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THE HERALD. 3MA MRA B rirnusriKD very Thursday AOYKKTIMIXiU IUTHH. AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA ill' si'Ack. 1 w.l 2 w.i 3 ir. 1 iii. 3 ni. t m. l yr. 1 sjr...;$i no. 2 irs. 1 50! irt-ll 2 75,' 3 25 10' . OFFICE: On Vin St., On Block Morth of Matin, . - ' Corner of Fifth Street rAfKHH CABS COl.TV. 3 sqr-t . h col.. 'i 1.. S0O (Ml 2 7.. 4 00 4 "S! h.l 13 i R I0J llNI; t'-'flO 2flii)l 2Sm v ' 'V I " (HI m on His iSOO1 40 CU 1 ll . . . IS HI III) '." oil 4 mi tio ( JNO. A. MACMURPHY, Editor.) F E IIS EV E It A X C E CONQUERS. TERMS : $2.00 a Year. l-ty-AH Advertising bl!N due quarterly. fipJTrnnsicnt .HjT;rtl.-.f.inritH must )t paid lor in advance. Term, in Advance: rnxv, m' yenr ..$2.no One copy, six lumiths 1.00 One oopv. three mouths M VOLUME XIII. ! PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBEK 6, 1377. 1 NUMBER 37. hxtra c. pie of the IUrai i lor sale hy J. V. loung. Poitoirti-e news drix.t. :iiu1 ). F. Joun son.conier of Main and Fifth Streets. THE HE KALI). SKA $12 w ifl ey 14 ( 60 00 in. t o FI BST National Bank PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, ll CtsSSOH TO T viTI.!, MAXSA A tlABK oHV KT.:KRALT.. K. i. l 1VKV, W. MrUucinUJI. lil.VII O'lUlDRIK , President. Vice President. Cashier. .Assistant Cashier. T.iW B.tnk 1 now open lor ttiinss at their e .. rooi i. corner Main and Sixth streets, and is prepared to trasifict a treiieral BANKING BUSINESS. Slock. B?d, Q-l-J. 3sarment mm4 Lol Seruritiss BOUGHT AND SOLD. DrpoviU litceirid mid Interest Allow- j ed on Tim Certificates. DBA.PT3 JZH"W3Sr, wall .bis in nriT part of the United Strifes and lu all tlw Principal Towua Mia cu:es of F-ojope. IGFA'TS FOR. TIIK CFLEHRATED UirUK Line and Allan Line OP KTKinEKH. Pr.-vm wib;ug to b:tug out their fnwnils from .up;e can X h r s h t m Piattimtk. o O - o o o o o w O rH 5J ft S5 8 m I r k S 5 to - o x ; 525 c: a 2q 5 o o p ExcL-isior' Barber Shop. jt a BOONE, '; . ., !ifr-t. opf.itsit': & nnde.ru House. .f AIR-CUTTING, ;.;.ns anil Slia;niMMilng. ' Si.CI VL T1ESTIW GIVEN TO i.ti :tzt IifMn'iul lr:ltlIe ilnlr. see boonk, gents. Vi t. ,:t & lior.ne i a -Lrcl.MT SIIAV3S. an. SQTeville, VT.OTHl7.ICll Of rALACE BILLIARD HALL. . . ........ I LirTsnfirTii. - - - m: MV RAW If HUPr-LlI.D WITH THE BST WINES, LIQUORS, B E E H , ETC. ETC . Oyl r o i . o u v XexoMnc Shops! JOHir WAYHAM", PtTT"TOCTII. NEB.. LVjtftircr of Steam Engines, Boiler. Xain and Grist ftlillf .-.. A AXIS KTF.AH FITTl i?4. 'r,.ik-;i'. Iror. rios. Force nnd Lift Pijies.Sream ;".- s-fff- alve overnors. ana an t::.l"f Pta Eiigliie Fittings. :fA'.rel ou short notiee. f A : M MACHINEMt T'p .".;e x i.Q S'Tarf Kovice. 4yl ' Y O UNG! 55 4 ll G n t n-.tv'tyn 6e found at Half Old . 7, ready to $tll the best Meats. CsO iitv freh ft cattle, sheep, boirs c. t ;'n.ui the farmers every day, and his :.ts tii .n :y JT'XKl. t Ht.:, run. a.d foitl, j.v season 3vl.. BROTHERS, Dealers in KTC KTC, ETC- cf he Pot-Offlce, riatUmouth, roradka. l"Tetlcal Workers in sHFtT IhON, ZISC, TIN, BRA- l-ne s:rtnient of Hard ana Soft COAL. ' STOVES, v.'crd and Coal Stoves for HEATING Oil COOKING. AIwets on Hand. ry vitrift' "f Tin. Sheet Iron. 'Work, kept in Stock. and Zinc MAKING AND REPAIRING, Ii tie on Short Notice. larrvEnrTHTsa irAimAyTEDnun rcicr-H ww uowx. SAGE BROS. GO rO THE Herald Office FOR YOUR HORE. PROFESSIONAL CARDS CHAPM . Jk SPKA4.17K. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, And Solicitors In Chancery. Office in Fitzger ald Block, It. H. n'HKFXI'R eV CO. - Mwnrpiri Col Pliil fir nl lif.r. surance Agents, I'lattunoutb, Nebraska. Col lectors, tax-payers. Have a complete abstract of titles. Buy and sell real estate, negotiate loaus. &c. . 15yl n. I. LYXCIf, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Office in Fitzgerald Block. Plattamouth, Neb. JA1IF.H K. SIORRIHOX. ATTORN EY AT LAW. Will oractice In Cass and adjoining CounMes ; plves special attention to collection! and abstracts of title. Office with Geo. S. fcinlth, Fitzgerald Block. FUUUmoutu, Nebraska. EO. 14. MMITH. ATTORNEY AT LAW and Real Estate Bro ker. Special attention nlven to Collections and all matters affecting the title to real estate. Office on 2d floor, over Post Offlae. Plattsnioutb, Nebraska. 40 i. JOII. IV II4IXF8 JUSTICE OF TIIE PEACE, anu collector o! debts, collections made from one dollar to one thousand do lars. Mortgages. Deeds, and oth er instruments drawn, and all connty business usuallv transacted Itefore a Justice of the Peace. luii f reference eiven If reauired. Oftlce on Maiu street. West of Court IJonse. 