lnTlf" "l" ' ? Hit 1j ir if ifir t si:coxj vi:ai; IL,ATT.SMOLtT1I, XHISUASIvA, TUUSDAY liVliMNd, MAY 7, 1SSJ). mm Absolutely Pure. T"' p w.Ier never varies. A marvel of pur ity, Htri'ntli atnl wliolertoiiioiies. More econo mical trimi the ordiuary kind, and cannot be nl.l Ira ....... . . . . . ... t . .i niMiiiDutllMI Willi lilt- lllllll IMKIH OJ IOW tet. shirt weight alum or phophu:e povdr. o? in ran. I'oval Hakino Iowokic CO.. lmJ Wall fct. X. Y. city oiaacjiijs. Mayor, Clerk. Treamirer, Attorney, Fngn:ei r. Police .lu Marshal!, Coubciliuen, 1st ward. 2i. a 3rd 4th 8th F. M. Kk hkv W K Fox J.IMKS I'ATTKKSON, .IK. IIYKD.V I'LAHK II. C. SCHMIDT S Cl.lKKOKO I. II. DU.NN I A S ALlf HltlCY I I hiKKKN J f I.t. J I Ml. A Ml I I'M A.N I I) M .lo.XKS t M i; Mt'Kriir I Cm ah. lit' m ri.K. j 0)N O'CONNOtt. I P M'Cai.i.kn. J J I I.MI'SO.N, I L O'.SKIL Johns 1N-,CIIAIKMAN I J W .Johns tx, i Board Pub.Worki i iim ;icikk I v 11 Nkwf.i.u Treasurer. lieputy Treasurer, - Olerk. Deputy Clerk. Kecorder ot Deeds -lieotny Recorder Clerk of District Cojrt, fiherltl. -Burveyor. -Attorney. -( -Hupt-of Pub School. County JudKe. BOARD Of HVV A.B.Todd, f Louis Foltz. A. B. l)f-Knoy, Cli in.. I. A. OAMrUELL - TllOS. 1'lll.I.OCK UlKD ( KITCIIHiriJI FllA.VK IMCKSUN W. II. Pool. John M. I.kyda V. c. Showaltf.r J. . Hi k FNHAHY ii. c schmidt Matthkw Uk.kino MavsahhSpixk C. Kl'ggKLL EllVISOUS. Plattsinouth Weeping Water - E m wood CIVIC SOCIKT'.KS. flASS 1.0lt: No. 110. I. O. O. F. -Meets v-'every Tie!.l;iy evenirn of eaeli week. All transient brother are reepeelfully invited to Sttend. IJLATTMOUTil ENCAMPMENT No. 3. I. O. A O F.. i.efn every alter-ite Friday ill arh month lit ihe M.t:ne H.ill. V isilin Frotiiers are I mui to attend. CHS CAMP NO. 3.T2, MODKKS WOOitliES ' of America Met! scrd aud fourth Mon dayevmiDK at U. of P. hall. All transient tirotjuTt are reiie.n-d to meet with I A, NAweonwr, Venerable iri.i.sul : '!. H', X:' Worthy AiKNer; 3. C. Wilde, linker; . A. Uoeck, Cieri;. VF.ltKiSKA CHAPTER. N. .1. R. A. M. i-VMeet.t vcmd and fourth Tuesday of ea h month nt Mi-i.ii'- Kail. Transcieut brothers are lurited to iu;t wun us. F. E. White, II. P. TVm. Hv. SecieL-ry. r"Tr.A.Tr.HMOFTii i-onci: xo.6. a. f.a- a.m. MrU'sn tii" !li't and llsir.l Mon. lays f eavli i"o..h 2' their hall. .All transient broth ers are eori'!- 'B'v tied to meet with us J. t;. KienEV, V. A. Wm. Hats. Secretary. PLATTSVOrTH t.OJXiE NO. A. A.o. V, W. Meet every alienate Friday evening ap Roekwood hall at f All transient broth er are respeetfuliy invited : attend. 1- t. Lsnon. M. W. ; F. Koyd. Knreinan : S. C. Wilde. HecorJrr : I.o'n:u d Andervm. overseer. Cottonwood Items. The rain we had lon J.iy niht was virj heneflcial to the farmers. C P. Vallerjr has been on the bic k list for sonic time. Mrs. James Jeukitis, of Eight Mile Grove, visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Draper, Sunday. Prank Iticharduon, who has been at tending the commercial college ut Lin coln, has returned home. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Win. Barker, a boy, making the number of children three. A. J. Will returned home from Kansas City a few days ago with two pan of mules. M. D. S.r Draper presented, his wife with a pair of haudsome gold-bowed spectacles.'. Geo. Snider purchased a fine top bug- tiy, "and for what purpose-you-kuow." Short hand letters are being received quite frequently by some of the girls of Cottonwood. A si.iter of Win. Gilli'pie's arrived at Plattsmouth the fore part of the week and will remain duting the summer. "She goes by the name of Lily.' Mr. Henry Snider, who has been 6ick, is able to be around again. Albert Wettencamp met with a pain ful accident while examining a loaded revolver which was accidentally dis charged, the ball entering one of his limbs. Addison Riser had quite an exciting time Thursday of last week