"7 THE SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS-HERALD, PLATTSMOUTH NEB., MARCH 18 189G. WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS V THE m Semi-lTeeMv Mews-H TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT . CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS FOR ONLY $1 A YJffiAJR, TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION THREE MONTHS FOR TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. r tt a ttvtVttt - PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. 4 9 I VI - ''"'Lin-' ii u ill l iu n wn, wj'.U Jijl-V n.f Il-l" WJ'I -ip'jraCT:;fg??yg3ffg5ga5a B M - , 1 I J'.l. 4 i 'i f - 9 rj - 4 ' I I Is the Print Bad? I t S Or is the trouble with your eyes? If reading a newspaper (oraj-liit-- fr time hurts vour.evtr .m mav be H rurelTiere is something wrong. - Perhaps Your Eyes Are Failing... . If so, you should not continue to ruin them by compelling them to perform harder work than they are capable of. We carry a complete stock of Spectacles and Eye Glasses in both fancy and plain and can tit your eyes. ! GERING & CO., ? DRUGGISTS. a THE EVENING NEWS. PLATTSMOUTH. NEB. TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1890. BRIEFLY TOLD. J. M. Craig departed this afternoon for Norton, Kansas. Try a can of Hopkins' Steamed Hom iny. (Hulled Corn). It is delicious. The best assortment of garden seeds in the count can befoundatllendeo's. Get your abstracts of title made by Robert J. Vass. Office In Briggs build ing. There are a great many Irish in town today with a strong German ac cent. Go to Robert J. Vass for reliable abstracts of title. Ofllce in Ilriggs building. Seeds that grow is what you want, and Hendee has them in endless quantity. At noon today it looked out of doors like it might snow if conditions were favorable. There are none better than L;in dreth's seeds. They giow. Hendeo has them. Uncle George Larue and D. Lynn of Union made The News office a pleas ant call today. John Roddy, a wealthy Otoo county farmer, is in the city the guest of his daughter, Mrs. C. E.Vithrow. Geo. Ballance, wife and baby re turned to Germantown this morning, after a brief visit with friends in this city. - It not only is so, it must be so. One Minute Cough Cure acts quickly, and that's what makes it go. t G. Fricke & Co. Mrs. Chas. Eads and her sister. Mi s. D. C. Morgan, went to Lincoln this morning to visit their mother, Mrs. Oliver. Wm. G. Douglas, Frank Holley and Frank Savlicek each took out final paper? in district court today, and are now full-fledged citizens. St. Luke sewing society meets to morrow (Wednesday) alternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. J. C. Petersen's on Main street. Use the "Dustless Floor Oil" for store rooms, public buildings and all kinds of offices, kitchens, halls, etc. For sale by Smith & Parmele. A fancy dress paper cotillion will be given by Ivy lodge No. 13, Degree ol Honor, at Waterman's hall Monday evening, April 6. Tickets, 50 cents. For Rent Four room cottage and three acres of ground; also a nine room house and twenty-four acres of ground. R. 13. Windham. Colonel Thompson, the leading ad vertising agent west of Chicago, and his estimable lady assistant, are in the city today on business with the local papers. The Christian science dispensary and reading rooms will remove to No. 1006 Main street, near the high school, where they will be pleased to meet all honest seekers of truth. A high liver with a torpid iiver will not be a long liver. Correct the liver with De Witt's Little Early .Risers, little pills that cure dyspepsia and constipation. F. G. Fricke & Co. Sweet pea seed of the best , quality in the very best varieties at ten cents per ounce. Will have other seed of popular flowers later. L. A. Moore. "Give me a liver regulator and I can regulate the world," said a genius. The druggist handed him a bottle of De Witt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills. F. G. Fricke & Co. The residue of the Keefer harness stock was sold at auction this after noon to Dave Miller for" $159. The bulk of the goods were sold out on Sat urday, although considerable has been sold each day this week. J. E. Marshall, foreman, of