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VOL. X--NO. 5.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1879.
WHOLE NO. 473.
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PROPOSITION FOE HAH EOAD
BOSDS AND TAX.
BY VIRTUE of the authority In us
vested by an actofthe Legislature
of the State of Nebraska, entitled, "An
act to enable counties, cities and pre
cincts to borrow money on their bonds
to aid in the construction or completion
of works of internal improvements in
this State, and to legalize bonds already
Issued for Mich purposes," approved
February 15th, 1S(W, and the acts of the
Legislature of said State amendatory
thereof. 'We, the County Commission
ers of l'latte county, in the State of
Ncbraskftj for the purpose of aiding the
construction of a rail road, commencing
at a point on the line of the Atchison &
Nebraska rail road, in the county of
Lancaster, of said Stute of Nebraska,
and running thence in a westerly and
northerly direction through the counties
of Lancaster, Sewaid, Butler and l'latte
to the city of Columbus, thereby form
ing x continuous line of rail road from
the city of Atchison, in the State of
Kansas, to the said city of Columbus, in
the State of Nebraska, do hereby submit
to the legal voters of the said county of
l'latte, to be voted upon by them at a
special election which is hereby called
to be held on the 14th day of June, A. D.,
187i, at the usual places of voting in the
several prccinct-4 of said county, the
following proposition for bonds and tax
that is to say: Shall the County Com
missioners of l'latte cotintv, in the State
of Nebraska, be authorized and required
to isue and give to the Lincoln &
Northwestern rail road company, or
the Blue Valley .t Northweteru rail
road company, one hundred thou-r-and
dollars of the coupon bonds of
said l'latte county, to be dated the 1st
day of January, A. 1)., 1830, bearing
lute rest from date at the rate of eight
per cent, per annum, the interest paya
ble annually at the office of the County
Treasurer of the said county of l'latte.
and the principal to become due in
twenty year from the date, of said
hondsatid payable to bearer at the office
of the County Treasurer, of the said
oiinty of Platte. Such bonds or any
jKirtion thereof in sums of not less than
one thousand dollars shall be made re
deemable at any time after ten years
from the dale of the same at the option
nud upon the call of the proper officers
of said county, and in addition to the
usual taxes, shall the proper tfficcM of
the sid county of Platte, be authorized
nnd required to levy a special tax on all
the taxable propertVwilhin said county
sufficient to pay the annual interest on
paid bonds as the same shall become
due, and after the expiration of ten
years from the date of said bonds shall
the proper officer be authorized and
ruquired to levy a tax in like manner
upon all the taxable property within
said county in addition to all other
taxe sufficient in amount to create a
Kinkiui: fund for the purpose of paying
at maturity the principal of said bonds.
The whole amount of said bonds to be
Issued and given to one of the aforesaid
railroad companies upon the following
condition), and none other to wit:
That one of said rail road companies
nil Ml construct and complete a line of
rail road or the standard gauge Irom
nome point on the line of the Atchison
& Nebraska rail road, in the county of
Lancaster, running thence west nnd
north through the counties of Lancaster,
Seward, Itutler and Platte, to the cltv
of Columbus, and eh .ill locate, establish
nud maintain in the said city of Colum
bus a freight and piwscngcr depot, said
line of rail road to be completed to the
extent to have regular daily trains run
ning thereon to the city of Columbus, in
the aid count v of Platte, bv the 1st day
of July, A. I)., 1SS0. Said bonds .-hall
Ixi issued and delivered to either of the
nroresaid rail road companies, which
shall construct and build the Hue of rail
road aforesaid, when said road shall be
completed and trains running thereon
to the said city of Columbus.
At the timo of the delivery of said
bonds to the company building said rail
road, enough coupons shall be detached
therefrom, so that such bonds shall draw
interest only from the date, such com
pany is entitled to receive the same as
hereinbefore provided. Theote to be
had and taken on the foregoing propo
sition shall be by ballot, and the ballots
cast at said election shall have written
or printed thereon the following words:
Kail road bonds and tax, yes," or
rail road bonds and tax, no."
If two-thirds or more uf the ballots
cast at said election shall have written
or printed thereon the words " Rail
road bonds and tax, yes." then said
County Commissioners shall bo author
ized and required to issue said bonds as
aforesaid.
Therefore it is herebv ordered that a
special election be held in said Platte
county, Nebraska, for the purpose of
otiiiK on the aforesaid proposition, on
said 14th day of June, 1ST!', in the sever
al preeinctsof said county at the usual
places of holding elections, to wit:
In Columbus precinct at the court
house.
