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The question consequently Las broad and
important ramifications, and it is evident
that the comparisons which are unavid- ;
able in any candid inquest of the situa
tion ore mi trtrcnt'iva of some inferences
not flattering to that phase of civilization
which one is accustomed to boast of so
complacently. N. Y. Tribune.
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The western democrats do not feel
very jubilant over the endowment, by
Iia fit. Louis convention, of the Mills
bill which is bo full of discrimination
against western farmers.
Wk printed the democratic platform
full vKl-rilv and In no itlace dees it
refer to the number of pension bills ye-
toed by Orover Cleveland, but takes ad
vantage f a condition of affairs and
i;n.a linnnr for the nartv in what the
Villi i
republicans compelled tliem to do.
Ci.evki.axh is not the first man to be
unanimously endorsed for re-election by
a democratic convention. Jackson was
the candidate for a second term in 1832,
and Van Rurtn in 1840. As history re
itself, the nresent nominee so uuan-
i '
imously endorsed will be beaten at
polls like Van Huron ill 1810. Bee.
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There are some things nbont the dem
ocratic platform that make it a very
peculiar document. Considerable ppace
rriv-r. t the tariff, which reads more
like a discussion than a platlorm of piin
cinles. It refers the country to the presi
dent's message and the Mill's bill. A
i.r;uf tvimrrmnli rails attention to the
administration of President Cleveland
and endorses the manner in which he hzyAoroTien needle,
f ullfilled the pledges made in 1854, I
which ticket he was elected. Mr. J" e"
land's style of fulfilling pledges iPst the
style which the democracy adilires; u,s
civil service record being an especial
object of democratic ad'liration- An"
. other brief paragraph1 with tbe Pen"
sion question; anotV thc rclul-
lican party for reducing the reven
ues, and a thirakes a clear misstate
ment of the,s":t'ou of tne republican
party onc"e subject of government
revenues It praises the democratic party
for harfng ousted and reversed the in
jurious and unwise policy of tha repub
lican narty in financial affairs. This is
fiite laughable, when looking over the
record the democratic party has made the
past two years. This alone assures the
success of the republican party.
.1 rerslao Hoy's Ureas.
A unnn as ha can walk and talk. tbe
email boy is put Into clothes of exactly
tho same cut ana material as in
father. 1 don't think you will be abie to
remember all these hard names, but 1 11.
call them off for you, bo that you can see
for vnnncelves how much iroes to mane up
a suit of clothes there, even for & boy or
G or 7. First, then, we have the shirt,
called pirabau.' which buttons on the
shoulder. Next there is the tight htting
coat of native cotton goods called "ark-
helook;" then the coat of one shade only,
named "khaoba." Around the waist is
worn the girdle or "kamerbund. ihls.
with sens or the wealthy, is sometimes a
costly thlnpr. of velvet or rich silk, and
studded with diamonds or woven through
with gold thread, forming Tancliui ao-
ii t . . .1 I ..am r.m
signs, uver it au is put iu iuujj wm.
'kuledjen, wlin snore eieeves eutuog
the elbows. . .
The overcoat or "djubbeh- is. accoru
m-r to the season, or casnmere eu"i
cloth, or of thick wolien stult, or even
felt. Of course, the little leuow aiso
wears tltrbt drawers, and over them short
and very wide trousers called "shalwar.
as well as short socks or djurab" and
shoes or "kafsh. On his shaven neaa
i.o. .irtTia trio "kolah." a can of conical
shape. This may be had as low as thirty
cents or our money, auu us u'S"
according to the Oneness of tbe lambskin.
Wolfoon ochierorana in i ue vusmuu-tan.
Kepainnx u Mr,emiecaic.
There lived not very many years ago a
short distance from the town of Beaver a
man of extraordinary meanness. One day
as ho was starting out for Beaver to do his
weekly shopping for even he had to buy
something for the support of his family his
wife came out nd asked him to buy her a
darning needl
'What's the matter with the one I bought
you last winter P
"The ee's broken out," she replied.
