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About The Plattsmouth daily herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1883-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1889)
THE DAILY IlEKALl) i l'LATTSMOUTH. NKUUASKA, TlIUIlSDAY, JILNE (J, 1881). Notice of Special Election- Notice is hereby a'tynu, tint on Satur day, the bth day of Jim.-, ls:, a hccitil election will l luld in mi.l for Cass county, in the Stutc ot Ni l.iitsku, for tho lurpi.(.i; of huliiiittiu mid to fcuhmit to the leul yoten of Cus county, in the State of Nebraska, for their iu ti'i.tanr.eor rejection, by vole and lnllot, unl allow ing the le;d voter of h:tid Ci-h county to Vote upon the following (notion and proposition, to-wit : Shall tin? County of Cass, in the KUte of N-lira-,ka, iMi; und put upon the mar ket Kility ISoiuls of Huiil bounty of the dcnoiuinstioii of One Thousand Dollars eurli, said bonds to Im! dated on the first day of January, ls'JO, and to he p.iynldc at the Fiscal Ajjenrry of tin; State of Ne braska, ii the City of New York, State of New York, twenty years after the date thereof, redeemable at any time on or af ter ten years from date thereof, at the option of said County of Cass, and to b ;ar interest at the r.tte of live per cent p?r annum, payable annually on the first day of January in each y.-ar, for which interest coupons shall be attached, paya ble at the Fiscal A.-ncy aforesaid, and shall the County Commissioners of the said county of Cass, or other person or persons charged by law with the levying of taxes for said county lor the time be ing in addition to the annual taxes, caus ed to be levied annually u tax on all the taxable property of said county, oullicieiit to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable, and also cause to be levied each year up on the taxable property of said county, a tax sulHcient to pay live per cent of the principal of said bonds, and at the tax levy pre eding the maturity of said bonds, levy a tax on all the taxable property of said county to an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest due on said bonds, and taking such action as the re quirements of the law and the provisions of the statutes in such casts made and provided, and the interest of said county and the public may demand, prodded that proceedings shall be commenced for the erection of said Court 1 louse on or before the first day of April, A. 1)., 18!0, and shall be continued without unneces sary delay until the same shall be com pleted. Such special election is to be held and said question and proposition is to be submitted thereat in accordance with the terms of an order of the Hoard of County Commissioners of the said County of Cass, made at a regular adjoitrnd ssesion of said IJoard. duly convened ar.d held at the City of Plattsmouth, he County seat of said Cass county, on the !th day of May, A. 1)., lsl, uud in accordance with the law and statute of Nebraska in said case uiad; and provided and as set forth in its question md prop osition so to be submitted and therein set forth and made a part of this notice, and according to the terms thereof, and that said question ami proposition be submit ted t a vote of the legal voters of said Cass county, and the following shall be the form of the ballots to be used at said election in favor of said question ami proposition, to-wit: ."For the issue of the Ponds of the County of Car-s for the purpose of build mil a County Court House and the levy of tax to pay the principal and interest o f ?uch Io!.d-i." And the rm of the ballots to be used at said election ngiinst suid question and proposition, shall be as follows: "Agam-t tin; issue of Bonds of the County of Cass for the purpose of build ing a County Court House and the levy of a tax to pay the principal and interest of such IJonds." Which election shall be opened at 8 o'clock on the mornine of said day, and will continue open until 0 o'clock m the afternoon cf the same day, that is to say the polls at such election shall be open at S o'clock in the forenoon and continue open uutil (J o'clock in the afternoon of said da v. And the County Clerk of siid county of Cassnhai! at least twenty days previous to such election make out and deliver to the Sheriff of said county three notices thereof of such election, for each Flection Precinct. District and Ward, in which such election in mid County of Ca?5 is to be held, ami the said Sheriff