The News composing room, has parted with his bicycle and become the owner of a prancing sorrel steed, with buggy and harness to match. Will Copeland will hereafter ride the wheel. Mrs. N. E. Sage and daughter, Mrs. I N. Bowen, went to Plattsmouth Sunday night, to attend the wedding of Mrs. Sage's nephew. They will visit relatives at Omaha before re turning to Alliance. Alliance Grip. Major D. H. Wheeler is not one of the "favorite son" cuckoos. He talks right out in "meetin' " for the gallant McKinley and Is doing . good work for the protection champion in Omaha, where the Manderson sentimsnt pre vails, IX it prevails anywhere. John Schiappecasse, who is a Platts- mouth property owner and. has come stay, has the finest line of confec tionery. nutsAaisins. etc.. to be found in the city. He bought in large quantities 'for 'cart and got nothing but choice goods. Give him a call. During" Lent there will be services Wednesdav and Friday evenings of each weck'at St. Luke's churcn. Trio service on Wednesday evenings will be in the shajio. of ii -skcrV lecture by' VrASVWTllev.' II. B. Burgess. Every one is cordially invited to attend these services. The Nebraska City News says that "genial, "whole-souled Tom Williams died last uirht, aged 34," etc. The description tallies with our Glcndale Tom, but at last accounts he was re lishing three meals per day and only complained because there wasn't a fourth added to the list. DlHctriot Court loinj;s. The motion of defendant Neitz?l to have the receiver for the bank of Mur doch removed was argued at some length last evening and the nfatter was taken under advisement by the cou;t The case of Margaret Latta vs. Wm. Dull wus set for trial March 2-3. R. B. Windham was appointed guar dian ad litem for Frank and Arthur Weston and Jennie Hall, infants. Amelia B. Weoton vs. James A. Fisher, et al., was set for trial on March 19.. , Application for receiver of the Drummond property came up and the court said he dUl not feel like hearing the matter, as he was a stock holder in the Building & Loan company, whereupon it was ugteed by counsel that the matter would be taken up before one of the judges in Lancaster coupty at a time to be fixed later. Some Competent Otttelads. There will bo no scraps at the re publican primaries, as everyone recog nizes the fact that the old officers, the present incumbents, have given tho city the best administration all 'tound it has had for years. The city clerk has made an enviable record ari3 his books are in better shape than were ever before made by a. city clerk be ing complete in every detail. As treas urer, John Unruh is inviucibie. His careful and obliging administration of the city treasurer's otlico has been such that his nomination will strenthen the entire ticket. Mayor Newell may have made some onemies, but he has proven a most capable ex ecutive and has given his time freely to the care of city affairs. No com bination can bo put up by the opposi tion that will defeat any part of this ticket. It deserves - the cordial sup port of the best interests of t he tax-payers, and it will get their support, re gardless of partj lines. Meet in jj of the AsxesKors. The assessors for every ward and precinct in tho county, twenty-threo in number, assembled at the court house with the commissioners in the equity court room today and talked over values and assessment laws. John T. Hart, of Stove Crock, pre sided and Iiobt. Wilkinson, of Weep ing Water, acted as secretary. Sev eral discussions were had on tho dif ferent questions that came up. It was agreed that all property, both per sonal and real, should be taken at oue third its cash value. At 3:30 tho meet ing adjourned. That l'n ion Koiul. There is a big fight on over a i oad down rear Union and the entire bo-ird of commissioners went down to see it. Those opposed wore on hand with vigorous objections, but when they went to look at the notice and petition it was discovered that the road" asked for was described somewhere over in Iowa, hence the meeting was of no avail and the work of locating will have to bo begun all over again. Keceived Painful Injuries Saturday evening as Harry Dixon was going down the iron steps leading