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THE DAILY IIEKALD, I'LAntJaiOorxi, xfUASKA, SATURDAY, APftlL 21, 1883. WINKLING DERVISHES. DCVOTEE3 WHO SEEK SALVATION - DY SPINNING LIKE TOPS. A C'onnt.mt lnl? ( orrrinlrnt I ''ncrile Komn IlemarkaMo rmiioiilaU How lug I-wr tho Name of tlie l'roli-t. Short hvunoii f I'ruyer Sotl l'are. Hut to return to tho drrvixh chapel which I was Ii,M,riliii:j. A !; gallery rutin around nix hirln ,f ho l.irj; room. On the Hide next Mwa, where tin? hih priivt sits, is a Mnall Lut lofty pulpit, rfiiHiM ly u narrow flight of hfox. It-sides this you olwrvo n fmrtion of tho K-illfry it partiUoti.-d off and highly ornament-!. This, with the w reen of gilded lattice next it, is re--rved for tho fciultnn and Iiis harem. 1'rorn tho lot ty pulpit a frmo:i is delivered n some sx-cial holy days, buf; at such times nil "(jhiours' uro excluded. In deed, there is littlu provision maii-j for their comfort at iidv ti:iu Tho spar-o set nwirt for spectators ;ep-iratcil' fronr that txcu picd by tho brethren ly a low railing, and it is a motley gathering that fills thin space. Tho center of ths floor in sncinl to the LrlhTii, and in worn so smooth by tiia fric tion of their bare feet that 3ou would think it hud lici'ii polished and waxed. There is a narrow ntrip of matting next tho rail, on which the brothers sit and kneel. .Against tho pillars that support the galleries are huu frames containing passages from tho Koran. Alovo tho wut of tho chief priest hi tho name of tho prophet in large letters of gold on n durk green groiTn.i. Tiio high priest's seat is simply a crimson rug, where he sits roH. Jeggeil, w rapied in a loose green clonk with wide (lowing sleeves. Tho musicians iiro stationed in tho gallery directly opposite the high priest. It is an imprcssiro sight when tho dervishes enter slow I3', iu single lile, the littlu gate of tho incloniiro, with their long light brown cloak wnipjH-d nbout them, concealing their li.nnl.-i. Tli'-y lir.-t bow low to the name of tho prophet, tle-u with step keeping time to the music from the j!.il ! ry, which lills tho room with iti rw monotonous strains, they taho their p':e-es, bend forward and rever ently ki.-c the ground; then, with both hands folded across the breast, see: 11 lo.t in prayer, tbir bodies constantly swaying to anil fro in time with thf mush. Now tho high prie.-t rises and lei i vers an nniiblo prayer; thy 0tj., -s re:u:du m: .1 ioiilos with hands Mill foldthl pu the iii-ea.--t. At the close of the lraver all r-,w 'heir head to thcgroiind, and m weird, barbji Jo melody ieuls forth from tho gallery. Infant fy the brethren o! j.'in in the chorus. The elV. et is hide -;enU. t.; sound dies away tiil it is hut as the whi.,H.,rot :!; winds among the pines, then it again bursts foil! with an energy thut upjxj.-trs almost super nitural, followed by another stillness oi about a minute for silent prayer. PCheu the low strains uro again heard they all r.e and slowly follow tho high priest three times around the room. With arms still reverently folded upon the breast they bow twice to tho name of the prophet lirst ou tho side by w hich they approach, then on the side op jtsiU. whk-h they manage to accomplish -very gracefully without once turning their liack )po!i tho sacred iiauio by slowly re volving upon the right foot. The procession is closed by a second pros tration. When e.i"h has gained his place ho -throws aside his cloak and legins tho scries of remarkable evolutions which has given them the name of "dancing or 44 whirling" ilervisbes. Meaningless as it all seems to us, to them every rite has a deep significance. 2"tHir rapid rotary 'notion symbolize the ino'ou vi the universe, their low weird mu sic; the 'HU!ir of the spheres. Their dr-"ss consists of a loose shirt-jacket um1 full hng skirt of light brown cloth. Tho right sido of tho jacket is fastened to the p-irille, the left hangs looe. The skirt ia JaiI in le-p pl.-yu leneath the girdle. Their rapid revolutions give these full garments a be'.l Miaiicd apjtrance, some of tho most exiert amoyg them ii'aking their skirts i.'