PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS ... BY THE . . . NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY, M. D. POLK, EDITOR. DAILY KDITION. One Year, in advance, .... Sir Months ine Week, Single Copies, SKMI-WKKKLY KDITION. On- Year, i" Ivjtm-n, . . . Si ' I n 1 1. . $5 00 2 50 10 5 1 TIIF. LARGEST GIRGULflTION Ol any Cass County Paper. THE slump of the New York Jour- " " .... that Tammany has had enougb ol tne 1ft to 1 nonsense and that New York will stand next time for democracy. The popocratic faith as a winning creed has played out. THE bondsmen of ex-Treasurer T .1 .... . . i ,r t r cmrk t 1 1 11 t HVOrl' man who borrowed money of Bartley . . .1 .. .i tentiary unless the shortage is made good without delay. The responsi- wiltu rts verv largely with Attor- nev-Oeneral Smvth and ho has so far Shown no disposition to shield anyone, .u. i!.,i. i,n m,,-. dered a man named Hastings in a most ...... brutal manner with a knire, is now on trial for his life. JV. J. Bryan, who studied law in Draper's office for fou years, was called and testified on be half of Draner. If tho lattor had a few of the Cass county Bryan worship- era on the iurv Draper would un- doubtodly go free. T,.ir :BilvPrrr:it,,n nress is horrified at our doing the bidding of England when the latter country only aked us to be honest and 1. our debts in the same sort of money we borrowed. Our courts dictate to p.oplo in the same way by asking them to be honest, the difference being that the courts pun ish for disobedience and England only o,n withhold mak-in- anv more loans h Qh n for hni- ness honor. , . .... , . . u.... IT 5 A IN 111 WIOU lUUb U1UVYS IIUUIJUV I r.,: ,v. n00 h,.. h!-.iw . . - , 4V . , I ment ana ine roaa ana me re-incor- i . . , T . poration oi tne roaa unuei a iMeorasKa i ... . , il7 nn in . charter has placed $17,000 in cold cash I in the Nebraska state treasury. That is. however, only a slight reimbur.-e ment, of the million wi.ich the wreck ers of th it ro u have wri ng fr m the pe .. e o hi .-I l in exces-lvi- t ; nd tut.- iiundie s f thou- t ti r- wn.ei ti.ev m- at u to -ave h ax ov sm . The cheap two for-a-cent stater-men at Washington, who happened to yet seats in the United States senate, are blowing long arid loud against the an nexation of Hawaii. This same class would have been horrified at the thought of securing Alaska had they been in a position to object when that territory was obtained, yet that country now promises t become the most valuable of ou i osse? ion.-.. N brasK.t in for i ex.ition ai.d has in. more fear of t-ui!ir beet competition from that far off island than it has from Iowa or any other state in the union, ALMOST a month has elapsed since !v.. -1X7:11 j t r? .1 wnt. to Mfiifien to stndv the beauties f.i,0 ar. in.nmintrv haro it has prevailed for years,and not a ray of past, and always will, seriously ob light has yet been shed on the subject, ject to being dragged down to the low wra loari t.n ovnAnt. enmn 9t.rMino. level of Chinese or even Mexican revelations as soon as the silver states'- mn rfitnrrmrt hnmv hilt. it. fiPftm wp orn InnmAil t.n flisannmntmAnt.. TVA elnnuent silence of the investigator indicates pretty clearly that Mexican argument in favor of the 16 to 1 theory was of the gossamer variety and ,.1 nnf ctnixi th con-nh i i rrh t nf TTWIV VU- w " " " truth - "Every day adds to the certainty of the success of the exposition at Om aha. The scope of the work and the energy that is being put forth, cannot be understood, unless a visit is made to the busy offices which occupy nearly an entire floor in the Paxton block and to the grounds where acres of beautiful .buildings are nearing completion. The pictures give a poor idea of the grounds for the reason that the dimensions and distances are not made at all clear. In the pictures, the laeoon is asmall affair, yet as a matter of fact it is longer than from tne mgn scnooi Duuainu io iae u. a . fe , .. .. ... M. depot, and on both sides lor ine entire distance and at both ends the grounds are covered with beautiful buildings of great width ano artistic finish. The New York Journal issues a sort of defiauce to the