DAILY .U 1, xJDAY, 4iCILlg, 1889. . j Plattsmouth Daily Herald. " Publishers & Proprietors. TUB ri.ATTSMOUTlI HERALD I published every evening except Sunday and Weakly every Thursday morning. Kegls tered at the postofTlce, Pialrsinoutli. Nebr., n second-class matter. Office corner of Vine and Fifth streets. Telephone No. 38. TUMI FOB DAILY. One copy one year in Advance, by mall. ...f 6 oo One copy per mouth, by carrier 50 One copy per week, by carrier....... 16 TERMS ro WEEKLY. One copy one year, in advance $1 60 One copy cli mourns, in advance......... 75 Next Monday, the 22nd iost. Massa chusetts holds a special election on the question of adopting a prohibitory amend ment to the constitution and it is hoped that she will redeem herself and carry the day for prohibition. We hare received statistics that makes the showing that during the three months just ended only 3(5,731 men hare gone out on strikes, as compared with 120,219 during the first quarter 'of 188. Although the democratic papers have been making a great howl about the number of men thrown out of employ ment since Gen. Harrison was made pres ident, there has not been half the number thrown out of employment as there was a year ago. The Journal was slightly off last night in regard to the Rhode Inland election. For example, it states that the republicans elect twenty-thr;e senators and the demo crats thirty-one. This would make a to tal of fifty-four senators, when, as a mat ter of fact, the senate of that state only consists of 37 members. In Rhode Is land it requires a majority to elect a mem ber of the legislature or a state oflicer, a plurality, not electing at in most states, and at the last election only one candi date for a state oflice received a mnjority, Yiz., attorney general, so that the other state officers will have to be chosen by the legislature On the first ballot neither party elected a majority of the membsrs of the legislature. But balloting since has resulted in the republicans securing eneugh additional senators and represen tatives to give them a majority in joint ballot, thus insuring the election of the republican state officers, save attorney general. The republicans have a major ity in the senate and the democrats a majority in the house. It might be stated that in the first ballot the republicans elected twenty-three senators, the democrats ten, Icaying four to be bal loted for a'4ain. WESTERN FARM MORTGAGES. We are enabled, from the data we have already published to summarize, with substantial exactness, the extent of the mortgage indebtedness of the western farms. It is quite important that the real facts be known, so that no false alarm shall be created and no social dis discontent shall be engendered. The most absurd statements have been propa gated for political effect. As it is well known, it has been positively asserted, and wickedly and falsely as well, that the western farmers of this country were generally bankrupt, were losing money and being eaten up by mortgages and taxes. All this bogus calamity has been cooked up for the purpose ef charging it to protection. We fortunately haye of ficial figures enough from the states I M . 1 a. . 1 1 zorming lue great central mu-ul tuuturu belt to set at rest all these vicious inven tions. The size and quality of the fab rications in this line may be learned from a single example. During the campaign the New York Times asserted that the farm mortgages in Illinois amounted to $620,000,000; the St. Loui9 Republic put it at $3,000,000,000. It now appears from the report of the bureau of labor statisticts, that the total mortgage in debtedness on Illinois farms is $123,733, 098. Of this sum $20,633,072 is for deferred payments on the purchase money. The indebtedness for loans is only 10.52 per cent, on the census valu ation of 1880, and the average rate of interest 6 90 per cent, per annum. And, what will grieve and perplex the free trade alarmists, 90 per cent, of this mort gage debt is owned in the state of IllinotV From Nebraska a gentleman of intelli gence writes us: "Fifteen years ago central and western Nebraska were an unbroken prairie. To day they are covered with fine farms, with industrious and energetic farmers located thereon. Lands in this state have rapidly increased in value, and in order to make improvements farmers have rather