J ' I 1 wHARACT L1..0 TIG LETTER. pint's from ,1 it i...il,l Wni'.-u Nearly l-.irlj Vtiun Aji, .yn f..- .1 11. 1 f" jc.unnyu uiusi:ill llill.'l l itants of central New York took n ui ; t lili.,,,. ; . on mi-ii?p um surveyor . : 1 lived in Roxbury, h small town i:i lA . . warn county. He arose early in t' moriiiiiK Hud trumped over tlie 111 In u, , Vales adjacent to whera ho lived. V . t his surveying iuslrtiinetitB he took utc ; nreinents, untile iniijis mid found a reu Jilt) for Lite product of his activity an 1 Ira in. .. . Althunirb he win a small yonth ho li.i 1 a vigorous way alsjiit hi in tlmt plci-i I tin, slow Koitiit farmers and dclnjhtr 1 eviu the loungers about the pontuLki) rid irrocery comlfined. to whom inei.'av ,", ""VUdkV on Saturday evenings.. ' hi ben he le ft the township and moved ay for good the local projiheu saw twit things in storo for him, and pre 'dkted that (oiue day ho might have been eelectnmii of the village if he had rpnmined.'biit they forirot him for venrs and only recVled his presence whi n bis Identity wiiiN.JflyUuiiM, tho famous financier, wua proved to their astonish ment. Hubert F'lllerton keeps tin "6M enri--ity liip" 011 Third avenue near Liht. wnth mreet, wliere aliuobt any queer odd sort of tiling can be discovered. Atnotijr the treiiHii-eii shown a reporter was a letter written in 11l by tjns canio youn surveyor, who could now doiibt ! c.inh in hi asset fur round $HK), (HrfUK'O, if he felt SO disposed. Ill spit") of ll." f.i. t that Mr. Oould spelled "tn -pass, luromctrinil" and "u.iiuiijru" iu a uniijuu way and BOattered capital let Jer w unit him.K'ir, tho letter looksthor oitjjhly businesslike, and it limy be pre '!!:!;d !!:. Ju ! !h"r!n.in l'"ned th "level" ho xise.Hed, and that it wag re ' turned to him in proper condition. Tho fact that oven us A young man he wan "connected" with tlie Nuwhiirg U"J Byracns railroaii showed his early Iohk I"t for tho business, in which he I111 made, himself known all over tho world. ,' "li'g curious," (.aid Mr. Fullerton, U "but you will notice that ho wan not only connected with one road, but he jjr could not rest until bo had examined t nnl'ri'T rouie through West Hetiiemeiit and I'w n Uruok, That ho did tiling thoroughly is evident. The handwriting i Jiono of your ofTlmnd nffairn, but one fnry we the eiactnrtm with which every 1 icroei aim me euro wuti which, ft... 1... 1.,,.. 1. :.. 1 : mi-1 hit i"ut wrn-ieu, worait we'io Insortcl to allow of no mistake. The Kilitencs nnd anxiety in the last para- grapn of tlie letter proper are aluoajipar nt, Biii li an an eiuliui,D-ti() boy could not fall to put iu, knowing that a p'rnon of Judge Sherman' ponilion would be accustomod to respect an a Judge, "Ho tru a!w careful to tdd 'jndKc' at the bnjimiing, aoas to give the rt:ipiit the thrill of pi eafture popularly uupposi'd to mildly khock every penon with a bandle to hit iiaino. A ixitttocript always add to the edo't of a letter, for a man whoinight throw away a Ugiug epistle cannot rist glancing at a osucript, and the oftVr of pay for the ntn of the ln ttmment finished the nolo. "He had evidently not intended to offer any money at lirnt, but the thought of a px-Mlilo n-fu'wd and th nl of an other apjical probably ettl.l tho matter. Jt could do no harm, anyway," New York Worll Man It a MiiBumonl Dull. ling Cruatura. Mr. James Ricaltfjn, writlnjr of the