40-yl jdii.x n.nAi.iu. D. B. WHKKBR. K. D. STOXK. WHEI LER & TONE, ATTORNEYS AT LA W, PlattMBieatli XeferasU. B K LIVIXU8TOX. PHYSICIAN & SCRGEON. tenders bis pro fessional services to the citizens of Cass county. Kesidence southeast corner (Sixth ana iihk sis. Otliceon Main street, two doors west of Sixth. Plattsnioutb. Nebraska. OR.fi. II. BLACK attends to calls la the country as well as city. Office. -it J. H. Butterv's drug store. Chronic dis ease made a tueclalty. Rheumatism cured. DR. J. 91. WATKItMAS, Physio Medical Practitioner. Ixruisritle. Can Co.. AZ. IF Always at the office on Saturdays. 40yl O. K. SALOON. I keep constantly on hand Best's .Milwaukee Brer. which can be had at no other PLACE IN THE CITY. Also the bes; of WIXES, LIQUUItS, A.XD CIGARS. .im Ed. Kssfnbsam. LEXII0FF L- B0XX8, Morning Dew S;loon ! One door east of the Saunders Ilouse. We keep the best of Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars, 33m9 Constantly on Hand AGENTS! "150 low-prici. nd r ist-nkllim; I .,.! ARE MOST COM r LET ELY REPItESENTEOIXOUR iR'l 0'imATIOV PR H. I-::TS'H h sample pases, bindings. Illustm- tion, etc. They are iMijiular w rks of every kind, ami ure Hirers I i roi u "anvaKers. All act- ually wUhins emrUument. and nonther. addre-s oiii . kiiiuvi i jirn ut ini f. m. E. PARMELE, SALE, FEED ct- LIVERY STABLE. On Main street nearly onoosite tha Court House. Plattsmouth, .Neb. BorsEsfoR Sale. The buvlni; and selllnz of cood horses made ine specialty ot tne Du-siuess. iMew Horses & Carriages and gentle horses, for Ladies to drive ars kept at this Stable. Also a carry all. which runs to the depot, and will carry nassenuers from any Dlace iu town on can. FARUERS CALL AND EXAMINE MY STOCK FOR SALE. 8yl E. l'ARMELE. DICK STREIGBT'S LIYEBY, Feed and Sale Stables Corner 6th and Pearl Sts. BORSsS BOAKDK0 BT THE DAY, YTECK, Oil IOTII HORSES BOUGHT. SOLD Oil TRADED, For a Fair Commission. TEAMS AT ALL HOURS. Pai.icular attention paid to Driving and Training TUOTTIXC STOCK. Alss) A hearse furnished when called foi. INVENTIONS & PATEHTS. o T. C. ITOODITtRD. Attorney an! Counsellor at Law, 1003 8tb St.. N. W..(F. O. Lock Box 171), Washington. D. C. Late Examlner-in-Chiet I'nUed States Patent voice: iMenueroi tne Mar ."Supreme Court of the I'nited Stales. Patent Law Practice in the Patent Of- jlce ana tne courts a Specialty. PATfcXTS ObTAKMI IX THE CitlTFD STATES. CANADA. tBI.AM. r KANOF. IFRMA'Y, KvsfiA, Belgium. Italt. ac. Hwrrnrscra .Hon. W. B. Allison, r S. Sen ator: i;ot. S. J. Klrkwood. V. S. Sei ator; Judse m. iximihndpe. fcx-M. C: .lustiee Sam'l Miller. lT. S. Supreme Vurt : Ho . .las. iianau. r.x-secreiary interior. Jiistn-e- J. e. IMIlon. I' . Circuit Court : Jnd-e K. I.. R Clarke. Chairman Apresl Board, Patent Office ; vm. a. m. van. nun. Kallwav Mall Service: C?en. J. M. Hedrick, Ex-Snn'r. Inter. Ifev. ; Jndge E. 8. Sampson. C.C. : Hon. fieo. W. Mc- (.4-orr. Heeretarv ot War: CL L n. Inrsrsnll - nico rosv. mnsoc Good fresh milk D ELIV EKED DAILY ! AT EVERFBODT'S HUMEIX PLATTSMOUTH tr THK WA!IT IT. BT J. F. mtil MKlSTLR. fESD IJf TOCK ORDRRK AND I WILL TBI AJTD (iirs reo jPTTtRli" tMZIXjIK: 407I d serve yo reioiflv VEGETINE WILL CURE RHEUMATISM. MR. ALBERT CROOK EK, the well-known druggist and apothecary, of Springvale, Me. al ways advises every one troubled with BUeuma turn to iry VKUKTIN K. Read Ills Statement: SrsiNQVALK, He., Oct. 12. 1(76. Mr. II. R. St k yews : Dear Sir, Fifteen years ago last fall I was ta ken sick with the rheumatism, was unable to move until the next April. From that time un til three years ago this fall I suffered everything witn rneamaiisiu. sometime mere wouia oe weeks at a time that I could not step one step ; these attacks were Quite often. I suffered ev erything that a man could. Over three years ago last spring I commenced taking TKomRX and followed it up until I had taken seven bot tles ; nave nad uo rheumatism since mat time. I always advise everyone that is troubled with rheumatism to trv vkobtinr, and not suffer forvearsaslhavedone. This statement is era- tuitous as far as Mr. Stevens is coucerned. sours, v&v.. ALBERT CROOKER, Firm of A. Crooker tt Co., Druggists and Apotb ecaries. VEGETINE HAS ENTIRELY CURED ME. Bobtojt, Oct., 1870. Mb. H. R. Strvkns : Dear Sir. My daughter, after having a severe atta k of Whoopiug Cough, was left in a feeble state of health. Being advised by a friend she tried the Vkoktink, and after using a few bot tles was fully restored to health. 