The Plattsmouth daily herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1883-19??, December 31, 1891, Image 3

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counterfeit
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There, are few mntorfelt $100 bank
billa kliown to in existeuce, and that
of the Firet Nf Wial of Boston ia one
of the best. IntlOObank bills, at the
left is a picture of Commodore Perry
and bU mon in a rowboat on Lake Erie
just m the commodore ia about to utter
the memorable words, "We have met
the enemy, and they are ours." In gen
uine bills water ia seen to be dripping
rrorn Dotn sides of ah oar suspended
above the water. In the counterfeit
the water drips from only one side of
tne oar Made. The bill in question had
a arip cn only one side, it is cluimed. al
though the bill was so touch worn that
it was difficult to determine that point
u was tne main point on which Mr.
Bchoeninger bases his decision.
, A011e generally think the bill Is good
aaiiSSS ra
Tellers generally think the bill is good
sent to Washington for a final decision.
Chicago Tribune,
A Story of Arieu Hou'iuaa.
A curious adventure has haiwoned to
M. Arsene Houssaye, the author. Home
years ago, while at his country seat in
tne department of the Atone, he saved
little girl from being hnrned to death in
a fire winch occurred on her father's
farm. He had forgotten all about the
evont till the other day, when a hand
some young woman called at his chateau
and informed him that tho firemen of
tho village where tho conflagration took
place Had voteifclnm a modul.
"I am the child you rescued from the
flames," sho said, "mid have come to
thank yon with all my heart for your
noma ana generous bravery. Her name
is Mllo. Dupro, and she is on the point of
geiting married.
M. UouKsaye, charmed with her simple
waring, Bnu aeiigiited with the meda
she handed him, said to her: "So you are
going to be married are you? Well. I am
glud to hear it, and shall consider it an
honor if you will allow me to provide
your gown for tho wedding and another
gown made of flamu colored gauze to re
call to mind the first day I made your
pleasant acquaintance." It is needless
to say that she accepted thf. offer. Puris
tor. St. Louis PostrDispatch.
LItdiI In a Crypt Twmil j-rli;lit Yrara.
Robert Davidson, who for twenty-
eight years lived in tho crypt of the
Westminster Presbyterian church at
Baltimore, is dead. He was born in
Ireland in 1811, and came to America
early in life. Homo years before tho
war he became sexton of Westminster
church. He fitted un a room in a
humble way among the graves and
toml beneath tho church, and sine
13 he livod there in a hermitliko wav.
ne was extremely reticent In regard to
bis history, and would noror irive anv
explanation as to how he came to choose
such a place m a dwelling place. Phila
delphia Ledger. ' ' '
Th Cras lot HonalUtb In Berlin.
I hoard yesterday that tho Fronch lik
ing for liorsofleRh is imitated to such a
degree in Berlin as to have become
craw). 8everal invitations have boon re
ceived by proprietors of Parisian restau
rants to a grand banntiot of this meat.
announced to tuke place in one of the
principal restaurant of Berlin. l)i.sh
prepared only from horseflesh will be
served, and the menu comprises tlie fol
lowing: Horso broth, with tapioca; horse
tongue, glazed Bnd ornamented; home
brams a U Toulouse; roast loin of horse.
with cranberrioe: hoi ne head en tortue.
with salad. Cor. Philadelphia Timtn,
hot the Dummy.
James Tobst, a well to do colored man.
near Plain City, O., was awakened a few
nights ago by tho tmusual barking nnd
snarling or tns dog, and goinjr to the
door with his shotgun fired at the liiruro
oi a man standing near one of several
applo trees on which his Thanksgiving
turkeys wura rooKtmg. 1 ho figure fell
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iaj niu Kiuuim, bmij lines, cautiously go
ing rorwaM, ronud it to bo a dummy
raauo wun oki cioines stuirod with straw.
in tne meantime thieves hail carried
away sovou fat gobblers. Exchuiigo.
