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THE DAILY llEltALD : PL Al TS MOUTH, NE13KASK.A, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 18Si. The Plattsinouth Daily Herald. KNOTTS S3., Publishers & Proprietors. THE PLATTSMOUTII I1EKALU 1 published every evening except Sunday and Wk!y every Thursday morning. Regis tered at Him postotllce, l'i;iif enioi'i h. Xebr.. i-s second -clasH nialt'T. Olllco corner of Vine and Fifth Mreela. Telephone io. 3. TKKMS TO DAILV One copy one e;ir In Advance, by mall $0 00 One co,iy ;-r inonl li, by-ariier 60 Olio copy per week, by carrier............. 15 TERMS FOB WBKKLY. nn eot.v one year. In advance SI TA One copy six iiiouta. in advance 75 Tint centennial celebration that 1ms ju3t passed showed that 70,000 trooj could be concentrated at New York in fifteen hours nhouhl the necessity arise. ianaoers of western railroads have been summoned before the inter-stat commerce commission, at Washington, to answer certain questions as to the niethoi of paying commissioners on the rale o tickets. Interesting revelations may be expected when the commission applies the thumbscrews to these officials. The Argentine Republic has announced its willingness to guarantee interest at 5 pr cent for ten years on a capital o $"(,000,000, to be invested in packing houses for the export of beef. The offt is so liberal anil the trade has proved to fairly renumerativc that the money wiL probably be forthcoming, unless some o the neighbors of the enterprising republic outbid it. "Official calculations of the money circulation of the Uuited States on Apri 1 of each of three successive years show the amount of outstanding currency to be greater now by $37,000,000 than one year ago, and greater about $55,000,000 than two years ago, the present circula tion being $1,400,481,000." The actual circulation or amount of money in the hands of the people can only be ascer tained by data largely beyond the reach of an accountant It is sufficient t know, and all we can know, that if the treasury will pay out as it receives ncrl not allow the surplus to increase, v.e hav all the gold, silver, paper and checks we need for our internal trade. Bankers Monthly. ONE OF THE GUARANTEES. President Harrison said at the banquet on Tuesday evening, after watching for hours the day's parade: "Perhaps never in the history of our nation have we beeD so well equipped for war upon the land as now, and yet we have never seen tune in our history when our people were more smitten with the love of peace." The president doubtless had in mini both the vast material resources which a" a moment's notice could be applied t( the purposes of war on a great scale, and the host of armed men who stand ready to serve their country in an emergency not with the useless zeal of raw recruils but with tue skill and discipline of vet ¬ erans. Tuesday's parade was a revelatioi to many practised eyes. General Hani son is himself a keen and discriminatiii" observer, and he was deeply impressed with what he had seen. General Scho neia, irainea in tne science ot war irom boyhood, and with the profession? spirit naturally strong within him, h i since expressed the most generous admi ration of the performance of the citiz i soldiery. He was amazed at the preti sion and efficiency displayed by mci who had come together from all parts o! the country, and who, without th slightest drill in combination, were fou:i! entirely equal to all the requirements of a mammoth review. And he declared with enthusiasm that no soldier conU witness such a spectacle without fuli conviction of the country's safety. i Here is no possioic tiouoc mar. 1 1- Centennial celebration has stimulated loyalty to a wonderful degree, and si has fulfilled its worthiest purpose. T!ii? realization is apparent in the columns of the press, in private conversation and in the chorus of the streets. The ver y atmosphere is full of it. Our second century has made a noble beginning. New York Tribune. The Life Current. Deprive the vegetable world of mois