1 have been a treat sufferer from Rheuma tism. 1 have taken several bottles of the Vkg ari!E for this complaint, and am happy to say it bas entirely cured me. 1 Lave recommended tli Vkoktimr to others with the same good re sults. It is a great cleanser and purifier of the blood ; it is pleasant to take audi cau cheerful ly recommend it. JAMES MORSE. 361 Athens street. The blood in this disease, is found to contain an excess of Abrin. VEUETiKEacts by convert ing the blood from its diseased condition to a neai thy circulation, vkoktine rseuiates tne bowels which Is very liupottaiit in this com plaint. One bottle of Vkuktime will give relief, nut to effect a permanent cut e it must be takeu remilar'v. and may t ike several bottles, especi ally in cases of long standing. Vegetink is so.d by all druggists. Try it. and your verdict wtu be me same as in:t oi tiiousanas ueiore ?ou, who say, "I never lound so mucu relief as rom the use of Veoetime." which is composed exclusively of DarH, RtoU aud Herb. "Vimjetink." says a Boston physician, "had no equal as a bloou puriner. iteaxiugoi its mans wonderful cures, after all other remedies lia tilled I v. sited the lai orutory an J convinced my self of Its genuine merit, it is prepared from barks, roots and herbs, each of which is highly effective, and they are compounded in such a mauneras to produce astonishing results." VEGETINE. NOTHING EQUAL. TO IT. South Salesc. Mass., Not. 14, 1876. Mb. n R. Strvems : Dear Sir. I have been troub!ed with Scrofu la. Cai.ker and Liver Complaint for three years ; nothing ever did mc any good until 1 commenc ed using the Vkoetink. I am uow getting along firtit-rate. and still using the Veoktime. cousiuer taere Is uodiiag eou.il to it lur sucn ' O.npiaiuts. Can heartily recommend it to ev erybody. Yours truly. MK!i. M rAllVA lil No. 16 Lagrange stieet. South Salem, Mass. VEG&TIN Prepared by 91. K. STEVL.VS, Roston, Mhm. Veptine is Sold by all Drnzfists. PLATTSM0UTH MILLS. PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. G. HEISEL, - Proprietor. . TT , . Flour, Corn Mjal, & Food Always on hand and for sale at lowest cash I prices. The hiehest prices paid for Wneat at..l Corn. Particular attention given custom wurk. SAUNDERS HOUSE. S. GREGORY, - - - Proprietor. Location Central. Good Sample Room.. Every attention paid to guests. A5iu3 LATTSMOUTH, ----- NEB. C03I3IERCIAL HOTEL, LINCOLN, NEB., .T.J. IMIIOFF, - - - Proprietor. The best known and most popular Landlord in the State. Always stop at the Commercial. VI tt All Li luEslll itrljL HOTEL, larKfst and finest Hotel be twecu Chicago and San Francisco. GEO. THRALL, - - . Prop. OMAHA. NEIJ. A CIreat ltedurtlou In Prices of GUNS, REVOLVERS, &c. Prices reduced from 20 to 30 ner cent Write for Illustrated Catalogue, with reduced for 1877. Address. prices GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, 91 Snilthfleld St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 181 3. A. WATERMAN & SON, Wholesale and Betail Dealers in Pine Lumber, ibiLTjEi:, Sash, Doors, Blinds, ETC.. ETC.. ETC. ' Mau street Corner of Fifth. FLATTSMOUTH, - - - - NEB. I : Still Better Rates for Lumber. STRE1GIIT & MILLER. Harness Manufacturers, BKIDLES. coo. Arts. and all kluds of harness stock, constantly oa hand. Fruit, Confectionery, AND Grocry Store NUTS, COFFEES. SUGAKS, FLOCK, e. Kemember the place otwoVte K. G. Dovey's on Ixvrer Matn Street. 21-ly &XR3IQUT d MILLER. To the firovrers of Nebraska. Your attention is called to the poli cy of organizing a State Woo! Grower's Association. The many reasons which nrge tle formation of such an Association can be hut briefly set forth in circular like this. And first, It is a well established axiom of bu siness.that in numbers there isstrength a three fold cord, says the wise man, is not easily broken. Therefore, let us increase our strength at once by imme diate organiz.it io :. Organization will bring to us Hot only strength but uni ty; it will make us acquainted with I ... n. .;.i, ,H. I v't " .inii j er3 mode and inet ho.1 of handling sheep and woo!; k will educate ustothebest breeds of sheep for our surroundings. and in the true principles of breeding. the breedi tie for a purpose. I: will educate us how to grow, handle and market wool, to the best advantage, Bv organization, we shall eta lish a school in which each member will be both teacher and pupil. Thai Nebraska is a natural sheep country is patent to every well inform' ed observer. Wool growing is as an cient as civilization. It has been honor ed in all countries. It is a necessity m m must be cloth ed and no clothing is as healthful and cheap as that tiwl of wool. Wool clothes alike thn King and the Peas int ; the Maid, the Ma rou and ihe Queen. It takes sir pounds of wool to clothe the average person. The