BALDNESS HEREDITARY.
aj Ilalrdraaaer Im a bimd
courae en tb Mvbjefi. r.
"About bald heads, now," said a hair
drcsnor who profesmxl to know all about
hirsute deficiency and its catuce, "they
are aa much due to heredity as are
red he.vls. Muck heads, curly heads
or heads that are not curly. And
why are men no commonly bald and
women bald bo uncommonly? There
are doctors and men of science who
point to tliat fact to strengthen their
well known hih hat theory of bald
ness. They affect to believe, and in
tdfft on their belief, that the high hilk
haiaad the hard felt hat are resioniiLle
for viont of tho haldheaded men, tho un
yielding pressure of nucb. headgear con
stricting the Llxl essels which liuur
ixh the hair and thus destroying
their vital projK-rtiea, the result Inking
(loath of the roots and unavoidable
capillary Hcantiness. Women, say thes
scientific aix-cnlators, do not injure th
ritals of their hair by such means, and
thus are rarely chronically bald.
Maybe they are right, but 1 don't b
here it. Everybody knows that man.
a the head of the family, has to go to
the front and Btay there in the capacity
car the breadwinner. The strain of life
comes the most severe on the man in
that resiiect. He it is who suffers th
anxieties and buttles against the disap
pointments of business, speaking of life
In general. What makes men prema
turely old? Just these anxieties and
struggles. If prematurely old, why not
prematurely bald, which is a natural ac
companiment of untimely age? Woman
has less brain stress, iler sympathies
with the man in hia struggle may be
great, and usually aie, but they do not
make the demands on her organization
that tell so severely on the system of the
"l account lor mucn Mianess among
men by this theory of nervous exhaus
tion, but then what will explain its prev
alence among men whose circumstances
do not require them either to indulge in
business anxieties or undergo business
disappointments? Thus we see the easy
going man about town, not yet in his
prime as to years, with no haunting
thought of tomorrow, yet as bald as bis
grandfather was at seventy. We see the
pampered child of fortune, son of a mil
lionaire father, who toils not, neither
doth he spin, yet Elijah, whom the bad
boys mocked, at the same time the she
bears came out of the wilderness and
lined upon them, was not arrayed in
less hair than one of these. Some might
explain this by the sweeping charge of
dissipation. Vut it will not do. I have
among my patrons youth of this kind
who are models of sobriety, propriety
and simple living, and yet they are aa
bald as doorknobs.
"Heredity is the only explanation that
can be made of this mysterious depar
ture of the hair in early life, although
Professor Eaton, an English scientific
person who has made investigation on
the subject a specialty for years, does not
believe it. and stoutly declares that the
cause of baldness is no nearer discovery
than it was a hundred years ago.
"But whether I am right or wrong in
my theories 1 know I am right in this,
and that is when a man is once bald he
is always bald, unless his hair has fallen
out from the effects of fever. In that
case it will generally return in time of
its own accord. But a head that has
gradually lost its hair while the ownei
of it is in good physical condition has
lost it for good. If it wasn't so do you
suppose there would be so many bald
Jrided doctors and barbers?" New
'if ork Sun.
How aa Elephant Eat.
An elephant's digestive functions are
very rapid, and tho animal therefore
requires daily a large amount of fodder
500 pounds at least. In its wild state
ihe elephant feeds heartily, but waste-
fully. It is careful in selecting the few
fc.it trees which it likes for their bark
jr foliage. But it will tear down
tranches and leave half of them un
touched. It will strip off the bark from
other trees and throw away a large por
tion. As it is a nocturnal animal, it selects
its trees by tho senses of touch and
smelL Its sense of smell ia bo delicate
that a wild elephant can scent an enemy
at a distance of 1,000 yards, and the
nerves of its trunk are so sensitive
that the smallest substance can be dis
covered and picked up by its tiny pro
boscis. An elephant's palato is very delicate,
and the auiuial is whimsical in selecting
or rejecting morsels of food. Youth's
Companion.
Diarrhea and Digestive Trouble.