wonderful old rniii of monument and ehrine at Anuradhapura, tho City of the Sacred lio-Tn-o in Ceylon, aays: "From the dav of the mound builder down to the E.lfel tower man ha ihown himself to be a w'ti'inieiit er'ting inl: the Christian have their cathe drals, the Mohammedan have their inoKine and the Buddhist have their siiiiu tOuilia, driisaAt"d diffcrcr.tly is different countrie a pagoda, tope and da'oba, "The pagoda of China are entirely diiuimilar to thoe of Hunnah, and the dagoba of Ceylon are quit unlike those In either country; yet all nerve the one IitirjKste of relic- cptilturo. They are not altogether a thing of the pant; they are tiii erected near lite U?iiti!a, but i'uomj of modern construction are iniull and tinimiKirtaut when compare! with those that have withstood biennial monsoon for 2,000 yeurs; even their half buried ruin are ittipeudou." Tt1.7 W0rJ.lp lb Dram. Among the Samoiedee and the triliee of northern Asiatic Russia the drum imssrs almost to an Idol. Thy ad.liMi it, erect it ill their hut, and tlie priest of liio luperaliliou by ths aid of the di vine insU-ument efTin-t that magical "disapiiearanco" which ha puzzled all traveler from Bir Hugh Willonghl.y downward to account for, and ha given rise to a much guewiwnrk at it eluci dation a tho feat of the Indian Jug fc'lor. The Sainoiedn, after beating his drnm and working up the itense of hi s-ctator to a pitch of great excite uteiit, mysteriously Tantshe Into thin air before the eye of all. Civilized traveler naturally hold that It is a trick. The Bamoiede themselves de clare that the power reside iu the drum idol. The peculiar thing i that neither one party nor the other liaa oven able to explain bow tlie vanishing occur. Chamber' Journal. Wliaa ITihmIs Daray. TeU have b-eu ina.li to determine the variation in tlie length of time that 1 required to produce decay in different kind of wood when burled under the nrface of the ground. The birch and a-H-n were both found to decay iu three years, the willow and the buckeye In four years, the maple and the red 'beech in tlve year, elm and ash In seven, while the larch, juniT and arbor vit were onlnjured at the expiration of elbt year. Ht Lout Republic Aa Aceoaimrwlntlnff rmpluyar. Charlie Youngnoixlle (stoik clerk) Mr. Daste, can I go on the mad? Kmployr 1 have no particular objec tion, Charlie, if yon prefer it toth ude lk. Jewtlers' Circular. aid II von want to nee nice clenn nild wA iii!iilc2KClot!iii)tf ycll i)ioUIl no to JOK mid look hi stock oyer Now BarnNw htook. ICbmi Pniiiiclc linn piiHlu'fl hia way to tin' front, u licrv "lull by keeping nolliiii, ut the fini'Ht cur rinncn 11111I lti it-K utiil bent liorsc" to be found in tin Htntc. Tlioe wnnlinuf a Hiitinfnctory livery, ivun't do better tliiin to ( all oil Mr. Jitt incle i.'IIjs' Nerveand LNrr K1II0. Art on a U"W pi ii)i:il the liver, Hi'iiiiiih and bowel" t t o-: 1 1 the nerves, A new (lin nvi y. Dr. Milef' I'ills sini ilily cure bllloucie bar. le-ti, torpid liver, pile, nui-l pntinD. Une qiisled for men, woiiv 11. children. Smallest, mildest, surest I f do , 'Mr 8impla free at F. (t. Fricke ft Co's Hair rljaitin, rinK, cnni h a r liuir work of nil kind to order. Mkh. A. Kxek. tf 17L''i I,ocut St. We have Hold KlyV ('renin Halm Hbout three yenrx, ami have re coiiynciKlcd hh tine in more than a hundred Hpecial cuhch of catarrh. The imatihnoiiM answer to