increased than- diminished the amount loaned on their places." From Minnesota a prominent state of ficer says: "All our farmers nearly commenced ; without any capital and were obliged to ! mortgage their lands in order to build and improve. The low price of wheat and otfier farm produce, all over the world, making it still harder for the English farmer, though a free trade coun try, I think a just and equitable protec lire tariff, without discrimination against the farmer, will greatly help the farmers of this state." From Iowa an officer in the department f state assures us, among other things, that: "The state of Iowa was never more prosperous than it is at the p'essut time. and the people of Iowa, and especially the farmers, seem to be well satisfied to continue the same evils that the 'lecturer' refers to as 'tariff taxes.' " In Michigan, we learn from the curren report of the bureau of labor that there are U0.S03 farms. Their assessed valu ation is $194,834333. They are mort gaged to the amount of $37,450,372, be ing 19.2 per cent, of their assessed valuation. In Ohio, it was charged that the moit gage indebtedness was $700,000,000. Mr. J. YL Dodge, of the bureau of agricul turc, states that the conclusions of an in vettigation were: "That one-fourth of the farms of Ohio were encumbered, either slightly or more heavily, in part to secure debts to neigh boring farmers or to retired farmers liv ing in town. It is questionable whether much more than a tenth of the real value of Ohio farms is mortgaged. OJiio farmers are rich. I fully believe from art extensive and special knowledge f the financial situation of Ohio farmers, that their investments in town or village property, in bonds or railroad stock, and shares in manufacturing and mining en terprise, exceed In value the entire in debtedness of farmers, whether covered by mortgage or not." American Econo mist. Cure Your Catarrh, or Cat $500- For many years, the proprietors of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, who are thor oughly responsible, financially, as any one can easily ascertain by proper inqui ry, have offered, in good faith, through nearly every newspaper in the land, a standing reward of $500 for a case of nasal catarrh, no matter how bad, or of how long standing, which they cannot cure. The Remedy, which is sold by druggists at only 50 cents, is mud, sooth ing, cleansing, antiseptic and healing. SHE KNEW. On the front row we sat, While her large opera hat (julle sheltered us both from the rear, And enabled us well Sly great passion to tell To her charmingly shell like pink ear. Twos an opera troupe, Where the star was a "supe," Ballet Urge and of scenery a lot. "Now, what think you?" I said. As the lime light shone red "Tout ensemble is fine, is it notf As I spoke came a blare From the orchestra there; Ail the brass horns were put to the test. Ahl no Boston girl she. With her "thinness" of "the" My companion came from the far west. She said as she smiled On the great ballet wild: "They are gaudily dressed, no dispute; Tho ensemble's intense. And the chorus immense, tut there's far, far too much of the toot" Omaha World. A Great Composer. George Frederick Handel, although a native of Germany, being born in Halle, Saxo:iy, on Feb. 24, 1685, passed the greater part of his life in England. Even in ch:idhood he sacrificed his hours of play and his meals for the study of mu.-;L and at 10 years of ago composed a set of sonatas that were not without value. As a composer, TTandel was gre::l in every style. In his choral works, he throws at an immeasurable distance all who preceded and followed him. Very toon after his arrival in London, in 110, Handel attracted tho attention of Quien Anne. A Te Deum and Jubi late, composed to celebrate tho treaty of Utrecht, gained him a pension of 200. Ilandrl dk'd on Good Friday, April 13, 175D, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Tho composer gave a perform ance of his own compositions in 1749, by which 500 were realized for the Foundling hospital, which institution re ceived 7.000 from tho annual repetition of this iHjrformance during the ten fol lowing years. Philadelphia Times. A Shrewd Otter. O.ie day as I was standing on the shore of Cranberry bog pond I saw a large flock of ducks near the middle of the pond and soon after discovered three otters