popocratic newspa pers published in communities where silver is either mined or worshiped, and tells of the sacrifices it made for s 4 4 ris s Jl 1 iiryan and 10 10 1 in ioo anu ciaims ,n.ti,. h earned the riht bv its devotion to tho ''democratic party" throucrn tniCK ana mm 10 nave a wuru .... to eav about candidates in the luture 1 1 a. 1 i t 4kA and aiBO aPOUfc lOOl piauiurms, oayo tuo t oi n.Vt t .i i n Th mnmnt an allexred democratic paper refuses to do obeis- tn tha hat nf the Rrvanite deitv. i ...nruil and easi. into outer dark- ness. If it is not for Bryan in 1900, it . " oQt and will be dnlv excom- J8 OU U U KVitto n " " - J ;ot.d. The dodge that the Journal undertakes to come, to the . 1. if nrniin ia nominated bv PIInCL tiiav . j " the democrats it will support him will i! ilr in the west. .I., u, cci pi H iw .ii'a offer of atint-xa-tion, the f:ito of tho islands would not remain uncortain for any length of time, Thoy aro now waiting to bo an nexed, and if tho American people reject them, there are other wide awake powers waiting and anxious to snatch them without lomporizing. It is hardly conceivable, however, that tho people of this country will be so blind to thei- own interests as to bo act in this manner. Those islands, as has fr'qu-nily been said, lire Uio key to the Pacific, as they are in the line of all sinus p'ssing up and down that ocean and they will bo of vastly more importance Wthis country when -ore iiirft. j-iimrnunications shall have boon established between the two oceans by means of tho Nicaragua canal. Opposition is being urged by ct .. a r n tho nrrrinnri that - -; - t)w sin nnvn.1 ion of the islands will destroy or cripple the new beet-sugar industry. It is impossible to under stand why a moment's study the of situation does not eliminate this feature of tho discussion. Th beet-sugar industry and the sugar industry of Hawaii do not in any way interfere. Sugar beets are now boing raised with profit in various parts of the country, nowhere more so than on the Pacific slope, and the California factories have had to compete with lull torceoi we Hawaiian u - . . , , , . , States witu tDose lsianas naving, lor i iars past, aomited their sugarf.ee lutir TV. frinrlition- from the J- " - n..n.a cturl -vi r f will rrT. ha I uW-o. ..... inDri in t h a i ir h t.fr. nv t ne an nex- i 1 " ation of the islands. THE remarkable inert ase in the consumption of sugar in the United States during the past twelve months points to the held which the Deet- sugar enterprise in this country nas to till. The sugar consumed during 18!)7 wa- 2, ll'JG,G0 tons against l,'JU0,(i8li tons in 18!6, an increase of 130,177 tons or 272,3"4,000 pounds. There were last year only 41,347 tons of beet-sugar produced in the United States, 289;000 tons of cane sugar, 5,000 tons of maple sugar and 300 tons of sorghum sugar, making a total of 336,050 tons of var- ious kinds of sugar produced in the country, and leaving 1,760,607 tons to be imported, most 01 wnicn comes from Europe. There is no doubt. , . . , wa,d theannual increase in tho beet suffar produced will be large ana there is no reason whv it bhoulu not finallv include the entire amount row imported from Europe and elsewhere w r The news-paper folks of Lincoln have m de complete preparations for enter aiiiing ihe members of the Nebr; ska -'ale i ss ;i.-s-ociali n w ho are t o meet ne t l.i- nt'tk in an u . convention, r..S'.he Stale J urn i. Tlie editors - u. s-euib e 10 b.-ffin business at the Lincoln hotel at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning and will not disperse until after the banquet on Wednesday night. The festivities will not be en tirely over then, for arrangements have been made by the World-Herald to transport the association to Omaha Thursday morning to inspect the ex position grounds. The program, it is helieed. will be so attractive that no ui or who can drop his work for a ouple f days will regret coming to tbir- meeting. Mn. Bryan aays he want9 to give the American people an American financial system. It woula seem rather that he wanted to give them a Mexi can financial system, or, in other I . " ! nr-ii (! ii tin. 1 