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THE HERALD,
How tlieOSniorsc was Appraised.
A horny handed old farmer entered
Dhc oSlces of one of the big railroad
8orepanies Saturday and enquired for
She man who settled for bosses which
as killed by the losomotives of a
bloated corporation. They refered him
to the company's counsel, whom hav
ing, found he thus addressed 'Mister, I
iras driving home one evening last
week " Been di inking V senten
tiously questioned the lawyer. "I'm
Center-pole of the local tent of Itecha
bites. said the farmer. "That doesn't
answer my question," replied the man
of law; I saw a man who was boiling
drunk vote the Prohibition tieltet last
year;? -Ilavn'fc tusted liquor since the
big flood of 184(5," said the old man.
"Go ahead." "I will, Squire. And
when I came to the crossing of your
soulless monopoly, it was pretty dark,
and zip! along came your train, no
bells rung no whistles tooted, contrary
to th statutes, in such cases made and
provided, and agin the Granger decis
ions, ami whoop I away went my off
hoss a-scooting over the telegraph wires
TVhen I had dug myself out'n a swamp
some distance off and peacified the oth
eritter, I found that thar oft-h03S was
dead as Terry Smith, nothing valuable
about him but his shoe, which mought
have brought say eight cents- for old
iron. "Well " "Well, you want pay
for that ere off-hoss?" said the lawyer,
with a scarcely repressed sneer. "I
kinder shouldou know,', said the far
mer frankly, "and I don't care about
suing it, though possibly I'd get a ver
dict; for juries out. in our town is
mostly made up of farmers, and they
kinder help each other as a matter of
principle in these cases of stock killed
by railroads." "And this-ero off-horse
caxtthe counsel, mockingly, "was a
irambletonian colt out of an Abdallah
mare with seventeen Messenger crosses
wasn't he. lie was rising four years,
as he had been for several seasons, and
shown 2:25 on a half mile track
in the mud hadn't he? And you had
been offered 81 C.50o for him the day
he was killed, but wouldn't take it, be
cause you were going to win all the
purses in the grand circuit with him
and then going to move out to Nevada
and buy a silver mine and a- senator
ship with the proceeds? Oh, I've
heard of taat off-hoss before." "I guess
there's a mistake some where, sonny,"
said the old farmer with an air of sur
prise ; "my boss was got by the old man
Butt's roan pacing boss. Pride of Le
mont, out'n a wall-eyed, no account
. mare of my own, and now that he's
dead, I may say that he's twenty-nine
next grass. Trot? "Why Fred Erby's
hoss that he was fined for furious driv
ing, was old Dexter alongside of him!
.'sixteen thousand dollars? Bless your
soul do you think l'n a darn fool or
any one else is? It is true I was made
an. offer for him the last time I was in
town, and for the man looked kinder
simple, and you know how it is with
boss-trading, I asked the fellow more
than the animal might have been
worth. I asked him 8G5, dollars, but
I'd have taken $40." "Porty dollars,"
gasped the .lawyer, "forty dollars!"
"Yes," replied the farmer meekly and
appologetically, "it kinder looks a big
stun, I know for an old hoss, but that
ere off-hoss could pull a big load con
sidering. Then I was kinder shook up
and the pole of my wagon was
busted, and I had to get my
harness fixed, and there's ray loss of
time, and all that counts. SayS50and
it's about square." The lawyer whis
pered oftly to himself: "Well I'll be
bulldozed !"and tilled out a check for
S50U. "Sir," said he covering the old
man's baud, "you are the first honest
man I have ever
course of a legal
twenty-three years,
whose dead horse
met in the
experience of
the first farmer
was worth less
than 81,000, and couldn't trot in
less than 2:34 without training.
Here also is a free pass for yourself
and your male heirs in a direct Hue
for three generations, ami if you have
a young boy to spare we will teach him
telegraphing and find him steady lucra
tive employment." The honest old far
iaer took the check and departed, smit
ing his brawny leg with his horny
hand in triumph as he did so, with the
remark: "I knew I'd fetch him on the
honest taek! ' Last hoss I got killed I
swore was a trotter, and all I got was
J?1C3 and interest. Mlonesty is the
best policy.
They have a bank in Deadwood. The
paying teller wears a red shirt, and
sits with his boots on tho counter, and
the president, when he isn't rutting off
his coupons with a bowie-knife, amus
es him.self at draw poker with a Di
rector or two in the Lack room.
They have only just introduced the
bell-punch on the San Francisco street
car lines, and this is what a Frisco
conductor says about it: "If a conduc
tor knocks down for 10 cents, that,s
stealing;- but, if a stock holder gets
away with 10,000, that's a neat busi
ness transaction. It's all mighty nice;
hut I tell you, if you wanted to keep
a stock-holder from stealing you would
have te harness a fog-bellto him.
kittle Thins?.
