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Till: WKKKI.Y IlKltAl.l): I'l.ATTS.MOU I II.XI-I1UASKA. DKCEMHKK 1, IS92. A WEDDING IN HINDOO. Youthful Bridas and Elabor ate Ceremonies. GIRL BABIES NOT POPULAR It Takes Nine Hours to Cet Through the Marrlaa Ceremony The BrldoKroorrt Does'nt Cut Much of a Figure. In this country, where the innrcli from "I.dhoiiu'iin," n hite hIIIc friH'k ami a few ImintclllnMilo rosicniM niiike mi rliilxiruto wpililinn, Dm Imre (!c; of a hiikiII twclve- VfHr-ohl lrl reiiuirini nliio him in to him: herself to thn Hum of her futher'R chnice Mcins nlmiinl In the t-xtrein. Whellit the out lay of nt n iiKtli mill rupees tlmt mch mi event Inrui him uiiythliiK to ilo with the tcniK'iiiiiH prohibition of u wcond nmrriiino for tlmuenller Hex linn never hcen tipliiinetl, hut in the Ilinilous are 11 nrnc t kill people anil an avaricious (iconic' it One not fippear unlikely. In tho lirnl phire, with them to lie a woman ami nnmarried Ik little hhort of a crime, yet to marry olivloiit-ly one must have money Ahid outcome of this, w hen daiinhtcrx nrn horn to the poor IJiiniau he In-1 is tliem out, of tho wniM hy the ftimplu inl tieK'iitive methiMl of not k'ivint? them food. One man luliuitteil, oulto hh n mat. trr of course, havim; fulloweil thin up llirotiKh a Ionic Kiieeessioii of Home twenty jtirl hahii'H. lint if the lwily'n papa has a flimncml pomtion I lint mlmit of her ltow Inn up, ami In a ltomhay Hindoo that in, with no prejudice iiKaiiiKt Kiiropcium you limy perhaps lie, Imlilen tooneof those IiM fiiniitinim that coiue for her at nu hub when our children are playlni; with dolls, In that case, alldwititf for v.iriatiotiH In In itlvlilnal taste, you will find tho alliir niin-t hlllLt In this wise; At alxiiit (1 In t he nfii rnoon, when the air has a trille more life, and that thlim they fall prickly heal Is a drKn u less nitres Ive, you make your way to tho house of the hridu'H father. Outside thu door your notice Is first attracted hy many rows of tliiM-8 that the kcsIh within have taken iff out of respect to tho household tods, Thin may he iidt licatn attention that the Hods refuse to et hIoiik without, hut you amiot help wondering how on earth any one ever knows his own pair BKain. The urawitiK room into which you are Ushered tln tawdry Imitation of a French hotel. There are uny rus everywhere and the furniture, which is exceedingly ornate, Is covered with hriuhterimson satin. liy tills kindly provision of chairs, however, one is tiianleil to sit "a la A unlaw." On entering, the head of tho house comes forward to jjreet you with a profound hiv ham; then nil the standing or KipinttiuK Hindoos follow his example, and It is your duty to fwlaam iudefatiiriiblv in rel irn. ' Lut always with your riht hand, else the company will think your manners exceed lnly funny and, what is more, prove it by lauxhlnit- The hrldeaud bridegroom move alsiut Informally, npeakinx to ii'iiiuiut- anee.t. l he rooui shares with his western brother tho paradoxical fate of ImIiik neces- ary, but unimportant. He Is noticeable only for a hlli turban studded with a priceless number of uncut (,'ems that make It look neither cumtoriaole nor brilliant The bride, ou the contrary, is rather charm liitf. Her costume consists merely of tixht fitting yellow India silk bodice, with yards or the same material swat lied loosely about her supple body and one end thrown over the hair. Mie is further ornamented by earrings, finucr link's, a nose rim and bundles that reach to the shoulder; on her pretty ankles are. the heavy anklet chains lliat clink wlieu nhe steps. Altogether she would be a lovely mid plcturesijue little oojeci u Riie were only playing In tableaux Instead of lilt if ill real life. Hut all interest in her is immediately mm lied out ,, i,u arrival of the nantch Kills. They are two or more hired dancers. whose perforuinucu appears to be the most welcome and wonderful feature of the en tire occusion. In dress they are not unlike our own ballet girl, wearing from llfteen to twenty gauze skirts. The longest of these reaches to the feet, and tho others are graduated tl, witliiu half a yard of the waist. Their so called dance is at range and weird, and after the first