"BriPS the needle here," said he; 'Tin not
goinw allow any such extravagance. I'll
have tho needle mended."
The woman was wise in her generation,
made no protest. She brought out the
The economical farmer rode into Beaver
and stopped first of all at the blacksmith
shop. He took out the needle and banded it
to the blacksmith. "I want that mended,"
he said.
The blacksmith knew his customer, and
keeping bis face perfectly straight, said that
the eye should be made whole in an hour's
time. The fanner rode away, and the black
smith walked across tho street and bought a
new needle for a cent or two.
When the farmer called again the black
smith gave him the new needle. The farmer
looked at the smooth, polished surface of the
steel and remarked that it was a good job.
"How much will it bef said he.
"Ten cents," said the blacksmith, and the
farmer as he paid it remarked that he knew
that the needle could be mended, but W
wife would have gone to the expense of buy
in" a new one if he hadn't interfered. Pitta-
burg Dispatch.
A COLOR BOYCOTT.
The Synod of the Rcformod Presby
terian Church, in session at Pittsburg,
found itself called to pass upon an insult
offered to one of its members, a colored
preacher. The latter, entering a restaur
ant, was refused a meal unless he ate it
in the kitchen. The poor man meekly
assented to tho humiliation, but the
Svnod. feelina itselfs wronged by the
action of the restaurant-keeper, resolved.
net in so many words to apply the boy
cott, but "give the restaurant a
Tracked the Assurance.
Gas Official (to collector) Did you tell Mr.
Hendricks that if his bill is not paid touay
the gas will be shut off?
Collector No, sir.
Official Why not I
Collector Because I was calling on Ins
daughter last night until 12:30 and 1 hadn't
the cheek. The Epoch.
berth." which
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amounted to the same
thin The kind of treatment of colored
people of which this is an example may
sometimes be instigated by real personal
wreiudice on the nart of hotel and res-
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taurant keepers and transportation agents.
but it is a safe assumption that in a ma-
ioritv ot cases it is due to a belief that
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th white patrons of the house, or road,
or line of conveyances would take offense
at the. admission of the negro to equal
privileges with them. Probably the in
stances are few in which colored people
' would be excluded if those who exclude
them had no reason to fear loss of cus
tom" from their "white patrons. The con
elusions to be drawn fnm this state of
facts may.iot. be particularly encourag
ing, .but it is, best to realize the truth,
whatever its. significance.
That the'eolur" prejudice is not, as some
maintain, innate or natural, is conclusive
ly proved Xy the Absence of it elsewhere.
Oriental ueonle have no feelins of the
a .
kind, aud so far as can be gathered from
history, never have had. On the conti
nent of Europe it is true that negroes are
infrequent, but when taken there they
provoke no sentiment . of dislike. It
would almost seem that "God's image
cut in ebonv" was onlv singled eut for
social contumely, in the countries which
have wronged the victim race most deep
ly. : -Manomctanisni admits the negro to
full equality. Christianity is the pro
fessed creed of those who ' even violate
their own'laws rather than admit his
right to equal treatment Yet it might
be thought that the- Question was one
capable of being influenced to some ex
tent, by the churches,' if they were to take
it in hand. The rapid growth of Islam
in Africa, is attracting general attention
at present, and it is conceded by those
vhft know tho facts best that the entire
absence of-color prejudice and racial ar
manncR has a ereat deal to do with the
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spread of Moslem doctrine on tho Congo
and throughout thN,Dark Continent.
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case of liver complaint, dyspepsia, . sick
headache, indigeotion, constipation or
costivencss we cannot cure "
West's Vegetable Liyer Pills, when the
directions are strictly complied wun.
They arc purely vegetable, and never
fail to give satisfaction. Large boxes
tontaining30 sugar coated puis, -foe.
