THE DAILY HERALD i'l'LArtSMOtJTtt, NEihiASUA, WJEtJftfKiSDAT, ttA2.S,183& The Plattsnjouth Daily Herai3.i Tin: IiOGUS XOBLEMEX. I! N O T T S S., Publishers & Proprietors. THK I'LATTSMOUTH HKitLl I published everv even'ng except Sunday ami Weekly every Thursday uioriiiug. Uejjis tcrcd at th postoRlce, I'.attfinoioli, Nebr.. i.n Hf-oiicl-c-l in matter. OHIire corner of Vine and filth street. Telephone No. 3. TKRMS FOR IMILY. One cony nni jt-ar In advance, by mail.. -.$6 00 One copy per month, ly ran icr 60 One copy per week, by carrier............. 13 TERMS run WEKKLV. On oopy one year, in advance .....SI SO One copy six itiomnt. in advance 75 It IN DISK TWINF. A correspondent writes: "Somebody oujiht to take the kink out of the binder twine question. If it is nut pioperly ventilated there will bo those who will ma the twine rise for a free trade hobby." When twine lmidinj; harvesters were first introduceel, all the twine used upon them rras made from flax aud hemp, mostly grown in the United States. For many years previous, trade had been so nearly free in manilla and si.sal (hemp), ttiat these fibers had nearly ex tinguished the growth of American hemp and when the large demand for the har vest field came prices quickly advanced. Farmers would not have been compelled to pay 25 cents a pound for hemp binder twine, in 1880, if American hemp culture Lad previously been adequately protect ed aud developed. When it became apparent that thj demand could not be supplied by the few t Aine mills in the country it was ascertained, on trial, that a manilla rope yarn (a single strand of manilla rope) would work as well upon a grain binder as a 3 or 4 ply hemp twine, and could be supplied at 13 cents or 14 cents a pound. As a matter of course hemp twine at 25 cents a pound y.ii immediately condemn ed as worthless, and all contracts there for were voided. The demand for binder twine has now reached. 40.000 tons per year, manilla and sisal twine (rope yarn) have been given the preferance over Jienip twine, and the steadily increasing demand for ttiese fibers has resulted in higher prices. Manilla being produced in the Philip pine Islan ls, with an area of only 150, 000 square miles, and sisal bt-jaj the pro luctof Yucatan, Mexico, with aa area of 58,7 IS square milts, while all the world require these cheap fibres for rope end cordage, as well as for biudlng twine, it is not strange that the price Las nearly doubled. Hemp twine can now be mafic is cheap as manilla and sisal twlaj. It will be seen, from the foregoing, that farmers may practically make their own price for binder twine. If they wiil have manilla and sisal twine, and nothirg else, they will be sure to pay dearly fir it. If they will encourage the production of domestic hemp, and produce it on their own farm?, and hive it spun in neighboring nills, they ara sure to get good binder twina at a reuonaMe price. The duty on manilla and sisal has bf;n: $25 per ton (about 1 cent a pound) for rany years, and the duty had absolutely nothing whatever to do with the recent advance from S cents to 14 cents er pound. The only way to obtain manilla cheaper in the future is to substitute other fibers in its place, ami thereby les sen the demand. A few men, a single company, or even an individual can now j corner the manilla and sisal markets; tut if hemp is proeluccd, in this country and elsewhere, to take the place of these fibers, corners are less easily effected. It will not elo to say that these libns re indfcpensible because of their indii tructibility. The world moved en almost 6000 years using rope, cordage and twine made from flax and hemp before manilla or sisal cams into use. American Economist. The restoration of Hon. W. H. V Clayton to the office of United States At torney for the Western District of Ar kansas, from which he was removed by President Cleveland, will be heartily in dorsed by the republicans of that state; and it is to be hopeel that the democrats will permit him to serve, instead of kill ing him as they did his brother. Senator