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THE HERALD, PtTBUSUKD VEKY THURSDAY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA OFFICE: On Vln St.. On Block North of Main, Corner of Fifth Street. T II E HERALD. Si M K ERA v r -J " n " H AIIVI.KTIHINW HAT KM. J: hi'Ai k. j 1 w . j 2 w. 3 vr. t m. 3 in. m. 1 yt. 1 sqr... $1 Wl.il 5 ) i'.MKl $2 $5 00 2sirs..j 1 fiOt !0vi Z7ft SiAi $4(0, 12 no koo 16 i 3 scjrs ! col '- (d 1 col . 2(10 27.5! 4 (XI, 4 75 8 18 on M IB m 00 lot C o mi H (X), loooi 12 OH; 20 no 28 00 I 8()i 12 00, csno isno 2.r0;i 4000 . i 15(h) i is 001 21 mii j! ih)1 4n 01 1 n 00 JNO. A. MACMURPHY, Editor.) " PERSEVERANCE. C0N(JTJERS." (TERMS: $2.00 a Year. tAU Advertlsluj; bills due quarterly. Transient advertisemenU must b p Id for in advance. LABWEMT CIRri'IATIO OK AW FAPKBIV CABS COIXTV. Ttrmi, in Advance: One cop, one Yar S2.00 Onr copy, six months 1-00 One copy, three months 50 VOLUME XIV. V PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA , THURSDAY JUNE 27, 1878. 1 NUMBER It. Extra ci pies of the III kai n for sale by J. P. Younjar. Postotiico news drimt, and O. K. Johu sou.corner of Main and Filth Streets. p. National Bank OF PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, BCCOEHSOR TO TOOTLi; UAXA Jt t'LABK Johx Fitzoekald President. E. O. ItovKV Vice President. A. W. MiLacohi.1 Cashier. JOU O'Uoi'KKK Assistant Cashier. Tills Bank Is now open for business at their new room, corner Main and Sixth streets, and It prepared to transact a ijeiieral BANKING BUSINESS. Stocks, Bond. Gold. Gevernmont and Local Securities BOUGHT AND SOLD. Dpuriti Received and Interest Alloia ed on Time Certiorates. Ara'.lahle In anv part of the United States and In all the Principal Towns and Cities of Europe. ac;c-ts for. the CELEBRATED In man Line and Allan Line OF KTKANKIW. Terson wishing to bring out their friends from Europe can PURCHASE TICK KTS FROM l-8 Through to Platte month. A. Schlegel & Bro., Manufacturers of FINE CIG-AKS, And dealers in FANCY SMOKERS ARTICLE'S, SMOKING and CHEWING T 0 15 ACCO'S. ripeclat HRANDS and sizes of CIGARS made to order, and satisfaction guaranteed. Cigar clippings old for smoking tobacco. Main St. one dool west of Saunders House. I'LATTSMOVTii, Neb. lOly Excelsior Barber Shop. J. C. BOONE, Main Street, oipoaite Saunders House. SHAVING AND SHAMPOOING Especial attention given to CUTTING CHI LDIiENS AND LA DIAS HA Hi. CALL ANn SEE BOONE, GENTS, And K;t s. boone in a CIAIM SHAVE. reui'lil KTOIC OK I' A LACE BILLIARD HALL (Main St.. east of First Nat. Bank.) rLAlTSMOUTH. - - - -N,":u- MV BAB I BUI-PLIED WITH TUB P. EST WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, BEEP., ETC.. ETC. aND MACHINE SHOPS! JOHN WAYMAIT ri.ATTSMOf rii. Ntr.., Repairer of Steam Engines, Boilers, Saw and Grist Milli UAN AM STi:3I FITTliS. Wrought Iron ri.e. Force and Lift Pipes ..Steam Oaunes. Saltv-Valve Governors. aiui ad kinds of P.rnss Engine Fittings, repaired on short notice. FAHM MACHINEKT Rcpairrd on Short Notice. 4SS'l ,;Y OTJNG!" T HE BUTCIIEK, Can always be found at Hatt's Old Stand, Heady to sell the beat Heats. YOUNG buvs freoh fat cattle, sheep, hoc &c. direct from the farmers every day, and his meats are always good. game. fish. axd roirx., ix seasox 3yL SAGE BROTHERS, Dealers in STOVES, ETC., ETC., ETC One Door East of the Post-Office, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Fractical Workers in SHEET IRON, ZISC, TIN, BRA ZIERY.dcdc. Ijirge assortment of Hard ana Soft COAL STOVES, Wood and Coal Stoves for HEATING OR COOKING, Always on nand. Cyry Tjuiety of Tin. Sheet Iron, and Zinc Work, kept in Stock. MAKING AND REPAIRING, Pone on Short Xotice. ff-KVERYTHIXa WARRANTED ! rillCEH LOW uowx. SAGE BBS. PROFESSIONAL CARDS HAM. M. :IIAI3IA., ATTORNEY AT LAW, And Solicitor In Chancery. Office In Fitzser ai'119Ivtj,,ck' PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. l. II. WHEKLKK A CO. L4W OFFICE, Ileal Estate, Fire and Life In surance Acents. Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Col lectors, tax-payer. Have a complete ahntract of titles. Buy and sell real estate, negotiate loans. &e. J fry' JAMEH K. MOKRISOV ATTOHNEY AT LAW. Will practice in Cass and adjoinlnu' Counties ; pives special atteutioii to collections and abstracts of title. Office with Geo. S. Smith, Fitzgerald Block, Plattmouth, Nebraska. 17y' " "KO. H. HM1TII. ATTORNEY AT LAW and Real Estate Bro ker. Special attention civen to Collections and all matters affectum the title to real estate. Office on 2d tloor, over Post Office. Plattsmouth, Nebraska. 40 JOHN W IIAIXKH JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, aim collector of debts, collect ions made from one dollar to one thousand dollars. Morti:at;cs. Deeos. and oth er instruments drawn, and all county business usually transacted before a Justice of the I eace. Best of reference (riven if required. Office on Main street. West of Court House. 