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VOLUME XIV. V
PLATTSMOUTII, XEBRASKA!, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1878.
J XUMBEIl 31.
F.xtii c.pies of the II kr w n f.u nle bv J. P.
Yoiintr, I'osto'liri- news depot. ;inl ). I . JuIih"
son.e.orner of Main and Filth Slutis.
THE HERALD.
NEBRASKA
HERA
PIBST
National Bank
OF PLATTSMOUTII. NEBRASKA,
iurrniioii to
TOOTLE, IIAXXA Jk. CUBK
J11IS F"lT7.RRAI.O..
K. IK DV KV
A. W. MfUl'DHUX.
.lav a o ituiKii
President.
Vice I'resiileut.
Cashier.
Assistant Cashier.
Tbi Bank Is now open for business at their
new room, corner Main and Sixth streets, and
. prepared to transact a general
BANKING BUSINESS.
Sticks, Bds, Cold. C.varnment and Local
Securities
BOUGHT AND BOLD.
Deposits Received and Interest Alloio
ed on Time Certificates.
DRAFTS DBAW1T,
Available In mr part of the United States and
In ail tn Principal Towns and Cities
of K'Hupe.
AGILTS FOIt TIIK
CELEBRATED
Iniian Line and Allan Line
OK HTKAMKRS.
Vrros) wishing to briny out their friooda from
KurupK can
rt'BCBABE TICKETS FROM US
TiriHKk to Plattmoitk.
A. Scblogel & Bro.,
Manufacturers of
' And dealers in
FAHUT 8MOKEE3 ARTICLE'S, SMOKING
and CHEWING
TOBACCO'S.
Special BRANDS an 1 aizes of CIO A RS made to
or4ar. and aatiafaction guiranteed. Cigar
clippings told for .iniot-:ng tobacco,
laln St. oae dooi west of Siuudcra House.
I'LATTdMOCTH, Neb. 101y
Excelsior Barber Shop.
J. C. BOONE,
lai Btrert, opposite Saunders House.
TIAIBCUTTIIT O,
Jlli AT1SO AI BHAMrOOlXO
Enpecltl attention piren to
CUTTING CHILDREN'S AND LA
DIAS HAIR.
CAM. AND SEE IJOONK. G ENT.
And st a Ucone in a
H. HEROLD,
dealer In
f)T OODS,
COOTS.
HfiOSfi,
HATS,
CAF5.
GLOVES,
Ft'KN!RIHN GOODS,
GROCERIES, &r.
JEWELHY and NOTIONS.
t live a large stock of
Buck Gloves,
of my own make to be closed ent at eost. Al
kinds of
COUNTRY PRODUCE
taken In exchange for
G O o 13 S .
Main Street, Corner of fifth.
rLATTRMOCTH, -
Neb
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:FOTj-:isr:iD:EV5r
aND
MACHINE SHOPS !
rLATTSMOlTH, Ji III.,
Repairtr of Steam Engines, Boilers,
Saw and Grist ilillr
4SAH AM NTKAM FITTlrvf-K,
Wriitht Iron Pipe. Force and Lift Pipes, Steam
Gauges. Safety-Valve Oovernors. and ail
K:ii(isof llrass Knpirtc l-'ittiiigs.
repaired ou siiort iuiie.
FARM M A C H I N E K "1
SAGE BROTHERS,
Dealers in
ST O "V IES ,
m. mm. 9
ETC., ETC., ETC.
One Door East of the Post-Omee, Flattsmonth,
Nebra.sk.
Practical Workers in
6 II SET IROX, ZINC, TIN, BRA
ZIEIir,dc,dc Large assortment of Hard ana Soft
COAL STOYE3,
Wood and Coal Stoves for
HEATING OR COOKING,
Always on Hand.
gyery vaaiety of Tin. Sheet Iron, and Zinc
Work, kept in Stock.
MAKING AND REPAIRING,
Done on Short Notice.
wfrarran'o warranted i&i
PRICES tOW DOWN.
SAGE BBS.
PROFESSIONAL, CARDS
MAM. W. C1IAP3IA.V
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
And Solicitor in Chancery. Office in Fitzjjer
I9i - FLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
1. If. WHEELKn A CO.
LAW OFFICE. Ileal IMate. Fire and Life In
surance Agents, l'latt-iiumtli. Nebraska. Col
lar tors, tax -payer. Have a complete abstract
of titles. ltuy and sell real estate, negotiate
loaus, 6lc.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will practice in Cass
and adjoining Counties : Rives specia """'"
to co ecnonw ami sinu .!- ..-. -("eo.