to the barber shop of Charlie Johnson, in the Hotel Riley basement he slipped on the ice which had gathered and received quite painful injuries. It was at first thought he was injured in ternally as a result of the fall, but later indications are that a broken rib and being severely stunned are the extent of his injuries. Kieh is Mexico. Mexico produces anything that can be raised in any other country. So varied is the climate that in the same state can be raised any product ot the tropicl and of the polar region. Cot ton, wheat, rye, silver, silk cocoanuts, bananas, rice, cocoa, vanilla, logwood, mahogany, hides and wine are the principal products. The Fall of Snow. According to the telegraphic re ports snow fell nearly all ove the country Saturday and Sunday. Here about four inches of snow, fell, and at other points in the state t s follows: Holdrege, IS; Red Cloud, S; Curtis 12; McCook, 5; Ravenna, 8; Broken Bow, 12; Loup City, 3; Kearney, 12; Super ior, 12; Blue Hill, 14. Nebraska City News. ;ot Her Divorce. Betty Burnett of Rock Bluffs was awarded a divorco today against her spouse, Wesley Burnett,on the grounds of cruelty and failure to support. Notice. All persons knowing themselves to be oweing mo please consider this a special invitation to call and settle, as I need tho money. Very respectfully, ' ARCH L. Coleman, Jeweler. THERE IS NO NATIONAL HOLIDAY Hot Even the Labor Day Act Creates On Say the. Lawyer. , - -There would seem to be nosncb thing in this country as a national holiday. Lawyers assert that even Labor day, which was set apart by act of congress in 1894 in such manner as to lead the confiding layman to suppose it at least to be a national holiday, is not such outside of the District of Columbia un less by state enactment. The creation ind regulation of holidays have been left entirely to the legislatures of the individual states. The act of congress concerning Labor day was approved June 28, 1894. It pro vides "that the first Monday of Septem ber in each year, being the day cele brated and known as Labor day, is hereby made a legal holiday, to all in tents and purposes, in the same manner as Christmas, Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30 and July 4 are now made by law public holidays." Clearly the proper construction of this statute can be arrived at only by reference to the provisions bearing upon the other holidays named. The act mak ing holidays of Jan. 1, July 4, Christ mas and "any day appointed or recom mended by the president of the United States as a day of public fast or thanks giving" was passed in June, 1870, and was restricted in its effect to the Dis trict of Columbia. These days are holi days in the various 6tates only as they are made eo by the various 6tate legis latures. The act of Jan. 31, 1879, makes Feb. 22 a legal holiday, and the act of Aug. 31, 1888, does the same for May 30, and both are restricted in their applica tion to the District of Columbia. The act referring to Labor day says nothing about the District of Columbia, but it does say that the first Monday of Sep tember shall be a legal holiday, "to all Intents and purposes, in the same man ner as Christmas, Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30 and Jnly 4 are now made by law public holidays." Tho intents and purposes for which and the manner in which those days are made holidays are expressly limited to the District of Columbia, and so, by necessary inference, is the act referring to Labor day. The misl3ad?'ng language of the Labor day act has led to a prevalent statement that the first Monday of September is a holiday throughout the United States by congressional enactment. New York Tribune. ' PRANKS CF SCOTTISH FAIRIES. 