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PLAT1SM0UTH NEBRAXSA-,
THURSDAY, AUG. 21. 1871.
THE BLUE RIVER region!
Stwartl nod Butler Conn Boil,
Timber, irop, fine farm of
Shields, Beed Brothers, Dob
on D(t Jadxe MeliRJ.
Seward County, Neb.,
August 15tb, 1871. J
Ed. Herald : We are coaimanded
to " rejoice with those that do'rejoice,"
and I want you Mr. Editor, and all your
readers to rejoice over the fact that weet
cf the Missouri river eighty miles and in
the vicinity of the stream known a9 the
Blue, is a valley, extending for miles in
width and in length following the (stream
from its source to outlet, which may be
truthfully called the garden of Nebraska,
if not of the United States.
Your correspondent has traversed the
valley for miles amidst
"The loft inclining fields of corn,'
and the already harvested crops of oats,
wheat and rye, going through the pro
cess of "sweating" preparatory to being
threshed and manufactured into the
"etaffoflife."
The district adjacent to the l!ue river
ii an excellent agricultural region, finely
timbered and watered, with splendid pas
toral advantages. The country west of
the river is aluio?t entirely destitute of
timber, very sparsely supplied with wa
tor ; but very pr jdvetive soil.
Throughout the fertile regions of the
Dlue, wheat, coti, oats and cereals?, for
ghum and all culinary vegetables yield
fully as well as in productive Cass county
The prairies furnish a boundless pasture
ground and the grass of the valley fur
nish excellent liny.
I have observed thousands of acres of
sod-corn along the Blue river which will
turn off from forty to fifty-live bushels to
tho acre. The eame crop on eld land
that has been cultivated one or two
years, will yield much greater, Fay, from
tixty to seventy-five bushels per acre
Government lands even ten or fifteen
miles west of the river, on open 'bald'
prairies, free from even a hazel brush
and entirely destitute of running water,
are eagerly "gobbled up" by homestead
ers. Their rude and uncouth, though
com fort l-!e "dugouts," maybe found
ou almost every Government eiAty on
the Blue valley.
Seward, tho capital of the county of
that name, is situated at the conflux of
the Blue river and Lincoln creek, in a
well settled country, heavily timbered
and possessing many of the advantages
of the river counties. The town is said
to contain 800 inhabitants ; three good
hotels, printing office, and other concomi
tants of a western town.
Adjoining the city on the north, I ob
served an Os-age Orange fence, surround
ing an 100 tract of land, which will av
erage throughout four feet in height,
and resembles very much the many sur
rounding fine farms in your own county.
Speaking of Osage, reminds mo to put
in this: tlmCno tcfiere in Nebraska does
this plant do as icell a in the Blue valley;
owing no doubt to the scarcity of go
phers and other animals so destructive
to the plants in the older settled conn
tie?. Leaving Seward behind us and travel
ing up the Blue valley we come to the
town cf Ulysses, in Butler county,
about twelve miles distant from Seward
and three miles from the Seward and
Butler county line- The town boasts of
a baker's doz?n houses, all told two
store?, a blacl-smith shop, hotel aud the
best paw and grist mill on the Bine river.
The timber in this vicinity i3 of the best
finality much heavier than I have
found elsewhere, and in greater quanti
ties. Close by this village resides, on
handsomely itnr roved farms, the first set
tlers of the Blue river Shilds & Sons;
they will be remembered by many I'latts
inouth " merchants as the great trappers
of the Blue river. In conversation with
the old gentleman, a day or two since,
ho remarked that Ins occupation was
gone the settlers were too thick and
tiaa too many new-iangiea notions ins
traps were tampered with and he was
going to the Solomon river, just so soon
as he could sell out t his yere traco' land.
Adjoining him ca either side are the
well known Reed Bros., owners of the
Ulysses mills formerly freighters and
ranchmen. They each own a half sec
tion, with from 80 to 100 acres of oak,
walnut hackberry and hickory timber ;
a hundred acre cornfield each. Though
they raise great quantities of grain they
make stock-raising a speciality.
The elder brother George has fifty
seven head of cattle and fourteen head
of horses, and will t-hip lohrapo nxt
March eighteen head of fat cattle. Ou
this farm we found the best crop ot
growing corn we have observed iu the
State this year.
Robert's farm adjoins Shields' on the
south. His improvements are not so
extensive as his brother's, but the soil,
timber and natural advantages aro much
the same. IIi3 time and attention is
given to the milling business, although
he. indulges in cattle and hog raising in
ao small degree. He is a quiet, unas
suming and hospitable gentleman who is
bfcloved by the community in which he
resides.
I also found here, enjoying rural life.
your friend and eonstant reader of the
HERALD, P. G. Dobson and wife. The
old gentleman and his lady are residing
iu the village and keep the only hotel or
boarding house in the place. lie is de.
lighted with the country and says it is
the next place to "the ould sod." His
boys and he has a host of them are
comfortably established on homesteads
and deeded land, in the vicinity.
Alex. Dobson, a brother of P. G.'s,
has an "abiding place " upon a half sec
tion of railroad land. lie has 97 acres
in cultivation; forty head of cattle,
three horses, two mules, a good dwelling
tease, and the best breed., of swine on
tho river. lie reads tho Herald and
then files it away. We imagine a good
locking girl could find a comfortable
home and a fond atd loving husband t n
that "'ranche." II13 poet-office address
is Uly-ses, girls 1
Between Seward and Ulyse?, the
half-way house betwixt boih point, we
found Judge McKay and family. They
are comfortably situate i on a beautiful
piee of prairie, about SO acres cf which
is in a high state of cultivation. Like a
hen gathering her chickens around her,
Mrs. McKay has her toys on SO's ani
160's close by. On thu farm we ob
served fruit trees-, grapes cud shrubbery
of nearly every kind, tastefully arranged
on the rite of their prospective new
dwelling house. The Judge's front
name is not Norviile, but r ever:!.eks
be feeds some forty or fif:y bead of cat
tle on the neighboring hi:!. Everything
in and about his house indicates oider,
industry and frugality, characteristics of
the New Englander. Ou hi ceijtretal le
we found a copy of the Biide. Shak.--peare,
Statutes of Nebraska and the
weekly Nebraska Herald.