present pop ulation of these UnLed States requires 240,039,000 pounds of wo annually to clothe them. Aud our to.al production is less than '03,000,030 pounds. There fore, we are compelled and do import more than 40,00,000 pounds of woo! annually to clothe ourselves. And for these 40,000.000 p. muds of foreign wool we pay gold. With the best climate, water, soil and vegetation of the world, for wool growing, shall we longer con tinue in this ruinout pracuc?? M.in- hood. self-res jct, an 1 our country s honor foi bids. American wmla ar? stronger, softer, work more kindly, than .h" woois of other countries, and are sought after by all manufacturers. American m mufaeturers prefer our doiues ic wools to foreign. In fact eer- taiu sUIes and qualities of goods cum be made only from A n rica.'i wool European m inufactur -r :t"k no wledg this hey acknowledged it at the On- tennia': and were astonished at th body, lustra, linish, q.i .lit? and cheai) ness of American cloths. American wools. American genius, and A.neric in machinorv have chai- eed the ost of ciotiihi- to th? p.-.?it? one i, df in f ir.y j'ears. PloleCtijn to Horn- Industry wLI render our coun- try self-susainin in her every depart- mtnt : i . i; i . .vi cni,iii rT" "e i:oess t,lHV ,.r . i...... i ,.!, th . uro In a surplus they cannot buy of o.hvrs Excli myes are never made on the b isis of something for nothing, but for a consideration. Eoiope. while increasing in popul i tion. is ilecreasinjf in wool-roducii n she has re.iclied and passed her max imum hence f or Ji she must impirt more large;y of tlie raw :n iteri al. or her manufactures uiut dex.line a so. Free Trade lias :i-.ti'ly aanilul itv'.l the merino n-ks of Oeruia..y, and ruined her woolen m.t: ufaciuies. t7...-i i i. . i. i dred inhabi ants, an i she can kefp n more. France has U7. P. os.si t 93, while ihe who e Russian Empire has 81, aud a grand total of 6 .3i7,(K)0. The Argentine Republic has 51,530, 260 sheep, producing 216,000,000 pounds Of wool. Australia had in 1374, 61.634.12: shei p, which has been .he chief instru ment of her civilization. The wool p.l;ict o.' California f r the current ear is tst ;m ed a; ii J.Oj V 000 pi an ls. ltsi yetr i: n aen. 1 5 1,- ! 000.000 iioiiii is. ; is I The domestic production o: lii-Mil v tiroiuoii v o: inn ino t.-i-i in.i abundance of the woo. iu la ila. t ui ; s ; ot a u t ion. The wool m inufactui rs of the Uni ted states is co.isi u iusIj 'de;iendent upon our domestic wool production,. Wool gro. ing an.l wool iu inutacLur- ing aie mutual f rieuds, eacu depeii ie..t upon tne outer. As tn il jcks increase and spread in our new .-j.ates. in. mil. I are planted 111 their mid.-t. inis con-J liguity 01 cue uocks to tne ail , a.id ot th t mill to .heco.1sd.ue4 if au ts ia great, gain to a.l ,arue. Toe manufacture ol w toi is th-j pre cursor ot a geoer.t. 111 tnu.ac.ucrs. Iu England, a ,ioteilion of lour cTulur- ies to ihe wool i.uiutry iu lie ;n-r a na tion of spiniuis and weavers, and of anisaus su-feiuiary to llieiu. In this country the woolen mill is snowu .o be every where the pioueer ot a Ui ve i sided i manufacture. ru..f sys em o. proiee- tion and consumption proves itself to be most economical to the people, which makes consumption tue most abundant, That our people are tiie mast abun- dau.ly and subs.antially co.lied of any iu the world needs no demonstration, rne personal appearance of a pnpuia- tion indicates is social coudition. W001 growing, '.neivtore, is of ihe firs: iniir autre to a nation, and should receive 'he foslering are of govern ment, sine-, upon i.. nines 1 ute .t ii- veisity or nit muusirie.-, iutl a enc and isunal attarance cf u f Therefore, let tis form it State Wool Grower's Association, an1 for this our- pose you are earnestly reques ed to meet nt Lincoln. Tuesday, ihe loth day January, H73, for t!i piir-.s of form ing such Association, and the transac tion of such other business as may be necessary to its support and continu ance. . Moses Stocking, ) , S. C. Cart, - Cora. Jno. A. MacMurpht. .. ' Insane Asylum. Your correspondent visited the In sane Asylum last week to inspect its workings under the new Superinten dent "Dr. Ma'.hewson of Omaha who entered upon his duties a few days be- I fun.. everything was looking very neat Dr. very kmdK took us into and through the various wards beginning with ward No. 1, of the men, in which wereconfin ed the less dangerous cases: the greater number in here were at work around the building engaged in various kinds of labor, two from this ward are em ployed in the kitchen washing dishes etc , they are very faithful in their du ties, some 10 