THE HERALD.
The Ilaflroa'! !.?'j at Washington.
The operations, the management, and
the discipline of the powerful lobby
which the Central I'acific and Union
Pacific corporations have oiganized and
kept active at Washington since the
meeting of Congress, have attracted
comment from moat of the leading
newspapers not subsidized in their interest-
The chief business of that lobby
has been to prevent any legislation ad
verse to these mighty monopolies, and
especially to defeat the moderate bill
of the Judiciary Committee of the
.Senate, which only exacts twenty-five
percent, of their net earnings, as a
sinking fund to repay the government
the advances of capital and interest,
wl jcli already aggregate an enormous
sum that is year by year swelling in
mllions.
These sinister influences have at last
to come so'.audacious as to arrest the at
tention of the Senate, and to provoke
criticism even stronger than that of
the most outspoken press. Two illus
trations, from leaders like Mr. Thur
mau and Mr. Edmunds, representing
the democratic and republican parties,
or rather that portion of each which is
not suspected of corrupt practices, will
give the public a fair idea of the opin
ions held by upright Senators on this
subject. In the running debate on
Tuesday last, Mr. Thurman said:
M have seen this Senate Chamber
filled with the railroad lobby; 1 have
seen the galleries filled; I have seen
the corridors tilled; I have seen the
committee room besieged; I have seeu
Senators besieged in their own houses
by the railroad lobby; but never did I
see one man urging legislation hostile
to these companies."
This Senator spoke from his personal
observation and knowledge, and in
terms that admit of no ambiguity. He
might have gone farther than he did,
but Mr. Edmunds, who succeeded him,
filled the gap in a way that con nut fail
to impress the country. His experience
was stated in the following words :
I have seen the otlicers of the com
panies in this very Senate Chamber on
the day a bill was to be up, distribut
ing their pastes witlt an ostentatious
impudence that was amazing. I hope
it did not affect any Senator; I sup
pose it di4 not. I have seen fifty cents
a line paid to affect legislation in the
editorials of newspapers. That is a
very small price now. That was in
old times. I suppose the present edi
torials are paid for at rather higher
prices. IJut we shall find out by and
by, by an inquiry, if the two Houses
are willing to direct it and perhaps
the present Government directors may
be able to look after it a little how
much money has been paid by these
companies 'to protect their rights,' as
they call it, at this present session of
Congress; not to any Senator or mem
ber of Congress I beg everybody not
to misunderstand me but to pursue
everybody to his house and appeal to
his personal friendship for this direct
or or that director, to appeal to his in
terest in protecting his constituent
who sold some bonds or some other
things, to excite his prejudice, to mis
lead his judgment; everything that
goes to make unjust intluence upon
legislation may have taken place to a
greater or less degree."
After these strong and unequivocal
declarations by two of t lie foremost
Senators, it is difficult to see how an
inquiry by Congress can bo avoided.
They have described the general lobby
with fidelity, but with barely a delicate
and suggestive reference by Mr. Ed
munds to its most important element
on the floor of the Senate. When Sen
ators are free from any connection yith
these corporations, receive no passes,
do not i ct as counsel for them, and are
under no personal obligations for" fa
vors, the lobby will be powerless, and
not before. X. V. Sun.
The connecting link between the
man and the monkey lias been foun 1
at last. Mr. "Nip," husband of Mrs.
Tuck," the chimpanzees at the Aquar
ium, died. The doctors have been dis
secting Mr. -Nip," and they found that
the brain looks strikingly human. It
resembled the human brain in its con
volutions, and the cerebrum overlap
ped the cerebellum the requisite Jone
third of an inch ; moreover that por
tion of the brain which is supposed to
preside over the organs of speech was
fairly developed, and it is therefore be
lieved that had he been brought up
like human children he might possibly
have been pent to the V. S. Senate.
)r Eoote's Health Monthly.
(Jar Jeiiing far April.
Sow shirt buttons early in the mor-
The
very
Hi
Sow bird seed this month,
birds will come up by dune.
