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PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND PERTINENT.
An exchange says that "this scheme
of holding pr ze tights on a boat out in
the ocean, has much to commend it.
All that id necessary to make it really
popular, is that some one should volun
teer to scuttle the boat."
How fast does electricity travel?
The above question is frequently
asked in every day conversation, but is
seldom answered to the satisfaction cf
the querist. Wheatstone says that
the speed of electricity from point to
point along a proper conductor is
practically instaneous. Various at
tempts have been made to ascertain
the exact number of miles which the
current will travel in a given length
of tioi". According to the uios reli
able estimate such experiments have
ruade. its peed is not less than 114-
injo miles per second.
bad time to get back; that she is very
poor, and cannot afford to lose the
book, that they had no right to give it
to any one but her, and other things
equally convincing, until the victim
pays ror the book.
The people down near Hon. Church
Howe's village think they have a great
curiosity in the shape of an animal
foaled on the farm of G. M. Miller. It
is a well developed colt in every way
except that it only has one front leg.
Hundreds of peple have viewed it the
last week and pronounce it a great
freak. It is intended to exhibit it in
the small towns in the state during
the summer. Nebraska City News.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Since Leo XII has filled th chiir of
St. Peter he has repressed the humor
ous side of his nature, which made him
greatly in demaud as adiner-out while
tilling the office of nuncio at Urussels.
Always severe in matters of propriety,
he was deeply offended on one of these
occasions by a baron who passed him
a snuu-box on the lid or which was
enameled a femiuine tigure en disha
bille. Admirably controlling his an-
uovanee, his future holiness replied:
V?ry prett! Is it your w ifeV"
At Waterloo, England, a station on
the .London and Southwestern Kail-
way, there w ere on the Saturday before
Whit-Monday last 943 trains, and on
Whit-Monday 955 trains, passed in and
out of that station in twenty-four
hours without the slighest accident of
any kind or description. This road in
the last live years has carried 2S3,0C0,
0(H) of people, and during that time it
has never killed a passenger, "whereas,
in the streets of London alone between
200 and 300 were killed every year.
There is truth in the statement '"that
the safest place a person can get into
was a railway carriage' in England
at least.
1'rof. Lord sas he is responsible for
the human jaw which was found a
few days ago and was such a "mys
terious affair. " It was one of the
specimens he had in Omaha and
brought it heie with his other effects.
Nebraska City News.
The Morton house property at Ne
braska City was sold at sheriff's sale
"Maid of Uoston, ere we part.
( Jive, Ob give me. love, your heart!"
ure. she answered, on the spot.
And the maible heart he got.
Town Topics.
An exchange sas: "The man who
did not live in ihe country when a boy
and iilow for w heat in the fall, cut ud Moudav for ...-lK. lhe hotel was
i ...
- a I i. - " ,
corn, cart puinKius, inane ciuer, noil ! purcnaseu oy an eastern insurance
apple butter, make sorghum molasses, I company
gone cojij hunting, went alter tne
sausatie Mulier in tmtcherirg time, I i ne inn annual session oi tnese-
riiiikfd the cows, grated the corn meal,! braska Chautauqua Assembly will be
kissed the tirls at huskiug bees, 1 held on the Chautauqua grounds at
stacked hay in a high wind, swallowed Crete July 3d to loth, 1S95. No pains
quinine in a scratched apple, his cas- have been spared to secure the best
tor oil in cold coffee and drank sasa- talent in all departments, and those
frass tea for three months in the who attend the Crete Chautauqua are
spring to purify his blood, has lived in assured that no liner array of lectur-
vam. i ers, speaKers, leacuera, auu musiudua
will appear on any western platform.
Frenchwomen often collect all the I he program is now in the hands or
fruit "tones that, come in their way I the printer auu will soon be ready lor
lurir:ir the summer cherrv. ulum. I distribution
peach and apricot stones. They are
washed and boned in clear water, i Judge Laton, assisted by the court
dried in the sun. and put into chintz J house officials, yesterday captured a
or printed linen bacs. When hot ap- J wonderful bug which seems to be get
plications, are required for tooth or j ting in its deadly woik on maple and
ear ache, or rheumatic pains, one of j fi uit trees. The bug has a long slend
the.-e bags is made thoroughly hot in j er body and has a "stinger" about four
the oven and laid on the affected part, j inches in length resembling a coarse
A b.ts of fruit stones thus heated is I black horse hair. This "stinger" is
i
good for cold feet. The stones give a I inserted in the tree and a deposit of
pleasant. spicy scent, and retain the I eges made, which in due time produces
caloric for a long time. J bug which eats its way out. A few
operations of this kind on the part of
It is a fact worthy of no;e that the ids bugship kills the tree. The judge
Episcopal church shows steadv urowtb I will send the specimen to I'rof. Lau-
-
in the uiocese of Nebraska the past rence JJruner at the state university. -
year. There has been, according to Nebraska City Press.