cvotam wurua, a iiiUco "J""' The American people have in the -'prosperity," which Mr. Bryanffects tO SO muCD aamire. THE state fair managers are making fruitless endeavors to put the blame of financial failure on to Omaha. If they will make the thieves and plun- derers who have been made rich out I .. .. ... of state lair stealings, aisgorge men- ill gotten gains, the present deficit might be changed to a surplus. INFORMATION ANO OPINIONS. The sleigh bells jiiile in the air I hear them with a sigh Reminding me of days more fair. Those happy days gone by. When with the girl away back there (The one I loved the best) We rode behind the old gray mare Qlia A mi,. t H iH th r;t Bixby. 1 be capital or i-oiK county rejoices in the installation oi a new electric light plant. i a hrwmifi KflrhpH wire fence concern " , has been doing he larmers we ana - ZZrZZZ fleeced to the tune of $1,500. Julius Nnrman. who lives southwest of the ,.f iv,. r;tima cr. it. i said. The notes were cashed at the citv and fence men have jumped the rrTeeS of Otoe and left for Parts un- I known I fr 9t i .... If vour bicycle ia stored in a closet or apartment that is not perfectly dryj 1 uo cut a nuau .is-- r I . . , ..i t ?1 protected wim vasenuo ur uojr u. c.aVi y- r,r 1 11 1 i rr will avnifl n. lot of 1 ouvu --..w trnuhle when vou want to resume rid- ins-in the spring. Hust is an enemy, and is hard to get rid of I The government relief for Klon diners has been declared unncessary, and Uncle Sam finds himself in poses- I sion of a fine lot of reindeers and sev- eral tralnloads of canned meats. I The English language has been growing at a remarkable rate during I'-,! Inrv ml bus bo- n si T au.ii over tho whole globe. At tho open ing of tho century French was spoken by 31,000,000 people, Russian by 150, 000,000, Gcrra m by :J0,000,0U), Spanish by 27,000, 0OJ, English by 21, 00,000 and Italian by 10,000,000. Today Eng lish is the language of 180,000,0)0, French of 45,000,000, Germany of 70, 00.,000, Russian of 75,000,000, Spanish of 35,000,000,000, and Italian of 000.000. John Hancock's letUrboik, recently brought to lignt, shown the sim; boldne-s and disti nctn of haiuiw: i'- incr nit ('nnsiiK lioilH JlII10llLr tilt! siiIla- tares to .the r, ono ndepen It also reveals tho fact that . ence. llancock, while a prosperous mt r- chant, cared nothing for trade in comparison triot. Ex. with his duties as a pa- lhe Ohio and Mississippi rivers'aro on a groat rampage and unless a cold wave strikes that part of the country at once, great damage to property along the rivers will ensue. Judge Henry S. Keeley of St. Joseph, Mo., was awakened Saturday night by two burglars in his room. They covered him with pistols and bade him be quiet, whilj they rilled the premises. One of them found a watch. "Don't take that," the judge said, "it & keep,hkB. "lhe motion n overruieu, icpiieu ,.T , i burglars consulted J and the spokesman then replieu: "1 he r - nnPRl ia allowed. The case coming on before a full tribunal of the su preme court, that body is of the unani mous opinion that the decree of the lower court should be sustained." Pocketing the watch, court adjourned. There is not a vacant dwelling house in Greenwood. Mr. Mitchell has to odcupy the old store room next to the meat market until he is able to get a dwelling. Greenwood Record. It's a trite but pregnant J-aying that a newspaper should be like a tootn- brush everyoody should have his own, and not borrow his neighbor's. A burglar was recently heard mov ing around in the lower part of Dr. Bogle's residence, and Mrs. Bogle awakened her husband, and wanted him to go down staii s. and throw the man out. "Not much," the doctor replied, whereupon Mrs. Bogle said she believed ho was a coward. "You net I am," was tho rcpl ; "every man 1S. The mOSt. I Will UO IS to mane a noise, indic.vting that I am looking for a pistol, in preparing to go' down stairs, lhe burglar is a cowaru, too, and will skip out." Atchison Globe. The French servant who tooK out a . I ... L. ..... V, ftomaii s stomacn so neuny tnat one still lives, has a great fortune before him. Most people find their stomachs very expensive luxuries. Moody, the