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F I K.ST YEAH
PLATTSJIOUTir, NEBRASKA, 31 ON DAY 13VJ3XJN, .1UI.Y , 188S.
NU3mi:n;r!
Mayor,
:terk.
Treasurer,
Attorney,
Kiitfineer,
Police Judge,
Alarahall,
Couiiellincu, 1st ward,
2inl
3rd
4Mi.
Hoard I'ub. Work !
K.M. KitHKV
VV K Fox
- .JAMKS r.TTKHHN, JK.
IIYKO.V (,'UI(K
- A Maimh.k
S I'l.lKKOKIl
V II MA1.ICK
J .1 V WKCKI'.ACH
A KAMBntritv
) l M JlNKH
( lll. A SIIII'MAK
) M It Ml Kl'ilV
I rt W ll! IToN
CoN O'CoNNoll.
I I McCai.i.kn. I'kk.h
W JOHNS S,lliAIKMAN
VMV.U OoKI.KH
llAWKSWollTII
tJ W
KllK.I
I I) il
A RUSSIAN WHITER
CiVES
AN
INTCP.ESTING PICTUME
L1FC AT HOME.
GOLTjnilY oiaaGKrvs.
Tr.-Asurer.
lefuy Treasurer, -
Clerk.
tpiiiy Clerk,
Tecordcr of Heeds
T'oputV Keeo'der
Clerk of Uixtnct Court,
Sheriff,
ffnrveyor.
Atio. i.ey,
Hdnf. of I'ub. School,
County Jii'luu.
IKI.tkU OK MUI'KItV isons.
A It. Tolin. Cli'ni.. - - rhittslitcnith
Loins Koi.t.. Weeping Water
A. II. !! Krfo.V, - K.iiiWoimI
I. A. CAM I'll K I.I.
I llo-t. I'nl.l.iirll
Hutu Cut ri iih iki.u
lux A Chi huh- i k.i.u
W. II. l"oil.
Jo'l.V M. I.KYUA
W. I'. SllllWAl.TKU
.1. O. KiK K.N MAUI
A. Maimh.k
Al.I.KS IlKKSON
ilAYNAICI. Sl'INK
O. liUMrtltl.L.
GIVIG SOGIJPIcS.
I. O. O. K. -Meets
of each week. All
lit brothers are reejicctluny inviien to
1 A SS I A tl)H K No. lit!.
VcviTV lueiolay r veiling
trail..
KMei.ti
"ktLATTJJO'i Til fcXCAMI'ilriNT No. 3. I. .
O. F meet every ultcrnutb Krhlay i:)
each miiiilli in Hie .Vbo-onic Hull Visiting
lirolhcr.s are invited to attend
flMJIO LOSXSK NO. HI. A. O. U. W. MneU
every alteram Friday cvenlim at K. of r.
hall. Transient brothers are respectfully in-vil-il
trt.-itteiul. K..I. Morgan, Master Workman :
K. rt. li.irxlou-. Foreman ; Frank llrvti. Over
i"."er; I. li'.iweti, Iftlide; Oeoiije lloilrw.nl !i.
He. . . rji-r ; II. J. Johnson. Financier; Vali.
Kniiih. Ki-(:.-river ; M. Maybriuht. iant M. W. ;
J:w:k lai;i;ht rty, Jnside Ouaril.
CiAH CAM I .N0.3..2. -V)lKltCi WOijMEN
' of Ann-lid -Meet second ami fourth Jloll
d av evening at K. of 1. bali. Ail (mnsiuiit
brothers are requested to meet, with u. L. A.
Naweo-ncr, Veiier ilile Consul ; O. F. Nile.",
Worthy Adviser ; S. C Wilde, Hanker ; V: A.
ltocck, Clclk.
"IJL ATM MOUTH I.OIM'K N. I, A. O. ir. W.
I .!et" ev.-ry aitemate Friday evening at
i;c: w.i koV1im:k. AH transient broth-
t.-: a.-o r.. ctfi,My iu,'U.l to attend. L. S.
I Jl'-j.jfi, M. V. ; t . J.:yJ. Farei iaa- 8. C.
WiMt., Uecirdef ; .eoL:irJ.iniJcrsci,.0crsi3r.
. !.n oi: Statu of Soeii-ty lll-
'.-.-.-.i'jlifv to Sli.uno u National Cbnr
acterlstlc- Co!!i- jiis tbi- Tillie.s A S.icl
f.pe.-taeln ttf Social I rpr:-.''.i t ion.
Ttf (;il'ui-r of Aicvainler Verestcliagia,
.:ri:::..r ., "At il. .. ...,! I,, War," was one
:' l :::; -I iitry, owning somo no.') Kerfs,
A liv. (I in i:meh thos.-i.Mc palriarchul st'k
; !;d the s'nithei-ii planter of our own conn
i:y i:i !i:itr-Ix lii::;! days. Only tho relation
heivrn-ii tlit. Iiu-:si:m gentJoinaii and his wrff
x.f.-t !) r, Uin- m-iiu naturul and loutr
r.)u:y!i-.I l!ia;i tliat bet the planter und
I.lack.i That ho iv;u u vi-ti:a of iujiistii-e
' r t'::tt tlicro v.as ::n t hiuj radifalJj- wrong
i:i 1 is eoadi'-ion cf s. !-vitiIi never dawned
i:po:i the dull cii.ioiisntf a of tho Russian
i rf. Tho master was from tiino inmieiiiorial
hi-; '.ar ltic-f:u-tor, h:s Lind protii-tor, to Imj
!.:-.:. l.y wlni-n wn.i :i d:.--'revulii? di:i'-i-
:i!: l;i:L ii:ijlie:l cdini.
vit'i il a p':i;;va l;o .".'i--.
i..lol!s ri.iio of :;oci!.'ty.