40-yl JOHN W. HAINES. D. II. WHKKLF.K, K. D. STONE. WHEELER & STONE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Plattsmoutli .XebraaUa. J. Is. JlrCKEA, DENTIST, and Honioepathic Physician. Of fice comer Main and 5th st's., over Herold's store, Plattsmouth. Neb. 2!y It It I.IVItiHTOX, PHYSICIAN & SUi:;EON. tenders his pro fessional services to the citizens of Cass county. Residence southeast corner Sixth and Oak sts. ; office on Main street, two doors west of Sixth, Plattsmouth Nebraska. tit. J. 31. WATKKMAX, Physio Medical Practitioner. IjniisriUe, Cass Co., Xcb. rS7Always at the office on Saturdays. 40yl IK. YT. SI. HC'H I I.IIi XKCIIT. PRACTISING PHYSICIAN, will attend calls at all hours, night or day. Plattsmouth. Ne braska. 421 ' JOSEIMI tl. II AI.I. 31. I. PHYSICIAN A SURGEON, will Attend nil calls, dav or niuht. Office with R. R. Li illu sion. Main St., one door above Black & Rntf ner's. 51 ly IR. i H.UII.IKIIAXJ, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Louisville. Neb. Calls promptly attended to. 5l!y OCCIDENTAL HOTEL. FKKMOXT, XKIJUASKA., FRANK PARC ELL - - - Prop. Good rooms, good board, and every' tliir.j; in apple iie order, do to the Occidental when you visit Fr-mout. 10! f SAUNDERS HOUSE. J. S. GREGORY, - - - Proprietor. Location Central. Good Sample Room.. Every attention paid to guests. 43in.1 PLATTSMdCTH, ----- NkP.. COMMERCIAL HOTEL, LINCOLN. NED., J. J. I M HUFF, - - - Proprietor. The best know n and most popular Landlord iu the St:Ue. Always stop at t lie Commercial. PLATTE VALLEY HOUSE, JOIt V HONS. Proprietor. Tim oi.i EicLi titrr. noi se. fjooil nrcomniodations for Farmers ;inil tlio travelinp; public. lioartlSl ler day. Meals 2-ic. Entirelj- refitted and re-furnished, and farmers are request ed to call and get 3 meals and bed for 51.00. 5in3 GRAND CENTRAL" HOTEL. LARGEST AND FINEST HOTEL BETWEEN CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO. GEO. THRALL, - - Prop. OMAHA. NED. J. G- CHAMBERS, Manufacturer of and Dealer in SADDLES, COLLARS, HALTERS, WHIPS, ETC., ETC., ETC. REPAIRING Done with Neatness! Dispatch. Th only place in town where "Turlev's pat ent oelf adjustable horse collars are rolil." 4:inG PLATTSMOUTH MILLS. PLATTSMOUTH. NEB. C. IIi:iN!;i - I'roiuietor. Flour, Com Meal & Feed Always on hind and for sale at lowest cash prices. The highest prices paid for Wheat and Corn. Particular attention given custom work. H. A. WATERMAN & SON, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in PINE LUMBER. JLATII. SHINGLE?. SASH, DOOKS, BLINDS. ETC.. ETC., ETC. Man. street. Corner of Fifth, PLATTSMOUTH, - - - . NEB. Still Better Rates for Lumber. HURRA RD HOUSE, D. WOODARD, - - - Prop., Weeping Water, Acb. Good accommodations and reasonable charg es. A good livery kept ia connection with the house. cyj VEGETINE Is Iteeoni mended Ity All IMI YNICIAXN. Valley Stream, (juek.xs Co., Iaiso Islaxd, x. Y. Dr. H. R. Stkvf.xs : Df.nr Sir: f take the pleasure of writing you a small certificate concerning Veiretine prepar ed bv you. I have been a sufferer with the TJjqitida for over fortv years, and have had the Clirttnie OiarrhiM for over six months, and have trteet moet every thing : was given up to die. and did not expect to live irom nay to nay and no nhvsician could touch my case. I saw vonr Wireline recommended to ciue lHltli(l 1 commenced usini; it, and 1 continued dointtso and am now a well woman and ree tored to per fect health. All who are aftticted w ith this ter rible di-ease, I would kindly recommend to try it for tne benellt ot their neaitn.anu it is excel lent as a blood purifier. By Dr. T. B, Forbes, m. D., for MRS. WM. 11. FORBES. Vkoetixe. 'When the blood becomes lifeless and stagnant, either from change of weather or of climate, want 01 exercise, irregular uifi, 01 from any other cause, the Vf.oktink will re new the" blood, carry off the putrid humors cieanse the stomach, regulate the bowels, ant impart a tone of vigor to ttie w hole body. VEGETT1TE For Ciieer and C4Ci:ilOl.S IllMORS The Ooernr'w Certificate, ltead It. Ashley, Washington CO., III., Jan. 14, '78. JVIlt. STEVENS : Thar Sir. This Is to certify that I had been suffering from a t'e Cnm-cr on my right breast, which grew very rapidly, and all my friends hail given me up to die. when I heard of your medicine. Vegetine. recommended for Cancrr and ( aneer Jliimnrx. I commenced to taKe it. and soon found mvself beginning to feel better ; mv health and soirits both felt the benign in rkieiiee which it exerted, and in a few months from the time I commenced the use 01 tne veg etine, the Vanctr came out almost bodily. CARRIE DeFORREST, I certify that I am personally acquainted with Mrs. l-'Forresl. and consider her one of our very best women. DR. S. II. FLOWERS. Alt. Diseases oftiie Bixoi. If Veoetine w ill relieve pain, cleanse, purify, and cure such diseases, restoring the patient to perfect health after trying different physicians, many reme dies, fuffering for yearsl is it not conclusive proof, if you are a sufferer, you can be cured? Why is this medicine performing such great cures? It works in the blood, in the circula ting tluiil. It can truly be called The Great fllixri I'urifirr. The great source of disease or iginates in' the blood; and no mediciue that does not act directly upon it. to purify and re novate, has any just claim upon public atten tion. VEGETINE I Rrgnril it ana Valuable Jan. 1. 