fifteen min utes remarkably uninteresting. It is made up of a scries of impossible puses, in parts no slow as to remind oneof the bust twitches of a mechanical toy w hen it is nearly run dowu. As an Indian ballad has it: They posture. ) nli, v. liiiillh', wrltrvie like ei Is, And all the time ,.ui;ie alxmt on their heels, Keeping time to the pipers ami tnintommcrs' kliiilns With tho dink (if their anklets of resotiuut chains. When this has gone on until you nn c x iiaustwl and the lest of the audience is reduced to a state of entranced breathless cess the really Micicd part of t he rites be Rins. An adjourumciit is made to an outer room with an earthen floor, in the center f which a bright tire is burning. Around this, iu the presence of many w itnesses, the jountf couple promenade solemnly seven times, carefully clasping each other's right bund, liy one of the oldest customs ever kept up they must go alwuys toward the light, because it Is a festive occasion, hhoiild n mistake be made and n turn to the left be taken the direst misfortune and sorrow would be the result anticipated. In I ho meantime a priest, the dirt of w hose once whito garments is supposed to add to his holiness, got s about majestically, mm tering a lot of mystical words. Finally this also is gotten through with, and the coolies enter Inaring a bowl of richly buttered rice. The groom then, as a sacred duty, feeds his wife, holding the oily mixture out to her in his palm; after ward he partakes himself, and docs the proper thing in wiping Ids greasy mouth on the silken gown of his mother-in-law- whioh last goes ty prove that human na ture and the position of that unfortunate lady are pretty much the same the world over. Later, when tho feasting liegins, a sep arate table covered with KnglisU delicacies is set for the Christians present. Although your Invitation means staying until 3 in the morning, after supper the ordinary in dividual is glad to say good night in his best Hindoostnnee and make his way home ward la a cab, or, better still, one of our own American hm-se cars. Hostou Tran script. ' The 6U of Arcturun. - ' From the small valuo of the parulax found for Arcturus we cannot place very much reliance on Its accuracy, but there can bo little doubt that the distance of this bright star is really very great, and that consequently it is a much larger sun thau ours, probably one of tho most massive bodies in the universe. Gentleman's Maga-aloa. GRACIOUS RECEIVING. An Art wllli MM, I, Mnny of li Are 1 anii'litiilil) I ii I mi I lit r. Much has been said alxjiit t lie art of con ferring favors with su li sweet griicious- nesn mat the lavor Is doubled tlK'irliy. There is another art concernim! which we have seen no mention, ami that is toe art of receiving favor o graciously that the L'lver liei-oiiies the debtor A few days ago we saw two little girls receiving some presents which had been brought to them from the Kiisl. Indi.-s The ornaments were valuable, but so un usual in fash ion ami color I hut. theihil dreii could lint be expected to properly ap predate tliem. lit one child bv her iiihii lier of acceptance displayed an unusual share of the gift of graciousness. The other was evidently disappointed and her tiiatiKs were cold ami lifeless. When the two children left the room the first ran out with joyous step, carrying her trinkets ill lltilifteil bunds unit crcimr out, "Oh, see what Aunt Mary has brought me an the way from India the India mat s on the map, and where the Taj Mahal is!" The other child carried her little box of cost ly ornaments hanging by her side; her step was slow, her countenance sullen, and one could but expect the words that left ner ups almost neiore the dixir bail closed In-hind her. "I should think Aunt V.