UlKsIng fur Hurlod Trtuuri.
A traditiun exisU alxiut EniiliKh. Ind..
mat uie wrasduttcs barii tiwumim f
gold and silver which thev stole fmiii
tho early missionaries and other parties
in mat noigtiiKirhood, and otraMonallv
mo inuumre nunuirs becimie a pln;;n
iimvur these fevers is now "on," and ait
tho country is underlaid with iron, the
divining rods are leading the owners to
di;, until some of the fields look like
newly plantod graveyftrds.-Philadol-
plna Ledger.
An Elmlrls Cowoatrhar.
An eloctrio device for cieading a track
of obstructions Is among tho newest
idtia. It consist of a triungular steel
folding frame." over which a net is
itretchod. This is placed on the front
of a locomotive and can be opened ut
will, catching-" tlio ohelruction utn it.
An additional arrairgemoot is a scoop to
drop on the track. The recont tests
were very safWactory. Exchange.
Killed Two 0-r arlth Ons Charga of Shot
W. M. Park, of Foxcroft, shot a buck
id a doe wilh one discharge of his gun
recei.fly whilo hunting near that town.
He diil not teo Ihs rlo when he fired,
hut wiim lie vent fol wai J o i-cure the
btuk which Le had hit he win surprised
to find a doo hy h' t'lt. His gnn w.n
liKided With a lievy elinri'enf buckshot,
of them Imil enuirtd Uie doe.
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. nd irejnn a
furtber and had climlmd
on ,
uiuio-jouk jib was aHiounaeu to b
full grown mountain lions not
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than sixty foot ahead of him. and hev
seemed to have seen him firat and were
looking straight at him. Mr. Gaskill
remembers distinctly that his hair stood
on end, if ever a man's did, but he
doesn't remember all the minute details
or ms return to camp only that he got
mere muy pronto. He and his narrnnt
took rifles and went after the lions, but
they had gone. That night the burros
were tied unusually secure, but theii
occasional snorts and efforts to break
away indicated that the wild animals
were arter meat. A blazing fire kept
them at a distance.
Mr. Oaskill states that the Mexicans
and Indians living on that part of tho
Iiemusuia ara in mortal dread of Elect
ing a lion, as the beauts are in a con
stanuy lamiahed condition, and have
Doen known to follow men for hours,
awamng a ravorable opportunity to
pounce upon them. Lower Culifornian,
' v Innnocnt. Abroad.
iwo slnall children one a boy and
me otner a gin were permitted to ac-
company tlieir mother on a shopping
tour in the week before Christmas. They
espied a life size figure of Santa Claim in
one or tho large retail mart in Sixth
avenue. Breaking away from parental
guiuance, tiiey ran joyfully up to tho
figure, exclaiming, "Oh, Mr. Sunt;
Lliiiisr "Mr. Santa Claim!" with such
vehemence that tho attention of at least
a dozen persons was attracted to tl- m.
With all of the sincerity aud enthusi
asm that true faith imparts those littlo
ones stood before the grizzled ami toy
luuen imago aim tola what they wanted
"Dear Mr. Santa Clans" to bring them
tor vnriHtmas. l ho littlo boy wanted
wagon with horses that could trot, and
tne girl wanted a dolly that conld open
and shnt its eyes and talk. So firm was
tlieir belief in the actual prenw of
Santa Claus that the little folks in
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iiibu mat uiey couiu see a twinkle in h s
eye and a smile of auht to their neti
lions on his lips. It was an incident
thut touched the adult observers, one of
whom, a white haired old gentleman.
murmured. " 'Tina pity that a child's
lief in Santa Clans should ever 1,
snaken." .New York Times.
