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THE HERALD. From Three GroTes. Why Printers Die Young. Turkk Guoves, Neb., Dec, 27, '77. Ed. Herald: Christinas! Christ mas, that beautiful birth-day of our Saviour comes ringing into our ears, al most like a flash of lighting once more. Giving notice to our minds that time is rapidly passing by, and that another season of toil will soon have passed in to history. As a general rule or cus tom from our early ancestors up to the present time, the citizens of Three Groves and vicinity met at the brick school House to continue to celebrate tliat well known and much looked for by the little folks Christmas Eve by having a Christmas Tree. As wo large folks like fun too, and in order to help them out with it. we did all we could for them. After traveling for some length of tima through the mud and water from six inches to one foot deep or we might say bottomless roads we reached our destination in due time. On entering th first thing that attracted our attention wa3 that beautiful Christmas Tree laden with ao many nice presents that SantaClaus had placed thereon for tho children as "we'd as' tho larger ones too. The school room being well decorated and lighted up by those nice little candles it gave everything a very good appearance. The exercises of the evening were opened with prayer by Mr. Chalant, following, music by tho Choir, the hymn entitled "Coronation" which was very good the Choir not having previ ously prepared for the occasion to any great extent. Rev. Doitesthope the minister of this circuit was called upon to deliver a short oration which he accepted, se lecting a very appropriate speech and doing justice to every present, describ ing how the Christmas Tree originated with our fore fathers and also how they celebrated Christmas in the old country that being his native home, besides relating other instances that, were quite interesting to all in regard to Christmas times. Next came the most interesting part of the exercises the distribution of the presents which occupied about one hour and a half. As near as we could judge of nice things'we thought there were some very handsome ones distributed to the ris ing generation. - Closing was announced and after singing the Doxology the assembly dis persed to tiieir homes singing what a merry, merry Christmas eve, we have had. Owing to the inclemency of the weather and the bad condition of the roads the attendance was not as large as expected. O, yes! I have forgotten myself this letter is spun out too long already and must come to a close. Yours, &c. Christmas Tree. A writer fully accounts for the rea son why printers die young, and why they are continually tramping from place to uljce in search of peace and quietude. lie says that working for forty editors and scores of authors, every one of whom is as sensitive as a so re thumb, and as lively and as inter esting as a hornet, no wonder the printers die young, and only pachyder matous, grizzly, mulish specimens, get their share of life. The writer wishes he could offer himself as an awful ex ample of the perils which environ the man who meddles with cold type. A thoroughly trained printer should have a stepmother, and then a stepfather, and then should have been bound out to a tanner, tnd then have married a scolding wife, and lived in a smoky house, and have had a family of babies who were afflicted with the colic He should have added to all this discipline a thorough knowledge of science and law, languages, theology, history, and biography. If in addition he has a vicious looking countenance and an amiable disposition, he may stand some chance with these authors and editors; but the probabilities are, after all. that they will worry him to death This picture will have a very depress ing effect upon ambitious boys who are anxious to learn the "art preservative of all arts." The picture however, is a tolerably correct one. Elmira Ad vertiser, The Sand-Heaps At Apple Nook. Wii-Liit.)!'