-in- might have found something nicer than mat to iiring such a lon way." Through life these children will irnrrv their differences of character, but propir tuition might do something for the latter lit I e sneaker. ( !mcimiiiii.ka lu not 1 1, session of nil, but natural ungriicioiistics may o greauy mouiiicU liy careful educa tion. Cbildre II Wlirt licnr from vuirntu mi. (if tit if ulk. sent friends will make similar reflections upon those of persons who are present, or n iney do not show displeasure will at least display the absence of pleasure. The biiiii oi ine two nerore mentioned little girls said afterward to one who was speak ing of the first child's himtiv iniiimi.r- "Yes, little Julia Is bnnnv in I nvin-r i. blight, sweet disposition, always reaiiy" to piease ami lie pleased, but I think that ivaiys was naturally much the saim Their mothers are so different. Jnlhr mother says she has made it a life rule to never loo is-lund a gilt for its motive, its value to herself, or its cost to the giver; that the fact that any one chooses to givi ner anyiiiing lays her under but one obli gat Ion, and that is to receive It irrnelnimlv takes It for granted that no gift is red ner for any purpose save to give pleasure. Therefore it always lines her pleasure, and she shows It. Ihave .own ner to receive with charming grace mid to wear with n courage worthy of John lingers of fiery memory, a reidlv Imiril.!.. green nml yellow shawl, because she would noi, wouiiil tlie seimilulilies of the poor woman who brought it to her from (o r many a-s a love gift iu return for many ami some rat tier cost ly kindnesses. "'She has done what she cimM sister-in law, hsiklng ruefully upon the warring colors. I could wish that she had done nothing, but that would not hnve given her the ti ensure that thn lu-tmi-il of this has done." To graciously receive Intended fnvor even where they are not such in reality, i- oii.iiiion-ui.u iou an. ID is A mirt. of I ... "give and inks" necessity of life. It low, nu mgner grounds, a manifest Chris tiau duty. Harper's Hazur. New I-:iiKlnur tireut Hti.ini. In the snrlin; of 1717 an amount, of uih.ui fell In New England that has not been equaled during the three centuries of its History, i in; greut storm began in Febrti ary, and burled theesrtli to the di.mhof ten to twenty feet. Cattle were buried In It, and were found fnaen stiff under the drifts, and liuudreds of sheep perished. Wild animals grew so duHperNte from the cravings of hunger that they became nightly visitors tot lie fanners' sheep pens. Heirs and wolves followed I hi. il....r ...-.. into the settlers' clearings, and poim-id upon tlieii) t.ier", killing them St, such it rate thai fleer rec es w ere afl erwm-d el ,, in every town to protect those valuable iimmaK Many a oneMoi v house wssenlir..K end Willi snow. i,m even the chimneys in some instances could not be seen. Tun nels led from house t,i bouse, and snow shoes were in frequent requisition. Stepping out of the chamber window, some people Ventured to exolnre Mm fl. .1,1,1 of snow. One young man in Newbury, iiias., wan paying his addresses to a lady who lived three miles ntvav. And l,n,l ,,'i seen her for a week after the storm. This state of things could no longer lu.i.n.li i and mounting his snow shoes he went over in inns, to enter her house, as he had left his own by way ot a chamber window. As ho was the lilt Person the familv lm,l t ... since the st. inn. his visit was highly 8p- picciHieu. loum s Companion Ti eminent fr KTmmir. Fxtravauatit as nervous in.onln , turn to be in the en im-iin.nt. ..f r,ui. i. - "i-j i..-.!! nil, they should lie more careful against ex- iiinnicai ions oi wiuer. J licy should alwnvs reuiemlH-r Hint num Iu .,..t n animal but an air animal. If in anything, a close adaptation of the treatment by thr physician to tliu Individual is particularly necessary in respect to t he treatment of nervous patients with water. Ity the abuse of water in nervous diseases that most sovereign of all remedies lias, after a short period of popularity, count into discredit. It is certain that a too .1 plication of water is a double poison to nervous pat letits. It. is, on the other side, incontestable that water applications hi the right measure, ami in a manner adapt ed to the character of II Itl MlT.,.ti,.l, .......... ...... n ii- v . - cellent. hqunlly advantageous for them are going barefooted when properly prescribed, and the air bath.-I)r. Hilsimrcr in Pen' ular Science Monthly, The Mosquito H Inter. 