or 15 were cleaning up the rubbish around the building: :hey seldom speak to each other, bu- keep mumbling to themselves, the men in this ward are the ouiy ones expected to work, it keeps them busy, occupies their thoughts aud pleases them. We next were shown in ward No. 2, in which were some 13 or 15, they are perfectly rational on soin subjects when if you speak on others tney are roused in an instant and all their in sanity returns, from here w- were shown in ward No. 3, where all danger ous subjects are kept, and are liable at any minute to be changed into rav ing maniacs; no labor of any kind is re quired from these, we were very g!ad when the door was close! between us and the inmates of this ward. A keejw er is constantly employed in each ward so that he may quell at tfte start any outbreak that might occur, and attend t the wants of the i a- i nts. The anls in. which the w j:ueii were c.i r.i lie. ra!i'el in tui saaiij mtii-r i-i t i S nth wi:g. i:i N. 1. ve-e con i e-l ta less da ieroas, we noticed sojl 3 o. engage! in qui'.tin they had an ovi seer a id were very q aiet and orJeri; 'in.? iii.-uaUM of v U No 3, were oi: t iking a walk which they do ev -rj pltasaut day, they are alway accoai pmied iv two or three ai.e.i 1 t:i s. lit ward So. 3, are tii3 m ! li-ig-r uis casus, they recoive VLry litl e exerei.-'- on acoo ant of the ris they ru.i iu ai lowing them out oi toe oui. liug, a I- joiniog each ward are the at. end to o rooms which were neatly indcv)mror; a!ly filled up. Hath rooms a so a ljoi.. each ward. We were particularly struct with the nea'u jss of the lining rooais. a pleasant effect was produced byanei woi k of vines suspended from the ceil ing. Iu tre 3d wardtheinma.es an- allowed no knives ami forks for fear of misuse. There are now ninety-nint uatients in tne Asvlum so mat two are often obliged to occupy one room. The asylum Farm consists of one hun dred and sixty acres and produced this yeir two thousand bushels of corn and six hundred bushels of potatoes, fourteen acres are set apart for garden purposes and enough vegetables were raised to fully supply -the wants of the Hospital and will hav3 enough to last during the winter. The building aud its appoint in vits cost jll5,0 0and its annual expenses are about: $3 J.0JO. It s Mil? of the finest buildings m the state. D. II. Wheeler Jr. The Faiitaus Morses of Venice. But one of the most wonderful things about Venice is that, with the exce.w tsoti of those I intend to teli you about, there are no horses there. How charm iug it must be you think, when you want to visit a friend, to ru.i down he m irliV st --s if sunn- old nalac . sten i - - t . , , into a gjudila, and glide swiftly and; iiiiiittissl v itivav. itmtearl nf iolt ins ami ' . .. j . - - i i tiinbiung along over the cobble-stones! Aud then to come back by moonlight, aud hear the low plash of the oar in the water, and the distant voices of he boatmen sinking si.tne love-siek song oh. it's good as play 1 ' 'Of cur?e there are no carts in Ve nice; and the fish-man. the butcher, the lu,ker, ai.u the candle fctick maker, al iide softly along iu their boats to the. kitchen door with their vendibles, and chaffer ami haifule with the cook for half an hour, after the manner of mar ket men the world over. .So you see the little olack-eyed Ve netian boys and girls gsze on the braz en hordes in St. Mai k's Square with as much wonder and curiosi.y as ours when we look npon a griffin or a uni- COlll. These horses there are four of them have quite a history of their own. They once formed part ol agroupmade by a celebrated sculptor of antiquity. named Lysippus. He was of such at- kuo .fledged merit that be was one of the three iucluded in the famous edict of Alexander, which gave to Allies the sole right of painting his portrait, to Lysippus that of sculpturing his form in any style, and to Pyrgoteles that of engraving it upou precious St'IH S. " - - - Lysippus executed a groub of twn-y.