Lra THE PIANO WILL STAY. It May n Improved, but It Is Too Stronjj Ijr Jiitreiicln-l to lie Routed. With the attainment of perfect piano playing, thinks a contemporary German writer, musical art will beek a new in strument from, which greater delight may bo evolved. The same writer sug gests that such new instrument will com bine wind power with strings the or chestra reduced to a keyboard. We will not, nt this time, attempt to controvert the German writer's speculation as to the instrument of the f uturc. We will, how ever, venture to disagree with his insinu tion that the sun of the jiano is setting. In its very nature that noble instrument is enduring. It L the latest of a series of develop ments that l'j.an many generations ago. Possibly it is destined to still higher devel opments. It, however, has a distinctive power of answering to and illustrating every emotion of grief, joy, pleasure or pain tliat agitates the bosom of the com poser, and. moreover, of arousing the same emotions in all sympathetic listen ers. This alone will cause the piano to survive, at least until the nature of man is changed. This ower is the result of the strug gling efforts of men. toward an ideal; ef forts akin to thoso'that have been put forth by noble natures in the develop ment of other arts. Brooklyn bridge is a erfect development of the rude tree trunk whereby primeval man was en abled to cross a creek. The cornet, the saxhorn, the trombone, the euphonium, are but improved vastly improved forms of the ancient ram's horn by whoso fearful simplicity of sound the wandering sons of Israel were reminded that the time to ierform certain religious duties had arrived. The crude, barbaric Asiatic lute, with body of snakeskin and a couple of coarse strings, is seen in more artistic form in the guitar, the vio lin, the mandolin. Most cmsical instruments have arrived at a satisfaction giving stage, the coming of which has been more or less uncon sciously yearned for through hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. Each may be susceptible of further develop ments, but the distinctive, generic idea attaching to each will, by development, be 6till more clearly defined. It is not ia human nature or art to fiboliU) the piano. Too much brain and brawn and heart effort have been suc cessfully epent upon it for us to abandon it now; and, aa wo havesaid. its abolition 1 vould leave "an aching void" in human life. Even when we fly across sjxice in air ships and succeed in colonizing Mars weEhall demand the inspiration, the con solation and the stimulation of the piano, the harp.'110 vio1' t,l tobret anJ tlie pjpe." Musical Review. 5U Agreed WltH Him. There were three or four unoccupied seats in the car, but he, stood for a mo ment, grip in liand, near the door, and then walked to a seat in which a young Udy sat alone and sat down beside her with an impudence that astounded all J cihex oasstaurers. The cirl looked UJO at SsattDasPdDaosf. THE OPEInlA Tain and around flie car, r.nI evidently realized the situation, for she took pen cil and tablet from her reticule and made ready for hhu. After about five minutes the man turned to her and observed: "Beg pardon if I am mistaken, but don't you live at Utica?" She looked up in a furtive way, and then wroto on the tablet and handed him: "I am deaf and dumb." "Ah! By George!" he sighed as he read it; "that's too, too bad! Deuced pretty girl to have such a misfortune. Well, I'm left, after all my smartness. Saw her at the window before I got on, and carried out the plan to a dot. Do:if and dumb, ch? First one I ever struck!" lie