1878. Mis. II. i: Stevens : IiearSir, I take pleasure in saving, that I have used the Vegetine in my family w ith good results, and I have known of several cases of remarkable cure effected by it. 1 regard it as a valuable family medicine. Yours Truly. liEv. WM. M DONALD Tli! Rev. Win. McDonald is well known through the United states as a minister in the M. E. church. '1 liiM SA V lS S I'F.A !C -V EC K.TI N f. is acknowl edged and reeoie mended by physicians and apot hccai ies to lie the licst purifier and clean ser of tip blood et discovered, and thousands speak in its praise w ho have bocu restored to health. VEGETINE The r.I. Et Il.ive it. Mrs. II. R. Stkvens : Tar Sir. I have sold YegetTue for a lo'iij time, and find it gives 1110-t exccilel.t satisfac tion. S. B. DE PillESr. M. IV. PnmaM. lla.leton, Ind. VEG&TIN3 Prepared by 52. R. STLVKAS, Eiosion, Mass. Veplins is Soil Iiy all Drnssists. ROBERT DONNELLY'S AND BLACKSMITH SHOP. Wwjon, Rngipj, Mad due and Plow re pairinj, and general jobbing. I am now prepared to do all kinds of repairing of farm and other machinery, as there is a good lathe in my shop. PETER RA U EN, The old Reliable Wagon Maker has taken charge of the wagon shop, lie is well known as a NO. 1 WORKMAN. Xow Wagons and Itnss'e made to Order. SATIS FA CTI ON (i V A R A NT E E I ). Shop on Sixth street, opposite Streieht's Stable C-f Z si T DICK STREIGHT'S LI V FRY, FEED AND SALE STA BLES. Corner 6th and Pearl Sts. nOKSES BOARDED By THE DAY, WEKK, OR MOXTH. HORSES BOUGHT. SOLD OE TEADBD. For a Fair Commission. TEAMS AT ALL ZEOIRS. Pamcular attention paid to Driving and Training TROTTIA'C STOCK. ALse A hearse furnished when called for. - LENHOFF tf- BONNS, Morning Dew Saloon ! One door east of the Saunders House. We keep the best of Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars. 3;tni9 Constantly on Hand. STRE1GHT k MILIEU, Harness Manufacturers, SADDLES BRIDLES, COLLARS. and all kinds of harness stock, constantly on hand. FRUIT, CON FECTIONE Y, GROCERY STORE, NUTS, CANDIES, TEAS ICOFFEF.S, SUGARS, TOBACCOES, FLOUR, AC. Remember the place opposite E. G. Dovey's on Lower Main Street. n-Uj STREIQUT & MILIEU. A Turned-Down Tae. There's a turned-down page, as some writer says. In every human life A hidden story of hnpplor days Of peace amid the strife. A folded leaf that the world knows not . A love-dream rudely crushed; The bitfht of a foo that i- not forgot, Alt ho' the voice be hushed. The far distant sounds of a harp's soft string. An echo on the nlr; The hidden page may be full of such things, Of things that once were fair. There Is a hidden pnge in each life, and mine A story might unfold; But the end was sad of the dream divine It better rests untold. A HALLOWEEN MISTAKE. It was remarkable what visions the single line, "All Halloween to-night, boys," in the village paper, called up before the hundred or more young eyes that lighted on it visions of cabbages, pumpkins and squashes in singular as sociation with door-knobs, bell-ringers nd angry old parties who have been summoned to the front door almost numberless times and found only dark ness and stolen vegetables. Among the many boys who had made a solemn vow to study that lesson before break fast in the morning, and gone out for "a little while to play hare and hounds with Tom ny Green," rere Bob Cum ming and Jim Johnson. "O, no," said Jim, as the two hurried along the street, with a hop, skip and jump, "we won't have no fun to-night -Ono!" "Guess not 1" said I3ob. "And next week I ain't going to have any fun, I guess, either O no, not any, when Un cle Joe comes O no! and the goat O no, not at all! I'll teach him so that he won't but you, Jim, but jingo! I guess he won't raise the other boys! Ha, ha, ha!" The longer Bob talked the more he laughed, and the more he laughed the faster he ran, and the faster he ran the more excited got his companion about the story. "What uncle? where from? what goat? where?" asked Jim, as fast as a boy out of breath could ask. "O, Uncle Joe, from California. He and pa had some quarrel long ;igo be fore I was born, an" they've never seen nothing of each other since. Uncle's rich now. It was pa's fault, pa says, and pa wrote