In conclusion, Mr. Editor, I have this
to say to those seeking homes in the
central part of the State: By all'i ieans
visit the northern part of Seward and
the southern pnrt cf Ruter, hefbro per
manently Fettling elsewhere.
Enclosed pleaes find $10 for the five
copies of your paper sent 1 i.-t week.
Before 1 return home will swell th. I-.t
to twenty-fire. Your Ac.,
Homesteader.
A Hint on A rcliiiecturo.
Why is it that we are so far behind in
architectural taste in tin; cou.-tnu-tien ot
the many new homes th. are cunMantiv
going upon the Small Sid..-?
A friend of ours, who hit'ely sri -nt
several week :n i'hi.'ad. Iidna. l,-,v
York and Boston, and who inad.- it hi
special business to study the mpe.ioi
style r.f their hou-c in cmup.iri-oti t,,
those in our own mid.-t, made the jusi
remark, 'that we are, in this re-in-it, tin
behind the age, and tti;U we n.e 1 a lew
contractors, who would b; ing a!.ut a de
cided change Jor the tetter.' V'hy e; n
notour house contractor stud, rni) cul
tivate a little ii!o:e ta-r and eo n un ?
It would most surely he to th-r i ivait
tage and comfort id those fatui.ie- for
whom they ate building. Jn-t look at
the number of limi-iM that have bi en
erect. d in the berous.Fi of Allentown,
and all a ong the sauiu range ot'hiiN east
and west from there ; we cannot iui. g:m
anythhig more ta-te!ess. Many look
like More-bo.es, wii'i a door and a f. w
hole fi r windows-. T ay iiewn u: u u
l:ke watw'i d'4is ar.d are a :i ; r c u
the KiU t-i ntury. H e do t a ogeth.-r
Mime our cum me te rs for tins want ol
taste. They build these hmic as th y
are ordered to build them, arid their
own-rs have no time nor opportunity to
study architectural comfbit and ta-te.
But we venture to say that no con
tractor could sooner II 1 1 hi pocket an 1.
at the same time, confer a great bet;.iit
ju uui laynr. increasing ooroUsjii. tliUM
by putting i;p hou-e that will eouim. n 1
themselves for comfort, convenience a:t-l
tiste. L t them do this, and thev tmii
receive more orders than they will he
able to fid : ht them to to mir r:L-n
c'tics and find out how thev build hou-,
thtTe, t ir better than ours and for th -
same money, to say the least.
Our people bejjin to pet their eves
opened; they demand a change for the
hotter. A few duliais will brim: them i,j
possession of arclrtect ur.il de-i-ii-
They find out that because a huti-e is
email, is no reason it should be an eve-
ore to every vttr-hj
We repeat it. that thn miu who u'.i:
bring about the desired change in house
buildine, will become a benefactor to the
community, e.-tabl sh his reputation and
win make sucli a prohtal.le invest men!
frr himself as to make him a rich man
in a thort time.
The Enormous i ttf Fences
Occasionally we meet a paragraph in
some agricultural i ai.er upon the -o.-r ol
fences Tew people, even tho-o who
have been at great expei.se thereto;-. Jul
ly realize the amount of Ian I eci-iipied
by tenro rral'j, ad how hr-zc a
proportion of theircxpei-d-.tuic is c.ni-t ,i
by them, and m ureal mea.- tire hum ce--saiily.
In South L'uroliniu the imjuov. d
land is estimated to he wur.h twentv
millions cf dollars, and the li.iic.c !,.,"
cost sixteen tniili n. Nn hoU- B'dd.c
tlnrty years ago. sa; 1 the Icnee- of I
sylvartiii had cost one hundred
of dollars. In Ohio, their ca t U p,;tc. i
at one hundred ami lii'ieen inhhot s. at' I
in rew 1 ork at one luinore I and 'oi'v
four millions. Whoever ha- trav, le i i.
England will have noticed limv sm.i.i th.
fields are. aud how much of the hind ;
taken up by heige rows in m myi .i.i
of New Knglind the htomj va!l- ar
equally numerous and u-e!es-. The iir.-i
improvement is made when ihjrad ten.-.-around
the dwt-Iiii.g and garden i- -up-planted
by the light p cket fence, whi o,
wlien paintpd, i even vet i -i.n-.d. red i.i
it.-elt an oinament. The fionr -yard
of many a rich fan.i M i.i ,n,.i-I'J-itd-ind
is to-diy sinijiiy a strip th
width of the front of tiu- hou-e, su to n
io Hi roao, ;;n i half the heauty ot ih
plaee is tak. n aw a by the.fenees v. Ire;
make insinitii ant what might be ample
and attractive. The o. initial i loa w.i-to
or ii Area ii'Aiioa leiteb.
l(tiproTcinenli, lroseet8, oto.
Ar.RPAnoE, Auun-t th. 1371
II. D. listha,vay. Editor 1'lattsiuonth II. rati:
Dear Sir: 1 'resuming that m my of
your readers are interested in tin pro
gress of our country, I will endeavor to
sati.-fy their cuiio-ify by wiiiii'g a short
letter for j-our paper.
We rea.-hed Arrapahoe tw weejfs'ago
TIiurday evening in good health and
spirits, after a lorn and tiresome jour
ney. We saw some nice country alonj:
Rhi2 river, but none we liked so well as
when we arrived at the Republican river,
and that i Let cr further up the river.
