Trig DAILY nERALO: IXATTSMOCTfl. NEBRASKA, FRIT) AY, DECEMliEll 2i, iS8.
CS Freezing and starving.
Montreal, I)-c. 21. Full rioiU of
the blizzaid which lu-yau Sunday nd
only ccafctd Wcdm-wlay are now coming
in. The most w-rious con qiunciH ure
reported from lowir Quebec and buck
villages out of the line of railway travel.
The mi miner hud Ix-in had for farmer,
and the crop were m meagre, that much
tlistm-a win f-lt. It only neetled u ktorui
just like the oii past to online tlie most
wide Kpriiid ilistm-H. In the Miuill vil
lages hack of Quebec ami htlow that city
many familita are Huffering tliis wry in
the winter for the uctual nee. a i 'w of
lifj. Farnu-ia are killing off tli. ir live
Bto ;k, and those who have none t j kill,
have Hfnt a piteoux njp'al to Curtlii 1
Taniher-iu and I'reii.icr Mereier for re
Jiff. Several instance.- t-f freezing to
di'uth arc ie,ior:ed.
Tty standard remedy for liver com
plaint ia West's Liver Pill; they- never
disappoint you. yO pills 23c. At War
rick'a drutr store.
I5USIMXS DIKECTOKY.
TTOKNEY
A . 8. F. THOMAS.
Attorney-at-I-aw ami Notary l"ulllc. Ofllce In
Fitzgerald lilork. Matumuuth. Met.
A TTOKNEY.
A. N. SULLIVAN,
Attoroejr-at-Law. Will Kle prompt attention
to all buKlnftn IntruHtol to Mm. OMc to
L'nlon Block. East tdc. flattsiiiouth. Neb. j
GKOCEKIES.
CHK1S. WOHLFAKTH,
Htaple mil Fancy Crocries, Glassware and
Crockery. Flour ami Feed.
Dr. Cv A. Marshall.
.Resident Z)xitiet.
Preservation of the Natural fevih a
Specially. Auesthctica given for Pain-
LKSS FlLLIKO Oil EXTRACTION OK TkETIL
Artificial teeth made on Gold. Silver,
Itubher or Celluloid PI a tea, and inserted
as soon as teeth are extracted when de
sired.
All work warranted. Prices reasonable.
FiTzoKRALn'a Block Flattbmouth. Nf.b
AMUSEMENTS
Waterman Opera House,
Wednesday, December 26
tlU AKIN IV All
--
I K I the LNuaTAALx
D
Miss Laura Joyce
AS
LITTLE HUGGS
and IYY H1GIE
AStSTXO BY A
EEiUMi mm CAST
FUN
FOR THE YOCRG,
FOR THE OLD,
TOR EVERYBODY.
INCESSANT.
SPONTANEOUS.
RREPRE33IBLE.
Slum of Rrvd Sta Open.
Four Day in Advance.
Christmas Sacrifice Sale I
IU HEN'S LADIES' FIXTE
EMBROIDERED SLIPPERS
EEt02X 75 OE1TTS XTP-
TIIAT WILL BE MORE PLEASING FOR A PRESENT.
ALL BUYING OVER 25c. WORTH
AT OUR STORE WILL GET
A Chance on the Fine Doll
IN OUR WINDOW, TO BE DRAWN JANUARY 1, K9.
Tboroucrnir cianeo in uiooo.wuicp m
fountaia of health, by ualmr Dr. Pien.-e'a Gold
en Medical Utecovery. and food diueetion, a
fair skin, buoyant aplrita, and bodily health
and vlfor will be eatablUhed.
Golden Medical liacovory cure a; humor,
from the common pimple, blotch, or eruption,
to the worst Scrofula, or blood-pc laon. Ke-
geciallr haa It proven 1U efficacy in curln
alt-rbeutn or Tetter. Eczema, ftryalpelaa.
Fever - ore. Hip-Joint Dieee. jiorpf ulpue
Borea and Hwellinaa, Enlarged Glands, Goi
tre or Thick Meek, and Eating borea or
Ulcere.
Golden Medical Discovery cure Conaump
tlon (which la Scrofula of the Lungs), by it
wonderful blood - purifying-, lnvig-oraUnc.
and nutritive properties. If taken In time.
For Weak Lunrs, Spitting- of Blood, Short
dcm of Breath, Catarrh In the Head. Bron
chitla. Severe Coughs, Asthma, a ad kindred
affections. It la a eovereia n remedy. It
promptly cures the severest Cougha.
