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" any mf attempts to haul ttuicn the .American Flag, shoot him on the spot."
VOL :i.
PL ATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, ; THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1868.
NO. v4l.
THE iE RALD
IS PCKUS'IICU ,
w i: k kly, . -
BY
fl. I. HATHAWAY,
CDITO AND PROPRIETOR.
t"T(l;, oorntr Mi slice t and Ltt, Mcond
ft '.
Terms: $2.5 per annum.
Hates of Adcerlising
O ( pcof tea line.) oue inter lion, $1 .50
tica .uDeiuent insertion
1.0
P.. fe I n;il c.ird not exceeding aim lUiee
O ac-qnartet ojluino orlce, P-r annara
" six month
' ' thr- months
a half cotaBia twelro months
" lis UlODtbl :
" " throe months
Oiaeolama twelve month -
sl months -
, three month! -
10 00
35 )
20 10
15 CO
6000
- 86.lr0
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60.00
85.00
. Ml transient aerertt-eaieata man be paid foria
a We are tn pared to do all k inds of Job Work
0gr c, and i a i.tyle that wi.l give aatis-
M .axt tkw. '
fc on. saeesBsesBsBaaaBBaseeaasewBa
WILLITT Po7TENGER
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PLATTcMOnTII -
ATTOIl.NKY AT- LAW
. Attn
Solicitor in Chancery.
PLATTSM:DTI1. - NEBRASKA
c n. KINO
Carpenter a d Joiner
CONTRACTOR and Bu TDER,
Will do wo k io he lica With n aatbeu an dispatc,
poo ah"!t untie.
Dr. J S. TdcATJOW,
HAVIS'S KULKS' D T KOCK HI.CFP TO
pret e -. ff ' br proO-M.-n:.! -erri.e.
to his old v'nr " I" n-r-l' Particular
attention " " '-" ' ' KYK curcitar
antf.t in .li.-aar.l- cai.J. flurej ui..J-r.it
aao ai catr. iT . j ,2jf
II. U LIVINOSTON, TI. D
?hysician and ? mgeon,
T -i'-. hi .rof'f'"tia1 erf.ci
to tb ritii.-t 'f
,-l..lT.r roh f Htomo"'t' m.l .Vim j
.trtM; Offrr ..n M.. '11- . our. uuuae. j
ri.tt m ah, raka
Piatte Valley House
Ld B. Mt nriir, rrcprietcr.
Curntr of .V'in and Fovrth Streets,
IMat tstiMMHh, !VfT.
ri. Hnm haviiea b"fn rr B't-'d and ncly fnr
.l.a. d . iTsr 11 Jte.aa. aecuiowjatujut. Hoard T
le .Uy or w-ek. tug2s
S HUWELL. " SAM. M. CHATMAN
51axwelt & '.Cliapmnn,
.TTORNICYS AT LAW,
A !
Solicitors in Chancery-
riATTSM-UTU, -
ytBKASKA.
l.Cc c.r latk. Cnttry t C'a I'.u ctore.
firl
CLARKE, PORTER & ERWIN,
ATTOKNEYS AT LAW,
And Solicitors in Chincery.
X J i X ST .0 Pl'OS I TE THE CO CP. T 110 CzK
I'LATTSMOUTII, NEB.
TLOD J. CLAE. EBOHKr,T rOBTIB,
ra w. EStwi.
ra- REAL ESTATE A(lEXCT.-.
Jn54wtr
SEP II
SCHLATER,
WATCVMAKEB and JEWELER,
mais Street,
PLATTSMOUTII, - NEBRASKA
A o'd afaormrenrrf WatcLea do h .o!d Pena
J welry, Pilrer War., r"nc -oo VI .'.ins and VI
Ma Trimmin aiv n hand. All work com
BBlit.l to hi rte m HI Le warranted. ,
pril 10. IWio.
e IHI-H. CaLH .CSI li CBOXTOS.
L it S-p't Indian Afnirt. lAUorntyt at Law
IRISn. CALHOUN & CP.0XTON.
To atwTe iiumd Uriilnien haee aK-Uted
Ik.n.. t;i tumr fo the I'U of i.ro-e-ot-
iu4 a id c .iiec.ti.K i clnm m i 'be t.fi era.
ijvrnraui. or aj.in-t any i t l"'"".