'Those who are nnf-i ill 1 1 nt r uii,. t . lmbiU of tho nmstiiiii II " &li,l n r.,ul.l.,,.. . , New Jersey, "might suppose that, like th- migratory innls, lie would go south us the autumn W'aneil in searcli of m i--it-n. clime, but as those who live in disirms wnicii mo mosquito a(Teit.s very ,il know, such is ii(.t the c.'isi' In,t..".. l ii . tho mosquito stands the cold extraor dinarily well for one so slightly built, ani nucuuie weatlier gets to lie too coid ,,t him he conies inside, where he can keen warm, for he is intllii,.iit. ...;! .. hardy, tsonio years ho stays until Christ mastime; sometimes hegis-s awav t arlier " sew iork Sun. Covers fur Wnrnnut Taper Smi-h. Womout DS!t nm'.u ru-! i to take a new lease of lif I with blotting pais'r. Two pieces t h- n -.. of the lwok are cut and bound w iili i n,u,;, gluwl on, the back being forinefl by a m;, of rlbbfin as wido as the look is tlu,. The outside may be prettily decorated iti Water colors Alld t he I runtformuH..,. u.lll l. complete, Exchange. llu.. a lrllmto to Teuu)Ku. Uriint me my 0. adl To Inn t !il Srt' .-; own, Mnmi hint ,rm i ouit. As the slot iu I r ,! lf Kiurll-h !,U.l llus waxed slid ure.nl And llllod l!i world, Vith nails untu.'li d; AVith men that limy not lie; With lliuuglilk Unit caitiiui ilie l!ring me my deml! Into the Ktorieil hall! Where 1 have cai m-n il all My harvest without weed. My chiM'ii fruiis of goodly sefd. Ami lay hlin gently dowu ainimu The men of state, I he men of siniir; The men that would nut suiri-r wrunm The thought worn chieftain of the mind; lleuil servsntsof tho humankind. Hrliurme my dead! The atititinn sua shall shed Its beams athwart the bier's lleK it bhsims; a many tears fchall (low; his words, In cadence sweet and strong, Shall voice the full hearts of tho silent liimiig. firing me my dead! And oh! sad wedded mourner, seeking Still For vanished hand clasp, drinking la thy Of holy grief, forgive that plntis theft Ilohs thee of nil. havii nii,iiu,pii.a It.ft. Not thine to kneel besido the grawy IIIOIIIHl While dies the western glow, and all aroumi Is silence, ami the shadows closer creep And whisper softly, All must fall aslu p T. II. Huxley iu Nineteenth Century. A IliiiiL'erous ri Kite. To bn tlircatcned with death from lY,a Wto of an ordinary house fly is a strange uimg, inu rt'ft'Uiiy .insi-pn swain wiih in unnger of losing us life from that cans. Mr. Swain had a slight abnusion on the skin or ins lett band. It was a very sim ple injury, not being severe enough to mean tno outer cnticlo. Un Saturday, while seatcil in his house, ho felt n sharp, stitigiii.y; setisntion on Hie injured spot, a i:y was lilting; mm. and bo hiid to shako his htitnl spvituI times to flriv. him away. Immediately Mr. Swain felt pain in ins mind mid tlio hand b.-jan to swell, liy evening the Bwellin' atnl the pain had extended to the wrist, and the next morning, wlieu Dr. Peyton was called in, tho whole arm us far hh the ei now Had assumed almornml iirojs.r lions. ' Tho Patient was sufferim? i-m". fiat injr pain, and he had passed a night m agony. Everything indicated MoinI noisoiiinfj. and the physician regarded it as a seri ous case, tne doctor is of the opinion that there isiuiew miHciesof flv nbnnt here, tho bite of which is poisonous. They resemble the house flv way, excepting that thevHrHHiualler mid i oiacKer, The most urobnble thoorv is that. t). fly injected into Mr. .Swain's arm some poisonous BniiHtance. drained from some thing tllHin Which the flv bad litu.ii t.,l- ing. Stockton (Cal.) Mail. Liberality In llress. The invitation of an tin river i ion-1,. boating men to attend the services at his church in their flannels is another indi. cation of tho prevailing spirit of liber ality in uress. inn old restrictions seem to is gradually in course of removal. and there is some danger that contrary extreme may in time bo indulged in. For instance, the presence of a mun in a iMortolk jacket in t in stalls of a fashion. able west end theater tho other even- ing pivo riso to some fears on tho part of ladies present that "tho Door man bad had no dinner." Had he overheard the conversation he would have experienced no difficulty in comnreliendinir theim. plied rebuke. In Paris them lias been a movHinont to revive, frills and embroiden,.-, on evening shirts, and more than one gem- maux has adapted the jabot of lueo-a little plaited frill that is familiaronoii.