shall post up in three of the most public places in each Election Precinct. pi-trkt and Ward, in which the election jjj said County of Cass is to be hed, the said three notices thereof at least ten days before the limo of holding such election, and at least one f-opy pf the question and proposition so to be tsubtuUted and above set forth shall be posted up in a conspic uous place at each of the several places of voting during tie day of such election. It U further ordered and declared thtt this notice of such election and of such question and proposition so to be voted upon and of the form in which said votes is to be taken, including a full and com plete copy of this notice shall begiycn by publication thereof in the Plattsmouth IIekalp, Plattsmouih Journal. Weeping Water llepublhan. Cass County Eagle, "Wabash "v eekly Neics, Elm wood Echo, Lioaisv'dle Adrtrtiser, Union f,edyer nnc Greenwood la?tt(e, newspapers printed and published ar.d of general circulation iu the paid County of Cas, for at least four weeks jext preceeding the day of said election. It is further ordered tl.ar nch election 6hall take place and be hul.l at the fol lowing named polling pl iCiS and voting places in said Count- of Cass, to-wit : In Tipton Precinct, at Tidball & Ful ler's lumber oflW, E-iglc. In Greenwood Precinct, r.t Town House In Salt Creek Precinct, at Coleman & McPhTson's lumber otiicc. In Stove Creek Precinct, at Graijd Ar my hall, Elm wood. In Elmwood Precinct, E niwood Cen ter School House. In South Hend Precinct. i:t South PJatte lumber office. South Bond. In Weeping Water Precinct at school house ;n district No. S3. Weeping Water 'City at Dr. J. W. Thomas otiice. Weeping Water. In Center Precinct, at Mml-y school honse, ManW. In LocNville Precinct, at S.th Rock well's office, Louisville. In Avoca Prccioct. at O. Tefft's office, Avoca. In Mt. Pleasant Precinct, at Gilmore's ch"ol house, district No. SO. In Eight Mile ('rove Precinct, at Heil's school house, district No. tH. In Liberty Precinct, at Leidig'i fc JJon aldsou"jj lumber ollice, Union. Iu Uock JJluffs Prceiuct, at Murray School house, Murray. In Plattsmouth Precinct, at Taylor's school house, district No. :17. In the City of Plattsmouth: First Ward, County Cleik's ollice. Second Ward, old foundry ollice. Third Ward, Kichey line Lumber ollie5 Fourth Ward, Waterman's lumber of fice. Fifth Ward, Fifth Ward school house. And that at such election the votes shall be received and returns thereof made and the same shall be canvassed by the same officers and in the same manner as required by law at each general elec tion, and it is further ordered that the County Clerk prepare and deliver to the proper officers of such election duplicate poll Hooks and necessary tally lists for use at such election. By order of the Hoard of County Com missioners of Cass county, Nebraska, this Sth day of May, A. IX 1kk!i. A. B. DICKSON, Chairman of Board ot County Commis sioners of Cass county, Nebraska. attkst: Witness my hand as County Clerk and Clerk of the Board of County Com missioners of Cass county, Nebraska, and seal of said county hereto affixed this 9th day of May. A. D. 1SS9. seal BIRD C R ITCH FIELD," County Clerk and Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Cass county, Nebraska. IMPORTANT TO THE CITIZENS. A Traveling Man Creates Creat Ex citement in the Empire House Independence, Iowa, Oct. 14, Hhtumatic Syrup Co., Jackson, ilich: Gents: Your Mr. Brooks came here tonight and registered as agent for llib bard's Rheumatic Syrup, and as he did so it awakened in me an interest neycr before realized in a guest at my house. You will not wonder at it when I tell you the story. For years I have been greatly afflicted with inflammatory rheu matism, the pain and soreness of the joints at time3 being almost unbearable; could move about onlv with the aid of crutches. In addition to this my stomach became badly tliseased, and neuralgia set in, which threatened to end my day. A traveling man stopping with me gave quite a history of your Syrup, and the peculiarities of its combination, which induced me to try it. I hava taken six bottles and no act in my life affords me greater satisfaction than in writing you I am a well man. It will be a pleasure for me to answer any communications, for I believe it to be the best remedy ever formulated. A. S. BowtET, Pioprietor, Empire House, Independence, Iowa. Sold by F. G. Fkicke & Co. DEPAItTNENT