. . , . ,,-i.t ..rh clalmc ilbi-r lfo e
Coare-, rr a .r a: t h- tine t ol t.ov. riiinoiH
h.ll.iurt ul CiAUUH.
Ma Iki B wit" -ie-.ii- Li. jMjiaunal atieortoo to
(fy O.Bc at St'i.i.ki C tr.torner of Vain and
VitiU atrev'.
National- Claim Agency.
WASHINGTON D C-
F. M- DORRINGTON,
SCB AUtNT:
- TTSMOUTII, - - NEBRASKA,
pared t' preot and proaonle claims bff. re
. -rn", 1 o in ur i;iim too in .u-nw.
t. na Pen.ii.n., Biant . and Bounty Lanl
e tyiTte rao'lerau-, and in i.roportioti to
tnaamwnt of the cairn 31. likkj.uio-.
Aoril lit. 6S .
J. N. -vlbE.
G'tieral Life, AcdJ-nt, I'ire, Inland and
liNSUnANCE AGENT
Will tk r;k Ht '- 'nWt r it. s In thp rao-t r rltal.l
c ,..n" to ' h- Ud Sta'-
trirOfbot at the book imtt. tls r onth. NVbra.
mavJUlf
millinery fe Dre-sMialins-
BT MI- A. . ITI.-PA15 MS'. H. r. KtNABLT
(tpfgie the City Bak ry.
y t would rp- trul'y rninrnnee to the Ladie
of 'Uttniouth and vicinity, that we h ,v- just
r. e--Ttd alitrzraod w. elr d a ock f Winter
G rod)., eoniiiii'.'ox t Flowera, Kibb. ns, Te Ttt. drew
tr uimnv. e. c. W. will sel: the chwipesl g 4
t.- ,ld in 'b' riy. We can accommodate ali oyr
old curtom-r. and aa tuany new ouaa aa wiil 'avor us
wiibat-Ki:. A 11 kin Is of work io car lin done to
orJer Pefeit sautfaclion giren or no charf oa
m.tf
BOOKS STATIONERY.
Bok School Books, Kewapipera, Mngaiinea,
Period icsls, and at kikJ of S'atonery, at
MURPHY'S BOOK-STORE,
r--oSco BnlUiBf, Mala tt.a-t. mU
t'i'im the OUnicuoil Opinion.
CIIILI.1COTIIE It .It-
Glen wood. Iowa, Dec. 30, 1667.
Mb. Ci,t aendon Sir: Herewith I
hand you a copy of the articles of con
solidation between the North Mo R.
R. Co. , and the Chillicothe and Omaha
R. R. Co., as given to me by Mr. Mur
phy one of the directors of ihe latter
during his visit to our city last week.
You may publish i; if yon see proper..
D 11. SOLOMON.
Articles of Agreement.
These articles of agreement made
and entered into this, .21st day of Nu
vember, 1SG7, by and between the
Chiltcothe and Omaha R. R. Co., party
of the first part, duly. organized under
the laws of the State of Missouri, and
the North Mo. R. R. Co., party of the
second part, d uly chartered according to
the laws of Missouri, Witnesseih:
That the said parties do mutually
Jre stipulate ana covenant with
the fiit prt sh" ffradte, bridge .nd
drain a R,tilroaJ, and shall furnish
cross ties il the rite of twenty-six hur
dred and fory pr mil? for embank
ments and twenty four hundred and
fifty for cuts, (which ties shall be at
least six inches thick and six inches
face and eight feet long clear of the
axe hack, or kerf ) Said Railroad
shall commeuce at the city of Chilicothe
in immediate connection with the Chil
icothe and Brunswick R. R- Co., and
terminate in or near the city of Omaha.
Nelr.nka. Said party shall procure
ih right of way for. said Road wiih
eulfiri'-ui yrounds for Depots, Switches,
, . ,
prepa rill'j mm yiauiiiu .u
j yraie .all be at least 18 inches above
ilir lights' water known in the streams,
the Unci ti be cleared of limber t the
wiJih f fifty feet on each side of the
center linj.