;;:;'.: :a. i ::;d iTuelty f f;
th:' :M:iry n:;d e!;.v:;!rv of
i-:t';.;-c, til l."u!a.';z;,.1 ion f.f
;-ir
: and carried
In such n seiui
h.r. his ail the
:!ialisiti without
tliat state of t'.v
th lov.er class
i m a Ci.-irrc-.jion 1
ly ooui tcsy
i :a i-ecc
l:i.). :.i ! ;i::sci:iiaV what
limy bocalaM the t-r::.tiie:-;'-'.
This auth r d'.-.-: not fl ttter liinisulf and
ilia );;.) n uii'ii. Ho K;X'aLs witli aT;):;: ;.'!ii
ii!Mi:..,.iiiii v i..i:i.i.i:M.', iru'.il l:o leii:; I.ero.
t:: ;'.;;.! trait; iiiti i.s u.t a charaeteristii: of
hi-i natioa. (Ni'.d hi .o;!eJiy ho relatos h'iw
his father, a pious r:an, would l;i to atvo a
raiiroad fare, atid li-v lio Liru-sel;' from child
hood upward never hesitated to draw a long
i j-.v :it tilt dietuiioa of his interest or hi--van.'iy.
Im:i;;i?K a proud s;.:ritcd boy oj
i hi-s country or I-ulai:.! Kuliyiu; his h'otvir
vit!i a faL:elioo-l. it is a lia:!:e::s of which
:;oii inca;i:;l.!o. Yet ir.o::da-.-lt v is as iubor::
as d.ipiiony Li tho Italian,
at C'.!!'-';i-i'o!' C'f the so-
in tnis spectacle or s-jclal dograaacion 1.4
Ihere not a latent explanation of tho melan
choly that pervades the upper Russian clai3
and expresises itself in tho profoundly de
jected tone of tho country's fiction f For tho
educated Russian of today is in tho iosition
of tho educated German of Frederick tho
Great's tinio. llo is vers9d in the polished
European tongues, saturated with subtlo
modern phiitfsopky, in sympathy, perhaps,
with high anil pure political ideals, and what
n disheartening subject for contemplation
greets hhn in a peasantry that should Lo tho
basis of tho nation's glory groveling in su
perstitioii and gross ignorance I Thinking
iiussia is as sau today as lighting Russia is
strong. Chicago Tribune Look Review.
COXKY ISLAND ODDITIES.
bATCH PENNY CONTRIVANCES OF
THE GREAT POPULAR RESORT.
A WARNING TO MOURNERS.
lll,ATfSMl"lil I.ODtiK No.ii, A. F. Jv A. M.
X Meets 011 the lir-t and llnrd M.'llilavs of
each mouth at their hall. All transient broth
er arc cordially invited to meet with us.
J. O. Kn-iiKY, W. M.
W'y. Hats, Secretary. ,
iJJ.HASfe'A CIIAITKK. NO. :t. It. A
;? M. ei-T iionc and f urth Tuesday of
fiiji..'n t Mafoii V Had; T.aii-t'i.;;i bio!
jiffc i;iitc. to meet v, ith us.
F, K V;ITK. M.
V.M. 11 A VS. St'i-retalV.
. M.
a h
A'ljlwtn
COMMA' iai;v. no. r. K. 1.
lirst anil thiril t tinesday nll.t ot
--teli 1'iont'i at Maso .'shall. isitin lr-ttiei
...... I ;-illv ijivit.-d to met-r uiih lis.
r . !'.. III it. r . .
iiAMil 'll .-sen.
1 NO M-Jl. KOYAL -i:"ANI M
nivtiti) ttie reeond and lourill .Moii:!.;-, s 01
H-D ni-..iti ii -i-;'!ainn na;i
it. K
V.iSOi. afcr:r.tay.
I I.KX.V, Klgelit.
McOUNIHIK PUST 45 G. A
iiOSTKU.
J. W. .ToilvTsoN'
O. S. Twtss
K. A. i'.ATW
i:ir-. nii.kj
ItVKV SrKKIOil".
Mai.oN luxo.v
C I Itl.Ki l'iK!
. inlKK.;: KU-, . ...
J.. C. V t CTIS..
Media r .Saturday cvciiMid
..Cotnni'iinler.
..Senior Viee
.Junior "
Adjutant.
o. M.
tiVieerf the lav.
' "it " ttUirJ
.'. Reri "M.j'-r.
. Ouartcr M.i;:tr St-rf.
r iJ - 1
PLATTSMOUTH BO AfJD OF TR A DE
l'r.wl.ti-Tit iiolil.Ji Ian nam
. F
1st if l resldeiit
2nd Vic President
Si-eretary
'It -.';. uf'
IIUK' -fi!:s.