OF TIIE lNTEltlOR, CEN sua Office. Washington, D. C, May 1, 1S89. To the Medical Profession: The various medical associations and the medical profession will bo glad to learn that Dr. John S. Billings, Surgeon U. S. Army, has consented to take charge of the report on the mortality and vital statistics of the United States as returned by the Eleventh census. As ths United States has no system of registration of vital statistics, such as is relied upon by other civilized nations for the purpose of ascertaining the actual movement of population, our census affords the only opportunity of obtaining near an ap proximate estimate of the birth and death rates of much the larger xart of the country, which is entirely unprovid ed with any satisfactory system of State and municipal registration. a view of this, the census office, during the month of May this year, will issue to the medi cal profession throughout the country "Physician's Registers'' for the purpose of obtaining more acurate returns of deafljs than it is possible for the enu merators to make. It Is earnestly hoped that physicians in every part of the country will co-operate with the census office in this important work. The rec ord shoulel be kept from June 1, 18, to May 31, 1890. Nearly 26,000 of these registration books were filled up and re turned to the office in 1880, and nearly all of them used for statistical purposes, It is hoped that nearly double this num ber will ba obtained for the Eleventh census. Physicians not receiving regis ters can obtain thee hy sesdins their names and addresses to the census office, and, with the register, an official envel pne which requires no stamp will be pro vided for their return q Washington. If all medical and surgical practitioners throughout the country will lend their &5d, tjjejriortality and vital s'atistics of the Eleventh census slll )e more com prchensive and complete than ihey faaye ever been. Every physician should take a personal pride a haying this report as full and accurate as it is possible to make it. It is hereby promised that all infor nottion obtained through this source shall be held strlcily confidential Robert G. Porter, Supt. of ihnsus. "V t it i -1ft A MONTH can te mn-le I I ' O " worhiiiU for 1H - Agents p eferred who cnu furnish a tiorfij mi f;ie j heir whole time to the busines. Sp-ire iiii m ut l;i y be ir.fpahlv mi'oyel al. . ftr vanareles In tns and cill U. K. .J(!1N MN & O) low M-in-st.. irhirtoiil. yr .V. U.PlMAe state age ami liHxlno-H exper titnee. AVrcr mind about sending stitmp i?r rt vrn. B. F. J. A Co. . . I WOMAN .AND II0MK. THE COMPENSATION THAT COMES TO THE WIFE AND MOTHER. How to Tume nd Train u Canary lllrd. Vuluubln Thoughts on the Cure of Cbil Ircii I'h iiif-ul Culture for I -adieu The Noble I .! of Some of Kurth's Angeli. "My boys uml I havo lieen shut up together fcr bix weeks," sail a littlo wornau the other day, her bright face dimpling with sunny smiles, bhowing how sweet mid fresh is tho quality of youth fulness which makes tho matron n captivating in her meridian us thu girl must have teen in her morning. "Quar antined," she added; "and .ve've hiul u siego of it; but the dear lads were never really ill, notwithstanding tho dreiulful character of thu tliseuso which had them in its clutches. Of course we were terribly anxious, and the doctor kept warning us thut wo could not bo Uh careful; anJ I had such a horror of any infection wafting itself from our doors into the home of somebody else where there were children that I could uot sufficiently multiply precautious; but when all was said, and nil the privations and lisap;ointnients borne, there were compensations. Tho bo1 mid I grew so well acquainted! Wo read several splendid books through, from lirst chapter to finis; wo studied tho Now Testament; wo played games. They told mo everything, just as when they wero my babies toddling over the floor and coining to mamma with their questions and their troubles; and now that it is over I shall always look back with u certain gratitude and pleasure of memory on our six weeks in quarantine." Mothers whoso boys and girls are full of tho excitements and ambitious of student life, or whoso brood is just poising for flight from the homo nest, will understand this woman's feeling perfectly. A similar exjerienco has been tho portion of many of us, varied perhaps by certain conditions. Tho clear husband, it may be, has Imjcii very ill, so