The connection between teething and
diarrhea has been considered until of
recent years as beyoiid question. But
even this is very doubtful. For our
selves, we should have no difficulty the
oretically in supposing that painful teeth
ing might upset the digestion, just as in
nervous older children and adults we see
excitement and mental anxiety produce
like results. But actually, the more the
cases are examined the less certain is
the relation of the bowel trouble to the
supposed cause. Here again develop
ments in the digestive organs may have
an influence, and the effect of heat, either
directly upon the nervous system of the
child or by injuring food, is shown by
the prevalence of these diseases in sum
mer. Dr. Henry D. Chapin in Baby
hood. Weeping Trees.
The literature of '-weeping trees" is
enormous, much of it being plainly
mythical, out there is a large basis of
fact upon which most of these marvel-
ous stories rest, ilany travelers have
described the famous "rain tree" of Pa
' dradoca. Isle of Ferro. John Cockburn,
in 1735, describes a tree at Vera Pas, Cen
tral America, from which pure water
continually dripped from every leaf and
branch. St. Louis Republic
Chinamen cannot become citizens of
the United States because the right of
naturalization is limited to free whits
persons and Africans or people of, Afri- ,
cam descent.
THE RTVM. WNBTKELS.
riaroaa al-fUwHa k4 Ma Wti'iii
II Ivrad W ntikn, wMa Ukeir wtoillnr
tiada;
II loved s watoh bia eryatal fountains piar:
Be lovd hi ktrw tad Ma ourtior gar. '
Ha lowed ait rrJ sports that pleaae a kilt.
Bat txioai L lovd K hear hia miuatreU aintf.
And ao H happened that Ma fama had brought
Two rirai atnirrra to th caliph's court.
Who ploaned him heat, fall well each mloatrel
knew,
Wonhl be proclaimed the greater of the two.
So well they pleaded him that tbey found him
loath
To chooae between them, fur he luvvd them
both.
"Ijrt ail the nat ion Judire," at lenffth said bee
"Who pieaM-it bnht my jw-ople piraitea me."
Through all the hind the rival poets aune;
Their names and iu utile were on every tongue.
Until at Laat Uiey never reached a door
Where Fame bud not auu- all their aongs be
fore.
Ben Olaf saoir of deed the caliph wrought.
The riches and the uplendors of bin court;
The mighty warriors every nation boasts.
And armies v&nquibhed by the prophet's hosts;
How Islam s valor was beloved and feared;
And when he flnitJted. listening thooaanda
cheered.
M nstapha's son its were all of simpler things;
Forgotten was the pride of earthly kings.
He Hang to them of home and truth and kvrec
How Allah watched his children from above.
; Close to their hearts the port's moxio crept;
And when he flnitihed, ail the people wept.
For though Ben
Olaf charmed Cfcera with
hia
arts.
It was Mnstapha'a songs that reached their
heart.
James a. Barnett in Harper's,
Fifty Kinds of Eleetrie Fishes.
According to the statements of the
English naturalist, Profeseor Stirling,
there are in existence today upward of
fifty species of fishes having more or lees
specialized organs, the function of which
is the generation of electric discharges.
The fishes differ widely, sometimes
strikingly, from each other, belonging
mostly to different families, and oc
casionally even to different orders of the
"Pisces." In structure they closely re
semble the other species of the genera
to which they severally belong, differ
ing from them, with aa occasioaaa ex
ception, mainly in the possession at or
gans for electric generation.
The well known "eleetrie ray,- tor
example, of which Nicholson mentaoas
three and Gunther six, are the most
prominent. These rays are found feu the
Atlantic and Indian oceans and the
Mediterranean sea, and are seen in the
English channel, or even farther north;
while other electric fishes are stfM more
cosmopolitan, though most of then in
habit limited areas and wana
Electricity.
A PkraM Tfca Is Jfo
"1 will give a prise of $100 to any on
who can prove that the exprasaom 'donl
you know or, as it is often rendered.
doncberknow, was ever need in Eng
land by a real Englishman." declared a
person of the British persuasion tbe other
day.
"The phrase had its origin ra Philadel
phia, where it is much in vogue, because
certain dudes there believe it is Kngliah
No Englishman ever says "Don't you
know.' The expression be does nse is
'You know,' such as 'Pm going up to
London, you know, to get me new
trousers, you know.
"This may be a startler for certain
young men about town, who by dint of
great practice are able to interject
'doncherknow at about every ten words
in their conversation. I'm sorry to hart
their feelings" New York Herald.