J C t:i.-bev. 1-. K Vrli.i.. .1
, A. C !iue., l; rison, C. W. Shi
r. V, eklH.!i
A . It. Todd
,Vm Neville
F. Ilerrniaiin
It. ;ulhuian
r::tl
,iii,aii; I'.
rson.
iol-
ia t!i? Russian
uv. iiv jr. i 1
cio!.:iical pri-UlL't'.-i. W!:ert cor'K.ral ! iinish-
me:it ii iiuivvrs.illy inllictt-.l lying is o:u of
toe luean-j of escape; u peo.do mean euougii
to be beaten is low cnuih to Ho.
Arid what a vision of ca.--t:gatio:i locs this
book alfonl us! Tho father leats his sons on
the .--iig'iib'.st o-.-caio:i atul with conscioritioiis
severity; tlioaid of tho cider brothers is se
caivd. if rei;iired, to punish tho younger; the
serf is beaten tOi: laziiirss, druukgniicss, swin
dling, and tho soldier for cowardics or dis
obedienco. V"hat incentive to fight can be
f.dt by a regiment of men whoso commander
orders them to lio down and bo flogged, ' is
incomprehensible; 3-et such a scene in the
recent Russo-Turkish war is descriled - by
Verestchagin.
The serfs, of course?, are no longer serfs,
but it was cLcZ u&uy 3-uarrf ugti yhen episodes
ike the following wero of everyday occur
rence: A serf overseer conies to pay his
tithes, and, retaining part of tho mouoy,
swears that he has given up all.
''Dear sir, have mercy!" howls the peasant,
anil falls at the judge's feet. "There is 110
more money f '
"You lie! You lio! I know you have mora
Seek and you will find." 1
' iy lie.'. c:.s: n.v own father. I have none," '
.iios'th'j loan) not' iisiug, but aiioking'his nose
into the judge's boct,
;IIey, there, policeman!" shouts the judge,
opening tho door which leads upstairs.
The policeman makes his appearance.
"AVherc's the porter? Drag him up stairs!"
And he oints to tho overscccr, Mho is stiil
Vfillowing about at his feet.
i'J'yae sTj 1,vj mercy! A littlo can be
loun.l.'
'",-V-a, what? Now j 011 sing auither song.
yon fdd ra V-Jn!
H.E.P
aimer&Son
liiSUBAMCE AGE HIS
e-
H;nivcnt tho fullowiiiti' til
1
tried an-,1 lire-tested com prime.-:
AiuorWti ruitiI-S-- LosiW, As-ets $i.'M.loo
Coi:iin-T.:ial L'uion-fciiKiaViJ, " 2..V.W.HH
Fire Assoela'ioa-PhiladeliUU. ' 4,4t5,7o
Franklin-Philadelphia. "
Huwit-Xew York, " 7"r.5 :
Jns. C.f North America, Phil. " K,TI.:W2
Liverpo-.U biiiJ ij; ,t Jlole-K'ig " C.d'W.Tsl
Jfjrtk British Meriait.(i-Ka i " r.5;s,:54
jiortvfeh Calou-Ksi.daud. I,'.M-1.-I!0
Spriafield F. A M.-SpriuilielJ, 4.f.;t5
: ' Total Assets,? 12.1 15.77-I
Lasses Aftlnstnl ani Fajjal ttiisAgenr-y
WHEN YOU WANT
-OF-
CALL ON
la. Sr. Zaa2?S022,
Cor. 12tlt autl Granite Street?.
"iitractor and Builder
t 12-Cm.
x work done
vcd office.
on short notice at
i he overseer tiraws trom bis breast a ra
knotted into a parcel, unties it, and hands
him o:ie bank bill.
"YVYH, this is little indeed; why are you
trying to impose upon me? You can't sing
lrf:rvrar Lazarus to mo. Take him off up
stair.-i i
Ti'y own lather, my Lcnotactor, dear sir,
if yoit were to kill me I haven'j; a kopek
more!"
The porter makes bis appearance to Assist
the policeman.
"Haul him up stairs, children, an? I'll be
there dii acr)"!' shouts the judge. They drag
the ovoiseei out and h.-ad bim ,p stairs, with
their arms under his, as though ho were an
artltbisliop. On tho staii-s cries are long
heard: '-'Dear sirs' xrief actors? if you were
to kill me I haven't another kopek !"
Having taken a bite and a drink, the judgo
wts out to extract tho remainder. After a
few blows from the switches the unhappy
uvcrscv:r again logins to shout: "Stay, orth
odox lielievers, there U a ptiilc ruort.f'
"AVell, stop, my brave fellows. Show us
what more you havel" orders tho judge.
Tho serf takes off his bast shoe and extract
from it another trifle.
"What! That's nonsense! Throw him
down rtsain, rhildren!-'
And they threw, bini uyfii uga!. And
this process is related five cr sis fiint-4,
A:vl this mode of extracting the quit rent
prevailed everywhere. Ail day long over
seers wero brought to. the judge, and tho
thrifts resounded:
'. foi vp; my own fathers stop! there is still
a triilo ao",
One would bo disgusted if on brought
Civilized standards by which to judga the
UuiJii character, which in many respects
ha.i not yet passed tlie stage of puerility.