In Itutler precinct at the school house
of district No. 7.
In Itiimiarck precinct at the school
house of district No. 2.
In Sherman precinct at the school
bouse of district No. 4G.
In Crcstou precinct at the school
house of district No. 43.
In Shell Creek precinct at the school
house of district No. 4.
In Stearns precinct at the school
house of district No. 21.
In Humphrey precinct at the house of
Walter Mead, in section 8, township 20,
range 1 west.
In Lost Creek precinct at the school
bouse of district No. 11.
In Iturrows precinct, at the school
house of district No. 14.
In Granville precinct at the school
house of District No. 52.
In Monroe precinct at the school house
of district No. 0.
In Looking Glass precinct at the school
house of district No. .11.
In Pleasant Valley precinct at the
house of Patrick Dclany, on section 22,
township 20. range 3 west.
In Woodvillc precinct at the residence
of Cornelius Koch.
In Walker precinct at the house of
ltcnnett Olson.
That the polls at said election shall be
open at S o'clock in the forenoon and
continue open until (5 o'clock in the
afternoon of said dav.
Dated at Columbus, Nebraska, the 6th
day or May, 1S79.
lty order of the Hoard of County Com
missioners. JOHN STAUFFKR,
470-5 Countv Clerk.
MAIL "LETTINGS.
HOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Tost Okkick Department, 1
Washington, D. C, May 10, lbTO.f
PROPOSALS will be received at the
Contract office of this Department
until n r. m. of Julv 10. 1879, for carrying
the mails of the United States, upon the
routes, and according to the schedule or
arrival and departure specified by the
Department, in the State of Nebraska
from October 1, 1S79 to June 30, 1532.
Lit6 of routc.s,witu schedules of arrivals
and departure, instructions to bidders,
with forms for contracts and bonds and
all other necessary information will be
furnished upon application to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General.
D. M. KEY,
470-C. Postmaster General.
V. P. Time Table.
Eastward Bound.
Emigrant, No. C, leaves at ... C:25a. m.
Passcng'r, " 4, " ".... 11:00 a.m.
Freight, " 8, " ".... 2:15p.m.
Freight, "10, " ".... 4:30a.m.
Westward Bound.
Freight, No. 5, leaves at 2:00 p.m.
Passcng'r, " 3, " " .... 4:27 p.m.
Freight, "9, " "... G:00p.m.
Emigrant, 7. " ".... 1:30a.m.
Every day except Saturday the three
lines leading to Chicago connect with
U P. trains at Omaha. On Saturdays
there will be but one train a day, as
shown by the following schedule:
J. M. KELLY,
COITRACTDR Ul GARFEHTER.
HOLDS HIMSELF IN READINESS
for any work In his line. Before
letting your contracts for buildings of
any description call on or address him
at Columbus, Neb.
John S. Christison, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Formerly of the New York City Hos
pital, BlackwelPs Island.
Office on Olive St., two doors south of
Cockburn's Store, Columbus.
FOR SALE OR TRADE !
MARES I COLTS,
Teams of
Horses or Oxen,
SA.IILI-: PO"iIKS, wild or broke,
at the Corral of
429 GERRARD&ZEIGLER.
Chicago Barber Shop. '
Ojpcdio "SukssI Hnsa,"
COLUMBUS, NEB.
HAIR CUTTING done in the latest
styles, with or without machine.
None but tirst-elass workmen employed.
Ladies' and children' hair cutting a
specialty. HENRY WOODS,
472 Cm Proprietor.
STAGE KOBTE.
JOHN IIUBER. the mail-carrier be
tween Columbus and Albion, will
leave Columbus everyday except Sun
day at G o'clock, sharp, passing through
Monroe, Genoa, WntJrvillc, and to Al
bion The hack will call at either of
the Hotels for passengers if orders arc
left at the post-office. Rates reason
able, $2 to Albion. 222.1y
GOOD CHEAP BRICK !
AT MY RESIDENCE, on Shell Creek,
three miles cait of Matthis's bridge,
I have
70,000 good. hard-burnt brick
lor sale,
which will be sold in lots to suit pur
chasers. 448-tf GEORGE HENGGLER.
Columbus Meat Market!
WEBER & KNOBEL, Prop't.