Cats do best m the. night in a
light soil, well dug and raked.
Sardine cans, broken bottles, old
shoes, and tinware should be set out
in the back yard.
The Kin-cocktail does best under
glass. It needs but little water, and
its cultivation will give one an appe
tite for breakfast.
I ri na donnas are lovely ilowers, but
very ditlicult to raise. A gentleman
tried to raise Roze last month, but
failed entirely.
If you are a landlord and in any
doubt as to what produce to raise
raise the rent. If you are not a land
lord, try and raise the w ind.
Oysters should be set out with a top
dressing of bread crumbs and plenti
fully watered. The nvster witheis if
not watered, although its fragrance is
increased.
Olive branches should be set out
arouud the breakfast table. They need
great care and attention, howev r, to
keep them from i nning into the butter
and molasses. Wash them well once
a day with soap and water. New
York Graphic.
Improvement of Meadows
Lands.
and Pasture
By cablegram fr.un abroad was re
ceived the surprising news tha, two
chemists one working at Geneva and
another at ?aris had simultaneously
and by similar methods, succeeded in
tttJuciug the gases oxygen and by-
i uritfci'ii iirsi k a nquiu siaie, anu tnen
i " -.D"""" olidituxl them. It has long been
thought that hydrogen was a metal
existing in a gaseous state, as mercury
is a lrie.al in the liquid state, and now
the supposition is proved to be a fact.
To liquefy hydrogen requires a temper
ature of oO'J degrees below zero, and a
; pressure of 420 pound. to the square
inch, and to solidify it a pressure near
ly thre times as great. Dr. route's
llealth Monthly.
Clover and grass seed are plenty
and cheap, and we urge all farmers to
a liberal use of them, this month, upon
a;l bare spots in their pastures and
meadows. As we have frequently in
stated, there is a great waste in hav
ing our fields but half set in grass, and
there can be no reasonable excuse for al
lowing them to remain so. They should
be either plowed up, or the bare spots
reseeded. If the farmer has some
well-composed barn-yard manure to
spare, no better use can be made of it
than to spread it on these bare spaces.
We sow timothy with blue grass if we
have it, but the common red clover
should never be omitted. It makes a
good crop for hay or pasture, but the
grand thing is, the ameliorating influ
ence its roots have upon the soil. On
stiff clay lands the influence of clover
in improving their mechanical con
dition making them mellow, so as to
admit air and moisture, so indispen
sable to the growth ,of all plants is
wonderful.
The seed should be sown upon alight
snow, or when the ground is frozen, in
the spring mornings, so that when the
eartli thaws the seeds will be absorbed.
If the work is jostponed until the land
is dry, we should use the harrow or
roller after the seed3 are sown. But
in any case.we should not neglect the
work, for there is nothing that will
make more profitable returns for the
time and money expended. National
Live-Stock Journal.
From tbe Nebraska Farmer.
The Coming Cereal.
East spring a friend handed me a
pacKet of seeds for which fifty cents
had been paid, that was saidte be "The
Coming C'.red," and bearing the cum
brous name of "Pampas, or Upland
Rice." The grain has been known in
Nebraska for several years, and many
are begining to look upon it with
much favor. It is in daily use in my
family this winter as a substitute for
coffee. Genuine coffee disagrees with
me, and for years my winter drink was
chocolate. One of my neighborsjplant
ed six or eight acres of corn, reserving
an acre, more or less, accidentally, on
the north-east corner of the field for
Upland Kice. The grasshoppers came
from the north-east, massed in force
upon the rice, but gave it up, passed
on, and ate the coin. Said neighbor
told me a few evenings since, that
there was remaining in his crib about
a peck of shelled corn and a quantity
of rice. The hens have had the run of
the crib all winter. They leave the
corn untouched and feed on the rice.
His hens have laid bountifully all win
ter. He frays his pigs are doing finely
on the rice also, and he proposed to
break five or ten acres in the spring to
plant to rice.