S. Mmith. Fitzg.rald Block. MatUinoutli
Nebraska. -
C.EO. f. KM ITU.
.wnnvi'v at taw nnit l!e!l Estate Bro
ker Special attention uiven to Collections
and Jill matters anecuut; urr 1 v.
f iX on 2d floor, over Fost Office. Plattsmouth
JOHN' W IIAIXF.B
..-r--...r -vm titc fvrirp ami eollector
of
debts, collections niHde from one dollar to one
thousand dollars. Mortgiiges. Dceos. and oth
erinsiriiiiients drawn, and all county business
usually transacted neiore du "' "
Best of reference plven u requiir".
Office on Main street. West of Court House,
40-y I JOHN .IiAlr.r5.
D. H. WUEKLKR,
K. D. ITOXt
WHEELER & STONE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Plattamoath Xebraska
J. CHASE.
N'OTAKT PUBLIC. JUSTICX OF PKACE
REAL ESTATE
TAX PAYINO AND COLLECTING AGENT,
Wuptng Water, Cast Co., A'tb.
Taxes paid for non-resident, and collections
marie In anv nart of the county. Real estate
bought and sold on commission Have a list of
good unproved farms and unimproved lands for
sale cneap lor casn. or ioiik nine u m-nni-u.
Correspondence solicited. All business entnisr.
ed to iny care will receive prompt attention, nnd
charge reasonable.
J. 1.. JlrCICEA,
DENTIST, and noinocpnthlc rhvi Ian. Of
Oce cnnier Mam and 5th sfa.. over Herold'
store. Plattsniouth. Neb. 21y
K R I.IVIXtiMTS,
rHTKICIAN & SURtJEON. tenders his pro
fe.tKional services to the citizens of Cass county
Residence southeast corner Sixth and O.ik ts. ;
op.ice on Main street, two doors west of Sixth,
Plattsmouth Nebraska.
UK. J. M. WATEBMAX,
Physio Medical Practitioner.
LmitriUe, Cata C., If eh.
t3T"AIrays at the ofSce on Saturdays. 4Cyl
IK. XV. II. H( HIMHtXKt HT,
PRACTISINO PHYSICIAN, will attend cslls
at hII hours, nf lit or day. I'l.-ittninitli. N-
nraska. uruce in cnapnian a. aiuun s irug
Store. Si
nit.ti ii.uii-ii:ititAxi.
PRACT1CINO PHY'SIPIAN. Louisville. Neb.
Cnlis promptly allended to. 611y
CHARLES WAHRCX.
Tonsorial Artist.
PLATTK M 0 1,'TH XKBllAHKA.
Place of business on Main St.. bet-en 4tlr
and Mil slrects. Shamix'oing, bhaving, chil
dieu's hair cutting, etc. etc. 19ly
HUBBARD HOUSE,
D. WOODARD, ... Prop.
1Veiinfjf Wafer, Xcb.
Good accommodations and reasonable charg-
e-s,
A good livery kept 111 connection with the
houe
eyt
PLATTE VALLEY HOUSE,
JTOIIX BOXH. Proprietor.
TIIK OLD RELiI AHLE EIOLSC.
Good accommodations for Farmers
and the traveling public. Board SI per
day. Meals 25c: Entirely refitted and
re-furnished, and farmers are request
ed to call and get 3 meals and bed for
S1.00. 5m3
SAUNDERS HOUSE.
J. S. GREQOR F, - - - Proprietor.
Location Central. Good Sample Room..
Every attention paid to guests. 43m3
Plattsmouth. ----- Neb
LEX II OFF & BONN'S,
Morning Dew Saloon !
Oce door east of the Saunders House. 'We
keep the best of
Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars.
3; mi Constantly on Hand.
COMMERCIAL HOTEL,
LINCOLN", NEB.,
J.J.IMHOFF, - - - Proprietor.
The best known and most popular Landlord
in the State. Always stop at the Commercial.
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.
FREMONT. NEBRASKA.,
FRANK PARCEL L - - - Prop.
Good rooms, good board, and every thing in
apple pie order. Go to the Occidental when
vou visit Fremont. joif
J. G- CHAMBERS,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
XSa&BLBJXSSS,
SADDLES,
COLLARS,
HALTERS,
WUIPX
ETC ETC ETC.
RKP AIRING
Done with Neatness! Dispatch.
Tile only place In town where "Turley's pat
ent elf adjustable horse collars are sold." '
43m6
PLATTSMOUTH MILLS.
rLATTSMOUTH. NEB. - ,
C. IIEISCL, - Proprietor.
Flour, Corn Ileal d- Feed
Always on hand and for sale at lowest rash
prices. The Light prices paid forJSVheat and
I Cora, r&rtieular alien Has gfwt mtMi work.
