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VOLUME XIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY MARCH 21, 1878.
NUMBER 52.
Extra ci pits of the HrrtAin fur sale ly .1. I
Younic, I'osoofliee news dcwt. and t. I'. John
sou.corner of .Main and 1- if tit Struct.
THE HERALD.
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National Bank
OF PLATTSMOUTH, NEBHASK A,
JU-tTESSOR TO
TOOTLR, ICAXW A tLA It It
John FiTZOEiiAljfi
E. ti. ItDVEY
A. V. M' l.AI'f.HI.IN'. .
J ON It O'ROUKKK
President.
Vice President.
Cashier.
Assistant Cashier.
This Rank Is now open for husiness at their
new room, corner Main and Sixth streets, and
is prepared to transact a general
BANKING BUSINESS.
Stocktnds, Cold. Government end Local
Securities
BoUCIIT AM) SOU).
Deposits Received and Interest Allow
ed on Time Certificates.
Available in anv port of the United States and
In all the Principal Towns and Cities
of Europe.
ac; i:ts roit Tin:
CELEBRATED
Inman Line and Allan Line
OK NT K. 31 K IIS.
Person w ishins to hrnis out their friends from
Europe can
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Excelsior Barber Shop,
j. a BOONE,
Zfttiu Street, opposite Kair-ud'-rs H'': :e.
ttaih cTj-T-nriisro,
s; H A V I N f. AMI S !1 A M Ml O I n ;
Especial atteiitii'H icn to
CVTTiyr, f.UlLUKES' AM) L,l
DfAS II A IK.
JA!.L AND SKI-: IiDON'i:, C.F.XTS,
:-. ;-. t ;i l.oo'.ie in :t
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ri:.rr:ii !'oi: ok
J'ALAfl-J JUI.LIAIID IIAI.L
(Main St.. cast of First Nat. Punk.)
ri.AlTS.VOt'TH. - - - NF.l'..
iv h.m: it surri.i i:i with tiik
lii.sr wives, i.i'ii'oKS, cp;ai:s,
REE!'-. J-T(-. :t,'
MACHINE SHOPS !
I'l.ATTSMOl'TlI, SKI'..,
IUpairer of Steam Kifjiw-s, lloihrs,
snic and Wrist Jlilli
; AS AM) ST1.AH FITTi-7 JiS.
Vroiisht Iron li;e. Force mid L'f: Pipei.reani
liaues. Sal'etv-Valve loivertiois.and all
kiniNof fcrass Engine Eitmi-s.
repaired tn sliort n!ive.
FARM MACHINEKV
Ilepnired on Short Notice. i 'ii
YOUNG!
T II E 15 U T CHER,
Can idcays be found at
Hatt's Old Stand,
Ready to tfie Jtst Me'd-
YOl'Mi l.uvs freh fat catllc. slieep. lnv Sec
direct from the farmers every day, and hi
meats are always god.
CAME, FISH. ASD FOWL, IX SEASOX
SAGE BROTHERS,
Dealers in
I7TO-, KTC, FTC.
One Poor East of the Post-OfHce, riattsmouth,
Ncbraskiv.
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Practical Workers in
SHEET IRON, ZINC, TIN, BRA
ZIER Y, tt., ctV.
Large nssortment of Hard ana Soft
COAL STOVES,
Wood -m,X Co;il Stoves for
HEATING OR COOKING,
Alwavn on Hand.
Every variety of Tin. Sheet Iron, and Zinc
Work, kept in Stock.
, MAKING AND REPAIRING,
Done on jshort Notice.
'STEVERYTUIXO TTAIIRA XTED '.
PltlCEH LOW IKMV.V.
Nf SAGE BROS.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
SAM, 31. OIIAIMIA.Y,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
And Solicitor mi Chancery. Office in Fitz;;cr
uld Block,
i;yl PLATTSMOCTH. NEP.
i. ii. viiekm:k a t o.
LAW OFFICE. Keal Estate. Fire and Lifeln
snranee A cents, flattsinooth, Nell;tska. Col
lectors, tax-payer. Have a complete abstract
of titles. Jiny and sell real entate, negotiate
loans. 4c. Piyl
JA1IES K. MORRINOX.
ATTOIINEY AT LAW. Will practice in Cass
and adjoining Counties ; trivet special attention
to collections and abstraetsof title. Ollice with
c.eo. S. Smith, Fitzgerald IJlock, lMattxiiionth,
Nebraska. lTyl
;:o. s. smith.
ATTOUNKY AT LAW and Peal Estate Pro
ker. " Special attention piven to Collections
and all matters affecting the title to real estate.