Ixoalls agrees with several other republicans in the opinion that a special session of congress will be call- d earlr in October. Such action is clesir i Me, it is held, for the purpose of orgnr -izing the house in good season, ai d otherwise promoting the interests of the country, as the democrats were never known to do when they had control of the work of legislation. Da NotTMnk for a Moment. thai catarrh will in time wear out. The theory is false. Men try to believe it because it would be pleasant if true, but it is not, ad all know. Do not let an acute attack of cold in the head remain unsubdued. It is liable to de velop into catarrh. You can rid your self of the cold and avoid all chance of catarrh by using Dr. Sage's Catarrh Hem edy: If already afflicted rid yourself of this tjoublesome disease speedily by the same means. At til druggists. A SIMPLE METHOD OF UNMASKING THE PRETENDERS. Counts That Are of tio Account Barons Who Are Uurreo of All Honor Mar qnliMMi Without m. Mark of Distinction. Americans Kasily Taken In. On any fino day you can boo a dozen fraudulent noblemen airing themselves on upper Uroadway. A boerua baron, a counterfeit count, a miscalled marquis, should never impose on anybody. How can they be detected? Easily enough. Suppose you have a nobleman presented to you; the intro ducer should bo ablo to vouch for him if the matter of titlo is a point in question. But j-our bogus nobleman nearly al ways presents himself. Then go to the consulate of hia country. A SCRE DETECTOR, Thero it is easy to satisfy yourself of his identity. Generally speaking, al though not always, real noblemen regis ter at tho consulate on their arrival in New York, but every consulate, even if tho gentleman has not recorded there, is more or less able to give information as to noblemen belonging to their country. Thanks to tho English Peerago (Burke's and Debrett's) and the German Gotha ische, Grafen and Freiherrn Calendar, ns well as to tho army lists of both coun tries, it i3 pretty easy to get at the facts. And thero are so many real noblemen and officers of the German and English armies hero In this city that the bogus article could easily be detected by being confronted with the real one. The impostor is generally good looking and distingue and has a dangerous knowledge of what he is talking about, depending on his good looks and his cheek to cany him through. And our ricli girls, blinded by what they believe to lo the honor of being courted by a real live lord or count, fall an easy vic tim to the unscrupulous fortune hunter. Counterfeit noblemen and real noble men, who have so far forgotten what is elue to their name that they closely re semble tho bad article, abound and al wavs will al)Ound in a great cosmopol itan city liko New York. As long as the present inordinate love for titles exists in this enlightened republic, people must not bo astonished if they are the dupes of such as have a smattering of educa tion anel the cheek to call themselves by a high sounding title. All these counterfeit noblemen have one characteristic that is, on all possi ble occasions they will brag of their noble descent and will tell the most wonderful stories of their doings at homo and of the eloings of their ancestors generations be fore them. The latest specimen who has been an noying various families, particularly that of Mr. William Stein way, represent eu himself as a nephew of the latter, called himself at various times Count Bonin, Count von Arnim, Baron Fedwitz and rorious other names. What his real in tentions wpra have not been found out as yet. Inspector Byrnes of the metropol itan police has nipped his career in the bud. SPECIMENS OP THE SPUMOUS. A peculiar and rather amusing case ov.co came under the notice of the writer, himself for long years an pfilcer in the Prussian service. Ho used to lunch reg ularly at a down town restaurant, when one day ho was told by the proprietor that ho had an ex-ofScer, who was down on Ids luck, as waiter. The said waiter claimed to be a Count X , and