1'ERSONAL PARAGRAPHS A Firm Belief In the "Fair Folk" Stil'i Lingers. There still lingers a widespread belief in the north of Scotland that the "fair folk,,or"gweed ueebors," as the fairies are called, still live in the hills, and during the first days of convalescence a mother must be zealously guarded lest one of the "wee people" come and rob the child of its nourishment. Some times they succeed in carrying off th mother. Here is one of the superstitious legends : A north country fisher had a line child. One evening a beggar woman entered the hut and went up to the cradle to gaze into the eyes of the babe. From that time good health left it, and a strange look came into its face, and the mother was troubled. An old man begging for food passed that way. When he caught sight of the child, he cried: "That's Dae a bairn.' It's an image, and the gweed folk has stoun hia speerit." Thereupon he set to work to recall the fisher's bairn. A peat fire was heaped high on the hearth and a black hen held over it at such a distance that it wat singed and not killed. After some strug gling the hen escaped up the lum. A few moments elapsed, and then the par ents were gladdened by the sight of a happy expression once more on tb child's face. It throve from that day forward. Scottish Review. A rof Parse Snatcher. Pointer dogs can always be trained to steaL Many of them are natural thieves without training, and any of the species can be taught. There is a dog of this kind in northwest Washington. He .will pick up anything he can find around a yard or outside of a store, but his spe cialty is ladies' pocketbooks and hand bags. When he sees one of these, he grabs it and runs, always succeeding in getting out of sight before he can be captured or followed. No owner has ver been seen, hence no complaints have been made at police headquarters, but there is but little doubt, if it were possible to follow the animal, that it would be found that he has been care fully trained as a purse snatcher and that he takes lys booty home to his master. He seems to be aware that he is doing wrong, jumping fences and dodg ing around houses when running awny. Washington Star. An Old Colonial Blockhouse. Among the attractions of the town of Bourne. Mass.'. are two historic cellars. One was Aug by the Plymouth colony and, the other by the Dutch traders. These cellars lie side by side, and the structures built over them were filled wtth goods so necessary for the comfort of the early pilgrims as well as the Dutch. The pilgrims needed manufac tured goods such as the Hollander had for sale and the Dutch required prod ucts such as the colony could supply. Governor Bradford. In his diarv." states that this block house was built as early as 1627, only seven years after the land ing of the Mayflower. St. Louis Globe- Democrat About Girls. "Girls," remarked the small boy in his composition upon the subject, "Is of several thousand kinds, and sometimes one girl can behave like several thou sand girla Some kinds of girls is better than some other kinds,' but they ain't any of them up to boys. This is all I know about girls, and father says the less I know about 'em the better." New York Advertiser. Mr. Soh, Corean minister at Wash ington," has made a good impression at the capital in spite of the fact that he has lost his queue. Miss Laurens Alma Tadema, daugh ter of the artist, is at work on a biog raphy of Eleanora Duse, tho actress, of whom she is a warm friend and ad mirer. The Rev. John Watson of Liverpool, Eng., who has written orer tho nom de plume of lan MacLaren, has been chosen to deliver the Lyman Beecher course of lectures at Yale. Mr. Alfred Austin has gone to Nice to recuperate after the -excessive toil incident to answering tho numberless congratulations which hi9 appoint ment to the laureateship brought, him. Whist players will bo sorry to learn of the death of John Peteh Hewby, who wrote under the assumed name of "Penubridge" several able treatises and articles on the game in its more scientific aspects. The late Lord Leighton's lat act on the night of his death was to dictate a letter for publication expressing his thanks for the numerous congratula tions he had received on his elevation to the peerage. The ball which Comte do Montebol lo, the French ambassador to Russia, is to give in Moscow promises to be of truly royal magnificence, and the sup per will be Lucullan, as indicated by the fact that the French ration has been asked to pay $70,000 tor it. All the champagne is to be furnished from the Compte's own vintages, and the bills for fruits, flowers and spring veg etables, which will be imported from France, aro sure to be enormous. Mamlerfioii His Choice. Mayor Newell is said to be a McKinley man in Weeping Water and a hot Manderson man in Plattsmouth. It takes a pretty slick fellow to ride two such horses at the same time, but those who imagine Mayor Newell isn't slick don't know how to manipulate stone quarrynien. 