Ortlee on 2d floor, over Post Office. Plattsmouth,
Nebraska. 40 1.
JOHN XV HAIXr.H
.ll'STICE OF THE PEACE, ano collector of
ilelds. collections made from one dollar to one
thousand dollars. MortRimes. Deeds, and oth
er instruments drawn, and all eonnty business
nsnailv transacted before a Justice of the Peace.
I'.est of reference Kiven if required.
Ofllee on Main street, West of Court House.
40-yl JOHN W. HAINES.
I. II. WUKK.t.KK, K. l. STOSK.
WHEELER & STONE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
I'lat tsmoiith Xfbrasko.
It II mvi;stox.
FHYSICIAN & SCKflEOV. tenders his pro
fessional services to ihe citizens of Cass county.
Residence southeast coiner Sixth and Oak sts. ;
Office tin Main street, two doors west of Sixlil,
Piattsmouth. Nebraska.
IIl. J. 31. WATr.Il.tlAX.
Physio Medical Practitioner.
lminrillt, ('tin Co., Xeb.
t-t?Alvays at the office on Saturdays. 4nj l
Ia. r. II. N( IIIMIHXK.dIT,
PRACTISING PHYSICIAN, will attend calls
at all hours, niflit or tlav. Plattxiuoiitli. Ne-bnt-ska.
' 42ly
JO iF.lMI II. II AI.L. 31. I.
FHYSICIAN SI IMIFOV. will attend all
calls, day or nijiht. Ollice with It. K. Living
ston. Main St., one door above Plack & Kulf
liel's. ,Mly
ins. i i!. ii! i.i)::ii::a.;.
PPACTICINC PHYSICIAN. Louisville. Neb.
Calls promptly attended to. SI ly
SAUNDERS HOUSE.
J.s. WREUORY, - - - Proprietor.
L".tioii Central. ;,:od Sample Koom..
Every alU uliou paid to quests. 4:m:t
Pi. ATTSMOl Til. - - - - - N'KP..
""co ;i yi villi i a Ij U(yvkl7
LINCOLN. XE1L,
.. .. IMI10FE, - - - Proprietor.
The best known and most oojiular Landlord
in I lie Si: Lie. I ways ship a. tlic Coiniecrcial.
!,GRAHD CENTRAL"
HOTEL.
LAPtJEST AND FINEST HOTEL 1 5 ET WEEN
CJIICACO AM) SAN FKANCI.VCO.
UEO. THRALL, - - Prop.
OMAHA. XVAi.
E. PARWELE,
SALE, FEED cC- LIVERY STA VLE.
On Main street nenrly opposite the Court
IIouhc, liansiiii'Uth. Nel).
HorsES foR Sale.
The buying and selling of j;ood horses made
the .specialty id the bus;ness.
New Horses & Carriages,
and '-nllo horses, for Ladl.-s to drive ar kept
al this Stable.
Also a can y all. which runs to the depot, and
will carry passengers from any place in town on
call.
FARMERS CALL AND E A' AMINE
JI' STOCK FOR SALE.
Pvl E. PAILMELK.
O. K. SALOON.
I keep constantly on hand
REST MILWAUKEE BEER.
which can be had at no other
I'LU'E I. Till: CITY.
Also the best of
wixns, uqrons. axd cigars.
1'VllK APl'LK JJ0ILEI) CIDER.
Roiled down from 3 gallons to 1
FOIt SALE
At Ed. Hosenbaum's by the glass or
callon.
3MI11B
I'tl. RoMcnbaum.
CH Z, L M T
DICK STREIGHT'S
LI V FRY, FEED AND SALE STA
BLES. Corner Ctli and Pearl Sts.
nORSr.it BOARDED BY THK
WAY, WCKK, Oil 3I().TU.
'horses bought.
SOLD OR ZTZZJJDJD.
For a Fair Commission.
TEAMS At TlL HOIKS.
Pauicular attention paid to
Driving and Training
TEIOTTIXG STOCK.
Airt A hearse furnished when called for.
A ii-eat Itcdurtiuii in I'riceH or
GUNS, REVOLVERS, &c.
Prices red 'iced from 20 to r,o per cent. Write
for Illustrated Catalogue, with reduced prices
for 1S7T. Address.
GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS,
I Smithfield St.. Pittlnnli. Pa. 1vl
H. A. WATERMAN & SON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
PINE LUMHEK.
LATH.
siiingij:s.
.s-vsir,
DOORS,
ULIXDS.
ETC..
ETC..
ETC.
Main street. Comer of Fifth,
PLATTSMOUTH, .... XEB.
Still Better Rates for Lumber.
Purifies the Blood Ren
ovates and Invigorates
the Whole System.