One j-.articularly noticeable thing in this
Nr.!; j- ! freiuency of ebullitions of anger
nir.:.:j ;-IJ 1 1 ii-.Vs ,4 ;;n:;e. Tho father ilics
iutj a a3sio:i at his eons, riin eftc'j,;: ::.t his
svi.olcn-.-:, tl;c master at his scr;, the general ;
.t his soldiers, and theso spasms of raga are
riot thought to bo demeaning or extraordin
ary. The ccatrol of the temper is equally
vliiUciiIi tu .-yidrn and barbai ians.
TLj decei: prai-i:i-t-i i- i!'" s.-rfsij on a
ar wi'h their mendacity and gluttony. In
.crs'.lg one of Hi: Augustus ilart's bocks
i.yt long nr:o one could hardly believe what
sr.M i f ti:-; C'.Ji;") jcasar.ts that whew
hey praye-J in church ihoy tv-ju'.j actually
.g of (. tie saint to help them steal the gem.,
..-o.:i tho f-tatne of r.nothcivand propitiate
.ho clesticl acvoniphcj by protr.i.-ing him a
: .:are iu the spoils! CVte mu t bviicvo such
.:darr, bovi-crtr, aftor lollov.i;;g Mr. Vcrest
Uaglu j UxJi, in vvbiej many such things
aro narrated i:'y t' j fcoV.asj cf one who is
at sjrpriicd ct "teai, bat'tjr.Ls tliat they
iattrestui t-i th r-it c-f Cia wo. 1L
lYliy Death Notices Aro Not I'uhl!.-.lied
ClaMH of Coiuuicrcial Ohonls.
"Dead and buried! And to think I knew
nothing alxiut it! It's strange, too. for
always read tho death notices in tho papers
oeiore 1 turn to anything else. I am afrafd
my poor old e3"es are failing."
Ibis remark was overheard on a North
river ferry boat the other moriiinir Ifc camo
from an old lady who had just been informed
of the death of an acquaintance who had lived
for years w it lun a stone's throw of the sneak
er's house. Tho woman's lament would have
passed unnoticed by a reporter wllo sat next
to her, had it not been for the repl mado by
mo young man to wnom me remark was
made.
'1 do not think your eyes aro to blame.
Airs. , for tn tho advice of tho under
taker wo refrained from publishing any no
tice of grandma's death. There is a certain
class of schemers for monev who bnv no
respect for affliction, and it was to save our
selves from aniioyanco ut their hands that
we kept the nows of her death out of public
print."
"That was qui to right. Isn't it strange
what a numlier of poor relations do spring
up when a person dies and leaves a little
money f
"I did not mean anything like that. I
referred to a clas of conscienceless solicitors
who as soon as they seo a death announced,
call upon tho family and try to ' arrange for
sotno commission or trade in connection
with' tho death or funeral. When they do
not coiuo in person they mako use of the
mails. There are souk! who want to furnish
'everlasting floral pieces," others who have
the only known process of preserving natural
flowers. Then there are photographers who
seek an order to make pictures of tho flowers
used, or in event of the family having no
portrait of the dead they suggest taking
u picture of tho corps.), "iicido these there
aro the memorial fiends. These men offer to
furnish memorials of tho dead ranging
from an ugly black card containing
tho name, the data of death and age
of the deceased to tho granite
and marble shafts to put over their graves.
Dealers in hair and hair workers have of late
resorted to thi;; questionable modtj of drum
ming up. business ui.d send out ugeiiU to so
licit orders for designs ju bainvork. Jewel
ers f:!so suggest 'mos-, resiwctfully' the ad
visability of having tho hair of the dead
made up into chains, brooches, charms, etc.,
and our undertaker told me that ho had
known of case3 where real estate men having
burial plots for sal. Lad approached bereaved
families seeking to dispose of a plot or grave,
even after ho had told them that the matter
of a burial spot had b-en left to hin-. I also
know ut -a case wl,eij tho lutei-niejiv was to
bo in a distant city, which ws no sooner ad
vertised than two railroad men wrote t- tho
family and offered special rates to a certain
number of mourners. These were our rea
sons for not fidvertisiii'i grandma's death."
New York Mail and Express.
Methods by Which the Dimes of tho Mul.
titildo Aro Gathered la Nuiueron
Novelties and tho Tuti-oiis Thereof.
Some cf tho Tricks Explained.
There is a curious ado in amusements on
Coney Island. In previous seasons dime
museums have been numerous and reason
ably prosperous. This summer JYeo shows
have multiplied, and variety containing noted
entertainers in their line.
Thero are thirteen beer gardens in which
stage enteriinmeiits aro given without ces
sation from noon to midnight. Tho wonder
is that socialists like thoso named have
hired themselves out for free shows, but they
aro receiving for the usually idle summer al
most, if not quite, the salaries commonly
given to them in winter. Tho competition is
ruinous to tho dime museums, and even to
tho two or three more pretentious establish
ments down there.