All along here the valley is about four
miles wide, i t xci'll.-nt grass- Ian 1, and
the upland are proving to be pood f r
farming where they have b-critrie 1 : -r d
corn growing iloRt' the river i-very l.irie.
also potatoes, melons, etc. Tho-e wish
ing to tome to our new country would do
weil to come and look at thi pait of Ne
braska before locating elsewhere. I? is
well watered ind timbered for a prairie
ceunfry, and a town beinir started in the
miost cf euc Ji a country will be a decided
advantage to settlers. We have put in
two bridges since we came here one
ac.ro.-s MstJJy cwek. west of lhetovn:
the other scro Camp creek, east of the
town both g-od bridePS. We have the
:mhcr partly en the ground for the town
house, and one d welii. g house completed
and cxi-Ccf to put up others as Poon
i o .-'h!e. I. Crnai le: or e otnp!eted
on his cli'ni. s cross th" river, in silit of
town. L. Bii'in ud :ris o;re, a i ini!e
cit f the town site. We have ha-! but
two Ti,.:;;.n in r-ami -u c-c. we sin -ted
b- ijr t' ;l'.-s pr.. cd thicujli :domr tiiej
nver. but !id not mohr us; tnorfdum
paid it- n short vi.-it and went p:i, th
a -!'. Th- hotrou s and bluffs werecov
ere l with biirT'ilo a week aim, now none
'rus: last xici ooxn.
We hid hcp-d, for tho credit of the
State, that it would transpire that act
ing Governor James an 1 Attorney Gen
eral Huberts had allowec1. the State to be
swindle"! by Morton. Hopkins & Co.. Le-
! crms of their ignorance. Hut the f.d
lowing, from th-j Jmrni1, show that
such is not the fact bu: that the Attor
ney Geuera! was cHieially notified of the
state of the ca.-e :
"We rim to explain that the reason
the pre-ent "military iieo''sify" win) is
t he figure head duhl.e 1 "At ton cy Gen
eral" of Nebraska did not put in an ap
pearance in the late saiine land cae was
not because of igrimaiiei of the penden
cv of the stiit- J'x Anorney General
llobinson, when he handed over the oi-fu-e
to the new leeunihent fully ext.lained
the ftatus of the case, iiifortned him of
thr time f trial, the reason of the con
tinuance and nil the circumstances con
nected with if. Who is paying the ex
penses of this heioic lln-radier in hi-
prolonged sojotn ti in the East ? We ask
this .pij-tioti out of curiosity, not that
we conceive that it is a matter of the
lea-t interest to us or to the State. The
office is vacant to ad intents ami pur-po-es
whether he is prese t or ub.-ent in
tiesh or spirit. "
rrnlit ol Mr. illi.i(llxlfn..
A I.i tL,n di-putch of th-j inst.
says :
h'spvt'-ii received here t
l M. Si'riirj'. '!.. from
Cumberland, 31 el , ani. ounce the death,
at that place, of Mrs. Yallalidiirham.
The wife of (he late C. T-. Yaliandiehani,
of this city. Mr. Ya'Iaridihatu was
strieki n do.vn t.y the sulden death of
her h'.ir ban i, and l:as been suilering se
ven ly evi r sit ce liom pliy-ieal ami men
al prostration. A few weeks since she
was taken to Cuiiibeitar.d, Md., by le
relative. whev she has conti-uicd t
grow wor-e, and was reeen'ly seized with
an a'tack of dv-cn. iM v which rc.-uitcd
w ol to !e;io.-itt-
A private
dav bv Job
are to be sfen
! I : -1 II south
2 here is n i-l
the Ii
is are diiv
ns
re is a chanee for toek rni-inf in
v-i!!.y not i.s.-e',d i:. the west: there
i -ni-re of Brazil. lan I and :.n
iuo of w. ter and r-h drer from
wind. The liver and
limbered with Cotton-
is a wldt
in. una
eo' 1 sto'.r.) . and
or ei k.- are w !i
"o.l, Ash, E'ni and some Cedar. The
w ater i- p .s-ible w hen well are dug, and
it
s rd" good ql lf;ty -
proper V wa !e.
Self!
in' taken e'.iiej- and boi't ca
f a, i.oo.y week.
os ae ci-miiif: in -.lowlv lion- bav
in ca.-t ;t
u-
Si.-
K.'TI.Ert
li'l-
Illiili
Oh! -p-afc mhaishly of the striek -n
one w-T-puiirju ih nee. loeak riof the
d- p sn'et: i::ty I y rude bntehter or i?:-
f aU.-iW foot fei 111 - I-i-l' not tven. :,.'
tear-; ; thev :rr what make h r an.c'.
S.-ofTnnrif the stem of manhood i-in-
'tfd -Pin tine's itio svmpithy; ih'-y
i'- wh-tr h. lo to efeva'e him ;i!ove thi
bvi.TO. I Vvc m o f:,N of affection
Th y are (.;,;. ,;;1 t. '.orlw. bt stdl mo-t
lio'y Then- i a p!eanre in tear m
awfii' pi a-ii-o If there be none nn
earth to shed a tear frr me, I shoti'd
not wi-h to live ; an I if no one mv-jht
weep over my grave, I con'd never li.
n peace.
Three be .vy t'obh n va cs were !ah ly
found at IVim-or. in the mid i'e of a
T 1 1. only -i f w feet un.p.r the tri'mnid
It i I-eliovi d they wvi .-ii ried by prie-t
n a p:--v-sin,i to propvi;!te their J.
riiei t; n r trie i..,..!- u .. killed while
moving thi-o'ih the srr its.
Thfrn i a ma k d po'iti -al sopieiv in
Charleston, known tho " Unite.! C.