ITS MEDICAL ritorEKTIICS ARE
Alterative, Tonic, Solvent and
Diuretic.
Veetine
Voijetine
Yegctine
Veyctine
Vesetiue
Vogetine
Vog-etinc
Voetino
Voffetine
Yesyetine
Yeetine
Yegretine
Vog-oline
Yeg-otine
Yogretinc
Yfffotiiie
Yt'getine
Youretinp
Ycg-ctitiP
Yparetiiie
Yfg-elino
Yrt'tino
Reliable Evidence.
Mit. If. P. Stevens :
I war Sir. I will most cheerfully
add my testimony to thefc;reat num
ber you have already received in fa
vor of yourjrreat and uood medicine,
V'EOKTiNK.forl do riot think enough
can be said in its praise : for I was
tioubled over thirty years with that
dreadful disease. Catarrh, and had
such bad coughing snells that it
would seem as though 1 never could
breathe any more, and Vei;eti k
lias cured me ; and I do feel to i hank
(od all the time that there is so good
a medicine as Vk;eti n e, and I also
think it one of the best medicines
for coughs, and weak, sinking feel
ing at t lie etomach. and advise ev
erybody to take the Vk;ktink. for
I can assure them it is one of the
bet medicines that ever was.
GIVES
Health, Strength;
AND APPETITE.
My daughter has received great
benefit from tin; use of Vkuktink.
Her declining health was a source
of great auxictv to all her friends
A few bottles of V K: KT1 N V. rest o led
her health, strength, and appetite.
N. II. TILDEN,
Insurance and Peal K-fate Agent,
No. 4:i Scars P.uildiug.
Poston, Mass.
CANNOT UK
EXCELLED-
Chari.kstowx. Mass.
II. P. Steven :
Iir"r Sir. This is to certify that
I have used your "Ulood Prepara
lion" in my family forscveral years.
auU think that for Scrofula or Can
cerous 11 iinais or Piiciiuiatic Atfcc
tions, if cannot be excelled ; and. as
a blood purifier or spring medicine,
it is the best thing I have ever used,
and I have used almost everything.
1 can cheerfully recommend it to
any one in need of such a medicine.
Yours resnectfully.
Mrs. A. A. DIN.sMOPK.
No. l: Pu-tsell Street.
IT IS A
Valuable Elcmetfy.
SofTll Uostun, Feb. T, lf'70.
J! r. Stevens :
rtrnr Sir. I have taken several
bottles of your Vk;ktixk. and am
convinced it is a valuable remedy
for DvKpep-ia. Kidney Coiii'.ainf.
and geneliil (tebility of tile . vsleiil.
I can heartily recommend ir to ail
suiTci ing from I he above complaints.
Yours respeei full v.
M as. :.i u n i :o e Pa i: k k i:
SU Alliens Street.
I
emetine
Vcjrotirio!
V egret ino
Yesretinc
Yogretin"
Yerotinp
Votfotint
Yi'rJi'tiiic
Yt'aretine
Y-!jeU ue
Yereiiue
Yfarcllne
Yeretltit?
VEGETINJI
Prepared by
13. SI. STJ:vi:.S, ESo-nlon, .Ijisis.
Vsplinc is Soli ly aii Drniiisls,
ROBERT DONNELLY'S
AND
I5LACKS3ilTH
SHOP.
Wu;on, Rwj'j'j, Machine and Plow re
pairing, and general jobbing.
I am now prepared to do all kinds of repairing
of farm ai.d other machinery, as there
is a good lathe in my shop.
PETER HAVEN,
The old Reliable Wagon Maker
has taken charge of the wagon shop.
He is well known as a
NO. 1 WORKMAN.
Xfw XV a sons and ltucsie made to
Order.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Shop on Sixth street, noposite Streight's Stable
1 1 A R mv A K E STOK E,
In Plattsmouth, Neh., on Fourth St.. about the
MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK,
you will find :
Corn Planters, (hand & Iiorsc)
Stirring IMows,
Sulky IMows,
Cultivator:,
and all kinds of Farm Implements and
.Shelf Hardware, Tin "Ware, Ac, &.c.
ALSO,
Hungarian and Millet.
Seed for Sale
3101
PLATTSMOUTH MILLS.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
C. IIUISCL, - Proprietor.
Flour, Corn Meal & Feeel
Always on hand and for sale at lowest cash
prices. The highest prices paid for Wheat ai.d
Corn. Particular attention given custom work.
STKE1GIIT k MILIEU,
Harness Manufacturers,
SADDLES
BRIDLES,
COLLARS.
and all kinds of harness stock, constantly on
hand.