It Needs Xo Guards.
The smallest, simplest and best pro
tected postoffice in the world is in the
Straits of Magellan and has been there
for many years. It consists of a email
painted keg or cask, and is chained to
the rocks of the extreme cape in a man
ner so that it floats free, opposite Terra
del Fuego. Each passing ship sends a
boat to take letters out and put others
in. I his cunous postomce is unprovided
with a postmaster, and is therefore un
der the protection of all the navies of
the world. Never in the history of this
unique "office" has its privilege beeu
abused. Philadelphia Press.
Ills Election Cost Him Four Cents.
Mr. 11. R. Williams may be compli
mented upon the economy he exercised
in seeking re-election to the Middlesex
county council, his expenses being set
down at twopence. This fairly beats
the "record." Mr. Deputy Bedford's
election expenses were said to be but
ninepence on one occasion, but he mu
pale his ineffectual fires before the su
perior financial prowess of Mr. Williams
London City Press.
Depth of the Mediterranean.
The Austrian government has made a
number of soundings in the Mediter
ranean, and the greatest depth reached
was 2,406 fathoms, which is deeper than
any sounding yet recorded for that body
of water. New York Journal.
IVhat He Didn't Eat.
A Yankee on paying his bill at a Lon
don restaurant was told that the sum
put down didn't include the waiter.
"Waal," he roared, "1 didn't eat any
waiter, did 12" London Tit-Bits.
The commissioners of customs in Eng
land have taken steps to bring their de
partment into line in the normal require
ments of trade, and the customs hours
are from G to 6, without overtime.
The Boston board of health, in a tour
of inspection at night in the North End
tenement house district, found nine per
sons sleeping in one room, with windows
and doors tightly closed.
Professor John Marshall, of Universi
ty college, London, says that yawning
may be accomplished by the will, but
is often the result of involuntary imita
tion." The stupendous results of the steam
engine may all be traced to the boy who
sat watching the steam which came
from the nose of the teakettle.
Five soda crackers devoured without
drinking, ia 4 minutes and 20 seconds,
is the latest gormandizing feat of a Kan
sas freak.
Eaaor Litqmor Car.
To those Beckinj? a rescue from
liquors curse or other evil habito
brought about by morphine, tobac
co etc. The Elisor Institute at South
Omaha oilers one of the most relia
ble and best places to go with the
absolute certainty of a permanent
cure. Write r visit the institute.
A Sensible Man.
Would use Kemp's balsam for the
throat and lungM, it is curing more
cases coughs cwlds, iinthnia, bron
chitts, era up and all throat and
lung troubles, than any other rem
edy. The proprietor has author
ized any druggiHt to give you a aani
pie bottle free t - convince you of
the merit of this great remedy.
Large bottles ;0c and f 1.
I feel it mv duty to tay a few
worda in regard to Kly's Cream
Halm, and I do no entirely without
solicitation. I have used it more
or less half a year, and have found
it to be most admirable. I have
suffered from catarrh of the wo
kind ever since I was a little ijoj
and I never honed for cure, bui
Cream Balm eeemsto do even that.
Many of mv acquaintances have
used it witu excellnnt results.-
Oscar Ostuui, 45
cago 111.
Warren Ave., Chi-
Wanted: An energetic man to
manage branch office. Only a few
dollars needed, salary to start $75
per month and interest in business
The Western Co., Kansas City, Mo.
Sorne Foolish People
allow a cough to run until itgets
beyond the reach of medicine They
sav. "Oh. it will wear away." out in
most cases it wears them away.
Could they be induced to try the
successful Kemps Balsam, which
is sold on a positive guarantee to
cure, they would see the excellent
effect after taking the first dose.
Price 50c and $1. Trial size free. At
all druggists.
The wisdom of him who journey-
eth is known by the line he selects;
the judgment of the man who takes
the "Burlington Route" to the
cities of the east, the south, and the
west, is never impeached. The in
ference is plain. Magnificent Pull
man sleepers, elegant reclining
chair cars and world-famous dining
cars on all through trains. For
information address the agent of
the company at this place, or write
to J. Francis, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, Omaha.