that for soino days life, seeming gray faced and unfamiliar, has taken on a new and stern aspect; what witli tho secession from tho ordinary routine, meals altered to suit tho convenieueo of those in attendance on tho invalid, tho world of fashion and of recreation temporarily ex cluded, tho daughter's practicing hushed, the littlo ones diverted in a far away uursery that papa should not bo disturbed, kindred coming with anxious faces and soft foot falls to make daily inquiry, flowers and dainty food left at the door by friendly neighbors, tho pastor dropping in as often as the physi cian, tho door bell muffled; while to all hearts in tho household there has been vaguely threatening the menace of an unspeakable sorrow. What if the happy, easy going, merry voiced man, spending his life between busi ness and home, tho morning and evening regularly calling him to ouo or tho other point with the steady jogging back and forth of the pendulum, should bo about to leave it all, to lay down tho cares and forget tho ac tivities, and sleep the last sleep? Tho wife, who has accepted much of his devotion as a matter of course, her right like that of the flower to sunshine and rain, suddenly in a glimpse of revelation perceives how much she loves him, appreciates his generous love for her; and when, later, tho tide turns, and the patient is convalescent, tho first blessed helpless querulous stago over, and tho "season of calm weather," when health is coming back liko tho tido at flood, fairly inaugu rated, what delight, what ecstasy, what re newal of tho wooing and tho winning days of long ago! "Papa and mamma," the children say, smil ing as they pass tho door and hear tho voices of tho married lovers in endless confidential chat, "are really more devoted than ever." For the first time in years tho pair have an opportunity to be much together iu that soli tude of two which, is the sweetest thing in tho whole world, and itself an Edeu returned, when the two, heart, soul and human inter ests, are absolutely one. Nearer to God we climb by such a ladder as this, and heaven sheds its light of jasper and amethyst over earth's prosaic days. There is a kernel of compensation within tho husk of such suffering, common though it bo, and the home values rise higher, tho home unities are better conserved, the home attitude of de fense against outsido temptations is more resolutely maintained in consequence, A child's school course is interrupted jos$ when parents and teachei-s are most jubilant over the rich mental development which is so rapid and so promising. Tho eyes, the back, the quick growth, somo danger signal flung out by nature in pallor or fatigue, sleep walk ing or forgetf ulness, pain or nervous waste, alarm the family doctor, and he calls a halt. Father and mothor are reluctant to admit that the studies and school discipline are too much for the son or daughter of whom they are so proud; but they are people of common sense, and too much is at stake to make risk possible. Tho boy leaves the desk and takes up the hoo and rake; the gii: goes from the piano to the seaside ; a jouruey is planned' and a thousand influences hitherto out of range are brought to bear upon tho culture pf the youthful mind. Tho time, far from, being lost, is put to good account. The law of compensation holds everywhere, never more firmly than in the life of tho household. Harper's Bazar. Tiiiniii and Tamlnj Canary Birds. I have tamed several birds. I left England one year ago, and before I came hd a bird that was so wild, it was" terrible to go near the cage. This is what I did: I hung the cage up against the wall in my bedroom, more from feJ" of the cat than anything, and at night when it got dusk I threw over the cage a light covering. When I went to bed and the gas was burning bright it roused, he bird, and 6hs generally gave a twit, twit,' asking if I was there.". I - took the covering oil, placed her on my table and used to sit by her talking bby nonsense, till at last she came to tho side where I was sitting, flutter her wungs and open her beak, jvhteh J took; tor a kiss and "good night"" t always 'put her up and covered her; sometimes she would twit and worry hi her cage after I was in bed, upon which I always called out, "Go to sleep, birdie," and she was generally quiet. furjng the day I shut myself in my room rid opoued the cage door; it was not Jong be fore she camo out and would pick 'up any threads