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My Exitix-e stock of Boots, Slaoes, Rubbers axivl SlipPers
Must Be Sold By April 1st. Whoever Wants to Buy Cheap, Come. Now is the Time.
I thaf? tho Public for their past generous patronage, and will be pleased to see all my old customers and others to avail themselves of this rare opportunity of Cheap Goods.
All those knowing themselves indebted to me must come and settle by April 1st, as all my accounts will be placed in the collector's hands, and costs added. "
GIVIG SOCI1WU55.
I A."v MlUiin f'. 1 . O. K. -.Meets
every rue'l;ty evening of each week. All
transient brothers are respectfully iuvited to
auencj.
IJLATT.MOUril KNCAMPJIKNT No. 3. I. O.
O. K.. ineen every alternate Friday In
each muntli In the M.ixonic Hall. V'isitlug
Brothers are lnvitel to attend.
rPHlO LOIMjK Nw. fl. A. t. U. v. fleets
every attempt Friday evening at K. of 1.
atl. Transient brother are respectfully iu
Ued toatteml. K. P. lirnwa, Master Work
man ;( It. K- Ulster, Kretii:in ; K. II. Steliuker
Overseer; W. II. Mill. r. Financier; i. K.
House worth. Recorder ; K. J Morgan. Kecelv
er; vv in. frelian. (iul.le : Wii.. lAidwig, Inside
Aatrli : L. O l.sen. Outside Watcu
C1ASS CAMP N.3.'(. MODKKN WOODMEN
' ol Americ i Meets second and fourth Mon
day evenh.K at K. of P. hall. All transient
brother are requested to meet with u. I,. A,
Newcomer. Venerable Consul ; K, Nile
Worthy Adviser ; S. C. WUde, Hanker ; W. A.
Boeck, Clerk.
11LATTSMOUTII I.OD(lE X0.8.A.O. U. W.
Meets every alternate Friday evening at
Rock wood hall at o'clock . All transient broth
ers are respeet fully Invited to attend. I S.
Larson, M. W. ; F. lloy.l. Foreman; S. C.
Wilde, Kecorder ; Leonard Anderson. Overseer.
1LATrSMOUTIl L')nE NO. 6, A. h'.U A.M.
Meets on the fir-t and third Mondays of
each month at their hall. All transient broth
ers are cordially n i:ed to meet witli us.
J. Cm. KlOIIKV, W. M.
Wm. II ats. Secretary.
TKIJBASKA CHAPTER. NO. 3. It. A. M.
Mwets second and fourth Tuesday of eaeh
month at Ma-niiV Hall. Trauscieut brothers
are invited to meet with us.
K. K. Whitk, II. P.
Wm. I vm. Secretary.
CASSCOUNCILNO lost. lioYAL UCANUM
meets the ec'iud and fourth Mondays of
each mouth at Arcanum Hall.
It. N. Glens, Kecent.
P. C. Minor, Secretary.
McCONIHIE POST 43 G. A. R.
KOSTKK.
M. A. PtcKsox Commander,
Bex.i. Hr.MPLK Senior Vice
8. Carkihan Junior "
Ulto. Nilkh Adjutant.
A. Shipm N SirK.
1LZVRY STKRIUlir 6. M.
A. Tarsch 'fflcerof theuay.
ndrhhow . Fhv,. .".'(juarrer Master Sergf.
L. C. CUKTi post Chaplain
Meeting Saturday evening
Our First Spring Surprise !
With New Goods at
The Que Price llottiier
Men's and l'ouths' Suits, -$i.95, $7.85, 10.00.
For Business. S12.50, $15.00, 10.50,
IJoysLono; i'ant Suits to 18 years, 52.03, S3.15, $5.45 to $13.50.
Boys' Knee Pant Suits, $1.45, $1.95, $2.45, $3.45f $5, $0, 7.
Boys Knee Pants 35 cts., 50 cts., 75 cts., $1.
Men's Merino Underwear 25 cents to 2.50 a suit,
palf Shoes $1.20 to $5.00 a pair,
Mf.n's Latest Siyies of Stiif Hats from $1.30 to $3.50.
All the -Latest Styles In
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GITY OFFICERS.
Mayor,
M. Kit HET
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Treasurer, -Attorney,
Knelneer,
Police Judge,
Marshall,
W K FOX
James Patterson, jr.
