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Tf.E LARGEST CIRCULATION
Of any Cass County Paper.
The democrats at Nebraska City
wore wiped off the earth at the recent
city election. The republicans elected
nearly every officers from mayor down
and the populists cast more votes than
the democrats. Everything indicatos
the election of a republican governor
this fall.
SOME democrats in this vicinity an
nounco that they propose to see to it
next fall that Senator Allen is de
feated for re-election. From recent
developments one would be lead to
believe that the democrats in this
vicinity do not possess the power to
defeat anyone, unloss it bo one of their
own persuasion.
THE outlook is very encouraging1 for
Plattsmoutb hotels doing a splendid
business during the run of the expo
sition at Omaha this summer. Our
train service is 6imply perfect, and
those who wish to get away from the
crowded ciiy for rest can do no better
than come here where lower hotel
rates will more than pay railroad fare
THE election is over and the fellows
who can tell how it was done, have re
tired from the street. The new officers
who will be sworn in at the last couu
cil meeting in April will find every
thing in good shape and can 6tart out
with bright prospects and clean skies
for the future. Plattsmouth has been
a sufferer with other towns during the
hard times and the change for the bet
ter is already very noticeable in every
avenue of trade. The outlook for bus
iness the coming year is flattering and
we predict old time prices for real es
tate will soon be realized.
The telegrams from Washington
are of a more peaceful nature today,
Spain having shown a desire to accede
to a part of McKinley's demands
Negotiations for peace aod prepara
tion for war go on side by side, with
no evidenco as to which will win ut
next Aioiiday. The uieMS wnich is
supposed to amount v declaration
of war against Spain, has again been
delayed, but is now positively prom
ised for Monday. The peace party
has held the boards for nearly two
weeks, and if the delay is really
caused as some suggest, to give us
time to get our recently purchased
ships and war materials out of foreign
ports, it would, seem that enough delay
for that purpose has now been given
The public is very tired of the crisis
which seems hourly at hand being
put over continuously. Great patience
must be shown, however, as there is
much information which the public is
not permitted to know. Allen, Thurs
ton ana otners wnose voices were
loud for vrar since tney have had a
conference with the president, utter
no protest against delay and seem
satisfied with the course affairs have
taken. This is sufficient proof of the
importance of inside information
which the President can not give out
for the public lest, Spain should profit
by it. We must wait now until Mon
day to know whether peace or war
shall reign.
Bncklen's Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts,
burns, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe
ver sores, tetter, chappep4hands, chil
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Pyice 25 cents per box. For sale b
F. G. Fricke.
Sweet Pea Seed.
"Eckford's" best large flowered
mixed, 5 cents per ounce in separate
colors. Best leading varieties, 7J
cents per ounce. Pansy plants
"Dreer's Exhibition" varieties mixed
white, light blue, dark purple and
the nearest approach to red to be
found in pansies, in separate varieties
25 to 35 cents per dozen, ready to
plant out next wee K. L. A. Mooke.
M. L. Yocum, Cameron, Pa., says "I
wae a sufferer for ten years, trying
all kinds of pile remedies, but without
success. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve
was reccommend to me. I used one
box. It has effected a permanent
cure." A a permanent cure for piles
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has no
equal. F. G. Fricke, & Co.
Crystal Springs Dairy.
Milk, as pure as gold from the
"Klondike," delivered to any part of
the city. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Your patronage solicited.
Leave orders at News office, or at
Bennett & Tutt's grocery store.
S. H. Fisher. Prop.
First-Class Work
Frank Marler has opened a first
class blacksmith shop at the cor
ner of Seventh and Pearl streets where
all kinds of smithing and horse shoeing
will be done in a skillful manner, also
carriage and wagon painting.
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Light Brahman,
And fancy Game Bantams for sale; also
egga for setting. Enquire- of William
Gilmour, or leave orders at Egenber
ger & Troop's, whore some of the
chickens may be eoenT"""---
PnEP,.niNG ron WAn
(inroroitr
lloK'omb Mini I lie Hlate Military
Hot
,rl llolil a NfHHlon to That KimI.
I
incoln, Apri, (. (Special Telo-
.r.'im.) In response toSonator Allen's
message and on account of the crisis
that is thought to bo near, the governor
called a council for this afternoon of
the state Military board, composed of
General Barry, General Bills, Colonel
Brattand Colonel Bischof.
A heavy artillery regiment of three
batteries is being organized to be
made up and officered by ex-6tudents
and cadets of the university, and it
has already offered its services to the
state. It is said that the new regi
ment is being formed under the direc
tion of an officer of the regular army.