he'd forgive him. Uncle cried on pa's letter and wrote he'd come and see us and brins Bob (that's me) a goat, and so " " When's he coming?" broke in Jim. "O, 'fore long O, jimniiny!" The exclamation was called forth bv their sudden arrival in view of a neglected garden, whose cabbage patch, particu larly, invited an incursion peculiar to the time. All the energies of the boys being now transfer! ed to this patch, the discussion of the uncle and the goat was dropped. Bob and Jim had fun "till yon can't, rest" that night. They suspended h cabbage from the top of somebody's front door frame, braced it with a stick put against the door, and rang the bell, hiding behind two trees in front of the house to Bee the fun. The man who lived there came to the door, and a3 he opened it, the stick fell and the cabbage bobbed unpleasantly against his nose. The boys saw by the light of the street lamp that he rubbed his nose a moment and snatching the assailing vegetable from the string, flung it into the street, and they ihovgld they heard him say something about the nation. They had the impudence to ring a doctor's front door bell, tell him he was wanted right away at somebody's house, and when he had gone to his hat, coat aud boots, set a big pumpkin on his door step, and then hide behind the steps for him to come out and we can not see what else they could have expected tumble over the pumpkin and perhaps break his neckl They haa lun out or it, but not what they expected. A gen tleman came along in a great hurry to summon the doctor, ran up the steps very spryly, and was just about to ring the bell when he ti ippt d over the pump kin and fell headlong against the door, which the doctor had left ajar and which, giving way, let him fall into the arms of the doctor himself, who was just going to answer the call of the boys, and who mistook his last caller for a coat thief and choked him severe ly before he could explain his precipi tous entrance. Bob and Jim laughed so hard at thistnat the doctor heard them; and they had just time to escape down street, with the pumpkin at tlteir heels. These boys did a good deai more mischief before morning, but ac complished no more such good jokes as that of the pumpkin. There were other naughty boys out that night besides Bob and Jim, and Bob's father perhaps Jim's too, but we are sure Bob's found nobody but a cabbage head at his front door twice before he got thoroughly out of pa tience. He declared that the next time they rang the bell they might ring, for all him. They did not ring again until about eleven o'clock, as Mr. Cumniiug was getting into bed. . "Ring till yon get tired, you little rascal," said Mr. Cumming, as he rolled into bed and pulled the clothes up. After a short pause the bell rang again. Another pause of about the same length ensued and again the bell rang, louder than ever. "I think you had better go to the door just once more," said Mrs.' Cumming. "I'll go to the door in a way they won't like," said her husband, jumping out of bed and gcing to the wash-stand. Mrs. C. would have remonstrated, but before she had time to, Mr. C- had reached the window with the pitcher in his hand, raised the sash gently, and poured several quarts of water on a figure that seemed to be just about to ring again. The figure muttered some thing and moved quickly to the street and away. A four-legged figure seem ed to be accompanying him. "I'll bet a cookey the little rascal lias Btolen the dog he has one with him," said Mr. C, running quickly down the back stairs to see if Carlo were there, but before he got half way down Carlo's bark assured him that he was slill there. He then returned to bed, and he and his wife, after talking a little w hile about why the boy didn't run, and how queer it was he had a dog with him, fell asleep. The next morning Mr. Cumming found a drop letter at th DoatoOice. He recognized in its address tne hand writing v his long absent, long es tranged a d anxiously looked for brother Joe, ud thought it would be a pleasaat thij to run right home and open the letter Li the bosom of his fam ily, and with a lifht heart and step he went thither. He found his wife and ..on still dawdling over the breakfast table. "Got a letter froni Uncle Joe, he's in the city," said he as he burst into the dining-room. "Golly, the goat!" exclaimed Bob. '''O, he must have come in late last night and didn't want to wake us just like him," said Mrs. Cumming. Mr. Cumming tore open the envelope and read the following note: Traveler's IIotki. Robert: Now I am done. Almost kicked out of the house of a brother, for no cause gone, a poor man, to seek my fortune in the world (which could hard ly be more cruel than you), finding that fortune after hard work an utter separation for many years forgiving and forgetting when you begged me to do so promising to return and see you doing so, and I am met at my broth er s door with a hearty welcome? 