evangelist, is holding ereat meetings in New lork. It wouid t;ike him, single handed, about 4,010 years to reform Tammany alone at the present rate of progress A real live prince, the son of King Humbert, is on his way to America, whe;e he will travel incog. He is nriViuhiv pnminff to See the Trans- mississippi exposition. We are elad to learn that Ignatius Donnellv is eroinf to many his pretty young typevriter,as this will probably "put an end to the rubbish he has been writing of late about Shakespeare and Bacon." The public has grown weary of the Baconian cipher logic ana a cessation of it is noted with no regrets. News has reached Rising City that Frank Marble has been offered $40,- 000 for his claim in Klondike, says an exchange. Mr. Marble formerly lived near Rising City :ud was in very poor circumstances. Wisconsin papers say that the Rev. O. P. Christian of Milwaukee, wno married the eloping daughter of ex- Minister Robert T. Lincoln to . Beckwith. is finding himself in great demand as a tier of matrimonial knots, couples going even long distances to married by the man who married Abraham Lincoln's granddaughter." Next Satu; day's total so'ar eclipse will be one of the most notable of the century, and visible over nearly the whole of Asia, Africa and Lurope. all countries will be witns it. The line of to- - . ., .,. Tn i raiitv. eiiruiv union aDd can be reached by railroads at . ,,..,.. rnint Sir Norman eight different points, air rsoimau T ,,. m h nn hand, exnectinz to " " , of hI, th" of hm.nse difference between the shape and trilliancy of the corona at the periods oi maximum uuu I . m I w. s-i rv t n 1 m n m sunsoot activity. He will also en- deavor to test his hypothesis that the elements oi our system oi cuemibt.y are broken into simpler forms by the I i i . soiar ueitb. . j u A sandbpg is a good tning when not used by a certain league of political her thusrs. It will hold heat oei- . i ta.lknn anvthlnC else. A WOOlen . , - - stockine tilled with fine sand anu ,; ,,.mtl, tttii-P heated in an oven retain warmth t ice as long as a water bae or a bricK. Foley's Honey and Tar, rmfr Rrrnn wherever introduped is w a wj - s considered the most pleasanthnd el fective remedy for all thxoarand lung complaiuts. It is the tnif prominent cough remedy thar contains no opiates and that can safely be given to children. Smith & t'armeie. For fire insurance see Thrasher. THEY DOiU'T LIKE PAPER. Ravage at FIrnt Contact KecrI the Fabrl Witli Kunplcion. When Ravage people first come in con tact with the whites, none of the won ders that they see is regarded with moro suspicion than largo sheets of paper. Tho native is apt to regard paper as a eort of cloth, and the fact that it teara easily and is worthless for most of the purposes to which cloth is put convinces Mm that it is a fraud. Dn rir hvn KniiL'o travelers told of I the disgust with which the natives at difference in tho world in them. Tho first regarded paper. The Kongo tribes, more northerly is the terrapin found tho by the way, are on the lookout for better. You eat a Florida terrapin you sharpers, and it is exceedingly bard needn't despise it, for terrapin is terra work for anybody to eell them a bad pin everywhere but you get a Chesa- quality of cutlery or cloth. Savages eoon Cud, however, that paper is not in- tended to serve tho purposes or ciotn Thi n they ceaso to look upon it as a ; fraud, Lut they do not think it ranks lllittu niilKiitti miiio xii ii ii u .iiL.iiv.iMv--. ..f . " . . .. . .. I ami thi-.v i:ivn lift ft nA ler it. Kn,io timo mrn a -well known explorer was traveling in tho interior of Queens- land, Australia, where ho met many natives who had never seen a white man before. One rl.iv n crowd of natives was in tho whif-n man's ciimti carefullv inspect- im? the evnlorer and his bacaaco when n. nnwsnaner hannened to drop out of his pocket. The natives unfolded and spread it out on tho ground. They decided that it mnsr h.