Plattsmouth Temperance
Billiard Hall.
THE MONARCH
HAROLD & JONES, Props
The above having opened a strictly
TEMPERANCE BILLIARD HALL
on Main St., In the
STADELMAXX BUILDIXQ
invite their friends and patrons of the
game to come in and eee them.
Cigars, Lemonade and Temperance drinks
for sale and none others.
0.C FOOL
TWO BILLIARD TABLES.
Remember the Place and Call. 25tf
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P.etail price looo only 275.
Parlor Organs, nrice S'Jio
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AChmvio Card- (perfect beauties) with
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I'nmnnii' i'nrirfit ive- Pill make New
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Unanswered.
BT E. O. ODSOSf.
istand upon tho threshold of ray Ufa.
And look about me with uncertain eye;
With all tho world, and with myself at trif
Where is my place? What can I do? 1 cry.
At morn the robin sings his roundelay:
He knows no chilling doubt, doos nothing
wron?.
Dut works with happy certitude all dny.
And greets the night with cheerful evening
Each flower and shrub, and every spear of
Kin S3
Obeys tho impulse of an inward force.
And grows, to till its mission, and to puss
From change to change in its Uetoruiined
course:
Tho cloud, that drifts throughout a summor'k
day.
The breeze that bears it lazily along,
'I he dew drop burning in the morning ray.
Hare nine anJ plaoo in all the world's w:r
throrur.
UOI.XU HOME.
A GCOTTISH TALK.
The auld mair will bear ye well Exile,
my doo; and it's but a bit journey
across the muir to your ain fireside that
is to be. And ye were better there
with your own love's warm heart to
welcome ye, than here where the ingle
may be warm, but the hearts are cold
as the icicles on the thatch outside?"
So syoke ttiirdy John McNair, the
miller, as he stood proudly up in the
firelight, and frightened Elliie clung
closer to her strong lover, as she gazed
wistfully into her father's hard, sot
face.
It was many months now since John
iuei Ji,;iie l.iion mo urst ume on a
A T.' T . nil.
IlalloweVn. and foil in love with her
sweet face; their nuts blazed well to
gether that night, when mischievous
Jean McCraw persisted in namiiigthfm
together; and it si-emed as if, for once.
Jean was in the t i ght of it. and they
were meant for each other, so steadily
did theii niuiu.il love increase; all the
neighbors said what a fine couple they
w iuld make, but far niherwise thought
o!d Hugh I'aton, hllic's father.
The old man was a sort of grandee
amongst the small farmers: he was bet
ter to do than any in the country side.
;tnd valued hitnself about equally upon
his greater wealth and upon his snpert
or origin, mere neing some vague ira-
tioij that his forfat hers had been barons
i i tl.eir day, though where their barony
lay, or what had become o it, Hugh
would have been as much puzzled to
ny as any body who accepted his word
evidence. Xow, left a widower with
one daughter, lie indulged himself in
ild visions of that daughter's possible
future. Why should she not hold tip
Iter head with the best, since he had
given her good birth, and her dead
mother careful trainhig.and there would
be money enough forthcoming for her
lower to make her au enviable match?
There were lairds hard by who had sons .
to marry, and Etile I'aton might win
the hand of one of there, thought old
Hugh; it never occurred to hitu that
some one might win her heait.
So when, after careful waiting and
wooing, tlie miner came to him at the
Whitsuntide fair to ask his daughter'-
hand, great was the farmer's wrath;
that John McNair, good man though
he were should presume to mate with
his betters? In vain did the lover plead
his love; in vain did he show the angry
father that his trade was thriving; and
his means would keep a wife in com
fort aud plenty. Homely household
ife was not what Hugh desired for his
daughter, but rather position in Uie
world, and all of John's expostulations
and EHie's tears could win from the fu
rious old man only a harsh order to
his daughter to go to her room, and a
savage threat to her lover if lie ever
again darkened the door tf the Eyrie.
The days wore on to harvest, and
still Hugh I'aton was relentless, though
Eflie's cheeks grew pale and her step
heavy; he looked sometimes wistfully
upon his darling, but his pride was
stronger than his love, aud conquered
the rising tenderness. At length, he
noticed one day that she had resumed
something of her old cheerfulness, and
as he saw the roses come back to her
cheek, and heard her voice once more
lifting about the house, he smiled
grimly to himself, and said, "A', ay! I
kent fine how it would be! The lassie
will ha' forgotten her fancy!" Stupid
o'd dotard!"
