocity free trade, or else they are mad now and like the madmen of old are tearing themselves lo pieces. They had better get together in congress and map out pome policy and stick to it. These bills for the repeal of every thing fast and loose is going to make mischief for the bourbon party Iowa State Register. TRADE FLOURISHING. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: It was suggested two weeks airo that the exports in December were likely to be extraordinarily large. The preliminary reports just issued indicate that the exports in that month were probably the largest ever known, for while no increase appears in cotton, and exports of provisions, cattle, and oil were slightly less than a year agj, a gain of tpJO.100,000 appears in bread- "toffs. Itiukintr the ml im-rn-iun ;. principal items $1 7,540,8.") 1, )r nearly 25 per cent, indicating that the ag gregate exports for the month will probably exceed $110,000,000, against about f.)S,(KXMxi0 last year, when the amount was greater than t had ever been iit any month. Ihe exports of Hour increased 50 per cent, and exports of wheat are l.'i.tMMt.OOO bushels, against -I.KOO.OOO bushels last year, while exports of cotton are 43.000,0(10 pounds greater in quantity, though no increase ap pears in value owing to the low prices. The enormous exports over. shadow all other features in the commercial situation. They insure large supplies of money, if ever needed, but at present the markets are everywhere well supplied except ut southern points and better supplied there than a week ago. Treasury disbursements have been large, and there is no reason lo look for a lack in the supply of money. Another fact of large imporiauce is that the iron output was not diminished m December, as is usual, owing to the stoppage of furnaces during the holidays, but was 188,082 tons weekly, against 188,135 December 1. The market is fairly active, though the enormous output gives buyers an advantace. and Alabama and Virginia iron is offered at low prices. Copper is flat, and in tin there is little change, but lead is weak at 4J0 cents, and the market for coal very dull on account of the heavy output. The wool production last year is estimated considerably larger than that of the year before, but the slocks on hand are somewhat larger, indicating that the con sumption in 1891 has been about the same as in 1S90. The market shows no important change, and just at this eeaBon none is to be expected. $3,600 IN REWARDS The Canadian Acriealtarlata Ureas fall Literary Competition Thefitth half year Li:e:a y com petition of the Canadian Agiicu' turisi, Ameitca's old and reliable illusiraied ipmlly Magazine, is now open. J lie lollowing splendid priz es will be given free to the persons sending in the greatest number of words made out of the letters con tained in the words "The Illustrated Agriculturist Everyone sending in a list ot not less than one nun d. en words will receive a present oi silverware. l-t craucl reward isoo In enld iiii't " .. .grand iniio.vftufiiiiirio 3'd " 2jOlUKDl(l 4ttl " Ornn valued ut S3i0 Mh ' SKIS In L'nlrt Slh dents gold watch full iewulled Till " Ladles gold watcli " " 50lngoli1 " , aiii.ld 10 rtiwnnU ot 110 pch fino next 20 prizes 20 sliver tea sets quadruple iimr win rnniru. Nexi 50 prlrtei 60 silver desert spoons war ranted heave prate Next loo prizes mo silver butter dishes etc, wiumnt d .envy p'ate. Next 600 prize coiihIsU of heavy plated ullver kettles, butter dlnhe.i, fruit baskets, biscuit Jar sugar shells, butter knives etc. all fully warrant-d making h total of 689 splendid re wards the value ot which will auureirate $1,500. 1. The words must be construct ed only from letters in the words. "The Illustrated Agriculturist" and must be only such words as are founds in Websters unabridged dictionary, in the body of the bood none of the supplement to be used. i. Ihe words must be written in rotation and numbered 1, 2, 3, and so on, for facilitating in diciding the winners. 3 Letters cannot be used oftener than they appear in the words, The Illustrated Agriculturist For in stance the word egg cannot be used as there ia but one 'g' in the three words, 4 The list containing the largest number of words will be awarded first prize, and so on in order of mer- : . i. . . ... it. cacu iibi ub in u its receiveu win be numbered ad'if two or more tie the first received will be awarded first prize, and so on, therefore the benent ot sending in early will read ily be seen. .bach list must be accompanied by $1 for six months subscription to The Agriculturist. The followin men have kindly consected to act aB Judges: J G Mac Donald, city clerk, Petersbourgh, Canada, and Comodore Calcutt, Pet ersbourgh. uur last competition Got $1000 prize all right, G W Cunningham, Vancouver, . C. Thanks for $500 prize G W Cunningham Donald B C. Prize receiaed O. K. I D Uant ie West superior, Wis. $300 prize ree'd Thanks-G V Robertson. Toronto: nnd 300 others in United States and Canada: This is no lottery merit only will count The reputation for fairness gained by the Agriculturist in the past is ample guarantee that the competition will be conducted in like manner, bend 3c stamn for full particulars to The Agricultur ist, Peterborough, Canada. The Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Cass county will hold their annual meeting at the Hails school house in Eight Mile Grove precinct on Saturday at 1 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of electing of ficers for the ensuing year and to transact such business as may law- luuy come before the meeting. HI J. 1 . ALTER, Sec. AND SO DO More than Half a Hon OTHER PEOPLE,, BECAUSE IT IS THE BE3T. Buv No Other. IjOT matism of the hip. I St. Jacobs Oil, O "ALL RIGHT! ST. OF - ODDS - GLEAB IN OUR VARIOUS DEPAKSMENT. Chips from our last jears business that must be swept away Swoewlng reductions on all old goods. Very low nr,Wn goods that we re receiving evevy GINGHAMS, OUTING CLOTH, SL'iiING DRESS FLANNEL uawukd CORDS, CIIEVEKOX SERGES, HEN UT EETAS, CASHMERE, MUSLIN UNDEUWEaR HAM BERG EDGING, ETC. Having; just finished taking slock JttEJZMi Of dress gotds, dres, fiinghams, calico, and all pieces containing les. hat eight yards, we hay, put on our remnant counter to be closed out at a great reduction in prices. Renant of 10, 15 and 20 cent Ginghams, outing cloth, etc.. to c ose at 8 cents. Remnants of 7 a . d 8 cent pi p- 'nts and fast color, our 5 ccntgrade for 3$ cents. Remnants oidie.s flannels, cashimere Hn..!nit.Ua h,-iu serges, etc., at a reduction of from pi e. Just the right leDgth for e BOOTS AJND SHOES,, AT HALF PRICE. Every pair ot shop w rn boots ond shoes, togcteer .with all but plus styles that w do not wish to carry anoteer scoson. The sizes oflhese lots will be 8otnewh:it hrok. n, but those who con be fitted can secure some ot the greatest bargains ever offered. WM. 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