Whether or not the rice will hold its
own with rye, oats, corn, and barley,
when the latter crops are good, remains
to be seen by the light of further ex
periments, but we have no hesitation
in recommending it for cultivation
wherever and whenever there is the
least probability of a visit by the hate
fuls. I think it will do well planted
in hills and cultivated like corn, only
planting in hills about three or three
and a half feet apart. To gather it,
drive through the field as if to gather
corn, snap off the heads and stow away
like wheat cut with a header. It
threshes and grinds easily. It must
be gathered s soon as ripe, for the
stalk soon breaks down beneath its
load of ripened grain. This latter
circumstance is a decided advantage,
for it leaves no trash like corn or sor
ghum to hinder the sowing of grain.
HorrEK Hater.
Contingent Congressmen.
Hon. T. J. Majors, our contingent M.
C, is making the canvass for his seat
with singular ability, industry and
skill. There is no exact precedent in
our national history for the claim we
set up, though in Alabama, Minnesota
and California were similar cases. Our
claim is based 1st, on the incorrectness
of the census of 1870, which ought to
have shown for us a large fraction
more than sufficient to entitle U3 to a
member: 2d, our wonderful growth
since 1870 which strengthens the
equities in our favor, and shows the in
justice and wronsr of denying U3 prop
er representation, rcw men appreci
ate the difference between the duties
and burdens of
AX EASTEUN AND A FRONTIER SI. C.
The eastern M. C. has time to exam
ine the great questions of the day;
time, in fact, to prepare himself to play
the statesman. The frontier member
has in addition to his regular duties,
the general agency of everybody's busi
ness in his district. All his constitu
ents are about getting titles from the
government to their homes and lands;
all are asking for new post roads, and
mails, and post offices, and all of them
in ail such cases expect their represen
tatives to take a prominent and con
trolling part. No wonder that our good
looking member, Mr. Welch, has lost
fifty pounds of tlesli in his efforts to
keep up with his work. He represent!
not only a frontier state, but he repre
sents twice as many people as any other
member on the lloor of the house. I
listened with great interest the other
day to
MR. JIAJOIW' PRESENTATION OF HIS
CASE
before the house judiciary committee.
It w;is ably done, no attempt at orato
ry no '-f uss and feathers," but a sim
ple, concise, convincing statement of
tho facts, law, precedents and equities
upon which we base our claim to an
additional member. One equitable
point based upon the fundamental
principle that "taxation and represen
tation go together," was the following
comparative statement showing the ag
gregate receipts from internal revenue
for the fiscal vear ending June 30, 18
7T; Urii's. ill 45th Conir.
lPR,nin.co 8 2
x.ri.(i 4 2
T0.704.M 1 2
7!.:?0.8! 5 2
73.Mi.oO 6 2
,r.s.2 I".' 43 1 2
fiO.Hnt.m 1 2
iS.iilJ 11 3 2
Alabama...
Aik:ini:m...
I'nlnrailo
Maine
Mississippi
NV v;il:i ...
t l ((40Il
Vermont
"i2,74 J.33
16
Nebnisk
Nebraska pays 13,9 18.fiS more rev
enue for the same time than does the
com' lined states above represented, as
will be seen, by twenty-nine members
in th; house and sixteen in the senate,
while? Nebraska has one representa
tive a.d two senators in concress. He
also showed that even in our grasshop
per year of iS7(. ire raised four tiims
as much whut an 7 Hire timrsaj luu 7
rum as all New England, while the
proportion in last year's crop was much
greater in our favor. The committee
listened with marked attention. I
think their report will be favorable.
If so. Mr. Majors will be admitted, and
will win the credit of obtaining for our
state an important richt, long deferred
and lone refused. Of one thing we
may be sure if he is not admitted. e
need not trouble ourselves to elect any
more contingent congressmf n we shall
get none, ti'.l 1SS2. when we shall prob
ably number sLc hundred thnttsind
people. Cr. Oaialia Republican.
