.-saw I; 11 ' t -H' ill : sail ' .- U I inumi;i:r :u. J I ie I. I 8 FIRST YKAU fjtr JUL 1-1- Gl'l;Y ()ljnGKlS. .j it Simpson II SMITH J II Wah kman li it.N 'i.ai:k A Maihh.k J H M A I H MVS W II Mai.i.k t .1 V V.'K Uli.UII I a W Will .'I'. i M'.l'iNi:s ( W.m Wi-.isi- i: M It Mc id-it V S W lf M 'N i K S ski. -f ....St. - 1kttru Mayor, (';k, 'I'lf :iHlllr, Ai i'iii''y, Kniin-'-r. ruin .1 udge, ,M.irrii.li. (oii.ieihieli, l-. ' Ui.tl 3;d 4tll l .1 W .I mi;. I 11 Maw S ,I.IIAI.MA ni'.n us VYoktii I'.oaid Pub. Work GOUN'I'Y OKKlCiKtiS. 'I'r(:i surer. Iii-puty I n- .-mrer, - CieiW. )i':liy I'i'Tli, I Hk of !M-tii.:" b'o.ir', ish-iiir. !'-l'iry Sin ii:f. Survey 'ir. Att'UIieT. ISiiiit. i( 1 "nf Si'fiuoN, I'minty J ii A. I'AM IT.KI.I. l'llO.,l'i!.l.'l Iv .1. ,i Coltl N'SoN I'. f. MiM'lll-.llSON W. ('. SHOW A I.TKK J.I'. l-ilKKNiiAiti P.. J. Vh'UI NS A. M AHill.K AI.I.KN liKK.Hi.N JlAV.NA III' SelXli I'. KUSriKI.L. r.o ui ok sui'Uiivisi.us. I oris Koi-rz. Cirm.. Weeping Water A. 1.. Toll. A. IS. !! K-ON, i'i;i tsiiiolll ll hmrWoiMl CIVIG S O G 1 1 t'l1 1 J c S . 'ASSW.IU!.- N- 1IC. I . O. I". - Mi'l'is v t'Vi-ry Titi-liiy cvt'i.ini? of -sirli w.'rk. All tr:ii.si'nt luollit ts :u; rot-inclfully invited to iiltentl. rjIKIU l.UDCK NO. SI. A. . U. W.-Meels iverv nil e: n.il l'ri-Uy evening at Iv . of 1. Tr:i:isiei:l lrot Ik-im ftr lcsf:-llui !y in viied tir.ittrml. I-. K. W iiite, M:imi i- YYorkir.aii ; ll. ,, ' I'oriMiiiiu ; J. Murgau, Ovc-riei-r ; J. K. Miirrit. !:. inh-r. TsTtVMI' X.3:. MODIiUN WOODMUN V of Amerl' l Meets second :md fourtli Mon day evi iiiir at K. of I'. I.;ili. All tiivnsielit I'rotlier are rcijuestud l m . willi u.. 1.. A. Nort- .icr. Veii.-iv.ll Consul ; W . C. Willjilts. Wv.riiiy Advi.-.er ; 1', M. les, Kx lt.uih.er ; J. Iv. Morris, Clerk. NO. s. A. O. lT. W. l'riil;iv evenum at J- M-et ev.'rv stliern:it v.. .1. iinil :ii soVloe. All tiansit'iit Itroin- ,m ;tre ivsie;S r-.iily invitetl lo attend. . A. i.ntseiie, M. V.'. ; S. C, tlreen. foreman : S. C. Wil.ie, Keeor.ii r ; S. A. Novveoiner. overseer. McOO?JI!iE POST 45 C A. Ft- r.in:i:i Jer, HOST Kit V. JulIX S S J ..Co Vice '. S. '1'w iss 1'". A. I'.ATKS tint, Mi.ks ALi;i:sr l'.!;.-s It. Maijin Di 'n Cii Ai!:.; I'';iti... . J'.r.N.i. llK iri..: ... .1 Ai-or. !o: ! ai Senior lunior Adj I'ant, Q. M. UlVieerof the I) iy. .... Ju:ird Ser.t Ma.joi-. Qaar;er Master Seit. l'o-t Ciiailain Ai.i'H a ::ii:n r i-'eeti ii: .-attiiiLsy eveniii -DIu.VLEIl IN cprq ' HP' fj ti II Ul VXD Social AVciii oil dveaWatcli Wdm WE WILL HAVE A fJ3 -0F- HOLIDAY GG0I ALSO Library - Lamps -OF UalpBistosaaftPalteiis AT TIIE USUAL rices -AT- SMITH & BLACK'S. G3 NT BR .Xj INSUFili? CE RGEriTS rescue t!io fol lowing time- trie J :md tire-tes:ed eominies: Amrripatifcnfral-St. b""'s. Assets Sl.2W.00l Commercial Uaien-tnuland. Fire A-s..el.'ioa-rb:i delphia, " rraiiklin-l'iii'. K'c': hi i, " lloiiie-New t ;k. Ii h. C . I "oiih Ame iea. Phil. " Uverpool&Londii & ;ibe-Eng 'orth Untisli .v fiTc:iu!ile-EaJc " KOiwiea Clii .il!-i::i7and. " STiriaCeTd F. & H.-SprinsfieM, " 2.59014 4.11576 j '-.kv 8,47462 3.S7S.T54 1.24".456 3,C14I5 -.1 Assets. S12.115 74 oisss Aijuteft ana Paid AattMsgenc? Di ri: tbLSullli Jawolry one 1 v 1 i i 9 Bab Vt H.E.Palmer&Son i PLATTSMOUTII, Latest by Telegrapj). JIOUKOWI-.U AMJ STOLEN. Foreign News r. n..t 01 Tli-. ,fi-.;-.l ol liiulc hict com luk(l the iiiiuiry into t hi: loss ! the. Imnun lino btcamer City of Montreal, 1 :it eil All''. 10. The hoard tl. chUs that n'.-ither the owners nor ofliccrs of the- sliip are i.l.tnial.lo for tiie disaster. The report speaks in high term.