. Special to the Chicago Tribune, What will be the positive lino of policy of the President upon the reas sembling of Congress is pretty wel outlined in an interview had to-day with mi administration senator, one of the few public men now in the city This senator says that he and other friends of the .President are anxious for better harmony in the Repullicau party, at least with respect to nomi nations, than has existed for some time past, and he would go a grer.t way to do anything that would help bring it about. He thinks there is a growing disposition all around to in some way patch up the difference between Hayes and his party. This Senator, who is in the President's confidence, says it is safe to predict that Hayes will contin ue his obstinacy upon two points at le;ist: First, that he, a3 President, has the uhdoubted right to select his own cabinet advisors, and ii is not for the Senate or his party to dictate who should or should not be retained in the cabined; second, that there will be no change in Ids civil-service policy which would give to senators or mem bers of congress the right to originate nominations. Tiie senator, in speak ing on this subject, said that, although a republican himself, he would advise the pjesident to reject any proposition looking to a backdown from the posi tion lie has taken respecting apoint m?n!s to oilke; that the system which was so largely in vogue under the last . administration, of allowing senators arid members to dictate appointments must give rise to political rings of the that order, and make ftderal ollices the reward for political services 1 en tered, honorably or otherwise, to the utter exclusion of the question of the pp .datees'iitncs or integrity; and f iirlhi-r said rather than abandon the policy so admirably begun reforming the civil service or sacrificing one or more of tho cabinet, he would advise tile pn sident to let the wave of dis satisfaction roll on, and rely upon Dem ocrats for support, without regard to the consequences and a probable Dem ocratic victory in WuY hasn't somebody thought of tins before V It is from the New York San: When a man who drinks rum com mits a crime his conduct is generally attributed to his rum di inking; but when a temperance man commits a time nobody thinks of charging it to his tt-iupf ranee. Yet there are men who arc wickedest when they are sober. Governor Tilden will visit the Pacif ic slope; early r.ext year. There can bo no possible exception to this jour noy, sav. that it may occasion who nose? the resurrection of one Cronin. Chicago Times. Ami if TiMen parses through Omaha, as he :uie!y will, there will le a grand deman d ration by the creator of Cro nin. There will be a reception com mittee, consisting of Dr. Pipifax ard Senator Patrick, who v i : 1 -scort the 7--5 t'-i Jitrr- Pi t si lent to the Omaha .Herald hindquarters, where sts;.-tant manager Allen, id tin litvrary bureau, will dViiver h eleqiuiu ai.-.l tearful "How shall we amuse the little boys to-day?" was the daily question at Ap ple Nook. VTinkie and Bertie had a city home; but in one corner of its small yard stood two friendly apple-trees, which made a nice shade for tho little boys on warm days. "When Bertie was about two.and Win- kie four years old, their mama said to their papa one day, "I think our boys must have a sand-heap to play in." Winkio was delighted, for ho had seen one at his little cousins: and when the joiners were making a pen for it under the apple-trees, he watch ed them to "be sure and make it big enough. Then the old sand-man came three times with loads of sand; and Winkie took his wheelbarrow and helped wheel it into the pen from tho street. Then, when the pen was nearly full, his young friend Freddie Wilder, little Bertie, and hiarself, all went to work with their shovels, digging for dear life. First they. made deep caves or dens, by covering their feet with the sand and then drawing them out carefully, leaving a deep hole. Then, of course their Noah's-ark animala had to be brought out to live in the dens. Sometimes Freddie's sister Emma would play with them; and then they, would make gardens with nice paths and flower beds. Dandelions and other wild flowers would shins out there for an hour or two, and then hang their heads and die. One day the boys thought they would pl-iy "trim soldiers' graves;" so they buried several dolls, one of them a boy-uoil witn a real soiuier s cap on. They made nice little graves, covered them with flowers, and made most dole ful music witli tin pans and spoons from the pantry. The sand-heap has been "an institu tion" now for two years, When spoons knives and forks, pans and kettles are lost, the