our iu iilirien in, "H'h the bent remedy that 1 ha ve ever lined." Our experience U, tiiat where jmrli"" continncil Mn mm, it never faiht to cure. J. II. Montoiiicry, i Co., lruj4t;iM, lie corah, Iowa. When I bewail lininir Kly'a Cream l!alin my catai rh wax no bail I had headache . the whole time ami din chained a birye aiuouiit of liltliy matter. That ban aliimnt entirely disappeared mill have not bad head ache : cicacj. J. S.ytMmr", h n-y , ( 'nun. lliey vuiilil Count 1111 Him. A lot of voting traveling men I rily I s led ut a cozy Wisconsin l.uti I Sunday not tip a con-piracy a-ahiM tne landliiid. tverythiug about the U ttcl was p'Tlcction itself. The cookery was BUJMTU. the "service Ural class, the ae x)iiiliiientj) of the hostelry all that could be desired, and the charges reasonable, but tlii'se wild young men, insii:ret con clave assembled, resolved to make the proprietor' lite miserable for one day by kicking Individually and collectively against everything. IV-fore tin y proceeded to carry the plot into execution the ringleader of the coii- npiratura decided to take into their confi dence a young man of Imposing exterior and much griwitck, who had Just ar rived and was in the act of registering. "You're a traveling man, aren't you" be ekeij in a low tone, "Yes," "Well, there' aliout a dozen of ns, here, and we're putting' up a Job on the landlord. We are going to kick at every bl"""d thinj today rifft, steak, biscuit, pastry, fruita, vegetables, wait ers, scenery rooms, general accommo dations and all. We'll be glad to ha?e you take a hand in it, if you are in for a little fun." "If I'm in for a little fun!" echoed the new arrival. "Thumlerl I'm traveling for a lmdon hoiir with headquarter in N'Yawk 1 alway kick." Chicago Tribune. How Ilia Tarrnt Was ftrfnrmeri. The wicktnlner a caual pariot is ig norant of 1 not worth learning. Not many canal parrot reform: but one did. iiis cage linng iu front of a canal alui and aa a uoiiwqiu-ucat the bird could swear in a manner ,to make an ordinary parrot' feather stand np with horror. And as swearing is or Used to be the chief part of a canal driver' language, nobody could tell whether the parrot or a driver was talking. One day a boat stopped at the etore and the entire crew, Including the driver, went Into the building aud itaid a long time. This was the pnrrv's importunity. The tired hoi :.. wt.u li ft unattended; to he procieicd to attend to tnein. "Uackl" he commanded, with much (Wearing. The horse promptly obeyed the fa miliar order. "Dm kl" he acreamed again, much en couraged. They obeyed again, and yet again. And he kept onwearingand yelling "Back!" until at last the nor tumbled into the canal and were drowned. The parrot laughed a little, bnt not much, over the iucces of hi effort. And it wm noticed that he never (wore after that melancholy affair. The reaaon wa that the driver wrong mi nccK.- Brooklyn Lire. lUmarltabla Ntnry of a (lowawsy. 