They had met bv chance at a neigh
bor's cottage, and in despair of her hard
father's consent, and weary of life with
out love, Etlie had given away at last
to her lover s earnest pleading; before
two trusty witnesses they took each
other for man and wife, and registered
their vow in the l:ib!e of their friendly
go-between; and the girl went home to
her father's house, knowing that, come
what might, she was John's lawful wife
before heaven and earth, aud that no
thing but death couid part them now.
Eut this secret could not be kept for
ever; both saw that, and, at- their few
stolen meetings, they discussed anx
iously the question how their wedding
was to be told and ratified by the pa
rental consent. Eoth foresaw a stormy
Bcene, when the old man should first
learn the failure of all his cherished
hopes, but neither doubted of his ulti
mate pardon. Was not Ellie his only
Iiild the one memento of what, in
spite of his hard, gra ping nature, had
been a luve-match, resulting in a quiet,
peaceful wedded life? At length it was
agreed that, upon the coming .New
YTear'a Eve, John should once more
isit Eyrie, and decla:e to its master
how he had wedded his daughter,
claiming her as his wif , and demand
ing a public ratification, of their secret
contract.
The evening, feared yet wished for,
came. It had been threatening snow
all day, but even when nig it drew in,
and the farmer and h;s daughter sat in
the warm glow of the peat tire, listen
ing to the sighing of the wind outside,
the white flakes were few afttf far be
tween, and it seemed as if the weather
might still bold up till morning. They
said but little; he was dreaming of f u
ture aggrandizement by means of hi
daughter's marriage, she was listening
for the knock which should tell of her
lover's approach, and of the coining in
terview which must settle her life for
weal or woe. The knock came at last
a moment of suspense, and John Mc
air stood in the aoorway, wiping
from his broad bonnet the tlakes of
snow which clung to it. Eefore old
Hugh, dumb with rage and surprise
could find speech to warn oil his un
welcome visitor, the intruder spoke
slowly and firmly, like a man in despe
ration:
"Hugh Eaton," he said, "it's lang
Kyne ye bid me come nae mair to Eyrie
6peering lor your uocmer, out i m
speering the noo after my wife," and
he reached out an open Eible to the as
tonished eyes of the old man.
Coldly and silently Hugh took the
book, read the written lines that dashed
his airy castle to the earth, then as
quickly giving it back to the miller, he
turned to Ellie, where she stood pale
and trembling by the fireside. "Ye'll
be wanting hauie, madam," was all he
said; "syne your man's come for ye, 111
no twain man and wife. A'ae doot bu
he's gotten ye braws eneueh, and he'l
no be wanting my gear, so I'll e'en wish
ye baith such a nicht as ye deserve, and
ye can be moving."
The lovers stared at the hard,' white
face; then John broke silence. "Ho
you tell me, Hugh Eaton, that you turn
out your docther, and my wife, on sich
a nicht, with the snaw coining, aud the
wind fit to freeze a body's very heart!
Hut the rage In Hugh's heart leapt
suddenly to hiseyes and his lips. "Take
your madam where ye will, John 2Ic
3v"air; take her lest I curse her; we're
decent folk here, there's nae room in my
bouse for your fliskmahoy."
Eoor trembling Etlle had found shel
ter at her husband's side, before thai
cruH speech raised her pale face from
his broad breast, to stare wildly' at thf
speaker, but she hid her eyes again from
the inflexible gaze that met her, and
John's strong arm drew more closely
round her as, turning from the fanner,
he spoke the words with which. our tale
commenced. Then he took her plaid
from where it hung, and wrapping her
in it, he led his young bride, with an
air of great authority, out into the
night, and as the door latch clicked be
hind them, Hugh I'aton gazed once
more into the fire, and not a muscle
stirred in his set face as the white mare's
footsteps told of their departure.
Oh, it was a bleak New Year's Eve!
The snow that had held oil all day was
beginning to come down now, and the
rising wind howled cheerlessly as the
old white mare set out on her journey
Lffie, well wrapped in a plaid, on her
back, and John guiding her. So they
paced forth, and neither of them said
much to the other, unless it was a word
of g:eeting now and again, and the
snow came thicker and faster, until in
the middle of a waste, white space, they
came to a stop.
Then, after a moment's pause, John
turned and said, "Effie, woman, we've
gotten the wrang road. Keep up your
hearty Etlie, we 11 win through yet! '
V try quietly she said, "Nae doot but
ye're richt, John, well win through!"
Then they both stared out through
the thick night that was so much black
er for the white sheet that was covering
all things, and John shouted with might
and main. Eut there came no answer.