2s ol A wni grasi) of the hand? No! Lut with a ihoiecr of water from an upper Kindmcl That is enough don't try to see me I leave here to-night foreverl Joseph Cumming. P. S. I shall take the goat out alter breakfast and shoot it. "When Mr. C. had read that part of the note which was underlined, his wife ex claimed: 'There! you know, Robert, J told you to go to the doorl" When he had finished the postscript, Bob's face lengthened, and tears came into his eyes. Oi.e corner of his fath er's moutn drew up and there was an unusual agitation inside of him which made itself perceptible to his family, as he said: "A h-o-r-n-e-d doer, by G-e-o-r-g-e! Well, come bob, we'll go see Uncle Joe and the goat and apologize, be'fore one is sliol and the other leaves these dig gin's foiever." They found Uncle Joe promenading m the long hall of the Traveler's Hotel, with his hands under his coat tails and his eyes bent upon the floor evidently I e was much excited. His brother met him with a smile on his face aud the agitation inside already alluded to, and extending his hand, said: "Joe, old fellow, give me your hand; I can ex " "Robert Cumming, what do you take me for?" interrupted Uncle Joe, stop ping and looking his brother in the eye. "Why, I take you for my old brick of a brother Joe, who is going to listen while I explain a most unfortunate mistake " "You've been explaining mistakesall vour life," again interrupted Uncle Joe, turning on his heel and W alking away. "Why, Uncle Joe," cried little Bod, able to contain himself no longer, "didn't vou know it was Halloween last night, when boys put cabbages on folk's door steps and rang the bell?" (Uncle Joe stopped, turned aud looked at Bob.) "I put a pumpkin on Dr. Lancet's stoop and a cabbage ou " "Oho! you did hey?" broke m his father, going up to him and taking hold of his ear, "have you forgotten what I told you about " "Robert," cried out Uncle Joe, strid ing towards them, "let go of that boy's ear he's my boy." Then giving his right hand to his brother and his left to his nephew, he said: "Robert, I was an old fool. Bob, let's go and see the goat." And making the hall ring with a cotif usion of voices, they went to the barn. Fifteen minutes later a merry quar tette might have been seen going in the direction of the residence of Mr. Rob ert Cumming; a boy leading a goat which seemed to take delight in fright ening children and tripping up adults, and two hearty looking men, a little past middle life, laughing till their sides ached at the perfoimance. Parson W. was the Congregational minister at A., two or three generations ago. On one occasion he was called on to marry a rustic couple. Accord ing to his custo'ja he began with, "Please join your right hands.". The groom, a little confused, lets go his grasp, and with his left hand takes the bride's right. "Your light hands! please join your right hands." The groom thinks a moment lets go his grasp again, and turning around seizes the bride's both hands, her right with his left, her left with his right, and exclaims: "Now Iv'e got her." An Irishman, to whom some won derful stories had been told on the au thority of a penny paper, declined to believe it, saying he distrusted all lie saw in cheap prints. "Why, shouldn't you believe the "cheap pa pel s," he was asked, "as soou as any other?" "Be cause," was the ready answer, "I don't think they can afford to speak the truth for the money." A good man will be doing good where soever he is. His trade is a compound of charity and justice. State Items. The State Auditor gives the follow ing statistics of the state: oiganized Counties, 65; human population, 314, 174; horses. 130,275; mules and asses, 12,433; cattle. 434,015; sheep, yO,3G: swine, 497,054. The above figures are compiled by the Auditor from the re ports of the various County Clerks. Omaha, the Union Pacific company, and the Smelting Works have each ap propriated $3,000 to protect the river front from the encrc?chments of the Missouri. The Telegraph names A. S. Paddock as his own successor in the United States Senate. The next Senatorial campaign is still nearly two years dis tant, but it is well for the merits of the candidates to be thoroughly discussed and time is required for this. Mr. Paddock has held his high office with credit to himself, and entire satisfac tion to the people of Nebraska. He has been a representative of the State, not a contracted personal con stituency. Sidney Telegraph. It is reported among railroad con tractors that Fitzgerald's contract for grading the B. & M. railroad extension from Hastings is at the rate of seven teen cents per yard. Too low they all say; but his contract also includes the bridging and track laying at private figures. Hastings Gazette. Xeb. City