.ai:d idino-1 at rhs!:t angles with tho body. The spi'eliicio utterly lil:ht Jestriptui. Al-tho-.:h t'e.e space was somewhat circuui seribed they nevr once interfered with each .Other's locomotion, but rouud and round the" spiiii, as if impelled by an umu po-.vcr," their eyes half ch-aed, th--ir heads lent t.war,-l t-le right, their pale, thiu, pas sionless fa.-e" i-erfectly immobile, though great beads of rHi'm10" were soon stand ing on their brows. If for any reason one of them nsde a sad Jen pauso, Lis garments wound about hbil iu a singular manner. Threo times they all -paused for irayer, then rcunied the rpM motion, with one hand held upward to re ceive the expected blessings, the other ex tended doTiuward to scatter thcia abroad. Finally they ros?umel their seats on the strip of matting, bathed iu perspiration, when ono of tho brethren, w ho had seeajed siinplj- a spectator, covered each with his rcnntle. a hen a dervish wlsoso seat was nt the left ui . .the high priest s delivered a Jong prayer, in -.-a s.-j;ui bat rapid manner, the last word of .each seer ion being greatly prolonged. This jirayer was lor tho great ones of their order, i She dervishes boding reverently as each holy j:ar.i.; was uttered. tt'J:fu at length the naiue of tho prophet occt-rrcd they prostrated themselves oa the ground. Whiki they were t'jus prostrate the chief priest rose to IsL k. dvLvenil a short prayer, then to;'f his Flan. I u;xii the erim.-oii rug. Tho priests r.p-pro-i h::'.:; Lhn 'owiy, one Ly ono took his kind, tci' i reused it to their li;s and i'ore-hM-L Th: lir.-t that fulvauccd statior.isl Lhns; lf at t-.e right of tho pi ie. t, the second in the s..:!:e iu i:i:e r s;!uted the priest and hisJro-.::er e . :: trt turn jK-rformed the same ceremony ualil hi- 1 received the kiss of peace. As no seu'i L-ro n'l-iwe-.l we stoiv.l fully an lour and a L.'.ii', every ir.omeiit expecting to see some exhibit 1" religious ec t;-j , but kist nothing of the kin !. All tl;? dervishes lookel we.irv and sad and u'l wcro Very bin except an African, vh:se extra uvoirdu- 1 po. togeti-cr with tne vr.toil e::rci:, soon broug'-t him to a "melting m kI" and ho retired l-' his seat looking but little like one inspired vrith s-raphk visions. Another priest who u!simeil our noti-e was a lard-jg-j-j'u with features ca&i iu sj delicate a mold that you would have tamed and looked agaiu and again before fully con vinced it was not a young girl in disguise. Another, a slender Ley of "about 10 years, was remarked by us all because of the look of deep anxiety on Lis 3'ouug face, but his rapi motion seemed to fatigue Lira less than his tlilers. , S3oon the salutations were all over and tae chapel was desertetL the w hole of the con gregation dispersing without a word, as soon as they could reclaim shoes and umbrellas of the 1 toiler at ' the door. J. A. Ldyard in fSan Francisco Chronicle. Too Math Imagination. Applicant I Lear that you want a tain to write up advert isoinents. Circus Manager We do. TThat are your qualifications I Applicant rm a newspaper circulation swearer. Circus Manager Er I'm afraid you" w too inia,iuaative to suit us. Lifa ; HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT. Dlfllt-ult to Ciet ;Mil ThrorlM Tut Into I'raetirw Teach tli MiUdren. ,4nver' writer 011 eduation, from I'lnto to IlerU-rt SpeiKt-r, h.'is alvocntd physical ac tivity as u menus of attaining that full orbed and harmonious development of all parts of tho human economy so essential to robust, vigorous health." Theorists, then, areagreed ujmjii this ni the "ultiniate aim of every kind of physical exercise. " lint wo all know how dilih-ult it is to get tho lest theories: put into practice. They may commend themselves as tho very lxst, but thy fall far short of their good to men till they ran bo made working theories. In this rewjss-t tho ''harmonious dovelopiiifnt theory, whether mental or physical, forms no exception to other the ories. But once get hold of some motive by which to induce even a few individuals to put a theory into practice, and half