C2
S3
A. G. HATT,
JUST OPENED AGAIN,
New, Clean, First Class Heat Shop,
on Main Street in Fred Kroeliler's olil stand
Everybody en hand for fresh, tender meat.
2SVI.
James Pettee
DEALER IN
Musical Instruments,
Sole Appointing Agent for
The I'nrl vailed klaxon A Hamlin
CABINET ORGANS.
Also, the Steck. Henry F. Miller, nnd Ihillet
& Ciimsn.li IMauos for Cass and Sarjiy counties1,
Neb. C'ill and see
SAMPLE INSTRUMENTS
at ofliec. Sixth, one door south of Main St.
1 LATTS MOUTH, NEB.
Tuning and repairing Pianos and Organs a
specialty, under the .skillful hands of Mr. S. M.
Urown, a tunerof thirty-three years experience.
GREEK & BLOVERT,
LOIISVILLG XIX S If 0 1",
AND
REP Alltl NO ROOFING AND
SPOUTING.
First Class Stock.
FARMERS,
LOOK HERE!
FRED GORDER
lids received au IMMENSE STOCK of
Corn Planters, Cultivators,
Sulky Plows,
and Plows of every description; tM
BEST MADE.
Harrison Wagon,
the best and cheapest wagon in the
market by all odds.
Spring Wagons,
Buggies, and Three-Seated Wagons;
and the world renowned Courtland
Platform Spring Wagon.
Wood's Self Binder,
Threshing Machines,
and all kinds of
Agricultural Implements
In every variety, and at
Bed Hock Prices.
.A-T
HSTETW QOODS
FOR
SPRING AND SUMMER
DRESS GOODS, HOSIERY, SILK SCARFS,
WHITE GOODS. TOWELS, TABLE LINEN,
DOMESTICS, CORSETS, NOTIONS,
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, ETC., ETC.
A Full Assortment of
JB(0T AWED SMtfDIES
J. V. WECKBACH, Prop.
NEW GOODS,
ELEGANT STYLES.
We are in uhnost daily receipt of
DRY AND FANCY GOODS,
and (KIEidPCDiSIlIES.
which we offer our friends and the public at
at prices to suit the times.
52tf
FRED GORDER,
Plattstnouth, Nebraska.
IF,
V v M.
Groceries,
Provisions,
1T-1
has come home, UWlia wai
And he has hrouirht the finest line of HtC.,
Dress Goods, Staple Goods, ' Fancy
fir ft n rl Q n nil IVnf innsvAii ovnn cn u
..-jv.v... r(nTCjmirvTmi v T7i?nrr TiAlvn
CALIFORNIA DRIED AXD CANNED FRUITS
AND JELLIES.
i
ies by flic acre, boof and
lacs till ye sa re
bats cap till
jmi mum feiay.
Spring and Summer Goods eyer and ever so cheap
Now isynir t-hanco bound t sell and uudtrscll anybody. Hurry
up. I want to yo East ayniu ne.i t mouth.
Country Produce Taken in Exchange
for Goods.
421y
tAmss' ms$s gqo$,
Cashmeres, Alpacas, Delaines, &c
Calicos, from 12 to 16 Yards for $1.00.
Muslins, from 6 cts. a yard upward.
BEDSPREADS I
The finest stock of White ttcdsprciide ever brought to the City.
XKEESSJ 13 IT'S GSaOT'MirtTG-!
Buell's Cassimeres, Tweeds, Jeans, and Cottonades in
full Stock.
JEof and Iaoe,
El sets jiessI (Daps,
asacl ,8iru5hBfig
Croccrics and SBrviisiDa
OF AM. KINDS.
Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods.
Thankful for past favors in the years pone y, I respectfully nik a continuance of the same
(iL'AKANTKKlNC hatisfactiox IN am. CASES, a:n! hoplnj; my cffui'Oi to picaM- may tie crowu
eil with Miccefs, I remain as ever, .J. V. WKC'Kn.-W.'II.
