THE SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS-HERALD, PLATTSMOUTH, NEB., DECEMBER 26,1896.
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M. D. POLK, EDITOR
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T.?-E LARGEST G1RGULAT10N
Of any Cass County Paper.
Senator Vest laid over has Cuban
speech until after the holidays, when
Grandma Spain may as well get off the
earth, for when a Missouri senator
gets after anything he don't rest until
he accomplishes his task.
A state meeting of Nebraska sher
iffs begins in Lincoln this morning. A
very large attendance is expected and
a systeicized method of attending to
the duties of these important officers
will be discussed. Some needed leg
islation will also come up for consider
ation. EVEKY bill ITon. J. B. Strode has
introduced in congress has been a
sensible one and oe for the benefit
of the people. He introduced one yes
tarday u promote the safety of ship
pers and employes upon railroads by
compelling commom carriers to con
nect their freight cars with safety ap
pliances. The Chicago Inter Ocean thus
speaks of Nebraska: "Two years ago
Nebraska was suffering from a long
drouth and the legislature appropri
ated $150,000 for the relief of farmers,
and there were prophets who foretold
of the ruin of Nebraska. This year
she reports her crop of corn alone at
3 -.0,0. 0.1 00 bushels. Nebraska is liatm
to dUdste' s. bui it is :i great state."
THE Dallas News accounts for it.
It eays the hen tyat laid the egg that
was thrown at Secretary Carlisle at
Covington, carried Kentucky for sound
money at the late election. This is
going quite aways back for the final
cause, but as it is complimentary to a
very faithful and unostentatious friend
of man, it will pass. That Kentucky'
hen should be hunted up and the
honors due her should be paid by a
ra"pfuLpecple. State Journal.
Chairman II ANNA, who has earned
the hearty ill will of the popocrats,
seems to rather like it and has taken
charge of the national republican
committee with a vim that bodes no
rest for his political opponents. The
committee has taken permanent quar
ters in Washington as if entering
upon another campaign, and we are
promised the banner oi republican
ism with sound money and protection
as its motto will not be allowed to trail
in the dust. The educational campaign
begun feO auspiciously last June will
continue.
The senators who take a humane
view of the Cuban war for liberty,
have had their day in court, and it
looks as though even if congress
passed the "sympathy resolution"
unanimously, ii wou'd amount to
nothing; as it is evident, the matter
of declaring Cuba independent, is
purely an executive prerogative
with which congress has no more to
do than an average town council.
While our sympathies are with the
insurgents, yet we can not commend
the .unstAtesmanship like course of
the national senate. It looks too
much like boys' play.
Anthracite coal has been on the
free list for years, and since it is all
owned in this country by a trust or
combine, the tariff could be of no pos
sible help to the public generally. ID
deed, it would be nothing short of an
outrage to have a tariff at this time
placed upon anthracite coal. If we
could get this articlo from Canada or
"Moxico,--which we are now being
robbed of $10 per ton to pay for, at a
less price, we ought to be allowed to
do it. We want protection to Ameri
can industries, but not to soulless
trusts which have fattened on public
necessities. Another trust could be
crippled that of sugar if sugar were
placed on the fiee list and a fair
bounty paid to the producers in this
country.
There was nothing inherently im
probable in the report of the murder
of Maceo by the Spaniards, even be
fore the intelligence came which
seems to confirm the story, says the
Globe-Democrat, This barbarity is in
line with other Spanish crimes in the
present and preceding uprisings in
Cuba. Twenty-three years ago the
world was horrified at the news of the
slaying of General Canby and one or
two companions by the Modocs while
on a peace commission to these sav
ages, but the latest reports show that
Maceo's assassination was attended
with features of infamy which were
absent in the case of the American
general's murder. The entire war in
Cuba has been characterized on the
part of the Spanish by crimes which
recall the acts of Ghenghis Khan.