nodded his head to he r to n'gnify that ho understood, and he woul 1 have lxeri glad to change seats if ho could have done so without loss of dignity. As tho train thundered on ho perused the contents of a couple of newspapers, yawned awhile, and then bought and finished a novel; and finally, after a ride of four mortal hours, the whistle blew, and he reached for his grip with the re mark: "I'll be hanged if I ain't gb.d this stupid ride has come to an end at last." "Ditto!" quietly replied the girl, as she turned on him. "You you" he gasped, as he stood there looking down upon her with twelve kinds of emotion galloping over his countenance. . "Good-by," she 6aid, and he backed out and dropped to the platform like a man retreating from a mule's hind legs. New York Sun. Safe Weather Indicators. "When you wish to know what the weather is going to be, go out and select the smallest cloud you see. Keep your eye on it, and if it decreases and disap pears it shows a state of the air that is sure to be followed by fine weather; but if it increases take your overcoat with you if you're going away from home, for falling weather is not far off." Tho rea son is this: When the air is becoming charged with electricity you will see every cloud attracting all lesser ones toward it until it gathers into a shower, and, on tho contrary, when the fluid is passing off or diffusing itself, then a largo cloud will be seen breaking into pieces and dissolving. New York Tele gram. Great is the slaughter of clams aloncr j tho coast in Knox and Lincoln counties. , Men dig tliem for bait to sell to fishing J vessels and for the canning factories at a : rate which one would think would soon exhaust the beds. At Friendship they sell tho bivalves by the hundred barrels. Employment is furnished to a largo number of men and boys, who r.re paid twenty -five cents a bushel. Lowiston Journal. A gentleman in Columbus. Ga., has a mzor which has been in constant u:-e 104 ycurs. It bears a close resemblance to a hroadas, but doea good service y; t. and nicy cut many a whisker befejv it is li:i;;lly laid away aiuonj tho relics of bygone days. i DAILY HEKALD : I'LATTSMOUTII, KKlHiAJSKA, MONDAY, - OPSM KIKE SCHXELLBaCHER, Wagon and Blacksmith Shop. Wagon, Buggy, Machine ami Flow n 3& o n, o i fi A Specialty. lie uses the W 25 V 3 3 3 3. Z J Horseshoe, the R-st Horseshoe fur the I Farmer, or for Fust I:ving and City anyone can can put on sharp or flat corks as needed for wet and slippery roads, or smooth dry roads. Cull ami Examine these Shoes and you will" have no other. J. ffl. Schnelibaeher, 5th St., Plattsmouth, Neb. Or. C- A. Marshall. Preservation of the Natural Teeth a Specialty. Auesthctics given for Pain less Filling, or Extraction op Teeth. Artificial teeth made on Gold, Silver, Rubber or Celluloid Plates, and inserted as soon as teeth are extracted when de sired. All work warranted. Prices reasonable. KiTzatttM.n's Beirut. Pt at moitt if . Nkb B. &. M. Time GOTNO WKST. Tabic. GOI.Vfi FAST. No. 2. 1 -.44 p. m. No. 4. 10 :29 a. ni. No. 6. 7 :28 p. in No. 8. 10 :00a. in. No. 10. 9 :54 a. in. No. 1. 9 :06 a m. Vn. 3. 6 :16 p. ni. No. 5. 8 :01 a. m. No. 7. 7 :0S i. in. No. 9.-6 :C p. n AIT t r:l1na rmi H ail v hxr wo - if Hmolio AvAt Nos 7 and 8 which run to and from s'cliusler daily except Sunday. Arrival and Departure of the Malls. ARIilVE AT POSToFFICK. No. 5 From the E-st 8 -15 a. m. o. 3 6 :13 p. in No. 10 " "West lOrrvta. nu Ko. 4 " " " 10:45 a m. No. 6 " 7 :45 p. m. PKPART TKOM FOSTOFFICE. 5 Going West 7 :3." a. m. 3 " 6 -.45 p. in. 7 " fSohuvlerl fi -o nm . No. No. No. No. No. No. 10 " iasi (Jv. V.) 4 " - . . ! 