official reports read in the annual coun
cil in session here, a material increase
in the number of missions and of com
municants. While the finances of
this ereat denomination reflect in some
measure the depressed state of busi
ness isffairs during the year, jet it
may be said to be in a Nourishing con
dition in matters material and spiritu-j
a!. lire.
From Friday's Daily.
Geo. N. LaRue came up from Union
this morning.
Dr. J. II. llassemier of Louisville
w as in the city today.
Sheriff Holloway and Chas. S.Sber
man drove over to Glenwood, Iowa,
today.
J. W. Conn of Nehawka has sold his
farm to Lawson Sheldon for $15,000,
and the former gets all of this year's
crop.
Martin Propst. living six miles west
of town, says he has a rain guage, and
it shows that from Sunday noon of
May, 11 till Sunday noon May IS, there
was a rainfall of 85 inches, at his
place; that it rained every day during
that time and until yesterday, when
the sun shown nearly all day. The
ground is now thoroughly soaked, and
he thinks a corn crop is assured, be
yond a peradventure. This morning
every farmer was at work in his fields
planting corn.
From Saturday's Daily.
Jas. Wiley of York county. Neb.,
was visiting in this vicinity today.
Superintendent Ed Uignell went out
to Louisville this afternoon on the B.
& M. transit car, to inspect the road
bed on the old main line.
Mrs. Mark Woods of Lincoln is
visiting in the city with Mrs. W. L.
Pickett. Mr. Woods will arrive this
evening for a visit over Sunday.
Ed. Eaton returned last night from
Omaha, where he went to consult an
oculist about removing a piece of steel
from Ills eye. The doctor succeeded
in getting Ed's eje out, but the steel
still remains. lie will have a glass
eye fitted next week.
The Cass county assessors are quite
slow in making their returns tbisyear.
The law requires the completion of
this work by the first day of June, but
as yet only two assessors have re
ported, these being from Liberty and
South Bend precincts.
Senator Thurston and Congressman
Mercer have secured a 825,000 appro
priation of river improvements at Ne
braska City. If a petition, signed by
Plattsmouth people, were forwarded
these gentlemen, perhaps they could
secure an appropriation of a few dol
lars to improve the Missouri river at
this point.
in marriage Mr. Frederick Westlake,
aged twenty-four years, and Miss
Polly Prescilla Bates, aged eighteen.
The ceremony was performed at the
Judge's office, and was witnessed by a
few friends of the contracting parties. '
The Journal wishes them much !
happiness.
DO YOU SMOKE ?
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Do you smoke Well, if you do.
Best smokes Ilernian Spies has for you ;
None fiuer on the market you cau Cud I know.
Try "Exquisito."
Of choice tobacco "Eiiuisito" is made,
A PJattsmouth cigar of highest grade.
'Twill banish regret and difpel all woe,
"Exquisite."
Exquisite "Exquisito' you should try,
No better five cent cigar you can buy,
All smokers everywhere about it blow.
Try Ex-juisito."
Since introduced, a reputation it has won,
"Exquisito" is pronounced'Uett' byeveryoue;
The favorite smoke, where'er you go
Is "ExMiiisito "
To Herman spies wholesale orders send.
On "Exquisito"' you always can depend.
The quality is high, the price is low
Try "Exquisito."
2,-500or $3,000 to loan on a good
quarter of land. J. M. Leyda.
i:i-iit Display of Millinery
Tucker Sisters are pleased to an
nounce to their lady friends through
out Cass county that they are now
ready with their Spring Opening of
Millinery, and they have in stock the
largest and most elegant and fashion
able display of fine Millinery shown in
Cass county. They have employed a
lady from the east especially as a trim
mer, and will do all they can to suit
their customers.
Tucker Sisters,
No 413, Main St., Plattsmouth.
Advertise in The Journal.
l.int of Letter
Remaining unclaimed in the postoffice
at Plattsmouth. Nebraska. May 2SJS96.
I.:l.son, Wash Moore, Minnie
Nelson. John A lienee, C
Swinder, Jacob sahlin, Swan
Persons calling for any of the above
letters or parcels will please say "ad
vertised." W. K. Fox. P. M.