For sale by all druggists. Beware of
counterfeits and imitations. The genu-
s manufactured only by John O. W ell
& Co., 8G2 W. Madison St. cuicago, us
Sold by W. J. Warrick.
Stay at Homo Evenings.
There la a prominent lady in Philadelphia
who has written for private circulation a
little social tract, in which 6he takes the
view that very little mischier would happen
in the world that does happen if men would
stay home evenings with their-wives, in
temperance, crime, divorce, and even polit
ical corruption, she attriDuces to tuis cause.
Chicago Herald.
A Misunderstanding.
Stout Old Lady (to clerk) You keep good
corsets, do you, young man?
Clerk Yes, ma'am; our corsets are sunpiy
immensa
Stout old lady leaves in a huff. The Epoch.
The Cat Naturally Considered WeatUer
Maker Feline Weather Wisdom In Va
rious Lands Omens and Superstition.
In Nursery Ixre The Nine Lives.
The cat has figured in folk lore and popu
lar superstitions more than any other ani
mal, except perhaps the serpent, and is
prominent In the mythology of the earliest
nations. In Egypt, especially, it was re
garded with peculiar veneration, or with
superstitious fear. The presence of thou
sands of mummiei of cats testify to this
adoration of the feline tribe. The ancient
"Book of the Dead" speaks of Mau, the Great
Cat, meaning the sun the eye of that ani-r
mal glowing and contracting in me iiguw
being taken to represent the orb of day. Tbe
feline tribe is also prominent in India.
As an instrument of power in the hands of
Satan aud bin witch subjects, the cat would
naturally become a weather maker. Its early
connection with Diana, the moon goddess,
would also Indicate the same power over the
elements fcossessed by that orb. Witches f re-
ouentlv used it to raise storms. The cat is
particularty regarded with distrust by sail
ors, who say: "It carries a gale in its tail,"
and that it will surely provoke a storm to
throw one overboard. Even while on board,
if it is unusually frolicsome, a gale of wind
is thought to be imminent. Many stories are
trtl.l of storms caused bv the sacrifice of a
cat. These animals are said to smell a wind,
while pigs see it. This storm raising power
is not confined to witches' f amiliars, nor to
cats at sea.
The cat is universally weatherwiso. In the
west of Ireland you may obtain a good wind
by burying a cat up to its neck in sand on the
seashore, with its head opposite to the desired
direction. There is an old story tola in ujock
Island of a man who shut a cat up in a bar
rel to prevent a hostile skipper from sailing,
and no fair wind came until pussy was re
leased. In Lancashire, stormy and wet
weather is coming when puss frisks about the
house. In Ireland, if she stretches so that
her paws touch, bad weather will ensue.
Scotch fishermen declare that if she sneezes
or licks her paws rain will surely come. In
Shetland, tho cat "gaanin In da luft" fortells
wind, and "sleepin on her harns" (with the
back of her head down) indicates calms. An
old English writer says: "When the cat
washes her face over the ears we shall have
ereat store of rain."
A German proverb says, "If the cat basks
in the sun in February she will go back to
the, stove In March." "Cats courting the
fire " savs the author of "Nature's Secrets,"
'more than ordinary, or licking their feut
and trimming the hair of their head and
mustaches, prognosticates rainy weather."
In our own country if the cat sneezes it Is a
sign of rain; if it snores, of foul weather.
When cats wash themselves fair weather is
tnnr unless the face Is washed over the
ear. in which case foul weather Is imminent,
and rain if it is tbe head behind the ears.
If pussy washes her face after a rain wind
will come from the point to which she turns,
and a thaw will occur if she washes her face
with her back to the fire in winter. Rain is
also indicated when the cat scratches itself,
a storm when it claws chair or table logs,
lies on its head with it3 mouth open, or sits
tail toward the fire. A change of weather is
indicated by the electrification of the cat's
fur. and wind is comins when her tail is
bushy and stiff.
