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About The Plattsmouth daily herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1883-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1889)
TlIJi J)A1LV IlKlULhi nwrsVOHTII, NKIiriASKA, WKhNiiSDA V, MaV 1, m. fir m liwWfMi 1- irn r "r ' - WE HAVE AND BEST BTED LINE OF BOYEY'S. . THE LARGEST IMF iia Ullli ill Oil Pllyloili To be found in the city. Our Order for Carpets was placed very early in the season before the ad We are Therefore Able to Offer nem me ublic at Kerf Low PriceSi ginning May 1, we will, as an inducement to Customers, Maks and Hay down any Carpets purchased within fifteen days from Above Date free of Charge lUTe also Slav a Esaxg3 and. HFell J ssorteel Saiae of 3L y ii Poles and Windo" We nlso Keep in Stock a Line of LINOLEUM of the Best Quality, which is Unsurpassed for Wear and Beauty, for Office, Dining Room an: Kitchen Floors. Call and get Prices. fT3 "1 1 w I is I!? S Etta 1 1 K w Till: liUOJlKHAXG. WHAT THIS CP5UDE WEAPON CAN ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH. Many of the Fniilcs Ti.lil About It El" plinlrtl The Cockatoo Mory Marie Out of IVhole Cltli" There I Xo Ot-caMlon "to Invrnt Storie Alxjttt tlie 1'nranny Tiling. More has leeii written and less is un derstood of the boomerang than of almost any other weapon. It i.s generally knowu to be a flat stick of wood bent into a shape which suggests the combination of a V and a U, although with the ex tremities spread apart until they arc at right angLs with each other. In point of fact, boomerangs arc of almost every shape, from semi-circular to nearly straight, and seem to depend for their efficiency not ro much upon the evident form a upon the curves which are shown upon th-.-ir (!:it tiles. If one takes a boorncmng and i.so'; along its sharp outer edge it iis.i-n that thi edge pre sents a wavy apjiearance a delicately adjusted si:u:c..:iyj:ke the line of a long screw. This curve i. not elaborately fashioned or niionthid into evenness; the hard wtod oi' which th-. loomerung is usually mc.dc. being j-icked out with short blows from a siiariiened Hint held in the hand, nhiio.-T, r. I v. nys thows, in deed, infinite ii rcf! iritL-s. no i'M! u:;y tla::. What mle of construction the savage artificer follows cvt a lie himself would probably le i:::ah!o t siy. Vet ho has Eor.ie definite plan in mind, no doubt, for while be chips pecl:s away at the wood b.e takes frejyent :jtiints along its ctlge U tee how his curves arc progress ing. I Lave ii; v;t s-cen two boomerang that were j:i -t a'ii-: . l-::t all are similar in their iv'.a:.. : i of curves along the fiat side. The Ihm::: t:.kr r knows in stinctively ju i v. )::: his !soomera!ig will go when h- v. s it. although be never seems to :a..i ? t.vo in the same wav. More Ik-s have ! :v:i told alor.t' the boomerang than can be will enumerated, and nearly every A.i truiian traveler comes back witli a Ir.sh assortment. One hears of nu n v. !:o can s;" throw a boomerang th-:t it kills an enemy behind a tree and 'th- :i rnv.i; s cut-erf ally fiutter ing Isick to i:s t v.UvT. who thercupji burls it on a S r. : !i iui. slo:; of caiT.age. A fiock of fri;;ii:c r::-d cock:'.to- speed ing in intricate .; rations through air to escaje the attack of i:..';ives who want 11 bird for dinixT. are ;truel at every turn by these erratic weapons, which strike them down a dozen each, and so return to the hand that cast them. Old