1 he LondoL Lancet record a remar abl" case, which illnstruu what huniin Iminga are driven to lo whri snrr.'rine; the agoiue of itarvation. The Insly of an Arab was found In the hold of a ship, and was conveyed to the Seamen' hos pital, Greenwich, where a st mortem examination was made by order of the coiout r. The Ixsly wa much emaciated, and the following extraordinary list of material wa found In the Intestine: Twenty trouier button, three cog wheel apparently out of a watch, one V Inch sdsd screw bent double, one 1-inch d rew, six piece of a lock, the biggest being 1 1 inclie long and one-half inch broad; a circular piece of brass, several pieces of iron wire, bra, lead, and two key tallie on a ring one inch in length. The weight of the artlclii amounted to almost half a pound. The unfortunate man had evidently aecreted himself In tlie vessel, ami had remained undiscov ered by the crewdnring the whole of the vtyatM from some distant port, aud had wallowed these article to relieve the Jiang of hunger. ..... .. Th Itulln: I'uHlitn. A woman in a telegrnph officii I al most at much out of her element at she u at a teller' window in a bank, or a a limit Is In a dry goods (tore. A young lady of this towe tried to (end a tele gram to a friend wKoin (lie expected to visit her, and on the blank wrote, "Come this week mre, and itay a long a you can." She carefully underscored the word (he wsuted emphasized and com placently handed In the message to the operator. liuffalo Courier. BURUXGTOX & illSSOVRUilVKH R. 11. V TIME TABLE, OF DAILY PAHSK.VfJEK THA1X.S GOING EAST No. 2 .', : m v m so. 4 .m a " . No. 8 7 ;44 , in No in ... . . v 1 si s. 111 GOING VEST :m a. m t, ft p. in , : m ' f -I'. l. 111. No o No, 1-.' ... , ill :14 A II Mm. 1.. bo. an It ::. 111 No. it, ' 0, !!.. S :'." p, m . . .5 :05 i, m. II :e.S. 111. tK'UKT SHCIETIES KNil.iriH iy I'Y'nilAg llsuntlet I'hIc' N'i. 17 Meets ererv v'c.lne-il;iy rvellluK e iheir li 11 li fiinee'e ( lain link. All vl lllnir snli'Mi lire iid':i!y invile l 'o aitend C. U. M.i sli ill.C. r. : tl I'tivey, K. K. H. i; ll'N'B'lfKII'S --'ICI A TIIJN nii rif n I'li'ik t.iln t-treet. boom oft) fr 10 s -jo mi o It :;i e nil; I nr men im'v i.oHi.r' im el La every Kuiiduy allern. 011 ut 4 )'v. wk. A O. I'. W.. i fVH .illL'M . .Me. ls flr-. sail thiril Frlilay of ;! ti innnili Ml (i A It. Hail In Itoi'Kwi'ok lilni'k. I'mnk Yeiinllyea, M, W. I, H Huersol", Hecoriler. An V. W. fin. si-Vre's n-miiid and fenrih J'ri'tMV vi'I'Iti'", III the iiiotiili :ii ti. A H. hall 111 Itoi'ltword hl.M'k, K. .1. .Morgan, M W, 1 , I", Hroan, Keitorder, K,;IJ; lti:ANAM-''..r Co.. mil Nn pel, it Hie K. of I' liml In Hi I'll lili'le ii I'r l.r. lc hlork ovi'i I'.ioiicii A 'letlf, vo-trlm ir'H Invtied Mei. iv Hi rolu. I.iKi iit ; I lios alllnt;, .Srcrenuv. 1 .'. 1,(11(111'., No. Hti. I .O. v. K. mens ev ty Tiisilay intlit ai ll:i'tr hall le Klir:oi lo"k. All tlilil Killos are eonliHliy Invlte l ii,,ii(( v.Iim'i vl-illi,'.' In IV city, J (or. N. (i W. W, lliutife, hiM O-iiey. I'l.ACKS OF WOWSHII'. Ca 1 1101.IC.-.HI. Paul's Ctiurrti, 11V. hetaern Kifih end sixili. Kailier I'leiii-y, I'aiior M. rvirn: ,V is h: S nol In Mi A. M. Hiniiiay nriim.i ni l :,', Mi l, U iiidictlDi.. Ciiiiktian. 4'orner l..'iiHt slid Clulilh Hl. .tervlees inoriiniir and e v 11 1 1 , n Klil. r .1. K. heed, (iator. hiiinlay rrliool III a, m. Keisi'oi'AL.-SI Luke's lunch, corr.er 1 hlol himI lie. Urv 11 It. Htriiei". pn-lor. her Vlei'S : 11 A. M a d 7 iXI I- M. tillliila) Si llool at !! I-. M, (iriixAi Ms.Tiioiiisr 1 jrner HUlli Ht and .rillllle. Kev. HIM. I'llstor. Mervlees : II A.M. and 7 (Kl I'. M. ti(iinay !m huol lo usi a M. PHKsiivrVHiA". "ervlee In new church, cor lor hum mid lirainle !. lti'V. J T. linlnl, pielor. Minilav not al l ; Treadmill a! I! m. ale! ' IlifY. K. m. ('. K el 'hl i hiirch meets evetv H.ililnilli eyi nli j; st 7 :1ft In the liasemeer of tlie I'l.in rh. All aie invited to ait' iid Ihesf liieelin't. Kliisr MsTiiomsT.