The governor and all tho mem
bers of the Military board were in ses
sion all tho afternoon. Major Edward
Hale, judge advocate of the Guard,
participated with the board in tho
council, as also did Captain Culver of
tho cavalry and Captain Murdock of
the artillery. As a result of tho meet
ing the following telegram was sent:
Lincoln, April G. To His Excel
lency, the President, Washington :
Commanding officers of Nebraska Na
tional Guard in conference join with
me in unreservedly placing at your
disposal entire organized military
forces of state in event of hcstilities
with Spain. With slight additional
equipment, forces are ready for active
duty on 6hort notice.
Silas A. Holcomb,
Governor.
Tho question of concentrating and
handling the state troops on short
notice had already been fully consid
ered, and all arrangements made, but
at the meeting this afternoon the
matter of supplies and additional
equipment was taken up and a requisi
tion was made on the government for
overcoats, blankets and some other
articles.
The present strength of the guard
is about 1,300 and the number will
reach 2,000 when the companiej are
recruited to their full size, and in
case of a call from the president, it
is expected that the full number will
be ready to take the field, as applica
tions from recruits are pouring in.
l'earl Steam Laundry.
B. F. Goodman has his new laundry
fully equipped with latest devices,
now in running order, and asks a
share of your patronage. His work is
his best advertisement, and if you try
the new laundry there will be no
longer any excuse for sendingogoods
away. Nothing too good for our
patrons is our motto. Work called
for and delivered.
Kanter Week at St. Luke's Chnroh.
Divine servieo, Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons at 4 o'clock.
Wednesday evening, "lecture at 7:30;
Good Friday, 10 a. m. : Passion service,
12 to 3 and also service at 7:30. Sat
urday afternoon the church will be
open for decoration. Easter Sunday,
holy communion at 8 and 11; b: ptism
and tho opening of the pyramils at
2:30; regular service at 7:30 p. m .
H. B. Buhoess, Hector.
Seed Potatoes.
For sale fine early rose, early Ohio
and other choice seed potatoes at
A. H. WECKBACn & Co's.
A liig Price For a Ride.
In The Century there is an article on
"The River Trip to the Klondike" by
John Sidney Webb. The author says of
bis trip to the mines:
And here let me make a confession I,
with others, rode a horse. No one can
imagine what a sensation this created
along the creek. No one had ever in
dulged in finch extravagance before
Though a man should wash out $20,000
in a day, he would be content to walk
But I rode at 30 cents per pound to El
Dorado and 30 cents to return, or 186
pounds for $1 11.(50. They did not, how
ever, put me on the scales like a sack
of gold dust. Still, it was cheap, ac
cording to an Irishman coming over the
summit, who remarked that he had had
his goods packed over by Indians. "Am
I got it cbape, " said he. "How rnuci:
did you pay?" some one inquired. "I
don't know, " said he. "Then how do
yon know it was cheap?" "Oh, any
thing would be chape over that place,"
be replied.
Not So Daft After AH.
Daft Tam, as he was called, wander
ing through the village one day, got se
verely bitten by the village inn dog.
Proceeding to the inn, he showed the
mistress what her "dawg" had done.
She was much alarmed and, putting a
half crown into Tarn's hand, said:
"Awa tae the doctor, noo, an pay
him wi' the hauf crown."
Tam eyed Che coin, saying :
"I diuna think I'll bother wi' the
doctor, but jist keep the siller."
"For my sake, gang tae him, or else
ye'll gang daft."
"Hoots, wumman, ye're bletherin.
Daft folk canna gang daft twice."
Pearson's Weekly.
All the Same.
Brobson It's a disputed question
which have the quicker tempers, blonds
or brunettes.
Craik Is it?
Brobson Yes. My wife has been
both, and I couldn't see that it made
any difference. Boston Traveler.
Comparing Notes.
"I've been married five years," 6aid
the proud little matron from Detroit.
"That's nothing," laughed the Chi
cago woman who occupied the same seat
on the train. "I've married five times. "
Detroit Free Press.
AH In Ueing Used to It.
Little Chicago Girl See how you
like our water. Here's a drink.
Little St. Louis Cousin (tasting it)
It's pretty gcod, but it hasn't quite as
much body as ours. I like ours best.
Cleveland Leader.
1 ae Lytton Motto.
The family motto of the Bulwer Lyt
ton house is singularly inappropriate
for people whose fame has been won
with pen instead of with sword. It is,
"This is the work of valor."
CHEATED AT POKER.
A PAGE FROM THE UNWRITTEN HIS
TORY OF A UNIVERSITY.
Pnnlnhment M-tel Out to a I)ihoiiet
Student by HoHety aud the Faculty A
Young Man Who Kept Step With Ills
Not Ilrilllant Antecedents.