said that he was a first lieu tenant in a crack cavalry regiment of the Guards. Tho writewas rather curi ous to see tho waiter, as he had person ally known Count X . ne was rather sl.vplical as to the waiter's identity, see in:; that ho told wonderful stories of hi3 prowess during tho Franco -German war, tlu count in reality having entered the arr.iy only after tho closo of the cam. paigu. At last tho waiter mado his appear anee, and after having been taken to tas!: he acknowledged that he was not tho count, but was once the count's 6er vvsit. The latter fact accounted for his intimate knowledgeof the count's family ailalrs. Many are the cases where American wi -c3 have married bogus noblemen and suITered bitterly for it afterward, simply because they did not take the trouble to mate inquiries, but believed everything the smooth tongued rascals said. The writer was talking on Fifth avenue with a gentleman, when tho name of a marquis well known in New York was mentioned. On asking what national ity tho marquis was, ho received as answer: "Oh, he i3 not really a marquj3, only wo all call him so." The most dangerous are the Italian, Spanish and French marquises and other noblemen, as titles of nobility exist in those countries to such an extent that they are really difficult to classify. All this makes it very hard for such noblemen who como here to gain a foot ing in good society, as people have been no often duped by tho spurious article that when an authentic man comes ho is apt to bo looked on with a dubious pye. If tho consulates here are not able to give information, it is easy enough to write to the American consuls in Lon don, Berlin, or whatever country the claimant of tho title comes from, to re ceive authentic information. But as long as tho inordinate craving of Americans exists for titles, bo long will tho American store keeper and tailor, cs well as the American heiress, fall an easy victim to the foreign adven turer who comes with a big sounding title. Tho more names and the longer tho title tho better. New York Journal. Mrs. Stations' Shoes. "People think that I actually wear Urs. Siddons' 6hoes," said Mrs. Ellen Terry, "but of course I don't. ( I cherish tlicm much too dearly for- that, and only to think they were on the dear, dead lady's feet. A present from one actress tounother. Hero are the shoes, which nra made of silver satin, bound and trimmed with red silk, adorned with gilt spangles and gold embroidery." U-sailiSat "A great ileal has been done," saiel an old sailor tho other day, "to improve the lot of the men beforo tho mast, 6ince first I vcnt to se-a s a cabin boy, and when ever a complaint is properly lodged against a cruel ofiicer, 1 must say it is fairly investigated. Yet for all that, thero are plenty f murders committed today on tho high seas that are never in vestigated because no complaint is made. Every day ono or two vessels come into this port with a shorter crew than they btarted out with and their captains' re ports of 'seaman fell overboard and was lost,' or 'cabin boy killed by falling spar,, or 'coal passer died from heart trouble and was buried at sea, are accepted as perfectly satisfactory. No investigation is made into the death, unless some one lodges a formal complaint. "It's an easy matter for one man who has a grudge against his mate to shove the other overboard, if they are both up in the rigging in a dark and stormy night. Tho unseen cutting of a ropo is often' enough to do it. It is e?asy to drop a block or a marline spike on the heid of a man below, that will knock him dazed into the water to drown, or down to the de-ck to smash his skull. 