Press: Nebraska City is making every preparation necessary to have a very successful and attractive Fair September 9th. It is called the Otoe County Agricultural and Horti cultural Fair. Cominencement Exercises of the Uni- versity. The closing exercises of the State University were of a very interesting character. The Baccalaureate address of Chancellor Fairfield delivered on Sunday evening the 9Lh was a telling warning against Materialism. On Monday evening the Palladian Society gave their entertainment; the cadets gave an exhibition of their drill on Tuesday which so pleased the Regents that they decided to make the drill compulsory once a week, with a cap, coat and vest for uniform. On Wednesday the exercises took place in the Opera House where the faculty, students and visitors marched in an imposing procession, entering through a file of cadets. The gradu ates were, Wayland Bailey whose sub ject was "Free Thought;" Miss Mol lie Carter, subject "Lessons of His tory; Edward P. Holmes, oration "Suc cess;" Mr. Piatt, oration "Success," and Mr. Rhodes, "Independence;" Miss Florence Yaughan, the "Decay of Con versation ;" Henry II. Wilson, "Culture and Life." The various graduates had the degrees of Bachelors of Art, Lit erature, Philosophy and Science confer red on them, after w hich the degrees were conferred on them by the Chan cellor, then Mr. Wm. X. Snell, made the address of the Alumni. In the evening Chancellor Fairfield gave an elegant reception to the stu dents and visiting friends. Sample Examination Questions Fur nished by Co. Supt. OllTIIOGKAPIIY. 1. How many gounds in the English language? 2. Ilnv may words be divided at the ends of lines? 3. Define orthography, spelling, pre fix, apostrophe. 4. What words are represented by the following abbreviations: A. D., per, M. D., 12 mo., amt., ult. 5. Indicate the pronunciation of the following: agape, ayed, canine, clean ly, deaf, docile. G. What is your method of teaching orthography ? THEORY AND PRACTICE. 1. Why should the teacher enter up on the organization of a school with well-matured plans? 2. Draw a ground plan for an ungra ded school faught by a single teacher. 3. Why should the teacher make spe cial preparation for conducting each recitation? 4. To what extent should a teacher use a text book in hearing a lesson? 5. Name the advantages, and disad vantages, of conducting recitations by topics. t. What are the advantages of al ways reviewing the preceding lesson? 7. Explain the fact that the higher and more uniform the standard of school order, the easier it is U sustain it. ' 8. What course -would you pursue to detect the author of a serious school offence? 9. What are the objects of punish ment. 10. What do you mean by conduct ing recitations "inductively?" ARITHMETIC 1. Define problem, quantity, cancella tion, ratio, proportion, discount, pres ent worth. 2. What is the difference between involution aud evolution. 3. Why invert the divisor in divis ion of fractions? 4. In a school 5 per cent of the pu pils are always absent, and the attend ance is 570; how many enrolled, and how many absent? 5. A man, ovring 3-16 of an oil well, sold 23 of his share; what part had he left? G. A school district increased its tax from 8 mills to 9 mills on the dollar. How much was A's tax increased whose propeity was worth 10,000? 7. From a vat full of oil was drawn 40 gallons; it was than 2-5 full; how much could the vat hold? 8. What is the difference b-tween! bank d.bcouut &n.l tru nir.-tnt ? i 9. A boat in crossing a river 500 yards wide drifted with the current 3G0 yards; how far did it go? 10. Find the cubio root of 730134. 11. How many yards of carpeting, ?. yard wide, will it take to cover a parlor 1S feet long and 15 feet wide. GRAMMAR. To knotD 7io?n to say tcliat other men only think, is tcliat makes men poets and saijrs. 1. What kind of a sentence is the above? What, if any, are the subor dinate clauses? 2. Parse the words in italics. 3. How many voices have transitive verbs? How many have intransitive? 4. Write a note declining an invita tion to a party to which you have been invited. 5. Write an application for a situa tion as teacher in some school. 6. Write the plural of mercy, folio, 11, brother-in-law, oh, why, index, doz en, yoke. PHYSIOLOGY. 1. Define Physiology. In what re spect does it diller from anatomy? 2. Name the digestive organs, and describe the anatomy of the stomach. 3. Locate the pyloric valve, and de scribe its functions. 4. What is the pericardium? 5. Give a genetal outline of the struc ture of the human body, naming the component parts as far as you know. G. Define respiration, inspiration, and expiration. 7. Why is pure air necessary to health r Give particulars. 8. How does pure air affect the blood? uescrine tne manner in winch air comes in contact with the blood. 