25 . m. ...10 ? o a. in. ... 7 :00 u. rn. Mall should be deposited fifteen minutes be fore the above time to insure dispateli. R. B. Wixdham, John a. Da vies. Notary Public. Notary Public. WIMIHA51A HAVIKN, Attornovs - at - L-a. Office over Bank of Cars;Couuty. i Thyt raM otjth, - . Nebraska IB THE OLD RELIABLE. SI. 1 WATERMAN. & SON Wholes.ile and ltetail Dealer In Shingles, Lath, Sash, loors.Blinds, 3- Can supjily every demand of the trade Call and get term?. Fourth street Io li jar of O-iTj. House. C. F. SMiT H, The Boss Tailor Mala St., Over Merges' Shoe Store. IIns the best and most complete stock of samples, both foreign and domestic woolens that ever cams west of Missouri river. Note these prices: Business suits from $10 to $o-j, dress suits, $2? to $i. pants $4, $3, $6, f 3.50 and upwards. EiT"Will guarantee a fit. Prices Defy ComDsliiion. Robort Donnelly's Wagon and Blacksmith SHOP. Vr agons. Busies, Machines Quickly Kepaired ; Hons Sharpened and General Jobbing Done. Horseshoeing A Specialty irsETriE Ilorspshoe, which sharpens i!sp1' a it wears away, so there I.s never any nancer of your Horse slipping and hurting iteelf. ('ail and examine this M;op and you will Have noother. Eet Shoe made. ROBERT .DONNELLY SIXTH ST., - - PLATTSMOUTIl H. C. SCHMIDT,- (COUNTY .'SUKVEYOK, Civil Engineer Surveyor and Draftsman Plans, Specincations and Esti.nates, Mu nicipal Work, 3Iapa fcc. PLATT8MOUTH. - - NEB 9 R Pfl i '12 MAY (, 1-8'J. S Ak 1 0 FSk z Make ready for it, it will soon be here. A Nations Holiday for Rich and Poor. F. G. Taylir's Great iiericaa 2Bc Circus, World's Iosbgi, Egyptian Caravau and European Menagerie, uiil Exhibit in PLAITS FslOUTH, TUESDAY, ftlAY Ulh. VOTE wiir' to arrangement n:dp by the Aineiican Kiiowni 'li's I'ool I.eaii", ti.i will be the only li.g Show that will visit Cass (jouniy this year. e, xA , V - I J " y - ' r . ? , L A-' "A - fV J ' c ' A TEMPLE-TOWERING GIANT OF THE DESERT, Fresh from Sahara's S.'ortching Siii-l.s. this Huge Monster Desert Ship is t!ie largest Brute that breuth;s. Forest, L-.ke, River, Wilderness and Ju-ilr; ca'.Ii contrib ute from their hidden store.? to our di.-play of wild and living wonders. A most enj yab!e, moral, relincd and artistic entertainment. A Show to think about and talk about, full of brilliant features, 50 Star I rformtrf, 3 Funny CIovtds. THE LARGEST AO BEET ONE RING- CIRCUS III AMERICA ! Champion Bir Hick Ridi:-., Diriug Lidy A'-ri.l Per formers Il-avt Athletes, Ariel Gymnasts, the best Double So in .-rsault L'i ipers, High Wiie Artists, Ti"!it Hope Performers, and unlimited number of new featur-.-s. Spec- ial Excursions on all railro.i 1?. Remember well and see THE GRATUITOUS STREET PARADE ! Given Daily, at 12:30 Noon. A Street Display of Glittering Splendor. Ifu -o Camels in gorgeous housing?, led by th.;ir n aive k.-;eperi. RIood 1 IIorss from Arabia, England and Kentucky. Elfin Ponic;, with Gobiui Riders. Knights and Warriors: Ltdi-s fair oa pranr-ing hor ses. Sh' tlnnd Ponies. Camical Mules, hinds of Music, filling the air with ni -Iody. Worth coming many milt3 to see. Every Day at One O'clock a Grand Free Exhibition It costs too nothing to see tho Perilous Trip to the Clouds. T-.vo Performance Daily, ram or shine; Doors open at 1 and 7 p. ni; Performrncrs commences one hour later. Never postpones or changes its date of Exhibi tion ander any circumstances ! N-ver Divides ! Will present its Entire Mammoth Metropolis of Marvels as Adveitiscd ! AfliQission to Belli Giicfls aMHwio Only 25 Gents. f I n ti r i ti . n ? . : y an y-m m m i. i .1 SrPN'j