-.uv-s eij iestrian statues of t-'ie Mrs- Jon an horses that fell at tho DAssa-! - horses now at Ven ice formed a part. They were carried from Alexandria to Rome by Augustus, who placed them of on his riumphal arch fterward Nc- ro. Domitian and Trajan, successfully ! tr iii.tunul li.tn In urplisa nl tliolr iiirn W hen Constantine removetl the cap ital of the Roman empire to the an cient Bzantium. he sought to leautify it by all means in his power, and for this purpose be removed a great num ber of works of art from Rome to Con stantinople, and among them hese bronze horses of Lysippus. In the early part of the thirteenth century the nobles of France and Ger many, who were going on the fourth crusade, arrived at Venice and stipula ted with the Venetians for means of transport to the Holy Land. But in stead of proceeding to Jerusalem they were diverted from their original in tention, and. under the leadership, of the blind old doge. Dandolo, they cap tured the ci.y of Constantinople. The fall of the city was followed by an al most total destruction of th works of art by which it had been adorned ; for ;he Latins disgraced themselves by a more ruf bless vandalism than th. t o ilie Vandals themselves. But out of the wreck the four broi:z horses were saved and carried iu ti i umph to Venice, where they were ;1 1 : - ed over the central porch of t. Alar Cathedral. 1 here they sto d unt ' Na poleon rJoLSipartt in 17t7n rucvec theur with other tiophits to I ar is, tut a a ins uowni. li tney were rtrMt te . i as Byrou says in "Chil-'e il .iol P: Reforest. Mar-at. I gl -b vs; ''-. Their elided c .lur. g at rliu i'l t is I '. Mary Lloyd. .St. Nicholas for Dec, Miss Alcott's Life at Concord. Twenty years ago, Miss Alcott re turned to Concord with her family, who have ever since resided here. It was there that most of her books were w ritten, and many of her slories take that town for their starting-point. It it was in Concord that -Beth" died, and there the "Little Men" now live. .uiss Alcott herself has oen iwo or arue years in Europ sinc 136. and i ts sj.n- s'trar i' w:nt.r-i i:i 3 s: :i or Ne w York. but hersu nm ts are usually o.ts.sed in Concord, where sh lives wi.h ae- fath t aa I noh in . pi ?tnr.squ- d !i us, u i l-?r a .var a ii'.l-si le, vith hi orchard around it and a pine-wood .i the hill-top behind. Close by is an- h.r house, where Mr. Hawthorn lived ad wrote several of his fam us lKKks, and it w is a!onz the old Lexingto : road : i fro a of these ancien . houses th.r thrt B itish Grena Hers :n trche 1 and re- i ea.ed on the il ty of tha b tttle of Con- ord in April, 1775. If you sli ui.'d see Miss Alcott. you A'ouIJ like her face much better than anv picture of it. She ha3 large, dark- due eyes, brown clustering hair, a firm out smiling mouth, a noble head, and a tall and stately presence, as becomes tie who is dessended from the May; Q'lincys and Sewalls, of Massachusetts, ml th- Alco ts and B ion sons of Con nection.. From them she has inherited th- oest New England trai a, courage and iu 1p nideiice wit'ioat pride, a just anl compassionate spirit, s.rongly do- I mestic habits, good sense, and a warm I heart. In her books you perceive these j qualities, do you not? and notice, too, iier vigor or ner rancy, me nowing huaior that m tkes her stories now droll aud now pathetic, a keen eye for ch ir- acter, aud the most cheerful tone of mind. From the hard experience of life she has drawn lessons of pitience and love, and n w with lur, as the apostle says. "abide. h f tkh, hopj, char- ty. these hree; but the greatest of these is charitv. There have been men, and soma wa.n:i to , who could practice well the heavenly virtue of charity towards the world at large, and wita .a general atmosphere effect, but could not always bring K down to earth, and train k in the homely, crook ed paths of household care. But those who have seen Miss Alcott at home know that sa?a is n it hr pnetice. Iu the las . summer, as for years before the citizen or the visitor who walked the Concord s rects might have seen this a linired woman doing errands for her father, mother or sister, or neph ews, an I as attentive to hr fanily as if she were oilv th'ir. b ittsek fp r. lu the tuck-room she has been their nurse, iti ta excursion their guide, in the evening amusements their compan ion and entert liner. Her g-od fortune has been theirs, and she has denied herself other plwisures for the satisfac- tion tf giving c-imfor and p'easure to them. From an artie'e by F B. .3- St. Ncho'as for December. School's Out Did you ever pause and contemplate the particular and peculiar phase of human nature developed by the exis ant scho'. - 1oy when released frcm study and discipline when "school is out," and he is on his way home? Ordinary humanity, when released from the toils of the day, is prone to seek rest and reiaxa'ion. The boy scorns all such "ffVrninate idests. He is composed of but thre parts legsf arms and yell, an I the yell is the blg- gest part of him. His legs and arms have been kept in irksome om iuls ry qui" trie all d iv, and mus now Jh ex ercise -. his voice h;wlKen seethinir and swe 'inj in hini fo- h-iur. a-i 1 now wist have vent. " As sc,n as h U clear f tha school- bams etepa, he deliberately yella a : yell that is ear-splitting, but has