Tho ruin of tho ilime s!ow i:ori Ins co-:
asjiects. One concern is putting its female
snake tamer, with a young boa constrictor
writhing round her neck and waist, in front
of the tent alongside an eloquent persuader,
who declares she is only 0110 of a hundred
equally pleasurable sights within. A rival
show across the way has almost turned itself
inside out in order to outdo this method of
attraction. Here tho fat woman, tho piant
and the tattooed man ure nil arVoitgwl in
public view, whilu tho only thing left inside
is a fake Circassian girl and a wild man. Tho
proprietor of a beer garden has so thickly en
closed it with evergreens that not 11 reek of
the interior can be gained without entrance.
Not a placard is shown, nor n word si.okeu
at tho doorway, w here a mysteriously solemn
tellow points pantomimicallv at presumably
remarkuble things within. Hero a dime ad
mission is charged, and the ruse is tempor
arily profitable, although reports of tho
swindle nro bound to bring it to a sjoedy
end. There is nothing at all inside exceot a
traliic in beer, and the ticket purchased at
the entrance is good for two drinks.
Still another garden, which has not srono
into tho brisk competition of hiring well
known vocalists, uses tho strange device
of several cheap singers in bathing costume.
These girls go back and forth from the surf
to tho stage, "doing their turns" of sou? and
dance between snelis of disi.ortinir ia tlio
waves. They art, :n fu nnily followed to the
Harden by a curious throng, as thev go drip
ping, and the oddity of the thing draws ia
many jieople, who buy beer.
The sights of Coney Island include, besides
the familiar things of former years, a num
ber of novelties. A portion of that resort is
this summer laid out in small streets, facing
which are all maimer of booths ard ror fswfc
w ith traps tor tite unwary. The familiar rimr
toss, disk throwing and other means of pay
ing a dime for about a cent's wort h of rlmmw
ivs, n;n ti-t ui lunucr ouerfi. and ho
can cuuer Keep tho photograph or get flvo
or teu cents apiece bad; for thcin. Tho vital
pomi in 1 jo 6waidle, however, is that if by
chance you pick out a card on which is
ujui tcu io or o'j (mo aoilur mark is never
given), aud you stand out fur a largo ad-
uulo ua me quarter, will rub out the
cipner uy tiKuns or his thumb, which proba
bly Las some bort of preparod surface for the
purpose cf an erusure. Thus tho amount is
reduced to either fifteen or twenty-five cents
iu case- ho has to pay it, while it is left at the
original high figures if it happens to bo Lis
gam to display them. A crowd surrounds
this otaud, and a rushing business is doi;o.
New York Sun.
Accidentally Overheard.
Sceno in n private boarding house. First
Hoarder There's some one in Mrs. Do Loots'
room; I hear her talking.
Mecoiid Hoarder It's a man. Listen !
Mrs. Do Hoots in her room Kiss me, Jack.
Chorus of Hoarders in an undertone )li '
u:n un: it:m lier liusdand s name is t
lUrs. Do Hoots within Do
Jack ?
Deep Masculino Voice in r :-r -.0 :: . :i
I sN.-' ! : ' ;
iiarli.-:
I0V0 inc.
Dr. C- A. Marshall.
2l
15
I'rcf ervatlon of natural tccili n Hpr-clally.
Y7i utiiirl,,! vitlit ,iui I mint: 0 J-ciuuliiiig
iliiit.
All work warmntccl. Prices reasonable.
Fi rzoKim.nVs liin'it I'i.ati smoutii. Nkh
...... : l.
11. U.i
;re! n
eo:ifro::t
shall leao this very day
tier at once.
They knock and open the doer shimll:
ousi. j,rs. ie j; .-i.,ts con front s t Ii
h"r parrot on her ll.-ivr. "(.'I,'"'
claita "no heard
came iu to .!
imperil; t
Hoots wit !i
She
Press.
the I
a quit
had be
:cj, ..'.ii
i.
icii-l bef
1 v. 1 1 n
' y ex
parrot taUij.g uul
Mrs. De
I'.'iro.t Hvo
The Lack of .Striking- This,
T heie aie people who dupore in a'melan
choly way the loss of tho "golden age of
literature" that,' they tell us, has gone for
ever. Everything 'Unlny is eouuuotiplace.
There aro no line essays, no grand poems, no
wonderful dramas that will live forever, no
striking stories. The literature of today is
only "the pouring of wine out of old bottles
into new," and lots of wine spilled in the
process. witters ate. bu?y over what
some othermen" thought pf what some other
men said. If this be so, aud in a certain
sense it is ii ue, what is tho maitcr? Wliy is
it 110 "Hamlets" are written todavy
It is said that there are iu the United States
about two thousand persons who fairly may
be reckoned as writers. Why do wo not find
new Milfra; r,r;d Sh.ilrrr.pcn res among them?
We may bo sure, it they wero there; they
would be found. 'Centuries have there indi
vidualities. There are tid-.-s ia the lives nf
nations. May ihru hoe now bo Via ebhja
the literary work of these times? Thero is
certainly "a young flood"' in tho scientific
thought of this half of our century. Tho
character of this century's thought is tech
nical, industrial, scientific.. .:terttute is,
after all, only a mode of expression. May it
not be possible that tho Miltons of these days
are using another mado of expression? Cer
tainly, if wo look at a mind like Edison's, we
see an original genius taking rank beside tho
great creative minds of the so called golden
age of literature,
A liuhdre'd years ago Edison would Lava
shown the thought that is in hirn by means
of a great poem or drama. Today it seeks
another and equally striking mode of ex
pression. Besides this widest division of in
tellectual life into new fields of lalxr may bo
noted another point. Tho critical demand
today is' for originality. "V aij tired of
books about books, Tho win a is po better
for tho ucw bottles let us have new wine.
