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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1899.
Today is the bhortest one of the
year.
The supreme court hat decided that
Hartley's bondsmen are not liable a
sureties.
IiAltdK discoveries of gold are re
p rted in Japan. This is another blow
at freo silver.
Talk about California winters. They
are not in it with the present brand
of Nebraska weather.
Ukvan has received another thock.
Tho govornor of Arkansas has de
elared in favor of nationnl expansion.
Tiikke is considerable satisfaction
to the man who has to buy the pres
ents in the fact that Christmas only
comes once a year.
Till? iinancia.1 bill passed the house
with a whoop. Evory republican mem
ber and eleven democrats voted in
favor of the measure.
Dills wore introduced in both the
senate and house yesterday granting a
$2,000 u year pension to Mrs. Liawton.
They will no doubt pa99.
Thk prompt manner In which
Speaker Henderson disposes of matters
which come before him is very gratify
ing. He is truly a business speaker.
Ovek fifty new cotton mills are re
ported as built since January 1, last.
This is another one of those examples
of Mr. Bryan's fleeting and "tem
porary" prosperity.
Sknatok ALLEN was last Tuesday
sworn in as senator from Nebraska, the
objections to his credentials having
boen withdrawn. Now look out for
some long-winded speeches.
One of the heaviest blows to Sena
tor Pettigrow was the discovery, upon
his visit to Japan, that that country
was really all the more prosperous
for having adopted the gold standard.
It APi'EAHS that the people in the
east have pretty generally soured on
street fairs. They are said to be a
menace to morality and advance no
interests except those of the street
fakirs.
Tiiere is a regiment being or
ganized in Canada, consisting of 1,000
former mounted police and cowboys,
who will soon sail for South Africa.
Lieutenant Colonel Evans, late of ihe
Yukon region, will be in command.
AN effokt is being made by the
citizens of Dead wood to secure the
passage of a bill for a United States
mint. About $10,000,000 in gold bul
lion is sent out of the Black Hills each
year, and a mint would be a great sav
ing. The comrades of the late General
Law ton have already begun raising
money to pay off the mortgage on the
family horns. The general has been
in the service for twenty-five years and
like most army officers has been un
able to lay up any money.
Mb. Bryn, while congratulating
Texans on the greatness of the state
and the good returns from the cotton
crop, should have extended some ex
pressions to workmen in the cotton
mills of New England, whose wages
have been advanced all along the
line.
China, Mexico and the central
American states are about the only
countries left with a silver standard,
and yet there are a few men found
who have the hardihood to insist that
the democrats must make the silver
issue the chief plank in their plat
form again.
Letters have been received at the
university of Nebraska from General
Manager George F. Bid well of the
Fremont,Elkhorn and Missouri Valley
railroad in which he calls attention to
experiments in hog cholera being con
ducted along the line of that railroad.
The results of these experiments seem
to indicate that many farmers in Ne
braska and western Iowa have success
fully raised hogs by ranging them
with sheep, and also by mixing peas
with corn.
"God save the United States from
the hands of the republican party,"
wails the editor of the Omaha World
Herald. If only Mr. Bryan and Mr.
Hitchcock, the editor of the World
Herald, could get hold of the reins of
the government, the country would be
saved. But is Mr. Hitchcock going to
work so enthusiastically in the cause,
since Mr. Bryan refused to aid him in
securing appointment to the United
States senate? He has been so arro
gant as to charge the candidate with
ungratefulness.
The contest between cane and beets
in the attempt to furnish the world's
sugar supply is rapidly taking shape
in favor of beets. The latest estimate
he sugar crop of 1899-1900 is that
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There is no more appropriate Christmas Gift than nice Chinaware or a Fancy Lamp. In these
lines we have the most complete line in the city. Many other articles
which would be suitable gifts for ladies.
Our Stock of Candies and Nuts Is Complete and the Prices Are Correct.
ZUCKWEILER & LUTZ, COMEE SIXTH AND PEAEL STEEETS
beets will supply about two-thirds of
the sugar crop of the world In that
year. And yet there are people who
assume that Porto Rico, an island one
half the size of Massachusetts, with
less than one-tenth its area suitable
for sugar-growing; could embarrass or
compete with our beet sugar growers.