Avenger " 'f!ie name i split up in th s
way so the ii!ic.a'e can spell it. Out
side of that state the letter are run fo
irether find the so'iity i- known as the
"United cavengtrs. '
After be built the Drew church, one
of hi old n L-hbors was in itupiii in- id
D i m el hi - ex ci ieiicc about s l e ia - i f o
"!e :i - l ilt V- ... -1 rj 1 1 k. i o-........ ..'
- t ' ' I'll". II,. 1 1 , .
sai i Do, id "W..
i-'oi 5Jii ii.j,) lor
aiiai'dghatii was a si-tert f
ilon. Ji.liii Y. .MeIahcn, of
i itaiiy. 1 Jer n mains
in a V;,i!,t ::t t i;to! e: hind, and removed
here for inteimcnt in the family i ttryiiii.'
rjueii d hi soon a the weather will i.rr-
iiiit. Mi
ttte late
lialtiuior.
Geo. Fii-klcr is preparing to np:'n a
meat m iiket on the south side of .Main
street, between Seeet.d an I Tlnd.
A Wa-hin-ton edihir i mad becau e
a compo-i'or bca-Icd his edi.o-i.d, "'Jh
Chamt - n; ( )p, ned," w hen h- w.ote:
"Ih C p iii-i 0.ened. ' Ho -ay
that pi oiier i-always thinking of some
tli i nir to di ii:k.
' Saeec?sorto R.'Waltfter)
GREAT SALE OF
SLOTS
arnessmaker,
nd denier in
A RNT KlsS. f A DDT.KS. O ILT, A RS. MA LT
Whrf. JLl'U'hes. ,lr le.
I!"i.:iirins one .-usuiutiully ami with lia
tftch
iivc u:o a c:iil tcfure purchasinf, elcwhore
p u rth S r.v.T, n rtn ( 11 Uta Valley llotse
nirf il lithaws jc Donnelly'. ilarlware
0.-.
S-o tlowt
A CARD
We nf'i the iiltfTitir'n of the imMi" to tho
t" k o' ? prinu irnuils we are opening. We hav
t iV'rn rr.-nt -:i e in the see.'fi.n ftT nonr- l,ut
fii---t.-el 'ps 'hkI. nivl t'r,, fiiit liait'ts. we Imy us
luw as they en a np b.-id in the imrket fir ci.-h.nd
iia'i s(.i .it priee th it we tru-ireniee will
eive enrir 1 ?ni- t-K ti:i to :i!l who in:sj" cive n a
eiiil. c iae ainl see !nl vti pill t?e -on ir"eJ.
CLARK & I'LlTMMi U.
I WILLOI-TKU FOR SALE, TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, ON
Monday, September 4, 71.
A Largo quantity of desirable property, consisting in part of
TESEE HUNDRED .HOTS.
In my Addition to tho City of riattsmouth, and Several lots of
TUSiyr HGRES E2ACI-Z,
ADJOLNI N G T II E C I T Y .
Theso Lots aro well Situntccl, as rejrards
E - Ill i I-UL LOCALITY. Commands sein ol themo.-t LEA l.TIl CL V 1 kV
Tho Undersigned has on hrt..l and i.i
ell3il UftiCl It ft; Sf
AO kiuil ol'
COTTONWOOD Ll'MEER I !
At his Willi) at tho Ferry Ltmdit.i? i; t Pi .Uaracutli
Orders Promptly Filled.!
Jun3cidlwtf.
William EirBir.x.
2312 BEST -
THE CHEAPEST
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11. V 11:1. . Kvl ll I I l'l I. I I I . nr. i . mm
v ' in in i i.n, liiiu aruii'iiu tin in invi-iini?- 01 oiolt's. liii
City ol I 'latt-n out h is destined to he one id' the in -inc'ruil ritins of the eentr.d ti.u t
iiiuat(d on the 1 -rat. til ill Missouri River, at the umuth
it
Ih
h
.'ir.i'frn n
er thnr the
V i i t !l : 'i
d II es
of i-our e I i!
when I suT. .
1 : Vet:Cl :l t!i.' '.!;; ,,( Ion 1,T.W firi..'v
lief.nhl ill the IVoLi; l,n e T.'niif.
t h- e tii .t 1- is -tev v,',iih'
'h ni e-o.;ii . e.c ,,,, .;,r- in oVimr ji
'ul! so tii i- it "i ill Itir j. n. . hi ' ti-e
ot!;--. (-...I i-t- ;i i. i io-- it .., ti. tt it will
r- ::n I :i I- tlie v; c'i
e-t Vi. ih-'di-t f.'e.u-he, i.i
-r e -.1 i i -t player i i I , .va.
! d th ' l eiiod" .":i-- in town
yo-fer 1 iy ; sho w.-u .ted -oiue ol' 'ihc iii
lyiiis v!i-i: y.-r -t- ki: with munt, to toil
like y-r1 ton n -j i:-. "
'i h W ihiir;i."on f I!!. InJcpmihnt ij
I'i'til-to ir de:iiii i-.r li -i,-s. ;ind -iw3'-.
t i:ly : "A p-.pM- e-in't rtit. it on co-xl
w she- mi ! kind -svo d-. any More lh .ii
tl-;ili rro-v f'if. eh mi. J sn'i - on -:i-.-
It e;li,r ht' ll; J."?
Th
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tre v,
t'in'-i-cr : 'L i t t-i-.
s! el e a ii i h
yo.i il -.t yon.
ti di 1.
