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PLATTSMOUTH, NEB., JULY 31, 1897.
YOL. Y. NO. 90.
HIGHLY MERITED COMPLIMENTS.
THE PESSIMIST SAYS.
Ytotr-j Slitters Sing: I'nder the Patronage
Of the rrlnceu of YVle.
The News mentioned some days
ago the fact that Mrs. Campbell of
Lincoln, and "TVlice and Ethel Dovey
were to sing in concert In London un
der the yiatronape of tho Princess of
Wales. It wua the swclleat sort of an
aff.iir and frra a copy of the London
Court Journal, which gives nearly a
column to tho concert, we note the
following with reference to the Dovey
Bisters: "Two clever little sisters
from Nebraska named Ethel and Alice
Dovey acted in costume, tho balcony
scene from Romeo and Juliet, delight
ing the audience by their perfect
enunciation, good acting and great
charm of manner. We predict a
grand future for these children."
Mrs. Campbell was also complimented
on her "lovely and pathetic voice."
The greatest compliment, however.
was reserved for Alice Dovey after
wards, when Major Pond, the great
theatrical manager and lecture bur
cau man, who was the first American
to offer Patti $5,000 a night for a tour
hero said: "She sang just as Patti did
at her age, take good care of her, for
it mav not be loner before I will be
paying that child the same amount
Major Pond is not an enthusiast,
but a practical man of affairs of high
qualifications, as shown by his success
and ' the compliment unintentionally
shown to Miss Alice must be a source
of pleasure to her relatives and friends.
The girls will continue during the
season in London under the tutelage
of the famous vocalist, Mme. Cellini.
AU a Mistake.
"Kearney and Fremont. and Platts
mouth are probably doing the best
they can, but they are not In the same
class with Beatrice any more. Hast
ings dropped out of the competition
some time ago, and is now only wait
ing for Homo kind fate to come along
and end it us far as 9he 18 concerned.
Plaltsmouth is trying to attract at
tention by getting up a scrap between
tho tliupman and Polk factions of
the " republican party, . Fremont is
killing otT a few estimable citizens,
and Kearney painfully maneuvers for
the public eye by sending out reports
of a terrific windstorm which blew
over M. A. Brown's hopes for the
postotfice and crashed in the boom of
V. D. Oldham for supreme judge, -besides
doing other damage of equally
disabtrous extent." Lincoln News.
Our Lincoln neighbor is mistaken
as to Cass. There are no factions
here as the convention and election
this fall will show. Chapman was
kickod out by his own party on ac
count of his. crooKedness, and to credit
him with leading a faction is ridicu
lous. The republicans are united and
give promise of electing every man on
thir ticket.
To Have An Opera House.
Since the Press and News have quit
building opera houses for Nebraska
City, that important industry has
languished. Hon. J. Sterling Morton
now comes to the front, and without
bonus or flourish of trumpets says he
will erect without delay a $25,000
opera house for that village, whice we
trust he will do and take a great bur
den from the shoulders of Cols. Hueb
ner and Drown, who after laborious
efforts extending back for ten years,
have proved themselves poor builders.
A New Paper.
Word comes from a reliable source
that a new paper, backed by some
wealthy populist farmers residing in
the south part of the county, is to
be launched in this city within the
next two or three weeks. It will be a
stock company with ample capital, we
are told, and will probably espouse
the doctrines of Tom Watson.
M. S. Briggs of this city has been
o (To red the position of editor, which
iie will probably accept. What the
course of the paper would be toward
democratic fusion, we were unable to
learn, but it is given out that it will
bew to the line and warmly espouse
the populist candidates.
There Is a Class of People
Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called Graino-O, made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it
without distress and but few can tell
it from coffee. It does not cost over
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. 15 eta. and 25 cts. per
dackage. Try it. Ask for Grain-O.
The Liver Keeps People Well.
When the Liver is sluggish all other
urgaus are involved. You suITor from
Constipation, Billiousness, Jaundice,
Headache, Indlgis'n, Pain in Back,
Chills and Loss of Energy. You will
never know how promptly thepe
troubles can be cured until you use
v Herbine. It cures quickly when other
remedies utterly fail. Regulates the
Liver, Purifies the Blood. Herbine is
a Harmless Vegetable Remedy that
gives new life and energy almost from
'the Orst dose. Price 75 cents. Free
trial;bottle at F. G. Fricke & Co.
New Steam Laundry.
Some parties living outside the city
have rented the room occupied by
Cbris Wohlfarth and will put in a
steam laundry next week. Wohlfarth
will move his second hand store into
the vacant room one door west in the
"Wettenkamp block.