The superstructure of the LriJges to
be of the Howe Trus pattern, of. good
sjui:d timber, with packed track string
ers under the embankments; trees and
stump cut cfT elore to the ground and
tnoed ttrthe spare ued for embank
ments; the road bed shall be well drain
ed along both sides and berme ditches
tut on hill Miie.s and cross drains made
undrr the led of the road whenever
necessary; a berme fliall be left be
iween the bank? ni)d Mde duches, of
not I-ss thin three feet wide and the
width of the Road bed bhall.be as fol-
ow
Th banks fifteen feel ou top,
and cu 20 feet wide on the bottom,
with dditional width where it is neces
sary for turnouts and sidings; the slopes
of the banks ehall be at an angle of cot
less than forty-five degrees and where
iable to abrasion by water shall be
properly protected; the foundations
masonry; bridges, culrerts aiid road
crossings shall be of good quality. The
cattle guards and crossings being of
timber, the whole ar pointments shall be
of a character to constitute a first class
Road. The lies shall be distributed
a'ong the line in suitable numbers and
places for the nse of the track layers
wi h a full siijply behind the construe-
tion train, or one mile i.j front of it
the track laying to commence, in Chili
ohe. The tresile work and approach
es to the bridges with the rtmtinder
of the ltoad bed are to be made ready
for the fcupersiructure, and the Road
shall be finished through improved
farms up to the lime of delivery to the
North Mo. R. R Co. The party of
the first part shall issue its bonds in
sums of one thousand dollars each to
the extent cf thirteen thousand five
hundred dollars per mil. of main track
and sidings, which shall be made paya
ble twenty five years after date with
interest at the rate of eight j er cent
-er annum, payable semi-annually and
coupon. of interest attached. :Both in
terest and principle being made paya
ble at ; anJ said party of the firM
j part for the security of :he payment of
the principle and interest of said bonds.
shall execute a first mortgage on said
Road and all its appurtenances of every
kind, and the said Roods and mortgage
shall be delivered to the said party of
the second part, upon the completion of
ten consecutive miles from Chilicothe
and each ten miles thereafter of said
R tad in readiness for the iron, the said
party of the second part shall by en
dorsement on said Bonds or so many of
them as may be necessary for the pur
pose, and from ibe proceeds of such
sale fhaM purchase iron rails for said
Road equal to the best quality now
used on the North Mo. R. It., weigh
ing 56 pounds to the yard, laid Cown
with first plats joint or s-plice bars and
conforming in other respects to the
rails used on the North Mo. R. R;,
and shall, also, with tha means provi
ded by the sale of the said Bonds lay
the track of the said Road with a gage
corresponding to that of the North Mo.
R. R., and from such means shall con
struct, at al points designated by the
Chilicothe and Omaha R. R. Co , De
pots that shall be placed at an average
dis'ance of not less than S miles apart,
all to be of full capacity to do the busi
ness of ihe Road. The party of the
sec ond part shall tonstruct the necessa
ry water tanks and catUe piers, and do
any other work necessary to prepare
said road for use, and .should it be
found that all of said Bonds are not re
quired for the purposes aforesaid such
number of them as may not be requi
red, sisall le cancelled by the party of
the second part and returned to the
party of the firs', part; and upon the
completion of the said Road and of any
ai?d each poriicn thereof, said party, of
Lie seccod part hall have the posses
sion, occtip.?tieri and use thereof and of
all the appurtenances thereto belong
ing, as the leesee of the party of the
first part, and shall be entitled to such
occupation and posea ion and use
thereof until all' of said Bonds shall
have been fully paid and satisfied; and
thirty years thereafter upon the follow
ing terms: Said parly of the second
part shall use ihe same for the purpose
of a Railroad, running trains thereon
as it mty find besl in connection with
its own road, and shall apply the re
ceipts arising from ihe business of the
road as follows:
First to the payment of the expenses
of operating the road, in which are in
cluded repairs necessary to keep the
road in good working condition, and
including the construction that may be
required of fences, cattle yard.-, and
roed crossings. After taking posses
sion of said road-bed the net profits of
the business shall be by the said party
of the second part, appropriated, first.
to the payment of the interest of said
Bonds and the residue to be divided as
follows: One-third shall be devoted
to a sinking fund to liquidate the snid
Bands by purchase and cancellation.
and one-third to each of the contract
ing parties. Such settlements and di
vision eha!l be made on the first day of
January and on the first day of July in
each year, at which lime an exhibit
and account of it shall be made ky .lhe
party of the second part, which shall
be open to the inspection of parties in
terested as parties of the first part, the
rates of freight and passage to be the
same charged on other portions of the
North Mo. R. R. of equal length.