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-. t :
''V-yi-prr VCr.-e.e 1. -I'll
f f A--'.' v fr on r !f my
e-i ! :i f." Lu-.kv f.r
- . n': find it hel'ott
In P.e-'i
po-ed t'
p'igtr. v !i
i :l f ;ro f evor-str ' i- eoii:
i r .1 pi ;i-tlio;-- et' eh .l!i
k. y. rti'n ;ind elaret. :i Vilion
11 1 -i -;:.:i!i le -dieilln ol' I ';i -k te.l. To
ri ! mi-' f of the "hkv," ;hi tiiii-t 1 e
pi:t a t-i -'riiik-. An.l rite II i t -tvriii-
V- r: :t :i t.rc i:;hii!. I!.s-i,p, it
in rnl ; 1 J 1 1 s r . -. j i
li'isi'm morui
uht sin tell so
' P n in o.ind. i
ate ; i-.n-l w h:!
ti i:j I 1 1 ;'ii e l)
1m-
niiist h,
is tempi
itv iitid
'ar as to t ii-1 ii ge )U! t!y in a ilowmy
howl, V it would not do to openly tic
knovrVdue the hurt ; the proprieties
must be observed ; and so Ro.-ton givts
the a hove mentioned ehe.Tinsr cont-'Ction
the title of - ta pntiehl" The HaUntPs
kn-'W th it nun punch, hv any oth--r
n.ime v. ill t.i-te a- t'o,,d. :.nd so i V"iviti'
it :t mi h- ni'-ti
it --il-itioii, fle-v io-e
he del ci-.iis fi ivte-, nt the same
i th-" 1 i .oiiid i he ftt!!i-
i.t-r i ih:y c-Iiiyinj; to a.l lovers
oi c ef t
e.iiiieii
was e
with n:
g-ii i i
Slliril t f ill
had ski i:
fclicrk
t!. !
I ha i no id.-1 wie.-ie ii - ii..aie
itrg I'.i-ili, I i.r i'i.. -1 nee W;is
I W", l:t ii H Ii, Willi street,
with Miiie- id' tho-e .New Vi-ik
el
I III
l-i
till!)
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in.
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'
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1 1 .111':,
S"4
3
hi
Ana -Uiiler in nil kiml? ot
hats srRKtT, tthir-ldnor west of P O
f,
keep the cow? and pigs out of ttie yard.
Yery well mi far ; hut the better way is
to confine them to their proper piarte;s.
and o,,en up the grass plat, u'u it, g sj
free-lorn, and a -tn-e cd lurtt-ne.-- te, the
surroundings r-f th-3 heu. e. K i-iiiu-
even siep t:ie improv:Mi.n' m t inn
ing, the felling of cattle, th-j greater c a e
of stock, the uieiva-td vahtv of animals,
will Le the iidvane-ment in the at e r
ance of the farm-hou-e by the tearine
away of obsolete fences and the venom I
ceanng up, and plnntins in flower and
phruhbery in tho immediate viciitity I
the house. Even in the villages we have
noticed lately more reform- id' thi- kir-d.
which have added t went v-iive i,i r ct n'
to the looks of the pl-u-e ho refonuej
As land proves more viduaiile, it v. di he
found orofirablf to currv our the i,h i ...
a larger scale. In France. Germ anv ami
Holland, the farms are divide ! hv -i. .tl.
or diteh. In tho-e countries wh-i. i lie
land 13 so minutely subdivided, find, a- a
rule, the proprietor-hio are so small th.-v
cannot afford the amount of lanl here
taken tip Ly fences and walis. Ir is ,-vious-that
in the case of fences the an
nual expense, after a short time, for re
p'acement and repairs is someihii', tak
ins; -the ountrv thrimrrt, of l.-irre co
sideration. The tax thus paid ;.s. -imply
enormous. Slowly, indeed, yet surely,
we are coming to understand how waste
ful and inartt-tic we have been in this
respect. There i tr ill ample room fir
improvements. When, in our village-,
adjoining owners shall become more
neighborly, we shall see fewer high hoard
fences, and a prater number of well
kept lawns and floweiing shrubs. I' oc
idence Jjurnaf.
A correspondent of the New Orlenns
Time fancicb he has ui-covered Darwin's
''mifi-ing link" the tail coiled under
the "Grecian BemL."
i. i-i t iT ttu
. ;- i ts
ii : o- tt d in
. :: i.d j" -i I,'
a i.i n a
We "hi. ii i il
!.. t i,t , .-,." v. hi-1. e-rt.iini-. i
piiii.t way of .-t.itiiu the ca e.
A n
pn U
t:i
r i
ii-.oe-- o!,- j-a !i i , ' -n . i! h- rio
' W,i l-u I cs wi r. -o a- In ;v f.e plv
" ll.-.l-.S. A (oil. ,n if lie.' II ii-'r- i-
'ir-.l- '"' le.i' h r. hut they aie to. and
hethd iii iv o. I In the f. tenins
t -r Ii: i u e t-f an I all t lie
h w -ii I -i n i lea her unite.
v rh iu Ii i i tihb
- - 1 .. .
at a
In iiii--a. r e -fitly, a man put on a
patnli- r"- sk-n and -mu-ht f-i.-eaie a hoy
II -in. d l'ot- t t. The ih vie.' -tleeeedili'e
io -. i' i:ii; the boy into tier I e 'ief that he
"a- a l.rl'ilhef M:(; . n .u-.-h. :;tld he sh it
f!e v-. :.-i;-t d -:., with a riiie.
L ikes of borax have In
.!
t-c.-ivere
in .
j 'fin
I of -
- I 1.1. .
-I
- le of 1 -I run he
d Mi ld - l i-i "pnily ii;
-- oh i ,. t-. i 1, . (,!,-
1-all i-l tii f -. and
en;iper i ,
i f- h-
i -' p i--!;e
Ii a i i -
I -li !, an
e has blM-lf
i hi) wood.
i- divid- d
r-'t I 1 v a
:ii --
shi;.i-;uii I'e r to-y and in Nevada
l lt.e; is 'i- h 1-1 ii'li.tif Cirh'lll lU
ll wii e!i are -aid to be in -yh iit- :-
I ; .. . i .. i-i
' ' " in ei . i 1 1 1 . II r. I II " -Ol a
! i- pcrf. ctK- w!i:-; tree from 11 itm-uii-
t!e-a.,-i f-, in the jnir so comm. in
f inn-l oi it ; j.ure (.,i,iidi for a hou-. -k
-eiiei's n-,. a- it i- taken out of inin .