in front f me. but not near enough to shoot. While watching the maneuvers of the otters they started down tho pond in a straight lino for the ducks. The old leader struck out lively, leaving his mates far behind, and as he neared the ducks he dived and presently I saw one of the ducks disappear beneath the surface after a considerable struggle, the remainder of the fleck rising and flying away in great commotion. Tho otter had gone under the fleck and selected a certain duck and pulled him under. A few minutes later the c-tier made his appearance near the south shore of the pond with the duck in his mouth. Forest and Stream. Improvement in Farm Tools. Wo hear very little about the advance of improvement in agricultural imple ments and farm machinery, but that branch of tho industrial pursuits of the country is keeping abreast of the times, nevertheless. The plow of twenty-five years o go is now a curiosity, and those who sold and used it cannot realize how it wa3 ma do to serve fne purposes for which it was manufactured. And the plow of a decade 6ince, while perhaps cot 60 crude, has been abandoned for a better implement. And so it is all through tho list of agricultural imple ments and farm machinery, and in an other quarter of a century it is possible that the farmer will walk no more in the cultivation of his farm. St. Louis Globe-Democra Lured by an Ostrich. Every boy who is fond of shooting knows that there are several species of birds which, when surprised on the nest. feign lameness or somo other Injury. The object is to produce the impression on the verdant hunter that hi prey cannot escape him, and thereby to beguile him away from its uest. An English hunter discovered oue day that the African os trich was up to this trick. While riding along, an ostrich jumped up so close before his horse tltat the rider thought the animal had stepped upon the bird. It seemed to bo an easy thing to knock tho bird upon the head, for it ap parently could do nothing more than keep a few feet in front. But somehow, just at the moment the hunter expected to overtake the ostricli, it seemed to be gifted with fresh vitality. The hunted and the hunter doubled backward and forward, to and fro. He dared not jump off and use his rifle lest he should lose sight of the game in the thick bush. At latt he determined to make a dash and clapjHxl his spurs into the horse. The beast sprang forward, put his foot into a hole and sent tho rider spinning over his head. For several minutes the man sat looking at the horse, who stood looking at the hunter. When, however, the man rose and advanced, the brute turned and, with a neigh of derision, started for the .camp, three miles off, leaving his rider to follow. The ostrich had led him 6tep by step till a safe dis tance had been placed between him and its nest. Youth's Companion. Raising Huge Masse of Masonry. At one of tho meetings of the British association a paper was read on a plan of raising large stones for the purpose of building huge masses of masonry, and which was supposed to be the means employed in building the Pyramids, al though the precise method adopted by the mighty builders of the valley of the Nile was admitted to be a vexed ques tion. The supposition is that the lifting power was applied from below, tho stone being raised by a tilting process. One end of the stone would first of all be raised from the ground by means of powerful levers, which might be of con siderable length and worked by a large number of men. After getting the stone to the proper height a 6lab of stone or metal could be inserted and a similar process adopted with the other end of the stone. So, by alternately working at either end, a cer tain height might be attained. Then, by the use of wedges and rollers, the stone might be got into position. An other method suggested was by means of slightly inclined planes formed of strong timber work or even masonry, working tho 6tones up on rollers by leverage ap plied behind. There does hot seem to be any suggestion of any direct lifting power applied from tho above. The question is certainly one involved in considerable obscurity. Brooklyn Eagle. The Parson Didn't Reply. Old Parson Ripley was settled for life over a poor Maine parish, and made a scanty living out of a small, rough farm. One day a neighbor came to help the parson