This demand has mado it very difficult to say
anything new or striking. All tho possible
phases of human experience have been de
scribed, all the "situations" in which men
and women may le placed have been re
peated many times in our nc.yeH u:4 J;:ani??.
There is no new personal experience,' other
wise such books as "Dr. Jckyll and Mr.
Hyde" and "She" would not have been writ
ten. The Chautauquan.
And Poor at That.
A sage who lived betoie our u? rerr.arked
that "speech is silver." Could lie overhear
tho small talk of society today his remark
would Lave been modified and Lis immortal
saying would bare been, "Speech is nickel,
aud u very p-'-or quality of xfiekei at Ibat.'v
Harper's Bazar.
A young gentleman who had written to a
nice girl offering bcr bis heart and Land, but
who had not received a reply, pensively re
marked that he was living "in one of th
doubtful 'siatei "New York yrjbuae.
to win something aro mixed with photograph
shops, chowder and sausage stands and a
great variety of groggeries. Behind one
counter stands a loud voiced and glib fellow,
who combines ham sandwiches with a lot
tery. That is to say, ho selis sandwiches at
only three cents apiece, but whether yt, g.-t
any ham in your, pia chaso depends"'' your
j luck. Hu pcifec;)u.-iy announces that every
j thji4 pair of buttered slices of bread con
tains a generous quantity' of the choicest
meat. Tho reporter's observation leads him
to believe that the proportion of meat is much
smaller, for ho saw one man industriously
and hopefully' eat eight sham sandwiches l-e-foro
he got a ham sandwich.
A new mode of L-klng eiumets had toy ap
paraii cone of wood, hito which wero
driven spikes standing an inch or so. apart.
A cover of corresponding shape had u small
lio'a ft ifi rtpei.' Into that aperture you
could, on iay:nent of twenty-fivo cents, drop
a marble, which you could hear rattle its way
down among the nails, and then you would
seo a marble, looking like the same one, roll
out into ouo or another of the ni'mVnrfd
pockets that ftiejroJa tl 5 -a ttfo cbnpV
in a- gla'ss case are Troc7ies and a lot of n'-
mbi voi thl,ess jevtlry bearing co'riiifon4
ing figures. You Wuuld get tho prize iudi
oattxf by the lodgment of the ball. The per
suasive operator of this machine tells yon.
aud seems to show you ek-arly enough, thai
there can be no possible dishonesty about it
He lets you try a drop of the mar Lis i fi.,,
and invariably ycu sirike in, nimtA' for'a
yatcu.' St'VeVal'slobl pigeons rretend to h'i?
chances, aud they are rich winneva. the Ik-w
rc.leeining tin-ij- ,niM?s jitiei ally with money.
Wilt if you invest u quarter, und make a se
rious venture, you win a finger ring or
something else not worth a cent.
If you watch tho process for ten minutes
you will see tbot t he jvanipul&tvr . ptaes a
?pang under ' ih& Vear etigo of the table
whenever he intends that good prizes shall
K-em to be won, and lu that case a duplicate
ball appears in place of tho ouo that is
dropped in. If he keeps his hands olT this
secret control of the machine the dropped
ball winds its way with certainty' into one of
a few numbered onnipp.rtv.ent coi jsond
mg to Worthless'articlei'
A less mechanical and more brainy swindle
is a sort of auction traffic in tho photographs
of actresses. Several hundred pictures are
stuck in a rack behind a platform on which
stands the operator. He tells you that he will
sell any one of tho cards for a quarter cf a
dollar, and buy it bcu:k insUniiy at a pi-
inium. You jwss in your coin, and with a
long stick touch the portrait of your choice.
Oa the back of each, as ho f urther explains,
is marked a sum between live cents and
two dollars aud a half.
"I will give you thirty cents for this pict
ure," ho shouts, as he gazes at the reverse
bide without letting you see it.
You scorn to make so siiiali a profit oa
your investment and decline his offer.
"I'll give you thirty -five cents," he con
tinues, gabbling like an auctioneer. "No?
You'd better take me. It says a nickel on
the back of this, upon my word. I will give
3-ou forty forty-five fifty."
"StfU ypu hold out against his proffers, aud
ho says,Very well you see "this pictur
calls for ouly a dime," and he turns it arouri
to show you the figure JO writttn un ii. ja
ImeU.
Now, the operation of this trap is some
what elastic. If the purchaser holds out for
a considerable advance, he maybe once or
twice permitted to clear a profit, but that
will be quickly overbalanced by losses to,
him and gains to the trickster. If he sbow
iufeaoitiga,la CVCrPt Ceo ir tm ccutiaj.-
Vcncuii!!? Klocution l.y Phonograph.