KEEr ON HAND all kinds of fresh
meats, and smoked pork and beef;
aUo fret-h lish. Make sausage a spec
ialtv. USTRenienibcr the place. Elev
enth St., one door wet of D. Ryan's
hotel. 417-tf
DOCTOR BONESTEEL,
1J. S. EXA.lIiniir-iG NVKGEO"',
COLUMUUS,
XEMtASKA.
OFFICE HOURS, 10 to 12 a.m., 2 to
4 p. m., and 7 to SI p. in. Ollice on
Nebraska Avenue, three doors north of
E. J. Baker's grain office. Residence,
comer Wyoming and Walnut streets,
north Columbus, Nebr. 433-tf
IHctrlck' Merit Market.
Washington At., nearly opposite Conrt House.
OWING TO THE CLOSE TIMES,
meat will be sold at this market
low. low down for cash.
Best hleak, per lb., 10c.
Rib roast, " 8c.
Boil, " 6c.
Two cents a pound more than the above
prices will be charged on time, and that
to good responsible parties only. 207.
MRS. W. L. COSSEY,
Dress and Shirt Maker,
3 Poor West orStlllman's Dru? Store.
Dresses and shirts cut and made to
orderand satisfaction guaranteed. Will
also do plain or fancy sewing of any de
scription. J3T PRICES VERY REASONABLE.
Give me a call and try my work.
425-ly
fa urn Bits:
BE OF GOOD CHEER. Let not the
low prices of your products dis
courage you, but rather limit your ex
penses to your resources. You can do
ao bv stopping at the new home of your
fellow farmer, where you can find good
accommodations cheap. For hay for
team for one night and day, 25 ets. A
room furnished with a cook stove and
bunks, in connection with the stable
free. Those wishing can he accommo
dated at the house erf the undersigned
at the following rates: Meals 25 cents;
beds 10 cents. J. U. SESECAL,
Ji mile cast of Gerrard's Corral.
HENRY GASS,
UNDERTAKER, KEEPS ON HAND
ready-made and Metallic Coffins,
Walnut Picture Frames. Mends Cane
Seat Chairs. Keeps on hand Black Wal
nut Lumber.
Tui!tEi- At8. c?;:tlte Ccsrt Eczze. G:kxtu, Hi
NEBRASKA HOUSE,
S. J. MARHOY, Prop'r.
Nebraska Ave., South of Depot,
COLX'.lIIUJS, 2VEB.
A new house, newly furnished. Good
accommodations. Board by day or
week at reasonable rates.
"STSctJi a. Flrf.t-Cla.sH Table.
gfSSss j . .a
Meals 25 Cents. I Lodgings 25 Cts
2S-2tf
BUSINESS CARDS
Ir. E. "L. SIGGIIVS,
Physician and Surgoon.
22TOffice open
at all hours
M Building.
NKLSON MILLKTT. BYROJf MILLETT,
Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public.
I. ItllEEETT At SO:,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Columbus,
Nebraska. N. B. They will give
close attention to all business entrusted
to them. 248.
DERRY & BILLINGS,
CARRIAGE,
House k Sign Painting,
gsainino, clatiks,
Paper Hanging,
KALSOMINING, Etc.
JSTAU work warranted. Shop on
Olive street, opposite the "Tattcrsall"
Stables. aprlOy
F1. SCHECK,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
ALL KINDS OF
SMOKING ARTICLES.
Store on Olive St., near the old Post-office
Columbus Nebraska. 447-ly
H. 0. CL&ZVT, J. B. CAMP.
HCU17 Prtlle.
O ARE W & CAM!?,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
Will give prompt attention toallbusi
ni-ss entrusted to them in this and ad
joining counties. Collections made
Office on 11th strict, south of Dcpot,onc
door east of T. C. Ryan's Grocery
Store,Columbus,Neb. Spricht Dcutseb
Parle Francias.
CALIFORNIA WINES!
Sol isi W.e,
81.25SS1.75
A GALLON
-AT-
SAML. GASS'S,
Elrrtath Street.
NARY AEIIRSGIIT,
Merchant Tailoress,
CUti Street, t:rta of Eaa&csi Brat.
Men's and boys' suits made in the
latest style, and good fits guaranteed, at
very low prices. Men's suits 50.00 to
$!.O0, according to the goods and work.
Boys' suits $3.00 to $4.00, according to
size.
JSTCLEANING AND RKPAIKING DONK.JJ3
Bring on your soiled clothing. A
whole suit renovated and made to ap
pear as good as new for $1.25 424-y
LDERS&SCHREIBER
Blichnith and Wagon Makr,
ALL KINDS OK
Repairing Done on Short Notice.