-, nn article of wearing apparel, nnrl niiB nf ttiflm tried it on. He wrap- .1 z. ,7 u;n r. U ..t 1 ,1 ....n o chlTirl I pi ll 111 1UUUU liia DUUUIUCia 11UV. t. oiiHiia and eat down on tho ground, arranging his covering this way and that and watching the faces of the crowd to eee AVXJUu Liltrj LlJUUjiJb KJX uio auuu - i ment, covered as it was with many ii -i a i l ,. " 1 lUOUSanus OI curious inariia. I PrcKfuitW hnwpvfir. nn accident hap-1 nnnin.l WWilo tlm envnna was rparranff. . ... . i I nn hia siiawl nnri trvinf? to tirini? tne i f.i. rf Uirrt tho fMT. i meut began to tear at the nape of hi9 i a I X" 1.1 , ,J n11n1 i. Thn Klanl-of or I whatever it was, was evidently made of the poorest sort of material. The K.-ivaao took his covering off. ex- amiued the mischief ho had wrought, made the tear a little longer and then xr-ith hia f,-.otr nnlrnrl n hole throuch the paper. That settled the fact that the article Tvna worthless. The newspaper sudden- licf n ;fst.cet: fnr fha iiaMvps who turned their attention to less destructi- ble objects. Pearson's Weekly. BREAKFAST CEREALS. They Contain Essential Elements Fop Per fect Nourishment of the Body. "Cereals and fruits should form the baso of breakfast foods," writes Mrs. Uuse Ui urt:iiiit iuuuh, tiih.j S. T. Rorer on "Breakfast Cereals and Fruits" in her cookiug lesson in The Ladies' Home Journal. "They will sup- satisfaction in eatin it all yourself." port muscular action, preserve the heat Philadelphia Tiuies. of the body and strengthen the brain in its nervous activity. Whole or steel cut ANCIENT STUTTGART, oats and whole wheat, from which our nineteenth century bread 6hould be Postal and Traveling Accommodations of made, contain the essential elements for the old crmau City. the perfect nourishment of the human The post relations of aucient Stuttgart body. The great objection to cereal were unpretentious. The two maid foods is their difficulty of digestion, not servants of the postmaster distributed from any fault of the foods, but, first, through the city the daily letters, which from lack of time in cooking and, second, they carried in the same basket with the from lack of proper mastication. Raw family marketing. Letters were carried starches are indigestible. The first step, out of the city by postilions. There was then, toward the digestion of starches a number of couriers, and as a surety is over the fire. Each little cell must be against mistakes there hung in the post ruptured, and for this long and careful office, beside the curious mail bags, a cooking is required. The second step to huge whip, with which, when the com the digestion of starches is in the mission had been given to the courier, a mouth. They are there converted from powerful blow for the strengthening of the insoluble starch to soluble sugar, his memory was dealt him. If they are swallowed quickly, without Coaches and post wagous were inno masticatiou, they miss this digestion, cent of any suggestion of comfort a entering the stomach as strangers. This high, clumsy wooden box was secured organ not being prepared to receive by thick leathern straps, and in the them, they are cast out into the small oavernous bottom were confined together intestines to be entirely instead of part- packages and passengers. Up and down ly digested. This organ, now compelled hill, over ruts and rocks, the cumbrous to do, in addition to its own duties, tne work of the mouth, 60on becomes over- taxed, and we have, as a result, the disease most common in this country ii...it i i...u lUlCSllLIUi lUUICailUU. Of the breakfast cereals steel cut oats lieaa tue list, any oi ine wneat . . . a e ai 1 X. come the rolled wheat and barley and rice preparations. inese iouus, jjuw - eaten without sugar. " CYU, U1U3W uu luvivufc-.j 1 whir ti Tft tne stasre. rr.i . T.;injnini.; w.oi irim i a a i, fimotrinai -nrnf ocoi nn ho- I MprH IS 111 ruiiuuciuuii c mn tt v u i.i f lift -Pntintr nron. uuuso uo wu.u 4i - port. He was a member of one of tho r . " , . -,,1 iii-a I lirDnnnrt r.m Philadelphia with one ol the men oi Viot nnmnnnv sick. She applied to the nr.r, f tV.Q flir in -whieh the vonne man referred to was employed for Borne one to taue the sick man s l 3 4.1. os4-rt txrac rirtt piace, aiiu aa l-uu juuug in the cast of the play then running his services were loaned to Miss uavenpori. it norf nf Pomo T ncinu xie wuo uusi