9. How does inspiration affect the diaphragm t 10. State reasons in full for thor oughly ventilatingschool-houses. How do you ventilate country echool-hous es? DRAWING. 1. What is the difference between vertical lines and perpendicular lines? 2. Draw an octagon, hexagon, penta gon. 3. Draw an ellipse, an oval, a spiral 4. Sketch an oak leaf, a clover leaf, a spoon. 5. Draw a square two inches in di ameter; within the square draw a cir cle two inches in diameter; name all the parts of each. HISTORY. 1. What is history. Define some of its uses. 2. Where, when, and by whom was America discovered? 3. Who discovered the Pacific ocean ? 4. Who discovered the Mississippi river, and why was it so called? 5. Name some of the causes which led to the revolutionary war, and tell w hen the last battle was fought. Did Washington command in this battle alone, or was he assisted? if so, by whom ? G. Name five distinguished foreign ers who fought with our forefathers for Independence. 7. In how many foreign wars were the colonies engaged ? In how many have the United States been engaged? 8. Where, .and when, was Indepen dence declared, and what did it then mean? 9. In what battle of the Revolution, if any, did Benedict Arnold command the British forces? 10. Who was Abraham Lincoln? Write a short sketch of what you know about him. 11. Name four or more Presidents of the United States who served two terms. How many years constitute one term ? 12. Who was President during the war with Mexico? Name some of the causes which led to this war? 13. When was Nebraska admitted nto the Union ? 14. What benefit is American histo ry to the American student? GEOGRAPHY. 1. What states and countries have a very dry clima'e? 2. What great rivers flow into the Indian ocean? 3. What is a rebublic? A mon archy? A kingdom? An empire? 4. By whom are the President and Vsce-President chosen, and for how long!? By whom, and how long, are United States senator chosf-n? 5. Name the states bordering on the Mississippi river, and locate the capitol and metropolis of each. G. From what countries do we im port coffee? Tea? Sugar? Linens? India-rubber? 7. Compare United States with Rus sia, and state their chief differences. 8. Name the countries of Asia. Figures Demonstrate Facts. Extract Hurlington Haw keye, June Cth, 1878. During the past spring a large tide of immigration has been pouring west ward, and all sorts of theories have been advanced as to the state or sec tion that was receiving the bulk of the business. In this connection the following official figures, taken from the Railway Age, will be of interest to our readers. These figures demonstrate the fact that the B. & M. Nebraska rail road vwhich is immediately west of us, and is the extension of our old B. & M. in Iowa) is doing twio-e the business in lands of any other land grant road in the United Sta'es: and not only this but the sales of this little two hundred mile road in Nebraska amount to more dollars and cents than all the combin ed Kansas roads, whose aggregate length in Kansas reach over 1,200 miles. The Minnesota roads make a good showing, but we presume that the ma jority of their transfers of land are practically only an exchange for the depreciated bonds of the Northern Pa cific and other roads. Land sales of the land grant roads of America, for the first four months of 1378, January, February, March and April. KANSAS ROADS. Acres. Amount, a v. per Atchison. Top-'ka & Santa acre. Ee railroad 1W ?1'6 rm 01 34 1.7 Kansas Pacific railroad .. .127.271 472,177 9 3 71 Missouri. Kansas & Texas 3..r3l 137.593 68 3 57 Total Kansas s.iles. . ..2.4.U70 1,026,133 51 54 00 NEBRASKA ROADS. P. & M R. K. in NPb 1M.031 S1.04.7O032 S5 34 Union Pacini- railroad... 107.900 545,447 42 5 00 TvtA Nebraska sales 303.991 $104,147 74 $521 IOWA ROADS. Iowa Railroad Land Co. 9,403 ' el .123 60 6 60 Iowa Palls aud Sioux City railroad- .- 8.759 66,937 27 6 50 Qjinoy ra'ir-: -tel. f .SIT 7C.W.S 38 Total Iowa sales 23,49 $171,0; 2T $8 W MICIIKJAV IiOAPH. Jackson. Lansing and Sag inaw railroad 5,019 JH.R09 iy$8 0r Flint and J Vre .Marquette railroad 4,720 3!,220 93 8 31 C.iand li.ipUls aud Indiana railroad 11.751 2.19.742 16 H 25 Total Michigan cales. . . . 2..r.2.'l 320,778 28 fl2 61 ILLINOIS KUAIIS. I!liuoisCentralroad..3,M5 ! $;i.lJl CO 10 Off MINNKSOTA KOAliS. St. Paul and Sioux City railroad .33,223 $229. 57 $6 00 Sioux city and St. Paul railroad 22.7K IH.IMOSW 6 V) Northern 1'acillc road.. li)."),:()4 7sfl.420 00 4 75 Total Minnesota sale 221.