An automatic te.-u-ln-r of elocution is bcin
1 t ... 1 .. . . .
my cKiT iovci I.;.- a number of actors
and actresses. It is iho phonograph. The
example was set by Clara Morris. Sha ol
tainod
it to
and used
a p.:ono;-raj.!i a ii'o.'itL ng
iiscertain exact I v how her t.o.. ...l
sounded. She had 1m -come convinced that no
speaker JiiVAi-s tho tones of his own voice ex
actly as Jit r.s do, ami it occurred to her
that if she spoke into a phonograph she could
f-t a correct idea of her vocal expressions.
She found that tho plan worked well. She
would recite port ions of her roles, and then
hayo it repented again and again by tho ma
chine. Although the mechanical voice htcked
in volume, its mimicry of eiupb.L-.is, inflec
tion and other qualities w:is precise. Tho
news of Miss Morris' experiment got out, and
now there can bo counted up a dozen players
who, in studying their parts in plays to bo
produced next season, ure using phonographs.
New York Sun.
"Wigwaz7.il);-" for Kels.
"Wigwuzzing" for eels iV tho popular fcjrfirt
with sojourner? pn eastern Long Island. The
placid summer evY-nings aro just tho time for
it. To "wigwaz" you build a lire of dry
sticks on tho stern of a shallow skiff after
dark when the flood tide sets, and then, with
a "hard bottom" eel spear in hand, you stand
behind it while the boat is poked along the
snowy sands of tho multitudinous bars.
Great eels, moon fish, crabs, yo::ng loKUio
and what not blin't: ns tho aalin' li lit
drifts over th-u, Tncy are "wigwaz;:!ed"
oy it, wj, can bo pinned with an arti.-tie
thru ,t of the spear, and dexterously trensfer-
reti to tiie boat. 1 bis is tho old li
of fishing, and it is great sport.
Times.
DRS. CAVE & SMITH,
"Painlosc Dentists."
Ti e only llonlil- in I lie V. 1 . .,1,1 i..li,,.. 11,1.
New System of K I rar mtc 111,. I FilliiiK ieelh
without Pain. -iii- ;iii.-ie-t la 1 le 1 en
tire l lice Iioia -
CHLOKOFOKiu OKKTIIKK
AND IS Ai;-:oi.l "UT.Y
Harmless - To - A1U
Teeth extracted and Hitill.ial tectji Insr-iled
next day il d.-Mird Tin-acyei vat ion o Hi,,
Hall. lid li . Ill 1: siccialt.
GOLD CROWNS.
The ry lines! .
1 he
3? 1 0. 1 1 o rri cia. 1 1 T .
GOLD CArS, BRICCC WORK.
I. look, over
Jf'iee In I ' i, j. 11
C'itier.H" l;:.i k.
00 H7j
Win. Ifcrold & Son
FOX! -
Dry Goods. Notions Hoots aud Stocs
or (.ailics ami (o ids
FIJRNISII1N(;- (Hjons.
He leceps us lui oc ami us v. 11
SELECTJj'X; STOCI'
As can he found v nlice in 1 In cih- :ini i,.!.l
J.ol ,111c. s I hat d fy coinj.i-li'i 11,11.
Aceiils for
Ilamer's Bazar PatterEs iiiid Ball's Corsets.
VsTaiclics ! Watclio3 I
:a:i way
-New York
H. Ivl GAULT
Hr.s movcil ai.ci is imw in fhe SbcrwooA
room, Cor. ."lh and Main Sts., wlicro .
lie is bitter al.Ic to i-liow liis
Largo Stock of WtdtlitH.
CLOCKS A1TD JEWESEY !
Than ever before, mid will as mi induce
ment sell you V.'ati-ln-s way down. Cull
and o, t the .Special Prices in (Jold Watch
es; it will suipiisc you. A Full Line of
the best styles of Jewelry and Silverware.
H( pairino; w ill oiven Sjictdal Atteu ,
tion. All work wurrunti -.1 to give satisfaction.
ji.v.i.v ami I'rai'iicc,
Mrs. A. You phonki join, yui. H.-i eii
society. We inc. endeavoring to ur;use
iry
ib-
hc entuhcrt ta the ne-c-ssity of Kcietitifie
marriages. It is our cardinal principle that
nobody should enter wedlock unless he or slit
in absolutely sound in body and mind.
Mrs. B. And a very proper princinle it is.
But speaking of iniilrimoay, I hear that your
daughter is to marry cid Mr. Toodle, who,
besides being a little oil in his mind, h)is been
an invalid from birth.
"Yes, v.r.-.l -x. very jiood inatc-hfjvvo call it.
iif. Toodie, y ou kno'..-, has lots of money."
Loitci Tinuscrint,
C F.SMIT H,
The Boss Tailor,
Main St.. Over Merges Slice Stole.
Thinks It Lucky.
Mr. Lazybones thinks it lucl-r- we. ar not
centipedes, because it would bd' such dreadful
wcyk to button oil rifty pai:-3 of boots every
time we wished to take a walk. Youth'i
Companion.
IJoots on O10 installment Pla-j.