Everybody
oooo
Admires
...OUR-
The Melvins, on South Sixth street,
are receiving new millinery goods
every week ana sell at hard times
prices.
Blackleg is proving very fatal to
stock near West Union, Custer county.
IMILKOAD THIE TABLE.
A boy can sit still on a fcleigh six
inches sq-iare, tied to a sied going
Facta its They ixit.
The following letter is self-explana
Lory, and the many friends of Ur
Devries, the former publisher of the
Fremont Herald, will be more than
pleased to learn that the report that
he ut-ed cocaine and morphine to such
an extent that he had become insane,
dS not correct:
Fremont, Neb., May 20th, 1S90.
Editor Journal.,
Plattsmouth, .Neb.
Dear Sir: In a recent issue of The
LUI on a sofa five minutes for a dol- uom me rapmion ximes, siaiiug, n j.
ir. A man will bit on an inch edge remember correctly, that as a result of
. ... , . it e tlje excessive use of cocaine, Dr.
n a board lence and talk politics for j09hua S. Devries, of this city, has be-
eight miles au hour, who couldn't sit I Journal I find an article, copied
still on a sofa five minutes for a dol- from the Papillion Times, stating, if I
la
on
three hours; put him in a church pew Come insane. As a personal friend of
for forty minutes and he gets nervous, j this gentleman, and one having a
twists, turns and goes to sleep. A personal knowledge of this affair, 1
man will nil u month with tilth t beg to state to you the facts as they
. - j ... , .. .. I exist, believing that vou wish to do
baccojuice until it runs downhischin, justie tQ allBin -s report8. For
but a hair in the Lutter kills him. sometime nat th frinrl f Dr.
Devries. fearing the result of excessive
needed.
II. M. Bushnell. in the Lincoln Jour-
Adolphus Buch, the Lrewer mag- I over-work upon him, have been trying
nate headed the St. Louis for the iDUC6 t0Aae vaca,tion , D
I I 1 1 ti a o ' lion Dni'iirul tf them
Sherman, Texas, cyclone sufferers if,i 'orBoi,, afi r.naiiv
prevailed upon him to go to Council
it to $"jOo, saying it was unsatisfactory j Bluffs and spend a short time under
to him and that he would give more if tue care of Dr. F. S. Thomas, a per
sonal inenu, ana attending ptiysician
at a hospital there. On Tuesday,
Mav 19th. he returned to Fremont,and
the following Snndav. with his wife
nal,sa3.-: 4II. X. Dovey. one of the and eldest child, departed for Hot
delegates 1 1 oui the first district to the Springs, South Dakota, to spend a
republican national convention, in dis- short time. Before returning to Fre-
... ' 1 T ft t 1T
cussing republican candidates for state moiit lrm council iiuns. However,
wnicn were
omas con-
doctor, to
and that he will undoubtedly have his counteract any unfavorable impres-
home count in support of his candid-1 sion which was current in regard to
acv.' nisoemgav rne nospitai, gave mm a
certificate that during bis stay at the
cussing republican candidates for state LUU,iL iruuJ -uua,
.flier.. r ...at S,.,a,r T.fl. of Cass ""J
is a candidate for lieutenant-governor cerning them, auq the d
Cly. E. Palmer.
A new swindle is abroad in the rural ho9pital be ha? been un.abIe to 0nd
districts, according to an exchange, lu c"ca,"e il, k
.. . . MPhine habit in the patient, although
.. u...uv,w.. wmiijuuiij luucuu Dfl naa mea to do so. irustingtnis
the lookout for a female book agent, will be given attention by yourself, I
She leaves a book for a prospective anQ. most respectfully yours.
purchaser to look over. The next day
a man calls and asks if the book has
been examined, saying U-at she leaves
the book and he does the soliciting.
The bfok is given to him, and a day or
two later the woman who left it calls.
When she learns P, was given to the
man she resorts to tears and lamenta
tions and sometimes to hysteria, say
ing he did it all along the street; that
Farm for Sale.
An 80-acre farm 2i miles south of
Plattsmouth on the Kock Bluff road,
known as the Wehrbein place. Will
sell cheap, one-half down and balance
to suit purchaser. Apply on the place.
Elizahetii Saxtox.
Highest cash prices paid for chick-
he must have seen her leaving the ens and eggs by E. TV. Black, at
book, and bad followed her before she White's store.
Monday's Daily.
Attorney A. L. Timblin of Weeping
Water was a county seat visitor today.