Springs are little things, but they are
sources cf largo streams; a helm is a
little tliiag, but it governs the course
of a ship; a brid!e-bit is a little thing,
but see its use and powers; nails and
pegs are little tilings, but they hold the
parts of a large house together; and a
wort?, a look, a smile, a frown, are all
little things, but powerful for good or
evil. Think of this and mind t :e little
things.
Hw we pity the poor minister who
jrot his lips and teeth and tongue twist
ed with embarrassment that ho gave
out his text: "Do men gather throps
of grains oc thigs r' f.stles.
Teaching Children the Xcws of the Day.
Miss Mitchell, teacher of the first
Grade, in the "Washington school, Pitts
burg, Pa.r has introduced a new and
brilliant feature into her school exer
cises. It consists of a discussion of
the news of the day between the pupils
and the teacher; the first half hour of
the morning being devoted to that ex
ercise. The word3 Tho Bulletin, are
drawn on. the black-board in large let
ters, and immediately below, in news
paper style are head-lines similar to
those employed by daily papers in giv
ing the points of the most important
news, and each head-line is taken up
by the school, and a general inter
change of views takes place between
teacher and pupils. The Bulletin is
the daily paper of the room, and an ed
itor is elected every month, by the
sdIiooI, whose duty it is to examine the
Pittsburg papers every morning and
write down on the black-board, before
school hours, the points for discussion
to give a head-line resume of the day,
as it were, and if he exhibits capacity
for the work entrusted to him, he is
often re-elected to his high position.
At the time of the visit -of the repre
sentative of the New York "Weekly,
Fred Wallace was the editor, and it
was ascertained that he gave entire
satisfaction. Of course the discusssion
does not take in news of every kind
but only of the most interesting char
acter. It includes the proceedings of
congress, foreign news, editorial topics,
local news, etc. This exercise is regard
ed as part of their school work, and is
entered into by every pupil fith
the greatest posible interest, and many
of them whose parents can afford it,
purchase a paper every morning and
study its entire contents, just as they
do their grain mar,.geography and arith
metic. By means of a paper, every
scholar learns the important news of
the day, and is enabled to understand
the various great questions which agi
tate the public mind. The value of
an exercise of this kind is beyond des
cription, and it is hoped that it will
soon become an established custom in
every public school in this country.
Miss Mitchell is a young teacher of
great capacity, and, as the pioneer in
this branch of education, deservs spec
ial honor and commendation. X. Y.
Weekly.
American Humor.
"It is a long time," between eggs and
strawberries."
The tradition of the first Chinaman,
Fohi, reaches up 4,700 years. How is
that Fohi ? XeAV York Herald.
A well-moulded arm is prettier
without bracelets ; besides the are lia
ble to scratch a fellow's ear. Belfast
Journal.
Blessed is the man who minds his
own business. Ex. "Blessed" scarce,
you mean, dont you? Norristown
Herald.
It was a German editor who said
that in the United States thieves are
so scarce that they have to offer a re
ward for them. Ex.
We can generally tell what a man's
going to do next when he puts the
lighted end of a cigar in his mouth by
mistake. Free Press.
The editor who kissed his sweet
heart, saying "please exchange," is be
lieved not to have exceeded the proper
"liberty of the press." Fx.
Sprigging says that he once preven
ted a severe case of hydrophobia by
simply getting on a high fence and
waiting till the dog had gone by. Ex.
A little fellow who woro striped
stockings was asked why he made
barber poles of his leg3. His pert re
ply was "Well ain.t I a little shaver?"
Ex.
Biographies are delightsome reading.
We kumpare all the virtews of the
person's karacter with our own, and
all his failings with our nabors." Bil
lings. Within two years Mis. Day, of Pom
fret, has brought three husbands to the
hymeneal altar, and there's no know
ing what a Day 'may bring fourth.
.Norwich Bullet n.
Marriedat Brattleboro, March 28,
by Rev. Wm. Brown, John Sard to
Mary Dean. Brattleboro paper. And
now they are Sard-Deans only two in
a box. Whitehall Times.
A prisoner in the Seranton jail es
caped by crawling through a flue only
nine inches square. If there is any
politician in this country who can do
better he shonld be named. Ex.
When Chinaman part they say "Chin
chin," which means good-bye.- That is
just the way with our girls;" they chin
chin about half an before they can gel
apart. New York Mail.