while plant ing corn; he carelessly left his team stacd, when they suddenly took fright runuing homeward. The consequence was he had to buy a new lister. Preaching at Cottonwood May 12th at 11a. m., by Hev. James Wood of Platts moutli; at 4 p. m., by Rev. Carter. All are invited to attend. Mrs. J. W. Vallery has moyed to Plattsmouth where she will spend the summer. Mr. Win. Sprague, of Greenwood, is visiting his sister Mrs. C. II. Vallery. Mr. Stakes, father of Mrs. II. Creamer, has moved into the house that was re cently yacated by Mrs. Jacob W. Vallery. Hayseed & Co. tputh Bend. A light rain last night quiets the dust a little today. The question with our town board seems to be, who will we have for mar shal ? J. W. Berge, of Greenwood, came down to see his family Sunday. J. M. Grace has purchased the Day building on the corner and opemd up his saloon there. The retrenchment of the B. & M. has struck us, in the laying off of one of our section foremen and several of the extra If the name is characteristic. Platts- mouth's new law firm (Polk Bros, and Root) ought to "get there." II. T. f Mark's bridge here broke down ,i;;terday with several carloads of ston. Two or three p?ns at the north end went down. WHAT IS LIFE f ria Vital Ouektion DNettxxed from Various h-t:i:i! iMiiiilft. One day, when t ho feathered songsters in tho woods wero tired of sinking, there was a long pausu. Ail was quiet and naturo it:n.If seemed lo.-;t in meditation. Suddenly the philosophical bullfinch piped, "What is life?" to which a little Bcngster among tho leaves replied, "Life id a song." "No, a battlo in. tho dark," Mid the ground mole, vho just okcd bis head out of tho ground in tho vicinity of tho treo among whose branches tho little bird was hopping around. "To my mind it U an unfolding," de clared tho rosebud, which was just ready to unfold its beautiful leaves, to the great delight of a magnificent butterfly, which did not hesitate to kiss the pretty flower, with theso words: "Lifo is full of idle joy and pleasure." Say, rather, a short summer day," hummed a jealous one day lly buzzing lst. "I moan that lifo changes ever with work and pleasure," mentioned tho bee, and it disappeared in t lie leaves of the rosebud to gather honey. "I do not seo that it is anything else than idle worry," complained I he little ant, dragging a 4!ad?)f straw, which In comparison to tt was unnaturally long. "Yes, you aro right," a little rabbit nodded from tho hazel bush; "life, as suro as I live, is a hard nut to crack." At this moment a tsoft rain murmured, "Life consists of tears, all tears."- "Life is an ever changing conscious ness," said the thunder cloud floating toward the ocean. The ocean waves broke against tho shore and sighed, "Life is a steady battle for freedom." "No. you are mistaken, it in freedom," jubilantly said the eagle, sailing through the air with his j)owcrful wings. "Ah, it is poor earth," moaned the weed, working its way out of moor and stone. Tho high cedars bowed to each other to tho earth saying: "Lifo is striving ever upwards." And a ripple sounded through tho tops of tho trees until the pasture cried sorrowfully: "Lifo is rather given up to a higher power!" Night had broken in and tho solemn domo prelate advised: "Ixt us rest, my friends. As there was no satisfactory an swer given wo will resume our debate to morrow." "For all I care you may do that," breathed tho night. "But lifo is only a dream." Tho still night ruled over tho city and country and soon morning would draw near. Tho student, who was sitting in his out-of-the-way garret, lust in medita- ! tion, blew out his littlo lamp and mur mured: "Lifo is only a school." Footsteps wero heard on the deserted streets. A tired citizen was going homo to rest, after spending the night in going from pleasuro to pleasure, in spito of which ho complained: "Lifo