and carry them into the cage. Since I came to America I bought her a large cage, such as they put mocking birds in, and gave iu- f,ler,tr fit (wheu I placed thp pld. 3age on the' table" eue refused to go into (f). Never hang canaries in a draught. I always placed her cage on the dining room table at tno end and thero J kept it, with tho doer fir ways open, unless! opened the window and then I closed it for a moment, when she hopped about tho cage in a fury. At dinner jjnje he always weut to tho potato dish and If iho found It too hoc came ib our plates and helped herself to the potato Eoakedui gravyj At last, of her own accord, she followed me nybere? one of her wings being slightly clipped to prevent her from" flying toq" far, but that was done before she' was given tci ma Mv rooms are three iu a row, the sitting ' room In tne center and the bedrooms leading from it on either side. In the looming ahe euuiu hopping luto uiy room and would twit till she roused me, then ihe hopped to my aim's and performed tho samo kindness to him. At last tlio would follow mo into the kitch en and be very enraged If I drove hc-r luick. to the silting room. Sho always camo to mo if I called her and would fetch bread from nny oiiit, und if I pretended to take it from her, would figlit like a littla fury; she would do tho samo for my s.in. Wo placed littlo roins o:i Iter uud she would hop round tho table, ami just us 1 had taught her somo littlo tricks she suddenly died from cramp, caused hy some one, thiukiug s!io hud not water enough to butlio iu, Huriug bouiu water which had been ieed ai.d, taking cold, had killed her. 1 havo not bid another. Whj iu England a lady living in Sussex 1ms a large cage lull out of doors, uud all her ca naries live ia the trees, und nt foiling ti:no they all conio down and sho is covered by a yellow cloud as they jereh on her in every spot they can find to rest upon. Savannah (Ua.) Lady in Goal Housekeeping. Druuiutlo KUui'ut Ion. "You would be surprised," said a friend, "at the number of society women who study dramatic art under tho best teachers without the slightest intention of ever going on tho stage. They do it as tho readiest means of acquiring charm of manners and u good presence." Tho Dolsarto system of training, rightly taken, is the finest way of acquiring flexibility of figure, grace of movement and facial control. 1 have often wished in ol serving tho gauche motions and tricks of manner in even educated women that, they could for a few months havo tho truiniug a good uctress receives. One sees thesu tricks of faeo conspicuous iu country people coming to tho centennial, and plenty who uro not from tho country either. Tho women smile, and they wriuklo up their ry ; '..' : and show tlicir gui:: L.vl.i l.u poodles. A good dramatic teacher would attack these faults at once, and keep criticising them till the pupil was cured. Dulsarte's "decomposing exercises" attractive name! aro really tho finest things for acquiring grace and control of the figure. They are, you know, a series of relaxing movements by bending each joint separately from the finger tips to tho hips, differing from calis thenics in being less formal and fatiguing. Delsarto had the fault of a Frenchman in the passion for formulating theories which afflicts that nation. Formulas seldom do justice to an art, and his rules sound absurd, while their practice is quite another thing. A woman desiring the coinpletest physical aud emotional training should put herself under an enthusiastic pupil of Delsarto. St. Louis Republic. Sleeping Koouis for Children. Possibly tho attention of very few mothers has been directed to tho importance of tho position of their children's beds. With cer tain orderly, careful mothers a small alcove adjoining their sleeping room is generally considered suitable, leaving tho main room so much freer for other uses. But to what fate aro wo consigning our child wheu wo exilo him to the alcove? Here lurks all tho stale, vitiated or we might say dead air, undisturb ed by the freer currents of tho main room. The child breathing this air night after night experiences a loss of vitality, a tendency to colds and a languid, depressed condition in the morning, quite different from tho re freshed awakening in pure air. It has been demonstrated that the beds nearest tho walls in the hospitals have the highest rate of mortality, they being subject to influences of polluted air