- Byko.v Clark
- A Madole
- s clifford
Georob Poisall
Councilmen, 1st ward,
" 2nd "
I J V Weckbacu
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A Salisbury
5 I) M Jonks
I I)k. A Sim
IPMAN
3rd
4th.-
B Murphy
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W Ddtton
4 Con O'Connor.
1 P McCallf.n . Pbes
1 J W Johns n,i
s; Kreu Gokdeh
i D H HawkdWi
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Board Pub. Works
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THE CHINA FAIRY.
Tom Johnson was five-and-twenty an.'i
a ch-rk in tlie city. lie was married U
the dearest little woman in the world.
and they lived in three rooms in a met
respectable street near Camden Town.
Rose, Tom's wife, was a perfect little
household fairy. Tom could only givt
her thirty shillings a waek out of his
salary, but she did wondei J with it. The
little sitting room wasalwxys bright and
cozy and clean, and theifc. was alwayG
something nice for Tom'fe tea when he
came homo fagged out v. ith the work
and worry of the offico. Of course they
were obliged to be very ct jnomical and
to deny themselves many things they
would have liked, but one Creat they al
ways allowed themselves every week,
and that was a visit to a pk-.ee of amuse
ment. Tom and Hose were both very
fond of tho theatre, and by waiting till
a play had had a good run Uid by getting
to tho door3 early they generally man
aged to get a good place in the pit.
Being so fond of tho theatre, Tom and
Rose naturally took a great deal of inter
est in the theatrical items of news and
gossip, without which, nowadays, a
newspaper is not considered to bo fully
adapted to there quirements of the pub
lic. Poor little Rose used to give a nigh ot
envy sometimes when Tom read out to
her tho paragraphs about tho enormous
incomes which dramatic authors were
making. "Oh, Tom," she would say,
"fancy making hundreds of pounds a
week liko that, just for writing a play!
Fancy if you liad lieen able to do it!"
"It would be fine, wouldn't t?" Tom
would reply, and'i'nen, J,l4ey wpuld begin
fancying what they would have done
with the money. They would have had
a beautiful house and a carriage and a
pair for Rose; and when she went to the
theatre on the first -night to see her hus
band come on the stage and bow amid
the tremendous applause of a crowded
house, she would have worn the loveliest i
dresses, and her diamonds would, have
been the envy ot a!J the jadies.
"Oh, how beautiful it would be, Tom,"
the young wife cried one day, as they
conjured up visions of splendor together;
"no getting up atjhalf past 7 in the morn
ing for you, dear; no turning out in all
winds and weathers; you would be able
have your breakfast nice and comfortably
with me, and take plenty of time over it;
and you would Btop at homo and work
in your study, and I could bring my eew-
ing and sit with yo, fkud vhen 'you'd
mushed we should be able to have clin-
ner together, and go out every evening
to some placo of amusement. Oh, Tom,
dear, couldn't you write a play?"
Tom shook hi3 head, "I'm afraid not.
Rose," he eajd,. There's a peculiar
knack alxmt it, I expect."
"1 suppose it 13 very difficult," sighed
Rose.
"You may be sure it is, my dear," an
swered Tom, "or there would be a great
many more people doing it, and the au
thors wouldn't be getting such prices for
their work as we read about in the news
papers." One Saturday Tom and Rose went to
the morning performance of . a play that
had been acted 200 time3 straight off in
London, and t he author of which was re
ported already to have realized 10,000
by it.
On their way home they passed an pld
curiosity shop, find Etopppd to look in at
the window. ' Among the odd3 and ends
there was a pretty little china fairy, to
which Rose took a great fancy.
"Oh, Tom, dear," she cried, "look at
that little china figure. Isn't It pretty?
That la just tho sort of tlung I should
like on my mantel shelf. I should never
be tired of looking at it. Do go in and
see how much it is."
Tom went in and asked tho price, and
returned with the information that it
was 10 sliillings.
"Oh. dear," said Rose, ".that's much
more than vfo c.arj axTord." CoiftQ along,
tonv
But though Kose said "Come along,r
she didn't move. She stood looking lov
ingly at tho little' china fairy. All at
once she gave a start. "Oh, Tom!" she
exclaimed: "look at that fairy's lips;
they're moving."
"What nonsense!" said Tom, laugh
ing; "you've been staling at" it;' it's an
optical illusion."
'"Tom, would it be very wicked if we
bought it? I'd save money out of my
housekeeping."
" "Well, it's a lot pf raoaey. but I dare
say it won'l ruin us. see you want it,
dear, and you shall havr n."