is an unsatisfied longing and steady disap pointment." "It is a riddle," stammered tho new born morning wind. Suddenly a glimmering light rose upon thehorizon. Higher and higher climbed the magic light over tho top of tho woods. The red morning light greeted iho earth and liko a mighty chord it sounded through tho universe: "Ufe is only si beginning. From tho Gorman." money out cl tlio i cuerai roiuiers quar tered hero to purchase her children. After the war she lought a farm near this town, on which she employed Jier husband, paying him i,eventy-fivo cents a day diiiiiig tho spring r.nd rummer months, and fifty cents duri::g the winter. Sho used two barrels of flour every month in tho manufacture of cakes, always making 3,000 cakes out of each ban-el. During tho long period she tvan engaged in this business, it was es timated f.ho had made nearly 4,000,000 of cakes. She was an honest, industrious woman, and enjoyed tho respect of all who knew her. Onancock (Va.) Special. Sea Anchors. Experiments have lately been tried at Dover with a so called sea anchor, in vented by Capt. Waters. This apparatus co:isi.sts of a canvas bag about four feet in diameter and five feet deep, with either a strong hoop to hold it open or a square bol'cd frame to answer the same purpose. The bag is attached to a beam, or float, In such a manner that it Im just below tho surface of the w: ' : . forms tho connection between ii and the bow of tho vessel employing it. Tho ob ject of this sea anchor is to bring a boat or ship's head to the sea when in danger of foundering from getting broadside to ward waves. There is nothing very new in the idea, for such a contrivance has frequently been extemporized with ad vantage. Tho veteran aeronaut. Green, also constructed an anchor to hold a bal loon near the surface of the sea, which was almost identical in form to this one. New York Telegram. TO BE caiven Buggy TO B Given Away ii Exhibition Every Saturday rcnt of ?'.! r Store, an Made Itleli by Molasses Cakes. Maria Bivins, a well known colored woman residing near this town, is dead, oho was oG years eld. and for more I ban thirty years sho has been engaged in naking nnd wiling molasses cakes, from Ahich she accumulated a comfortable littlo fortune. Both she and her husband wero born in slavery, as wero several of their children. She had accumulated enough money before tho war to pur chase the liberty of herself anil husband, nd durimr thf war. sh? mad-:" enouirh Few Divorces in Ireland. Whatever may be said for or against tho Irish people, there is certainly one Vespect in which they may challenge the udiniration of the world, namely, in .iiatrin-onial fidelity. In the recently is ? aed tables giving statistics on the sub ject of divorce our own country leads in having granted nearly half a million di vorces luring the twenty years past, but there live Inen eleven divorces through out llit length and breadth of Erin dur ing that period. Protestant or Catholic, in liippinesa or abuses, the Irish con tinue l lit partnership until it is dissolved l ?eitli. Hofo'i Trnvi'lipr. The Listener was about to wite a chapter on the professional men who bo long to tho church for professional pur poses only, and who como to regard their church as their peculiar preserve, upon which other men of their trade have no right to poaclt. On second thought, however, he has decided not to write the chapter, but simply to tell a story. Dr. Plugham, an able dentist, who has his office in that handsome thorough fare which, from the frequency of its dental establishments, is coming to be Molar avenue (Plugham, of course, like tho rest of the dentists in that aristo cratic section does not give a hint of his occupation in his sign, but simply decor ates Ins door with a very modest plate bearing only the legend "Dr. Plugham"), belongs to a fairly fashionable