How should there lorae an answer out
on that wild bleak moor? The snow
came thicker and faster, the white mare
shivered as it rose around her feet, but
Ellie never moaned or cried only at
lat she slid with a sudden slide down
off the beast's back, and lay there upon
the cold earth, while her husband knelt
beside her, chafing the cold hands, and
praying her to speak to him for any
sake! There was no answer.
Then John threw himself across the
form that had been his living love, and
tried to wrap his plaid about her, and
the white mare wander olf, masterless,
to freeze to death in that bitter night,
and the snow came down, white and
pitile? s, to make a bridal covering for
the lovers.
When two days were past the neigh
bors came to Hugh Patou's house with
reverent faces, and one of them stouter
of heart than the others, said "Mr. Pa-
ton ha' ye heard audit o'your dochler
and John McNair?"
He started and stammered as he an
swered, "There's little to hear, I'm
thinking."
Eut they told him how the snow had
been Elfie s bride bed, and how her
strong husband lay, shielding her in
death as in life, and the old man, strick
en with sudden palsy, fell lesi.ie tho
hearth from which he had di iven his
darling forth to her death.
That was how Effie Paton and her
husband went home together.
An old darkey who was asked if in
his experience prayer was ever answer
ed, replied: "W11, sah, some pra'rs is
ansud an' some isn't pends on w'at
you axes fo Jest afier de wah, w'en
it was mighty hard scratchin' fo' de
cullud breddern, I 'bsarved dat w'en
ebber I pway de Lo'd to sen' one o'
Marse Peyton's fat turkeys fo' de ole
man, dere was no notice took of de par
tition; but w'en I pway dat lie would
sen' de ole man fo' de turkee, de matter
was 'tendep to Lefo' sun-up nex' morn
in. dead sartinl"
The passion for possessing miniature
or dwarfed trees and shf ubs of various
kinds may be mentioned as one of the
traits peculiar to Chinese and Japanese
gardeners, who take great pains in pro
ducing them. A dwarfed umbrella
pine, reared in a moderate sized flower
pot, has taken ten or twelve years to j
bring to a state of perfection. Al
though scarcely sixteen inches in
height, it has the proportionate char
acter of a full sized tree. Such exam
ples are very expensive, being eagerly
bought by rich Japanese amateurs for
the decoration of tlieix dwellings.
Infidelity.
And what is infidelity ? It is prin
ciple equally poisonous to the soul, as
the Eoton upas is deleterious to the
body. It is a denier of the word which
breathes consolation to the troubled
bosom it is a robber of the only solace
afforded in the hour of approaching
dissolution it is a destroyer of the
christian's hope ii is a dark and mud
dy pool of stagnant wafers, which pro
duce a doubting and bewildered frame
of mind, and which leaves its possess
or, to look into the future, as into au
uncertain abyss of an unexpected eter
nity, without one ray of hope to bless,
or give assurance of a continued, con
scious and happy existence. O, infinite
purity, save us then, from its wither
ing, peace-destroying and deadly conta
gion. Sound the alarm, O God, in all
thy vastjtnd holy mountain. Let the
inquiry be made of "young men and
maidens, old men and children" what
they may expect to gain in reading the
work of the infidels? Is it happiness?
Is it that peace of mind, which noth
ing earthly can destroy ? Isit happi
ness full of life, reconciliation to the
allotments and vicissitudes of time, and
suj'trior to the heavenly and blessed
hope, of a most glorious immortality?
Is it a principle fraught with the milk
of human kindness, and which will
make you more lovely, perfect and just,
through the balance of your earthly ex-1
isteucer Do you expect to una a rule
of life, by the teachings of infidelity,
letter than the Golden Utile of tho Ei
ble? No, Infidelity can give no such
assurance. It can present nothing for
you, but a cold, damp and dreamless
grave, measured by eternity! Infideli
ty then, is like the incendiary to your
dwelling, the murderer, to your bodies
aud the ravages of a half famished foe,
to your property, "which leaves not a
wreck behind." It would tear from
the mind, the existence of that build
ing of God, that house not made with
hands, eternal in the heavens, but of
fers no substitute for life. Yes. infi
delity is guilty of all this. It is a worm
which has always been starving, aud
gladly would feed on the vitals of
Christianity a worm, more fatal to
the advancement of happiness, than
the worm, of the "still worse than the
worm of natural death. It is gnawing
at the "root and offspring of David,"
tho great Emancipator, of the family,
of the dark and benighted earth. It
runs parallel with the channel of that
sentiment, which blights and corrodes,
and scatters widely through the dark
ness of its fog, arrows of brimstone,
.brands of fire and the fears of an end-
ess death. Then O, my soul, come not
thou into the "clairvoyance" of Infidel
ity. Eut may the doctrine of the Ho-
Eible, ever rest upon the hand near
est my heart. And while its truths
serve as a square to my action, keeping
me within the two points, of justice
and love. May the heart, the hand, and
all the powers of my soul, be every
ready to defend, revere and support
the same. And while thus found,
among the worthy and well qualified,
ready to the discharge of every chris
tian obligation, may the great dispos
er of human events, so conduct my feet,
and enable me to travel the rugged
paths, of worldly misfortune, that I
may safely arrive at last within the
veil, and by the effulgence and trans-
ctudent glory of that light which to
us now, is inaccessible, be enabled to
behold "the Holy of Holies" there, aud
then and FOUEVEIl, praise, extol and
bless the name of God, yes
'I'll praise Him while he lendi me breath,
And, when my voice is lost in death,
Fraise shall employ my nobler powers ;
My days f praise shall ne't-r be past.