cook says, "O, Mrs.! look in the sand-heap. These young rogues carry everything out there!" Bertie asked his mamma very sober ly, a few days ago, if he could not have her sewing machine in tho sand-heap, as he heard her say it was out of order; and when he heard his sister express a wish for a new piano, lie exclaimed, 'Oh, goodie! then we can have the old one in tha sand-heap!" In pleasant weather, from seven in the morning until nearly seven at night the little feet and hands are busy in that wonderful sand-heap. What the littla fellows would do without it. or what their mamma would do, I cannot tell. The Nursery. The American Dairy Lxl.il. tiou. The American dairy exhibition open ed in Chicago Doc. 18 with grand dis plays of butter and cheese and numer ous attendances of visitors represent ing all dairy states and Canada. The exhibition is pronounced a decided success and beyond anticipations. There are about two thousand parcels and more promised to-morrow. After the convention opened this morniug President Howes mado the reception speech, and President Smith, of the Northwestern Dairymen's Association, replied. Addresses were made in the afternoon by Judge J. S. Wilcox of El gin, Illinois, and Hon. J. II. Clough, who congratulated tho association up- ! on its success. iol. ii. ii. littler, of Iowa, secretary of the national associ ation, addressed tha convention on the growth and development of the dairy interest, giving many interesting facts and statistics. The hall was filled with a large audience throughout the day. Messrs. Geo. G. Gooch of Illinois, II. M. Littler of Iowa, G. Andrews of Pen nsylvania, C. E. Vale of New York, S. II. Conovcr of Wisconsin, L. A. Cbam berlin of Iowa, and G. E. Hawthorn of Missouri, were appointed to nominate judges to award prizes to exhibitors. Because Swinburn closes a stanza of his poem on "Francis Yillar" with the line, "Our r.: mail s?Ui'I lro-'.:ti - liam.' the wretched person of the PiiiladelpI ia Bulletin is moved to say that "Swin burn knows how to crush the Hush l uh of slush's guidi better ii any follow we know. j mi mmmm mm mi The World s;-ys that v, h-.-n Evar s j counted upon the "logic of politic" i keeping Conklin.-.r mid Blaine apart, tie ! se ms to have be-n warming his coat- , r ' I ... . , u I : - .1; '. 1 1 - t 1 V. Wiffl has come home, And ho has brought the finest line of Dress Goods, Staple Goods, Fancy Goods and Notionsyou ever saw. r ay not M&Bg f grcea Ie by the aci'Cjboof aiad shoes till yon can9! vest hats, mui caps till yoai muss hny Spring and Summer Goods eyer and ever so cheap. Now is your chanco bound to sell and undersell anybody. Hurry tip. I icant to go East again next month. BOOT -Arx SZE3ZOIE S S" go 3 - w ci 6 CO 7 VA r"- 5 ft V f --Is i N i P:tfSkZf QMS irc-.s-- " 111 ii? -fc.' ' .V: i !' i i MANUFACTORY. mill t- PP fpti siapiiiiP' in workmanship i.$ equal to a Chronometer Watch, and as clssaritfy finished sis a first-class Piano. It received tho ht;hc3t awards at tJio Vienna and Cen tennial Expositions. IT SVv3 QfJS-FOURTH FAST ER than other machines. Sts capacity is unlimited. There are moro WILSO H P"t A G H S TJ G cold in tho United States than tho combined sales of all tho others. THE WILSON E&EftBBKC ATTACMT;1Ef3Tf for doing all kinds of repairing, W5THOUT PATCHING, given FRES with each machine. & Certificato is given with each Machine, guaranteeing to keej it in repair, free cf charge, for five years, it requires no special instructions to (earn hew to uso it. Satisfaction guaranteed, or no pay. Machines delivered free of chargo anywhere in tho United States Send for Illustrated Catalogue, and ask for sample of mending, and our Circular No. ID7 for further instructions for buying machines upon terms stated In the Catalogue. LIWILSGH SEWING MACHINE GO. 827 & 829 Broadway, New York; New Orleans, La.; Cor. St&t9 and Madison Sts.. Chicago, Ills. ; and San Francisco, C&l. THE STEINAu TTifamSD rTTTT1 miafB.rf T A "S3 T IMPERII JEWELRY CO.'S &? UA WAN Mi . thJ KeLsLlairta i CASKET And New Illustrated Catalogue, with Instructions how to become Agents W p-- (yj GRAND OPENING OF TIIE Orr Imperlnl C'resUrt contntn. one pafrof Tvly Bmoelets, onp Human Keck Chain and Looket.one 8' ( fiuils, one pairnf iccve liuttunx. one Lad; 'sSft rrjir-rinirsanU fi n ). one eal Ilins. one enzrared "Tien4 sliip" Kln. ou 