similar to the alcovo of tho bedroom. The existence of bad ventilation around tho corners and sides of rooms has been so well demonstrated that it has already given riso to tho building of ro tunda hospitals, where tho current of air along tho floors rises as it reaches tho wall, effectually ventilating tho whole. Tho first suggestion of this idea camo from the drop ping of a small piece of paper near the center of a rotunda, where it skimmed along tho floor aud rose as It reached tho wall. In an ordinary room a similar experiment with a pieca of thistlu down will indicate tho usual direction of tho air currents. Babyhood. Worth Remembering. Tho following incident was related by a family physician: Being called upon to visit a sick child, he found tho batio in apparently good health, but crying and struggling con tinually as though suffering extreme pain and anguish. The mother stated that tho child was desirous of nursing continually, and in order to quiet it, she had been obliged "to let it nurse as often as the crying parox ysm camo on. When that failed to quiet it, paregoric or soothing sirup had been admin istered. "When did you give the baby a drink of water last?" asked tho doctor. "I don't remember" replied the mother. "I seldom let him drink water. Does ho need it?" "Need it!" exclaimed the doctor. "Why should he not need it as much as you? The child is suffering from thirst, nothing more." Ho accordingly callod for cold water, gave tho infant a few spoonfuls, and it immedi ately ceased fretting and soon went to sleep, eu joying a long refreshing slumber, the fl.rs$ for many hours. All mothers and nurses should remember this. Infants who nurse may often suffer torment for the lack of a drink of water. Often a child cries from thirst; therefore use common sense, and instead of dosing it with poisonous compounds, give the little sufferer, all he wants. Exchange. Physical Culture for Toadies. "The Society for tho Promotion of Physical Culture and Corset Dress" is the comprehen sive name under which about one hundred Chicago women are associated. The riuy leaves nothing to bo desijed ui the way of ex planation. When1 Mrs. Annie Jenness-Miller lectured here the society was formed to pro mulgate her ideas and continue In this viciaity her crusade for dress reform. Meeting ai-i held on the first Friday of every, month duri" ing the winter, and in the summer a child of tije society, the -'Outing club," keeps the members together. Mrs. Dr. Cary talked about the evils of tight lacing and of kindred subjects, illustrating her remarks by a mani kin ierhaps it should be called a womanikin. Sho told the members where their lungs, wem, ond pointed pat ths fact that the heart lies, iu oilin&ry human beings, near the breast bone. She also located other internal organs very cccurately. The need for fresh air was enlarged upon, and the lecturer inveighed against compressing the lnrg with corsets. It was remarked that most women aro. sadly ignorant of physiology in general, and of then own bodies In, particular, and pt,aker emphasized her ojeairt! to spread knowledge of itiat sort among feminine humanity. Chi cago Herald. The Tyranny of prssnilJi. pr ami-Mpf it New York woman declared to a reorter that she is ready to organize a society for the protection of women from the tyranny of dressmaker". "Just think of it," sha f xclaimSj t in the great majority of cases we cant have a dress made as we want it for love, or money. The dressmaker scornfully ignores our dsa-??. end makes it to suit her eSlf. - -l won't make your gown that way, I said my dressmaker the other day in answer A REGRET. Cb could we hut have wen, w lilln they wero tiurs, Tli'j t;raco of ilayu foivver iihm1 nwuy ; Had we hut felt tiio lo.-auty of tlif iLnv.-m That hlooan-d for us In-fore they knew decay; Could wo have known how wo should yearn in vain I-'or looks niil wiiiles wj uioro to Krr-t our siht. Or how thu fruitlivx ti-ars would fall liko ruin Kor hourx oftivivt eoiiimtitiion, vanished iifte; Th'ir worth to us, lia 1 wo hut ln-lti-r known. Then had v o hfld them di-aitr w hilo our own, Had ki-.t somo salvage for tho Joys o'crlhrowit. And loiielint'&M llsrlt hui found us Ii-sk nlimel Thu Century GOOD READERS. Souk; &t-iisihle SuKext ions for the I n-l ruc tion of Old iiikI Voting. Everybody has theories of education now adays, and tho next generation or two otiht to grow into u highly cultivated race, but tho