-h in the portraits of the Seventeenth .-en. tury, Velvet facings to evening coats have also been seen in Paris, ami it would not bo improbable that the wear ers would ostracize any stranger who would imtiear even at a club in i.,wt. prandial hours in a Norfolk jacket. London Standard. Apples In Western w VorU. Now that the cold winds of lieginning to blow over us, the apple buyers nre nuietlv storim.' hw.iv m..mt;. ties of frnit to put on tho market later on. J ins year s crop has Is-en a fairly good ono for un t ff year, and the m ico of apples during the winter will bo wninn reach of every one, it is said. Despite the miproiuisincr outliw.k dnrimr the summer months, growers have pro duced enotign to supply the home de mand. Erie county is tiehitul 111 ur lii-inii'il production perhaps, but Niagara, Or leans, Genesee, Monroe and ailliiiiiimr counties will make up the deficit. In tno western ntutes apples are said to be scarce, but in the eastern, tiarticniuriv Massachusetts and New Haiuiishire, quite, a quantity have been knight up. The exports this vear will ly. li,-i,t Commission merchants say the year has weu especially good Tor pears and iliiinccs. Buffalo Express. A Slave Trailer's Hurled io. A search for buried cold is iM.in,-r ducted under peculiar fircunistances by a man and woman, eleven miles out on the Nolensville pike. The parties en gaged in tho search are E. C l!...ird-i..v of Pittsburg, who claims to be state geologist, and airs. u. A. Cook, of New Orleans. The storv eoes that M ra f ioU- had a dream that a slave trader buried I lbo,lHHj in gold in earthen jugs during the war, and that this fact and the liu'ii- tion of the gold were revealed to Mrs. wook in a dream. J. he parties are stup ing at a local hotel, and visit the sup posed location of the bnried treiisure every day. Cor. Atlanta Constitution. Von Brandt, tho German IYkillg, Wants to marrv an Amorioun girl, but the German emperor will make no exception to the rnlo that dintnuoiu in servic sliall not marry foreigners. The Merchants' National bank f Rl. timore received thn ntliAP iUu an ..1,1 continental thirty dollar bank note. It is not known whether the note is genu ine or not. AnotherOna Killed. Friday nigdit about 9 o'c lock Cor (luctor A. G. Hentley of freight train No. fell under liis train and was instantly killed at Slulton, Neb., near the place where the li wreck occurred the other day. The body wan crushed and mangled in a hor rible manner. The euppoNitiim is that lie climbed between the cars to net the air brakes and as it was) sdeetinjj and everything covered with ice lie slipped and fell under the wheels). The coroner was sum. motied and the verdict wan "acci- dentally killed while performing hid duty." The remains were taken charge of by friends and taken to Grand Island, where he leaves a wife and one child. Uently left Grand Island at C:'M) p m. yesterday with a special west hound freight. Ilia engineer waa Wood W. White. The train had orders to meet an extra caatbonnd at Gibbon. On reaching Alda the dispatcher gave orders that the two trains were to meet here, nix miles east of Gibbon, and not at the latter point. Hently and his crew pulled in here and found the nignal out lor orders. Engineer White step ped into the office and received in Htructions that the orders were for another train. lie remounted his engine and pulled out, notwith standing the order to meet here. Hentley gave the signal to stop. Evidently no one saw it. Hently then stepped between the cars to set the air brake. He was not iitrniti seen alive. When found, his hodv was torn asunder and his remains were scattered over 1,000 feet aiong the track. We never before attempted to tin load so m ary Xmas goods as we have this year. Come in, that's ail we ask. I.kiixiioi k llvo.4. Polly doesn't care to sell her tea kettle at the bazaar, but she will sell you the most delicious tea in dainty cups. Get Heady For Holidays. We ure now showing the most complete line of dolla, the hand eomest plush and leather albums the bigest lot of pocket books; musicial instertnents and everthing in handsome Christinas presents ever before nttempted in Plntts motith. Our large store room is. pressed full. Come and see the line and