ture and it pales, withers and dies; the whole earth becomes parched, and deso lation prjvades the landscape. Deprive the human system of pure blood and health is impossible, disease inevitable. Tiie skin becomes charged with repulsive humors, the lungs loaded witli foreign sjcretious, fevers ensue, and, unlsss speedily arrested, deatli follows. Renew t healthy action the liver, the great blood purifying gland, with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and Iieabh flows through every avenue, restoring every organ to vigor. All druggists. Free Clinic. On Sunday and Wednesday of mcIi week between the hours from one to three p. m. a free clinic will be held at my office in Union Uloek at which time the worthy poor will be examined nnd pre scribed for free of charge. tf Alfred Shifmax. M. D. The Herald Job Rooms are the most complete in the county. VALUE OF OLD MASTERS. FIGURES OF INTEREST TO THOSE WHO LOVE FINE PICTURES. Atuericans Nut So Kaslly lluinbugged as They Once Were Tbe II lull and Low Water Marks of Famous Painters Hit- rlllu'a Range from I8 to 812S.OOO. The value of pictures has been very considerably disturbed by tho revelations recently made. It has thrown suspicion upon tho method of salo by auction which baa heretofore been so popular and suggests the possibility that more than ono of tho great picture Bales of re cent years have been in a measure "cooked" affairs. In which prices have lx?en made to rise to a height by no means in accord witli the actual stato of tho market. Americans have not shown quito the same taste for "old masters" as have the iieonlo of other countries. Once they reverenced them on account of their age and gave high prices for their pictures. Cut they were innocent then, and when they awoke- to tho fact that most of the old masters which they owned were ho cus, thev made baste to rid themselves of the same. Since then Americans have had little to do with this class of pictures. Now however, they are beginning again to buy them. EIQ AND LITTLE GEMS. Following are some extreme and 6ome a v mure urices of the pictures of men whoso names are mentioned: Jan Van Eyck An adoration of the magi in the Northwick sale in 1S59 fetched $2, ICO. Van Eyck's works are scarce and much sought after. The pict ure mentioned must have been an excel lent example, for another picture of the same subject was sold in Cologne in 1862 for a little more than o00. Only the best of liis pictures have sola for more than S200 or $300. Guercino His finest works in the Lou vre are valued at 54,000, $5,000 and SC.000. tho "Martvr of St. Peter at Mo- dena" being considered worth $9,000. Nearly every gallery in Europe has some specimen of his work. During the last century the highest price obtained at auction has been $2,400. Small heads and less significant works have sold as low as $10. A few single figure painting! hare been sold at from $50 to $250. Hans Holbein His works are abund autly represented in foreign galleries, Though one of the greatest German painters bis pictures have never brought largo prices at public sale. A portrait of a lady was sold in 1850 for about $2,000 other portraits in recent years have rarely exceeded $200. Ciuiuo Keni llis "uapo or Helen in the Louvro has been assessed at 3,000. II is works are in all the European gal leries. They have seldom sold for more than S2.000. A "St. Jolin" wa3 sold in 1S53 for $3,400. David Teniei-s More of his pictures than those of any other painter have been sold publicly. He is extensively copied and imitated, but of a list of about 350 different sales of his pictures the highest prico ever brought for any one was $5,000 paid in tho van Sassengen ale. In 1852. for a painting called "The Fiva Senses." MCIULLO AND RUBENS. JIurillo Tho greatest of the Spanish school in point of value. There are nine of his pictures in the Louvre, The most celebrated of these is the "Immaculate Conception." for which tha French gov ernment paid $125,000. This is far in excess of all the others, which are rated a;' worth