Such an amount of rolling stock shall
te furnished by the party of.; the sec
ond part as may be required to do the
business of the road. The party of
the second part shall transport free of
charge, except handling, carting and
ferriage, til the material required in
the construction of said Road, except
cross-ties, over any' portion of 'their
road operated, and shall transport free
of charge, the general officers of the
road and contractors, except cost of fer
riage, and also agree to transport in
iheir second class cars free except fer
riage, all laborers or material back to
St Louis. The Chief Engineer of ihe
North Mo. R. R. shall be the consult
ing Engineer of the Chilicothe and
Omaha R. R., ana at the end or the
term hereby created for which said
Road is leased, said party of the sec
ond part shitli peaceably yield the pos
session of said Road to the party of the
first part.
In witness whereof said parties hire
caused their seals to be hereto affix. -.1
and their President to sign the saui-:
J. H. HAMMOND
Pres't rf C. & O. R. R. Co
Barton Bates, '
Pres't N. M. R. R. Co.
A DorBTrrL Admission-. A speaker, in
a public meeting, enlarged by the rascal
ity of the devil, got off the following
pithy wards: "When I was getting relig
ion the devil tried tb dissuade ma from it
and told ma if 1 got religion I could not
go into gay company, and lie, and steal,
or da such things; but I found him tobt
a very grtat liar."
WAJfTED-A CANDIDATE
The Democratic party are entering
upon the presidential ..campaign wuh
the ennobling cry of "Down with the
nigger!" and " if : Gen. Hancock will
contrive to subject the Union men jf
every complexion in Louisiana to those
who siilf hate iha government of the
United States, he will be the candidate
of the Democratic patry. Sincejhe has
shown a disposition to undo the work
of Sheridan, and to foster the hope that
somehow the political and sor ill power
of ihe State of, LjuiMana will be ex
clusively ;confided to worthy patriots
like Mayor Monroe and his police, who
engineered the New Orleans massacr
of 1S6S, the Democratic papers have
begun to perceive what a brilliant sol
dier, what an able and modest gentle
man, and what an accomplished states
man Gen. Hancock is.
Gen. . Hancock's military career was
distinguished.. He did not make a
name aming the most illustrious of the
war, and, whila it is associated with
many gallaut services, it is not identi
fied with any great aud decisive action.
He was one of many bruve and meri
torious officers of whom perhaps, more
was . popularly expected than was
achieved. Bjt his military career
alone, however bright it may have
been, would never have commended
him to the purveyors of a candidate for
the Democratic party. But when the
vast and universal popularity of Grant,
founded both upon admiration of his
resplendent service and confidence in
his practical wisdom, revealed tu the
Democratic managers iheir dj.mi
when Lieut- Gen Shnn m declared
that time would but deepen the infamy
of ihe rebellion, and so ceasud to be a
possible Democratic candidate they
were compelled to scan the whole army
list to discover whooould furnish a mil
itrf mak forTTis Democi atic copper
head, and, luckily finding Gen. Han
cock . "conciliatin " in New Orleans,
they have grasped at him; and. as we
said, if he only couiinues to "concili
ate," General Hancock will be the suc
cessor of Genera! M Clellan in the
framers of the Chicago platform of 61.
Those builders are logical. They
then declared in Chicago that the war
was a falure, and they are now trymg
to make it so. They acted then under
the counsel of Vullaudigham and with
the co-operation of Clement Clay and
the rebel chiefs, and they are now uni
led with the same persons in hostility
to th4 steady Union element of the
rebel State. They represented then
the spirit of hatred of equal rights,
under the plea of State riqhts. and they
maintain now thti State right to destroy
the equal rights of citizens. They
still hold that the war was really the
work of the Northern spirit,, and hat
the Southern States were deeply wrong
ed. They still adiere to caste and ex
elusive privilege. They still deny the
fundamental prin iple of the American
Government; and upon a platform of
such hostilities and denials they will
ask General Hancock to stand, unless
he should betray some sympathy with
justice, and generously insist that a
loyal man should not be wholly subor
dinated to the disaffected citizens of the
late rebel States.