Old Mvmorlot ltoralted.
tfter tho adjournment of the tTniteil
Mates court at Danville, Va., recently,
there wasa little scene which was not (in
the docket. A ono armed old Confederal o
had been found guilty of illegal distill
ing and was sentenced to one month's
imprisonment and a fino of 100. Jink's
John Paul, who was also an old Confed
erate, ordered the marshal to bring Gar
rett Morrison, the one armed veteran,
into the courtroom. Presently tha
judge and prisoner stood face to face.
As he touched the empty sleeve tears
came into the eyes of the judgo, who
said: "Come back here tomorrow and I
will cousider your caso. We old boys
are getting scarce, and vou cannot iro to
jail. Cor. Itichmond Times.
Whon Dmi tha Nlntentb Ccntnry Kndf
I have been pretty thoroughly con
vinced for years that not ono Demon in
five knows when this century will close,
but 1 was much surprised to find the
statement that but about eight years of
mis century remain. This would make
lHli'J tho last year of this decade and cen
tury. The matter is iinjxirtant enough
to correct, anu is very easily mado clear,
thorirst century closed with tho last
day of tho year 100; tho Second with tho
last day of the year 200, anil the Nine
teenth century will end with the last day
of the year l'JOO, which is nine years from
New Year Day, ISUi. J. Ogden Kera iu
New lork Sun.
A Steam Hliilgii.
A Trucked (Cal.) man has in tho conrss
of construction a steam sleigh which
will, he claims, when perfected, trav
erse snow covered fields aud motin
tains wilh a speed scarcely loss than thut
of a railroad train. It is his iuteutiwn
to utilize the coutrivance for tho haul
ing of all classes of freight, sawlogs and
anything else that requires cheap trans
portation. lxcliungo.
v line a workman was repairing an
outbuilding In Winchester, Hid., a few
days ago, he found under one of the sill
an eld tin can containing about $5 ,CXi
in gold coin, mostly in f J.50 and live
dollar pieces. No one knows to whom
the treasure belonged.
Tho Oakland board of education hav
ing deemed that married teachers must
go, the question the women are asking
each other Is, since no distinction wa
mado, what will be the effect of the res
olution where the teachers happen to be
men?
The great treasury vault at Washing
ton covers more than a quarter of an
acre and Is twelve foet deep Itecently
thero was t0,JUO,000 iu siler stored
there, an amount that weighed 4,000
tons and would load 178 freight cars.
The fishing Industry at Portland. Or .
and vicinity la rapidly Increasing. The
aoiount of mackerel packed in Port-
land alone last season was 1 7,000 barrel ,
or nmro than 10,000 barrels in excess of
tho seiuion before.
Ono of tho latest discoveries of the
ciontisU l that the (terms of vellow
'ever niaj l conveyed from tropical
nxinrnes ui tlio plumage of birds.
J
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Frances Stat
.tin hoi
, jaroness i
father's death t
speucor In her
.a right. Tho ii.
heiress was then onlv nine vnamnliv
and she was the only young lady who
ever made her debut In society already
a peeress in her own riiit. Lady Le
Desponcer soon bestojj'av her hand, her
heart and her .k-wttful place, Mere
worth, near Maidstjhe,; a young bar
rister, Mr. EveljtojBos'cawen,, who short
ly after becamV Lord Falmrftrth'and
lived to be so Welt known li tjie racing
world. : J,-' ' . i - " -.
The venerable title of Le Despencer
thus became merged in ihe superior
though much more modern dignity of
viscount talmouth, and there it must
remain unless some future Lord Fal
mouth shall have daughters only. In
that case the viscounty of Falmouth be
ing, like the common run of modern
IH-erages, transmissible only In the male
line, will pass to the nearest male heir.
If there are more daughters than one
the barony of Le Despencer will fall
into abeyance among them, and if there
is ouly one she will blossom out us Bar
oness Le Despencer, and if she marries
will carry away the title into her hus
band's family. Loudon Letter.
Improper Laheli.