This latest outrage shocks civilization
and will take away from Spain the
small amount of sympathy which
Europe had for her in her struggle
and will hasten Cuban recognition in
the United States. The Modoc mur
derers were hanged, and it is a pity
that justice cannot be wreaked on
Weyler and his companion barbarians
who concocted or executed thia crime.
COMES out as a protectionist.
U .ited St ites Senator McEnery of
Louisiana has startled his democratic
breth:en of the old school by coining
out boldly as a protectionist. He
will work with the republicans on
that issue and his vote in the senate
may be all that is needed to secure
proper legislation. Here is what he
says:
I realize, as many others now, that
instead of running along with a deficit
in the revenues, we should always
have a surplus. There should always
be a contingent fund, and the great
government of the United States,
with its wealth and progress, should
not be confronted with a deficit in its
public revenues, and should never
offer an excuse of inability to pay
promptly all obligations. If a hit,h
tarfff will give the required or more
thau the required amount of revenue
I will favor a bill of that kind. 1 be
lieve a United States senator should
be for or against a measure on the
high ground of its expediency or its
benefit to the country. We realize in
Louisiana the necessity for legislation
that will build up and no- destroy the
industries by which we live. Ther
is no use disguising the fact. Lo'iie
iana favors legislative protection for
its industries, and I will support a
measure that will give Louisiana he
share."
The "ego" element of Grover Cleve
land continues to assert itself, and h
seems to take great pride in showing
totbewoild that ho has as mucl
power even in a republic as any mon
arch in Europe. The wisdom of th
senate and congress of the United
States are as nothing iti the opinion
of the president, as compared with
hi own transcendent ability. While
Olney is right as to the executive pre
rogative, yet it is a disgrace to th
whole country thitthe governmen
refuses to show a spirit of sympathy
for those who are placed in bondage
thousand times worse than ours ii
1770 when France came to our rescue
Senator Thurston visited Chair
man llanna at Cleveland yesterday, it
is said, to get his recommendation for
M. II. De Young of San Francisco for
the position of postmaster-general
Mr. De Young is editor and proprietor
of the San Francisco Chronicle and a
better man for this position has not
been named.
The cau-its of the recent earthquake
in England has been attributed to the
fact that Mr. Bayard walked too close
to the edge of the island and came near
tipping them all in the sea. Grover
had Delter get his obsequiou ainister
home a soon as possible, lest we are
beset with new international compli
cations.
Secretary Hert.ert says the bat
tleship Texas is all right, and that
settles it, remarks an exchange. If
the pumps are not worked too hard it
will settle itself.
INFORMATION ANU OPINIONS.
Some of the newspapers are advo
cating the pensioning of the darkey
who took a razor and broke up an Un
cle Tom's Cabin show at St. Louis the
other day.
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Remarkably ingenious improve
meats have been made in the mode of
manufacturing gas, by A-hich, in many
points of England and on the continent,
the price of delivered gas has fallen to
70 and GO and even as low as 40 or 50
cents per 1,000 feet. The possibilities
of fuel gas under New methods of
generation are hardly less than those
which the new incandescent system
(the Wei abac h and other burners)
have provided for its illuminating
brother. Several companies are now
seeking a franchise in New York
city, one of them offering to furnish
fuel gas at 50 cents per 1,000 feet to
householders and at 3o cents to large
manufacturers, while paying $100,000
for the franchise, and after five years
3 per cent on the net business is to go
to tho city. Washington Star.
A Michigan girl wagered 1,0C0
kisses on Mr. Bryan, that is, she bet
on Bryan and her lover was to get the
kis-ses. Tho payment of the debt pro
gressed smoothly until a dispute
arose as to whether the count had
reached D!)7 or 90S There being no
referee, a recount was acceded by
both parties.
A man purp rting to be a mission
ary btarted from Council Bluffs a few
weeks ago to wheel a barrow ncroi-s
the country, holding evangelical meet
ings alone the way. His destination
was Capo Town, Africa, but in Ohio
he was arrested for holding up a
woman, and now he will be given a
chance to convert the prisoners in the
state pen.