"Talking about poker," 6aid a mid
dle aged man to a coterie at Chamber
lin's, "reminds me of something that
occurred about 20 years ago at the Uni
versity of Virginia. That was about the
liveliest epoch in tho history of the
university since tho war, or for that
matter of that before it, when the life
led by tho students is taken into con
sideration. There was a Lig crowd of
devil may caro young men there, most
of them with plenty of money, and
they mudo Charlottesville and sur
rounding Albemarle fairly hum. These
kindred spirits formed a society which
took the name of 'Eli Bananas.' "
Hero the speaker smiled at evidently
amusing reminiscences. "There is no
telling what the 'Eli Bananas' didn'
do. For the quintessence of mischie
and devilment they took the laurels
Thero was nothing downright bad about
them, but their antics were awful. Fan
tastio were the tricks they played and
grotesque their jokes. Between freak
the Elis were prone to poker, and it was
customary down there for the players
to assemble at this or that student's
room. That brings me to my story. One
coterie of poker players comprised sous
of some of the best known and wealthi
est men in the south, and into it was
introduced a young Virginian who was
gifted with many attractive traits appar
eutly, but whose antecedents were not
particularly brilliant. I'll call him Dick
Lurk, but that wasn't his name.
"Most of the other fellows in tho co
terie had roommates who were boning
up for the final examinations. It was
well along in the spring, aud Lurk had
quarters to himself on East Lawn. Con
eequently the poker began to be played
exclusively in his room. When the
evening seemed propitious, the word
would be passed around at supper that
'three Keutuek' would be in order, and
at 8 o'clock or thereabout the players
would assemble at Lurk's. Lurk's luck
was stupendous. He won steadily, and
as the game was pretty stiff his win
nings were substantial. It was noticed
after awhile that he always passed out
when somebody had a particularly big
hand on somebody else's deal, but that
he always held a top hand when there
were big ones out against each other on
bis own deal. Then somebody noticed
that" the seals were always broken on
the half dozen new decks of cards pro
vided eacli night before the game began
and that Lurk in dealing always closely
scrutinized the cards as he gave them
out.
"At last one night the eon of a fa
mouB (Jonteuerate general who now
lives in Baltimore became convinced
that Lurk was cheating. Picking up the
deck that Link hail' just dealt aud out
of which ho had got a band with four
queens against an ace full held Ly a
young Kentnckiau the young man said
quietly:
someone is cheating at tins game,
and, Lurk, I think it's you.'
"Now, at the University of Virginia
such a declaration, if improved, meant
somebody's death to a certainty, and in
an instant tho party was on its feet.
" 'Just wait a minute, gentlemen,'
said the accuser quietly. 'I've been
watching this man. Let some one exam
ine the backs of these cards with this
magnifying glass.'
"The Keutuckian took tho glass and
closely scanned the geometrical designs
on the backs of the cards.
" 'By Caisarl' he ejaculated. 'Every
court card is distinctly marked !' Exam
ination by the other players quickly
proved the truth of this.
"There was a consultation over what
should be done with Lurk, who stood
with head hung down, overwhelmed
with the proof against him. It was de
cided that he was not worth calling out,
as he was not a gentleman, and the ver
diet was that he should make restitu
tion of all the money he had won since
his participation in the game and suffer
ostracism in the university. He was
compelled to sit down and write out a
check for all tho money he had won,
the memorandum books of the other
players showing the amounts they had
lost at various times, and he was kept
under surveillance until the Charlottes
ville bank, in which he kept a heavy
account, opened next morning. One of
tho party rode down to Charlottesville
and cashed the check, and then the sen
tence of ostracism went into effect.
"That fellow had the unheard of ef
frontery to remain at the university un
til the finals were completed. He was
there six weeks. No student or professor
or servant or townsman, no man or wo
man, white or black, spoke to him or
took any notice of him. He attended the
final balls, and no one recognized him
He was not quizzed in a lecture room or
addressed by a professor. Still he re
maiued until the university closed for
the season, but he might as well have
been in the middle of the Sahara desert
so far as intercourse with people was
concerned." Washington Star.
Imported.
"Ah," said the Jacksonville man, as
he sat in his luxurious library, "there's
nothing like a good Havana cigar!" -
And over in Havana the wealthy Cu
ban who was smoking turned to a friend
aud remarked ecstatically: "This is
what I call a good cigar. It's a Florida
product. I import it myself." Phila
delphia North American.
On nearly every block in Japanese
cities is a public oven, where, for a
small fee, housewives may have their
dinners and suppers cooked for them.
"It's hahd," said Uncle Eben, "foh
er man ter excuse a boy foh bein as
foolish at 18 yeahs ob age as he Tah
bisse'f at 25. " Excbanepi.
TO CURE A COLO 1' ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has
L. B. Q. on each tablet.
TO CURE A COLO IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 2oc. The genuine has
L. B. Q. on each tablet.
You can get a dollar hat at Tucker
Sisters for 25 cents. Come early as we
have but few left.