-Sixtli 8t.. betwen Main slid Pearl. Urv .1. li M Hie kuer i-lor. Hemlees : II A. M ( ;() f. M Hun. In. .Si IkmiI DiWA M. ,1'rayt rim-vli g Wednesday eveu ll'ff. i f h M A n Piii siivtsiiian Comer Main and Ninlli. Lev ille, i;iiter. Kervlces usual hi. 1111. Hiiinliiy rvliool 1 31 A. M. i4wntniH 1 iimibsoatioXai. (iranlte, bc 1 w v c 1 1 J-Hill Wld QiXlll, Cet)l(..l) flAI'TlsT.-Mt. Olive, Itak, between lenih sid Klfveiilh Uev. A. Ho.'ll, pas tor. Ne.vl.fl II s. III. nll.l " ,.W p. I". l luer li.ei UiiK Wednesday evening. V'.tKO V.KN'S t'll!'.!'rlA! sM'tATIo I'.iii'Iiin In sieriiiini hloi k, M.nn street, tins-n-l 111. cling, for ni'Mi only, eterv hiiinliiy sf t.Tli.x.n ill 1 11 rlM-k. Iii..iiu os'ii week day! f.-uin b jo a. 111 . lo 0:30 p.m. Hot'TH I'AKK TAIirilNACLR tti-v. .1. M, W001I, I anti r. Mervlrt-s 1 Hiindny Hrhnol, Ins. in. i lriitelili.it.il 111. Slid 8 p. in ; praver infeili'it 'lufdsy titicht ; eliolr prac iicj riul.iy night. All are Hrlioine. w; tiled An nrllvs. re ! 11 .lilt- in n- ssl.irv ITS to Sh nionlh'y. lth ii.erese. to retirement a lo i.u tc. tii n a ri-siHMilie New Vork ll.llp. I'efiiencs. XA.NirACUHK.il, U)fk r. Ni- Yorti. Cure for Paralvai. I' rank t (irncliiiH, of I'ltrcell, I111I. Tit., naya: "I induced Mr. i'itiHoti, whose wife Intel pnniiyit in t'rie nice to Imiv a bottle of Cluiinberluin'e I 'it in Ifalm. To their jreut nupriee lielore the bottle liml all been ued she wiih 11 jfrent dt-itl better. Her lace had been drawn to tine aide; Out the I'ititi Halm relieved till pain ami MoreticsH. mid the month aeHiimed itH natiinil hIuiiic." It is alno a certain cure for rheiitiuitiHiii lame tniik, HpriiitiM awelliuH 11111I litiiieiieHH. ."s'l cent IiotticH for eule by V. tl. FrickeiCo., DriiKjfiHta. At the nniitinl meeting of i'ur rm cicty held in December Inst, tlie workings of the aociety wiih Hj ate itintiiced ami lormed into three de partment, that of Hpeeil, ttrt tind iiriculture, mid the siu'cchh of these vitrieil iitterepitH made to tie peml entirely on the t'laanea of tieo pie iiioet neitrly repreaeiilin them; tlniK the people 111 the city nre ex pected to look niter tlie art, men in terested in fast horse ttftcr tile speed, and the fitrtiiera lifter tile agricultural iutercHt. I'nder thia tlepitrture either lie purtmcnt will be 11 failure or 11 euc ceert jtiMt aa the pcrKonsi repreHeiit iny; thoHP iutercHla make it, for the reepoiieibility of ciic'i is entirely scpitriitcil. Kin h di pai tnii-nt ia plitced tinder the contnd of three men. If it be iititde a auccesH it tn lift be itiiulcno principiiily through the ef furts of the t'lti.cns (it t'liittfinotith and thoMc outside who may lie into tested. The uiuIeraiK'ied have, been assigned to take charge of the art (Icpnrtineiil. e ahull endeavor to do our part faithfully and well, and hope to hcp thia department well organised fur the fair. We expect every one to w bom thia iiddreeN is aent to help tm out. Carefully examine the Premium I.int 11 11 I the indilceiiientH there olfered. Take time by the forelock and K't ready for the jrrealcHl fit i r ever held in Can county. For information apply to the iiii(lcrig;iicd or Ibivid Miller. Secretary. A. II. T(l)l). I.C.fl'MMINS, ' F.J. NOW JAN. I have been trouldi-.l with chronic catarrh for yeiitn. Mlv'a t'reani Halm ia the only remedy anions the many that I have used that ittlordH me relief.