plow, and they started to break up a new piece of land, full of stumps and stones. The neighbor held the plow and the parson drove. Soon tho brother began to swear at the numerous inter ruptions. The parson told him that such language was wicked and unnecessary, and, said he, "If you will drive tho team I -will convince you that your work can be done without swearing." So the par son took the plow and they started on. Very soon some expressions were heard coming from tho parson, such a3 "That beat3 all natur," "I never saw the like before." When the parson thought the driver had become convinced, he 6aid "There, you seo I have held the plow several bouts and have not sworn at all. "Well, I own you have not sworn, but you have lied, and I think lying is worse than swearing any time, don t you, par son.-' The Isorway Advertiser, which tells this story, does not give tho par son's answer. Lewiston Journal. Slips of Speech. "Why," said a counsel to a witness, are you so very precise in your state ment? Are you afraid of telling an un truth?" u itness (promptly) "No, sir. At a recent inquiry into the sanity of a young man of largo property, witnesses were being called to prove that ho was unlit to manapre his affairs. A curious slip was made by a schoolmaster when asked if he had formed any opinion as to the state of mind of tho alleged lunatic. "Oh, yes," ho replied; "I can certify he is an idiot. He was one of my favorite pupils. "I have met this man, saia a lawyer witn, extreme sev erity, "in a great many places where I would be ashamed to bo 6een myself;" and then he paused and looked with as tonishment at the smiling court and jury. Chambers Journal. Secret of Health In CbJua. The Chinese live in houses where the supply of air is so limited that no Euro pean could endure the vitiated atmos phere; yet they are a very healthy na tion. Tins is due probabjy to the fact that their food is invariably simple and clean and thoroughly well cooked. Meat, potatoes and rice aro all boiled together. When cooked the mixture is put into small bowls, and as it is eaten with tiny chopsticks, it is impossible to try the mouth or stomach by scalding them with a quantity of very hot food. Moreover, they rarely drink water if they can get tea, either hot or cold. New York Tele gram. A SwO.OOO Organ. The gorgeous mansion in Ilopkinton, Mass., which Mrs. Searle, formerly Mrs. Hopkins.' has had built, boasts of an or gan costing $50,000. Its case is of Eng lish ash to correspond with the finish of the room, exquisitely carved with gold molding, is pver thirty feet high, and is probably the most costly organ in any private dwelling in America. The musia room is large, oter forty feet high, with paneled veiling of terra cotta Detroit Free Press. THE ROSES BY THE RUN. The roses and the clover Are very sweet and fair. And I lovt the fragrant odors They hrcaluo upon tho air; Cut sweeter tumined tho blossoms Beside tho meadow run, Tho limo that you were twenty Ami I was twenty -one. How fondly 1 remember The time we culled them there. And 'uf-ath the nhudy maples I wove them in your bair; How there in bliss we tarried Until the set of sun. The time that you were twenty And I was twenty-one. It may have been the flowers. Perhaps a look from thee, Thut bade, me whisper softly How dear thou wert to me; I never stoped to question, I only know 'twas done. The time that you were twenty And 1 was twenty-one. We've had our summer, darling. The (iflds of life are brown. We've traveled up the hill Rid We're on onr journey down; Yet oft I waku from dreaming Those, days have just begun That you again are twenty And I am twenty-one. When life and love are over. And 1 am laid at rest, I bopo some one will gather And place upon my breast Such Uow'rsaa used to blossom Beside tho meadow rim. The time that you were twenty And I was twenty-one. A SsiaUrt'it Iluitle with a Cat. It is not often that a newspaper man comes across two true snake stories in one day, but a reporter heard yesterday of two which are well authenticated. Mr. Cyrenius Hall, the artist, has a summer homo at Isle of Hoie. Three weeks ago Mrs. Hall, to encourage her hens to lay, bought a half dozen china nest eggs and placed them in their nests. On looking for them a few days after they were not to le found, nor were there any sugar bowls or tea sets about to