The Boston Post ; "The Oldest In
habitant' Association had a meeting in
Washington the other day. They un
animously resolved that they had nev
er seen anything like it." Free Press.
A Philadelphia judge deci les that a
railroad company is not responsible
for baggage further than to check it,
pound it to pieces, and preserve a;i or
dinary watch over the trunk handles.
Free Press.
Locust Prospects.
To tire Editor of the Globe Democrat :
St. Louis. May 12th. Your read
ers take eonsidereble interest in the
locust prospects. The reports are Yery
conflicting, but from South Kansas
and South Nebraska generally encour
ageing. Ex-Gov. Furnas, of Browns
ville, Xeb., writes that he does not be
lieve one in a million of the eggs thre
will hatch. The following extracts
from my correspondence show, how
ever, that other parts of the- same
States are less fortunate.
C. V.Eilsy!
The grasshoppers are coming out
much earlier than I have yet known
them; ground black with then in iso
lated places-To-day, south of Lincoln,
thc-y commenced on the side of a
grain field, and already they have
marked the line of their advance.
Last Sunday beat anything for hatch
ing out of grasshoppers- that I have
yet seen. They seemed to come out
by the ten thousand. Temperature at
9 a. m. 50 F., at 12 m. TO3 F., at 2 p.
m. 803 F., in the shade. South-west
wind had been blowing for three days.
Beatrice (forty miles south of
Lincoln) seema at this writing to be
threatened with the distruction of
everything green ; ground there black
with them. From Prof. Saml. Aug
hey, State University, Lincoln, Neb.,
May 1.
The late cold rains have checked
their development to some extent. I
imagine the rains must have drowned
many, as they are not- so numerously
as a few days ago. I find many para
sites working on the eggs. In a short
time yesterday I found some fifty egg
parasites; have not distinguished them
all yet, but hope ts do so when your
Ninth Iteport arrives.
Of 100 egg-cases examined, 54 were
found to be in appearently good con
dition, 2'J partially docayed or eaten
and twenty-six totally k.lled;hope to
send you a small box of eges with this.
The young larva? are not numerous as
yet and have done no damage what
ever. FromJA. X. Godfrey, State Ag
ricultural College Manhattan. Kan.,
April 2L
Two Union Soldiers Just Indicted for
Mnrder In Shooting Down a Bush
whacker Daring the Rebellion.
Two persons were indicted at Fair
mont last week for the alleged murder
committed some fifteen or sixteen years
ago. The circumstances as related to
us are these: Two Union soldiers
named Thompson and AVatson were
sent by their proper officers from
Clarksburg to arrest a man named Ice,
who was charged with doing consider
able damage back of Fairmont as a
bushwhacker. They succeeded in ar
resting him and were on their way
back to Clarksburg, when the prisoner
attempted to escape. They called on
him to halt two or three times before
they fired, and he not obeying the order,
they, in the understood discharge of
their duties, fired on and instantly kill
ed him.
For this deed they were indicted by
a Grand Jury of Marion County, com
posed of twelve Democrats and four
Repblicans ten being sufficient to in
dict Mr. Arnett, late President of tho
West Virginia Senate, being a promi
nent member of the jury.
There is said to be much feeling on
the subject at Fairmont, especially
among old Union soldiers, who think
that it is a strange proceeding to see
at this date, two of tneir number in
dicted in the Courts for acts done dur
ing the war, when they were amenable
to the laws of war. They ask them
selves where such prosecutions will end
and whom they may not involve.
We understand that Thompson and
Watson were arrested some time ago
and confined in jail at Pruntytown, in
Taylor County, and that their families
have, during their confinement, been
suffering for the necessaries of life.
Wheeling Intelligencer.
What it Cleans.
What is civil service reform? Some
suppose that it is nothiug more than a
detection a suppression of corrupt prac
tices. Others think that it is merely
the selection of better persons for offi
cial trust. Others think of nothing
but a reduction in salaries or in the
number of officials. On the other hand,
there are many foes and some friends
of civil service reform who suppose
that it involves the creation of an office-holding
class, with appointments
and promotion governed by some cast
iron rule of competitive examination.
In all these notions there are more or
less error. It is desirable to break up
corrupt rings, but that is not all. It is
desirable to get faithful and honorable
men for office, to cut off sinecures, to
reduce salaries as far as the efficiency
of tne service w ill permit, and to stimu
late effort and fidelity by the hope of
promotion. But a genuine reform of
the civil service means all these things
and a great deal more. It means, in a
word, that public business should be
transacted like private business, onbu
siness principles. Altogether the best
epitome of civil service reform wa3 the
angry criticism of the politician who
said of Postmaster General Jewell,
"Curse the fellow, he wants to run his
department exactly as if it wer a fac
tory." Two excuses arc made for a conduct
of government business, which in any"
private firm would bo disgraceful and
ruinous. We are told, in effect, that
the government is a big poorhouse, and
ought to "take care of lamed soldiers
and sick politicians and men and wo
men who have families to support.