FR UIT, CON FECTI0NE Y,
GKOCERY STOKE,
NUTS,
CANDIES,
TEAS
, , COFFEES.
. SUGARS,
TOBCCOES,
FLOUR,
AC.
Remember the place opposite E. G. Dover's
on Ix.wer Main Street.
2M-y STREIQIIT & MILLER.
I31P0KTANT TO SCHOOL OFFICERS.
School District Business.
The attention of school ollicers is
called to the approaching annual meet
ing in each district, which must be held
on the first Monday of April.
NOTICE.
The director must give written or
printed n tice of the annual meeting
at least fifteen days before, stating day,
hour and place of meeting. (See section
21, School Laws.)
CENSUS.
The director must take the census
within ten days befure the first Mon
day in April. If the director is absent
or unable, the moderator or treasurer
must do it. The census can be legally
taken, only at this time. (See sec. 46
of school law.)
THE ANNUAL MEETING
when assembled should pursue the fol
lowing order of business, unless special
circumstances render some other more
convenient:
THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
The director's report should be read
for the infornuitum of the meeting. It
should embody:
(1.) A summary of all business trans
acted by the district or the board dur
ing the past year.
The number of mills of tax lev
ied by thf district at the last annual
meeting, also the number of mills lev
ied by the county commissioners to pay
bonds, or for other purposes connected
with the schools.
('.) An j- other items which will be
of use to the district in arranging bu
siness for next year.
T reasurer's report.
The treasurer's report should be read ;
it should contain :
(1.) An itemised statement of all
moneys received by him during the
year, and for what received.
VI.) An itemised statement of ail
moneys paid out during tin year, and
for what paid.
c-i.) A statement showing money on
hand.
(4.) The total amount of district in
debtedness, and when each part of it
is due.
After this report is read, the treasur
er should present his vouchers for mon
ey paid, and settle with the Do.ird. The
full details of this settlement should
be noted on the directors" record, fur
future reference.
estimates.
The meeting should rext df-termin'
the number of months school should
be kept in the ensuing year. (Se sec.
oo of school law.)
The director should then present his
estimate of the expenses necessity to
be incurred the ensuing year, includ
ing: 1. For teacher's wages.
2. Fuel and contingencies.
"J. Repairs or. school house.
4. Additions to furniture.
3. Payment of odicers salaries.
G. Any other lawful purpose.
7. Estimate the number of mills on
the dollar necessary to be levied to
cover each of these several amounts,
and the total number. (See sec. 30 of
school law.)
This tax, when vote:!, must be re
ported to the county clerk of the coun
ty, between the first and third Mondays
of June. (See sec. 33 of school law.)
It must not be forgotten that it is
the duty of the district at the annual
meeting to vote a tax sufficient to pay
interest on all outstanding bonds, and
this tax should be reported to the coun
ty clerk with the other levies.
This report must be made by the
Hoard, and signed officially.
The director should make his report
to the county superintendent within
ten days after the annual meeting. If
the county superintendent has not fur
nished the director with a blank for
this report, one can be had by writing
for it to tne county superintendent.
Directors will observe that the an
nual district report is much less com
plicated than formerly. To supple
ment this brief report, the director will
send with his report to the county su
perintendent all the teachers' monthly
reiiorts he has received during the year
ending April 1, 1878.
In the director's report the item,
number of mills of tax levied during
year ending April 1, 1878," should in
clude taxes which were levied in 1877,
and no others.
The law requires both director and
treasurer to keep full and complete ac
counts of all district business transact
ed by them. It is the duty of the dis
trict to furnish suitable books for this
purpose. Such records properly kept,
will do much to expedite business, pre
vent mistakes, and ensure the most
economical management of school af
fairs. S. II. Thompson,
State Supt. Tub. Ins.
County Sup'ts. Office, Louis- )
ville, Cass Co., March 13. )
I will meet the directors at the fol
lowing limes and places to receive an
nual reports:
Weeping Water, Wednesday, April 3.
Plattsmouth, Thursday, April 4th.
Louisville, Tuesday, April 9th.
Clapp & Greenslate's store, Wednes
day, April 10th.
Greenwood, Thursday, April 11th.
South Bend, Friday, April 12th.
Directors will take their choice of
the above points. Let us ail co-operate
heartily in the work of education in
Cass county, and thereby obtain the
worth of all money paid.
"Very respectfully yours,
I). I). Martindale.
State Items.
The C. U. & Q. brought 400 passen
gers from the east on Friday last.
Kearney Gazette: Two families re
cently stopped at the Commercial which
together numbered twenty-four. They
will locate in IJuffalo county.