Baggie, 7acu, Ztc, Uiia ts Crier.
ALL -WORK WARRANTED.
They also keep on hand
Fnrst & Bradley Plows,
SULKY PLOWS, CULTIVATORS, iC.
Shop on Olive Street, opposite Tatter
hall. COLUMBUS, XEB.
WM. BECKER,
)DKALEK IN(
GROCERIES,
Grain, Produce, Etc.
I.
NEW STORE, NEW GOODS.
Goods delivered Free of Charge,
anywhere in the city.
Corner of 13th and Madison Sta.
North of Foundry. 397
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T. I. HUCHILL, , D. V. T. 1IAST71T, M. S
Pfiysicians ail Surgeons.
5. B. UXSCZS, V. 0., ft J. C. SlSriSZ, V. S., cf 8ah,
Mti&g Physicians and Surgeons.
For the treatment of all classes of Sar
gery and deformities ; acute and
chronic diseases, diseases of the eye
and ear, etc., etc.,
Columbus, Neb.
Written for the Journal.
THE A. & N. VERSUS THE V. P.
BY MKS. MARY B. FINCn.
" liaise the rates, but hush the drums
As the ripening harvest conies.
UaisK the rates and farmers' woes
Let them smart beneath the blows.
Beggars they and princes we,"
Cries this corpulent U. 1.
"Toiling legions bow before us,
How we scorn their feeble chorus.
They shall crawl in humble dust,
Fawn upon us as they roust.
Wc will crush them line as powder,
Grind them like the Friday's chowder.
Many blessings we've bestowed,"
Says tliis regal, robbing road.
Equal blessings has the blade
And the robber's midnight raid.
Eijual blessings in disguise
Where the wily serpent lies.
" Raise the rates," the monarchs cry,
Near the middle of July.
Oh! ye honest workingmen,
Vote us now the A. & X.
Lest your children, coining after,
Shame you with derisive laughter.
Plainly every one can see
How the haughty, rich U. 1.
Takes the life ol every one
With its single booming gun.
Takes the clothing from our back
When there's ni competing track.
Takes our hard-earned fruits and grains,
Giving nothing for our pains;
While the Giant of Despair
Mocks the tattered rags we wear;
And he gives a tiendish shout
When liu sees our tires out.
Oh! the thievish road so cruel,
Piling tariffs on the fuel,
We with moiling millions fret
Under crushing loads of debt;
See our fortunes slowly wasted.
Scarce a luxury have we tasted;
While this Juggernaut of old
Drives its nails of solid gold.
And the people sorely groan
In a muffled undertone,
But their gladdest songs shall ring
When they rout this mighty king.
Even now, they smile to say,
' Not a dog but has his day'
lluin stares, and Jtiot threatens,
Once wc whipped encroaching Britons
And a lively railroad war,
Tooth and nail we're going for.
Great monopolies that bold
Kingly scepters with their gold
Curse the people and the lands
With their greedy, grasping hands;
Even Senate Chambers yield
To the powers that they wield;
Cringing low as other slaves
Long have cringed to other knaves.
Tickets free Oh! what a shame,
But the people arc to blame;
For a law with strong command
Should uplift its guiding hand
And recall each shrinking minion
Should they show the coward's pinion.
When we hear a clarion tone
Of a southern bugle blown
Then we'll hear the merry chimes
Of the fast improving times.
With the piercing tenor note
Of the screaming engine's throat
Comes the southern tide of trade
With its tariffs lightly laid.
Wealth so long a-comlug, comes,
Don't ou hear its busy hums?
Now no longer the sad'phiz
Of the workmen at their " biz;"
Loud the song of saw and hammer,
1'lcasatit is the noisy clamor.
Then the printer's struggling quill
Ne'er shall tind a tardy bill;
And the merchant's anxious face
Knows no more his trading place.
Smiling ever bland and gay.
Fearing not that "rainy day,"
For that jolly railroad crew"
Builded better than they knew;
And the men who voted "no,"
Sneer no more, "I told you so."
One of Mr. Lincoln' PnrnMe.