show that the china eggs had hatched. Tho disappear ance of the eggs was a mystery, until one day last week a chicken snake was killed on Mr. Hall's farm, and two china eggs were found insido of it. His snakeship had been doubtless suffering from dys pepsia for several weeks. Mr. Hall's snake experience did not end with tho eggs, however. That gentle man has a large cat. which is said to be one of the best and bravest of the feline species. A few nights ago tho cat was locked in the store room. During the night a terrific noise was heard emanat ing from tho room, and it was supposed that a strange cat had gotten in and the house cat was trying to put it out. Mr. Hall went to tho place and let the cat (or. as he supposed, two cats) out. In the morning a large, headless, black snake was found in the store room. It had evi dently attacked the cat, and, true to its constrictor instincts, tried to crush it, but the cat gnawed the 6iiake'a head off and escaped. Savannah News. Two Koncless Dwarfs. Sussex county Del., is proud in the possession of the ilisses Marine, two re markable little dwarfs, who were born and reared in that county. The oldest, Miss Lizzie, lacks three inches of being three feet tall, has a head in proportion to tho rest of her body; is very intelli gent, conversing fluently with all with whom she comes in contact, despite the fact that she weighed but forty -five pounds and must stand on a chair in ordt r to put her head on a level with the s..H!!:!cr of an ordmary person. But stand on a chair or anything else 6he cannot, neither can her sister, for the reason that neither are provided with thao very necessary adjuncts to stand ing bones. A sort of cartilage answers in place of tho bones, enabling the little mites to move hands or feet with perfect ease. Both use the hngers quite nimbly. doing all sorts of needle work, such as embroidery, etc., although the fingers may le bent in any direction desired without the least sensation of pain, being almost as pliable as 6o many little ropes. W. Wright in St. Louis Republic. The First Law of Nature. "I have a new 6tory, told by the late Col. (lag Fake, which has never been in print," said the visitor, "and which neve- failed to set the table in a roar when" The editor opened a drawer and drew from thence a large saw handled pistol carrying a hall that would weigh about three to the pound. "Do you want it printed? he asked sternly, "or are you going to tell it?" The visitor turned pale; "I thought you might like to print it," he said feebly. "Shake! said the editor, joyously, as he replaced the artillery. "write it out and take it to the foreman; we'll be very glad to print it. Got any more?" Rob Burdette. A Man of Much Importance. Nathaniel Parker, of East Burke, Vt., runs the mill lumber to Folsom's Cross ing, runs the mail from Lyndon ville to East Burke, runs the livery, runs the hotel, runs the Good Templars' lodge, runs the singing school, runs the choir, runs the Sunday school as superintend ent, and holds himself in readiness to run any other department of village in dustry which is not running lively al ready. Boston Herald. Cathedral or St. Pierre, The venerable cathedral of St. Pierre, in Geneva, in which Calvin preached in his day, is to be restored. It is intended to renew the main facade rnd to finish the tower on the north side, besides al tering and embellishing the interior at an expense estimated at 5o0.G0(K francs. A comjany has lieen formed for the pur pose, after the pattern of the one which restored the Minster of Bale. New York Home Journal. It is u mistake to paint sin too alluring and attractive. It makes young people want some. As a matter of fact Ein is ugly and fulj of misery and pain, no matter how it may be colored or sugar coated. Testimony in a recent 6tiit brought by llarri. :f Philadelphia, to obtain wages dire hi:n. revealed the fact that he had Uen 'inploved to make trousers for 90 cents a dozen, or ?J cents a pair. HAS THE LAUUEST FIIRMITIIRF HOUSEHOLD GOODS. In the city, which he is offering Jit Prices that will make tlicni sell. A complete line of Window Curtains at :i sacrifice. Picture Frames in great variety. You can get everything you need. You can buy it on the installment plan, pay so much each month and you will soon have a line furnished house and hardly realize the cost. Call