'Heart trouble' covers a great deal of insufficient nour ishment, lack of medicine and overwork. This is not the way things are done on land. You have your coroners here to investigate sudden deaths, why should they not look into deaths at sea? Many poor cowards would tell the truth against their officers, if they were thus forced to do so, who would not dare come forward and lodge a complaint they might be un able fully to prove." New York Tribune. The Head of the Army. Gen. Schofield's salary is 13,000. Al though ho is tho successor of Sheridan, who followed a line of soldiers in the of fice who were national heroes, and al though he is rightfully the incumbent by reason of his services to the country, his career has not been such as to make his name over familiar to people generally. Flis military life has been long and the duties faithfully performed, but in few events has he been very conspicuous. Gen. Schofield was born on the 20th of September, 1S31. Ho gratluated from the United States Military academy in 1853. in tho 6amo class with Sheridan, McPherson and Hood. Before the war he left the service to become a professoi of natural science in a university, but at tho breaking out of hostilities ho entered the army as a volunteer. A ma jor'f com mission was tendered to him at once and on Nov. 21, 18G1, he had reached the grade of brigadier general. He served all through tho war, notably in the Atlanta campaign, and for a, timo was, secretary of war in Grant's first cabinet. At presr ent his duties are practically nominal, for there are plenty of subordinates to look after eletails. He ha3 an office in th de partment building which is principally interesting for the relics which it contains of his servjeo. Sheridan filled up his pf fico in a similar way, and it was a favor ite spot for sightseers. Louisville Courier-Journal. The Cottonwood Tree. It was not many years ago that the Cottonwood tree was considereej useless for the purposes of lumber. Today It is crowding white pine out of the market for certain purposes, and largo fortunes are being mado all along the Mississippi river out of this wood, which was wet despised as mucl, in that fifcl.las agaj always has been among fishermen. In New Orleans white pine Js worth ?;5 a thousand, xvulle yellow cottomv. brings G5. For the ceiling of grain barges it i3 invaluable, as grain cannot sweat in it. Every cracker box in use in this city today is mado of cotton wood, and ft cannof bo pxpelled for fruit bar rels. I do not know why this is so, but it is a fact, nevertheless. Cottonwood will, hold nails and can Ihj used for build ing, anel it is also capable of a fine polish after certain treatment, and it is much priced for interior elecorations. There are now men rich because they own tracts covered with cotton wood, who five years ago would have traded an aero of it for a yellow dog. SU Louis Globe Democrat. When We Were Hoys. Speaking of "mibs," who has not in dulged in that fascinating gamo at some stage of his youthful career? Every man has had "in his time his favorite "shooter" either an agate, an alley, or, perchance, a cornelian and he has had a bag of marbles. Ho has been able to make a good ring on soft dirt with the sharp edge of his boot heel, anel he has often ecoopee holes in the ground for "ho'ey-boley." tie has practiced lagging at the ring for his shot, and he never forgot tho order of that shot. If he were a 6mart boy he put the kibosh on his better playmates by calling: "Fen picks an' fen everythings allaroun' the game!" Often he has recklessly played 'Schineya for keeps," and even now he cannot pass a crowd of boys playing marbles without involuntarily pausing to see what the next boy did on his shot Marbles was and still is a great game, especially when played "for keeps." Chicago Heialeh Cone to Ruin. Sherman Island was one of the first islands reclaimed and a few years ago was a perfe-ct garden 6pot. In 1873 the island, which is of a peaty formation, caught fire and burned for months. The smoko was so dense that vessels found difficulty in navigating both the Sacra mento and San Joaquin rivers. It burned out in some places to a depth of fifteen and twenty feet, and the island today is entirely submerged. No one lives upon it at all except a few fishermen, whose floating houses are tied upon what was once a levee. The town of Emmatown Is no more. The residences are aban doned, the wharf and warehouses dilapi dated and unused, while the water stands up to the windows in the school house. It is a scene of desolation. Sacramento llecord-Unku. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. 84. 85. G5. 20. 45. 4. 71. 88. 87. 71. 8. 30. 18. GO. 51. GI. 22. 13. 25. G8. 5. 20. 74. 82. 70. 31. 10. ;;. 101. 25. GO. 73. eo. 24. 91. 78. ')0 . 28. 81. 3-. 38. 41. !)0. Gl. U(j. 07. 44. 9(5. 4. 40. 80. 67. G. GO. 14. 50. 40. 50. 8.';. 33. 73. 3. 2G. 72. GO. 5:. 15. I t. 54. 100. 30. kl. 5d. 27. 93. 75. 1G. 61. 11. 13. 25. 42. 23. 7G. 57. 10. 40. 10. G4. 00. 32. 20 23. S5. 33. 8. 47. 6. 7. 43. 4. Biuhl Jos. Bank of Cuss county. Bee-son, A. its. " " office. Bennett. L. I), store. res. Bonner stables. Brown, W. L. otlice. res. Ballou, O. II. res. office. B. & M. tel. office. B. & M. round house. Blake, John saloon. Bach, A. grocery. Campbell, D. A. ns. Chapman, S. M. res. City hotel. Clark, T. coal office, Clerk district court. Connor, J. A. res. County Clerks office. Covell, Polk & Beeson, oflice. Cox, J. IJ, res. Craig, J. M. res. Critch field. Bird res. Cummins & Son, lumberyard. J. C. farm. Cook, Dr. office. Clark, A. grocery store. Clark, Byron office. Cummins, Dr. Ed., office. District court office. Dovey & Sou, store. Dovey, Mrs. George res. Emmons, J. II. Dr. office and res. First National brink. Fricke, F. G. & Co., elrug store. Gleason, John res. Goos hotel Gering, II. drugstore. " res. Haelley, elray aud express. Hkhai.i) t'jee. Holmes, C M., res. Hutt fc Co., meat market. IK'iuple .v Troop, store. Hal!, Dr. J. II., office. res. Holmes, C. M., livery stable, ?faU $ Ouig, agricultural imp. Jones, W. D., stable. Journal office. Johnson Bros., harelware store. Johnson, Mrs. J. F., millinery. John3on, H. P-., res. Klein, Joseph, res. Kraus, P., fruited confectionery T-'.Yl.igston, Dr. T. P., office. Livingston, res. Livingston, Dr. li. P,., oiae. iUauager Waterman Opera House. McCouit, F., store. McMaken, II. C, res. Murphy, M. B., store. Murphy, M. B., res. McMaken, ice office. Minor, J. L., res. Mcyoy, galoua, Moore,L.A., res. and floral garden Neville, Win., res. Olliver & Kamges. meat market Olliver & Kamge slaughter house. Pub. Tel. Station. Palmer , H. E. re? Petersen Bros., meatmarket. Petersen, R, re-s. Polk, M. D., res. Patterson, J. M., res. Riddle ho'ise. Ititchie, Harry. Schilelknccht, Dr. office. Sliipman, Dr. A. office. ' is r.ei. Sho waiter, W, C. office. Siggins, Dr. E. L. res. . nice. Streight, O. M. stable. Smith, O. P. drug store. Skinner & Ritchie, abstract; a;:d Joan Pilicc, Sherman, C. V. office. TodeT, Ammi res. Troop & Ilemple, store. Thomas. J. W. Summit Garden. Water Works, office. Water works, pump house. Waugh, 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 office. Wise, Will, res, Withers, Dr. A. T.. res. Young, J. P., store. S. Buzzell, Manager. ' TRIO LODGE NO. 84. A. O. V. W. Meet every alrernat Friday evening at K. ej 1. hall. Transient brothers r.re respectfully in V td toatfend. K P. Brown. Waster work man ;f B. Kinster, Foreman ; F. H.Steimker Overseer; W. H. Millar, Financier; . F. Houseworth, Kecorder ; F. J Morgan, Keceiv er ; Wm. Crehan. Guile ; Wm. Ludwijj, Inside tVatch : L. Olsen, Outside Watcii. Mt, ZION COMMANDARW NO. 5, K. T. Meets first and third Wednesday night of each month at Mason's ball. Visiting Uro there are cordially invited tQ meet with u. Wm. Haid, Kec. F. E. White. E. C. McCONIHIE POST 45 G. A. R. BOSl'KH. M. A. Dickox '"ommander. Ben.i. IIfmpI;c....,, Senior Vice " S. CAKKiiiAM.. Junior ' " -. Nil ks ' Adjutant, A. Shipmax Siirg. IUcxkv Stkkight Q, M. A. Tarsch , officer of the Day. Jamks IIicksox " inard Sergt Major. Andkrkos C. Fky.. ..Quarter Master Serrt. L. V,. Ocrtib Post Ghaplaiu eellDir Saturday evening PL, ATTS MOUTH BOARD OF TRADE President Kobt. B Windham 1st Vice President A. B. Todd 2nc Vice President Win Neville Secretary F. Hew-mann Treasurer F. R. Gutliiuan DIRElTORS. T rt T:Y,at T.