wives fables t he-be. at which Australians laugh, knowing in the nature of things their falsity. In thd first place the war boomerang is not made for 'return, and is ouly slightly bent, so that it may go-hopping and Iwunding along the earth likea hoop, and make capacious holes in the Uniies of the. adversary. Th;-e are of hard, ri-uvy wood, a:s J uly things to be Lit iOwil: but Uld iii-iSl i oiinri. a plallini, or 10 oe use i m light hunting, and although it might give a man a pa in fid rap, could not ' seriousl j injure him. As for the cockatoo story, it has this much of truth, that a native loomerang hurler, if ho saw a rlock fly ing by him in a straight course, could so cast his weapon as to come upon them ' unawares at a given point in their flight, and. jjerhaps, knock one down but'his iKJomerang would drop, too, having no j jiower of flight after it lias struck any- 1 thing. I WHAT IT WILL REALLY t0. J The boomerang is sufficiently remark able without being regarded in the light of a long bow, and drawn by every tour ist in tho colonies. It is held perpen dicularly and taken firmly in the hand by one of its extremities, with the other jointed forward, and is hurled with a full arm and assisted by a run and swing of the whole body. A slight turn of the wrist at the moment of discharge causes it to assume various erratic courses. Sometimes it will fly straight forward . for 100 or even 200 yards, then rise : r-iiarply to a great height. lose its force, j ind flutter down to the feet of the thrower. Again, it will rise in the air, ! swoop down with immense rapidity, and i kim around in a great semi-circlo a few : inches from the ground, rise orico more i and return to the spot whence it started. It will also start off in a great swoop to the right, reverse it and turn to the l.-ft. round the thrower in a series of ever narrowing circles, and. finding their center, fall into it like an exhausted 1 trd. There is something uncanny about the thing: its movements are ia unex pected anil out of reason that it seems to be alive and to take a savage delight in f.;r.ine shoots and dashes, which make !: "new chum" (Australian equivalent hr "tenderfoot"") dodgo every time it :';: ns Kvst it should knock hi.'n on the i yarn about the Australian blacks .i. throwing the loo:neia:ig with .. :r backs to the object they t'.esiro to .:i is a piece of the sume "frholj cloth . tli;' cockatoo fabl and tlie i'y about :!u i.iistile returning to its owner after killing the gentleman behind the tree. An expert thrower can cause his boomer ang to shoot U-hind him after a short preliminary excursion in front, and come very near a given object; hut if he really wants to hit anything, cither in hunting or war. he doesn't fool away his lime with the return boomerang, but throws the heavy, nearly straight one. which iro.'s direct to the mark without any flourishes. Such is tho boomerang a two-formed utensil, with'one Khapu used for business, the other for sjsort. Cor. JpringlielJ (Mass.) KepuLlieaii. Nut m 1'hjsical Sburtuca. "Mamma, that tall.fino looting young man Itraningagainst tha piano surely cc:: aetbe Mr. l)e Folter! I thought papa eai l he was short. ... "Ouly in Lis accounts with the? gov-ernmc-rit. my love. Dut his securities made it all right. I beliave, and h j has sine? fallen heir to a gas well in I'eni sylrania. Sh! Mr. Dj Folter, uiy diugh-tii-r Cuicacu Tribune. , S4. 8.-. G5. 0. 2. 45. 4. 71. 88. 87. 8. 30. 