REMEMBER THE PLACE, ONE DOUR WEST OF P. (.,
PL A TTS2I OUT 11, NEBRASKA
TO THE PUBLIC!
SHOE
BOOT .AJsriD
' "t-f t-. ' SSS&StfS 'y5S5fc
3 si ii S mwAyy&m
II p o ffl MjjMm
fr-;-- r-I-.-CsTJ ifBt-t'x r-Ji'i-. t??.'?-?-' '.'-
READ AND REMEMBER
ASTONISHING!
THAT
SOLOMON & NATHAN,
DRY GOODS,
CLOTH I XG,
Wixhinir to reduce their iiumeufe stock of
XOTIOXS. BOOTS & SHOES,
II ATS CATS, CAJtPETS, Etc.
in order to m;ikn room for their spring purchases, will from this date offer
splendid inducements to the pnhlic, in every dep.irtinent. We assure you
this is a grand clearance sale, and we will offer goods at prices that will not
fail to jilea.se the closest buyer. A visit to our elegant Store Rooms will con
vince you that we have the largest and most complete stock of goods fn our
line in the city, which must be sold to make room for our
SIP ED 051 8
MANUFACTORY.
, i Ji,;siiyii4
We have now ou Land and rcadv to ship the Jiiirst lot of E-SEX 1'IG?
in America. This Weed i not subject to cholera. W e are Lrecdmg from
Six ISistiuQt Im.vt3rts.tiQ ihi
Some of which are the Best Specimen? ct imported. If jou want
tLe purest ad best pieect from Imported tocx and in p"' not aksn,
V Address " J. D. VAXDUREX
Fiska Coinets. Winuet go Co. U la
We have just received from our store, formerly located at St. Joseph,
Mo., a full line of
Millinery & Fancy Articles
for the Ladies, beautiful in design and pattern, at exceedingly low figures. In
Gents' Clothing and Furnishing Goods,
We carry a complete line, when everything ean he found to suit the most fastidious gentle
man ill Laps LOU11I), ill uoiiom jigurcr. uur lint; ui
- Tzisiilss and Ualises
is ench that we defy competition in style and price. Vie also have a choice selection of
CLOCKS, WATCHES AND JEWELRY OF THE LATEST PATTERNS
ZEPHYRS IN ALL COLORS.
Berlin and Germantown Yarns in Great Variety.
CARD BOARD, PLAIN, GOLD AND SILVER.
CANVASS, BRUSSELS, 31 ATS, ETC.
Below we attach prices on our goods, and judge for yourselves.
500 yds. Woolen Dress Goods, Remnants at 10, lS. 15 and 20c; formerly
40 and 50c per yard.
500 yds. Rlack and Navy Rlue, Cashmere Dress Goods at xoc; formerly ouc
500 yds. Beautiful Patterns in Ruchings, from 10c up.
500 yds. Jap. Striped Wash Poplin at 15c per yd.
A beautiful selection of Hamburg Edgings and Embroideries from 5c up.
Gents Overcoats from $.o00 up.
Full Suits from So.OO up.
Ladies Hamlkt ichiefs 5c apiece G for 25c.
Ladies Merino Hose 3 pair for 25c.
All Wool Blankets from 61.2 up.
Horse Blankets $2.40 per pair.
Bed Spreads White and Colored 1.00 up.
Celebrated Hip Gore Corsets C"c.
Madam Fovs Corsets 00c.
Beautiful Patterns in Cassimeres 75c and S1.C0.
Kentucky Jeans 25c per yard up.
Kid Gloves, 50c per pair.
Ladies' Merino Underwear 50c apiece up.
Mens' Boots 2.00 a pair up.
Ladies Shoes 1.00 up.
Children's Shoes 25c up.
Hats from 75c up.
Caps 10c up. .
Bleached and Brown Muslin 12 ? ds. for 1.00
Canton Flannel 8c. yd up. all Wool.
t
s for 1.00 up.
And other Articles too Numerous to Mention.
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