- of praise of th: -all.mt a tions of th: of- lieers and crew and roiinneiids the hoat n .nt wliii li was in fxc-.-s of that required ly the law. Lomm.v, Oct. 121. --Th ; rntic;.sses Louise and Maude, of Wales, whose illness at Copenhagen, caused :i great deal of anxiety in com tcircles here, arc progress ing favorably and tlieir complete recovery without any of th-j unfortunate, alllictions that often result from their disease is as sured. St. l'KTr.iisitciui, Oct. Hi. Excava tions in Jerusalem on the ground belong ing to the Kussian government have re sulted in the discovery of the remains of the ancient town wall and the position of the gates of the town during the lifetime of tlio Saviour aud through which he passed to Golgotha. London', Oct. 21. At a meeting ot a committee of the Landlord's associatiou held at Tuam to-day, resolutions were l.Msspil favorint' the nronosal of Arch" i - - i bishop "Walsh for a conference between ileletriites i ei rcscr.tm? rcsoecti vol V the landlords and the tenants of Ireland. llKiixr.. Oct.. The Swiss federal council passed a resolution to-day declar ing tlio intention of the 'OVlTnnU'llt to exercise extreme vigilance to the end oi preventing the anarchist meetings pro posed to be held on Swiss territory. Drm.iN, Oct. 21. Michael Daritt ar rived here to-day and will resume his place among the leaders of tin; popular movement mediately. linst the coercion laws ini- London, Oet, 21.--The unimployeil workingnien were more tractaMe to-day and disnersid fiuietlv when ordered to i do bv th" i.oliee. No further trouble m I is apprehended. City op- Mkxk o, Oct. 21. The report that the Mexican ports have b en closed t tin Knifed States on account of the presence of cholera in New York is utter ly lacking in foundation. T-oxDox. Oct. 21. Mr. Oladstono is suffering severely from hoarseness, re sulting from his continued speech-makimr during the last five days. Vienna, Oct. 21. Advices from Cau casian Georgia state that there is a grow ing agitation in that country in favor of home rule. Rome. Oet. 21. Arrangements have "been made by the war oface to dispatch r. nno tronns to Mossowah Nov. 1 and ' 1 (i.000 more Nov. 11. London. Oct. 21. The death is an nounced of Jules Do Lessees' brother, nn.l nf TViron Stern, the well known financier. London, Oct. 21. The lord mayor has ,...tlel n meetinor fn consider UlCanS llT ... v ........ ( ot.iinn- fiir. iinpnin1nvr.il thousands in London. Paris. Oct. 21. Vice-Admiral Jaur- equiberry of the French navy U dead. The Unemployed of London. London, Oct. 21. The lord mayor has onlleI n mnetin.r to COnsivlcr lliCanS for aiding the unemployed thousands London. in Procrastination. Time ouce gone can never be re- oll ia ton remark oulv tOO often VrikA.AbV - wi bv thoie who neckct the ni-elvcs. Dr. Warner's new Speeiiic'Coagli Cu.-e Comes to the world's reset-e And denies death of its rightful due. Please report your experience to your iirniT(Ti st and neighbor, that the "world ..r iinTi iirnnf no cure, no Pav re- i n uired Price oPc and 1. For sale by .11 . . i i - - - - i . ; Will J. arrick. Pick out the piect of Real Estate you want and then call for j rice and terms .,Mon Windham & Davi s. Over Bank of Cafs Co. ltf. f ics 3Iince 3Icat and Michigan sweet cider for sale at Bennett's. 34-d5 OUR FLOURIXtt MILLS. THE REVOLUTION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE SINCE 1880. i:t-iu:irk:ilIn ltetiults A tl ributaljlo to Cliaiij;es fu the Methods of flour ?.ik iiiK AIkiikIoiiiix-iiI of (liu Old I iisliloiied N ii;hlor!iool Willis Sonio .Statistics. While by no means J iiTiripiirouebablo in its p'-i'jrity lis it oneo was, lluiir mu..ui is still tlio greatest of our Ameriean i::ilustrics u.s reear. Is the vaht'J of the j.j o.liii-i. I'lour uinl merit for foml, iron aivl hiiiili r for b;:iiil iii, cotton and v.leii fubrii.