But the government has no more right
to spend the people's money in charity
than Mr Stewart'! clerks had to clothe
the ragged by giving away his goods.
Money and power are given to public
servants only in trust and for specific
uses. Also it is said that Government
must be so ui.aiiagt.-d as to strong. hen
the party." But we have discovered,
in the times of Andrew Jolmsou and
Grant, if never before that, a party
which cannot live without pap is
not fit to live at all, and that the pros
titution of public trusts damages and
does not strengthen a part'. In the
latest.carnpaign, Mr. Hayes narrowly
escaped defeat because it was supposed
that public patronage and all the pow
er of the administration were used for
hi3 election. If that influence secured
one vote for him, it cost him ten.
Xe w York Tribune.
It is said that the reason why a De
troit wimaii got off a street car with
out ringing the bell ys3 Lecause she
saw her husband walking'with a good
looking widow, vnd she hadut time for
ceremonies.
BrcoTlini! MaeMurphy of the Nebras
ka Hkkald has some very sensible re
marks 011 tho subject of taxes in his
lait weeks issue. Mail.
IFsaoiffleF
Fred. Gorder's Implement Emporium
TIIIKD STItEET,
Is the place to buy every kind
SULKY GANG PLOW, of the Chicago Plow Co.; STANDARD NEW RI
DING CULTIVATOR, of Rockford, III.; NEW MONITOR,
Check Row) CORN PLANTER; CHAMPION
and other CELEBRATED HARROWS
'Harrison' audi Folia' Wagons,
SINGLE and COMBINED REAPERS and MOWERS,
New Manny, Champion, and others.)
WOODS' REAPER, MOWER, AND HARVESTER,
with Self-Binding attachment.)
THE VIBRATOR THRESHING MACHINE, Nlcholls, Sheppard & Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed or no Sale.
' FltED. GOHDER,
Office in J. V. TTcckbnch's Store, corner -Main and Third Streets.
BUY THE B
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This Machine is Offered to the Public Upon
its Merits Alone.
Its Liyld aud Still Runniny Qualities, and its StJf-Threadiny Needle and
Self-Reynlatintf Tensions, make it the Most Desiralle Machine in the world.
FRANK CARRUTH, JEWELER,
AGENT, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
(General Western Office,
D. A. KENTON,
Ma jiayer.
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t;;iv !i is it is iitv.'.l-iublu .-m-K at- siHt.
tf'.i H hiii! we i i ! si'Ud :i "!0 i;if;e Look,
k'ttt-r !:. I'.V MAl!. ?:iid tu:t:iy inhhrs.-i. We
rrier to ;iiiv 'o!'i:iieivi:il Ar-iev. Se:nt r-tHtnp
for Ajci'iit 'iip;!;.; i;?:('KI.S!K StV'Xti
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forest Tar Soli'ticn,
j or lnfialHtion for Catarrh, Conaimiptloa,
E liruiclmU, ktid AtiliiBi.
Porest Tas Troches,
I5 or Sore Throat, Hnarsroces, TickUos Cough and
iuriXyinK the Urcatu.
Forest Tar Salve
or Heitlmsr Indoieiit torea. Ulcere Cuu, Bares,
Ld lor files.
Forest Tar Soap
or Chapped Hands. Salt Rheum, Sila Diseases,
the Toilet and lialU.
torestTar Inhalers,
or Inhaling for Catarrh, Consumption, Asthma.
I'or Sale by mil Druggists.
MIKE SCHNELLBAGHER,
BLA CIZSJIJ Til
HOUSE SHOEING,
AND
AVAOOX KErAIKIXti
All kinds of
FAKJI implements
mended
Neatly & Promjrtly
:0:
Horse, Mule& OxSliocin,
In short, we'll slioe anything that has
four feet, from ti Zebni to a Giraile.
Come and see us.
JTSW SZE3ZOIE3,
onFUthSt.. between Mali: and V ine Streets.
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of m CIS. lojl
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SEND STAMP FOR CIRCULAR
PARKER BROS
WEST MERIDEN.CT.
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Special Indncencnts to tiio Trade.
AGENTS WAITTED
Every w hero for tho
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MACHINES
TIliJY AILE THi
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Simplas, Liirhtr-st Ttannfng, Best M&de and Hosl
Rolial.id tcwic 2IicUiued in the world.
(Cut this out ami rcznember it.)