Cliide Si.r.-ix call he nure!i i-f d f- orn i -
11' ceit'- ri iiomo it S.i.-iatie ri
in ne-ii ib-ti-v-if-. as i i-i.r-r
a --on iam-e ; whi'i
eptifdo tf a high
i nr.
Platisnioulh
ei
t-1.
n h
I. e Ho.
1 'il-
i hy t.
ne foan I in vreat
' r .i 1 w ;o I u
I -nil.- h is verv :i hm nd-i
i I il"t er. 1 !ie-e
' li t ri a do!" ir a p iir. it
n i l.rici i'ui of the
i - .
: .U'nn-l.i (V-i..!i-n - r,M
A L'iil in In lian a is sudvin'r law
lot "I i- t i IT efi -e hiiwei.
I t :--tn n.,1 ........ - ... I
r. it I i t a
M he"W i- ..i; ai . id ,,j ;
ta'ion She r, j l;. d ih it it
'i-eijteil to ,.-r i Ii it l.iwver-
ii to lo-e j
w
1 lit "l.
, Mid
afre.
-I h.-t
r r-'iin
An t-xch ..", wantintr to compliment
a 'du e to -k j iirii il," say-it i-edit,.,)
by a man w li,isf; jM,l j, fad i f live stock.
A bin 1 :i ly ;-.t () t l'ew.t egi'e 1 a bride
o-.t o!' -ier bo-i- tie- o'her day, because
-he sa- I t ie jj.l om.ht ti have been
iried
A VVI
e w i
ks !
el
: e site wa-.
lei
. T
Had Hiiy reji'raf
in. ill i:; :i iliiee-.
h.e! n, ,
t'l'll' l al'v.
The ex-
Tln
p'V id toe cnli-ted m ri of the
iited S'ates arinv ha- been n d ne-d .
v. art ii!.-! y and udar-t, v
Il -tea i id -il', an I
ooo-ei.liriii-sioiie';
ii it continued.
r e
i
ti .
i 1 1 are- or e n a
ive h-'ie it'i-i-
e.eil ie-l-r.t ii itl of
tl -
oftl-er- 1
uiei !-.
p op-.tt:oiiately le than i'.
n :.;.i:i who bun-.' biin-i-'f
i d so ee.ui e he wa- too -hifile-s !o
..in i ! i- I i -1 v. - nd- wet vr "t k ii
i -i - 1 in a I - a.- il r hi; t on me.
' ill ni- iit liri- I i e I Ci ec-ted
.rjra'.e of ill.- late E. M t-iau-
Kcr airing ar.-i Yarni.-liins r.p.-itly Jonu.
ii" I uncruU t.trn:(eJ at tlit- ?liones' p-'ii'!.
HENRY IIOECK
UEALER IN
F U ll N f T 11 RLE.
LOUNGES, SAFES, TABLES,
I5KDSTKA DS-
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS ASD AT ALL PEICES.
" r.lstclic Burial Cases.
r.;-' u .
A ?2
-v.- t!.,
tori
'I he V.-TM-r
of I he 'Ceioe. 1
ax i T weaker
of the Comment
oi tne 1 lafte lnver, wnli tliotisand ot miles of navigation above at'd below,
stand-at NA IlJiJEd-' uWN (JATEWAY TO THE KOCKV .MOUNTAIN
. . . . i r . . I- i i. i. , , .
"ei i ins umiii- tne uuii nien iv lui-fcun lmer i;. ll. t o. l.ave a.reauy com
pleted some JO miles ot the best r.iilrnad, with the most level route in the west,
an ! the road will he finish) d and runiiint; to a function with the Union Pacific I. 1!.
at t oi t lvtrarn-y I y next x.vcmber. It. i- the ultimate design of this road to
reacli tlie I a.-itie coast t.y a .h,U KOI1 If; over better grades t ban auv vet
to.ind. iimlthusUUMiiOJ,' 1 Hi; T 1 J A j s -(() NIT N 1. N TA L TEAIITC, which
wid in con-erpieiice pour all its advantages at this point.
A Bridge over the Missouri River
will he commenced here without delay, connecting this road with it intticaliC ir
Iowa, giving th- city the SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT KOUTE EAST.
Nunicrt us branch railway are already projected to drain the business for main
miles into this MAIN AUTERV ; all which prove conclusively that no bcttei
opening for
Safe nncl jfrrofitable Xnvostmes
can be feii-i l than bv scenting Real E-tate and good homes in this mo-t prom!
sing city. 1 'LA IT.-MOUTH is connected b-y rail with LINCOLN, and the in
ti'tior to-viis of a rapidly seitiin -ection of the tinesf Ayrieultural land-in th-We-t.
It ha- connection with all the towns on the river, above and below it
an i all the inndi citi ea-t and we-t. Chicago is on'y 22 Hon. s distant whil,
Sr I CTlis is but 2 1- Com.ietitinu in trau oouation In tt-,-ii river aud railway
lii-ure-ehea.. ieirhi- to St IjOui-. while three roads to Chicago keep down ex
h trbitant rates in that direction Million- of dollars of material could be maiarae
lured fir the rapidlv increa-im; demau-i-of t!i interior fortioii of the State, and al
too, .tiier, tn ere is no mere truly cue-'mra'
in I'lattsiiiouth.
locality to scale in than right hen
Terms : Half Down, balance in six Months.