you willl be pleased. I.F.IIMIOKF Hk'OS. CWVHItHT lb "There's Svtucthinn hthind it That's what yon think, perhaps, wien yon reau mat lite proprietors of Dr. Sae' Catarrh Ileme.lv offer $500 reward for an incuralilo caso of Cat arrli. Rather unusual, you think, to find tho makers of a modi. cine trying to prove that they be- .v, a:, il, lUL-ir IJtUhb M. SULUV thing back of it 1 " 15ut it's 3 ula'm. sonare- oiTf-r mAa in good faith. The only thing that's back nf it. 5 tho T!mnruh f m.s ... ... xi Catarrh in the Head. To its mild, poothin-, cleansing and healing properties, thn worst cases yieldf, no mutter how bad or of how lorn standing. It has a record that poos back for 25 years It doesn't simply relieve it perfectly and permanently cures. With a Rem edy like this, thft nronrietom run mako such an offer and mean it. To bo suro there's rifk in it, but it's go very small that they art willing to take it. Vou'vo " never heard of like this offer?" True enough. But then you've never heard of anything like Dr. Sage's Remedy. HEALTHFUL, AGREEABLE, CLCANSINO. For Farmers, Miners and Mechanics. A PERFECT IOAP FOR AUAll WATER. Cures Cbaflng, Chipped Hands, Wounds, Burns, Etc A Delightful Shampoo. WHITE RUSSIAN SOAP. Specially Adapted for Use in Hard Water Autumn Overture 13 Leaders in the MAYER & l'LAYIXG TO LO"W - Showing Bargains THAT CANNOT Any of Our. Our assortment is composed of selections from tho cream of the best manufactures of New York City and lialtiinbro. When began making our Fall purchases we deter mined to show to the Cass County the best selected stock of Men's, Boys' and Child ren's Clothing ever sold in this market. We succeeded 1'at bejond our own expectation. WE CAIMIDITDL-ST Ask lor Your Tnsnfinhnn nf thfi ThesR Rnnrts. It will be a pleasure for us to show you Show these Goods Whether You TUT -w 1 J i f j ' UNDERBUY AND UNDERSELL, ( feSs&J THESE two words cpitonizo the whole phil oBophy ol mercantile success underbuy, not so much to make extra prolit on goods, but to ecll niiin at a proportionate under price, and with the "Knock-down Logic" of our unmatcliable bargains, sweep all competition lrom our path tike the chaff before the wind. We earnestly invite you to call and examine our goods and prices which appeal with the burning eloquence ot genuine bargains to yourself interest. "We call your attention to the following "Trade Quickeners": Trade Quickener No. 1. Huts at Half Price A complete stock of Mens' and Hoys' hats, consigned to us by W. A. L Gib bon ik Co., wholesale hat house of Omaha, being the stock of one of their customers who tailed, We bought them for 50c on the dollar and are pre pared to sell thorn at a proportionate under-price. Trade' Quickener No. 2. Shoes at Less Than Cost, to Make $3,00u worth of Ladies', Misses', Children's, Men's and i'oys' Shoes knocked down at auction to the high est bidder. We took the lot at about 40 per cent under the regular price, and the price that we are offering them at will be a great bid for your trade. We are also offering in our Shoe Department 1, 500 pairs of Ladies', Misses', Children's, Men's and Boys' Sample shoes, being the entire line of sam ples of shoes manufactured and carried by one of the largest wholesale shoe houses on the Missouri river Kirkendale, Jones it Co., of Omaha and we are oflering them at exactly factory prices. Trade Quickener No. 3. Underwear to the consumer at prices that other dealers pay. We buy our underwear in case-lots direct from the mills, saving the middle-man's profit, and can sell it to our customers at the same prices that the western wholesale dealers charge the small country dealer. Call or send for our prices on underwear and be convinced of the truth of this statement. We have opened up the store room formerly oc cupied by Brown & Barrett, druggists, so that we are now ready to do business on a larger scale than ever, in our Immense Double Store building. See our Fall and Winter line of Dress Goods and Cloaks before buying. We can save you 20 per cent in these two depattmcnts. William Herold & Son; 505 and 507 Main-St Plattsmouth, Neb. : THE Clothing Trade, MORGAN THIS TUNIS OF UK MATCHED BY Competitors. Purchase or Not. i i x-m i tj i j k. j di 1 1 i ; v, 3