-s for clothing these six nrc our lareest itsd.i.-s'rial orodu'-ts, iiavin;; aLr;;reguto 3 cai-l y value in tlio ordvr naui'-d. but although (irst in tbo vahio of its product, tlio llotirin;; and grist mid m!e.- try is j;:-eat!y surpassed 111 t.:o number of men it employs ly ten or tivt-'vu other- liuesof manu- fact'.;i e. U;:r domestx-use of Hour remains about the. sani'i per capita from year to year; and nsido fiom tiio inereashiiC amount lnanu- faetured for export, the total outjiut grows only as our population grows. New methods of milling have, moreover, 1 1 to the rapid concentration cf the industry mid to actual decrease in the number ot men employed in it. Tlieso chances, amounting almost to n rev olution, havo lieen most elfeetual sinco 1SS0, and the- condition of the industry today can not be shown by complete stat istics, but it is certain thut the census cf lsC ), when com pared with that of its immediate predecessor, will reveal some very remarkable results at tributable to changes in the methods of flour making. Three-fourths of the manual labor once necessary to tlio manufacture of a bar rel of flour is dispensed with by tlio use of new processes. I bus Col. v rignt, in ms re port for lSSt; of the United Ptates bureau of labor statistics, shows that m a largo JHin neapolis mill labor is only " 2S per cent, of the unit cost of making a. barrel of flour, while the materials cost 'Ji.Vl per cent., and all other elements of expense amount to but U.CO per cent. Merchant milling on a very large scale is the result of the economy ami advantages oi the new processes; and the competition of the great mills is causing the abandonment anil decay of hundreds of the picturesque, cid fashioned neighborhood mills. Jti lo0. ac cording to the census of that jx-ar, there, were in the entire country 2,r7:5 grist mills, em ploying V-vl lS hands, representing s-lol.oO'.i, -QUO of capital, and making a product worth Sill.OO'0,000. In isootho number of estab lishments was 24,SoS, the number of hands .j.S,-107, the capital invested $177,"f!!.C0(. end the value of the product was ..,0.1,11 11,00 J (Lisa price of flour had declined lo per cent, in tho decade). The ir.crease shown m the number f establishments 1 7G.j for the ten years is more apparent than real, tho great builr of flour having been ma lo in r. decidedly smaller number of mills in 1SS0 than in 1610. Sines 1 -S.fi the blighting effect of the great mer chant mills upon the small establishments Lr:s become visible to every one. AN ASTOXISIIIXCJ DECLINE. According to the millers.' directory for 1SS-I, compiled by Col. E. Harrison Cawker, of Milwaukee, there were c.t that time J,'Jio mills in the country a dclino of 1,:7.!3 from the census figures of 1SS0. But this is a slight loss ns compared with that of tho two years from 1SS1 to ISSd, if we may rely upon Col. Cawker's biennial directory, lie finds that tho number of milling establishments has de clined to 10,830, a loss i:i two years of 0,084, or more than 20 per cent. 1ms seems almr:,b incredible, yet it is probably not far from tne truth. hen 0110 investigates tlio lacts ior his own vicinity, end then ttops to consider that tin small mills havo in like manner been disappearing in all parts of the country, the figurc3 tiro inoro readily accepted. su: :arles A. Tilisbury, at the head cf the largest milling lirm m tho world, says tuat more than half of tlio merchant mills of Min nesota, outsuio or ainneapoi:s, uavu