the buttlo is won. If it i.i really a good theory, its own practical example proves tho fact. "Wisdom is justillod of her children." liero ia always tho di'iicnlty to get hold of tho motives which will infhienco men and women in fuch wny that they may finally bo IKMsessed by tho "love of symmetry in form" which has such "n deep moral siguiilcanco." You may preach tho dx;triiio to children, ami your words will bo like tho idlo wind. Even our young men and our maidens will prefer snug fitting garments and handsome raiment covering a bad form to tho projor tions of Aiollo or tho beauty of the Venus of Milo not clothed in tho fashions of tho day. Many men and women staggering along un der burlens of ill health, self imposed by i:cgi' et of the Pinr.lc-t natural laws, will give your beautiful theory small thought. They will pursue their phantoms of wealth and anihiiiou, v. hilo they hug tho delusion that they suffer by God's w ill in this "vale of tears." They tlo sutler, and deservedly, but only liecuiioO they do not uso their own wills to conform their conduct to his good will as rcvtuled in the constitution of their own be ing. It is useless to set forth to such peoplo the truths of health, tho glad tidings of de liverance from many of their ailments by the natural remedies of air, cxerchw and food. Tho doetrinos of health have always ben preached, and men have not heeded. Let us begin, then, with children and edu cate them to these high truths. But with children we have to use authouly or play upon motives. If. we u:-e authority merely the idea of harmonious development will le ci.mo distasteful to thein. They will break away from authority and break with tho theory at the first opportunity of lilierry. 1'f.t them at what, wo elders cull play, und they often accomplish of tiuir own frca will what wo with diiih-ulty got out of them by force. Now I say that., by their vartous ath letic organizations, young men are doing this very thing for themselves that children do in piny. They establish in the colleges a t-ys'eui of training for their various sjvorts which o.Ye.;? not only tho members of the higher institutions Ji Joa ruing, but which reaches almost every young man iu th hind. I'rofessor II. L. Kit-hards in 1'opular bci ence Mji'thly. Pictures In the fotr:grii Ca'Iers-. A ghastly pitrture is the "Death of Mves,"in which ancels bear the dead heroin their arms to the Mi-ssiah. This is by Cabanel, nutl nuother picture which attracts a great deal of uttcntion is Churlotto Corday in prison, in which the iile faco of the enthusiastic girl I.Miks with a sad, deterniinel f -.ceat you from behind tho bars. "The Lost Dogs," by Vau Thoren, is another picture which has been widely copied. It represents two dogs in the snow hugging themselves close together, while the silo f.n'ls and the winds blows, and th.e old surrouinlings arc d.-3.-,lnHon jiersoni-fii-iL This is a favorite subject for eopyisi: and nearly every other houso in Washington !i-i.s t hese lost dogs hanging over its mantel pieon. Some of the :trrt of the pictures are small ones, and there is many a ptctty Jittle gem ia everv out of tho way corner. fcomo of tne 1 laiii-capes are very liue, nud ono of the larg est landscapes is that of Bierstadt, being a view of Mour.t Corcoran iu the Sierra Ne vadas. Another tine painting is a view of the waves rolling in upon the New Jersey coast, and in another painting Niagara Falls, with i'-S. rainbow and the glisten of the water, is plainly scn, Yoa see the mis!; rising, and you can almost hetti: tho poa of t!-:? waters as they dash over tho falls.' Another fine painting represents an old sniior, with bronze;! face, putting his boat over the waves. His littio 1 year-old daughter, wb-5 fresh young face looks out of a cap, sits beside hini, and she has her hands beside his on tho handle of the oar. The old fisherman smiles as he looks down upon her, and tho little girl's face is full of carne tness. She thinks she is helping her fat hei pull tho boat, and the picture is en titled "The Hoping Hand." It is an expen sive picture, and it. considerably more than a congressman's yearly salary. There is a picture of a cow here, ubout three feet long and two fect wide, that cost $7,000, and there arc unny cx:ensive paintings. The EToatest of American and French art ;sU '- bore represented, and now pictures are being liougut every year. The visitors to tho C'oreorau gallery aire noiubered by the of tho:i.ands ar.mnily, and the students v. !io take n d vantage of its 'opportunities for art study are hundreds, It will do more g:'.