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i v' tan ere.7 He km lis other day about some hunter on the plains who wm pursued by a relentless cyclone. In sheer desperation the hunter turned and fired his trusty riflo at the rapidly approaching funnel shaped cloud. Instantly the wind began to lone its nerve, and in lesa tluvu u minute the landwape was as leautifiil as a day in June. Mr. Betta f;hut himnelf tip and wrestled with the wcrets of nature. At last h truck J my gravel, and his patent is ap plied for. I "It is a l;ire;o raider hall filled witk 8on cotton tit dynamit, he explained, i "which will he hnrled with terrific forai j ot the advai.-cinr cyclone. The eplo-, Hive will have a fus" to it which will be 1 ignited automatically." lie further explained that the prnpell 'n instrument was r arranijwl that it .lways piintd at theeyclont. Tlie lall wan thrown after the wind had attained a certain velocity. Mr. lietts has had a great deal of trouble in arranging this htHt detail. For he found that if he net it at too low a notch the machine would o off in a tiff breeze and throw the rubher ball of dynamite over into a neighboring past ure or down into a cow lot, doing jjreat lind immediate damage to the cows with out any material advantage. Then, again, if the machine were set tio high, it woulA not get into active oeration until after the entire family had crossed tho Dark River and the cyclone was in the next county. Mr. Detts says there is no question but that a done of dynamite will knock any cyclone cold. The inachi nes can be pot on a high pole out of the reach of goats nd children. Chicago Inter-Ocean. Trmi That Really Mean tbe Same. The English language must appeal fearfully and wonderfully made to a for eigner. One of them, looking at a num ber of vessels, said, "See what a flock of ships. He was told that was a fleet, and that a fleet of sheep was a flock, d, it was added, for his guidance in mastering tbe intricacies of our lan guage, that a flock of girls is called a bevy, and a bevy of wolves is called a drove, and a drove of thieves is called a pang, and a gang of warriors is called a host, and a host of porpoises is called a hoal, and a shoal of buffaloes is called a herd, and a herd of children is called a troop, and a troop of partridges it called a pack . and a pack of swans is called a whitenens, and a whiteness oS geese is called a gaggle, and a gaggle of brant is called a gang, and a gang a1 ducks is called a team. A team of widgeon is called a- com pany (or trip), and a company of teal is called a flock, and a flock of snipe is railed a whisp, and a whisp of bitterns and herons is called a sedge, and a sedge of plovers is called a flock, and a flock of larks is called an exaltation, and an ex altation of beauties is called a galaxy, and a galaxj- of ruffians is called a horde, and a horde of rubbish is called a heap, and a heap of oxen is called a drove, and a drove wf blackguards if called a mob. and a niob of whales is called a school, and a school of worshipers is called a congregation, and it "congregation of sol diers i called a corps, and a corps of sailors is called a crew, and a crew of robbers is called a band, and a band of liees is called a swarm, and a swarm of people is called a crowd. Ash ton (Eng.) .Reporter. She "Wan Heroic in Her "Way. J somewhat amusing incident oe cmtred at an English provincial theater during a performance of "Called Back." Early in t!" evening an old lady took up her seat in the balcony and concen trated her attention on the play. When ntony received his coup de grace at tt?e hands of Macari the lady becam very excited and fainted. She waa taken down to the vestibule, and on re covery it was suggested she should leav the theater. This, howevers she de clined to do, being anxious to witner, as she put it, "the beautiful play." She accordingly returned to her seat, apparently well. The vision scene in Act I next proved too much for her, and again she fainted. Once more restora tives were applied, and she declared her intention of staving to the end. Nothing occurred in Act 11 to arouse her synipa thiea. but the Siberian scene in Act IIL in which Dr. Ceneri shuffles off the mor tal coil, again upset her neves, and one more she fainted. By thie time the man agement had had enough of the thing juxd the old lady was sent away in a cat to her residence, not far off. Jester. Shaving la Dang-erowa, We have often heard that shaving the face with a razor w;is a bad thing; that it injured the nerves and caused weak 'vee: that it removed the natural cover- ' mg from the throat and neck, and that -vltogether it was thoroughly phymologv seal, A writer