oeeo shut dowm withm the past few years. The decline is nowhere so noticeable r.s 111 the south. For example, North Carolina was credited with 1,313 mills in 1SS0. Their size may be inferred from the fact that they re quired, all told, tho services of onli' 1,S14 men, r.ot one m threo having any lianas re side the miller himself, and tho average capital employed was only 6-2,4-"0. Accord ing to Cawkirs directory, there wero omy mills in North Carolina in ISS-t, und 01113 032 in 1SS3. Mere than half havo been abandoned since 1SS0. Virginia had 1,3S5 mills, employing 2,22 J men, m 1SS0. In 1SS1 tho number had decreased to 7S1, and nearly a third of these disappeared in tho nest two j-ears, leaving 0UI3- 50t. ilissis.-.i;ipi uad n j mills in the census v-eur, oSO m l!si ana lob, m 1SS0. Tennessee's milling directories for tho same years show 990, 7S1 and 530. Alabama's decline is shown by tho figures S07, 403 and 2U5. Corresponding figures for Georgia aro J,132, GUI and 304. Pennsylvania, which lias alwaj-s been tirst in the number of mills, is credited with 2.330 in 1SS0, a loss of 740 in two j-ears. New ork has 1,530, which is SGo less than in lisM. Massachusetts had in 1SS0 onhy 223 grist mills, us against 3-50 in the census year. Illinois was shown by the census to have 1,024 mills iu 1SS0. and Col. Caw ker finds S00 in 1-SS0, the decline not having begun until 1SS4, in which j"ear a maximum of 1,123 vyas reached. Michigan bad 00 m ISbO, ana the number had increased to a maximum of S-10 in 1SS4; but a loss of 200 brought it down to 040 in 1SS0. The number of mills in the country is destined to become very much smaller still, because of thp superior advantages of largo milling and the constant improvement in transportation facilities. Albert Shaw in The tuautauquan. Tho rhotograplicr and tiie Sitter. A photographer asked a gentleman to sit for his likeness, and the gentleman assented upon condition that he should pose himself as ho chose. The photographer agreed, proviuea that be might pose the sitter for another like ness. The sitter adjusted himself in a position which seemed to him natural and, comfort able, and the negative was taken. Then tho photographer adjusted the sitter, and pres ently showed tho result of the twoatterupta. That is ridiculous," said the 6itter, putting one asiue, -ou; mis u wj said tho photographer; "tho first is your pose, tho "last is mine." The sitter smiled good naturedly as if ruck by a thought. Terhaps," said the photographer, gently, "a man may be assumed to understand his own business." "It is just what I was thinking," replied tho sitter, urbanely; and upon reach ing home he threw into the fire a letter ad vising an editor to leave out a good many things iu his paper, and to insert others as per inclosed memorandum. The Argonaut FIFTY YEARS ACO. A TIME WHEN RAILROAD TRAVEL WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. Passengers Carrleil In Open Triieliii I"it ted Willi Wooden Scuts The Story Told by an l.iiliH Kailnu Journal Kales 11 nd Kcgulationti. Fifty years ago third class passengers were carried in open wagons t r trucks, litted with wooden und tmcushioitcd i-ats, and the cur riages w-ro attached to the gixxls trains. The second c'.us carriages were, ia rc-itrd t j cm fnrt. but little, if an thin. be; 1 r than the thirds. They were oi-ii throughout at tho sides. 'Ih. rewns no glazing, ami the parti tions above tlio level of t!:o doors, dividing the carriage into t-ix compartments, ea.h made to scat t welve ix-rsons, Wt.ro formed of hubs interlaced, and admitting free emit ids of wind and air, to tho dwoiufort of the un fortunate travel rs. The i.