and see. I.. 3 E3 -A. 31i 2v SIXTH STREET, BET. MAIN AND PLATTSMOUTH HER PBI1TTS ALL THE NLWS POLITICAL AND SOCIAL, FOR ic nrniTC i j oli o DELIVERED TO ANY PAET OF THE CITY OB SB TT mbscrilbe For II The Daily and Wekklt IIekald U the because it reaches the largest number of people. Advertising rates made known on application. If you h;ive property to rent or sell it will be to your interest to ud vertise in the IIkuald. XT' WIIiZs THE CITIZENS 3 1ST JEZL I PLATTSMOUTH. - NEBRASKA. CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN, - $50,000 Authorized Capital, $IOOfOOO. - orncKRS .'BANK CARKUTU. JOS. A. CON NOB, Pre!dtiit. VUe-President W. U. Cl'HHINQ. Collier. blstJiCTOtca Frank Carruth J. A. Connor, K. It. GutLmnn J. W. Johnson. Henry Ucxck, John O'Keete, W. D. Merriiim, Win. Wetecc&inp, W. H. Cusliing. Transact a General Banking Bunlncts Al Who nave any liauklng business to transact ar invited to can. matter tai'Ke or small the transaction, it will receive our careful attention, aud we promise always cour teous treatment. Issues Certificates ot Deposits bearing IntereM Buys and sells Foreign Exchange, County and Citv securities. FIRST NATIONAL or FLArraMouTH. nkukabka. Otters the very beat facilities lerth ptotvy transaction ot legitimate BANKING BUSINESS. toeks. Bond. Gold, Government and l,oc! Securities Bought and Sold, Deposits receiv ed and Interest allowed on time Certifi cates, Draft drawn, available litany part of the Uatted States and all the principal towus ot Europe. Collections mads & promptly rm.UUti Highest market prices paid ter County Vfar 8tate aiid County Bonds. DIRECTORS i John Fltzsrerala John K. Clark, D. Raks worth 8. Waah. . It. White. JOBF KITZOBRALD, 8. 'VTAVOH President. C as hit r. Advertise AND FINEST STOCK OF VTflVFx VINE. I LATU JIOni!, M.J'. or r li BY CARRIERS jBY MAIL b-st Advertising Medium in Cas county, Pill' "STOUT. Bjnk-of Cass County Cor. Main and Fifth Sts., P;ittnm ut!i. PAirUf CAPITAL .Vino SUKI'LL'S ar,,o(Mi OKKICincS : C. If. Parmkt.k i rpsirfiit KKK( Goitortit Vice l'rn.lfnt J. M. PATTKIt-iOV 'ilH!)iT Jas. Pati nm..!f, jit AVt CuNhiT IIIt:; :Tli : I H. ParmHe. J. M. r;itfr i. Prd fiordcr. .n. mniLii. ii. r,. v inn ii..m. li. K.itusey, Jas. I'attersun jr. A General Bailing Basiasss Transacted Account Snlicitft-I. Interest allound on time deposits, and itrvnpr. iilnti'ja iven to all busineijs entrusted to its fare. Notico to Contractors. Sealed b'.d-J will li rw'v-l Ut !i CMairmia of I he 'lijird nf u!lir Works mi'il no-n n tlia 17th flavor A pr 1. 1M t. fr filling thi ol 1 creek bed at ihe fullo-vimr tiliv s tmvlt : Contract No. 1. 1..J7- eu!. yi ni r r Ie-i ou Vine ftreftt t:tweeu C!ii au"d Tt'ii street. Co-i-tra"t No 2 1.G2T. cu. vt. "tore r on Pearl St. between tli and 7th Sts Oontrncr .i 3 868 cub. yds. more fir les on K ?t of 5-h St. be tween Main :ind l'e;irl tv Coiifr.ict No 4.744 cub. yd-. 111. re or les 011 east side or 4th ' St between Mxin and P-arl sts. Two classes of bid will be received for said work : ;ia "A" the Contractor to furnish earth from private grounds ; Class "IJ" the contractor to t:kn Ihe earth from such placs in the pnMic treM a the Chairman of the Board of Public Work may direct. Rnclnecr'a Ivstini'ite Contract No. 1. C!;ts A. 12'4 ct per cihic vanl. K.ntrlneer's Estimate Contract ?.'o. 1, Class 15, 25 cts. per etib. yrd. Enirfoeer'v Ks:imate Contrac; Vo. 2. Class A. 124 cts per cub. vnl. Knineer's Kst i'mate Contract 2. Cla s B 25 cents per cub vrd Engineer's Kst mate Cor. tract No. 3. Clan A. 12!, . t. per cub. yrd Engineer's KMiinate ontract No. 3. C'as 20 cts. per cub. yrd. Engineer's Estimate Contract N . 4. Class A. 12'-4 cts per enb. 1 rd. Engineer's KHtfniate Cfintm-t : a fi..- 1 Work to be coin;-leted within thirty days fr. m the ettinr. ontr..oi to be i-t to the lowest and test bidder, lit right I reserved to reject any and all bids. Tor particuliirs en qulie of the Chairman Hoard Public e,rti I. W. .l-HVS(x d3t Ch'in Boxrd Public Works. B.Su M. Time Table. GOIfO WKT. No. 1. 9 W m. No. S. :16 p. in. No. S 8 K)l a. is No. 7.--7 :05 p. li.. No. . :06 p. m. OOIXO EAST. No. 2 I :41 p. ni. No. 4. 10 :2f a. in. o. 7 :28 p. in No. 8 10 m. No. 10. s ju a. in. All trains run dally by wavof Onaha. except New. 7 aud t which run to aud from bcUajlI- daily exTcept Sunday. .- WEEK. ye Uiiwiocec y v f