1'latts mouth Journal. This is on a par with the Journal's usual tactics. Judge Newell, in a con versation with the editor of this paper some time ago, favored the candidacy of General Manderson. And within a week, in talking the matter over with R. B. Windham, he made no secret of his f.tvoring General Manderson's can didacy. He has not tried to force his views upon anyone, but has taken a consistent stand for the man of his choice, and while Manderson is not our choice, yet we have no quarrel with those who see differently. The Weeping Water Republican statement that Judge Newell was for McKin ley was printed, no doubt, in & spirit of fun, and it was with that view of the matter that we reprinted it. We have always found Mr. Newell willing to mako a fight for his personal choice, whether it suited the majority or not. One Minute Cough Cure touches the right spot. It also touches it et the right time if you. take it when you have a cough or cold. See the point? Then don't cough. F. G. Fricke & Co. F i. , i Special Meeting: Motiern Woodman. All membors aro requested to meet at Fitzgerald hall Saturday evening March 21 at 7:30 sharp for the purpose of initiation and application work. II en it v R. Gekino, V. C. W. L. Thomas, Clerk. Dress Catting and Fitting:. Mrs. Barbara Hoffman is going away about ihe first of April, and anyone desiring to learn dress cutting and fit ting by the most approved plans will ploasocall at Seventh and Vino street on or before that date. The Vienna Bakery. Tho finest bakery in the stato. The choicest bread, cake, pies, m etc, al ways fresh. Ornarnentel work and special orders attended to prom ply. Opposite the court house. James Lvck, Prop. I or Kent Fifteen acres of nice tillable ground two miles south of town. For particu lars enquire of A.H. Weckbach. THE MOST remarkable cures on record have been accomplished by Hood's Sarsaparilla. It is unequalled for all BLOOD DISEASES. ETTTT7TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTa The Very Finest... Is None too Good... 3 3 0 0 i e o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SENT A WARRANTED French Briar Pipe, Hard Rubber Stem, equal to those usually retailed at 50 cents, will be sent free FOR 24 COUPONS or. FOR 2 COUPONS and CENTS. You will find one coupon inside each 2 ounce bag; and two coupons inside each 4 ounce bag of Roniiinp. niirham TnTinnnn BiaoKweirs Send coupons with name and address to BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO., DURHAM, N. C. Buy a bag of this Celebrated Smoking Tobacco and read the coupon which gives a list of other premiums, and how to get there. 2 CENT STAMPS ACCEPTED. o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FURNITURE jP UNDERTAKING House Furnishing STOVES, RANGES. 01 Our stock Is I'omplotv In ilr lines :mtl Wi lli vite our friends to look it over. We will emioiivor to please yon. ami ."eo us. STREIGHT & SATTLER. (Successors to Henry lioeck.) I'ljA'rrsMoDT ii . - m T AilK I'HKKi ' S liUUSH, F. Tt. GUTIIMANN, Prop. .Rates $i m Si.50 per Day t'etitrnlly Located anil Com fortably Furnished. I'L A 'ITS M OUTFI, NE15RASKA Now s the Time H Sherwood's U ' s 'rnn FLACJS B Ladies' Fine Shoes i JUST EXACTLY 1-2 PRICE 3 . Z " ' "" "-rr 1 1 The people have so appreciated our enterprise in giving them a high-grade, first quality hand turned Shoe, that we have placed another 365 pairs on the tables, which makes an even thousand pairs from which you have had a chance to select. To those who have not had an opportunity to take advantage of this rare chance, we have decided to leave them on our tables until all are sold, but don't delay come at once, before the sizes and widths are broken. You can fool part of the people part of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time by shoving shoddy goods on them and it is being proven by the eye openers which are on our tables that the people realize they are snaps, for some take as many as two and three pairs. There are about 50 pairs of small sizes, from No. 2 to 3 1-2 on "A A" to "E" which are better values for the money. All of these generally retail for $4, but now they all go for $2. See our line of "Wear Well" school shoes. REPAIRING NEATLY DONE. 1 R. SHERWOOD, Main-St. s WANTS. (Special notices under this head will be charged for at the rate of hi cent per word each insertion.) AGENTS. l.lANTF.n An honest, active trc larlv to travel for reliable established house. 