Ail letters of inquiry, containing a postage -tamp foi return, wiii bo promptly
answered. Adduss
SHEPP UU3 DUKE,
Piatt: mouth, Cass Co. Neb.
J. D. S01iS.O?i & CO.,
Forwarding and tJoimnission 3Ierchants
Agents for the Omala and St. Louis "O" Line Packets.
Plattsmouth, Hch.
And if jou tvi.l tad t-n
'( u can pert t,n V.e.-t and lat.-.-t i ;i. t i ... -.
1 t il'M illll-il'IU'llti.
"ho oneamltwo whrcl. nr-i t!.f t'r-.-iit uv
roar cut, r.-uit-ri na-J tuoivirra.
J bo dropper ou-J si-If riker renrrr-n I i n -
I 'he "larsli hsrvcctor an 1 reaper tV.at t-T- !,
ran cut met liinil t.-'i t.-j ,er ill.-, iv
one Tuan to Ji ive, uud a! I of tliom R-,jrkiii ii.t
;i!luile.
()
ur rcantri. lire tire Cuuminon rc,;rc:
muwtr coiubiucd.
J'he Hupiitll reaper uiid laowcr cuiuhini-t.
UTc keep the UxciUior dro jii-r ui.i
cu in bine J.
li t tlie Fsterly Hinijlc Rear, ix-lf rnViTiu rr
Icr uml inoer runs one horse liht. i t.
Aty oilier retijier.
Tehave trie well known Ma-ni'li-n tloi
' T v. :th uiouulc-J imwct improved lor ". .
yTe keep tbe Milbura wiion ou hand.
Te kepp th. riiic- iro" farm punii-. lor -1,
t wella and tisternB.
Iso the Pnekeve ulky rkc and tin-
revolving horse ruke.
ATT 0-iods nnd mnr-hinery WAl.'JV'XT
iIjIj t'.l) to (fivepiiti-fiKrliun. l
Otlit-e on Main la-iwi'i-n ;,th nr., I Ca t....-ti,
s'iile, tbrte Joors went of liro.-ks i (.-.. '
V. J. AtLTEEU.
A. C. Mayfield and Cliarle- Vint. Tiaviiiij,
Airei.ts. Jur.e::;'i!A-il'.
VTk are now oceiiiyinn tlie first florrr of tin Iltmi n 7;;,,.k (",rnr ""t .? !-',..in,l d
are doiim
Forwarding and Commission Husiisoss.
Va-j H u-o nlt.ii-he -live can furnish nil the storage wanted.
Ul irooJ-i nent in our care willreeeive
PROMPT ATTENTION,
.In (roods ditine-l for Lincoln. Asaland and tbe Blue Tliver. will be forwarded without diljj
'Vould resneelfull v inform t'm ,tit-i ,t
I'lati.-inooth mid vieinitv tliMt he has oix-m-J
lliy,H-ri!'iir al Omnli-i. Xi l.r.i-kii. -tIhth -.
tit-nl-' -nri k. t rcltHblc- treatment ljr till dinet--.
I'articular Htttrnticn paid to
All IJi'-niffiuf th' Luna.
Is'btna, Dronehiti.-. C.,niin i,:i,,t, r,.,;,..
(iravrl Paruly.-i.-. E,.- ,.f -, i, 0, rt'Hkofiilnts.
t ever. ."-ore. I Jieiiniui ism. Uuitre,
aeurnlciii, 1 u-tnorp, bin
rrL'i'n. Jirot-sy Ca
tjrrd. C-jU
Pett
and
Hand,, FM-liou-:icc.t
1 .'rxt-fi-c'
Kidney.-, la , t.el ,-. ',r.
vous Ui t-r.-5.-ion. Oi -Kru-reie, I'.ia.
tiveitei--". I.ivi-r T.v-. !... :..-
U ei-Kntx-o. ''ll Privufa i u...t V. n;.. . ..r.i .
Wuino i-i. -I r 1 !-Vi.,a!fc c i.i- Ion, iy. "lli-uri Ji.'.
e-Hc. ,sh(,!iii .Foir.t.i. C.i'tiM (, ut V-i,t..
-weiPnitn.l.. Vita I):..- a - ' ' '
Tliel)i-t-;r ispin.i,-",i i;;lyi,)lj;c nnl villi
l-ay particular uruuti- n,
O'.etetri'nl Furqrry.
Hr.d a.l -upprcK.si.iiiK and i,v,uun
' -'-".-T-i.i:irii li in-ir. -t
n e'e been utidc; tiea;r'i.t of . 1:. r
tml liave not oee.i c irt I, ki p
t ore rill private oie - i no
loug Huiui,in-, urd curia
Cii'iranii'l ;r Z() PA J'
Cull ana fee ih D'L-f.i-wi'hr ! " -j
ehurxes arc mouf lalenn'T -o:j .,.;' i-' ,'.
.1,1 i-niainui.i'r.ni.,!,. stri.'ljy rvi H I. , t, ,j I,. '
..ensiiry und crenltaU ia ro- tn ji , .r,,.,,,,
-treet, corner ourleci.'iii. .ui - l,jUn- tr.-m
in., to 0 p in. 1. o. l!ox No.IXTj ill ; ,i y
" i ii y i iuiim
iVI-' I to 'i-l- ;;.-
nut r of Lo-
DEALEJi IN
FALL AND WINTER
L8 7 1871.