Beatrice Express: The Red Ribbon
Club at their last meeting decided to
establish a reading room at Mrs. Fiske's
rooms. The Club gave a literary en
tertainment at their rooms March 5th.
Red Ribbon meeting at Bear Creek,
twenty-five persons signing the pledge.
Robberies on the transfers are be
coming frequent. A Swede while cross
ing the U. P. bridge was robbed of his
purse containing nearly one hundred
dollars and several baggage checks.
He held his purse in his hand and the
thief snatched it from him and ran,
eluding all efforts to capture him.
J. Jj. Lodicka, traveling agent of the
B. & M., has been organizing a number
of excursions throughout Iowa, Wis
consin and Illinois, two of which will
stilt, one from Milwaukee and one
from Chicago on the 13th of this month.
The excursionists are mostly people
who intend locating in the State and
will bring money with them.
The Fairmont Bulletin has changed '
ed hands, L. T. Calkins takes hold of j
it, YV. T.Strothers goes out. Fairmont
Inn a new tlouring mill, and lias become
a city of the second class. The Tem
ple of Honor which was organized
two weeks since is flourishing, and the
flood Templar's organization is about
1 1 be revived.
Niobrara Pioneer: The U. S. Mar
sha! p;iid Ku ix county a visit last week
;i:i.I t tok three prisoners, two for selling
whisky to Indians a".d one for taking
timber froirC ivernment lands. The
Spotted Tail Indians, we learn from
Mr. Estes of the agency, will fold up
their tepees on the 1st of May and seek
greener pastures further up the valley
of the Missouri. They will locate at
the -mouth of the White river. Mr.
Estes says that if they are refused per
mission to go, as promised by the Pres
i lent last fall, there will be excuse for
au outbreak when grass com s.
Fraiii Aflon.
A ft on, March 9, '78.
Predictions of a cold March seem to
be i.l founded, as farming is going on
rapidly. Grass has started finely, so
that cattle get quite a bite. Some new
settlers have come in, more on the way.
The clouds seem to be lifting. Those
who desire claims must be lively about
it, or they w ill be just too late. Glad
to see the Herald keep a stiff upper
lip. "Right is might," and will prevail.
Success to the temperance cause by the
proper means, and ditto to the Her
ald. With the best wishes ot
E. S. Child.
We have received the following
pleasant letter all the way from Cali
fornia: Arcata, Humboldt Co.. Cal, (
February 23th, 1878. J
Ed. Her vld: - I have just finished
reading a copy of your paper, and think
ing that I would like to become'a sub
scriber to the Herald, I will send in
this two dollars for one year's subscrip
tion, hoping you will send the paper
to me, as I am quite anxious to receive
news from old Cass. I was a rtsident
of that county eight years, and am yet
paying taxes there, and know of no'
better way to keep myself posted in
the affairs of that county than to sub
scribe for the Herald. I have been
in California four years, and through
the kindness of friends have received
several copies of your paper, all of
which I have read with great interest.
Very respectfully yours,
John E. Crawford.
From Rock Bluffs.
Rock Bluffs. Cass Co., Neb., )
March 11th, 1878. J
Ed. Herald: Seeing by your last
week's Herald that you and many
other citizens are taking an interest in
encouraging immigation to our county,
we thought it would not be amiss for
us to give you a few items. The old
U. P. Church of Rock Bluffs is' being
moved out on the prairie adjoining the
voting place in our district, near the
Berger School House, the Rev. Mr.
Shanklin is officiating as preacher.
There has been an addition of thirteen
of that denomination come in this
spring from the State of New York,
and many more families expect to come
on in the fall or spring if they can re
ceive a truthful report of the climate,
church privileges, &c. The soil is the
very best, the climate healthful, a good
market for all kinds of produce. There
is plenty of land for sale here -cheap,
improved land from 15 to 20 dollars
per act e, raw land $10 per acre. Plenty
of good water by digging 18 to 40 feet,
and a running stream through every
section. We would like to have you
give us a little description of Platts
mouth, the churches in particular, the
different denominations, and send us
three or four copies of the Herald to
send to our friends east, just to let
them see we are not aborigines.
Plattsmouth is a town of about 2,300
inhabitants, the County Seat of Cass
County, situated at the junction of the
Platte and Missouri rivers. Contains
Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic and
Episcopal churches, and has occasional
services by Christians, Baptists and
Liberals. Is the initial point of the
Burlington and Missouri River It. R.,
and as finely situated for handsome
resident lots and business prospects as
any town on the Missouri River.
We copy from a letter handed us by
Mr. Joe Lloyd from a frien.l in Illinois
the following extracts, which go to
show pretty conclusively that farming
in Nebraska has fewer drawbacks than
in any other State:
"We have had tvoof the wettest
seasons I have ever seen in the west.