While lifk, and thought, and being la-t.
Or IMMORTALITY endures."
AM MI COS D JU.
Goaneaiitville. Jan. 20th, 1848.
-The table of contents of the E lec
tio Magazine for October embraces
nineteen titles, including the four Ed
itorial Departments; and we can hard
ly eoovey abetter idea of il3 variety
arid inTereet than by simply reproduc
ing it. It is as follows: "The Eise
and Progress of Ultramontanism in
Germany," by Professor Von Schulte;
"Music and Musical Criticism," by Ed
mund Gurney ; " Social Aspects of the
Paris Exposition," by Miss M. lietham
Ed wards; " Eryant and American Poe
try," taken from the Saturday Review;
"Iceland," a lively descriptive paper
by Antony Trollope; "A EalUd of
Prose and Rhyme," by Austin Dob
son; "A Reminiscence of Charlotte
Cushman ;" The Uaces of Asiatic Turk
e7" by J- C. McCoan, editor of the
Levant Herald; The Moon's Myriad
Small Craters," by Richard A. Proctor,
B. A ; Chapters XXVIII. to XXXI. of
"Macleod of Dare," by William Black:
"The Runic Stone," a touching little
poem, translated from Heine; "Sainte
Beuv's Critical Method;" "The Effect
of Light on Plants;" "Driftiug Down
the Thames," a poem; biographical
sketch of the Grand Duke Nicholas, of
Russia, by the editor; Literary Noti
ces; Foreign Literary Notes; Science
and Art Notes; Variet'es. The por
trait of the Grand Duke Nicholas is a
very delicate and finished specimen of
the engraver's art.
E. R. Pelton, Publisher.
2i Bond Street, New York.
Lynchburg, Va has nearly one h un
dred tobacco factories, giving not less
than five thousand persons . emp'oy-moot.
CURRENCY "UESTI0X.
An Address to the Workingmen.
- From the Georgetown, (Col.,) Conrir.
A now political organization has re
cently sprung up throughout tho coun
try called the " Greenback Party."
Branches have been formed in Colo
rado, and they have placed men in
nomination for the various State and
county off! ips, to be voted for at tho
coming election. They have adopted
a platform of principles, the main
points of which are:
1. The immediate issue by the
government of greenbacks ju payment
of all the out standing bonds of the
United States, and a legal tender for
all debts, public and private.
3. The abolition of the National
Banks.
They say, in substance, that the
country needs more money in order to
"stimulate it3 industries, and put
new life into trade:" that it is only
necessary for the grovernmcnt to print
greenbacks, in an unlimited quantity.
and to pass a law making them a
legal tender, and forcing the people to
take them as money ; thut these green
backs are not even to have the pros
pective value of promises to pay, but
are to be simply strips of paper, of the
size of bank notes, with the insciip-
tian, " This is One dollar," or " This is
Five Dollars," and are to be issued
without any regard to the amount of
gold and silver in the country, as that,
they saf , has nothing to do with the
matter.
They further propose to abolish the
National Banks, because they are parts
of "an infamous and oppressive sys
tem," which is maintained at the ex
pense of the laboring classes, and be
cause the government alone should is
sue the currency of the country, " with
out the intervention of banks or
agents."
My purpose in this paper is to show
you, as biielly as possible, tint the pol
icy laid down by the Greenbacker's in
this platform, if ever adopted instead
of bringing happiness and prosperity
to the nation, can only result in uni
versal bankruptcy and ruin; that their
arguments are based upon false prom
ises ; and that the figures which they
present in support of their assertions
are glaringly incorrect. I shall not
offer you simply my opinion on the
subject, but I shall submit figures and
statistics in confirmation thereof,
which can be depended upon as strict
ly accurate, because they are obtained
from the report of the highest finan
cial authorities in tho Ui.iU-d SLates
The Secretary of the Treasury, aud the
Controller of the Currency.