in The Medical Clasaion 2iaa been looking into this matter a little -more closely. By the aid of a micro scope applied to a closely shaven face ha discovered that the skin resembles a piece of raw beef. The razor remove mot only the hair, but also a portion of the cuticle. The blood vessels thus ex posed are not visible to the naked eye, but under the microscope each little quivering mouth holds a drop of blood. Vbe nerve lips are also uncovered and the pores are left unprotected, making be skin tender and unhealthy, nd the rson is liable to have colds, hoa'seness . jd sore throat. Dining la Paris. Ladies of tbe world in Paris havw in troduced a new fad, and this is to go and dine with their husbands and brothers at the Cercle de la Rue Royal. These dinners take place in private salons attached to the club, and are the most select and choice little feasts im aginable, the cooking being of the very best. The Marquis de Mornay gave one of these dinners to several of his friends. The table was decked under a canopy of -tea roses, and tbe cloth was concealed fey field of Russian violets, which filled the room with toeir intoxicating i Argonaut. HUNTER'S HARD PACIFIC OOAST. 4 Very K.aeratlr nuaincut Spoiled ly the Ieryereneiia of a Stupid Hull Headed, Humpbacked Whale An IncrcUiulo Mory of Hard Luck. In passing up Front street a reporter's attention was attracted to a singular ap pearing man who stood in front of a hide and fur store examining a very hand iiiio ana otU-r skin which hung in the window. His hair was long, and hi 3 face covered with a full growth of beard of ;i rich auburn hue, which hung down on his bre.ist. His lott:in j was of strange :nuke and material, a:i I his tout e:n .-m-ble wsis calculated to give o:i an idea that "the wild man of I'.rncn had just :.i;iiij to town." Theivp rle"a?riroac;!ieJ tie? window, and liter pausing a rao-in- ;ii said: "That i.- a very h:i;rls:ue s.'cal" "Yes." said t:ie sUanger, "it is ver line. There is in lining that proJuees ' Iter fur than the sea otter. I have hhwt Ill-tny of t.'l rill." "Mi;,iit I a.s".c when-?" s:iid tho refxirt-t-r. " l'h.; sea :t 'i i ; a r.iroanim il now "1 supjtose they are ahout ail hilled off by this time on tun o.ist," said the stranger. "It w is ten years ag when 1 was shooting the. a o i tiuco L-lof Wash ington territory, an 1 they were not very numerous then, but in the course of two years I h:ul krled ovr titty, besides a good many tur sc.ws. and had saved up vt-r i"i.OUO in casa. wneu I was suddenly broke up la basin and taken to i strange country by a very singular acci leut." On being pressed for an explanation l!ie stranger told the following remarka nli: story: "Ten years ag. 1 was hunting oil its on one of the wildest parts of tiie coaot of Washington, several miles north of the Cuillayute Indian reserva : !n. between Destruction Island and Cipe Flattery. It is one of the wildest and most out of the way places on the coast. I had been shipwrecked on De struction Island, and had lecn rescued ly the Quilhiyute Indians and had been living with them several vears, and had married the daughter of one of the head ieu of the tribe. A DANGEROUS PERCH. "I was happy and contented, for, after years sjeiit in the forecastle of a ship, tat? life I led among the Indians was comparatively plcasunt and luxurious. Uesiiles, as 1 tola you, 1 Haa saved up several thousand dollars, when in a mo ment, by the freak of a stupid, bull headed, humpbacked whale, I was torn from my home and family and cast pen niless on the shores of a stranger and wilder country than the ona I had so un ceremoniously left, among people com pared to whom my Quillayute friends wero civilized and intelligent. "You know, of course, how sea otters are shot by the hunter having a stand rigged up away out as far from the shore as possible, by setting up three tall poles, so that thej cross a few feet from the top, and by building a kind of crow's nest'in the top of this frail structure. I had rigged up one of these stands away out at low water mark and made it as comfortable as possible, and sometimes spent two or three days out there, my wife keeping a lookout and securing any otters or seals I snot. I was doing first rate, owing to being so far out, and, al though several times badly scared by rough weather and by schools of whales, which came around my lookout, I could not think of giving it up for a place which might be safer, but where I could not kill so many otters. The last time I got into my lookout was early one morning. As th6 weather had leen stormy I was expecting that otters and seals would be coming near the shore, so I took along a good supply of