Now Try This-
It will cost you nothing and will
surely do you good, if yom have a
Cough, Cold or any trouble with
Throat, Chest or Lungs. Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to
give relief, or money will be - paid
back. Sufferers from La Grippe
found it iust the thing and under.
its use had a speedy and perfect re
covery. Try a sample bottle at our
expense and learn for yourself just
how good a thing it is. Trial bottle
tree at i. O. ricke oc t-o. urug
Store, Large size 50c. ana $1.00
The population of Plattemoutbi
Is about 10,000, add we would say
at least Jneo-half are troubled with
some effection on the throat and
lungs, as those complaints are, ac
cording to staaistiC8, more numer
ous than others. We would advise
all our readers not to neglect the
opportunity to call on their' drug-
inst aud iret a bottle oi hemp s 5ai-
ini tor the throat ana lungs, i. rial
size free. LargeBottle 50c- and $1.
Sold by all druggist.
Itch on human and horses animals
cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's ,
sanitary lotion. Ihis never tails.
Sold F. G. Fricke & Co. druggist,
Plattsmouth.
For years the editor of the Burl-
inerton Junction, (Mo.) Post, has
been subiect to cramp colic fits of in
digestion, which prostrated him for
several hours and unfitted him tor
business for two or three days. For
the past year he has been using
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhcea Remedy whenever occa
sion required, and it has invariably
criven him prompt relief. 25 and 20
cent bottles for sale by F. G.
Fricke & Co., druggists.
According to the census of 1S90,
Chicago takes rank, by virtue of her
population ot l,oy!3,ob people, as tne
eighth largest city on tne globe.
Most of us desire, at one time or j
another, to visit a city in which so
many persons find homes, and,
when we do. we can find no better
ine than the "Burlington Route.'
Three fast and comfortable trains
dailv. For further information ad
dress the agent of the company at
this place, or write to J. Francis,
General Passenger and Ticket
Agent, Omaha, Nebraska.
The Missori Pacific will sell round
trip tickets May 9 to 14 inclusive, to
Portland, Oregan, the Presbyterian
creneral aisembly being held their
May 19 to Tune 2. Tickets good un
til May 19 and 'returning inside 90
days at $G0, going via one route and
returmne: via another. Apply at
ticket office for particulars.
Specimen Cases.
S.H.Clifford, New Castle, Wis
was troubled with neuralgia and
rheumatism, his stomach was- dis
ordered, his liyer was affected to an
alarming degree, appetite fell away
and he was terribly reduced in flesh
and strength. Three bottles of
Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg,
111., had a running sore on his lee
of eight years' standing. Used
three bottles of Electric Bitters and
seven bottles Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and his leg is sound and well
John Speaker, Catawba, O., had five
large fever sores on his leg, doctors
said he whs incurable. One bottl
Electric Bitters and one box Buck
len's Arnica Salve cured him entire
ly. Sold by F. G. Fricke & Co.
PLACES OF WORSHIP.
Catholic St. Paul's Church, ak. between
: Fifth aud Sixth. Fathtr Carney, PaMor
Services : VutHtSoad )l:30A. m. Sunday
School at 2 :30, with benediction.
Chbistiaw. Corner Lonurt and Kiphth Hts
(Services tuorning and t-vei.iHK. tlder A
. (ialloway pastor. Sunday Hi'bool lo a. M.
KfiH'JOPAL. St, Luke's lliurch. corner Third
hikI Viiif. Kev. 11 H. Hsrireti. naMor. er-
vices : 11 A. m. and 7 :30r. M. hunday School
at 2 :30 r. M.
Gikuak Mktiiodist. earner Sixth St and
Granite. Uev. Hil t. I'antor. SerTices : 11 A. M.
and 7:301. m. Sunday School 10 : a. m.
I'h khhvtfh i a n. cervices in new church. cor
ner Sixth and Granite stc Kev. J . T. liaird,
nastor. Suuday-sci'ool at 8 ;30 ; 1'reachiuif
at 11 a. ni.H'jd 8 n. in.
The . K. S. C. K of thi church meets every
Sabbath evening at 7 :15 in the tiaeweit of
thecbucrh. All are invited to attend these
meetings.
Kirst Mrthodist. Sixth St.. betweii Main
and Pearl. Kev. I.. K. Brltt. IK II. a.tor.