everywhere from $1,000 to $12 OCJ, at which figure the "Holy Family" h:ii been appraised. His pictures figure in all the principal museums of Europe and have orten sold at auction at very high prices. Thero were no les3 than fourteen of his pictures in the famous Soult collection, to which the Louvre's "Immaculate Conception" belonged. The "Flight into Egypt" brought $10,000; the "Jesus and St. John as Children," $12 0CJ: the "St. Peter Bound," $30,000; the "Miracle of San Diepro," $17,000: a "ISrigand Stopping a Monk," $5,000. Tha rest of the pictures of the collection sold for from $1,000 to $5,tt0. The price brought by tho "Immaculate Concep tion was tno largest ever paid tor a picture at the time. It is doubtful wheth er it would now realize an equal sum, as Murillo s work has not mcreased in estimation, while new standards of tastes have taken possession of picture buyers A large painting of the very same subject ;n the Eardley collection was put up at auction in I SOU, but was witliurawn in ue fault of a bid of $45,000. Since the Soult sale many of his works have been publicly 6ohL Tho Empress Eugenie gave the largest price brought by any of his other pictures. She paid $8,000 for a "Sleep of the Infant Jesus" at the Patureau sale in 157. Many of his works were sold in tho Aguado collection in 1843. They ringed from $18 to $5,000, at which sum ono of liis Annunciations was disposed cf. One of liis pictures figured in the Aspinwal! salo here a few years ago, but was without a -buyer. It was subse quently taken to London, where, after long negotiations, it was sold, presuma bly at no very great price, Rubens, being the prince of painters. his pictures have naturally commanded very great prices. Tho fact that he worked much through his assistants has. however, made a great dilTerence in their values. His works in the Louvre aro estimated at $20,000, $30,000 and $40,000, some of the famous series in the life of Mary of Medicis being valued at r-n rwji it:- i 1 :. ... 1 . about $2,000 to $5,000. The famou "Chapeau de Paille," one of the most beautiful portraits ever painted, was sold in 1S22 for about $15,000. Few of his best works have sold during the present ccnturv. The Inchest price brought at public salo at any time was for an in- terior with portrait of the family of lial- rcpueu. v ny. cenaimy. Aro mev in thazar, which brought $36,000 at tha j tereited in my case?' Eardley sale in 18G0. Some of Ids por- traits have, nevertheless, sold for no more than $100. New York Commercial Advertiser. A PHOTOGRAPHER'S TRIALS. CstraragHn-t Demands oa Ilia Skill, tienco " Good Nature. A photograprt. , meet with many strange charactc?fe.Tid is a witness of many curious incidents. In a recent in formal talk before the Society of Amateur Photographers, Abraham Bogardus, tho vetera a photographer, told a number of amusing stories of incidents that hap pened to him in the course of his forty one years' experience in the studio and dark room. He prefaced his talk with a few sarcastic remarks regarding young men who write long screeds in photo graphic papers on how to take photo graphs, whom tho experiences of a single day "under the 6kylight" would cause them to wish they had never leen born. He then went on to speak of tho un reasonable demands which many bitters make. "At one lime," he 6aid, "a lady brought three children, two boyB and a girl, to me, to have their pictures taken. They came all prepared, with a doll for tho girl and a gun and a hobby horso for the boys. Well, there was a row at the EtarL Both boys wanted to mount the horse. e got that settled after a time, but only to strike a new trouble. Of course you all know tliat the nearer to gether you group the objects to be photo graphed the better picture you will get. Well, this woman was a genius in her way; she did not want her children grouped closo together as other people's were, but she wanted the little girl taken in the middle of tho room and the boys olT in opiosito corners. Of course I told her it could not bo done, whereupon she said: 'Well, Mr. Bogardus, I have always leen told that you were very accommo dating. I have been to three or four photographers and they all told mo the same thing. I don't seo as you aro any more accommodating than tho rest of them.' At another time a man, an Irish man, of course, wanted a carte-do-visite, and ho wanted it 'life size.' Some peo ok by tho way, never 6eem to under stand the difference between 'full length' and 'life size.' I told him that the plate wouldn't bold it. 