not PQJ TJI HOUSEHOLD. moie object meaning or direction than I the midnight vociferation of a mule and """ yet it appears at a full run with his With a very handsome biid catre, arms flyingabout like the scintillations the following beautiful piece of poetry of a pin-wheel. lie is no respector of was found on the occasion of tLo tin persons and is utterly indifferent as to wedding last week. whether he runs down a smaller boy, spins an aged citizen three times around or smashes a girl's hat over her eyes in his headlong career. "Mercy on us! If that boy was only mine I'd but then her own boy flies past, falls over a dry-goods box, bounces up, kicks another boy, and chases across the streat and around the corner vcivic Diiu vmi fet-V tne j uu iiuuci ii with which she intends to annihilate him. out of her astonished throat. There is but one thing that has the slightest soothing .effect on tha boy when he is on his way home from school. He can see his old man furth er than Prof, Hale can see a hay stack with a telescope, and the moment that parent dawns upon his vision he be comes as a model letter-writer, and the neatly modulated tone with which he woeedles the author of his being out of five cents on the spot is a lesson for future ambitious savings-bank and passenger railroad presidents. The amount of racing, jumping, pulling, booting howling that a school boy concentrates into a transit of two squares is positively astonishing, and the pcrternatura' coolness and the qui etude with which he takes his red face and panting, breath into the kitchen and asks if supper ain't most ready is a human conumdrum that calls un qualified admiration, Free Press. See if punctuation will make the following lines any less absurd:- I saw a pigeon making bread; I saw a girl composed of thread; I saw a towel one mile square; I saw a meadow in the air; I saw a rocket walk a mile; I saw a pony make a file; I saw a blacksmi.h make a box; I saw an orange kill an ox; I saw a butcher ra ide of s.eel ; I saw a penknife dance a reel;' I saw a sailor twelve feet high; I saw a ladder in a pie: I saw an apple fly away; I saw a sparrow making hay; I saw a farmer like a dog; I saw a puppy mixing grog; I saw three men who saw these too, And will confirm what I tell vou. "Settle Up, John." John Brown, a middle-aged negro, was charged by his laundress, Nancy DraKe, with disturbing the peace. It was a question of forcibly removing a pledge. Nancy had been getting up his shirts aud collars for some months and he had paid her in nothing but promises, and when, last week, he took round his overcoat to gee the centen- nial Tear creases ironed out of it she congealed to it and dec ined to surren- der it until he paid up. Now, Jej." the defendant ssked "You has an obercoat Y The Court nodded assent, "Now, Jej, sposin a woman got hold oh your obercoat dis yer cole wedder an utteily de-clined to gib up de same jes bekase you owed her a few bits fo washm out things. "Oh, bress de Lawd. a few bits! Seven dollars and foah bits he me, nor coun.in ae wasuiu 1 nao on hand." "Spos'n a woman played dat ah dirt on you. Jej, what'd yer do, eh ?" "Well, I think I'd pay her up and get my coat." "Wha-a-t! Pay right up squah!" "Yes, sir." "You wouldn't lam the wooly old head off her?" "No, sir." "N" mo wud I, Jej au' the man that wud ouht ter be " "Fined S3 and cos s," the Court broke in. when the curtain fell and the exhi bition closed for .he day. Locality for Orchards. In almost all cases it is the universal xp -i ience that orchards are more cer- 2 a. n . . a .a a. I am to uo wen wnere ine spot cnosen is somewhat higher than the surround- ing land. Often enough the fruit will le killed by Spring frosts, when those on land fifty feet higher will escape. The cold air will always sink, and if there is any low spot for it to sink in the higher of course escapes. Often trees on river-banks esraue. when oth- ers are injured, and people think it is the contiguity to water, when it is really the elevation the cooler air be ing drawn to th river-bed. Garden er's Monthlv. Capt. Eads is to leave a lasting marR of his hand in the East, as he has al ready done in the Wes. Having bridg ed the Mississippi at St. Louis and deepened its m tilth a: the Gulf, he is now ii bridge tha B isphorus aud lead the fide of travel to India through the Valley of the Euphrates. V Lowell firm sent a lot of biils west for eolhc in. The lis' came btck with m name marked "dead." Three mou.hs after the sara bill got m o a new lot, an. 1 when th" list came back the nan was marked "still dead.' Ten Years. Ten little years ago, dear loe. Ten Utile