Indiana Politeness. An Inoiana
paper refused lately to publish euiogi
ums gratia but added: "We will pub
lish ihe simple announcement of ihe
death of any of our friends with plea
sure." Valley Station, 139 miles from Den
ver on the Julesburg road, has been
burned by ihe Indians, and Charlie
Moore, of Moore's Ranch, was run
about five mites by the Indians, and
escaped.
JBy the County Court and City
Council of St. Louis $15,000 have been
contributed for the relief of the poor.
There is considerable suffering among
the poor of the city on account of the
scarcity of work, and the distress is
on the increase.
(P"The London Observer of Saturday
says that the precautions now being ta
ken by the British Government against
the Fenians are based upon a full knowl
edge of their secret plant. The alarm in
London is said to be subsiding. '
(T"Why aoes water boil sooner in an
old saucepan than a new one? Punch
takos it upon himself to answer this ab
struse query by saying, "it ia beoauso the
old pan is used to it."
A Tablow in 4 Acks. :
BY JOSH BILLINGS.
Ack Fuit Enter a lap dorg carry
ing b boarding bkool mis in her arms.
about 16 hands high. " It' makes the
dorg puff ihe dorg lays down the
boarding skool miss and orders mint
julecks for two, with the usual suck-,
shun. The dorg begins to loll, the
boarding skool miss tells him tew dry
up' (in French), and the dorg. says
"he be darned if he will" (in Dorg).
Great sensation among the awjance,
with cries, "put him out!" Finally a
compromise is effected, the boarding
skool miss kisses the dorg, 'with tears
in his eyes. Konklusion Lap Dorg
discoveres a wicked ilea at work on his
tail pursues him round and rrund
tha go dorg a little ahead somebody
hollers out "mad dorg!" boarding
skool miss faints standing the kurtin
drops.
Ack number 2 Curtin hisls sev
eral blind men in the distance look'ng
thru a key whole one ov em sez "he
don't see it" A shanghi ruster comes
out with epaulets on, and crows Yan
kee Doodle musick by the band. The
Shanghi lays an egg on the stage
about the size ov a wa-p's nest, and
then limps off, v?ry much tired and re
dused. Kurtin sinks for a second
time,
Ack number 3 Kurtin rises slowly
big bolona sarsage on a table bolo-
sarsage lifts up her head and begins to
bark band plays "Old Dorg Tray."
Km kums in kat's tale begins to swell
-bolona sarrage aud kat has a fite
tha file 14 rounds the stage is covered
wi . kats and dorgs. Konklusion; tha
awl jine hands and .wlk io the foot
lights, rnd Old BjII Tarrier reads the
President's tall for "300.000 more;"
band plays "Go in Leminons;" a bell
rings and kurtin wilt3. .
Ack number 4 A scene on the Eri
Kasall; p. terrible storm rages; the ka
nail acts bad; several botes go down
head fust, with awl their boarders on
board; kau'l maku a lee hore; tha drag
their anker?; some ov the kaptius try
to pray, but most ov them have the
best luck ni swearing; ihe water is
s rewed with pots and kilties; several
cook mates swim ashore with their
stores in their teeth; tha have to draw
off the kanall to stop the storoa. Kon.
Klusion men are seen along the banks
ov the ksnall spearing dead bosses and
eels; band plays "A life on the Osbun
Wave." Amid tremenjous applause
the kurtin falls, and the awjence dis
perse single file.
The Agricultural Growth of
... Nebraska.
We are informed by Gen. Bjwen,
State land agent for the Omaha Laud
District, who has established the fact
from an examination of his district, and
who has the same information from the
other land districts, that the area of
land broken during the year 1S67 ex
ceeds the entire area of land before
under cultivation in the State, which,
with equally good crop will of course
double our productions next year.
Gen. Bjwen also informs us that i:
is the unanimous estimate of the best
informed citizens of all parts of the
State,' that the land which will be bro
ken in 1SGS will be equal in area
again to ihe entire area now broken
up.