And lefore Rose coald ttop him Tom
had stepped into the shop, and presently
he came out with the little china fairy
parefully wrapped up in paper. Rose
put it in her muff it was quite a little
fairy and they bore it olf home in tri
umph. It looked so lovely on the mantel shelf
Rose couldn't take her eyes ofif it, but
kept going up to it all evening and say
ing, "Oh, you little dear!" anil she would
have it that the fairy's eyes were looking
U her.
Tom laughed, but ho confessed that it
really was a very lifelike little figure.
The face was quite real, and tho wonder
ful thing about it was that its expression
3eemed to change.
Being Saturday night, the young couple
sat up rather late. Tom smoked his pipe
while Rose read to him, and they were
so comfortable and so happy that they
never noticed the time till Tom hap
pened to look at his watch; and then rft
cried out, "Good gracious, Rose, it's one
minute to 12!"
Rose closed the bpql-she had reached
the end of the chapter lit the bedroom
candie, and then Tom turned the gas
out. As ho did so the big clock down
stairs struck 12.
Ju:;t as tho last stroke died away a
sweet, soft, silvery vctoe exclaimed:
"Thank you so much for buying me."
Roso was so startled that she dropped
the candle, which fell on tho floor and
went out. Tom turned around with an
exclamation;- and there, with a halo of
light round her head, stood tho little
china fairy on the mantelshelf. 1 vci,
tho fairy who had spokea., Hps
had parted, shqwing wo ows of pearlv
teeth, and the kindest, sweetest smile
was on her face,
"Don't be frightened," said tho fairy,
as Ruse clutched Tom and wondered
whether she ought to faint or not; "don't
be frightened, I am a good fairy. I was
turned to china by a wicked enchantios4
but every night at 13 ft'cloct; $ l-eoover
tho power of epopCh, which lasts until
dawn.. I va3 very unhappy in the old
curiosity shop, where I was taken by the
person who found mo in a forest and
thought I was ar ornament. There was
no one there at midnight for me to talk
to except a lot of Chinese idols and brass
figures and creatures of that sort, and
they didn't understand me. I was very
pleased when ycu brought me to. ypu.P
nice, happy home, and vcsu, can't thirds
how I've been longing for 12- o'clock to
be able a thank you."-
"I'm suro we're very pleased," stam
mered Rose, "but of course it's very odd.
I don't " like to ask you, but er would
you like anything to eat?"
The fairy laughed, a silvery laugh.
"Oh, no," she said, "fairies are never
hungry. Besides, I want you to be kind
enough to open the window for. me and
let me fly away. If I can get back to
fairyland before dawn, I may find my
protectress, who will take away the spell
that has been put upaa ine."
"Oh, certainly," 6a id Tom, with pleas
ure;" and he was proceeding to open the
window when he recollected the fairy
had cost him 10 shillings, and that the
transaction would be a dead loss to him.
The fairy evidently guessed what was
passing in Tom's mind, for she flew
gracefully olf the mantelpiece and came
and stcjod on the table lx?sido hun-
"I will not be un.,'Vfttef"l." she said;
"as a reward for- your kindness I can
grant you one wish, whatever it is."
"Oh Tom!" exclaimed Rose, who had
gradually shaken oil her nervousness.
"Wish to o a tiramatio author."
Tom was. always an obedient husband
(that was why he was so" happy), and so
he said at once, "I wish to be a dramatic
author."
"Certainly," said the fairy. "Go to
bed, and to-morrow Then you wake up
you will be one. Now, thank you very
much, and good night. The fairy kissed
her little band to the young co.v,plc,
spread her wings, and ilew'away into the
moonlight- Tom and Rose watched her
as far as they could see her, then closed
the window and retired to rest.
.
The next morning when Tom woke up
he liad a eplitting headache, and ho felt
so awfidly seedy he could hardly sit up
to look at hid watch.
"Bv Java"' ho "exclaimed, "it's 12
o'clock?" '
Thei. he looked round for Rose and
found she wasn't there.
"Rose! Rose!" he called out, 4w!ere
arc you?"
Rose came running in from the next
room.
"uix. .vou are avae at last, Tony- (
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LOOK OUT
GRAND SPRING OPENING
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lias not got one dollar's worth of Spring Goods, or old Shelf
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will be Bran New, of the
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FOR JOE'S
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Wagons, Buggies, Machines Qii'rkty Repaired ;
Plow SliaritP'ied and General
Jobbing Uone.
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I USE THE
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away, so there is never any an?er of your
UorsH slipping and hurting itself. Call
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Have no other. Bent Shoe made.
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SIXTH ST.,
PLATTSMOUTH
Lumber Yard.
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Wholesale nd Retail Dealer 1b
Shingles, Lath, Sash,
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