-.l as the j-ears go ou,'urci i; wiil help u tow.ird tiio liecoming of an art producing and art loving nation. " ashiugtou Lctttri-. A Si.i-'me Letter. As a specimen of the letters ihr.t arc re cclve.1 by the Buffalo CiLsiness Men's associa tion thf--:-.wing wiil sufHee: I-Ir. fucc-t v J' -T? Dasiness 5Iens-A?socla-t ion oi I' : I ne: ice jmr u. lve: ti-s'-uieut ia re-g.-ris to patting ia V.'attr per.-cr in ni;.'e-;a River tau I a;::e a p.;::-.:it liight inau I thought 1 wouid d:v- j mu a to .-. lines unv.- if you want i Uut:ueut I have a ph.ia tlravi-inj Out. Low to p.;t a lJ'.it-n:e:-,T la tUe river cad tiava a pian ho-.ir to put the v.-'.kvI i:i r-1. -o. I thiu!: this v. iil lie a kusoos I aci williE? t r- r.Tid put it ia if yo:i s.-.y so I will cor.ie cr.d tre yoa ns sooa as I here from you liophi : t held from yoa soon I remain yours trail:';.' J ' I sin a hot man. His ardur Las doubtless cooled ere this. Onlyt.voor three out of the entire number cf correspondents have submitted detailed plans, the remainder conteutiug themselves with th? elaboration of theories and the pres cn'.p.ti.xi of a bewildering array of technical engineering terms and mathematical for i:n:he, vha h are incomprehensible without drawings. Buffalo Letter. Atlvica for Yonngf Writers. Learn how to write. Don't follow any set stvle. Follow your own style. Uso simple cords and short sentences. Hit straight from the shoulder! Learn to write briefly and concisely. You can be picturesque in short sentences as well as ia long on3. Write on topics of the day. Look into the human heart deeply and write for men and women of tho day. Taboo quotations, as a ru?e. Never use French, German or Italian vcrds or phrases. Uso Anglo-Saxon always. For tho first year destroy all you write. Tear tip jour manuscripts, or put them aside for a month or two, and then revise- them care fully. Knot-It out tho adjectives. Don't use B-.i-riluou3 words. Be sure of your facts, an' I whea you have told all yonr fact stop : writing. Tho editorial, or review, or essay is H..hi:e4 as soon as you Lave exhauateJ ' your tacts. Foster Coates iu Suushine. I WITH GERMAN DOCTORS. AN INVALID'S EXPERIENCE WITH DISAGREEING PHYSICIANS. Treatment Recommended to a. Man la Search of Health "When Doctors Dis agree" It Is Sometime Sad for tho rutleDt Tho Result. In tho month of August, 1SS2, 1 came down from FngelU-rg to Luzerne. The next day I met a friend who, knowing of my search for health, informed inn that tho great lung Bpecialist, Professor Kussmaul, of fc;trasburg, was at Kigi-Kaltbad and advised thnt I con sult him. Within a few hours I hud inaJo an appointment by telegraph, and tho follow ing day the train carried mo from Vitzaaj, up tho famous Iligi mountain. Tho doctor a jierfect type of a German professor re ceived mo cordially, auscultated my lunga with care, and pronounced tho following opinion. Said he: "Yoa aro not a very sick iumu and, with prudence, ought to live to old age. I find a catarrhal condition nt tho basso of the right lung. This you should try to remove. The lung is sluggish at that point and needs some shock to mako it work. Go to tho great water cure establishment at Divonne, near Geneva. The French under stand the water cure treatment better than we Germans. Dr. Vidart, tho physician of tho Divonne establishment, will arrange a cold douche, to fall direct on tho catarrhal point with great force, say from a height of twenty to t hirty feet. A few weeks of such treat ment will help to remove this catarrhal .condition." I paid a lilernl foe and returned to Luzerne. The h x'tor's advice tilled mo with concern. I feared that such a violent shock might in duce hemorrhage. The samo night I wrcto particulars of this interview with a request for advice to Dr. Messing, a clever physi cian of Mcrau, Tyrol, who knew my condi tion perfectly. Threo days later camo tho telegraphic resiionsc: "Do not go Divonne. Such t!v:itniont dangerous for jou. Moss ing." So I did not go, lmt went to Italy aud, later, Montone instead. The "following summer I spent several weeks nt Uicheidiall, Bavaria. 