These facts will give ihe reader quite
a definite idea of the rapidity with
which the agricultural interest and ag
ricultural population of Nebraska is in
creasing. Its equal will rarely be
found in the history of the States. It
exhibits an almost unparalleled pres
ent and prospective prosperity. Re
publican.
g-One of the most remarkable
surgical operations on record was per
formed some weeks ago upon a young
gentlem in res'ding atTarrytown. He
was. thrown out of a wagon and injured
so severely thai his recovery was con
sidered hopeless.. It seems that his
neck was dislocated a circumstance
that would without doubt have resulied
fatally had it not been for the oppor
tune arrival of a surgeon, who by a
rapid and expert movement adjusted
the broken alias of vertebra?. Since
then the neck of the patient has been
kept in a stationary position by means
of instruments, which has resulted in
his being pronounced ou t of danger.
: Description of Jesus.
The following epistle was taken by
Napoleon from the public record of
Rome when he deprived that city of
so mkny valuable manuscripts. It was
written at the time and on the spat
where Jesua'iChrist : commenced His
ministry: byTublius Lentullus, Gover
nor ol Judea,to the Senate of Rome
CcBsar, Emperor. It was the custom in
those days for the Governor to write
home any event of importance which
transpired while he held office:
Coksobipt Fathers. There ap
peared in these days, a-man named
Jesus Christ, who is yet living among
us, and of the Gentiles'is accepted as a
prophet of great , truth; but His own
disciples call him the Sonof God. He
hath raised the dead, cured all manner
of diseases. He is a. man of stature
somewhat tall and comely, with a very
ruddy countenance, such as the behold
er may both love and fear. His hair
U of the color of the filbert, when fully
ripe, plain to his ears, whence down
ward, it is more orient of color, curling
and waving about his shoulders; in the
middle of His head is a seam or parti
tion of long hair after the manner cf
the Nazarites. His forehead is plain
and delicate. His face without a spot
or wrinkle, beautiful with a comely
red; His nose and -mouth' a're' exactly
formed; His beard is the color of his
hair, and thick, not of any great length
but forked. In reproving, he is terri
ble; in admonishing, courteous; in
speaking, very modest and wise; in
proportion of body, well shaped. None
have seen ' him laugh, but many have
seen him weep. ' A man, for his sur-
passing beauty, excelling the children
of men "
i5 Westcn's . walking .feat is
thrown quite into the shade by some
developments in regard to a Norwe
gian nair.ed Ernst, who was bom in
1799, and commenced his career as a
pedestrian in England whuD about 20
years of age. After some successful
practice he agreed to walk from Paris
to Moscow in 1-5 days, a bet of S20.
000 having been made, of which, in
case of success, he was to receive only
SSOO. At noon on the lltb of June,
1822. he started from Place Vendome,
Paris, and on the morning of the 25 of
June stood before the Kremlin, in
Moscow, necoinpluhiug the distance of
1600 English miles in 13 1-2 days, or
at an average of 107 miles a day. At
another time Ernst walked 117 miles
a day for 14 days cousecjtively. All
other tunes he made 85 miles a day
for 21 days running, and 82 miles per
day during 60 days: These statements
are said to be capable of the fullest
and most satisfactory proof.
JJ"A Western paper tells a good
storyi Theodore Tilton had just en
tered a hotel in a western town, and
was going up stairs very travel-stained,
to change his toilet prepapatory to lec
turing, when he encountered on the
second fleor an overdressed and vulgar
woman. .
"Are you the porter?" questioned the
woman, laying her hand on Theodore's
arm.
"No, madam," was the quiet re
sponse; are you the chambermaid?"
JKB-The N. Y. Tribune publishes
two solid columns of names of voters at
the recent election, who cannot be
found at their pretended places of resi
dence, or elsewhere; indeed such per
sons never had any existence save on
paper, being cunningly registered to
swell the "great Democratic gians in
the Empire State." .
CSTThe grim old joker at the
White House suggests, in his Message,
that if we are not going to make any
more use of gold and silver as nvmey,
it would be well to dispense with the
expense of ibe mints. It is rather odd
to bear Johnson talk of doing without
mints of any kind. Of course he
deesn't include julips.
R"It should be understood, that
although the country . has been tbo
roughly canvassed on the subject of
negro suffrage, negroes cannot proper
ly be classed under the head of "can
vasstd Hams.''
i E6FA man's .rue prosperity often
begins when he is said to be ruined;
and his ruin when he is said to be
prospering1.