INFORMATION AND OPINIONS.
The reason that the good die young
is that they wouldn't be good if they
grew up
If every dog has his day it is pretty
certain that there are worse things
than being a dog.
The man who is jealous of his wife
is lucky. Where there Is jealousy
there must, also, be love.
The man who Is most successful in
governing men under him must also
know how to sway those who are
above him.
When a person assures you that he
never experiences fear in the dark
you may be sure that he permits his
wife to go ahead with the candle.
' Coagbs Relieved at Once '
And every bit of relief is a part of a
cure that will stay a ;ure. Use Bal
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quickly you are cured and how well
you feel afterward. Specific also for
whooping cough and croup. John
Coffin, Kirwin, Kaos., says: ."When I
began to use Ballard's Horehound
Syrup for consumption the doctor had
said that I would die in a few days.
Am now up and around. Have no moro
oain in chest or iungs. " Price 25 and
50 Cts. No-benefit, no pay. Sold by F.
G. Fricke & Co.
Excursion to Hot Sprints, S. I).,
Tuesday, Aug. 3. $17.15 for the round
trip from Plattsmouth. Tickets good
to return until Sept. 2 The hottest
mouth of the year is still to come.
Spend it in the Black Hills. Bathe
in the mammoth plunge bath at Hot
Springp, see beautiful Sylvan lake,
make the side trip to Spearfish and
you will return home with the know
ledge that nowhere could you have
had a pleasanter holiday. For full
information, call at B. & M. ticket
office.
The tirandest Kemedy.
Mr. R. B. G reeve, merchant, of
Chllhowie, Va., certifies that he had
consumption, was given up to die,
sought all medicinal treatment that
money could procure, tried all cough
remedies he could bear of. but got no
relief; spent many nights sitting up
in a chair; was' induced to try Dr.
King's New Discovery, and was cured
by use of two bottles. For past three
years has been attending to business,
and says Dr. King's New Discovery is
the greatest remedy ever mane, as it
has done so much for him and also for
others in his community. Dr. Kings's
New Discovery is guaranteed . for
Coughs, Colds and Consumption. It
don't fail. Trial bottles free at F. G.
Fricke's drug Btore. 2
Something- to Know.
It may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for res
ting the tired out nervous system to
a healthy vigor is Electric Bitters.
This medicine is purely vegetable,
acf.s by giving tone to the nerve cen
tero in the stomach, gently , stimulates
the Liver and Kidneys, and aids these
organs in throwing off impurities in
the blood. Electric Bitters aids di
gestion, and is pronounced by those
who have tried it as the very best
blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try
it. Sold for 50c or $1.00 per bottle at
F. G.. Fricke's drug store. 2
THE WOODPECKER.
The divine healer industry is being
over-worked in Nebraska just now.
Reports from a dozen towns tell about
men wearing long gowns and long
faces claiming to be in touch with the
Almighty and to bo able to make
wonderful cures. Our "Dr. Jekyl"
would be able to work this sort of a
racket to perfection, and we wonder
that he does not start out on such a
tour. As a divine healer be would be
a blooming success.
Omaha has a dogcatcher who has a
job for hot weather that few would
envy. He has acquired the habit of
getting licked every day and some
times he is so badly pommeled up that
a surgeon is required to sew up his
wounds. '
Fremont has a prominent citizen by
the name of Tank. Ha ought to be a
bonanza for the saloons.
"This is my busy day," remarked
"Dr. Jekyl" as he stepped to the win
dow of his residence and beckoned for
two prominent democrats who were
passing, to come in. They came by
force of habit, that being their
'steenth conference that day. "What's
that blankety, blank, blank, 'son of a
eea cook' lying about now," remarked
the doctor, as a conversation opener.
"Everything is coming 'our' way," re
sponded the leading democrat. "We
are loading the pops in fine form and
have followed your advice to the let
ter. The fellow you enquire about
is defunct" "mortui mortuum, "added
the other with a sickly smile, in a
feeble effort to be funny, and with the
intention of giving assurance to Dr.
Jekyl, while the latter ran his hand
nervously through his foretop and
drew large draughts of atmosphere
through his teeth. "The key- to the
situation is held by the pops," re
marked the doctor as he squared him
self for a talk, whilo the two p. d's.
listened with bated breath, "and
there is but one thing to do we "must
capture their organization by seeing
to it that the right sort of men are
sent from the primaries tonight.