provisions and water and plenty of tobacco and aniniumtion, expecting to stay out two or three days. As soon as it was light and the tide was near the flood, I saw a number of otters tying a-leep in the water just beyond range, and while 1 was waiting for them to drift down toward me along came a school of half a dozen or more of the small whales common on that coast. OFF TO SEA ON A WHALE. " hej came toward my lookout rolling and spouting and plaj'ing, and at length I saw one of them making right for the lookout. I was afraid he would upset me, and yelled at him, but, whether by accident or design I knew not, he plunged between two of the jwles on which my nest was perched, and strik ing the other with his nose shoved it away in front of him, and over went my nest, landing on his back, one of the les sticking straight ahead and the others straddling him as a man does a horse. When I saw I was going I jump ed and landed astride the whale's tail, and uuicker than a wink with my keen sheath knife I cut the muscles on each side of his tail, which prevented him from going down. I then clambered up to my nest, and there I was afloat on whale, with provisions for three Jt.yS and neither sail, oar nor compa. "The first thing I did was to cut some loops in the thick hide of tbe whale and secure my nest by lashing it firmly to hie back. He struck out froix shore U made the best speed he could with his partially disabled tail. I hus banded my provisions and water, an-i a I had some whisky and plenty of tobacco and was used to living in my nest, I got along very comfortably for a week. whe things began to look blue. Fortunately a Russian ship bound for Via livostock came along and picked me up. "I was so uncomfortable oa board tiiit i as we were passing the Hooril islands I stole a boat and got ashore. i.:.l, ;dt-r spending about six years ther-.! with the wild inhabitants, succeed 1 ia getting across to Japan and finally in a ship to South America, and arrived here a day or two since on a ship, and am w. - bound for Callam count. Wash.. t what has become of my wifs cd the twenty dollar pieces we bad when I wen way." Portland Oruiaa. A SEA OTTER TRIP dFF THE "Iftrr annot fait, when Joy rtows pale. An! Moih'h blithe heart forlorn; Wln m.iki-s black the fchinhig track Bulo llio bilU of morn; When Faith U wenk. and dure not seek Tho !vtd'tt idiiilit:;? iluec; When Doubt :''.: 1;:'. fioai Tlmo'u dork drift, A wan. 1m-v UiUtcmI face, When I'-iin'rt keen blade deep wounds baa iruide From which we vainly shrink; When Life burns low, with flickering Blow, Above Dcalli'.t somber brink; When Lartli'a lat iiirht fades into ni;;lit. t "And all ia bu:1 a.id donc'-L-ve cannot fail," and must prevuil, for (iod and Ixjvo aro one. W. II. llaynu in Sunday School Times. LIFE IN CALIFORNIA IN '49. A Snt of Sorirty In IVIiteb Women Mad I.ittlo nr No fail f..r n Time. Life in California was at that time a wild romance. No words of mine can de.vcrihe the scenes that were enacted during that chaotic period. Thousand of men, organized in bands or wholly iso'g.i!iK:e;i, were constantly arriving from every part of the world and leav ing for the diggings. Outlaws and pro fessional gamblers opened saloons by the seoro at every xiint where men con gregated. Money was scattered every where as if by the wind. Miners who had realized fortunes in a few davs ca:ie down to Stockton, Sacramento and San Francisco to squander them in a nigut. Scarcely a woman was any where to he seen. All restraining influ ences of society were absent, and I can not find an expression better suited to the case than "Pandemonium on a frolic." As there wero no wives there could be no homes or families. A few stores had been hastily put up along the shore, made of rough boards or canvas, and all of them were doing an enormous busi ness. The rest of the village consisted of shanties or tents used for restaurants and saloons. Human life was u moving panurama. Tho whole place was alive with a mass of unkempt men clad in flannel shirts and heavy boots, who were inspired with the one desire to hurry on to the mines. This rough life was not without it touches of sentiment. One day the town was electrified by the rnmor that an in voice of women's bonnets had arrived and could be seen at one of the stores. i'he excitement was intense, and there was a rush from every direction to get a realistic view of even so insignificant a substitute for female society. I do not overstate tho truth in saving that the thoughts of home that were awakened in tho breasts of the rude looking men at the sight of those bonnets started tears from eye which tho worst forms of privation and hardship had failed