The Greenback men tell you that in
the year IS 65 the whole country was
in a prosperous condition, because, they
say, there was a very large amount of
paper money in circulation s uij of
them going so. far as to state that it
reached 62,000,000,000, which is simply
an absurdity; that this circulation lias
been gradually decreased in volume
down to the present year, and that the
prevailing hard times and business de
pression are the direct result of such
contraction. Now let us compare the
condition of the finances in 1803 with
their condition to-day, and see how far
this i3 true.
OUTSTANDING JUNK 30, ltC5.
The Secretary of the Treasury s tya
that the paper circulation of the Uni
ted States reached its highest point on
June 30, 1865, just after the close of
the war, and was made up as follows:
Li'Kal tenders
One and two year notes of l3
Compound interest notes
.4t;.K7."''; oo
''J.:t::.7l0 i0
l'5.l f)j t-iH 7ti
1 12.yi9.C3S f'O
Ha.i37.soo
47'.'.r,03 CO
Fractional currency.
Slate bank nitee
National bank notes.
Demand notes
Total 59i;.318.fi?3 76
Value of the paper dollar in o!d at this date
TOH cents.
V;iUie of tho above paprr currency iu jio'.d,
$Cr,2.i!.rH.Xit.77.
The Secretary further says that there was
OUTSTAXDISMJ JUNE 30, J 87.
Leal tenders f3iG.r,si.o;n CO
i hie and two year lioten M'j.-tK.'i 00
Compound interest note 37-i,!uO '"
Fractional currency 3r,M7..7oS T7
State bank notes 4o.50l 00
National bruik notes 3-'4,.'.i4.'.?4
Demand notes ti.'.'S7 50
Total J6V8.Mi7.2-5 27
Value of the paper dollar in gold at this date,
SK"- cents.
Value of the above pa;er currency in
S7M.4BS.91.f2.
From the above statement a contrac
tion in the volume of the paper cur
rency will be noticed to the extent of
a little less than 8300,000,000 iu the 13
years; but if you compare Hie figures
given as the gold value of the paper
currency in each year which is the
only true way to institute a compari
son vou will notice that the much
talked of contraction has been reaily
very slight, thus;
Value of the paper currency in
K-.ld in lbS ?C.2.2.v;.35i 77
Value of the paper currency in
gold i;i 187$. 6,4f.5.f.91 62
True amount of contraction only S7,790,r.63 15
Now it is true, as shown above,
that there has been a decrease in the
amount of the paper currency ; but if
we have increased its purchasing pow
er since in as great a ratio as that
in which we have contracted its vol
ume, it is difficult to see where any
harm has been done. To illustrate:
We had .310 paper currency in 105
where we have -ST to-day; but the .510
in lSGo was worth but :? 7.0.1 in goM,
while the ST in 1S7S is worth 37 in gold,
or so near that there is no practical
difference.
On Sept. 1, 18Ttf, the interest bear
ing debt of the United States amoiyit
ed to SI. 832,070,500, a reduction of
j?Go 1,000,000. and an average amount
per head for every resident of but $30.
The annual interest on this amount is
i?05,y0,5r;? a reduction of SoG.ono.ono
yearly expense and an average per
head of but g.200. And this iirerest
ciiarge will be still further reduced
$14,000,000 during the next year by the
substitution of the new 4 per cent
bonds for the old C per cent., which is
now progressing at a very large rate
per months
HOUSEHOLD COLUMN.
Dntcstla Recipes.
Cream Cake. Eake several thirf
takes as for jelly cake; vh,:n cool
spread between them a hot creanr, inado
with the following ingredients: Four
eggs, six tablespoonsful sugar, four ta
blespoonsful Hour, four cups milk;'
liioisb m the ilour with about three ta
1 le.snooiu.rul f tho milk; have the rel
t f the milk boiling, and add to it tho
sugar and eggs beaten together, and
thi n 1 he moistened Hour; stir constantly
until as thick as very rich cream and
spre ul between the cakes. Lemon or
vanilla extract may be added.
Hulled Cor:i. Take white corn if yon
can j;ct it; none but plump corn; shell
aud boil it in weak lye until the hull is
broken; then clean oil the lye, till the
kettle, or turn the corn into a dish pan;
take your hands and rub the com well;
wash in several waters (tho old way is
nine times), but six will do; then clean
your kettle and return to the stove; put
in plenty of water and boil until very
tender, which usually takes almost the'
entire' day. As the water boil:! away
add more. It is better to add hot water
than colli.