- 17 U'hita I C PnttaMAfi J. A. Conner, B. Elion, C. W. Sherman, F. Oor- n-r. J. V. weckoacn. Iseat littli bracelets are formed of small circles of nugget finish goltl. jir.ke4 together, with a pear) in the center of ca.'Ji. 8 "7 tf ( A MONTH can be made I O l' 0-J" wonting lor us. Agents r. referred who can furnish a horse and gtre heir whole time to the business. Spare mom ent-mayheproBtaf-.lv employed aa. A f ef vanancles la t'v is ni,d cili-s. B- F.JOHN. M;S (jO..Vif.9Min-st.. Uifihmond, Va. JV. U. F'cae- utate a(je and buxiuets exper ience. JVertr mind about aenditio stamp for re ply. B. F. J. Co. 1M FUR HAS THE LARGEST AND FINEST STOCK OF NiTOBE, TINWAEE HOUSEHOLD GOODS. In the city, which he is offering at Prices that will make them sell. A complete line o'i Window Curtains at a sacrifice. Picture Frames in great variety. Von can get everything you need Vou can buy it on the installment plan, pay so much each month and you will foon have a line luniished house and hardly realize the cost. Call and ee. Z. E DS .A. 25 Xj 2v 3iT, SIXTH STREET, BET. MAIN AND VINE. FLAT TSMOU Til, NEP, T PLATTSMOUTH HERALD rpiRirisrTS 5 ALL THE NEWS POLITICAL AND SOCIAL, FO CENTS PER WEEK. DELIVERED BY CARRIERS TO ANY PAET OP THE CITY OR SB TT SIT IvC A-IJli. Tubscribe For It Tins Daily and Weekly Hicrald is the hwt Ad vcrti.iing Medium in Cass county, because it reaches the largest iiuml cr of people. Advertising rate made known on application. If you have property to rent or sell it will he to your interest to ad vertise in the Hkkald. Is! Willi TMH !TTLT. Ad verttss hp Co minced THE CITIZENS B -fi&L. KT ! PLATTSMOUTH. - NEBRASKA. Bank of Cass County CAPITAL ST0 K PAID IN, - $50,000 Authorized Capital, $100,000. PlattemeutU. $50.00ff Z5,00 OFFICERS .'KANK CAU&UTII. JOS. A. CONNOR, Pra.siisnt. VUe-J'reslJeut W. H. CUSIJIN'. Cahier. DIRECTORS Frank Carrutu J. A. Connor, F. K. Guthiiiaun J. W. Johnson. Ilenry Boeck, John O'lteefe, V. 1. Merriani, Wra. Wetccainp. W. U. Cuslung. Transacts a General Banking Business. Al who have any Banking business to transact are invited to call. No matter h larre or small the transaction, it will receive our careful attention, aud we promise alvraya cour- teoaa treatment. Issues Certificates ot Deposits bearing interest Buys and sells Foreign Exchange, County and Cltv securities. FIRST NATIONAL. OF PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, Offers the very test taciiitlM tor the prompt transaction of legitimate BANKING BUSINESS. stocks, Bonds, Gold, Government acd Inctl Securities Boui;h t and Sold , Deposit reoel7- ed and interest allowed oa time Osrtia cates. Drafts drawn, available iu any part of the United .States and ail the principal towns of Eurooe. Collections made & promptly retr.ittefi Highest market prices paid ter County War State ai.d Count ? Bocds. DIRECTORS I John Fttreerild John R. Clark, s. w amen. JCBX KITMrBALLI, President. D. Tlaksworth t. F. White. 8- WAt'Oo Caahirr. Cor. Main and Fifth Sts., PMDUP CAPITAL. SURPLUS OFFICERS C. IT. Parmf.i.f. Kkk.u Ookdkk J. M. Pattkkson-.. JA.S. fATI'EKSO.V.JH , DIRECTORS C. II. Parmple. .1. M. I'atterso .H. Muitli, li. 1J. Windlialii Jits. Patteisou Jr. A General Banting Business Traasactei Accounts Solicited. Interest allowed on tlin deposits, an. I i.roiuj.t .ttentioa given to all business entrusted to its care. Tresiden Vice President Cashier Ass't Cashier 1, r red Gorder. IS. S. Ramsey, BUS I ESS 1)1 RECTORY. A TTOIISE Y ? ' " ... 8. F. TU"MAS. Attorne- -at-Law and Nnl.iry Public. OtHee In Fl:zgera d Block. Plattunouth. Heb. ATTOKNLY. " " " A A. X. BTTLLIVAN, to all burinex intrusted to biro. Oflice lm Union Block. East side. PlatU.moUh. SeS. flUOCEKIES. .' " , CHRI8. WOHLFARTH. Staple and Fancy Groceries. Glasswarw an Crockery. Flour and Feed. BC K. DRESSLEH. The 5th St. Herchant Tailor K6jsa FullUneoI Foreign & Domestic Goods. Consult Your Intero-t bv Giving Htm a Cal SHERWOOD BLOCK OPPICE. -taayS.lk6Qtltt to,U1 BulueB Entrust- KOTARY IX OKFIVB. Titles Examined. Abstarcts rtmnttsi r surauce Written, Real Kstatfc"ld. ' Better Facilities for makins Farm Loans tteaa Any Otlier Aqchoj. riattsinoutb, - 2b'c1rack v