iui tue jiuiuu in "Cymbeline," and the business of the part required tnac ne snouiu iano Mica ninrDiinnrt in bis arms and carrv w nfF th Ktajre. The ladv weiehed T rvm. w km - - "I than he did. and found that his strength was not equal to the task, ills struggles causea iuo good scene. He was so humiliated that he left the profession alter tnai engage- ment. Philadelphia Inquirer. Ilia Board of Trade Style. Clara (excitedly) Well, papa, did thfi count ask you for me today? Mr. Millyuns Ask me for you? Naw lift told me if I wanted to put up mar- ina enough he'd talk business. Chi- tago News. - Beginning to Take Notice. John So you really think you have . . 1 i o oiiie chance ol winning ner, ao your TTenrv Oh. ves ! I feel quite encour- iped. She has begun to find fault witli ..y looks. Cincinnati Enquirer. Were Less Fortunate. Eastern Nebraska, although clothed J-idSlfCl LA . o - in a mantle of fluffy whiteness.has not suffered from blinding drifts nor frigid blasts from the northland. Our nefghbors, however, have been less fortunate. Wisconsin ana Minnesota ffot eighteen inches of snow with a driving wiDd, while Iowa and Illinois enjoyed an old fashioned blizzard that blockaded the railroads and caused much suffering on the farms where cattle and hogs were not properly housid. OLD CATERER ON TERRAPIN. When It la ItaIy, tlie Satisfaction I In "Katlnic It All Vourw If." Jan.es Trosser, a famous colored ca- terer of this city, dead long ago, lur- nished tho following formula for pro paring and serving terrapin, which was , published iu a gastronoini jourual at tho time when ho was on earth: , "You can't enjoy terrapin unless the dav is nippin. Temperature and terra-' I pin go hand in hand. Now, as to your terraum. Bless vou. there is all tho peake one or a Delaware bay one, or, t!?.!t".1;.a Tl dozen and ?!10. Warm water kinder washes tho delicate flavor out of them, i Mr rii.rnii know it. bnt u w T vi i. v w - - ri --- ' ' . . i ..l 1 J ... I ennr terrimm muse uo uoiieu aiivo. Have a iood biir pot. with a hot fire un Jer it, so that he shan't languish, and when it has got on a full head of steam pop him in. What I am goiutogiveis recipe for a single one. If you are aw- fnllvrich and eo in for a gross of terra - nin. iust use vour multiplication table Jnst as soon as he caves in watch him and trv his flippers. When they part when you pry them with your finger nail, he ia good. Open him nicely with a knife. Bilin of him dislocates tho snuffbox. There ain't overmuch of it, more'a the pitv. The most is in tho 4lf n li , 1 n.ia -i ti I t. i . 1 n InnL'prfl bllt if J1X1LO fcuo V -,0 . 1 1 o.vv. you want to commit murder just you smash his gall, and then your terrapin is gone forever. Watch closely for eggs nuu uauuig ui-u -,i"hv J in got. hiru or her all into sbape, put ii a. . : ,1 Tnl.rt li i froLli i rr i . vlio Hieau uaiuo. xano luitu n iou vfrrtu vnn mnst have them fresh. Liilo em hnrrl nurl mash Vin smooth. Add tO ... f . f r . t a that a tiililesnoouiui OI siiteu llOUl, f olilcannnilf 11 1 c nf oreniTl. Klllt allll pepper (red pepper to a terrapin is just J i-. n..l 4--k iiTinfirrl'iL-coc nf kIhT1- wina Winn nc rnta ,"2 . fiO ft bnttlfl ain't a bit too good. There never was a gotega in all Portugal that wouldn't think itself honored to have itself mixed np with a terrapin. Now you want quite a quarter of a pound of the very be6t frpsh hutter and put that in a porcelain covered pan aud melt it first mustn't be browned. When it's come to be oily, nut in vour terrapin, yolks of egg, wine nnrl ll T,pt it simmer ireutlv. Bilin up two or three times does the business. What von are after is to make it blend There ain't nothiu that must bo too point ed in terrapin stew. It wauts to pe a quiet thing, a suave thing, just pervad ed with a most beautiful and natural terrapin aroma. You must serve it to the people that eats it on a not ptato, but the real thiu is to have it on a uul liiu itai 1JliH ' -- - chafin dish, and though a man ought not to be selfish there is a kind of divine venicie rattieu ou us oy, hid travelers being ever on the defensive against the assaults of tumbling boxes and bundles, auu men me wm I nnna hn TI-1T7 1 VnrTnfvrlv the ionrnev uooo Kit. --J ' from btuttgart to j-UDingen wus mauo 1 - -i t rTM. -i -.t tw r-rr ia rt fX7 m jacours. iuo Bamo jumuc; The postilions alighted to take refreshments when it i jjiuaueu luclli, iiu uud ." - al renord of a iourney that 1 - . once made, during which the driver took the norses irom tne curnago nuu I attached them to a hay wagon that naa I hppn lpft; mired in the mud. The man i - I drove the waeon into the next village, I and when there he loined the grateiul "i .u.