importance of making them good reudcrs is U-ing forgotten. We educate children for their future gxl; wo give them acconiplish uieuts to render them attractive and agreea ble to thu world of society; to develop their minds for their own future enjoyment, and, lirst of all things, wo teach them to read mid sjiell How many of them, grown into men and women, who would bo ashamed to spell badly, aro ablo to read ono paragraph, se lected ut random, so that every word shall be pronounced correctly, every sentence given undcrstaudingly, every inflection properly marked, and the thought of the author in stantly seized and perfectly expressed, while the voice, meantime, is so pleasantly modu lated that tho fact of tho sound itself is grati fying to tho sense of hearing? In tho niatier of pronunciation alone, few a fashionable chit 1:1 the city. Out of ten at tempts to pronounce coirectly all tho words of a certain paragraph, none wero successful, tho president of tho chit himself making thirteen mistakes, which was only about tho average number. Make tho attempt, each ouo for himself, and see how many of tho following words you pronounce, either as Webster or Worces ter directs: Acclimated, cement, pronuncia tion, plebeian, precedence, finance, concave, concentrate, phial, fuchsia, vase, interest, etc. Tho pronunciation classes which have been tho rugo in tho east have bee'ii a public lieue Ct and a matter of pleasant interest. A few havo been recently organized in Chicago with much success, and arrangements havo been effected for many more in tho full. Everybody knows there aro two ways of reading to one's self, aud that ono of these is as much a selfish benefit as reading aloud. This is with both eyes and lips; in imagina tion, although no sound is produced, tho for mation of each word on tho lips U mailo and the attention, therefore, for tho instant, so fixed upon it that its meaning is fully grasped. In the other way, thero is such breathless in terest in tho facts uarruted that thero seems to bo an overwhelming necessity to hurry on for information's sake, and the eyes alono turned automatically over tho page, and an outline of meaning is grasped without an idea of tho words and phraseology used to express it. The habit of so reading, skim ming over things, produces in a very short time a poor memory. When everything is poured into the mind at such a rato that onlj a confused juniblo is produced no wonder the memory breaks down. There is but ono way to read seriously, im provingly and not for tho solo purpose of pass iug away tho hours. Read and think at the samo time. As each page is finished close the book or turn over tho pajier, concentrate the attention and think over what has just lieen react If you can pat tho thoughts into words and speak them aloud, two things are bound to result: Improvement of mind und improvement of memory. Pleasure thus be comes intellectually profitable. This should ever bo adopted in reading joetry, for the word painting hero- is so beautifully varied thut ofttimes tho meaning must be searched for seriously, ofttimes tho stylo itself renders the exquisite thought obscure. The practice of memorizing passages of poetry will soon become mere play, if reading, good reading, is alwaysdono iu this way. Wo cannot train tho body to our will unless we give it exer cise; nor can we expect different results in mind or memory. The power of concentrated attention, it is claimed, is more apparent in man than in wo man, and it cannot bo denied that this is the case. But the average man traius his mind to this end by hourly practice; tho average woman, perhaps once a mouth, attempts to concentrate her thoughts on one subject. If in these days of culture we pould all learn the definition of reading and know ex actly what the phrase means when tiie word ''reading" is qualified by the adverb "well," it would bo of untold worth to us. A good memory is such a help to self confidence, a good understanding to self improvement ; a good miiid, well cultivate. such a treasure. Au individual possessing all three is a delight unto himself and to tho world. Chicago Her ald. Tlio pifii-r-eiic-e. A gret many scientific men havo descriled in stately phraso the characteristic differences between men and women. Mrs. Frank Leslie, in an article on "W omen's Clothes," siojj them up, however, in a very piquant aud sat isfactory fashion. Kho says-: "A woman, if sho wero sji down on un