to utoisten. The Christian missionary was already on the ground, and good Parson Will iams had managed to find a place where he could preach on Sunday. One of the first men who arrived with his family came to one of these meetings attended by his wife and baby. During the ser mon it chanced that thebaby cried, and tho mother was about to withdraw, when i lie preacher addressed her thus: 1 T Jiy goon woman, i ueg you to re main; the innocent sound of that in fant's voice is more eloquent than any words I can command. It speaks to the hearts of men whose wives and children are rar away, looinng ana praying tor a safe return to their own loved ones at home." Never shall I forgcjt tiie sobs and tears which those words evoked throughout that rough assembly. That infant's cry seemed to them the music of angels. John C. Fremont in Century. Antiquity of I'i.sbiii. Probably no branch of industry can lay claim to greater antiquity than that of fishing. Its origin would seem to be coeval with the earliest efforts of human ingenuity, for the oldest monuments of i antiquity show the fisherman in full pos session of the implements of his calling. and even those tribes of savages which have learned neither to keep flocks nor j to till the fields are skilled in the fabri cation of the hook, the fish spear and the net. The earliest civilization of the eastern Mediterranean was begun with fishing, hiidon, which means "the fih- fryT' Wils originally a fishing village, and its enterprising inhabitants devoted their attention mainly to the collection of a certain kind of mollusks, from which they prepared the famous Tyrian pur ple, prized more highly for the richness and variety of its hues than anj other dye known to the ancients. Washing- toi,Star. Are You night or Ieft Banded? Theories a6 to the origin and cause of right handedness may be divided as fol lows: According to one class of theories, it rests on an anatomical Itasis and de pends on a physical cause which exerts its influence in every one of us. Accord ing to another class, man originally had no preference for either hapd, but be came ngnt nanaea dv conventional usages, which may or may not have had their origin in some anatomical features. For any theory of the first class to be satisfactory it must, first, account for difference in sensation as well asin force or dexterity; second, it must account for the occasional appearance of left handedness; and, third, it must not be inconsistent with the fact that moat of those who have their organs transposed the heart on the right, the liver on the left, etc. are right handed. Thomas D wight, M. D., in Scribner's. Guard Toar Speech. Elmer Young, an Oswego man, felt funny the other morning, and he said to Mrs. White, who was going to the gro cery, "Tret along after your coal oil, siasy." She had him arrested, and the court decided that "sissy" was slander and gave her a verdict for $30. Detroit Free Press. tier Changed Kstate. Mistress (to former servant) Where are you living now, Bridget? Bridget (haughtily) Shure, mum, Oi 4on't live any where. Oi'm married. K&Le Field's Washington NEW Thc Goods Q2SXS3: We sell men's working pants and blouses at a discount of '' per cent. We are closing; out this line of crrt t 1 tf "Tin: Fajk." Urown & Barrett have the largest and finest stock of wall paper and borders in Flatt.siuouth. wtf 'The Vair"' ban just received a new invoice ot iinmmocKs, croquet sets, boys' express! wagxms and doll carriages. tf Will you suffer with Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint? Shiloh s V lt- alizer is guaranteed to'ctire you. li C. II. Jaquette does none but "first class" watch, clock and jewel- .t t t m it i rv repairing-, eviiie luock, oixm street. ' tf Hair chains, ring-s, crosses and hair work of all kinds to order. ?Iks. A. KXKE. tf 1720 Locust St Pansies! Yes! In bloom, of the most gorgeous colors, iney win con tinue to bloom all summer, too, aim can be selectctl at moore s oreen House for from 40 to at) cents per dozen. cltf Shiloh'g cough and consumption cure is sola by us on a guarantee It cures consumption. For sale by K. G. Fricke & Co. and O. II. Snyder. 3 Go to C. II. Jaquette, Neville block, Sixth St., when you want engraving done. ti Renairinir of fine watches a spe- cialtv at C. IL Taquette, Neville block, Sixth street. tf Baby is Sick. The woefull expres- siou ot a lJe8 .'loincs leamsiers countenance showed his deep anx iety was not entirely without cause, when he inquired of a druggist of the same city wliat was tne Dest to trive to a baby for a cold? It was not necessary- for him to say more, his countenance showed that the pet of the family, if not the idol of his life was in distress. "We give our baby Chambcrlains's Cough Remedy," was the druggists answer. 