My corn was not as good the first season
as I used to raise, on account of its be
ing so wet that I could not work it
properly, but in the Fall I put in .about
PJO rods of tile, and this season the
difference in the crop more than paid
for it. and it was full as wet a season ;
in fact I never had a better crop, but
it has ben so terrible wet this fall
that lots of corn spoiled on the stalk
and more is spoiling in the crib. I had
49 head of hogs die with cuolera, old
and young, but I was not the only one
who suffered, for almost every one lost
less or more, and between cholera and
low prices for all kinds of produce it
makes pretty close times."
Upon opening one of ihe fieight
car at the B. & M. depot, a few days
since, which had been tiv days on t lie
road from Chicago, a tail, gentlemanly
looking fellow was discovered quietly
sitting on a roll of carpet, in a famish
ed condition. For five minutes after
the c.ir door was thrown open the man
was unable to see, owing to being in ul
t r darkness so long. The first question
he asked was: "What station is this?'
When told, he seemed surprised that
he had got so far west. He told our
informant that he left Chicago with
ten cents worth of crackers. Long be
fore he arrived in Lincoln he hud eat
en the crackers and during the entire
journey had not tasted a drop of wa
ter. Journal.
A story is told of a deacon in Ten
nessee, who was in the habit of riding
a bucking mule that is, a mule that
can make a camel's back of its straight
one, and, by a spasmodic movement of
iis four legs and hump, discharge its
rider like a cannon ball. The other
day they came to the edge of the worst
mudhole in the State, and the mule
gave unmistakable indications of
bucking. The good deacon knew that
he was about to be thrown, and his
mind skurried about for a prayer.
His table grace came easier: "Lord,
for what we are about to receive make
us humbly thankful" he exclaimed,
and the mule had bucked and he was
in.
Jno. IV. Drew in Iowa City.
Mr. John W. Drew, the Granite state
temperance reformer, closes his work
in this city to-night. As a result of
his labors three thousand here wear
the blue ribbon and abstain from
drink. His total conversions in Iowa
in less than four months' work are
over 75,00 J. His methods never over
set the limits of moral suasion. He
arouses no ill feeling and leaves no
fanatical bad temper behind him. In
this city his movement is remarkable
for having captured the very hard
drinkers, the worst of whom, Mr.
Oveiholt. nephew of the . distiller of
Overholt's celebra'ed whiskies, sur
rendered last night. Mr. Drew goes
from here to Cedar Rapids.
"What is your religion, my friend?"
asked a clergyman of a tramp with a
calcium nose. "Me? I belong to the
Nothiuarian denomination." "Indeed ?
I never heard of that sect. What are
its tenets?" earnestly inquired the par
son. "Why, we believe, ye see thut
we believe thut wall we believe,
thut whutever hez happened wuz to
be, whether it come to pas or not."
The Wahoo Independent contains
a very sensible complaint about the ig
norance of the tax payers in reference
to the financial affairs of Saunders
county. The fact that the public have
no official reiiorts of the conditions of
the county treasuries, is not the fault
of the treasurers of the respective
counties, but is to be laid, first, at the
door of the legislature, and next at the
door of the county commissioners. The
legislators that from time to time
gather at the capital, are always sensi
tively enamored of a certain kind of
economy, and that economy strives as
far as possible, to discourage all sorts
of official advertisements, because
printer's ink costs money. Hence
while the law provides that the coun
ty treasurers shall make out a report
of receipts and expenditures, of war
rants outstanding and balances on
hand twice a year, it completely kicks
over any good expected from such a
report by leaving it optional with the
county commissioners to prit t such
reports in a newspaper of general cir
culation, or to l ave it posted up on
some door in the country, in manu
script. The county commissioners con
clude justly enough that the legisla
ture, by giving such option, decided to
do something for "economy," and hence
to save the few dollars that a publica
tion in the newspaper would cost,
they have it posted up on the door
aforesaid, and no man ever sees it, or
if he sees it.takes the trouble to stnnd
up at a hall door and read it in man
uscript, as it usually covers a whole
door and would occupy a half an hour
to an ordinary decipherer of ether peo
ple's writing to get through with.