For Toavld Uver. Biliousness, or "Liver
Complaint' Dyspepsia, and indigestion. It la
an unequaled remedy. Sold druggist.
Price $1.UU. or six bottles tor fS-OQ.
fIIKE SCHNELLBACHER
Wagon and Blacksmith Shop.
Wagon, Buggy,
Machine and Plow
Horseshoeing
A Specialty. He uses the
Horseshoe, the Best Iloraeshoe for the
Farmer, ror for Fast driving and City
purposes, ever invented. It is made so
anyone can can put on sharp or flat corks
as needed for wet and slipperjronds, or
smooth dry roads. Call and Examine
these Shoes and you will have no other.
J.H.:SchnelIbacher,
5th St., Plattsmouth, Neb.
JULIUS PEPPERBERG,
MANUHACTCRBB OP AljO
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
&BALEB U WJ
Choicest Brands of Cigars,
including our
Flor da Pepperbergo' pnd 'Buds
PULL USB OF
TOBACCO AND SMOKERS' ARTICLES
always In stock. Nov. 16. 1885.
C. F. S M I T H,
The Boss Tailor
Main Sr., Oyer Mergt-s' SJiofi Store.
Has the best and most conr pletc stock
of samples, both foreign and domestic
woolens that ever came west of Missouri
river. Note these prices: Business suits
from $16 to $35, dress suits, $25 to $45,
pants $4, $5, $6, $0.50 and upwards.
t5r""Will guaranteed a fit.
Prices Defy Comoelilion.
WM I. BROWNE,
Ij-A-"W office.
P rsonal attention to all Biinees Entrust
o my care.
XOTARY IX OKFICB,
Titles Examined. Abstaroli Compiled, In
durance Written, Heal Estate Sold.
Better Facilities for making Farm 'Loans than
Any Qtfeer Ageacy,
Plaltsnioutta, - Nebraska
ALFRED DOLGE"'S.
Celebrated French Slippers
AT
R. SHE R WO O D'S
O. B. KEMPSTER,
Practical Piano and Organ Tnner
AND KEPAIRKR.
First-class work guaranteed. Also deal
er iu Pianos and Organs. Office at Boeck's
furniture store, Plattsmoutb, Nebraska
. r
CLIMBING.
Once tliM ItilU that 1 havr caliwd
8wnit-l like lowering mouutaion tail;
Now Id the rvening. Kuoct ntuiix-d.
51 j wtstry aoiil doth Hod tlietu mall.
l-for my Klclit co RiKhta ri.
Mom HluntK Ktand iowi in up Mibllme:
Uul in the Ly life' daylight dl..
AuJ. it. it worth out w 111 If to i:llnjof
I.li' drvii. O ,ii:l. niitl U t-oulent:
lu lilm) lh liilixtlo lif. ull l-iv.
r ii-vi l liuii uccoinpiifiiiiii-i.t :
l:eool the rUTDol t&r Mill kIw.
- lt:li-tl nellman
ON THE TATIl BELOW.
I rcj l:ol TurtonV. in the mountains
lxyoiil liristol. lato in the cvt-ning. hav
ing, an usual, l.-lundcred silxnit tho trail.
Tl cabin stHil just oiT tlio roml. and
ull around it was hiicnt and dark. It
hr.a always b-rn a wonder that bis dojrs
did not attac k iui. He bad thrti. and
tlicy wero as crosa nnd crablx-! as eld
lcars. Tbey came running down the
trail to meet me, growling nnd barking,
but oa booh as they came pp they rnpdp
friends. They were playing around pie
when I stood in front of tho cabin ami
called:
"Hello! you! Ilello! Hellor
In about a minute a voice answered:
"Who ia yer, an what'B wanted'"
"Stranger in search of lodgings."
He seemed to doubt it, for he made no
immediate reply. After a long minute I
heard a woman arguing:
"I tell you ho must be all right. If he
wasn't them dogs would hev devoured
him!"