John Kinser and a couple of assist
ants went down to Murray yesterday,
where they will plaster a new house.
Bruce B. Stone and Guy Kirkpat
rick drove up from Xehawka jester
day and spent the day with Miss Ella
Iluffner.
Miss Xellie Spencer, who has been
teaching school down nearltock Bluffs,
will depart this afternoon for a vaca
tion visit with relatives and friends in
Indiana.
On Sunday next Bev. Dr. Stein of
Lincoln will deliver a sermon for the
especial benefit of the graduatingclass
of the Plattsmouth high school, at the
Presbyterian church.
From Tuesday's Dally.
John Uamseyof Louisville precinct
was in town today.
Ex-county commissioner Jacob
Tritsch was in town on business.
Sheriff Holloway departed thisafter
noon for Union and other points in
the county, serving papers.
liev. Freund, of the German Evan
gelical church, departed today to at
tend the conference at Tabor Rock,
Neb.
Dick Streight and his wife and his
sister, Mrs. Whipple of Bed Oak, la.,
drove in from South Bend this morn
ing lor a visit with relatives and
friends.
Attorney Hutchinson of Nebraska
City was in town today on legal busi
ness. His object was to obtain a con
firmation of sale of the Morton House,
of Nebraska City, from Judge Ramsey.
There was a rumor going the rounds
today that the woman and child that
disappeared from their home in Shaf-
erville yesterday had been drowned,
but nothing definite could be learned.
Judge Spurlock this morning issued
the license and performed the cere
mony that united the fortunes of
Michael Chronister, aged fifty-four,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Josephine Cronk
hite, aged forty. Both of them gave
their residence as Pottawatamie coun
ty, Iowa.
A party of officials in C. B. &
Q. special car" No. 93 came in this
morning shortly after No. 5 left. The
party are inspecting the bridges of the
Burlington system, and from here
went to Nebraska City,and from there
will go to Rulo. They picked up here
Chief Engineer Weeks and Superin
tendent Olson who came here last
evening.
It. A M. B. K.
EAST BOUND.
No. a.'dftily 5:ol, p. m.
No. 4. daily 10:24, a. m.
No. 10, from Schuyler except Sunday. 11:55, a.
No. 12, dally 8:25, p. m
No. 93, dally except Sunday 12 :23. p. m
No. ., freight from Louisville 2:5u, p. m
No. -JO, daily 9:40, a. in
WEST HOUND.
No. 3, daily 3:411. p. m
No. 5, ually 7:37, a. m
No. 7, fast mail, dally 2:2.p. m
No. 0, to Schuyler, except Sunday... .4:00p. iu
N. 11, daily.... , ...B:(5,p.m
No. 9, freight to Louisville 8:00.a . in.
SPRING STYLES SUMER.
Dame fashion has displayed a wonderful amount of
good common sense in dictating the styles of clothing
for men and boys this season. The Suits and Over
coats are not too long nor too short. The Trousers are
neither too wide nor too narrow.
Our present stock displays the best taste, the high
est skill, and the most reliable materials that we have
ever shown.
THERE'S A LOOK of the right sort about it A
FEEL of the right kind A FIT, STYLE and WORK
MANSHIP of the highest perfection. In fact the Cloth
ing lias genuine merit.
Every Suit or Overcoat that leaves our store is
ready to do its full duty, and do it honestly.
You are sure to receive more value, style and ser
vice for your expenditure with us than is usually given
for a third more money.
The Say-so of this ad. is the Do-so of the store.
We might talk for hours about the quality and price,
but nothing we could say is half so convincing as the
garments, which speak for themselves.
A handsome gold watch given away free to all our
customers. Get particulars at our store.
i . r. it. it.
GOING NOKTD: Leaves.
Passenger, No. 1 ...4:50 a. m
No. 9 10:53 a. m.
Freight, No. 127 (dally exc'ptSunday) 3:15 p. m.
GOING SOUTH:
Passenger, No. 2 10:43 p. m
No. 10 4:42 p. id
PYtflnht. No. 126 (dily except Sunday) 9:45 a.m
No. 9 connects at Union with train from
Weeping Water.
No. 10 connects at Union with train for
Weeping W ater.
Wm. Neville & Co.,
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
-DEALERS IN-
Pare Wines and Liquors
AND THE BEST CIGARS.
Sole Agents for the Celebrated
MILWAUKEE
Pabst Beer.
deliveries made to any part of the
city or shipped to anyplace.
From Wednesday's Dally.