'Then take it with the legs hanging down,' were his instruc tions. Gen. Logan, who used to sit for me, did not often joke, but he did occa sionally. He came in one day and saw Iianging on tho wall a picture of a man whom ho greatly disliked. He turned to mo and said : 'I seo you take pictures of everybody. ' i e3, was my answer; 'that i3 what I am hero for. 'I suppose you would take a picture of tho devil if you could get him to sit for you.' 'Of course. I suppose I could run off a good many of them in Washington I' 'Yes,' he replied ; 'that's the best place in the world to sell them.' "An old lady once came to me who wanted a picture, 'full face, but a little three cornered.' I once asked Dr. Tynj if ho would not prefer a side view, and he replied: 'Kq, sir. I am an upright man. I don t turn to the right or left for any man.' But amid all tho fun we also see some very sad tilings. I remem ber once a woman came in with a bundle in her arms wluch when unrolled proved to be the dead body of her little baby. wiucli sue wanted pnotograpned. 1 re member onco one of our venerable judges came in with his wife. I too!; both their pictures. He was perfectly satisneu witn nis, but sue am not see:: exactly pleased with hers, said it way to old. The judge turned to her and re marked: 'Well, mother, if you wanted a handsome picture you should have be gun thirty years ago.' That settled V: she had nothing more to say. A lady came to me onco to make an appoint ment for a friend who, 6he said, was very difficult to suit. She had tried doners of photographers and had never been suited. Of course I promised to d- the best I could for her. At tho ap pjlnted timo the lady came. She was old, and weighed at least 200 pounds. Her skin looked like a boiled lobster, and she was clad in low neck and short oleeves. I did not wonder she was. never suited. Well, I did my best, but when the picture was made 6he agreed with ru perfectly that it did look horrid. She did not order any of them." New York Tribune. Looking for Her Pocket. "I see you have been poking fun ai women's pockets," said a lady friend to tha Stroller. "I am glad of it. Why, it lias got so now that a woman has to get out a search warrant to find the pocket in r. dress when it comes home from the ii-essraaker. We had a funny case in poLat in our women's missionary meeting at the church. The leader of the meeting had just finished reading a most affect ing appeal from our lady missionary in CafTraria, and there was a solemn pause or expectant attention till Eome bzttr should feel ioved to speak. Presently a wnne naireu oiu xaay a motner in Israel rose 6lowIy and feebly to ker feet. All eyes were turned upon her, and we waited to see whether she wished to mako a few remarks or lead in prayer. Ono hand, incased in its wrinkled black kid glove, went fumbling and gropins among tne tolas or ner siurt. Alter a long pause she drew out a clean hand kerchief still in its folds, and then with an air of relief, slowly sat down again. She had only risen to find her pocket." Chicago Journal. WiUiucr to Obllee the Jury. An amusing line wa3 spoken in Judga Garrison's court, in Camden, the other xay. gawky Jerseyman was on tho wit- Et-S3 stand, and, instead of speaking so that the jury could hear him, he per sisted in mumbling his answers to his counscL Finally the judge 6aid: "Will yon kindly speak bo that these gentlemen can hear you?" pointing to tho jury. The up countryman turned around and found the twelve men all in an atti tude of strained attention. His face thereupon lighted up with a half grate- f"l ni1 half flattered expression, and ht Anu ,rom ims point on nemaue a bet i tor witness, feeling, as he did, that Jif: had an audience that wanted to listen tc 1 Uu PLjkideljjhia Press. & TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. 