What a lot of grea-t ent'rrprises thero arc. in
a vast center like New York, of which no
body suspects the pxisttnoe. I had a fresh
'Illustration or the fact tho other day. A
business appointment called me away over
on the east side of the city, into the thick of
the great tenement hou;e center that lies
below Tompkins square, and with which not
one person in five hundred, living in other
parts of the town, i-; at all fainiliai. I was
sailing along a tho. onUffo-e called Attorney
street, josi, in amazement at the tremendous
swarm cf children i:i which the neighbor
hood abounds, when I was struck wall tho
r.ppe-'iraiiee of an immense business block
right in among the'teneinsnts. It was a lofty
r.lfair, and it covered several city lots. On
its face was painted in large letters the name
of a publi-her. 1 hid vsl ;!:; -.rd ct tae tsaa:e,
and it Miv-n.eu to mo to be peculiar that a l::n
'loirig nuch an obviously c-rte:;sivo pub'i.:Li:-.'r
businei should be uakno'.vn to a p.'ui'es-.i
writer.
I iavostigatcl, aal thi iavcstij.itlo.i
fart hod agreat-heiau. This hous
Has the best and most ompfer; stock
of samples, both fneign ami domestic
woolens th;U titeaiin; v.est of Missouri
liVv. .Note these prices: IJusiness suita
from .fl5 to dress suits, $25 to T,,
imnts 4, $C,, .ffj.50 and upwards.
C3T Will guaranteed a lit.
Prices Defy Competition.
J. E, BOBBINS, ARTIST,
lX.STKLf:TIONS GJ VIIN IN
FINE OIL PAINTING
WATER CO tOitS, ETC.
ALL LOVr.RtS O? AliT AilZ IXVITEI
TO CALL AN J
STUDIO OVER OLIVEH & R A M S
MEAT MAfiKET.
G5-. 33.
ial
v.:
; oa th'j in.
urd i-xj;
i.xteut o i..;o tra mi's-; nary.
.-.re no k-sa Hum tx,ClX,XXi
taifmeut
00:
plaa, i. I I-,
d 11... Thor.
or ivovlj o:: tin
i-i ot t'i-j '.'o-.i'.-cij:, who arc i.o .v p:ivi::g or
have j aid f-r :-;::id.;r.t works at tho rate o;
a few ce;:.; .1 we. k. Il.eatly I J.-.;rsi .-.1 le.
inquiry tie.' cor.oact-.r of tols sel:c-a;? w;.
impressed wi'.h the i.l-ja of starling a wc-.-kl.--pa-c
flcvob-! 1 1 Ik-lion an:! cum .at Ltcra-
tu.v. lie
:aoLh to i-.c-Tiicu
be si:;
l.-.r.ny sabser;
five cciiti a ;
the roar-1 of
it paper v ,
JO.'OUJ cos ile.
Ik-s- :;
i.ii'j il-.' 1
pili.cat:-). t'.r t
Ihti pooolo 0.1 bis lis..
;-:. j aro. aid to k-.-j i:o.-.
i-".' could get at l-.ve..t
s:nt fro tho pulitication t:
Ay ul
his re
:io:.s ;!
0:1t h, and he found hi.:u-cl;' i:.
f.a-t-i'g!:t or so ia po-. s.-.io::
!i a solid circu'atioa of ulijj.
Just think of a projoe: c-;
i.ic::.. g.-.iiag oa for 3'i-ci'- iota-.
n..
Ii tv! : v. c
t- sl:o- v. Ii .z
liiht-l by tlx- i-.5.-a.
b-y thrca -. C r
otaj'a.rj.tivs-ly r.-.v
iiaghty ci -aU
rt'iable ::al i o..r
.'J. I'uul lJoueer '
i
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IS i
Of I.
Vess.
KEMPSTER,
PractiGE;! Pisno and Oraii Tuusr
AMI ItKJ'AIIlI J!.
First-c-hi.'s work oritarantced. Also deni
er in I'ianosnr.d Ot oans. Ofiice at iioef k's
furniture store, J'lattMP.outli, XebrasliA.
It. li. Wl.M.HAM, John A. Davikh,
Notary i'tiMld. Notary Public
vixiiiaji iavii:m,
.ttornoys - at - 3daw.
Cffice over bank cf Ca-s Couuiy.
PbATTSMOUTH,
XtBKAPK.
or. C, OOITE,
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER.
All work fi.-f-t ilas: wcr-t Fifth Street.
North Itoixit .Sherwood's Store.
t N. SL'LLI VAN. Attorney at Law. Will
rive prompt attention to all homier In.
trusted to him. Orice U Cuiou block, East
side, l'lattsinouth. Heb.
Fire Insurance written In tho
Etna, Phoenix and Hartford ty
Windham & Davfes.
B.& M. Timo Table.
;oi-i WKST.
No. 1. t :V) u, rn.
No, 2. o :-lo p. in.
No. 5 it sa a. 111.
No. 7. 7 :4" v. in.
No. 9.--G p. m.
0IXO FAST.
No, 2 1 :2" p. in.
No. 4. 10 :: o a. in.
No. fi. 7 :13 p. in.
No. k. 0 :W a. in.
No. 10. : :5 a. m.
All tralr run daily by wav of Omaha, except
No. 7 and 8 which run to and fr"in Schuyler
daily tsxci pt Sunday.
No. 3 is a ft 11b to Pacific Junction at 8 .Tea. rn..
No. la is a stub from Pacific Junction at tla.iu.
s t