The signs of silver decay are unmis
takable. Contrary to the prophesies
of many republicans, silver held a sub
stantial organ in Hon long after its
crushing defeat in 1806, but there is no
longer any question of the dlssolutiou
of the fallacy, as it is fast being put
upon the shelf alongside of the green
back question by intelligent people. A
recent significant occurrence is the ac
tion of Senators Jones and Stewart of
Nevada, who have both rejoined the
republican ranks. No man in the
country ever had a more thorough
grasp of the sil ver question than Jones,
and no man in congress has done one
half the talking that Stewart has in
the cause of silver. Senator Stewart
explains that he still adheres to his
silver views, but that be will regard it
as a subordinate question. Otherwise
he is a republican and always has been.
The nearer the approach of the time
when the popocrats must determine
upon their leading issue for the next
campaign the greater difficulty they
find in agreeing on one. Here are
Sibley and Warner announcing that
the silver issue Is dead for the present,
at least, Governor Jone9 of Arkansas
and Senator Morgan of Alabama and
other southern leaders shouting for
expansion, prominent democratic labor
leaders declaring that an indiscrimi
nate fight on trusts will damage their
interests more than help them, the
free traders are absolutely silenced
and the Nebraska democrats threaten
ing to dissolve partnership because of
Senator Allen's appointment over a
real democratic cacdidate. Mean
time prosperity goes on increasing and
refuses to be checked by the calamity
howlers.
TnE following is clipped from as ex
change and is reproduced here in the
hope that those interested in good
roads may know that there are others
in the country who are agitating for
better roads: "The old system of
working out the road tax is un
doubtedly coming more and more to
be looked upon as a relio of the days
of "bees," when the country people
banded together to perform some
special work. Moreover, the farmer
who is honest is evidently-finding out
that. ttiA 1 ahnp a v a t m nfTnrHa hia riia.
honest or slovenly neighbor an excel-
lent opportunity to put in time throw
ing together gravel and clay in a way
that is of little benefit to anybody, ex
cept to the man who succeeds in work
ing out his tax. Time is money to the
farmers these days more than ever be
fore and he is finding that he can ac
cure better roads by the expenditure
of money, the employment of compe
tent road builders, and freedom on his
part to devote his time to his own pro-fessi-
n."
IN FORM-ATI ON AND OPINION.
President McKinley spoke truly
when he said io his message that our
foreign relations were doing quite
well. Two and a half million dollars
were sent to them by one steamor
which left New York last Wednesday.
Thomas Whittaker, . who died at
Scarborough, England, recently, was
one of the seven men who started the
temperance reform of this oentury in
Great Britain, and he lived to see the
society of total abstainers number
7,000,000.
Chief Justice John A. Peters of the
Main supreme court has sent his resig
nation to Governor Powers, to take
effect on January 1. He was ap
pointed to the Maine bench in May,
1S73, and to the chief justiceship in
September, 1833, so that at the time of
his retirement he will have served
twenty-six years and eight months on
the bench. He is seventy-seven years
old and his health at the present time
is better than it has been for years. .
Hetty Green, "the richest woman in
America," having thoroughly tested
the business ability of her soS, E. H.
R. Green, that young man is now
about to be given the management of
his mother's vast interests. She gave
him charge of a Texas railroad, which,
under his care, gained 50 per cent in
value. That established his standing
and he is now to be promoted. Mr.
Green is a stalwart specimen of Amer
can manhood, 6 feet 4 inches in bis
stockingsand his eccentric mother's
idol.
KNOUGH OF THEM TO SUPPLY
A Thousand Tongues
Could not express the rapture of
Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard Bt.
Philadelphia, Pa., when she found
that Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption bad completely cured
her of a hacking cough that for many
years had made life a burden. All
other remedies and doctors could give
her no help, but she says of this Boyal
Cure "it soon removed the pain in my
chest and I can now sleep soundly,
something I can scarcely remember
doiog before. I feel like sounding its
praises throughout the universe." So
will every one who tries Dr. King's
New Discovery for any trouble of the
throat, chest or lungs. Price 50c. and
$1.00. Trial bottles free at F. G.
Fricke & Co's. drug store; every
bottle guaranteed. 5
The Missouri Pacific passenger
train No. 1, which passes through this
city at 6:30 each morning, was boarded
by three robbers near Kansas City,
Kan., Tuesday evening about 9:15 and
the passengers were relieved of five
gold watches and something like $100
in cash.
eraln-OI 6raln-Oi ,
Remember that name when ;ou
want a delicious, appetizing, nourish
ing food drink to take the plje of
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked
by all who have used it. Grain-O is
made of pure grain, it aids digestion
and strengthens the nerves. It is not
a stimulant but a health builder and
the children as well as the adults can
drink it with great benefit. Costs
about one-fourth as much as coffee,
lfc and 25c per package. Ask your
grocer for Grain-O.