Wsd Sowing Hchka C:
203 4 '.'03 Wc' h. Atc, CBiC30, j
lERICAW
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has come home.
And ho has brought the finest line of Dress Goods, Staple
Goods, Fancy Goods and Notions you ever saw.
ro ay mot!ftBB8gf grccaic hj the aHBe9
lsf and lse till jm &mH ret s
liats aiacl caps till yow
Spring and Summer Goods ever and ever so cheap.
Now is your chance bound to sell and under fscll most anybody. Come quick. I lurry uj. I want
to go East aain next month.
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As it is generally our custom to give rou our prices for goods so that you can calculate at horns what you can
buy for your money, we will give you prices below which will be lower than ever and 10 per cent, cheaper than you
can anywhere in this City or State. "We have the advantage of any merchant in this city buying direct from tho
manufacturers. We have opened a Wholesale Store in St. Joseph Mo., whidi will be attended by Mr. Solomon.
LOOK AT OUR PRICE LIST.
20 yards prints for one dollar. Summer Shawls, 7-"c up.
lirown and bleach muslin, one dollar, Handkerchiefs, 3 for 2oc.
liluo and tfrown denims, one dollar. Ladies Silk Ilandkerchier. ooc each.
Red ticking, one dollar. Ladies Hose, 3 pair for 2.jc.
Cheviot, one dollar. Men's Socks rc up.
13 "
10 "
4 it
" " Grass Cloth, one dollar. Cuffs and Collars, 2 e a set, ami up.
Malt Shades, one dollar. lied Spreads, one dollar up.
4 " Table Linen, one dollar. Corsets, good, 50c up.
12 " Crash Toweling, one dollar..
As it is impossible to give the prices of our enormous
we will only state that it is the largest and finest stock ever brought to this city and consisting of the foliowin new
styles
Poplins, Double Silk Pongees Japanese Silks, Matelasse
Zephyr Suitings, Lawns, Grenadines, and Percales,
at prices ranging from 12 cts. up; also a fine line of HAMBURG EMRROIDKRI KS from r, eenfs up.
LIXEX EMBROIDERIES to match our LIXEX DRESS GOODS. A full assortment of BL'XDLE RRIXTS
and everything belonging to
.A.
tan
"We also keep a full lir.e of
5tap!
lSealyMiiaale Iffesi aiial Ilsys9 ClatisHssg
from 81.50 up for whole suits. Jeans Pants from 81.00 up. An unexcelled line G I ' XTS' F 1 I i X I S 1 1 1 X ( J ;oOI)S.
tine White Shirts 81 up; Calico Shirts, 40 c'.s. up; Cheviot Siiirts, .VJ s. up; Overalls. GO cts. up; 1'ap -r ('o)i.-iis 10-:.
MEN AND BOYS' II ATS AND CAPS.
Hats, 75c up; Caps, 10c up; Boots, 82 per pair up; Shoes. 81 per pair up: TRUXKS and VALISES, a good as
sortment. We do not keep a little of everything, from an Axe Handle to a barrel of salt, but what v.e ! carry we
have in full and complete stock. JEWELIIV, l'LATED WARE, CLOCKS. TABLE aad ROCKET CCTLBKY. etc.
"We would inform the ladies of Flattsmouth and vicinity that we are in receipt of the the finest
Pattern Heads and Bonnets Direct from Paris.
We have an Accomplished, Fashionble Lady Trimmer who understands the business thoroughly and can svit a!! your
t;:s;es; also a full line of SILK TBIMMIXGS, Ribbons, Flowers and Ornaments. Sash Ribbon's from 50c tip; Ladi-s
Tiimmed Hats, 81 and up. AVe have a large and compk-te .slock Canvass, Perforated Card Board, Zephyrs. Zephyr
Xeedles, Mottoes, and Silk Floss of all shades.
CAE.PETS.
An immense stock'of Carpets, Oilcloths. Rugs and Mats. Hemp Carpets 25c per yard ; Ingrain Carpels, Sue,
per yard. Standard Carpet Chain, 5 ib bundles only 81.25.
"We have also, for the accommodation of our friends, added to our already extensive assortment a large stock of
Oil Window shades in all colors. Lace Window Curtains 25 cts per yard.
We present our annual ju ice list satisfied that our customers will see that we can do better for them than ever
beforeand thankful for past patronage we most respectfully ask a continuance of the same.
Flattsmouth, Nebraska, March 22d, 1877. SOL'MON it- NATHAN.
Slip i is
including the greatest variety of beautiful colored shoes for
children ever brought to this market. To be closed out at
I shall continue to keep the best of workmen in my man
ufacturing department.
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