1-laiu Kin:;. on ctEbosscl C ollar Button; all of which are tlie finest scold-plate, watrraD t-il to .tnntl I tent of no '.id ami en-tl v represented by tbe enitravins in this aiinonncemen n ri-r-lpt of One Ifol-nr via will ..nri this i:ran1 array of eiecant Jewelry, st-curely packed In a beat tifiil imimrro cn- ;er. i .ostjai.J, to r.:y ar! Irifs. tj.ir illustrated rat:ilrue aormnpanies every cusket free. " llavinz one cf the J-uinriM ( askun in otir jos.esaii'n. wis inu.it ay, that, nhile the articles are n Bfli1 ?lrl, they are Iie:intifiil tmitntu.ns ami very j.retty. e-b particular piece being equally as good as SJ solil in the city Jewelry tore." KirTtr' llnstr. asi Fabm. " An tior.err.t'e lir.nse. entitle.! to the oonhMenre of their patrons. KDITOR CHRISTtAK Would, w 'V.'c e:icl'irx? ;ns h;;:ii order respectai iiit v a'.tnt'li 1 to the 5-teiiian Jewelry Co." Ki. Hunton OlobI To imiim otir pa:mn f our riii!-ibiliiy, we r.-fer to any rehai.ie btuinows house in Cinciiinati, ail by periuissi;n to tho commercial agency of Tappan. McKillop ami Co." ilail all orriers to STEINAU JEWELRY COMPANY, No. 5 Arcade, CINCINNATI, 0 S3ew lT0)aols Store next to the NATIONAL BANK. AND WINTER GOODS IN Ml v m m. m. w , t v. m Mi b jm a- AT LOWER FIGURES THAN EVER DRESS GOODS, RE PELL ANTS, WATERPROOF, CL OA KINGS, FLANNELS, SHAWLS, CLOAKS. Headquarters for Notions and Trimmings and piles of other goods too numerous to mention. Grand Closing out Sale of G-ZEZSTTS7 OVERCOATS AXD CLOTHING AND BTS AMD S1HMDES OF ALL SORTS - Carpets and Oil Cloths at Bedrock Fgurcs. Staple and Fancy Groceries ot Every Description. FULL LINF OF CALIFORNIA CANNED AND DRIED FRUITS AND JELLIES. We r.im to keep one of the best and most complete stocks ever brought here and offered to this community for sale. Our business is increasing dai- 1- .iv., 1 ii-a l.in- noil- rr,l j r,-.-.1 OTlfl illld rhp'll) p-ntll.4. (l.'lilv. OlVe US a 1, flllll 1U Mil T JlV, tl v.jh.i, 0 v v.. . , v.f ...... . - - - "I C5"" , ' call and examine our stock. Goods shown with pleasure whether you pur chase or not. Our full winter stock of clothing must be seen to be apprecia ted. Call in ana see us. Selmasse & Grnmbcrg. hoist PRICE SOLOMON & NATHAN, 1XHTIIE Fail and Winter of 1877 and 73. Wp havp received a TREMENDOUS STOCK of Staple and Fancy Pry Goods, Millinery. Clothing, I fats" ami Caps, Trimmings, Jewelry, Notions, &c. Sec, which we will sell at prices that defy competition. The following will give our customers an ii;a of tho VERY LOW PRICES which we will adhere to. Prints (standard) 1G yards for 81.00 Canton Flannel. 12 " 4 Cotton Ratling, 8 lbs for 81.00 Cottonades, from l"e per yard up Comforters, from iJOe a piece up "Kplt- Kl.-ir!5 fnim (!0e 11 1) Standard Carpet Warp.Sl.2.", fl bundle Lailit'S Gauntlets, Tc per pair up Children's Merino ir-:;p. i air for 2c Gents' Merino Underwear from C jc up. Other Brands. 20 yards for 81.00 Indian Head Muslin, 12 y'ds for 81.00 Water Proofs, from 70c per yl up Rlankets, (full line) 81.23 per pair up Ladies shawls, from 7 c up All wool yam, best in market 85c lt up Ladies Kid Gloves, per pair up Ladies Merino Hose, 2 pair for 2 c Ladies Merino Underwear, (50c up. J. V. WECKBACH, Prop. GRAND OfElUNGt! NEW GOODS, ELEGANT STYLES. We are in almost daily reeoiiit of DRY AND FANCY GOODS, anal (RIMPOEERIIIES. which we offer our frieuds and the public at Wholesale annd Metail, at prices to suit the times. i&mss' tmsss goods, Cashmeres, Alpacas, Delaines, &c. Calicos, from 12 to 16 Yards for $1.00. Muslins, from 6 cts. a yard upward. BEDSPREADS ! The finest stock of White TJedsiuvad ever brouuht to the Citv. Buell's Cassiraeres, Tweeds, Jeans, and Cottonades in full Slock. EBoof s mui Mats aiBfli Dap9 OF ALL KINDS. Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods. Thankful for past favors in the years rone hy. I respectfully a.-k a eont inuance of (lie same, GUAliAXTEKJNU atisi'Action IN ALL casks, and luijiii.g my efi'orls to .lf;;s may lie rrowu ed with euceefs, I reiaaiu as ever, J. V. WKCKil.V'll. REMEMBER THE PLACE. ONE DOOR WEST OF J'. O., PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. ASTONISHING! MENS' CLOTHING. Overcoats from $3.23 up Fall Suits from $5.00 up. Mens Boots from up Trunks from $1.53 to $2.00. BOOTS AND SHOES. 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