-E. W. Willard, Drttfrii't, Joliett, III. My eon bus been afflicted with nasal catarrh since unite young I waa induced to try lvly'a Cream Halm, and before lie had iihciI one bottle that di sit irrcea ble catarrhal Hindi hud mII left him. He appear as well as anyone. It ia the best catarrh remedy in the market.- J.C. OliiiHtciid, Areola, 111. Ouiltinir and pieciuir, comforting and cr.i.y jialch work and enrpei ran K'wiiijr entinf jctorily tlone by Mr. Vroman, .1IH North Sixlhatreet, I'Utteiiioiilli, Neb. tf I Vw;-' ; - ' Grant! Fall and Winter Opening ibout Opera House Corner 'MEiRCHANT!S SUMMER AM) I'1 ALL DPOTIYGS ARE NOW ON. Place an 'act' in The HERALD And give the people your prices AND HELP YOUR TRADE t'KKKJNS HOUSE, ill, 9l, 221 nnd 223 Msin 8t., lattamouth, Kcbraska. H. M, BONS. Proprietor. lilt) l'erkins liss been tlioroui(lilj inoyftti-'d (mm top tc lott,,tu sad JOf one ut tlie I Hat hotels In the sttttc (Jonrdein will W taken by thn wrrk at f4.fS0 snd up. SOOD BAR CONNECTED world's Fair JJ Vo r t u he S n hii ine rcditnble fhort time with a Capital of S200 and Upward Sui t chh certain if instructions faith fully followed, (iiven on atyeipt of JioMtel note or pontage stattips for i.- AddrenH o x :U, ChiciiRO, 111. Pxell Notlca. II. A. McKlwnin. Jeweler, ban re moved to the Stadlemann building, wct niile of room ticcupietl by the hair, he keeps a full line of wntchcH, clock'n, Jewelery, silverware nnd Optical kikhIh. Hpcctiiclcs lilted and sntisfnctioii iruaraeiiteetl; watclieti repairing in the best jioh Hible manner at reasonable price, (rive him a call. dtit dipt. V. A. Abbett, who has Utne been with Mcnrn. I'recival nnd llatton, Real Kstiite mid liiHiinince HrokerH, Den Moines, Iowa and in one of the bent known nul most re npected butuucsH men in that city (ityn: "I ran testify to the (root I iptiilitieM of Chaiiiiicrlaiu'M Couli Iv'cniedv. llavinif used it in my family for the pat cll.t jenis, "I can safely hii y it bus 110 eipial for either coldn or croup." ."s'l cent bot tles; for mile by V. (i. Krit-fce d Co., lrunisln. OTJT POB Sent. 15. jt w y . t HARN ESS! H ARNESS AT J FRED GORDE'R The only Implement denier who has made a uticcea in Cuis County TIIK best of harnesit, both double and single may be found at my Btoreund everythino; in the harnesn line also IjtijrieH and carriageH whictl lire firPt-cinss in every reip.cf, Ileitis the iiiiiesr, ntronet.i nttd easiest ridinjr vcbit les 011 earth. I ALSO have a lnr;e lot of Schutler, Moline, Haiti and Sterling wit(fon Spring wanoitH, ion. I tat (n, and pluiti of all uiaCriptiOii. vim corxmrx Plattsmouth SPECIAL LN OUR COSll'LETfi STOCK OF U33IES rn mm We K've you the followlno; deep cut in prieen: I.adieH Fine CJ.ued Doniiobi $2.2.) hIioch reduced to I.iKliea Donola Kid Hcxible J2..H)slit)0 reduced to Ladies HcBt Oonjrtda fH.(X) shoes reduced to- Ladies I I.iikI Turned best Do'ola JI.(K) oboe reduced to - FOE THIRTY DAYS ONLY We hnvp a great tunny other maniple lots of odd size that we otfer,ii nt In order to reduce our Mock to meet our obligation. We also liavert few lot of LadioH priced. Don't forget the place. r J v Plattsmouth, Neb. 1 4-- r Nebraska f 1.75 2.10 3.30 UxfordM that we will ell nt re.ln. ed BALE J ' 1 v "I ' F . i i