It usod to bo jestingly said that the
name of Mohammed was invoked for
all puriKises, even down to the itinorant
fruit seller, whose cry was. "In the name
of the prophet-figs." But it appears to
be the practice for entornrisinir and
pushing British manufacturers to have
recourse to the same alliance of piety
with profits. British exporters to Mo
rocco, it seems, have been accustomed to
place Arabio inscriptions on their wares.
such aa calicoes, candles, matches, etc.
According to the oonsul at Magador,
the sultan has lately issued the follow
ing warning through the customs ad
ministration: ''Having learned that cer
tain goods imported, including calicoes,
matches, etc., have been imported bear
ing in Arabio characters tho names of
Mohammed, of Hassan and Ali. and
others held sacred by Mosli mon. an1
bearing other writing not suitable to be
on such articles, I order you to give
notice to tho merchants to advise their
corresiiondenU in other countries to dis
continue the sending of goods so mark
eu. A reasonable time will be allowed
ror this notice to reach them. Any such
goods imported after due notice has been
given will be seized by tho government
and treated as contraband. Should the
importer be a Moslem, he will be pun
uiuou in auuiuon to the forfeiture."
Leisure Hour.
Larg-a Production of Anthraolta.
The year 1891 was remarkable in the
anthracite coal trade for its enormou.-.
production, which fur exceeds that of
any other your. Heretofore 1SS8 has
borne the banner for production, or
rathor shipments, with a total of 38,140,
718 tons, but the present outlook is that
IBM will surpass this by about 2.000.000
tons, or something over 40,000,000 in all,
an nnproceuented figure, aud nearly
5,000,000 tons greater than tho shipments
OI 1SUU.
iiio statistics of shipments of hard
coal np to Doc. 5 show that so far in 1HU1
87,50t),5,iS) tons had been shipped, an in
crease or 4,u.iy,r'jj over lb'JO for the cor
responding period. The shipmouta for
Decemlter agreed upon by tho companies
are u,.mo,uuu tons, nnd if that full
amount wre carried tho total is consider.
ably over 40,000,000.-Philadelphia liuo-
uru.
flrnpi-a All Winter.
Fresh
graties can bo had all through
i
mo winter at a trilling expenditure of
cure nnd attention. Tho grapes i.iiould
be cut when just ripo, wit h several inches
of stem on each bunch, and then bj
placed In paK-r boxes, with a layer of
crumpled newspaper underneath and
anot her abo-e them. The bunches should
not touch, am. tho grapes should not lie
Tiled in tho box. Koep them in a cool,
dry room not in tho cellar, tho damp
ness there ia sure to spoil them and
with cure to prevent their freezing they
will be as eatable in February as in
OctoVT. Interview in St Louis Globe
Democrat Slitjf-fl Million Dollar aa A or.
The other day the Southeastern Rail
way company was asked no less a sum
than t,2,-)0,000 for a small and practi
cally useless piece of ground in Bor
ruondsey. The land is about sixteen feet
In depth, and comprises an area of 4,134
superficial foet, so that the claim is at the
rate bf 13.000,000 nn acre. The com-
pany, it Is scarcely necessary to add, did
not close at the sum Stated. London
Tit-BiU.
Dlacovory of a Natural Cave.
A handsome nntural cave was recent.
ly discovered in Lafayetto county, Go,
It contains many rooms of most az-
quisite crystallised beauty and a yawn
ing anyis into which large stonos have
been thrown with no , reverberating
sounds borne back to the ear by which
IU depths might be gauged. Exchange.
"Smaller Flaa to lllta 'Era."
In view of tho expocted visitation of
gnushoppors in some parts of tho state
next year, the state board of horticulture
has arranged for a supply of parasite!
from New South Vnlen, to bo ready for
distribution in March. San Francisco
Call.