The presence of the cat in the bouse is usu
ally deemed an omen of good luck. "Who
has a cat has a happy married life," says a
German proverb. In antiquity omens were
drawn from the entrance and exit of strange
cats, and it was then a bad sign to have a cat
cross vour path. This is still believed in
many places. In Ireland persons entering a
house sav "God save all here except the cat.
And if any one, in setting out upon a jour
ney, should meet a cat and look it squarely
in the face, tbe journey must he postponed
It is also an ill omen for a cat to cross your
oath when you first go out in the mornin
In Sussex, if the cat sneezes she must be sum
marilv ejected from the house, for three such
explosions would bring misfortune upon the
family.
The cat has figured extensively in nursery
lore. The well known tale of "Puss in
Boots" has been recognized in the popular
tales of many countries widely separated. In
Japan the Wind God is figured with a cat's
face and claws, and in China wooden cat3
adorn tho ridges of the houses to ward off
storms and tempests. The Irish say there la
king of the cats who may be discovered by
nipping off a bit of his ear. He will then
speak and declare his authority.
The cat in folk lore is commonly diaboli
cal, and in the bag of proverbs has probably
a diabolical allusion. The popular idea that
it has nine lives expresses its mystical char
acter. F. S. Bassott in Globe-Democrst.
Real Estate Bargains
EXAMINE OUR LIST.
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. J. THOMAS,
WHOLESALE AND IlKTAIf. UKAI.fcll IN
Fork, Mutton, Veal raid Toultiy.
I invito all to givo mo a trial.
CONSISTING OF-
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at lowc-t liing pruts. Do not fail to the tuv yt ur i itln-iuifc.
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21 lots in Thompson's addition.
40 lots in Townscnd's addition.
Lot 10 block 138, lot 5 block 1G4.
Lot 1 block (5, lot 6 block 95.
Lot 11, block 111, lot 8, block Ct.
LOTS IN YOUNG AND HAYS1 ADDITION.
Lots in Palmer's addition.
Lots in Duke's addition.
Improved property of all descriptions
and in all parts of the city on easy terms.
A new and desirable residence in
South Park, can be boaght on monthly
payments.
Before purchasing elsewhere, call and
see if we cannot suit you better.
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mnsrnificent
slock of
J 'rices abound.
5 acres of improved cround north of
the city limits.
5 acres of ground adioining S -nth
Park.
2 acres of ground adjoining South
Park.
1 acres of ground adjoining South
Park.
20 acres near South Park: be i sec.
14, T. 10, R, 12, Cass county, price $1,-
800, if sold soon.
nw i sec. 8, T. 12, R. 10, Cass Co.
price $2,000.
A valuable improved stoek fram in
Merrick Co.. Neb.. 160 acres and on
reosonrsble terms.
Windham & Davies.
UNDERTAKING AND EffiLPviNG A SPECIALTY
HENRY' JOJSCK:,
CORNER MAIN AND SIXTH
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
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fact that
of Fruits
Fresh Strawberries every
Vill call your attention to the
they are headquarters for all kinds
and Vegetables.
We are receiving
day.
Oranges, Lemons and Eananas constantly cn'
hand.
Just, rppeived. a variety of
We have Pure Maple Sugar and no
Canned Soups
mistake .
The gilded youth fits his boutonniere to the
occasion ot wearing it. For a visit of con
dolence he wears a Jfdrple flower; tor a wed
ding, white; for a party call, pink; for a ball,
red.
The handier the appointments of a tavern
the greater its inn-conveniences.
An unscrupulous poultry fancier Is a
man to get a fowl of.
bad
A Warning.