ServiceH : 11 A. M.. 8 -.00 F. M huntfa School
9 :30 a. M. Prayer meet i K Wednesday even-
"K.
Gkhman 1'itKHBVTK.Hi an . Corner Main and
Ninth. Kev. Wltte. pastor. Services usual
hours. Sunday school 9 :30 a. m.
Swkkdixh CoNfiKFOATioNAU Granite, be
tween fifth and Sixth.
Coi-okkd Baptist. Mt. Olive, "ak, between
Teuth and Eleventh Kev. A. Bonwell. pas
tor. Services 11 a. m. and 7 :30 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening.
Vovxi) Men's O'HKif-TiAi Association
Kooins in V aterman block. Main street. Gos
oel meeting, for men only, everv Sunday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock. Kooiiih open week days
from 8:30 a. m.. i o 9:30 p.m.
80UTH Park Tabernacle.-Rev. J. M.
Wood, Pastor. Services : Sunday School,
j9a.ii).: I react) inc. 11a. m. ana HP. m. :
prayer meeting Tuesday night; choir prac
tice rnday night All are welcome.
Tho First step.
Perhaps you are run down, can't
eat, can't sleep, can't think, can't do
anything to your satisfaction, and
you wonder what ails you. You
should heed the warning, you are
taking the first step into nervous
prostration. You need a nerve tonic
and in Electric Bitters you will find
the exact remedy for restoring your
nervous system to it normal, healthy
condition. Surprising results fol
low the use of this great Nerve
Tonic and Alterative, Your appe
tite returns, good digestion is re
stored, and the liver and kidneys re
sume healthy action. Try a bottle.
Price 50c, at F. G. Fricke & Co's
drugstore. 6
AMttle lrls Experiencein a LlgUt
house.
Mr. and Mrs, .Loren 1 rescott are
keepers of the Gov. Lighthouse at
Sand Beach Mich, and are blessed
with a daughter, four years. Last
April she taken down with Measles,
followed with dreaatui tougn ana
turned into a fever. Doctors at
home and at Detroit treated, but in
yain, she grew worse rapidly, until
she was a mere" handiui ot Dones
Then she tried Dr, King's New
Discovery and after the use of two
and a half bottles, was completely
cured. They say Dr. King.s New
Discovery is worth its weight in
gold, yet you may get a trial; bottle
free at F. G. Frickey Drugstore.
How's This!
We offer 100 dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that can not be
cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F.l. Cheney & Uo. Props, loledo,
Ohio,
We the undersigned, have known
r. J. Cneney tor the last lo years,
and belive him pefectly honorable
in all buisness transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out an oblig
ations made by thetr hrm.
West&lruax, Wholesale Drug
gist, Toledo Ohio., Waldmg Kinnan
& Tarvin, Wholesale druggist Tole
do Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cnre is taken inter
nally, action directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces ot the system.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggist; Testimonials free.
HENRY BOECK
The Leading
FUENITTJRE DEALER
AND
(JNDERTAKR.
Ceastantly keeps on hand everytbin
you need to furnish your house.
OOKXBB SIXTH AND MAIN STSBBT
Plattsmouth - Neb
Lumber Yard
THE OLD RELIABLE.
0. A. WATERMAN & M
Shingles, Lath, Sash,
Doors, Blinds
Can supply everw demand of the city.
Call and get terms. Fourth street
in rear of opera hovse.
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House Furnishing Emporium.
"V TT 7" HERE you can get your house furnished from
V V kitchen to parlor and at easy tearms. I han
die the world renown Haywood baby carriages, also
the latest improved Reliable Process Gasoline 6tore
Call and be convinced. No trouble to show goods.
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OPPOSITE COURT
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WILL KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND
A Full and
Drugs, Medicines,
DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES
Prescriptions Carefully
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Mexican
Mustang
Liniment.
A Cure for the Ailments
A long-tested pain relierer.
Its nse is almost universal by the HotMewife, Ihe Farmer, the
Stock Raiser, and by- every ooe requiring aa effective
liniment.
No other application compares with it in efficacy.
This well-known remedy has stood the teat of years, almost
generations.
No medicine chest is complete without a bottle of Mustang
Liniment.
Occasions arise for its use almost every day.
All druggists and dealers have it.
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