Don't make any mistake about this or
all is lost. Only fellows we can trust
must be allowed to go to the pop con
vention." The p. d's. swore eternal
allegiance, and, after a further con
sultation as to the details, the p. d's.
bowed low and passed out Half an
hour later a populist was called in
onto tho carpet, and Dr. Jekyl as
sured the guileless man that low down
he had always been a pop, and he
hoped they would get a fair deal at
Weeping Water. "The democrats,''
he 6aid, "were born hogs and would
try to get everylhing,"but he thought
if the pops managed things rightly
they could get everything but sheriff,
treasurer, county judge, surveyor and
recorder, and in his opinion that
would be a fair "divy" for this year.
After further assurances of loyally
to populism Dr. Jekyl closed the inter
view to pen a few of his characteristic
letters.
Ia Lamppost Letter Boxes.
"Ever find things iu the boxes?" was
asked of a postofnee collector who was
taking the letters from a lamppost let
ter box.
"Some, but not such an everlasting
lot either," was the reply. "A thief
fleeing from his pursuers once dropped a
watch in a lamppost letter box so that
it would not be found upon hi person
nor along the line of his flight, but
watches are not commonly ' found in
lamppost letter boxes.
"Once when I cume up to a letter box
I found standing by it a policeman and
a woman. The polieeuiau said that the
woman had dropped a dollar bill into
the box between some letters and she
wanted to get it back. The rules of the
postofiice require that anything that
may be found in the boxes shall be
turned iu at the postofQce. The-loser
must apply for it there. If I had found
auy money in this box, I should . have
been compelled to turn it in. But there
wasn't any money there, i The lady
must have lost it or have left it some
where else.
"As a matter of fact not lnany things
of value are dropped into lamppost let
ter boxes. Up town you ; find a dead
mouse in a box occasionally, but that's
about all. Children put thejmice in the
box. They find a dead mouse in the
street and think it's funny .to put it in a
lamppost letter box." New York Sun.
Valley of the Euphrates.
John Puunett Peters, in his book,
"Nippur, or Explorations on the Eu
phrates," thus describes the valley of
the Euphrates:
"Below Hit, in the alluvial delta of
the two rivers Tigris and Euphrates,
existed one of the primeval seats of civ
ilization one of Dame Nature's kin
dergartens, to teach her children the
rudiments of higher life. Out of this
valley westward toward the fertile up
lands of northern Syria, downward to
the rich , coast land of the Mediterra
nean, outward to Cyprus and the isles.
southward to the rival valley of the
Nile, the road of commerce and con
quest had been the Euphrates, and for a
large part of the way the Euphrates is
no more than a road a narrow patn
way, sunk 100 or 200 feet beneath the
plateau of a sterile wilderness swarm
ing with wild Arabs. In the earliest
ages this was the road that led the con
querors out and over which conquest
and civilization traveled hand in
hand. Later it became the road by
which conquerors entered into the very
heart of Babylonia. So it was that
Babylonian and Egyptian, Syrian and
Assyrian, Persian and Greek, Parthian
and Roman, Sassanian and Byzantine,
Moslem and Christian, surged back and
forth along the highway between the
eastern and the western worlds, bat
tling for possession.""
Special Low Kates On the M. P.
For Indianapolis, September 9 to 11,
National Encampment Sons of Veter
ans. One rare lor round trip; limit
for return September 17.
Indianapolis, August 18 to 23, for
Young People's Christian Union. One
fare for round trip; good to September
12 by deposit of tickets.
Hedblooro, the druggist, says busi
ness is picking up. He sells every
thing at popular prices.
Sub ribe for TllK News.
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Tickets on sale via the popular M.
P. railway to all points in the south
and west at one fare for the round trip
plus $2 on the following dates only.
Aug. 3 and 7, Sept. 7 and 21, and Oct.
5 and 19.
C. F. Stouten borough, Agent.
The democratic party has reason to
be exceedingly happy on account of
the new tariff bill, as they all say it
means certain death to the republican
party. We can stand a great deal of
that sort of death, however, as will be
noted later on.
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Misses Mollie Murray, EtHe
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Champion aerialists in mid-air feats.
Champion and sensational nights
through.
Startling exhibitions by male and
female jugglers.
Thrilling performances by Hindoo
snake charmers.
Magicians, fire kings and vantrilo
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See the Grand, Free, New Street Parade
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Grand, glorious balloon ascension and
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Two exhibition daily, at 2 and b o ciock.
Doors open one hour earlier to permit of
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or Characteristic of tho Little Draiu
n;r of the Wood.
There is an article by Frank M.