18. GO. :a. Cl. 22. 13. 2. G8. 3. 20. 74. 82. 70. ai. 1!. 57 17. :"3. 101. 25. C.G. 73. 80. 21. 91. I o. 2 8. 81. 3. S8. 41. 9i. G4. J. 97. 44. 9J. 4. 40. 80. G7. G7. G.). 14. 50. 49. 50. 83. 33. TELEPHONE EXCHANCE. Biulil Jos. Bank of Cass county. Beeson, A. r s. ' ofiice. Bennett, L. D. store. res. Bonner stables. Brown, W. L. ollice. res. Ballou, O. II. res. office. B. & M. tel. efii. e. B. & M. round house. Blake, John saloon. Bach, A. grocery. Campbell, I). A. res. Chapman, S. M. res. City hotel. Clark, T. coal cilice, Clerk district court. Connc, J. A. res. County Clerks ofiice. Covtdl, Polk & Beeson, office. Cox, J. li, res. Craig, J. M: res. Critchtield, Bird res. Cummins fc Son, lumber yard. J. C. faun. Cook, Dr. office. Clark, A. grocery store. Clark, By run ollice. Cutmrnns, Dr. Ed., office. District court ollico. Dovcy & Sen, store. Dovey, Mrs. George ie?. Emmons, J. II. Dr. office and re?. Firt National hank. IVickc, F. G. & Co., drug store. Gleasuu, Jtd.u lis. (Joes hot- 1 Geiing, II. drugstore, res. Hadley, drny and express. IIi:ha;.d t ffice. llulims, (!. M., rts. Ilatt L Co., nieitt n:a:lat. Hem pic t Troop-, t-tore. Hull, Dr. J. II., office. res. Holmes, C. M., livery stuhh. Hull ec Craig, agricultural imp. Jon- s, YV D., stable. Jou:n;l office. Johnson Ihus., hardware store. Johnson, Mrs. J. F., millinery. Johnson. J. F., res. Klein, Joseph, res. Kraus, P., fruit and confectionery Livingston, Dr. T. P., ofiics. Livingston, res. Livingston. Dr. R. R.. office. M mager Waterman Opera House. McCourt, F., store. McMaKen, II. C, res. 3Iurphy. M. B., store. 20. 72. (iO. 52. 15. 1 7. 54. 100. :;o. 21. 5G. 27. 93. 75. in. (!1. 11. 3 2. 23. 42. 28. 7(5. 57. 1J. 40. 1'). .14. 90. 3G. 47! o. Murphy, M. B., res. McMaken, ice ofiice. Minor, J. L., res. McVey, saloon. Moore,L.A., res. and floral gardei Neville, Wm., res. Olliver & Raniges. meat market Olliver & Kauige slaughter house. Pub. Tel. Station. Palmer . II. E. res Petersen Bros., meatmaikct. Petersen. R., res. Polk, M. D., ns. Patterson, J. M , res. Kiddle house. Ritchie, Harry. Schildknecht, Dr. office. Shipman, Dr. A. office. " " res. Showalter, W, C. office. Siggins, Dr. E. L. res. " llice. Streight, O. M. stable. Smith, O. P. drug store. Skinner & Ritchie, abstract and loan office. Sherman, C. V. office. Todd, A in mi res. Troop & II-mple, store. Thomas. .1. W. Summit Garden. Water Works, office. "Water works, pump house. Wauiih. S. res. Weber, Wm. saloon. Weckbach & Co., store. Weckbach. J. V., res. Western Union Telegraph office. White. F. E., res. Windham, R. B., office. Windham & Davies, law ofiice. Wise, Will, re?. Wither--, Dr. A. T., res. Young, J. P., store. S. Bl'zzell, M m;iger. Ir-fLaf S500 for an incurable case of Catarrh In the Head by the proprietors of DR. SAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY. Symptoms of Catarrh. Headache, obstruction of nose, discharRes falling: into throat, sometimes profuse, watery, and acrid, t others, thick, tenacious, mucous, purulent, bloody and putrid ; eyes weak, ringing- in ears, deafness, difficulty of clearing- throat, expecto ration of offensive matter: breath offensive: smell and taste impaired, and peneral debilitr. Only a few of these symptoms likely to be pres ent at once. ThousHnds of cases result in 00a umption. and end in the gTave. By ita mild, goothinir. and healing-properties. Dr. Sage's Remedy cures tho woret cages. 