The modes of death's approach are va
rious, ana statistics suow uouuiumvcij
that more persons die trom disease oi iue
hroat and lungs tha any otner. it is
probable that everyone, without excep
tion, receives vast numbers of Tubercle
Germs into the system ana wnere tnese
eims fall upon suitable sou tuey start
into life and develop, at first slowly and
is shown by a slight tickling sensation in
thc throat and if allowetl to continue tueir
ravages they extend to the lungs produc
ing Consumption and to the head, caus
ing Catarrh. Now all this is dangerous
and if allowed to continue will in time
cause death. At the onset you must act
with promptness; allowing a cold to go
without attention is dangerous and may
loose you your life. As soon as you feel
that something is wrong with your throat,
lungs or nostrils, obtain a bottle of Bos
shee's German Syrup. It will giye you
immediate, relief.
The Sanitary Farmer.
Afraid of the possibility of arsenical
poisoning, he prefers the whitewashed wall
to paper of any color. His cellar is light
and dry, no mold discernible, nor any evi
dence of vegetable or animal decomposition,
and is whitewashed also. He, or rather his
wife, does not suffer the offal from the
kitchen to be thrown out of door or window,
but it is carried to the sty, which, with the
barn and manure heap, are on a considerably
lower level than the house or well, fearing to
jeopardize the integrity of the water.
Disliking bad smells and careful of his
well he avoids the pit for his outhouse and
provides a stout box, properly placed, and
periodically removed and emptied of its con
tents, which is covered with dry earth pre
viously supplied in quantity sufficient for
constant use. He fthds the combination a
good and economical fertilizer, and, looking
to the comfort of the females of his family,
has as an annex to his house a similar arrange
ment for them, unwilling to expose them to
the vicissitudes of the weather. He is a san
itary farmer; his wife an able coadjutor;
she says soap and water are excellent disin
fectants; that cleanliness is as good for man
ns it is desirable for beasts. Home and
Farm.'
The Composition of Quicksand.
Quicksand is composed chiefly of small
particles of mica mixed largely with water.
The mica is so smooth that the fragments slip
upon each other with the greatest facility, so
that any heavy body which displaces them
will sink and continue to sink until a solid
bottom is reached. When particles of sand
are jagged and angular any weight pressing
on them will crowd them together until they
are compacted into a solid mass. A sand
composed of mica or soapstone when suffi
ciently mixed with water seems incapable of
gich consolidation. iTiblio Opinion.
A Case of Heredity.
Cawdle What an astonishingly big head
Tom child has. Dawdle I How in tbe world
do you account for itf
Dawdle Well, you see,- old fellow, at tho
time we were married, my wife was leading
lady in an amateur dramatic company.
Tbe Idea.
USD RAN
Consult your best interests by insuring
in the Phoenix, Hartford or 3tna com
panies, about which there is no question
as to their high standing and fair
dealing.
TORNADO POLICIES.
The present year bids fair to be a dis-
astrous one from tornadoes and wind
storms. This is fore-shadowed by the
number of storms we haye already had
the most destructive one so far this year
having occurred at Mt. Vernon, 111
where a large number f buildings wer
destroyed or damaged. The exemption
from tornadoes last year renders their oc
currence more probable in 1888.
Call at our office and secure a Tor
nado Policy.
unimproved lands for sale or ex
change.
T'CJTT.
WIKDHAH & DAVIES.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
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PORK PACKERS and dealers in BUTTER AND EGGS.
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(Sions. Fit a. Nervous Neurblpuv, llead
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silver watch,
the Weekly
The standard rtmedy for liver com
plaint is Wefetrs Liver Pills; they never
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We will feive a silver watch, that is
warranted by the jewelry men of this
city, to any one who brings us 15 yearly
cash subscribers to the Dailt IIekald.
JULIUS PEPPERBERG.
MANCFACICUKIl OF ASD
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
DFALER IN IBB
Choicest Brands of Cigars,
including our
Flor do Pepperbergo" and 'Buds
FULL LIKE OF
TOBACCO AND SMOKERS' ARTICLES
always in stock. " Nov. 26, 1685.
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