1 heard so much of tho nbilit' of a Dr. Hchmid that I Consulted him. Ills diagnosis and treatment agreed with that of Professor Kussmaul. Ho advised strong douches on the affected part of the lung. I stili had my doubts. Tho next day I consulted Professor Schnei der. JIu lather undecidedly advised against tho douche business. A day or two after I had my client thumped by Dr. Hammerer, a physician of reputation. Ho opposed tho douche jdea inoct decidedly. . Said ho: "it can only do you tmnn. Yi?u eat well, 5iuep Weil, feel wed and, to ull practical purposes, uro well. Be satisfied! Don't try dangerous experiments." The balance stood two for cold water treatment, threo against. So I still kept away from Divonne. A few months thereafter,-en route from Frankfort to baiieii-Ead.:ii( 1 loft the train it the littio station whence ono drives to Fulkeiibtein. I was curious to inspect tho great Sanitarium ami to meet the eminent Prefesiicr J.ettweiler. Soon after arriving 1 hud tho professor ironouiico pn my condi tion, telling him the treatment ICussmaul had advised. Dettweiler thought -it a good idea j said, however, that it was not neces sary to go to Pivoime, that a fluo water euro establishment was conducted at. Buden, Baden; that I should eail in Dr. Schlicp, man of ubility (phj'sician of tho Empress of Germany), who thoroughly understood water cure treatment and would arrange to give mo the powerful douches required.- I left FilkT?sr.ein delighted. At last I was to have my duuehea. "t ho very Jay I I'fcai'.hed Pudea Badeu I sent for Dr. Scbiiep a Li ight, wido awake 3-oung man, who has a hobby that the majority of long and throat diseases orlgin uto from breathing through the mouth. I fijip! -pried to liimali that Dettweiler had said. Ho examined me n.teutivply, then asked what form of bath I was in the' habit of tuk ing. I answered that for m.niy years I had taken a daily colij sponge bath, followed by vigorotw maisogo. "That," said Dr, rJeidii-p, "is all you need. I see no necessity for any violent douches in your case." Cheated again! I spent part of tho whiter in Montone. I luid tho tac before Dr. Stiege. His opinion was that tho treatment proposed wouldn't do mo much good, but that it couhln't do mo any harm. Then I consulted Dr. Cube," a Itussian physician. He most emphatically believed in the treatment, and ured me to go to Divonne. Then 1 ivent to j'-Tioe and consulted Dr. Drummond, a Scotchman. II 3 just as emphatically, with tho broadest brogue, said: "Don't you go to Divonne. You'll burst the machine." My medical balance now stood four in favor, five against and one on tho fence. The physicians of greatest reputation, however, favored the treatment. I had Kndered on tho subject some two ers, and so I finally decided that I should at lesss visit' Dironne. In tho month of April, 1S84, therefore, I en tered the Etablissement Hydrotherapique do Divonne, and stood in the presence of Dr. Vidart. I explained to him the original sug gestion of Professor Kussmaul, that a very violent cold water siuck thou id be mado to in)) c.a the diseased part of the lung, with ajl tne other medical pros and cons." The doctor devoted considerable time and care to tho examination, aud finally delivered the fol lowing opinion: "Cold water douches will do you good, but not violent douche3, and the whole body must be douched except tho very part which has the chronic catarrhal affcct'lou.' Commeni unnecessary. Did 1 follow the treatment? Yes, for five weeks. Did it bene fit me? No! It robbed ino of flesh and vitality, which it took me two years to re gain. Louis