3 1 Salary HbO, payable $15 weekly and expenses. 2 i;iii,.,i;,,n n,.rm n,.m Ri'fi-rences . Knclose f elt- addressed siamped envelope. The Dominion i Company, 316 Omaha BuilduiR. Chicago. WANTED A good salesman! to canvass city and county trade for a manufacturing house. A salesman accustomed to canvassing procery and merchandise stores preferred. Satislactory references required. Address. "X," care of Evening News. THAT'S what Asher Clark has in kinds of Queensware of the latest importa tion. Beautiful Dinner Setts, elegant Tea Setts, rare pieces of decorated ware and all very cheap. Call and see. I CLARK'S GROCERY, 3 i 3 Tlie Soldiers' Colony, Swan, Ga. Is located in that sectiuii of Georgia traversed by the GEORGIA SOUTHEN & FLORIDA RAILWAY, which is the only direct through route to the capital of the colony, connecting ;it Tifton with the Tilton & North Eastern Railroad for .Swan 'itzgi-rald.i li this route, parties from Chicago,' Iiidianuopolis, Detroit, Cleveland and Cin cinnati can secure sleepers w.th only one change (in depot at Nashvillei to 1 il ton, and from St. Louis direct without change. The section in which tins col ony is located has been well named The (ircitt Fruit Itelt of the South, for in it are locate! the largest peach orchards in the world, while Tears. pples, drapes and Melon, do equally well The soil is easily cultivated and produces line crops of C-iu. Oats. I'.niey, Con .hi. Sugar Cane. Sweet and Irish I'otatoes, I'eas, ami a general variety ol vegetables, i he climate i mild and healthlul. Lands conveniently located to shipping points can l.e procured lor lr.nn to f lO.Id rier acre, on lilieial terms. For iflustasted uanmhlet. may. land list, time-tables, etc., writo to First Door East of Court House, MAIN STREET. 3 FOB SALE. d)R SALE A nice little home, corner ot Lin I coin avenue and Clara street, very .cheap for A. McD.iualit, General l'assenge Agent. Macon, Ga. V. I.. ;ieHiier, Commissioner of Immigration. Ma on. (. cash or on short time, at Win. Herold's store. Louis O'Neill. Encmire The Fountain of Life... o Is flowing in Plattsmouth and you can secure tho spark- no; liquid obtained therefiom at 15c per gallon. We A nvo obtained the agency of the already famous -- Lloyd's JKlineml Water 5 and can furnish it in any quantity, great or small in its natural state as it flows from a depth of 500 feet through A solid rock. It is especially effications in Rheumatism - and all kidney diseases. It is not a purgative but a A laxitive so gentle that it corrects and regulates the bowels without griping and is thorougly effective even A in the most severe cases of constipation, liring your , jugaloug. a For SalG by SMITH fc lXltAIIZLlS to A MO -nnixci roiH PHEscRiTio.vs to us- Zuckweiler & Lutz, . . STAPLE AND FANCY . . " Groceries and . . . Provisions, TEAS and COFFEES, Klour and Feed. A New Deal In Meat BEDROCK CASH PRICES AT Tin: City Meat Market, 414- MAIN ST., ATT, 1I01 J. Corner of Sixth and Paarl Streets THE CITY HOTEL, HANS GOOS, Proprietor. Rates, One Dollar Per Day. First-class Uar in connection. The hest of ac comuiodations for transients. PLATTFMOUTTI, NEBRASKA. The News for 10c. Sirloin and Porterhouse Steak Round-and Shoulder Steak, :i lbs Pork chops. A lbs Sliced Ham, 2 lbs Kib Koast, long cuts Kib koast, short cuts Turkeys heads on, entrails in, ier lb Turkeys, fully dressed, per lb Ducks and Geese, per 11) Chickens, fully dressed Boiling Beef, per lb Mince Meat, 4 lbs Iill Pickles, per dozen Sour Pickles, per dozen . . .. Sweet Pickles. per dozen jo c l'v ' C c 1.1 1 " I - c '.I c 7 c 5 c lo.:1 ' c 10 c Call and see us before pur chasing clsewhero, and savo money. J. HATT, Proprietor. 3 7 i