And "December's as pleasant as
May."said the song writer who doubt
less had reference to Nebraska.
Farm for Sale.
240 acre farm three miles from
Plattsmoutb, one mile from Mynard,
Cass county, Neb. First-class im
provements consisting ot a good nine
room house, large barn, cattle sheds,
corn cribs, granaries, out buildings,
young bearing orchard. All under
plow and well fenced and cross fenced.
Running water.
Price, $45 per acre. Terms, one
third cash, balance on time at low rate
interest. T. H. Pollock, Agent,
Plattsmoutb, Neb.
Take Notice.
We are now prepared for taking in
horses and colts for pasturing by the
month.
Wm. and A. A. Wetenkami
DeWitt's Witch Hazef 5al v6
Cures Pile. Scalds. Burns.
DEDUCING RUBBER.
HOW ARTICLES OF USE ARE MADE
FROM THIS VALUABLE PRODUCT.
A Long List From Kubber Hands to Sur
gical Supplies An Interesting Descrip
tion of How Bulbs For Syringes and
Atomizers Are Made.
Rubber is one of the most Btaple and
useful articles id modern use. There are
but few uses to which the wonderful
product cannot be put. It can be made
as pliable as putty or as hard a9 wood,
and is just as adapted for use as a hair
pin as for a golf ball or a waterproof
jacket. Few people, however, are as fa
miliar with the process of manufacture
as with the product itself.
The larger part of our rubber goods
comes from Brazil, which is the great
est rubber producing country in the
world. Here, of course, rubber workers
handle their elastic material with an
ease and celerity which is a revelation
to the man who has wasted the greater
part of a forenoon trying to mend a hole
in his punctured tire. Although the
larger part of rubber manufacturing is
done by machinery there is still consid
erable doue by hand. In making np
goods for druggists, stationers and sur
gical supplies the best grades of Para
rubber, the best in the world, are gen
erally used. -
The ordinary commercial rubber ia
gray, but its coloring is an easy matter.
This is done by mechanically mixing
with the rubber, after it is was-hed and
dried, different kinds of pigments ox
ide of zino for white, lampblack for
black, golden sulphuret of antimony for
yellow and vermilion for red. The rub
ber mixed with the pigment is run
through heavy Bteam heated rollers into
thin sheets.
The making of rubber bands i.s a sim
ple process. Thin sheets of pure gum
are wrapped around a form until it is
shaped into a flat tnle cf the required
thickness. This tube is then vulcanized,
when it is shipped off the form and run
through a machine, which cuts it cress
wise into Btrips.
Rubber erasers contain finely pow
dered pumice stone or t niery dust. Tl:
abrasive niutenals are mixed with ti:o
rubber mechanically, which is then
molded into shape and vulcanized un
der steam heat.
One of the most interesting processes
in the manufacture cf rubber goods ia
that of lulbs. Long bulbs, such as pyr
inges and atomizers, are made from two
pieces of rubber, but round bulbs, such
as pumps and balls, are made from
three pieces. For cutting the rubber
line or galvanized iron patterns arc
used. Considerable care is necessary
in this, as the strength of the seam de
pends upon the smooth fitting of the
edges. The three parts for hollow bi lls
may, however, be cut with a die. It ..;e
bulb has a neck, small pegs cf iron are
first prepared by being cemented and
wound with strips of rubber as a tin
cleus.-
After the rubber is cut into the proper
parts it is then brushed with cement the
whole length of the skived edges and
thoroughly heated. The bulbmaker then
takes the softened rubber, and tak
ing a prepareel peg places the nick
on one piece on ere side of the rubber
core and another i:i ek piece on the op
posite side, then presses them firmly to
gether, and, rolling the whole tube
shaped piece between thumb and fore
finger, has finished the neck of the bulb.