84. BiuhlJos. 85. Bunk of Cass county. 05. Beesou, A. res. 20. " office. 2. Bennett, L. D. btcre. 45.. " " res. 4. Bonner stables. 71. Brown, W. L. office. 88. " " res. 87. Ballou, O. II. res. 7:. " " t.fiice. 5. B. & M. tel. offirc. 30. B. & M. round house. 18. Blake, Julm saloon. Ui). Bach, A. groe ry. 51. Campbell, D. A. rt s. 01. Chapman, S. M. rus. 22. City hotel. 13. Chirk, T. coal office, 25. Clerk district court. CS. Couuo", J. A. res. 5. County Clerks office. 20. Covill, Polk & Beeson, office. 74. Cox, J. It, ris. 82. Craig, J. M. res. 70. Crilchfield, Bird res. 31. Cummins & Son, lumberyard. " J. C. farm. 57 Cook, Dr. office. 17. Clark, A. grocery store. 55. Clark, Byrou office. 101. Cummins, Dr. Ed., office. 25. District court office. C'J. Dovey & Son, btore. 73. Dovey, Mrs. G-.-orgeies. 80. Emmons, .1. II. Dr. office and res. 21. First X.ili;:c;.i b.-.nk. 91. Fricke, F. G. i: C , drugstore. 78. Gieuson, Jl.n r. s. 22. Goos hot. 1 23. Gcring, II. drugstore. 81. " res. 3 . lladley, dray and express. 38. Herald office. 41. IIoliiu-s, C. M., res. 99. Halt & Co., meat market. 01. Hetiijjltj t Troop, store. 9 J. II;di, Di J. II., offiVe. 07. 44. 9(3. 4. 40. 89. 67. 07. 0!). 14. 50. 49. 50. 83. 33. 73. 3. 20. 72. 00. 52. 15. 77. 54. 100. 39. 21. 50. 27. 03. 75. 10. 04. 11. 12. 25. 42. 2$. 70! 57. 10. 40. 10. 04. 90. 32. 37. w. O.J. 8. 47. 0. 7. 43. 4. res. Holmes, C. M., livery stable. Hall & Craig, agricultural imp. Jones, W. D., stable. Journal office. Johnson Bros., hardware store. Johnson, Mrs. J. F., millinery. Johnson, J. F., res. Klein, Joseph, res. kraus, P., fruit and confectionery Livingston, Dr. T. P., office. Livingston, res. Liviugston, Dr. R. R.t office. Manager Waterman Opera House. jtlcCourt, Jr., store. McMaicen, II. C, res. Murphy. M. B., store. Murphy, M. B., res. McMaken, ice office. Minor, J. L., res. McVey, saloon. Moore,L.A., res, and floral garden JNevuIe, VV m., res. Olliver & Ramges. meat market Olliver & Ramge slaughterhouse. Pub. Tel. Station. Palmer . II. E. res Petersen Bros., meatmarket. Petersen, R., rts. Poik, M. D., n i. Patterson, J. M., res. Riddle house. Ritchie, Harry. Schildkuecht, Dr. office. Shipmau, Dr. A. office. " " res. Sho waiter, W, C. office. Siggius, Dr. E. L. res. ffice. Streight, O. M. stable. Smith, O. P. drus store. Skinner & Ritchie, abstract and loan office. Sherman, C. VV. office. Todd, Ammi res. Troop & Ilemple, store. Thomas. J. W. Summit Garden. W ater Works, office. AVater works, pump house. V augh. S. res. Weber, Wm. saloon. Weckhaeh & Co., store. Weckbach, J. V., res. Western Union Telegraph office. A bite, F. E., res. "W indham, R. B., office. Vi indhnm & Davies, law office. V ise, "Will. res. Withers, Dr. A. T., res. Young, J. P.. store. S. Buzz ell, Manager. fTKIO LODGE NO. 81. A. O. V. W. Meets even stlternat: Friday eveniui' at K. ol 1. hall. Transient brothers are respectfully in- v led to attend. p. lirown. 3'asrer --orK- m k n : U. K-inster, Foreman ; K. H. Steiniker Overseer; w. h. Miller, Financier; i. k. Ilouseworth. Recorder : F. J Morgan. Receiv er; Win. Crenan. tiuiiie : wm. Luuwi. inside Yatch : L. oisen, uutsiue watci. ZION COMMA N DAKY. NO. 5. K. T. Meets Erst and third Wednesday night of each month at Mason's iiau. visaing Diutnere re cordially lnvitea to meet witn u. VVM.MAY8.KeC. f . WHITE. j. C McCOWIHIE POST 43 C. A. R- KOSTEB. M. A. Dicksojt Commander. Bexj. Hkmplk Senior Vice " S. Cabricax Junior iflt. mles Adjutant. A. Shipmax Surg. a j tlZNKV STRKIGHT.. a. Taksch uraceroi the way. Jamks Htckscx,.... " iuard Serirt Major. 