oasis In the Desevt of. Sahara, with not a cai ayan in sight, would peep into tho pool to see how she looked, and would smooth and fluff her hair and pull her draparies into place be fore she looked to see if thero was anything to eat. A man would look first for smnc: thing to eat, and next for fcvcetLiug to kill, and he wonh', iict loo, into the pool at all ex tpb to drink!?' There you have a pen picture of the marked peculiarities of the two nnimaH Xew Vvrk Herald. ' ' How he Lookc " Grace Greenwood is one of the few women who look like their pictures. Anybody who has ever seen a counterfeit presentment of the high, rather pointed forehead, the promi nent nose, the strong, kindly mouth, the friendly eyes and tho hea,vy black hair drawn down ahnuet to. cover the tips of tho ears, in ilia old fashion, would recognizo the rather short figure and matronly proportions of the brilliant writer whoso pen has not by any means lost its point and sparkle. Mrs. Lirv pincott has one graoe rai among women or raoq-ihe knows when there has been enough after dinner speaking, aud the can win moro adjuration, by sorting a clever remark in a fpme of twelve words than often repays tho most brilliant orator for a twenty minutes' peroration. Kansas City Journal. life in Pizen Creek, CoL Whipsaw (of the Rattlesnake ranch, I being shown to his room m the Bad I Jinds house) Wb-what does it say on that air 6ign up there? Landlord It says "Guests will please re move their spurs before retiring." "By the north fork of the Great Crooked Bitterroot! . Go out to tho corral an' git my hoss an1 I'll mosey I If the effete ways of tho worn out east are sneukin in here like this I shall start furder west to-night 1" Texas Sittings. K. is. Winoiiam, John A. Imvim, Notary I'uhlie. Notniy IiiM!o HlVIMIAd II.WIKW, Attornoyc - at - Law. Office over l'.aiik of Cuh Coiiiily. VI. MTSMOUTM. - NKIlKAMiA C. F. SMiT H, The Boss Tailor M.ihl S. Over Merles' Shoe Slore. lias the best and mo-t complete ntork of samples, both fort-ion and domestic woolens that ever rami: west o f M issouri river. Note t hese pricis: liusintKS suits from $111 to $.:;ri, dries !-uit.-, to $-15, pants $4, !.o0 mid upwards. CSTWill guarantee a lit. Prices Defy Comoelilion. H. C. SCHMIDT, (cor nt v si i: r on.) Civil Engineer Surveyor and Draftsman Plans, Specifications and IM i.uutt s, Mu nicipal Work, Mmjis Arc. PLATTSMOUTH, - - 7EB Dr. C- A. Marshall. r .-.- ,. r v. I :-r..T i' ""III. .- . ' . ,y Etoci&airt Z3ezitiot. Preservation of the Natural Ttttli a Specialty. Auttlietics given fur Pain- I.KSH FlI.I.INO OK 12XT!iA TION OK Tl-.l 'l II. Artificial teeth mle on iM, Silvtr, Kubber or Celluloid Plates, and ilisi rted us soon us teeth art; extruded when de sired. All work warranted. Prices reasonable. KtT.'iKu i.iiY; Iti.ii'K li, vtth i.i:i n . NKIt MIKE SCHliELLBSCHER, Wagon and IJl;icksmi th .Shop. Wagon, Buggy,, Machine mid Plow 3 23 TPj&XIXa.JS' G . A Specialty, lb: uses the Horseshoe, the Hist I Ior.-( shoe for the Farmer, or for Fast K.-Sving and City purposes, ever invented. It is made so anyone can can put on sharp or flat corks as needed for wet .'ind slippery roads, or smooth elry roads. Cull and Exsimine. these Shoes and you will have no other. J. M-Schneilbacher, rth St., Plattsmouth, Neb. THE OLD BEUAOLE. . a. nmm k son Wholesale und He'nll Dpp.ifr z Shingles, Lath, Sab, oors. Blind s, Can supply cv-ery demand of the trade Cll and g'.-t terms. Fourth street In Rear of Opera Ilou-i';. Eo"bsrt Donnelly5 Wagon and Blacksmith Wagons, Kuirjries, Machines tjulckly llrpalred ; I'lowe Sharpened and (ieijt-tui Jobbing Ioiie. Horseshoeing A Specialty I THE THE NEVEP.LIP Horseshoe. wi:lcn Mian-ens I'sel' n It werrs awiy. so t iiere is u-ver any ilaiiyer of ytir Hoish siippltif; and hurting i'M-lf. ail I and exaniii. ' tliiK Mi mikI yen v, lii Have no other, lieiahliee made. -..ROBERT' DONNELLY SIXTH ST., PLATTSMOUTH Or the Liquor Habit, Positively Curec? BY ABjJIillSTEEIIlQ BR. HAINES' G3l9m SPECIFIC. It csr be given in a cup of colee or tea. or in ar ticles of food, without the knowledge of the per son taking it; it is absolutely harmless and will effect a permanent and ppeedy cure, whether the patient ia a moderate drinker or an alcohol ii wrecK. it NEVER FAILS. e GUARANTEE a complete cure in every instance. 41 page book -. Aaaifs in connaencr, H SPECIFIC CO., 1 85 Bact St, Cincinnati, a s 1 nifrtfeSh a a a a h s a it liE LUMBER Drunkenness