The next process is that of knitting the
edges which form the seam. This is
done by holding the finished neck to
ward the operator in his left hand.
while with the thumb and forefinger of
the light lie pinches the (.dges firmly
together for nearly the whole distance
around. Into the side apertnre, which
is left open, is poured a little water or
liquid ammonia. The opening is then
made still smaller, and as a final touch
the maker puts his lips to the orifice and
blows full and hard into the bulb. The
softened rubber under this pressure ex
pands, the flattened shape is lost in a
fuller and more rounded outline, while
the operator, with a quick nip of his
teeth, closes the opening, the imprisoned
air and water holding tho sides apart in
symmetrical corpulency.
The partly made bnlb is now passed
on to the turners, who, armed with scis
sors with curved blades, carefully circle
the seams, cutting away all unevenness,
till the whole exterior is ready for the
mold.
The bulbs, as soon as they leave the
trimmers' hands, are laid in shallow
pans filled with chalk. When taken
from here, they are carefully dusted
with talc, bo that the rubber will not
adhere to the inside of tho mold. A
mold worker then takes one-half of the
mold in his left hand and with his right
gently forces a bulb into it, capping it
with the eecoud half. Each bulb, if the
pattern worker is skillful, will fit its
mold; otherwise the finished bulb is apt
to be imperfect.
The molds are run upon small tracks
into the vulcanizer. After they have
been cured a sufficient time the vulcan
izt rs are opened and the cans are run
under an ordinary shower bath, which
quickly cools them. They are then un
keyed, the molds twisted open and the
bulbs taken out. If tho work be well
done, the swelling of the liquid within
its rubber prison has exerted bo intense
a force that every lino and letter within
the mold is reproduced upon the outside
of the bulb, while the sulphur, combin
ing with the heat, accomplishes the
vulcanization.
The final process takes place in the
cylind( r room, where in slowly revolv
ing ti.mllii:g barrels the bulb undergoes
a there ugh m curing. When taken out
of the cylii lis, the dirty yellow color
which tie lulls bore on leaving the
mold has riiusppoared, and they are now
smooth, Liu-and finished. The neck
being er.t ill ti e required length, the
bulb is ready ler marketer for the vari
ous fittings which accompany it as ad
juncts to the syrii:ge or atomizer.
Rochester Union and Advertiser.
Wanted to Ituy.
Eighty acres Improved land near
Plattsmouth. T. H. Pollock.
Wanted 80 acres iranroved lnnrt
within reasonable distance of Platts
mouth. Inquire of M. S. Brimr p
O. Box 907.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
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YOU ARE IHVITBD
To make your Christmas purchases of us
because we have the goods at the right prices and
are anxious to serve you. You can buy fine
?k
Watdies,
GtoGks,
Jewelry.
A FINE MUSIC BOX
Will be given FREE to
to some one. Every
purchase of Si entitles
you to a ticket.
Drawing January 15, '97.
And all cheaper than you have ever bought them
before. "Balk- watches made to work."
B. A. FTEL-WAIN,
THE LEADING JEWELER.
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PEARLMaN
THE OLD RELIABLE
DEALER IN
FURNITURE
Has a larger stock than ever which must be
sold and he has made prices that will sell the
goods.
FOR
HOLIDAY
PRESENTS
Nothing "is nicer than an Easy Chair, an ele
gant Picture; or a cOnvGnfent-VVUnDesk
Pearlman has them
thing to it.
He has the sole agency for the best Stove
on earth, the
GOLD
in all sizes and designs. No other house in
Cass county carries half so large a stock and
none can compete on prices, as he pays cash
for his goods.
YOU ARE...
Specially Invited
to call and see our
prices. No trouble to
ber the place.
I. PEARLMAN,
Opp. Court House.
Sterling Silver Novelties
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We have them in artistic designs. A complete
new line Silverware just received in latest shapes.