County Commissioners Young, Fal
ter and Hayes departed this afternoon
for Norfolk, where they will attend
WM. NEVILLE,
... MANAGER. . . .
412 Main Street. - I'NttHmonth. NVb
Zuckweiler& Lutz
REIJABLE
GROCERS.
Cor. Sixth and Pearl Sts.,
KEEP EVERYTUFNG IN THEIR LINE.
SELL CHEAP,
GIVE GOOD WEIGHT,
DELIVER PROMPTLY,
VIIUK CUSTOM IN SOLICITED
H. G. LIVINGSTON,
I
JOE & FRANK,
Clothiers and Furnishers,
Waterman Bl'k, Plattsmouth.
TWO FOR ONE !
SEND FOR FREE SAMPLE
AND JUDGE THEREBY.
Plattsmouth
m
The Weekly JOURNAL
AND
CINCINNATI Weekly ENQUIRER
Uoth one year for only SI. 25.
The Enquirer i3 a 9-column, 8-page
paper, issued each Thursday.
Largest in size, cheapest in price.
most reliable in news, all large type,
plairvprint, good white paper. If our
readers want another live paper, the
Lnquirer is that paper.
Call or send orders to
C. W. SHERUAX,
Manager Journal, Plattsmouth.
First National Bank
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
Capital, paid up $50,000
OFFICERS:
Geohge E. Dovet President
F. E. White vice president
S. WiroH. Cashier
U. X. Dovet Assistant Cashier
DIRECTORS:
George E. Dovey, F. E. White. D. Hawksworth
S. Waugh and H. N. Dovey.
Careful attention given to the Interests of
cuatomers. Collections made and promptly
remitted for. Highest market price paid for
county warrants aud state and county bonds
WANTED-AN I DEA K"n.J",i
thing to patent ? Protect yourideas : theymay
bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEDDER
BUKN & CO.. Patent Attorneys. Washino-tnn.
D. C, for their prize offer.
the state convention of county com-! ATTORNEY AT LAW,
uiiasiuuera, wuica convenes tnere to- !
They expect to return about
I N SUHAWCE.
PlatUmaalh Nebraaxa
morrow.
Saturday.
Judge Archer this afternoon united
W.L.DOUCLAS
Gt2 CMrr? IS THE BEST.
KJ miVlbriT FOR A KING.
.cordovan;
FRENCH &. ENAMELLED CALF.
so Fine CauiKmom
3.S?P0LICE,3 SOLES.
2.$ ITS BQYSteLSHGEi
LADIES
,S END FOR CATALOGUE
W'L'DOU&LAQ,
Over Ose Million People wear the
W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes
AU our shoes are equally satisfactory
They give the best value for the money,
rrhey equal custom shoes In style and fit.
Jheir wearing qualities are unsurpassed.
The prices are unlara, -stamped on sole.
From $i to $3 ved over other makes.
If your dealer cannot supply you we can, Soldbj
rTOnTTrr-
v
The attention of farmers who expect
to plant orchards is calJtd to the Ret
that I have home-grown trees, war
ranted to be true to name, by a man
who you know, and at prices that wi:i
compare with any nursery in the land.
Apple Trees, standard varie
ties, 3 years old
Same, 2 years old
Plums, blue
Pears, 3 years
Cherry trees, 3 years
Concord vines, 2 years
Peach trees
Cooseberrles ..
Currants, choice kinds
EiCU.
.l'J0..l,0U0.
f .15 ?12.00 195.00
.12 10.1RI'
I
.401 !
.a:.! 25.00 .. ..
.OSj S.M;
.10!
Will take corn for part trade and
give two cents a bushel above market
price.
Parties living too far away can send
orders. Will be carefully packed iu
moss.
J. E. Z.EESI.EY,
Proprietor.
Julius Pepperberg,
MANUFACTURER OF
Tho C C
Bud,"
THE BEST 5c CIGAR MADE.
ALSO MAKER OK THE
"FL0R DE PEPPERBERG,"
Best Ten-cent Cigar ScM
on the Market.
The
Mall Orders to I'lattsnioutti, Sl.
ED. FITZGERALD,
TIIK OLD KIXIAIUE
Liveryman
HAS PURCHASED THE
Sixth Street Checked Barn.
AND WILL RUN IT !r.
FIRST-CLASS & V ' V.
Special attention to Funerale. !:! Le
run to all trains. "Promptu nn m j Huelltyto
Customers" l his motto
Fred Krug
BrewinCo.,
OMAHA