-au-ciigers fa- the varioits in'trm-.i-iate .stations were put into separate compartments and tlio doors locked. The clear length of each ccmpartm-. lit on sumo lines wa.i only 8 b et 7," .:l inches-, a'.d I he width 4 feet, 4; inches, c.i h seat being l. inches in width. Ktont 1 a.engers hal somo diiliculty in squeezing through tho doors, which were on'.3' 1 i inches w;l. Tho first glazed rind inclos. l secoml class earrings that ever ran upi n a railway was in the fir-t ex press train that ran between London and E.t eter. The j'-urn.'y was made in live hours, and the jierlVirmanco was regarded as one of the. marvels of railway traveling. Today there aro in th-j United Kingdom about o-t,-000 carriages, manj' of whidi are fitted with tho luxuries ami beauties of a drawing room, and even tho third class are more comfort able than the flist cf hT;y ycr.rs ego. Not only nro most of these carriages com fortably ami conveni?:it !v arranged. Ir.it the safety of those who use t.hem is increased by appliances which were not even dreamt of b our railway forefathers. Of the total rail wnv trarriages 111 per cent, are now tilted with continuous brakes, '.violet; I per cent, of the do-jjilr? line of the country is worked en the absolute block system. tickets a.i dagcag::. Tho method of is.-uiug tickets fifty vears ago wc.-i very different f.'cni that now in use. I'rom the earliest times f railway traveling t!i date eiiuired t b written 011 tiio ticket, as well as the amount of fare and the lime of the train by whi- !i the i)a.--se:cj,'-'r "as to start. Th-.-se particulars hal to be entered on a counterfoil in the book of tickets. Tho arrangements for luggago were lo light fully simple. "Each passenger's luggage wiil," saiil the time bill, "it far us practicnblr-, be placed 011 the roof of tho coacii in which be has taken his place; carpet bags and snii.il luggage may l o placed underneath the seat opposite to that which th-i owner occupies." A capital arrangement for securing puuelual attendance was the announcement: "Fa-si.-n.gcrs intending to j-iin iho trains at any of tho stopping places u: o desired to bo in good time, as tho train wiil learo eaeli station iw soon as ready, without refereuco to the time stated i:i the tables, tho main object being to perforin the wholj journey as expo diliously as possible. Faseugers will be booked only conditionally upon there being room 0:1 the arrival of the trains, and they will i.ave tho preference of seats i.i the order in which the3- are bcoked. No persons are booked after tho arrived of the train. All persons are requested to get on and alight from the coaches invariably on the left side, as the 011I3- certain means of preventing acci dents from trains passing iu an opposite di rection." NO SSTOKIXG ALLOWED. What would modern travelers say to tho following notice: "No smoking allowed iu tho station houses or in any of the coaches, even with the con sent of the passongers. A substantial break fast may bo had at tho station house at Lir mingham by parties going by tho carry train, but 110 person is allowed to sell liquors or eat ables of any kind upon tho line. The com pany carnestlj hope that the public will co opirratc with them in enforcing this regula tion, as it will be the means of removing a cnuso cf delay and will greatly diminish tho chalice of accident." Tho engines ia use on the Stockton and Darlington lino in 15D7 weighed about twelve tons, and had 14;. j inch cylinders and a piston stroke of 10 inches. The three pr.irs of wheels were each 4 feet in tliameur, and the pressure of steam varied from 00 pounds t C'J