years, iio more. That happy morning came, hkc which None ever dawned before ; That blessed morulug when the earth Wore all her blessed charms ; That morning when the heavens came down And c!asied us lu its arms ; That morning wheu upon your hand. Your band no white and small, I placed the symbol of our lovs Frail bond. If that were all. Some words I know, were said, a vow Was given, a prayer, a kiss, Aud through and over all a trau? Confused sense of bliss. They have been very happy years, Happy and glad and true ; I will not thiuk what lire had been To me unblessed by you ; Aud every day I bless that ilay Whose tender, roseate glow litis never faded yet, de;ir wife. Full well we both do know. Twas not t'ae words the f nn.oii sail Hint made us one : tho years. With all their many, many Joys. Their triumphs, losses, tears . The years, with all they have denied. And all that have been given I Of gsod and ill and many friends Walling for them in lieavu Uave all been life's true niiui-teis. And helped to make us one ; So may ic be until the end Till all our work is done ! Tnen, in the perfect Suinmerlaud. The love begun in this Shall bloom forever ou the hlsli Eternal hills of bliss. A lump of wet saleratus applied t the sting of a wasp, or spider, or bee will stop the pain almost instantly, and I prevent all swelling of tho part. It seems a specific for insect poison. IIousEKEEPixa. "Word of graco to woman; word that makes her tho earthly providence of her family, that wins gratitude and attachment from those at home, and a good repcrt of those that are without. Success in housekeeping adds credit; to tho wo man of intellect, and lustre to a wo man's accomplishments. It is a know ledge which it is as discreditable for any woman to be without as for a man not to know how to make a living, or how to defend himself when attacked. ITe may be ever so good an artist, ever so polished a gentleman, if deficient in these points of self-preservation you set him down for a weakling, and hU real weight in society goes for very lit tle. So, no matter bow talented a woman may be. or how useful in tho church society, if she is an indiffereut housekeeper it is fatal to her influence, a foil to her brilliancy and a blemish in her garments." Extract frooi th Home Cook Book. Potatoe Frittep-s. Grate six cold boiled potatoes; add one pint of I sat s . cream or mux, ana nour euougn to U)aKe 8"" lKe oiner irers; ine yoiKi 01 uiree es'' tnen ine "eaten wnues; I salt, anu iry 111 not lard, mey are delicious. Apple Fiutters. Beat three egg very light, then stir in one teaspoonf ul of salt, one tablespoon!" ul of sugar, tho I grated rind of half a lemon, and the j juice, one pint of milk, two cups of I chopped apple, and two cups of flour; loftr it urol 1 trtrit Imr iinl frv In l?irr1 r- cau be baked on a griddle as pancakes, sift sugar over them, and send to the table. Family Pie Paste. One cofl'eo cup ful of flour will make the paste for a medium sized pie. Use three-fourths. of a cup of shortening to each cup of flour; yon may use. all butter, or part lard if preferred Take one-third of the shortening, a little salt, and rub well into the flour with the hand, then stir in as little water as possible, and form with a spoon into a very stiff d ugh .m t on a pie board roll lightly ant! spread with one third of the remain ing shortening; sprinkle on a little flour, fold, and roll out enough for the a - . rr . 1 . . - 4 1.-- u"uw c,u,u v :u uaste spread on half of the remaining blltter f0M ad roll as before; repeat tn4 process, roll thin and use for tho er crust. Always make a few 8lUs jnthe centre of the upper crust to lo the staam to escape. Never put In tne fliijng until you are ready to bake them A nice pie will ie brown. tender, and flanky. Trifle. Make sponge cake. If dry all the better. Turn over some rasp- berry syrup, and let stand until just be fore you serve. Make a rich custard and turn over. This is very nice. Chocolate Meringue. Dissoho three tablespoonf uls corn starch in two tablespoonfuls milk; break up two" ounces sweetened chocolate in a tin basin, over boiling water, and to it add gradually the rest of a pint of milk: stir until perfectly smooth and when it is scalding pour In the starch, and stir until it thickens; then add tut yolk of three eggs beaten with two large spoonfuls of sugar, and stir until much thicker than soft custard, anl when somewhat cooled, add one tea- spoonful vanilla, and pour it into n glass dish. Just before serving (when it must be perfectly eoMj, cover it with a meringue of the whiles ol egs beaten stiff, with four tablespoonf uls of, sugar. "" 0 r