&C8 $1,157,228 66 t5 2 AKKAMHAS AN1 MISSOURI KOAD8. St. Louis and San Fran cisco railroad 14,30 50.307 C4 $5 HSf Little Hock and Port Sinllh railroad 39,438 173.922 S8 4 41 Total Arkansas and Mis souri sales 53,798 f 254,290 22 f 4 70 The July number of the Eclectic Magazine, beginning a new volume, of fers a favorable opportunity for com mencinz subscriuiions. aud its contents are certainly of a kind to attract all classes of readers. It is embellished with a line strel-ennravcd fiuure-niecu entitled the "Roman Children" afford ing a pleasing variation from the por traits of which one in usually found in each number. The leading paper is a trenchant reply by Dr. Elam to Tvn- dall's famous Birmingham lecture on "Man and Science;" and this is follow ed by a timely discussion of " Tho Eastern Crisis," by Goldwin Smith. The third paper is a very charming de scription of " Vienna and Viennese Life;" following which are the second part of "The Earth's placo in Nature," by J. Norman Lockyer, F. R. S., " Tho Maenad's Grave," "Edmund Burke," a wonderful picture of "The State of Paris Before the Outbreak of the Rev olution," by Taine, and a curious ac count of "The Gardener Bird." There are some delightful "Memorials of a Man of Letters," by John Morley; and "The Greatness of the Romans," by Goldwin Smith, is one of the best mag azine articles of recent times. Besides several shorter papers and poemsr there are four chapters of Black's "Maclcod of Dare" and well-filled ed itorial departments; and the number' altogether is ne of gre.it variety and interest. Single copies, 45cts. ; one copy one year, $?'.. Published by L. R. Pel ton, 25 Bond St., N. Y. SECHCrAUY'S OFFICE, Nebraska Sheep-Raisers and Wool--Growers Association. Lincdln, June 5th 1878. Your Secretary has written a num ber of letters to woolen mills in Iowa and Missouri, asking bids for our wool. The only reply thus far is front Henry Wicks, of the Davenport (Iowa) Wool en Mills, who talks favorably, and wants a sample of your wool (of each of the different kinds), together with your "bottom price for cash delivered on the cars," at your nearest railroad station. As soon as other propositions are received they will be sent out. Members of the Association who de sire to sell their wool in this manner,, should write to Mr. Wicks, at Daven port. Iowa, at once, giving fair sampler of the wool, and price at which it will be put on the car at the railroad sta tion. Very respectfully, J. C. McBride, Sec Influence of Light on Flawen. Dr. E. Askenasy has been following' up the investigations by Sachs and oth ers in Germany, and Sorby in England,, on the influence of light on the color of flowers. Experiments were made with, the varieties Silver Standard (red and while), Tournesol (red and yellow), and. Canary Bird (yellow) of Tulipa Gesne liana, both in the full light and in com plete darkness, with the result that there was no appreciable constant dif ference in the colors of the flowers. The plants of both series were ia a tem perature of about 15 degrees C. (09 de grees Fahr.), and the etiolated leaves and stems of the plants kept in the dark, quickly became green on being exposed to the light. Yellow and blue varieties of Crocus vernus developed well-formed fully-colored flowers iu the d.irk in a, temperature of 41 degrees Fahr. Ex periments with a deep violet blue vari ety of llyacinthus orientalis furnished ery different results. Light exercised a twofold influence an acceleration of at least a fortnight in the development, of the flowers, and a much more intense and more diffused color. The flowers unfolded in the dark were not colorless, but they were only tinged in the parts that were most deeply colored in tho normally developed flowers. The ter minal portion of the inflorescence of several of the plants in the dark was taken off before all the flowers were expanded, and placed in water on the south side of a greenhouse, and in three days these exhibited the normal color w hile those of the lower portion, left la the dark, had not increased iu intensi ty. It is worthy of remark that this change of color is independent of the previous formation of chlorophyl, for the elder expanded flowers did not first change green and then blue, but at once assumed a dark blue, whereas the unopened flowers at the top first se creted chlorophyl, which gradually lost its color, and its granules were ulti mately dissolved. The dissolved color ing matter in the flowers of Hyacinths resides chiefly in the layer of cells im mediately underlying the epidermis; in the anthers alone it occurs in the epi dermal cells, and in the darkened plants the anthers were always dark blue Flowers of Pulmonai ia officinalis dark ened exhibited the normal change of red to blue, but in proportion to the less advanced stage of the flowers when placed iu darkness, the fainter the col ors, until they were almost colorless. Experiments with a red-flowered varie ty of Silene pendula, with Antirrhinum, majus and Prunella vulgaris gave sim ilar results, and therefore it appears clear, says Dr. Askenasy, that some flowers require light to develop their norm 1 colors, while others :.ij iivlo- p-.n I ,lf It '