pounds. Man3- cf ths engines had oiihy four wheels, and it was considered a great step in advance whe.i s:x wue-ei engines were piacuu on i..e railwaj-s, the argument in their favor being that, if by an3' accident one of tho six wheels broke, the engine would stiil remain erect, whilo if ono of tho four collapsed the result would be the downfall cf the locomotive. On the Birmingham aud Derby junction lino tho engines weighed ten tons ten buutiri-dwcight, and the two driving wheels wero 5 fee-t 0 inches, and the four carrying wheels 3 feet 0 inches each. In contrast to tho above, we subjoin an il lustration of the famous 'Marcirioness of Stairord"' engine, exhibited by lb; London aul Northwestern company at the Inven tions exhibition iu ISS-j, and adopted as the type of the company's express locomotives. Willi tender, this type of engine weighs liity four tors cKven hundredweight, and the cargo of coal is five tons. Tha driving wheels uve 0 feet 0 inches in diameter, and the en gine is worked at a pressure of 173 pounds to the square inch. The greatest novelty in these engines is, however, the adoption of the "compound" s"stem, b" which the expansive power of the steam is fully utilized. Loudon 1 iaii way News. RIer.iisli on Our Xlospitality. ,:It seems to me w-e have qui to a serious blemish upon our hospitality to our public men in subiectius them uuuer circum stances to tha ordeal of the hand shake, said a we'd known public man. "Every re spect is due to the right hand of fellowship, but when it ' comes to taking the hands cf some fifty to sixrv- of your ft how beings per minute for bums at a time the act E.-sames a monotony that is excruciatingly painful to tbo subject intended to be com; .nucule 1 however satisfactory to the comp.iuiesiling peopla. Fosioi' tiiere is some ccuipei-.-ation i: t.ie thought of the goed will that such an act engenders. It is to be hoped there is. nd. in tiie painful Lours succeeding tins well intenticned martyreiom, may nil th consolation that can be derived from such a j source belong to the recipient of tiie iionor.; rhiladeiohia C2JL T i- ill DiYLiqi(T STOfjE e,tiAf( w;,v . ...J A full lino oi STUEBT - JACKETB riUM 'lo :;-10. JOS. V. WECKQ CH'S daylight store. "3 '4 f 1 THI L DAYLIQ1-IT STOlE. A . S , y 1 ti oti j The citizen:: of ':::-s (ut t: t:::!Y n-i . mm m immmww dry goods, MILITARY AND CARPETS exhibited oyer ail c:.m!)itito;-:. The award is Hjrn:ficnnt in jxhit of supriim;, y' fctvle. vr.lu mi t''i-.; ;::i:i.v :oc' will cotnmaiul your hearty conr iMrtr.ee vh :i v.'L- i:'s.-crl that v.o have this s-a-son the graudc-s eii'l most varied line of m Br? Mt, litey, Cants, HosseloW V FiifaislE GOofls To ha found in tlio city. The Lv.livs of I'i .itt-moutli an:l vicinity arc res-pt-rtfully invited to call and icgect '" sor.i2 of the woiiib-rful M iuul'actured Textile Fabriquts of the age. Special fsilc oi I;T5i.K &oodtt, CajictH, MilUs This sale w ill couth: ue this r.na ttll next week. Great bargains will be offcr.-d. AVe are ratlier late :n placing o-.ir r'.:-t.-:- on tho n;-rci o'l;-.;; U, t'.c irivut m-h tin.l receipt 'i bf.v ,oU ifiuldn t-urllor :.nr...!in'.v::iebt ilu oIblv, but truiii thii thtlo v.-ateh our u.lvtrl!.-..'iuont and .rt : ncrcby. BOIiOMOH ?liite Fi cut Main street fX-Xt pi s V'i'.i ;M f 3 i" v V. - i - yer ( i ; It k. , V a, ' I I '. fl J l'iio.M r to ix a Li, st v 1. l:s. Eicli A;li achan vti Fur 'I'miEr.. nto.M v ' to izr,. COMPETITION. Wl 3fi V-t2e ww mliiiillliblis ! y .vol1. v coobixr: at a jrlaiK'O that the above bird ii a Cass .. ( ro . '.::--; loc.tl aii'l over thevictory gtiincd by &HA5 Dry Goods House, Plattsixiouh, Neb