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The ho... y'Lx ' '
norwithntanlrnr care iirt. ' ' '
and"th.e application tJ . ',i '
friend; ".bunded SawyiiAut,
Hallr'aBarb Wife LineimI;f;.'
most wonderful thing ever
lieal euch wounds, lie applied i
only three times and the Bore Wan
completed healed. Equally irood
for
all sore, cuts. briiHftH. and
wounds. For, sale by all
drugjriat
For lame back there ih nnihinr
better than to saturate a ilannel "
cloth with Clianilx-rlain'a Pqi ,
Halm and bind it ou the affected S f
parts.. Try it nnd you will be auri r
prised at the prompt relief itnffoMls 1 -The
name treatment will cure rhau- '
mntimn.;. r-or sale by V. G. Krick
et 10. -
The volume of the Mapai-.inc be
gin with the Numbers for lu-ie and
December of each .year. When no
time is specified, mi'lmrripliuiiB will
begin with the Number curren'. at
the time of receipt of order. Hound
Volumes of Hurler's Magazine for
three years bnck, in neat cloth bind,
ing will be sent by mail, post-paid,
on receipt of $3.00 per -volume.
Cloth cases for binding, 50'ccnta
each by mail post paid.
vilos Nerve and.'Llver P.
Act on a new principle reflating-
the liver, stomrch and bowfla
through the nervs. A new discovi ry .
Dr. Miles' Pills speedily cure bilion
snesa bad taste, torpid liver, piku
5onstipation. Unequnled for mn
women, children, smnllest, lri'-st
surest! 50 doses, ic. Sampj
free ut F. G. Fricke & Go's.
The foremost of our periodicals."
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CENTRE Of
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THJ! "WORLD.
AMmpl.copyaltl
llluttrtU4prots
tut will b ssnt (m
isidw ainolo. .
Tfft rosrif tho mwit tnntmc'lrw,
th mint ttmi'lT. the laiywi-
, ths hsmlsomwrt of thw rrvtw
The three great guoups of sub
jects out of the comma pear will b
impartially asd instructs ely din
ciiHHed by the ablest writers;
I. Pol i I ica I subjects growin out of
the grt'Hidential cHmpaigne.
il- Financial disturbance
here und abroad.
III. Theological unrest-
with till the social questions sug
gested by these groups of grout top
ICS.
There is no other way whereby
one may get the ripest information
about the great problems of the
time within so narrow a compass
or for so small a sum - sbnrl siiwlieii
of great subjects by more than him
itred of the foremost men and wom
enof the world; bemuse there ia
only cue American periodical for
winch all the great leaders of oi.ii,.
n and of thought write, nod iih,i
is Thk J'okl'M.
The December llliniber for exnni.
pie centains: Degredation by pen
sion The Protest of Loviil Vf.in,,.
leers, by lieutenant Allen R. Koolc
J'ouudcrer of the Soeietv of livol
Volunteers: The Me;uimir ,,f n,
Democrntic Victory in Massachu
setts, by flow Wm. K. Kiiuo, ii-
French feel in ur toward C
A notSer Conflict about Ilsnce- I-o-'
raine lneAitable, by Cnmmille Pel
letnn, member of the French ('hum-'
berof Deputies; Should tne Silver
.awot lNHi be reoealedV l.v l .,f.l.
II. Schiff one of the most sin ceaif u
nnd in New York; In Modern Kiln.
cation n Failure? by Fredr-k Har
rison, the gn nt English savista
I nreguhited Competition self-In
structive, bv AUbice r U'..iir...
Chairman of the y rn Trnflic
Association: Women' Clubs, tne
Volume nnd the t .id of thit
Work, by Alice II. Khine; A Dny '
With Lord Tennison. l.v sir
liam Arnold. And five mh,.r ,..
cles.
There are now in progrens dicu
sions of our yennion system; Prison
Management; The Training of
Teochcrs; The Louisinnna Lotterr
The next Step in the Tariff Agita
tion; Are Modern Educational Mut
ters n failure?
50c a copy. $5 a year.
TDK FOKTM, (Jnion Square, N. Y-
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