Now, it would be economy for the
people to be able to see and ktiow
what they are taxed for every year and
how the money is expended. It might
cost a few dollars to put the report in
to a newspaper, and it might bo a
profit to the printer, who does as much
work for the public as any other man, ;
and at smaller pay than most public!
laborers get, but the people would be ,
none the worse for it. It is a beggar-j
ly "economy." tin worth' of an intelli
gent community to enact a law for the
"posting up" on a door of a document j
that every tax-payer in the county
ought to see, and would be a better
citizen and a more intelligent voter
for seeing. Let the next legislature
turn over a new leaf in this direction,
and either drop the pretence of pro
viding for the publication of semi-an-ual
reports of the county treasurers,
bv abolishing the law altogether, or
make it an honest and efficient law
by making it the duty of the county
commissioners to publish it in one or
more papers of general circulation in
the county, paying honest prices for
such publication at legal rate". Jour
nal. Josh Billings' rroierhs.
"Don't despise your poor relations.
They might get rich some time, and
then it would Le so hard to explain
things."
"The reputation a man gets from
his ancestors wants about as much al
tering to fit him as their clothes
would. n
"There is no woman stationed on the
face of the earth who tries so hard to
do right and fails oftener than the ave
rage mother-in-law."
"An enthusiast is an individual who
believes about four times as much ats
he can prove, and can prove lour times
as much as anybody else will believe."
"Falling in love is like falling down
stairs; it's hard work to find out just
how the thing was done."
"Mice can live anywhere comfortably
but in a church; they fat very slowly
hi a church. This proves that they
can't live on relegion any more than a
minister can."
"The worst tyrant in this world is a
woman who is superior to her husband
and lets everybody know it."
"Love is like the measles, you can't
have it but once, and the later in life
we have it the tougher it goes with
us."
"Great thinkers are not apt to be great
whistlers. When a man can't think of
anything else he begins to whistle."
Boys and Their Mothers. -
Somo one has written beautifully to
the boys in the following manner. Hero
is a whole sermon in a few sentences:
"Of all the love affairs in the world,
none can surpass the true love of the
big boy for his mother. It is pure love
and noble; honorable in the highest de
gree to both. I do not mean merely a
dutiful affection. I mean a love which
makes a boy gallant and courteous to
his mother, saying to everybody plainly
that he is faiily in love with her. Next
to the love of a husband nothing so
crowns a woman's life with honor as
this second love, this devotion of a son
to her. And I never yet knew a boy to
'to turn out' bad who began by falling
in love with his mother. Any man may
fall in love with a fresh-faced girl, and
the man who is gallant with the girl
may cruelly neglect the worn and weary
wife. But the b iy who is a lov r of
his mother in her middle age, is a true
knight who will love his wife as much
in the sere leaveJ autumn, as he did i.i
the daisied spring-lime."
A Boy.
One of the best things in the world to
be is a boy, .
Boys have always been so plenty that
they are not half appreciated.
A boy is willing to do any amount of
work if it is called play.
The feeling of a boy toward pumpkin
pie has never been pn perly considered.
A boy furnishes half the entertain
ment, and takes two-thirds of the scold
ing of the family circle.
It is impossible to say at w hat age a
boy W-f-comes conscious that his trou
ser legs ire too short, and is anxious
about the part of his hair.
In fact, a boy is a hard subject to get
a moral from.
A Royal Entertainment la Birarla.
King Louis, of Bavaria, who, no
doubt, will be known in history under
the name of Solittry, has lately given
an original festival in honor of the
Crown Prince of Austria. It was, as
usual, the night time that the royal
lover of the moon choose to give, in his
winter garden, an entertainment to his
puest. A method of lighting the of most
ingeneous character produced all the
appearance of a tropical sky. Lumin
ous balloons, of all colors, gave a soft
light to the entire garden, while an im
mense star shone i.n the midst of tnem
like a sun. In a kiosk, richly decorated,
a table was spread with exquisite vi
ands, around which were seated the
King, the Crown Prince of Austria,
and the Princess Gisele and her hus
band. From this spot the outlook over
a mass of lilies embraced the whole ex
tent of the garden, at the extremity of
which was a column surmounted by a
laurel, and standing in the midst of a
fountain of sparkling water. Upon the
sides, on the right and left, were paths
ornamented with statues, inviting the
guests into groves filled with musicians.
A feast given by Louis of Bavaria
without music would have been abso
lutely impossible. There was, there
fore, scattered among the trees the
quartet of Walter, the double quartet
and the chorus of the theater, and the
band of the Second Regiment of In
fantry. All these musical parties per
formed vigorously, while nowind then
a flood of electric light added to the
enchantments the fantastic character
which comes from that kiud of illuml-uatioa.
Ilerr Drlcshach.