iL Ehi ich in Netv York Tri bune. An Actor's Memory Fails. Provost used to relate laughingly how ono night, just as ho was finishing a tirade in the role of Hippolyte in "Phedre," while the publie was hanging on his lips, his memory suddenly failed him, precisely at the last two verses. It was impossible to. slacken tho movement in order to wait for the cuo from the prompter. In a moment he seized the situation, and w ith a magnificent transport, without stopping to take breath, he ejacu lated two Alexandrines in some volapuk gib berish, -which, of course, nobody understood; but nevertheless he was applauded uproari ously, to such a degree did his gesture, his tone of voice and, in a vo;-d, the "move ment," render the improvised language clear, eloquent and impressive. C. Coquelia in Harper's Magazine. Carried ia Caues. Tho cigarette cane is a handsomely mounted bamboo walking stick. A twist af the silver head throws open a whole joint - of the reed and exposes a dozen or two cigarettes neatly ' packed in tho hollow interior, to be taken out and smoked at the owner's pleasure. Canes quito as innocent looking sometimes contain a gill of brandy in a slender metallic casing, and the esquisite quite frequently carries a vinaigrette concealed in this fashion in the head of his walking stick. New York Fnss "Every Day Talk. TRACES OF YOUTH. On the worn features of the wecrictl face Some youthful memory leaves Its hidden trace; As la old (.'aniens, left t.y exiled klun. The uun-ble basins tell of hidden Kprirs. Dr. O. W. Holmes. Historian Iianrroft's Autograph. Tho greater part of Mr. Bancroft's mail li now mude up of requests for autographs, and he receives scores every day. Ho deals with them in a curious way. If tho request comes from the ordinary mail autograph Send it receives but littio attention, for tho historian knows that mnns- rHoii collect autographs ia this way for sale. Such re quests find their way into the waste basket. If tho request comes from a lady, and csjkv ciully if it is put in nice lunguago and well written, it is generally replied to with a slip containing the historian's name, and some times a few words of advice or a quotation. Not long ago tho Clover club, of Medina, N. Y., wrote for un autograph to go in tho club's autograph book. To this Mr. Ban croft replied in a very pretty way, to tlo elfect that he hoped tho memlcrs of the club would always bo liko its name in clover. Frank O. Carpenter in New York World. Not Very Eiicourucl' t;. "Granny, whar j'ou gwinel" The sjieaker was a jioor, puny littio picl?i ninny, black as tho nee of sriades, who trudged wearily along, almost bowed double beneath tho weight of an immense bundle of soiled clothes for tho wash. 'Granny," nu immense body, with seblo visage, iiouting lower lip end a savage aspect, turned sharply round and confronted tho widow's mite. "Whar I gwine? Wharlgwinc? If.':,': gwlno to tell yo-i r:vw I "-:..: Y-; ..... , axin', 4 Whar 'o gwine? Whar 'e irwiueV 'l - 1 T . . gwmewiiar 1 gwine clats whar I gwine. 4 Whar 'e gwine if Whar 'e gwinei' al'nys axiu' 'Whar 'e gwine? Whar 'e gwine I ain't gwine tell 'e w har I gwine." It is needless to say that no further infor mation was elicited, or in fact desired, Hai-per's Magazin. Hook and Publisher. There aro tricks in all trades, but I do not think an author, who has a first class pul lisber, often suffers from them, and if his uoo,i. iius in 11, anytumg Wincli touches the pulso of tho iieople it is sure to selj more or less and make itself felt in time. A btok may be better written and have in it more thought and caro than another, and not sell half as well because it lacks that vitality which takes hold of tho great heart of tho public. But for this tho publisher is not to blame. Ho has pushed it jusi as hard, and harder, too, it may be, than ha has the other orm, but if it docs not sell, it won't, and if the other will, it will, and the publisher should not bo charged with favoritism, as ho sometimes is, or with a false statement when tho day of reckoning comes. Mary J. Holmes in New York Mail and