50c Vi The Original nas &tv I nrro Dn 1 I VV3 . bit lc HormloM. TJnenualed as a LlTer Pill. Pmallest.eheap- Mt. easiest to take. One Pellet a Dose. Cure Sick Headache, Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Coiistlpatiou, Indigestion. Bilious Attacks, and ail derangements of tbs stomach and bowels. 25 cts, by drugrgista. Notice of Application for Drugg sts Permit to Sell Liquor. To whom it may cwncern : Notiei is lier-by (riven th-tr. th-uu'lersiiiiied 'Til make avli cati' 11 tdtlv cityc iim-i! of 11 :tt ttxni li ;.ttn firs lejrul.ir me-HnK 111 May. for a pi rmit U sfll m.i'.t, "piritiiou-t an: vi cim mis f ir in-tlieinal. meciiuntsal a id s:icraniiiii;il itr p .-es. for 111 yr ending May lr. lwjo. ut my pi ies of husiui-ss lu the city of riattsmonth. Cuss couiity, A'eb. W. J. Wakjck. Lumber Yard. THE OLD RELIABLE. H. A. WATERMAN k SON Wholesale and Ketail Dealer In r 1 i b a is rt r i 1 m 4 LUv mt KIKE SCHnULBaeHER. Wagon ami Blucksniith Slioj). Wagon, Buggy, Iflucliinoinid Flow Sliingles, Lath, Sash, Doors, Blinds. Can supply every demand of the trade Call and git terms. Fourth street la Iljar of Opera House. C. F. SM I TH, The Boss Tailor Main S5., Over Merges' Shoe Stole. Has the best and most complete stock of samples, hotli foreign and domestic woolens that ever came west of Missouri river. Note thes3 prices: Rjxiness suits from $1(5 to $35, dress suits, j?2? to Silo, pauts $4, $3, $0, 3.o0 and upwards. Will guarante3 a Gt. Prices Defy ComDetition. H. C. SCHMIDT, (COUNTY .'SUnVEYOR,) Civil Engineer 4V A Specialtj'. lie uses (he W 3 V 3 l S X- Z Horseshoe, the I -st Hor.-iesh c fur 1I13 Farmer, or for Faxt r.-'vin;; un-i City purposes, ever invcntid. It is nmde so anyone can en 11 put 011 sharp or fl.it corks as needed for v t an 1 siippry roads, or smooth dry ro i ls. Cdl mid 1'x imine these Siio.'s and you will have no other. J. M Schnelibacher, ."ith Sr., Plattsinonth, Nih. Eo"b3rt Donnelly's Waqon and Blacksmith Wagons. P.iigjis. J;ic!mi4-s ()iri'.y l.'epaired i'lov. HI:irT-f-:Kl ati.i (ieueral Ji;l!)ipg Ioiie. Suryeyir and Draftsman "'orseshoeingASpacialty 'lans, Sp'ci:icatlons an 1 Ksti.nat -s, Mu nicipal or!i, Aiaps cC' 'LATTSWOUTH. - - f3. f if" u fx 11 vn: rvxrirc 31 nysician s urcean fneft and resilience Ciirnar of Seventh street i-id Wri-i'iiiirou Aivmi". I".-!ri!i!i:-.e Nn. 0 'ironic-D'a-"i ; a id (-s f Wn.t.cn aa-l iiiMi-e:. a s-ii-ri.il,-y. vi.'icj liuari. 9 II t J a. 111. I tn 5 ill);' 7 to 9 ; HI. F.cfc. frt. Time Tabla. (Wl-Vd WK'T. KAH". o 1. : :h; a 11. N'o. z t :44 n. t-t. . 3.---? j. I'l. No. t. !il :-r i. in. r- s :01 11. in. o. : 7 -t:s t 1:1 ' 7.--7 :-5 . 111. "0.8. '0:.0;i. m. n. i. ti :( 6 p. III. No. 111. 'j .:A .1. hi. AU trai;!- rii" daily tv w.ivf ''-nriln. ex-i'l-' 7 n.il S whicii riiii l- and iro.n hchuj ir laily except Nunday. t. r. Windham, Jow.v a. iavif.i, Notary Pahlic. Notary Public WIVH'JiHd IVIVIEH, 1 t;.h!:t:ii-: Horn shoe. v. !ij.'-;i li.ir: ens i'ce :,m jf w -ar av -y. ii th":-- Is ii'-vor :!:iurr ;f yi:r ilorse Siitii,!--; :;i!l iiiiitii i "jSl ai-i! eXHU-in t .- 1 mnj vr u v;U Have uootlier. I:et .Siiue nivlc-. 'ROBERT OONHELLY SIXTH ST., - - rL.VTTSMOUTII Dr. A. Marshall. Preservation of thr Xiiltr.d ' Tctth a Specialty. Aueetlu tics piven for Pain less FlLMXO OR ESTKACTIOX OK TeUTH. ArtiHcitl teeth mad:; on Gold. Silver, Ru'nhi-r or Celluloid Plates, and inserted aoon as tetth are extracted when da . onie over Bin of Cai;Couiity. .1 1 i PiiTMuonTa vu . -. H-11 wurk ""AiteiL Prices reaaonahle.