The Schohai ie Republican gives somo
reminiscences of t ie great lion tamer
who died not loi g since on his farm in
Ohio at the age of seventy, "poor but
contented." Di icsbach's earliest char
acteristics were marked daring and an
uncontrollable love for animals. From
his uncle's farm, near Schoharie, ho
graduated as au apprentice to the shoe
making business in that village, under
one Christian Keyser. He found no
thing in the making and mending of
shoes to conform to his restless, daring
spirit and fondness for adventure. He
left Schoharie, went to New York and
obtained an appointment on the police
force of that city. While acting as a
policeman he daily visited a menagerie
there, and his old fondness for animals
revived. This was noticed by the man
agers, and Driesbach was induced to
resign his position on the police force
and become an obscure employee of the
menagerie. He soon showed such tact,
talent and daring such perfect absence
of fear that he was at once promoted,
and afterward became renowned
throughout the world as the "great lior
tamer."
lie undoubtedly was. No one dis
putes the title of championship of Ilcrr
Driesbach. He visited Europe and re
ceived the plaudits of crowned heads
in all the monarchial centers of fash
ion and folly. He induced his caravan
(at that time traveling) to come to
Schoharie. The management laughed
at the idea of coming to a country vil
lage with such an expensive establisli
ment. But they acquiesced. The re
8 uk was au immense throng and money
in the treasury. An instance of the
daring courage in his nature is given
in this adventure: Driesbach possessed
a favorite leopard. He was tame, gen
tle ami docile as a child. Driesbach
carried him in his arms, on his should
ers and often laid down with him and
slept together. One day Driesbach left
the door of the cage open and laid him
self down under the shade of a treo
and soon fell asleep. As soon as tho
leopard perceived that his keeper was
wrapped in the arms of Mr. and Mrs.
Morpheus, he sprang from the cage and
grasped Driesbach ' throat. A death
struggle ensued, Driesbach coming off
victor in the death of his favorite pet.
And this, too, without any implement
Diiesbach with his own hands choking
the leopard to death.
The Blind Boy's Patience.
. The other day I went to see a littlo
blind boy. Scarlet fever had settled
in his eyes, and for many months he
had not seen at all. He used to be a
sprightly little fellow upon the ran
everywhere.
"Well, my dear boy," I said, "this is
hard for you, is it not?"
He did not answer for a moment;
then he said, "I don't know that I ought
to say hard; God knows best." But his
lip quivered and a little tear stole down
his cheek.
"Yes, my child; you have a kind
heavenly Father, who loves you and
feels for you more even than your
mother does."
"I know it, sir," said the little boy,
"and it comforts me."
"I wish Jesus was here to cure
Frank," said his little sister.
"Well," said I, "he willl open littlo
Frank's eyes to see what a good Savior
he is. He will show him that a blind
ed heart is worse than blind eyes; and
he will cure it, and make him see and
enjoy beautiful heavenly things, so
that he may Bit here and be a thousand,
times happier than nfuny children who
are running about."
"1 can't help w ishin he could see,"
said Lizzie.
"I dare say; but I hope you don't try
to make Frank discontented."
'Frank isn't discontented," said Liz
zie, earnestly; "lie loves God. Audi
love sets everything right, and makes
its own sunshine; does it not, Frank?"
"I don't feel cross now," said the lit
tle blind boy, meekly. "When I'm
alone I pray and sing my Sabbath
school hymns, and sing, and sing; and
God is in the room, and it feels light,
and and I forget I'm blind at all;"
and a sweet light stole over Lis pate
features as he spoke it was heavenly
lirht, I was sure SeL
To break off bad habits avoid the
places, the persons, and the thoughts,
that lead to temptation. Keep busy;
idleness is the strength and incentive
of bad habits. Do not give up the
struggle if you fail once, or twice or
thrice, but persevere and conquer. A
failure only shows how much need
there is to strive.
A Dutch "Victory.
A crowd of young chaps about town
were in one of the popular beer saloons
the other d y, says the Atlanta Consti
tution, where they met a jolly old Ger
man, who often gets thoroughly soaked
in beer and maudlin funny.
"Hello, Kaiserlicher, have you heard
the news?" said one.
"Neinl vas is das?"
"The water works are busted!" -
"Veil, dot's bad mid dem demperanc
people, don'd it, poys?" (Laugh all
around.)
"Yes, and the rolling-mill's gone upl'
said another of the boys.
"Veil, shust don't got ekeered about
dat; it's so heffy dot it goom down
again, eh?" (A grand peal of laugh
ter). "And and the ice machine has ex
plodedl" cried a third.
'Is dot biu possible? Don dot's bad,
midoud some misdake, and id don'd
rain midoud it pour de vnzzer oud de
rolling-mill up no more ize unt all
you young shac-kasses broke von do
stable lot oudl Dot makes me gayl"
And nobody thought it necessary U
' lacgh at this point.