Oyster Pal lies. Put the oysters in av
saucepan with enough of the liquor to
cover them; let them come to a boil',
skim well, add two tablespnunsful of
butter for one quart of oysters, season
w ith pepper and a little salt. Two or
three fp-iom-ful of cream will add to
the richness. Have ready small tin
lined with pufTpaste; put three or four
oysters in each, according to the size of
the patty; cover with paste and bake in"
quick oven twenty minutes; when
done wash over the top with beaten egg
and pet in the oven two minutes to
glaz .
Boiled Frosting. One pint of granu
lated sugar; niois'en with water sufii
cient to dissolve it when heated; let it
boil until it threads from the spoon,
stirring often. While the sugar is boil
ing beat tho whites of two egg 4 until
they are linn, then, when thoroughly
beaten, place in a deep dish, and pour
Ihe boiling sugar over them, healing
all together rapidly, until of the right
consistency to spread over thu cake.
Flavor with lemon. This la suflicienfc-
for two loaves.
Royal Fruit Cake. Five cups of
Ilour, five eg-Cf, one and a half cups of
sugar, one cup of molasses, one and a
half cups of butter, one teaspooiiful of
saleratns, one half cup of milk, two
pounds of chopped raisins, three pound
of currants, two tablespoonsful of cin
namon, one nutmeg, two leaspoonsful
of allspice, two teaspoonsful of cloves.
1 Iiis is a splendid receipe.
Apple Bread. Weigh one pound of
fresh, juicy apples; peel, core and. stew
them into a pulp, being careful to use a
porcelain kettle or stone jar, placed in
a kettle of boiling water; mix tho pulp
with two pounds of the best Hour; put
in the same quantityof yeast you would
use for common bread, and 113 much
wj.ter as will make it a fine, smooth
d );!.;h. put it into a pan and place it in'
a w-um J.ice to rise, and let it remain'
for twelve hours, at least. Form it In
to rather long ?haped loaves, and bake
In a quick oven.
A good and cheap varnish for gen
eral use, ai.d one which di ien in a very
short time, may be made of the best
wood naphtha one pint; gum shell:tc
two ounces; gum sandaiac, two ounces;
pound the ingredients iu a moitar, and
pour on the naphtha, shaking it up of
ten. When dissolved, filter through fine1
muslin, and the varnish will be fit to
use. If to thick, add more naphtha.
The shattering of glass chimneys J.r
caused by sudden and excessive chango'
of temperature. If, on extinguishing
the light, the chimneys are allowed to
cool slowly, the spontaneous shattering'
complained of will not occur. A slit
made by a diamond along the whole
length of the chimney will often savo
the glass from such rupture. If tho
glasses were, on being taken down, em
bedded w h ie still hot in hot ashes, or
other such material, and then left to
cool slowly, less bi.akage would occur.
To thaw frozen s!nk-pipeH, place th
rndof a piece of lead-pipe against thj
ice to be thawed, and then through jv
funnel in the other end pour boiling
water. Keep the pipe ".onstantly
against the ice and it will 50011 dis
appear. Cr stiffen rubbber tubing
with fine wire, and introduce it into
the pipe as far as possible, directing a
jet of steam from a small boiler over a
portable charcoal furnace, as is done by
plumbers in many ca es, or take ther
fite-iin? from anv othpr souree.
A curious feature in connection with
mangolds is the large quanl ity of com
mon salt Ihey take up during their
growth. As a rule, common salt takes
but a small share in the development
of land plants, and forms but a small
proportion of the mineral matter or ash
of vegetables produce. Mangolds,
however, are a stiking exception to this
rule; for as is well known, this crop is
much benefited by a dressing of stilt,
which jfeemsto be al. .vi be.il unchanged,
since it can generally be distinctly
tasted in the leaves, aud may b found
there iu the roots in comparatively
large quantity on analysis. However
;i t is required in addition to, and not
in place of, the manure required by
this and other root crops.
JOS'
.e; vi
II .In
hi Mr
p'i Ki i.iiaowski arrived at
irworth in i -", having for all
v p-sd-;:;3 bit wife and four
'-;i,a tver.lyd. '.!ur g M piece and
1;.- iu::;i' lie obtained a half section
1 :ii:d mi promising to cultivate it and
o;iv t?i taxes for ten yea is, bought a
'.!i:Kl hor.-e nd a cow, to be p-ud for ir
b 1 i. -, and, d'-vpite the pnisshoppcrs,.
m..d.- :.-.omy so rapidly by hard anil pa
' c :it, Work that hu'v he has one of the?
ivy l farms ii t?: county, v.ell stockeil
ami eujthn'.ed. r.!:d litis three thousaJ
dollars sury . ib c-v' '-'-