Express. Men with l'mbi-ella. Men with umbrellas are bigger nuisances than women. In going up the stairs of the elevated stations they uhvays adjust tho umbrella under their arm at such nn nnglo that they will bo sure to hit tho man behind iii the aye; nnd uino times out of tea they wax wrathy wiia they ai rciiioiistra'tod with. Then notice how a row of men will stand in front of au 'elevated newsstand, each ontj with his umbrella, tucked under his arm nt right angles, entirely oblivious Of the rights of people who wish to pasa Could anything bo more asinine? -New York Tri bune. Stamps in Spain. Spain has i sud Ft amps evey year or ortcner for thirty years. On tho appearance of each new issuo tho ono preceding is de clared of no valuo. Tho excuse given fcr this is that it i3 to avoid counterfeiting. But it always hai pens that subjects of the baby king havo leit oa their hands many thou ctnda of dollars' worth of worthless stamps, and tho' government rcapij the benefit. Now York Evening World. J-ew Slexico's Factories. Leon, the greatest manufacturing town in New Mexico, has no- large f actoi-ies. Nearly all the work is dono in tho homes- of the makers. There is a weekly production t JO.OOq esdiilss, So.OOq ordma-y blankets, 10,. 1J0 fino blankets, 23,000 pairo'of men's nh&er., 20,000 pairs of women's bhoec, and KCtU pairs of childrenrs shoes. Public Opinion. An lydlr.u'a Stool:, Andrew J. Blackbird, on Indian chief, nt Uaibor Spring?, Micb., has written a loek on tho traditional history of tho Ottawa and Chippewa tribes. It is written in tho Indian tongue, and contains besides its histo:ie:l part a complete system of grammar, in which tho author rays there are 1,2-H feiiiiS of single verb. New York Sua.. Xliitlifui, hut Cheeky. "I ask nothing from anybody," said a capi talist to a young man who had called on him to see if ho would uoi lend his assistance in a new venture. J'No," was tr" reply, "I've observed thai. " Lonevcr you sea anything you wont yoa just go ahead and take iC" iiercLanS Trav eler. A Pedestrian's Wajer. Dumley I'vo mado a bet with Robinson that I can walk from Twenty-third to Pcrty second street in eigh. minutes. Erown You'll lose, Duralcy, sure. Dumley Thiak so? . Erown--I know so, too many saloons on the way. The Epoch. A Carious JTish. A curious fish i a purrfish, owned by a man at pensaoola. It i3 entirely eovcrci with short quills and is enclosed in a shell as hard as an oyster's, which opens underneath, in a very curious manner, and it is alto gether ono of tho moiit wonderful specimens of submarine life. Chicago Herald. It Was VTealf. Smith (an old school medical student and a ucw boarder, to the mistress of the house) Mrs. Jones, you are u believer in homeopathyj are you not? ' Mrs. Jones Oh, no, sir. TThat made you think so? Emith Your coffeo. Judgo. Of Solid Steel. "I see that a Pittsburg firm has cost a solid steel gun in one piece," said a theatrical man ager to a dramatic critic. "Yes, that re minds me of tho new piece you propose to produce pretty soon." "How soP "If solid steal." New York Journal. One of the dresses of the outfit of a Chines dramatic company, purchased for an opera in JNew i ork, contains over i,tjuu,oou Etitches. The man in the moon has one advantage over his terrestial brothers the fuller he gets the more brilliant he grows. Life. At Tokio last year 10,240 persons vere cremated. Only SU I Lad died f i om infectious diseases. . The Plaftsmouth Hera Id enjoying a Boom in both, its EDITIONS. The Will be one during which the 6uljects of national interest tmd im portttnee will bo strongly agitated and the election of a President will take jdace. 'J ho people of Cass County who would like to learn of Political, Commercial and Social Transactions of this year and would keep apace wilh the times should TOR Daily or Weekly Herald. Now while we have the subject before tho people we will venture to epcak of our Which is first-class in all respects and from which our job printers are turning out much satisfactory work, PLATTSM0UTH, I - J L i! ear 1888 EITlIfei: THE- NEBRASKA. A1 -1 I r T i