Splendid
PEARLMAN'S
IMMENSE STOCK OF
Furniture, Stoves and House Furnishings
Was augmented recently by the receipt of two car loads of
goods for which he paid spot cash at the factory.
Think What
It means heavy discounts.
It means that his competitors
neither can they meet him on
everything in his line.
His Leader in Stoves
Is the old reliable "Charter Oak," with its fifteen -ears'
guaranty, and its half a hundred designs.
IIS" IUXfclITUlM:
No house in Cass county ever carried half so large a stock.
He can suit every taste. Three hundred easy chairs to select
from. Bed room suites and parlor suites from the lowest
price to those fit for a queen.
The Prices
Is where Pearlman shines, and explains his wonderful business
success. He pays no rent, his expenses are low, and with his
cash discounts and car load rates he takes the lead and keeps it.
It Will Surprise You
To call and see his wonderful stock, and get his prices, which
are from ten to twenty-five per cent lower than can be had in
Omaha. Remember the place.
I. PEA
Opposite the Court House.
nit.-
Dr. Marshal, Graduate Dentist.
Dr. Marshall, fine gold work.
Dr. Marshall, gold and porcelain
crowns.
Dr. Marshall, crown and bridge work
Dr. Marshall, teeth without plates.
Dr. Marshall, all kinds of fillings.
Dr. Marshall, all kinds of plates.
Dr. Marshall, perfeot fitting plates.
Dr. Marshall, all work warranted.
All the latest appliances for first
class dental work.
A man stands on chance of being
elected to the mayorship of a city unless
he enjoys the confidence and esteem of
his neighbors. Geo. W. Humphrey is
the popular mayor of Swanton, Ohio,
and under date of ian. 17, 1896. he
writes as follows: "This is to certify
to our appreciation of Chamberlain's
Cough Semedy. My family and
neighbors have tested it, and ew
know it is an excellent remedy for
coughs and colds. George W.
Humphrey," Sold by all druggists.
On the morniDg of Feb. 20, 1895, I
was sick with rheumatism, and lay in
bed until May 21st, when I got a bottle
of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The
first application of it relieved me al
most entirely from the pain and the
second afforded coo. plete relief. In a
short time I was able to be up and about
again. A. T. MOREAUX, Luverne,
MiDn. Sold by all druggists.
I desire to attest to the merits of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as one
of the most valuable and efficient
preparations on the market. It broke
an exceedingly dangerous cough for
me in 24 hours, and.in gratitude theie-
for, I desire to Inform you that I will
never be without itiand you should feel
proud of the high esteem;in which
your Remedies arelheld dy people in
general. . It is',the one remedy among
ten thousand. Success to it. O. R.
Downey, Editor Democrat, Albion,
Ind. For sale by all druggists.
Oyster Sapper at Eight Mile Grove.
Tho ladies of thw Eight Mile Grove
church will give an oyster supper and
ice cream social at the church Satur
day evening, April 9, to which every
body is invited.
Two Well Known Statesmen
talked for months, from a front porch
and a rear end of a car. Perhaps the
use of Foley's Honey and Tar will ex
plain why they could ao this, without
ajury to their vocal organs. It is
largely used by speakers and singers.
Smith & Parmele.
You shoula know that Foley's Honey
and Tar is absolutely the best remedy
for all diseases of the Throat, Chest or
Lungs. Dealers are authorized to
guarantee it to give satisfaction in all
cases, ismitn k rarmeie.
Old Bicycle
Made new at Lehnhoff'a practical bi
cycle men.
araain
This Means
It means lower freight rates.
can not meet him on prices,
a marvelous assortment of
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
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That Beats the Greatest Record.
E we are Beating the Greatest Record
g in the Size of our Stock of SHOES,
S ancj Quality and Price are Selling 3
S Stacks of Them- We have steered
S Our Ship of Trade Into the Harbor j
of Success by Selling What Custom- 3
H ers Want at the RIGHT PRICES..
This is the Place to Buy Your Shoes.
I SPEGiflL SALE ON SHOES. I
Ladies'
Have You seen Our
Something
Somethingjthat is of Groat Value to
Farmers. We have just reccivod 36
dozen
CARRIERS
One of which. will
be . .
GIVEN AWAY FREE
With every cash purchase of ten dollars in
merchandise. If you are not needing the
Clothing at this time, call and get a card
which will entitle you to a carrier at any time
during the year that you may purchase that
amount of goods.
Our Spring stock of Clothing and Fur
nishing Goods is now so complete and at
such Low Prices that persons desirous of
making a purchase cannot afford, in justice
to themselves, to neglect calling and making
a thorough examination, and when once ex
amined, we feel confident of a sale.
Leading Clothier
Permanently cured by using DR. WHITEHALL'S RHEUMATIC CURE. Tho
surest and the best. Sold by druggists on a positive guarantee, l'rico 50 cents
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