Anything- 3011 want for the Iloldays in
Silveware
or Jewelry
may be found at our Store. A complete Stock.
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JOHN COLEMAN,
One Door West of Pepperberg's. : Plattsmouth, Neb.
Mr. C. M. Dixon, a well known
merchant of Pleasant Ridge, Fulton
Co., PaM has a little girl who is fre
quently threatened with croup, but
when the first symptoms appear, his
wifo gives her Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, which always affords prompt
relief. The 2o and 50 cent sizes for
sale by all druggists.
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ell,
.ja
Silver
Novelties,
Etc., Etc
NORTH SIDE MAIN-ST.
C'O (??h (?T"3 GO (sfo c'Vj 6S
ty'-a fcjfS fci fcp fcyS cija
to give away or nex
COIN"
splendid stock and get
show good. Remem
- PlaUsiiiouflt, Neb.
Make Lovely Presents
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j After hearing some friends continu
I ally praising Chamberlain's Colic,
j Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
j Curtis Fleck, of Anaheim, California,
i purchased a bottle of it for his own
' use and is now as enthusiastic over its
wonderful work as anyone can be.
Tho 2-5 and 50 cent sizes for sale by
all druggisss.
for Infants and Children.
THIRTY yeart' obaervatton of Castoria with the ptt.trnngof
millions of peron, permit w to speak of it without gnesalng.
It is nnqnestionaMy the best remedy for Infanta and Children
the world ha ever known. It U harmle. Children liho iIt
gives them health. It will save their live.. In it Mothers have
something W1"t1y safe and practically perfect aia
child's medicine.
Castoria destroys "Worms.
Castoria allays Teverishnegs.
Castoria prevents vomiting Scnr Cnrd.
Castoria c tire a Diarrhoea and Wind Collo.
Castoria relieves Teething Trophies.
Castoria enres Constipation and flatulency.
Castoria nentralizeo the effects of carbonic acid gas or poisonons air.
Castoria does not contain morphine, opium, or other narcotio property.
Castoria assimilates the food, rcgnlates tho stomach and bowels,
giving healthy and nattiral Bleep.
Castoria is pnt Tip in nr.o-y'ze bottles only. It is not sold in bnlk.
Don't allow any cne to sell yon anything else on the plea or promise
that It is "jnt as good" and "will answer every purpose."
See that yon p-ct C-A-S-T-O-H-I-A .
The facsimile
signatnre of
Children Cry for
PC
of the
LEHNHOFF BROS
14-inch Kid doll, . j'
Shoe; stockings... 25 jj
Larg-e blackboards 25
1,000 cloth books. 17
Toy books, 5c to. SI 00 j
Games, 5c to 4 00
Doll buggies 25
Hobbr horses, up. 1 00
Doll beds 25 '
Tea sets, 10c to. .. 1 00
Photo frames 10 ;j
Photo albums, 25c. 6 00
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We Have the
EVER
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E BIG BOOK STORE. 2
FOR THE
L. B.
XHi GROCER
Has put in a splendid
and beautiful Chinaware, also Confectionery
of all kinds. Egenberger's is recognized as
headquarters for fresh Groceries, choice
Green and Dried Fruits, Canned Goods and
other articles usually
Grocery store.
A fine line of Tinware and Woodenware
kept in stock.
L. B. EGENBERGER,
Lower Main Street.
is on every
wrapper.
Pitcher's Castoria.
eet son..
AT
Toilet sets, SI to.. 10 00
Brass candle
sticks, 25c to .
Glass medallions
25c to
Mirrors, 25c to.
3 75
3 75
5 00
Briar pipes, up to. 4 00
Meerschaum
pipes, up to. . . . 6 00
Fountain pens
up to 4 00
And manv others.
l$nsUct&9
...ioodctN.
A A A
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Largest Stock
SHOWN,
TMDE
line of fancy Lamps
kept in a first-class
Hattamnnfi, wt
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