The Origin of "Tli."
Pew people know the origin of the
word "tip." It comes from the old
coffee houses, of which, I believe,
Offley's, in Henrietta street. Coven t
Garden, was the last survivor. At the
dcor of these coffee houses was a box
made usually of brass, with lock an.i
key. It has engraved upon it the let
ters "T. I. P." (observe the stops be
tween each letter). "To insure prompt
ness." Customers, as they passed out,
dropped a coin in for the waiters.
Hence the word "tip." London Globe.'
"One Minute Cough Cure is the best
remedy I ever used for coughs and
colds. Ii is unequalled for whooping
cough. Children all like it," writes
H. N. Williams, Gentry ville, Ind.
Never fails. It is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results.
Cures coughs, colds, hoarseness, croup,
pneumonia, bronchitis and all throat
ind lung troubles. Its early use pre
vents consumption. F. G. Fricke &Co
EJnaalted to Her Complexion.
The Young Lady "Nurse, I don't
think I shall ever so to heaven."
Nurse "Hush. Nettle, dear; don't talk
like that." The Young Lady "But
white never did suit me." Sketch.
Covent garden has been in the pos
session of tbe Bedford family for 200
yearn
Mis Annie E. Gunning, Tyre.Mich.,
Bays. T suffered a long time from dys
pepsia; lost flesh and became very
weak. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure com
pletely cured me." It digests what
you eat and cures all forms of stomach
trouble. It never fails to give im
mediate relief in the worst cases. F.
G. Fricke & Co.
Iron Dnkc'i Battle Dinner.
The Duke of Wellington's cook, on
one occasion, when the battle was not
going well, was urged to make his es
cape, though at the time he was busy
preparing his master's dinner. He re
plied that he Intended to go on with
his work, for his experience of fifty
battles had taught him that the duke
always came home to dinner he might
sometimes be a little late, but he al
ways came.
It takes but a minute to overcome
tickling in the throat and to stop a
cough by the use of One Minute Cough
Cure. This remedy quickly cures all
forms of throat and lung troubles.
Harmless and pleasant to take. It
prevents consumption. A famous
specific for grip and its after-effects.
F. G. Fricke & Co.
Special Cap Sale
At Herolds.' The second lot of menV,
boys' and children's caps just received
is better than the laet let that sold
like hot cakes. . This lot is the same
price 29 cents for your choice of caps
worth up to $1.00.
In sluggish liver, Herbine, by its
beneficial - action upon the biliary
tracts, render the bile more flu id, and
brings the liver into a sound, healthy
condition, thereby banishing the sense
of drowsiness, lethargy, and that gen
eral feeling of apathy which arise
from disorders of the liver. Price 50c.
F. G. Fricke & Co.
Sold
That Throbbing Headache
Would quickly leave you if you used
Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands ,
of sufferers have proved their match
less merit fur sick and nervous head
aches. Thsy make pure blood and
strong nerves and build up your
health. Easy to take. Try them.
Only 2-5 cents. Mouey back if not
cured. Sold by F. G. Fricke & Co.
In Kruptlon Since 1728.
The most active volcano in the
world is Mt. Sangay, 17,190 feet, situat
ed on the eastern chain of the Andes,
South America. It has been in con
stant eruption since 1728.
Mlxsouri Lead Mine.
Eight thousand mem are engaged in
mining lead and zinc in Missouri. The
total output for 1898 was 74,000 tons
of lead and 140,000 tons of zinc.
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j The disposition of children largely;
depends upon health. If ihey are
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j irouoieu wiin worms, iney win oe lr
I ritab'e, cross, feverish, and perhaps
seriously sick. White's Cream Ver-
muuge is a worm expewer auu iuuiu mj j
make tbem healthy and cheerful. !
Price 25c. F G. Fricke & Co.
Belgian Qaetn'i Home.
The queen of the Belgians was
brought up in her father's castle at
Pesth amid surroundings and customs
which remind one of the feudal ages.
At night her father himself descended
the great staircase to lock the outer
gate and the door of the principal hall, j
This hall was divided into two parts, '
one end being raised a little above the
other. At the elevated end the daugh- j
ters of the house sat at their needle- '
work or painting or music, while their .
attendants sat at the lower end of the
hall.