4
ni)i?m dttott i t innu nnmrrna i i
lllliAl UUOll! LiailUJli VjRUWiJO
GOODS
1871
Magazines, and
s
r-, Perai'is tin J nae'itt,
eia'e X lli'ad."ate daily
. and tli"ir iitieit nt pim ;
A ri.i!ade'plii;in ren-Ks t!.e b!lowing to
ll i- JH'rx I )i a wrr :
Seciiii; a tiinntli or two ao in the .V-r-P'tzi'ie
anecdote ilhi-rraiive filn tlie
nl.iy of our 'C'i'.iiv I l-retliei n."' r
m;n Is in --, -i . ni ,:t .,;iiv..,.. .f;,,,,
the A!Vii a-. 31 :': !t t L'tii c 'pii
(.'JMiri.-h a- F i i!.!.ir ., ti , h-te. 1 I .-l-reae
-i r w i- tf II I t- - i ; t ; i 1 1
about M-i-es er-'s-tn-r t!,,. ; . i ; ..rpt.
tO 113 t'-iO t.i.S do -rii.;:, t, i;tt;;e jdaitl. litil-
rjt.t-d if a- lir.nvs : -.s'n i ,. y,, ,'s f kl.
cliild en ci I-r.ti ts sin I I'n M i-.-s ; Jai'-ev
is the WiM-riiess, ;,iH IPi ..t,'!.;. (
S'jpu bill I'.lii.-'d-lp'ii.i a mil-,' tie' I i
ware) tlie i'lO'.-i el L n I. Well 1 ititr
ye down to th- riti'-r. auhnu-. my
haul U toward T.ieti.ix . jiii-I t tl waters
rod bacfc to I'll; adelty and w n voes
over wttimi.t tr tt n w-t. h n th - j
la-it p;e!.:illi'ny tet o!ier I Waves my
hand tnwa-d i'iidae!-y. .and I wav.-s it
fiWHid I' e-iDy. ati t -h- rirprs m -J.if'k
fV-ini t Ti --I r.ii'uiiy it. i ,, ten -,
tUhir' It hud d f dc zt r.jr"i' ,"
is jjr-du ,-,'y iii.-kei iriLr mit. In lSu).
i.-n;iic!.y i iit,!,'r-:.ii, 1CC4: !).-m
-. -rari.'. !U,Vd in 1 -X4 lepn! ietm
-7 "in") : I ni'tertitic 04.. '51. Li 1 .-.os
In pu -iiciti. c -jib ; I eiii'i. iat ie. 115-
"x.'. I iii-'craii - ii j-irifv 76" In
l70 Ke n '!ici;i ."7 I't'.l : I'e .merars 8", -145.
iu i -rity l'-i Hie I miiiTat-, 31.0S4
Un M.itidiy there was anotln-r elee
tim J'nr S'ate i rtii"1 lJeeeedil!L a Inri
atid lively e a in a' tru in whieh both pru
nes L'ft out ih. it tiill sttetiL'th. The re
fii:tis ar ii-if in v -t, I. ut the telegram
!'ilt!'i'i '' f .- ') .ti-rilii; urij 'ity
- '-K Iv :.' e'--.. th rttr.n.- h'l
t w. ii :i ...'(-. -.1. .!! ! . ' l-'II.-i -U'-t
" Ui J,-, ii i i a- and ei il z itimi. Lit
lllit otl' .-11 m
OETTINO MAURID
t,,ssAV FOR VOUXM.; .MEN. on the d'
t a lixiiii- "t Home, .if -I tt; propriety or impro
tmetv ..) icetrimr .M.irric i. cuh "unilary uelr
lor llne w ii.. teel iinfitle-1 (or i.i.Hiiu.oniul hap
pitie-s. S-n: tree iu.'eak-'t envelope. Addres
ilVA!CI -.'i :iA!i'iN. Ilox P. f'bil.uiel
:im 1 tl.Vwiy.
WOi
or al,Ij sizes.
i EN COFFINS
Trea ly Vaae. an l Sold Cbetip for Cash.
With many thanks fir past pitr:o-ve, I in
vite all to es'l and examine uiy large stock of
nit'ire hw CcCins jan28t
Probate Notice
H - E. PALMER.
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT.
LIFE. FIRE
Ar.d Sarins Insurance.
At ren-or.a'.le rnics ia Ihe most
L'omi'uuies ia tho L ulled states.
Office front room over Poft OlDee.
q n tt i sirniig.
PI tiUmoulU. Xebra.-k.. April cth.
subitantijl
with M;T
dAw.
RATES REliUCED TO 62. PER DAY
-II r-'r ie-h.ivinir l-.inis niciin-t the e'tte
"f ui-is 1 I.i. e is - i'1-ea-ed. laie "f Hlatt-m u h
V l.r...-K.. ar h n hy i.i. ii ie I t'iat en 1 claim I
n list !i" tiif.i in the . r La I'ourt .1' (.'us- ( ....
tu bet r Jaiu iri l'j. ifTJ. cr the' wiii Lei
lore cr . n e I.
JjIv ijih IS'l.
;uivi.--ut. A I. Chi u. trt ta.t JruTs
BOARDING.
n-iy Koar-Jiirsr. ier wetk. S 5.O. !
1! mr li -i ind LoJeia?, oer irk. "to It-
Free U iS3 for Lhe ne of th cuetscf tba house
, LcryssMT rY. l'ru'i IL1TS AND CASS
Ererybody, and more too. aro goinjr to
D. SCHI7ASSH El GO,
To buy their
AT THB
NEW YORK STOEE.
The best and most complete
STOCK OF DRESS GOODS.
Are now on exhibition at the New York Store, at greatly reduced prices. We call particular
L)llES-GCUD5i. PKINTS.
(WMjHaMS.
BKUV &HEE riMi.
-LEAi HEU COTTUiNh,
li.Vl.AlOMAL. CARPETis
CLARK'S NEW THREAD.
CUTTON YA .S BUOTS AND bHU
of ail kinds and prices to euit our numerous customers. large stock of
GROCFRIES;
HARDWARE,
QIjEENSUARE
WOO DEN WARE..
GExSSWAKE.
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Latest Publication
perccli',lSrl:y coPOuuJl by ana-
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