-i J neignoors in a carouse, unv 17! T Allun in War i iiuuli v iuau.u"oo a'- -- j per s juagauo, I The Modern Aenostic We look at our churches with their congregations, growma iuuuuiuauu I n-inrll 1 n rr in faith. KITS H. G. ChaD- u i .....0 - , - man in The Atlantic, and we ask our- i selves: w ait inese uuiiiiiuar, u? u. I rnMi7 tchat Tpal nravers rise, and of wvuw., - - i - - those that rise do any get above the cooit viiai, uuu ""-- "" - I there ever been an answered prayer? We look at the face of the dead and repeat . a burial service, it alter the manner oi th beasts at Ephe bus, what advantageth it me if the dead rise now auu w o " ,7 Do the dead rise?" Ani if any one is found wno peneves tuee i inings ne kuuyvo iu at his elbow who believes them not a Khit or an atom, aud these two can hit ui no universe that shall satisty botn, lor can one te poet to the otner. SuHpicion. "Fin vnn remember that girl who aime here and said that what she most lecired was a good home?' asked the lousewife. "What is the matter now?" respond- 3d her husband. "Have you mitseu HJinething else?" "Yes. I guess she has a good nome Ltty nearly paid for by this time." fthington Star. The proffressive ladies of WentGe'd, In iccnoil n "Wnman'a Edition" of 1 the Westfield News, bearing aate or April 3, 1S96. The paper is tilled with matter or interest to woman, and we notice the following from a correspon- j dent, wnicn tne eauors pnmcu. izing that it treats upon a. maner ui vital importance to theic sex: "The best remedy for croup, colds and bron chitis that I have been able to find is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For family use it has no equal. I gladly recommend it." 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by all druggist. mm BELDING BROS. & CO., TO Silk Manufacturers, Mats. Jaa S. Kirk A Co., ChlciKjn, IUh. Gentlemen: Wo have Riven your "WhlteCloud" sonpa thorough test in washing pieces of linen embroidered with our "New Process" Wash Embroidery Silk and liml It entirely satisfactory. We tako pleasure In recom mending it as a superior article fur laiinlerin line embroidery. Yours truly, (S'gned) r.KLM.NO Ititos. tV. Co. Refering to the above, we deem it important to state that this letter was entirely unsolicited by us. White Cloud cnrin now has the highest authority as its endorser as being 1 . . - , sunerinr fnr nne launurv worK. ""r' - . . also ranks first as a pure white JAS. S. itabiLshed 1830. l.nrge?t soar mn"! r 3 buys a Fine Violin at.d ('oi:i-lete Outfit. Fully IjUlirintMil. 1 CO buys a Mandoline, . Pinl.seye Maple, Mahogany or Rose wood Finish. Fully guaranteed. 59 buys An American Goitar, guaranteed to stand. Steel strings, in Mahogany or Rose wood finish. S!'.M F0K CATALOGUE OF SHEET MUSIC 'SO buys a $100 ;;h;ill Pianos ON ESY PAYMENTS. little used, for $50, .'S Write for Catalocaas Mid oar s p r rj-J :., TIME TABLE PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. Lined r. Chicapro St. Joseph Kansas City St. Louis nnd al points East and South. Omaha Helena Portland San Francisco All points west. TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS: Local express, daily, St lou. No 3). K: naas. M umis, 1111 puiui south !:40 "' 4. Local exo. daily. It u ill o k ". . Chicago, all points o.ist iu:4 am So Nolo. Local exp. daily except sun- day So ill Local exp. daily except Sun- lay. I'acMic J uncuiin ...... Noli.". Krei.ht, (iai iy except Minuay i'acitiu Junction.. 