"Wall, come In!" called the man, and
I stumbled along to the cabin to find
him in the half open door with his riflo
in his hands. My explanations soon sat
isfied him that 1 was all right, and he
struck a light, piled some blankets in a
corner and said:
"Stranger, that's the best lop I kin fix
ye off hand. Jist tumble down and
doan' worry about nothinV
I was soon fast asleep, having nothing
to keep me awake. Right in the heart
of the grim old mountain among peo
ples whoso faces I had only glanced at
roon" men wlio settle their disputes
with Knjfe or bulletentirely at their
mercy and In their power if they wanted
to rob or kill and yet there was no
cause to be afraid. When you are the
guest cf a mountaineer you are safe.
Next morning I found the family to
consist of husband, wife and three chil
dren. The oldest of the three children
was a boy of 12, who had killed his bear
and was a dead shot. As soon as I had
Iooked around me I knew that a distU
ery could be found pear bv. After
breakfast Burton pumped me for a few
minutes, sized me up La his mind as
"Q. K." and said:
"Come up with me and see the boys.
And I want to tell you that we've bin ex
pecting visitors fur the last two days,
an wo may hev a scare befo' njgh."
"What sort pf visitors?"
"pnited States chaps arter our 6tllL
They've had a spy in yere trying to lo
cate it. We 6aw him twice yesterday."
There were three other men at the still,
which was hidden, away in a dark and
rugged ravine, approached by a footpath
which could be ambushed at every rod.
All the corn was "toted" on tho men's
back over this path, and the kegs of
whisky were slung to a pole and carried
between two men. The still was perfect,
but pma, and in the five or six months
it had. been in operation the men had not
made the wages of mechanics. I asked
one of them how long since he had had a
five dollar bill, and he squinted his eyes,
counted his fingers, scratched, his head,
and finally replied;
"Wall, stranger, you may remember
the battle ft Stone River'"
"Yes,"
MA right smart ago, wasnt it?"
"Yesj twenty-five years ago."
"Wall, jist arter that fight I had a
five-dollar bill, and that's the fust and
last time."
What money they made by Ulicit disr
tilling went for boots and shoes, clothing
pf he plainest kind, tinware, tobacco
and tea. One of them had had three
pounds of brown sugar in his house
within a year, The others had not had
an ounce; one had pot tasted tea, coffee,
sugar, wheat bread or fresh meat (out
Bido of wild meat) for over two years.
The still was about a mile from the
house.
If any stranger came by the trail one
of the dogs was sent up the ravine with
a piece pf cloth tied to his neck. Half
way between the two, as I discovered
later on, was another path intersecting.
This came out of another ravine, and
was used by the men only occasionally.
The boy was stationed at this intersec
tion to watch both paths and give an
alarm if danger threatened. It was
about 1 1 o'clock in the morning when he
came running in and said:
"Spy coming, pop'"
Then an instantaneous and terrible
change took place in the bearing of the
men. We had been lying about at ease,
every man seemingly having a heart full
of kindness, but this announcement
started a blazing fire in every eye, set
every jaw, and I could see desperation
in each face. It needed no handwriting
on the wall to tell me that the spy would
be wiped off the face of the earth with
out compunction if discovery threatened.
Burton beckoned to me, made a signal
to the others which they understood, and
we climbed up the rugged face of a rock,
ran for a quarter of a mile over broken
ground which was well wooded, and
then suddenly halted at a spot overlook
ing the second path and high above it.
Burton made me a sign as he crouched
down beside a large rook, and cautiously
approaching I looked down into the ra
vine and saw a solitary man the spy.
He was coming up the path. If he
passed the spot where we were stationed
his scent alone would locata the Btill.
"Click! Click!"
"Good heavens! but you are not going
to shoot him!" I whispered to Burton as
he cocked lus rifle.
He half turned to look at me. His
face was as hard set as iron.
"For tho sake of earning a few dollars
he would see us starve!" he replied. "He
knows his danger. Let him pass this
rock and I will shoot him!"
I dared say no more. Burton was des
perate and determined.
We looked down at an angle of forty
five degrees on the spy. You could have
told that he was a spy by his actions.
He had the gait of an Indian bent on a
surprise. He looked about him like one
who expected the whistle of a bullet at
any moment. - He came slowly on.
Could I signal him?
No! He - was not looking up, but
round him.
Coming coming coming - ad vane
J-"j at steady paoe towards ' death,
'o4 Parton ahoct? Us f'reriy had
r- . , , . -. .