'I don't like to give trie DaDy sucn strong medicine," said the teamster. "You know John Oleson, of the Walters-Talbot Printing Co., don't your inquired ine aruggist. nis baby, when eighteen momns oia, got hold of a bottle of Chamberlain Cough Remedy and drank the whole of it. Of course it the baby vomit very freely but did not hurt it the Ieast,aiia wliat is more it cured tna baby's cold. The team?ter already knew the value of the Remedy, hav inir used it himself, and was now sat isiied that there was no danger in giving it even to a baby. For bale by F. G. Fricke & Co Druggists. Croup, whooping cough and bronchitis immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure. 4 j The Oreapolis operator slept on his post of duty, and has been re lieved. SPRING CL0THI1 Fl'ltMSlliN?; (;!Oi, HATS, KTC ARRIVING EVERY DA JOE! TINC LKADIXG ONK Pk'lCK CI.OTIIIKR. -o Do not buy until ymi h ive i;eu ;ml in-jeote.l TOE'S MAMMOTH STOCK AND PRICES. IT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. o- finest btock of Spring Clothing, FurnMiing ami Hats you ever seen in Plattsmouth. OPEBA HOUSE COIROSnEIR, Ba3T3gresBir All watches, clocks incl jewelry left for repairs atC II. Jamiettc'sf Neville bloc!:, Sixth street, will re ceive prompt attention. All work guaranteed and done in a workman like manner, tf Drown A: Harrett, successors to Wildman & Fuller, have an endless variet' of wall paper and borders all new colors and designs. . wtf No farmer or stockman can afford to be without Hollar's Harb Wire Liniment. Animals supposed to be permantly injured and useless, have been made valuable by its timely use. We are so well pleased with its results that we heartily recommend it to our customers. For sale by all druggists. 2 arsfprilla. There is one fact so plain that no one need be mistaken, and that is no person can have good health where the blood, the very life itself, is in an unhealthy ami impure con dition. We guarantee Haller's Sar saparilla and Burdock Compound to remove all liumors and impuri ties from the blood and eradicate every particle of diseare from the system. For sale by all druggists. I am now prepared to deliver ice to an' part of the city. Telephone 72. If II. C. McNakex. Catarrh in New England. Kly's Cream Balm gives satisfac tion to everyone using it for catarrhal troubles. G. K. lellor, druggist, Worcester, Mass. I believe Ely's Cream Balm is the best article for catarrh ever offered the public. Bush & Co., druggists, Worcester, Mass. An article of real merit. C. P. Alden, druggist, Springfield, Mass. Those who use it speak highly of it. Geo. A. Hill, druggist, Spring field, Ma9. Cream Balm haa given satisfac tory results. W. P. Draper, druggist, Springfield, Mass. Mmes. Wise & Root have just re ceived over 200 styles of hats and largest assortment of French flower and combination for hats ever brought to this city. Our readers will profit to call at once and in spect these handsome goods. Are we in it? Are we in it?? Are we in it??? Well I should ?ay ao, when it comes to wall paper, or wall paper or wall paper, we are clear in it, that ia with the largest stock great est variety and the lowest prices. We call the attention of, and in vite, every one to come and ex amine our stock andjprices.Who are we tnat advertise thus.' U e are the lowest price, and the leading house in the wall paper business, the only small things about us is our prices. Gering Sc Co., druggist. TTORNEY A, N. SULLIVAN. attorney at-Law. Will jri prompt attention io all bBsiDeis entrusted to niia. Office la ?nfon block, Eat Hide. Flattf mouth, Neb. -Va 9 r ( X Trrr.T"T-i nr-rr n r awma. I". Li I LiOZli & JjilnOUlN . JL - THE LEADING GROCERS HAVE THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK IN THE CITY. EMTHM - FRESH - AND - IN ATTENTION FAKJIEKS We want your Poultry, Kggs, But ter and your fnrm produce of all kinds, wo will pay you the highest cash price as we are buying for a firn in Lincoln. Petersen & Larson TIIK LEADING GROCKRS Plattsmouth - - Nebraska. The Citizens BANK PLATTSMOUTH . NEBRASKA Oayltal stock paid la 50 0 t Authorized Capital, SIOO.OOO. orriCKRs If KAN K CABEUTH. JOS. A. CONNOit President. Vlce-Pre8ldem W. H. CUSHUlO. Cajtiier. DIBBCTOBS J w ?oh UtU V' Cnn0r K' R- Guthmanc w . 80nHenry Bck, John O'Keete w. D. Mem&m, Wm. Wetencamp. W. H. Gushing. ' . TRANSACTS!! GENERAL BANIIM BDSiNES Mixes certificates of deuodlt . Buy, aud ..eue exacoaid1""1 city sureties. QAWSQN & PEARCE Carry. Full Line of FINE ill LLEIt'XR T AND CHIL DRBN&JCLOTHINO. ALSO FKESH COT KLOVVKE8 KOM 3, ii.LJtr KJx. Plattm