Mrs. R. Churchill, Berlin, Vt.,says,
'Our baby was covered with running
sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cured her." A specific for piles and
skin diseases. Beware of worthless
counterfeits. F. G. Fricke & Co.
Glove and Mitten Sale
At Herolds,' 600 pairs of manufac
turers' samples of ladies,' misses and
children's gloves and mittens just re
ceived at a very liberal discount, en
abling us to sell at retail for less than
other dealers can buy at wholesale.
In biliousness, IIerbine,by expelling
from the body the excess of bile and
acids, improves the assimilative pro
cesses, purifies the blood, and tones up
and strengthens the entire system.
Price 50c. F. G. Fricke & Co.
"I as nearly dead with dyspepsia,
tried. doctors, visited mineral springs,
and grew worse. I used Kodol Dys
pepsia Cure. That cured me. " It di
gests what you eat. Cures indigestion,
sour stomach, heart burn and all forms
of dyspepsia. F. G. Fricke & Co.
FILE YOUR WANTS.
(Special notices under this head will be charged
for at the rate of one-half (li) cent per word
for each insertion.)
los r.
LOST A sum of money. Finder notify this
office add receive liberal reward.
LOST A bunch of keys, probably on road be
tween Plattsmouth and Rock Bluffs- Finder
please leave at this office.
COR SALE Four male Diss, seven months.
1 Pedigree can be furnished. For further infor
mation inquire 01 A. L. load, superintendent of
poor farm.
I Buy Presents Now
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and have them laid away.
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Don't wait too long stock going
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9 town. Plenty of clarks.
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For Your
Christmas Meat
You cannot do better than
to go to the
EXCELSIOR
MARKET,
On Lower Main Street. There
you can get the choicest cuts of
Beef, Pork or Mutton, as well
as all kinds of fowls, oysters,
fish, etc. Mince meat ready
for the pie just what you
want.
H. L. JOHNSON, Prop.
at Wholesale
B. G. DOVBY & SON
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See Our Line of
yf'fGCgiGl All stvles of the celebrated Gage Down
Corset's. The "Chicago" Corset Waist.
SI. 00. Call and see the "Flex bone" Corset the strongest
one made.
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T T-- rt Ha-Tira Ladies heavy Fleece-lined Under-
lined Union Suits, 50c.
Ladies' Dress
Large line Cotton Blankets at 48c.
Home-made Comforts, full size, $2.
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR
.. Substantial Cfjiristfpas Goods..
E. G. DOVEY & SON
IIISRIS'S TO !
a glorious old Christmas feast,
but it won't be glorious or it won't be
complete without a bottle of Yellow
stone Whisky. The fattest Turkey
and the biggest mince pie won't make
up for it. The zeat and flavor it adds
to viands can't be praised too highly.
We have sold immense quantities of it
already. Pure and palatable. -
..Philip Thierolf.. ;
Importer of Fine Wines and Liquors
and Agent for Anheuser-Busch
Brewing association.
FURNITURE
AND UN DERTAKING
House Furmshings,
STOVKS, RANGES.
Oar stock It oomPleta la all lltaa sad ws
Io vlts our friends to look It ovsr Ws will
endeavor to plesss yoa. Cs1! and ess US.
STREIGHT 0 STREIGHT.
(Bucoeeiore to Hea7 RoMk.1
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB
Liver complaints cured by Beech
am's Pills.
THE CITY.
Some Special Bargains
For the present and Holiday Season.
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$3 shoe in the country.
display.
l-tpCC, ffc We have an elegant line
u Lszzyzy viuuus of 1hese ff00(ls in Black
and Colors. A fine line of Black Crepons from 50c up.
In connection with this department, we wixh to say that
we have put in special machinery for sponging and
shrinking- dress floods and cloths. Dress floods and
cloths sponged at 5c a yard by the latest improved meth
ods ; dress patterns spongfed for 25c." Buy your dress
goo Is of us and give our method of Shr nking- a trial.
SHAWLS
Bought
go from
Fur Collarettes from $2.50 to $15
wear, 25c. Ladies' heavy Fleece-
Skirts
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The Nicest Gift for
the Ladies is one
of our
beautiful
Dressing Gases.
1 ALL STYLES AND PRICES.
See our Line of Elegant
Chinaware...
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Prices !
e are akrents or lne Queen
Quality Ladies' Shoes, the best
The latest styles are now on
at a BIG DISCOUNT, will
$2.50 to $9.75.
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