It n an my heart pounding away like a
pile driver. It would le murder. 1
would be accessory.. If 1 dared to khout
Thank Godl Was it the fall of a frag
ment of rock up on the mountain side,
or the hoarse call of the great buzzard
Kiisi-d aliow us which niaik the spy halt
iri his imrfcs? T-n fs-t nmri" ai:l a
linger will prows the trigger. I ! peers
this way .nd that he ImLh up and
ammit) he Marts to advance, but halta
ugain. Is Mme one praying furhini
has he a guardian angel who whisiera a
warning'
ll is two minutes two minutes which
tick away so kIowIv that they wem to
he hours in length. 1 lean aguinnt the
l uek. ;.lmst gasping ir hnath,
while r.inln:i has his eye at the Mj-iita
!:! I. is linger reaclr to pull. It i-t ii
t,Uleau on l!ie iliichiiol'l ol death. It u
a anti)iiiie at iho edge of a grave.
(Jo hack! Cm back!" 1 ciitier.t in
:i.ir;d to the i;py.
He removes his hat, wijies his brow
and is e iilently a.':ious.
If yr u value your life go back!" 1
wt.idil fain Kay.
lie lixtks (-.I'tunid him like one who
fei j:; danger in the very air.
You will 1h bhot if you advance!
Ilrr.r and hoed the warning!"
The wr.rning reached him by that mys
tej Uu'.k channel which tho human mind
has not f.tihouied. I Baw him start in
fe::r. t.nd then, teeming entirely againbt
his will, he turned short about and al
m,;.'.t ran as he hurried up the path and
out ( f sight.
'Il'm! He'un has got oft this time,
shure," said Burton, as ho rose up and
let the hauimcr of his i '.n lov.-n.
t! You would have killed him'" I asked.
"Dead as this rock!"
"It would have lecn murder.'
"Then let he'un keen away from yere!"
M. Quad in Dotroit Free Press.
A "Women's Hunt" tn Ilcnga!.
At a meeting of tho Royal Asiatic
society of Bengal a description was given
of a jKculiar custom among tho aborig
inal tribes of ltanchi. a group of ham
lots in CI tot a Nagpore. It ja known as
the Era endra, pr women's hunt. On
tho present occasion the object was to
expel the cholera demon, and it is usual
when any great calamity overtakes the
land for the women to dress themselves
up in men's clothes, arm themselves and
go out to hunt, not in the jungles, but in
the nearest villages cast or them. Thpj
chase pis and fowls, and everything
they kill is theirs. They ao levy black
mail from the heads of the villages for
the purchase pf" liquor. The villagers
cannot prevent the daughter of their
animals, but the head men generally com
promise matters by giving the huntresses
a ptg and paying a small sum. Toward
evening the hunting party retires to a
neighboring streatr w here they cook
and eat tb meat and drink the liquor.
They eat nothing after this jueah hu.t
bathe and return, home, Jlen are not
allowed to accompany them on such oc
casions, and they conduct themselves for
the timo being In a very masterful and
masculine manner. They are decked
out in coats and all the finery they can
borrow from their husbands and sweet
hearts, und they flourish their epeers,
axes and sticks, beat their iron drums,
shout, sing hunting songs and danco
just as the rnen da, Tho ceremony oe
gins in tho west, and each, village that
has been visited goes onion a similar
excursion to its neighbors, but always to
the east. By this means it is supioscd
that the evil spirit U safely conducted
out of the district without oCending its
dignity, On village near Ranch i is an
exception. It is called Mahadaiva, or
devoted to Mahadev, and thero the
Amazons ai-e pot allowed to enter, as it
ia supposed to bo under tho special pro
tection of its patron saint. If cholera
appears there it is because the Mahadev
is offended, and he must to propitiated
before it can disappear, Xxmaon Times.
The Ancestry of the Pen.
A manufacturer of gold pens, in speak
ing of the ancestry of this writing in
strument, which is said to bo mightier
than the 6vord, said: The earliest mode
of writing was on bricks, tiles, oyster
6hells, stonc-3, ivory, bark and leaves of
trees, and from tho latter the term
"leaves of a book" is probably derived.
Copper and brass plates were very early
in use, and a bill of feoffment on copper
was some years since discovered in India
bearing date 100 years B. C. Leather
was also used, as well as wooden tablets.
Then the papyrus came into vogue, and
about the Eighth century the papyrus
was superseded by parchment. Paper,
however, ia of greater antiquity, especi
ally among the Chinese, but the first
paper mill in England was built in 15SG
by a German at Dartford, in Kent.