'Z.M pm ::'M pin 0:1.') pm 8 ." pm No Z VestibuleU exp. Ualiy. ur- liutoii, iJlilcao ana an .wiivitu UUt No. 1 stuu from Junction to l'latts- nioutti So t. Local exp, daily. St Joe. Kan sas City. f"t L luis. CliicaiiO all points east and sou 111.. No ". Local exp. daily, Oniali.wLin com, Iienverand interme diate si aliens Nok5. Lical freitrnt, daily. Oinalia. No 211. LoC:.l frei.'hl. ilaliy. ex mjii day. Cedar tree.;. Louis ville, South I'.en.i No 7. Fast luail, uaily. Omalia and Ijiucoln No :i. VestiOuled cxf, daily. I'en vi r and ..li puinlf in Colo rado. L'tali and California, (ir .ud Island, lUack M1'1.: Montana : nd i'acifi'J N. W No 9. Lo-al exp,u;.iiy except -511 -uay. Louisville. Ashiaud, Walioo, .-cliuyler No 11. Local exp, daily except sun- .1 . u 111.1:1 III Lill rolll.. 1M2 am H:.'iO an. 2:22 Ii'. pn t:.K) pm i-r.'.i 11. No 17. LocTexpress, Sunday only, Sleeping.', dinin-: and rccliuinir chair cars (seats free) on through trains. Tickets sold and bttiga,e clisckc-.t to any ooint In ti" United States or Canada. For information, time tabicr., maps ai'i tickets call or write to W. L. i'lCKKTT. Areiit rialtsnioutti. Neb. J. FKANCES. Gen. l'ass. Aat.. Omaha. Neb. WHEN IN NEEIJ OK IP'i-iiitecI Stationery VOU SHOULD NO: rAIL TO CALL ON THE NEWS Having Just Received a Large Amount of New .Stock we are Prepared to do all kinds of Printing on Short Notire. SoGietu Printing We are prepared to do in the latest and most approved style and at reasonable rates. Commercial Printing Such as Note Heads, Letter Heads, Envelopes, Statements, Bill Heads, etc. We are also prepared to do all kinds of Poster work in good style and on short notice. OFFIGB : NO. 305 .... HARTMAN BLOCK Pattsmouth. mm JAS. S. KIRK & CO.. Soap Manufacturers. .i l,t1-i -irwl toilet it i or nic uain floating soap. KIRK & CO., " " """' Organ. e Oirans $60, $80 to $100. term. FACTOHI fltlCl!.. 1513 Dcus;!as Streat, OKAHA. KEB. first- NATIONAL BANK ol' l'L T i 'SMD ITII, NKH. FJAID Ul' CAPITAL. $50,000 ( 'lit is tin- very lii".li la' ilitii-s for the iioinpl transai timi l Legitimate Banking Business. T X ' K S. bonds, .-old. govern m en t and 1 01 11 i securities nought and sold. Deposits re ceived and Interest allowed on the cert II cates. Drafts drawn, available In any part of the II. S. ari l all the principle towns of Lurope. 'Jollecti.ins made and promptly remitted. Highest market price paid for county warrants, ntate and county bonds. DIRECTORS: I ni , I . I l:.w kv woitl:. i-. i-:. white, ;. ;. Dovcy. II. N V. U a null I liivey. 1'n.s., S. Waiiuh, II. N. Dovcy. Asst. Cashier. Ca hii-r. 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. in.nfiAiptifllnff a akpfrh nnfl rtcrlritl'in nmy oalrkly asfiert.niri fair opinion free wli?tliHr an Invention in prohaMy iamnlahl. iinimnnlra tinnHBtrictlyrontldi'iitial. Handbook on I'Htcnts Bent fr?i!. Oliii-Ht Hironcy for Hwunritf patfiitn. 1'ntPiitn taki-n tlirouuh Murin & Co. receive tpfcutl nsrftce, wnnouL tnrire, m m ifClIU Ttll.lCr, W II MUUI. LlinKC, . " J Scientific American. A hnndsomply lllnitrtpl wppkly. l.nreen rir culation of any sciirntltlo Jonrrinl. 'J'Mrrns, 14 s ypur; four nionttm, JL Bold byal! Tipweclpalera. HUNN & Co.36,Broaday- Hew YorSr Branch Office, (25 V Ht WashluKlon, It. C. Goniplexicn Frcssrvsd DR. HECr.A'3 1? mi z r-rr.ffs Liv. Sun stor r..; 1 , er . .It l -z, I,lc'.::;c3a, hrA fir., t;i'l rr -. ;h; i-v::n to its ori-i- ,vy5, ST-:- hn.-.-ii, .rr-:iK-ivs and fa ultily com J...vr.. f:: J xio :. ,uiitj-nor to a'l ic - - ' prt.i:r -ilons end jmrfi-'-uy Ji.irrr. !-f-. At an 0ruf: r.crini.ik-U f..r50'-ts. .S':!il forcirr-ular. pi. VlOI-l X!M SOAP I- imr,!f lnrompir)-' u skin ;'ir!.iii.ir f-o:.p, un'i'ii.V l tT tn Un.'-A. wi'hml ft rival f'.r 'I' imrv-ry. '--'d it U- pur? nwl d Ii--aiel medi--tM. At 4ruKn-:. Price 2 5 Cenit. Ths O. C. BITTNEK CO., Toledo, O. JAMES W. SAGE. Leading Liveryman. The best of rigs furnished at all hour and his prices are always reasonable. 1 hm.ost convenient board;ng stable for far mers in t.'.e citv. PLATTSMOUTH, : NKH Ha? new stock, new rigs and is prepared better than ever to take care of fl General Liveru Business. Quick trips made to nil parts of the county. Low priv,. and court eous treatment assured. STAIJLES SIXTH AM) VINE STS., riaitsnioi',, Nebraska. Insure in the German American. Fred Ebinger, ApeDt. U.x-4?$,j.'-5 1 - A UUW " w