church and is very faithful indeed in his devo tions. No Sunday so stormy that it does not find him in his pew; ho teaches a class i:i tho Sunday school and takes a prominent part in all church and society proceedings. The other Sunday several of ihe con gregation at Plugham 's church noticed a well dressed stranger at church, upon whom Plugham bestowed a glance of slight recognition, and after the service Plugham and the stranger were seen in conversation for a moment or two in tho vi'stibulo. After the stranger had passed out, ono of the memliers of tho church stepped up to Dr. Plugham and remarked: "Who was that stranger that you were talking with, doctor?" "lie?" said riugham, as a r.cowl dark ened hi3 handsome face, "oh, that was Dr. Snagge, tho dentist, and I don't see what in thunder hc"s prowling around hem for!" Boston Tr:u:srri.t. B H CPS fT37a I lP.S?tBJTliFf El iffciTa ft W N WUHU dH lilil mm K-il EVERY PURCHASER OF ONE DOLLAR'S WORTH OF 3P 3J I otmn g-iU 0 rnisnme booos HATS, CAPS, BOOTS and SHOES, or anything in our Elegant Line of Goods, W RFPFIli: A TIPtf FT wfSL.LiiLui-.lyLn a U i l S Entiteling them to a chance at the Drawing which will take place October 1st. MAYER. The Loading Clothiers, - 5tl & Main St. OFFERED -"-VBitl for an incurable ense of Catarrh in the Head by the proprietors of DR. SAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY. Symptomi of Oatarrli. IJeadache. bstruction of nose, discharges falling- into throat, sometimes profuse, watery, and acrid, at 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 debility. Only a few of these symptoms likely to be pres ent at once. Thousands of cases result in con 0umption. nnd end in the jmive. iJy its mild, soothing-, and healing- properties. Dr. Snpe'g Kemedy cures the worpt casf-s. 50c. The Original LITTLE - Liyeb Fills. Purely VtQf ta ble & HarnUes. JULIUS PEPPfcPiBtPiG, MANCFACTCKKIl OK AM). HOLES ALE & RETAIL DKAIilSit ti; T If k Choicest Brands v Cigars, including our F!or do Popperborgo antl 'Cuds KUI.f. LI. Mi OK" TODACCO AI-JD SMOKERS' ARTICLES always in Htock. Nov. 2'S. 1 8S.r. TJnequaled as a Liver PHI. Srrmllopt.cheap eat, easiest to take. One Pellet a Iokc. Cure Sick Headache, fSiliotiM Headache, Dlzzineit. Constipation, Indigestion Bilious Attacks, and all deran-erneuts of tU stomach and hotels, a eta. by druffffista. i-i y L-r tho Liquor Habit, Positively Cured C7 ADUiWISra !.: DR. HACKS' 03. DEN SPECIFIC. It can be given In a cup cf cotfoe cr tea. or In n.- tides of food, without the knoivledye of the )er Hn t;ikiig it; it la ubhuliitoiy liai nif, and will effect a periuauent and rpeedy chip, whether the patient id a moderate drink"! or an iiicoiiollo wreck, it NEVFR FAILS. We GUARANTEE a coinnlc-te eui e in evei v instance, ii page buoit FREE. Address in con'fidpiice, GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO., t tio Race St. Cincinnati. 0. Why. Will Tom Wlico you can buy a Saait ot TEULsOKT TJ?Hd. 03LdL -Thro Cloia& loi Y our 9S&ftfS Lvsa mere Bong? SIB 1-S isrom mi'kecl price 2 E.13ils (Kreat HDlscount Sale will only eofiatinue si sbort'time 2oi2ger. FORMER l'RICE. NOW. Men's Custom Made Suits, - . $25.00. 33 J per cent off, $ lG.67. Men's T.lack Imported Cork Screw 20.00. " - 4 13.35. Men's Business Suits - - 15.00. " $10.00. Men's Cheviat Sufts - - 10.00. 3 6.05. Men's Business Suits wren's " " Men's "Working1 Suits Men's Custom Made Pants FORMER PRICE. XOW 8 8.00. 33. per cent off, 5.3G. Bovs' Suits 3 G.00. " 6 4.00. iCiiilds' Suits $ 5.00. 3.34. i Working Shirts 35 cents. Shirti and Drawers 35 cts $ 7.00. "" u $ 4.05. Call and be convinced that what we say is true. FORMER PRICE. XOW. $ 3.50. 33. per cent off, S 2.34. 8 2.00. ' 1.32. Overalls 35c. BOOTS Iklim ITMIS: EVERYTHING MUST GO IN THIS GREAT DISCOUNT SALE ! T3"ST BEPOEE XT' IS TO SLT1: IPluitiuontli, Nebraska. ILower Main St.