YOl.XU AMCIUCA. . .
The following has the merit of being
true as instructive,, and s Harper's
Monthly fays there is a "bint to pa
rents'' in it worth more than a quarter:
Johnny, a three year old, .was at
diaaer with, the rest of , the .family,
which included a young lady cousin, on
a visit. : . " '
"Cousin Eliza," . asked the hopeful
Johnny, "do yeu . ever say devil?" .
"Why, no, Johnny what makes you
ask sush a question!" replied the lady.
"Cause pa says so. Ta, what made
you say devil the other day when you
was looking for the hammer and could
not find it?" '
'Ah,"8aid 'pa rather cornered, "did
I?Well so as to' nud'nvea'sler I sup
pose:" ":r .
Here the discussion ended, the ex
planation being considered as good' as
could be given under the circumstan
ces; but Johnny's retentive memory
treasured it up.
A few days afterward, Johnney'o
shoes, as little shoes are apt to, were
no where to be found and Johnny had
forgotten where he had left them. T His
mother bade him' search until he found
them, and off he started, up stairs and
down stairs. Soon his treble " voice
rane through the halls, crying "devil !
devil ! devii !
Johnny, darling!" called out his
frightened mother, "what in the world
do you mean by using that dreadful'
word?" ;
' So'a to find my shoes easy," an
swered young Hopeful. "Pa aays
devil when he can't find things, and
mayn't I, ma?''
The force of example, thus pro-
ciously develcped, made the mother
mile; but she' had to negotiate with
Johnny's pa to be more select in his
adjurations before the children in fu
ture.' ' ' '
SUXD.tY ,
Sunday is hailed by' every one with
gladness, whether as believer or ekeptio.
By the one as a holy day of Sabbath, on
whioh he may repair to the boue'of wor
ship, and celebrate the wondorous' lava
and wisdom of the Lord,, and meditate
in the quiet of bis home upon the pro
gress be has made during the week's bat
tle with the world io tha work of regen
eration, or train the oSTspriu the Lord
may have committed to histharge, for a
useful and honorable life. By the other
in recuperating his physical and mental
energies for the struggle of life. VTe are
all glad we have a Sunday, and few
would be willing to give it up; one class
on account of the spiritual blessing it
guarantees, and the other tor the physi
cal and mental restoration it brings on
its regular return.' The church bell is
tho sweetest of music to the sincere
christian, for like the Pslatuist he was
ever disposed to say: ! was glad when
they said unto mo, let ui . go up to tha
house of the Lord." Kansas City Ad
vertiser. As Qua Mother Do. An exchange
says: We were aonsiderably amused, tha
other evening, at three little girls playing
among tbe sage brush in the back yara.
Two of them were "making believe keep
house' a few yards distant from each
other neighbors, as it ware. One of
them says to the third little girl: "There,
now, Nelly, you go to Sarah's house, and
stop a little while and talk, and thenyou
come back and tell me. what she says
about me; and then I'll talk - about her,
then you go and tell her what I say; and
then we'll pet, mad anl won't apeak to
each othor, just, like our mothers do, you
know. .0! tbat,ll be such fun." '
; f) m , . . I .
(5?"A Brooklyn Presbyterian, who had
great faith in catechisn, and taohes it
with a pertinacity that would challenge
the admiration of a Luther or a Calvin,
was patting a youngster of four through
a course, one day,' when the question
came up
"Who tempted Eve?"
The little fellow after a womtnts'
thought with an air of confidence, ex
claimed ;
"It's the gentleman who lives in hell,
but I've forgotten bis name." . :-
(TA wife who of to j stormed at her
husband, was sitting with him at the
breakfast tab,e, when saddenly, amid
coughs, she exclaimed: "Dear me, a bit
of pepper has got in my windpipe!"
"Hurricane pipe, you mean!"2cooIy re
plied the sarcastic spou?e.
-"Since the split among the Strang
minded, Lucy is supposed to have been
Anna Diekinson's "Rejected Stone." JS'.
Y. World. . . j .
fTThe gross income of tha Atlantic'
Telegraph Company is now about $3,'
000 per day.