5DKRSO C. FKV.. Quarter Master Sergr. L. C. Ccitria,.. Meeting Saturday evening PLATTSMOUTH BOARD OFTR&DE President Root. B Wlu.lham 1st Vice President A. B. Todd 2nd Vice President Win Neville Secretary F. Herrmann Treasurer F. K. (Juthman dirr-tor. J. O. Richer. F. E. White, J C. Patterson, J. A. Conner. B. Elfou, C. W. Sherman, F. ior der, J. V. Weckbach. i7." t-1 QiiO A MONTH cTn bTmaTe O v V ' JJ -.v.i-kiii fur u.i. Aleuts p eferred win cn furnish a lmrs-e and give ihelr wSol liiii? to t!ie biisines. Spare innm ent in iy he prolitahlv eiup'oyed hUo. a fer yacancies ia t-wm and citi-. B. F. JOHN OS & C. .1000 Mm In -St.. li'chmond. Va. A. U. PVd.se Ht'ite. aie aivl bwineta rrurr- irure. .Vcrer mind about c:uliny tatnn fttr rt- 1 B. F. J. cfc Co. 1 PE HAS TIIE LARGEST FURMITU RE, TINWAEE AUD HOUSEHOLD GOODS. In the city, which lie is oflcring at Prices that will make tbcin soli. A complete line of Window Curtains at si eacrilice. Picture Framed in givat variety. You can get everything you need You can buy it on the installment plan, pay so much each mouth ami you will soon have a line lurniehed house and hardly realize the co.st. Call and tee. I- DP 33 ZLj 3sL SIXTH STREET, BET. MAIN AND VINE. I LA1TSMOIT1I, M B. dLl 2a t&u s-r-J IF IR, I PLATTSMOUTH HERALD ALL THE NLWS POLITICAL AND SOCIAL, FOR 15 CENTS PER WEEK. DELIVERED TO ANY PART OIR, SE -sTT scribe For It Th Daily and Weekly Hkrald is the best Advertising Medium in Cass county, because it reaches the largest number of people. Advertising rate made known on application. If you have property to rent or s?ll it will be to your interest to ad vertise in the Herald. riZaSc THE CITIZENS PLATTSMOUTII. - NEBKArtKA. CAPITAL ST0 K PAID IS. - $50,000 Authorized Capital, SIOO.OOO. nmcr.v.s KANK CARRUTH. JOS. A. OONNON, PrerU.-lant. Vie-President W. II. UUSHINt). Caier. DIUF.CTO.Ka Frar.k Carrutb J. A. Connor, K. U. Guthxr.snii J. W. Johnson, Henry Boeck, John O'Keaie, YV. D. Merriam, Win. WeteEcamp, W. II. Cusbing. Transact a General Bankinp Business. Al who have any Banking business to transact ar invited to call. No matter a'w latere or small the transaction, it will receive our careful attention, and we promise always cour teous treatment. ft-soes Certificates of Deposits bearing; interest Buy and sell' Foreign Exchange, County and Citv securities. FIRST NATIONAL OF PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, OSenthe very beat facilities forth prompt transaction of legitimate BANKING BUSINESS. stocks. Bonds. Gold. Government and I ocl Securities itournt android. Deposits receiv ed and interest allowed on time Cwrtifi eates. Drafts drawn, available in any part of the Uuited States and all the principal towus of Eurooe. Collections made d: promptly ren.itte HUhest market prices paid for County War 8tat ai.d County Bonds. , DIRECTORS Jhn Fltzeerald John R. Clark, O. Tiak'swortb S. wauh. t. y. White. JOBJT KITZOKKAI.I, S HACO. President. Casta r. Advertise AIK.IL MAST AND FINEST STOCK OF 6U JL lis I . a?J K ZLST T 3 BY CARRIERS OF THE CITY BIT IMITL pay itou. Bunk of r.iss County Cor. Main and Fifth Sts.. PlattemnuUi. PAIIUP CAI'ITAI S50 000 SUUPLU3 , 25,'00 OFFICVIiS : C. II. I'ahmk! v... Tresirtent i K.1D "' Vice I'rerirtent . M-Pattkisnox Cashier Jas. I ati:us...v. jk A ss't Cashier IIK"CTOKN: C II. P:triiilp .1. 1 l'ullenin tr.-.i I Smith. K. 15. V, 1 n,l h nil. U. S. Hamttey! Jas. Patterson Jr. A General Bailing Easiness Transacted c;ou:its Elicited. Interest allowpd on tim given to alt uussness eniruMed to Its care. B US1N ESS I) f II ECTO K Y. fr. . r 8- F- THOMAS. Attorne -at-Law and Notary Public nmm r Flizgeraid Block. Platt.moutl,. Neb.' ATTOKNS-.Y. " " A. N. RrLLIVAK. Culon Block. East side. MattMnoutn. Sel la fJROCEKIKS. Stap e and Fancy Groceries, Glasswara Crocket y. Flour and Feed. war an" K. DRESSLER, The 5th St. Merchant Tailor Keep a -ull Line of Foreign 4 Domestic Goods. Consult Your Interest bv r.VinK flm a Cl ontKWOOD BLOCK Tltt WMT. BROWNE. OFFICE. Personal aUention to my care. to all Butine-s Pntrust- Titles Examined. Abst&rcts Cnmn-j surauce Writtea. heal tate P"d- In- STOVES, be Goiwiiioed Better Facilities for mAklu,; Farm fau, thaD Any QtixGP Ajcaer Plaltmoolh, - Ael.ra.ko I