Nevertheless, it was nearly a century
and a half namely, in 1713 before
Thomas Watkins, a stationer, brought
papermaking to anything like perfec
tion. The hrst approach to the pen was
a stylus a kind of iron bodkin but the
Romans forbade its use on account of its
frequent and even fatal use in quarrels,
and then it was made of bone. Subse
quently reeds pointed and split, like
pens of the present dav. were used, and
in time they were replaced by pens of
6teel and gold. New York Telegram.
The Lace Leaf riant.
The lace leaf plant is chiefly found in
the rivers of Madagascar, but it is diffi
cult to ibid, as it grows best under wa
ter. The root is something like a po
tato, and u roasted and eaten by the na
tives. The leaves are of different colors,
from the light green and yellow of the
young growth to the darker shades of
the old. The largest leaves are a foot
long, and are delicate mesh work, the
center and edges forming a skeleton on
which the threads are supported. Look
ing down into the water where tho plants
are growing the leaves cm said to look
like a spread of magnificent lace in
brown, green, olive and gold. They
thrive well in greenhouses, only requir
ing a wet soil and damp, warm air. but
tho trouble of securing them makes
them a rarity. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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A Forelsuor'a Property Iillits.
An alien who may come to this coun
try intending to become a citizen as soon
as he can be naturalized, upon making
deposition to that effect before any officer
authorized to take proof of deeds, shall
be entitled, after taking out his first
papers, to acquire real estate. Certifi
cate of such deposition is filed in a book
kept for such use in the office of the
secretary of state. The person, so,
quiring real estate may sell, assign,
mortgage or dispose of it in any manner
for the ensuing six years as if he were a
native citizen, but he cannot lease it. In
case of hisf death within tho i yearn
real estate Nus reguhirly acquired, fall
1 f- r--!-- "" f ' s
L iioii
l)i- suitable Holiday Presents w :re shewing
fine line of
Silk and Cashmere EMflers
and Silk Handkerchiefs at very reasonable prices.
Fancy Linen Table Sets and some pretty dewign
in Stamped Goods and Tinsel Thlie. On our
CLOAKSiPLUSH SACQUES
we have placed specially low prices, low enough to in
terest the purchaser. For
HANGING LAMPS, FANCY GUI'S AND SAUCERS
and Fancy Glassware see through our Queensware Department.
E. C.
Ho PE.!EiL
HAS THE LARGEST
FURNITURE,
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Tn the citv, wliicli lie is offering at Prices that will make them sell.
A complete line u'i Window Curtains at u sacrifice. 1'iotiire
Frames in great variety. You can get everything you need
You can buy it on tiie installment plan, pay so much each
month and you will soon have a tine iurnished house
and hardly realize the cost. Call and see.
X. DP E3 . Xj 2x 2ST,
SIXTH STREET, BET. MAIN AM)
IF YOC WILL CALL AND
itwfl
Be $15 in Yonr Insme PocEe
ASMD JEWELRY
That Frank Carruth & Son has before purchasing Christmas
Tresents. 1'rices are such that it would not pay to cross the
street, let alone going to Omaha, this year. All they ask is
AkT OFPORTTJSSriTlT!
To show you the Fine Goods and (live You Prices on every
thing you could ask tor in the line, which will be sold if they
have an opportunity.
A. LITTLE CA.SH
Will go farther this year than ever before. Don't Fail to
call and see the Display of fine goods.
FfcATJK CABBUTtt & SOW,
3Dovoy Blocls, Plattsmoutb..
B. 4Aff,1Ttme 'Table.
QO;f WKT. GOING KA9T.
No. 1.-3:10 a m. No, 2. 4 A3 p. m.
Nn,3 -:40p. m. N. 4. 10 -.30 . in.
No. 5. 6 :47 a. m. No. 6.-7 :13 P- w.
No. 7.-7 i3a p. in. No. 10. ;44 a. m.
No. 9. 6 :17 p. in.
No. n-6;27a,i.
A'l train run dally by wavot Ontaba. except
Noa 7 and 8 which run to and from Sehuylar
daily except tundaj.
jvJd
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MAM
AND FINEST STOCK OP
STOVES,
TINE.
riAITrJltlHf, 1 15.
SEK THE LAKOE STOCK OF
sni n Tn ii p it
J. H. EMMONS, M. I).
HOMOEOPATHIC
Physician 1 Surges
iUitlenr in tr. tk-hildknochtl
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