Cluipuian ia St. Nicholas on "The
Littlo Drummer of the Woods," giving
ninch c-uiions iuformation conci-ruiug
the wooil'itcker. Mr. Chapman says:
J f we hud a woodpecker in our bauds,
wc bhould see in I he begiuuiug that its
bill ia not slightly hooked, with the
UTr.cr inaudible turned down at its end
and overlapping Mm under mandible, as
in tho crow ami other birds that 'pick
up a living," but that both mandibles
are of equal length and cut wiuarely
off at the tip. It is, therefore, like a
weu0 or chisel.
Fnhnps the tip of the bir l's to:i?ne
will Lf fccu apiH wriiig through i'-ii:.
ly closed iiiaiihl.li s, and our attention
is at once attracted by its peculiar
shape. We disrover that it is remi:ik
ably long, and when fully ixtcn kd
reaches almost if not quite an inch be
yond the point of the bill. It is not
flat, liko the crow's, but round aud
fleshy, and has a sharp, horny point,
which, by looking at it very closely, we
Bee has a series of barbs on both sides.
In the meantime our bands have
doubtless been pricked by the bird's
tail feathers, each feather being stiff,
bristly and pointed at the end. Some
of the larger woodpeckers the pileatea
and ivorybill, for instance have this
singular kind of tail feather highly de
veloped. The maiu Bteui or shaft of the
feather is much larger than usual, and
each barb growing from this shaft is
curved downward aud inward aud is
ctroug and pointed. Comparing this
ftatherwith the flat tail feather of a
crow, we see at once bow different it is
in form.
The wings do not impress ua as in
any way unusual. They are neither
very loug nor very short, but the ar
rangement of the toes is so peculiar
that they were at once commented upon
by a blind &irL to whom I had handed
a specimen of one of these birds. In
stead of the disposition common to most
birds, three toes directed forward and
one backward, we discover two front
toes and two bind ones, ana we win
note also that each toe is armed with a
strong curved nail.
As a winter growing section Saun
ders county is perhaps a fairly repre'
sentative one for this state. 'J h
farmers there are highly pleased wita
the result of this year's harvest. In
accord with our anticipations the
crop there K9 elsewhere in the state
is realizing more than many had ox
pected. From 25 to 40 bushels is the
rule with all good fields. The berry
is plump and heavy, the weight over
reaching the measurement in nearly
all cases. A large acerage of winter
wheat will be put out in Saunders
county this fall. Nebraska Farmer.
Some of the bellwether democrats,
with one or two kicked out republi
cans, are very busy today fixing
tmngs ior tne populist primaries
tonight.
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Don't Stop Him!
He has a bad attack of colic and ia
making for Smith & Parmele's drug
store after a bottle of Foley' Colic
I Cure. 25c and 50c.
Radical modifications iu the pension
rules have been made which will put
an end to much .of the silly red tape
heretofore required, and will enable
needy and deserving veterans to get
their just deserts before they die.
The Nashville "American" says
that two speeamens of a rare breed of
hogs have been secured for the Ten
nesee Exposition. They are like the
common hog in every particular, ex
cept that they have solid hoofs like a
mulo, and are found occasionally in
the forrests of the Lower Mississippi
Valley. The two epocimens, male and
female, are named from their sex aud
and "HushapucKa." They are nearly
half grown and will weigh about 125
pounds each.
John Leyda's mass convention of
silver republicans, called to meet in
Weeping Water next Monday, will be !
a stupendous affair. By careful count !
there appears to be nine silver repub
licans in the county, and if all go to
Weeping Water enmasse the town
will be captured and many dire and
dreadful things will happen. The6ilver
republican, as a rule, can out-howl the
old-fashioned Kansas pop, and instead
of -opening their convention with
prayer, they will doubtless open with
groans by Foreman Ley da or Head-
push Morrissey. It will par the
Weeping Waterites, who can appre
elate a good thing, to be in attendance
as spectators at the convention.
TOM WALLTNG,
FRED LEHNHOFF,
JNO. PTAK,
AL. GASS, (Pacific Junction)
F. H. STEIMKER,
MR. TOUREEN,
ELI SAMPSON,
MR. WENDELL,
A. J. PI CKRELL, ( Pac i fi c Junction)
L. A. MOORE,
AUG. GORDER,
GEO. ACKERMAN,
D. DUNBAR, (Pacific Junction)
CHAS. FORBES,
13. CHRISWEISER,
WM. WYNN,
SAM'L BRANTNER,
HENRY ZUCKWEILER,
A. J. GRAVES,
F. A. CAMPBELL.
ED LUTZ,
WM. BUDIG,
AUGUST JOHNSON,
CHAS. CTIASSOTT,
E. GOODWIN,
CHAS. TROOP.
I. PBARLMAN
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