Rev. Dr. Szold, tho rabbi of a
Jewish synagogue at 13aItimore,who
was often here during the war, says
very correctly that it was the martyr-president's
nature to argue a
point, but that when persons would
come to him with complaints he
often gave them his views in a short
and comprehensive parable. He
would thus often unravel an intri
cate and knotty question by his keen
and incisive wit. As for instance:,
Some western gentlemen called at
the "White House and harangued
Mr. Lincoln in nn excited manner
about the omissions and commis
sions of tho administration. Ho
heard them with his usual patience
and finally said: "Gentlemen, sup
pose all the property you were worth
was in gold, and you bad put it in
the hands of Blondin to carry across
the Niagara Falls on a tight rope,
would you shake the rope while he
was passing over it, or keep shout
ing to him, 'Blondin, stoop a little
more.' 'Go a little faster?' No, I
am sure you would not. You would
hold your breath a9 well as your
tongue, and keep your hands off un
til .he was safely over. Now, the
government is in the same situation,
and is carrying across a stormy
ocean an immense weight; untold
treasures are iu its hands; it is do
ing the best it can ; don't badger it ;
keep silence, and it will get you
6afely over."
The Man Who Went to Lead.
villc.
The Burlington young man who
went to Leadvillc in February to
mako a fortune returned home yes
terday evening, having made it. He
reports the walking from Lcadville
to Pueblo as terrible, but from that
point on as far cast as Lamed it im
proved, and from Lamed to Osage
City he got along with compara
tively little fatigue and nothing to
eat; from Osage City to Atchison
the walking grew rapidly worse,
and bis fatigue increased out of all
proportion to his rations ; and from
Hopkins to Burlington the walking
was so beastly that the occasional
lifts he was able to beg or steal on
freight-trains didn't count for any
thing. He expressed himself as
highly pleased with Leadville, and
thinks of going back again, but not
this century. He excused the style
of his raiment by saying that no
body in Leadville wore any more
than one leg to their pautloous.
The AtchUon Ac Iebrnlf
Knilroitd
at present extends from Lincoln to
Atchison, a distance of 146 miles,
where it connects with 6evcii other
railroad lines, (several of which it
controls) for all points east and
south. For about 75 miles this road
runs down the fertile and prosper
ous Nemaha valley a land of fruits
and vines and flowers aud abounds
iu substantial wealth. Regular pas
senger trains are run over the entire
length of the line. The road bed is
splendidly ballasted and the time
made is the best iu the State. A
noticeable feature to us, was the
numerous corn cribs at the stations
and the cars loaded with corn on
their way to markjut gave evidence
that the Company ships corn at
such low rates as to make it a pay
ing crop to the farmers along the
line.
Wherever we had an opportunity
to converse with the business men
and farmers along the line, they
invariably spoke well. of the Com
pany saying that its tarifTs are
low aud its officials courteous aud
obliging.
CITY OF ATCHISON'.
Speaking of the Atchison & Ne
braska railroad, we are reminded
that Atchison is going to be one of
the most important cities in the
Missouri valley. It is the center of
eight railroads aud has, in addition,
quite a river trade.
"Wo were driven across the hand
some bridge which spans the "Mud
dy" to the extensive packing house
of the Anglo-American Packing &
Provision Company. Here, from
two to four thousand porkers per
day pass in their checks and are
prepared for tho American and
British markets. The establishment
is complete in all its details and it
takes an incredibly Bhort time to
convey a screeching porker from
the pen to the cooling room a
largo amount of the work being
done by machinery. This mam
moth establishment owns several
trains of cars, made expressly for
the shipment of their pork.
When the A. & N. It. It. is com
pleted, Butler county stock raisers
will have a new and important
stock market opened to them.
Recrossing the river, wc were
driven rapidly through the growing
city, which contains about 15,000
inhabitants. Atchison has a num
ber of large wholesalo establish
ments and others are being con
stantly added.
It contains many clcgaut residen
ces, has largo public school build
ings and is the scat of two Catholic
institutions of learning a monas
tery and convent. On every hand
wc saw evidences of rapid and solid
improvement.
Wishing Ed. Howe, and his spicy
journal better luck than usually falls
to the lot of ink slingers, and Mayor
Tomlinson and his fair city contin
ued prosperity the jolly (but sober)
crowd of editors boarded the special
train kindly provided by Col.Townc
and sped Nebraskawards.
KAN'SAS CITY AND ST. JOE
arc important trading points and
will bid lively for tho trado of cen
tral Nebraska when the A. & N.
furnishes a line for the interchange
of commodities. Butler County
Republican.
Another Invention.
The nail gun, as it is called, is a
recent foreign devico for nailing
down flooring boards, the inyentor
claiming that it is quicker in its
work and insures greater cleanliness
than hand nailing. The apparatus
is described as not unlike a guu in
shape, and of about the same length.
It is kept in position with tho foot
and knee, and the nail is placed
point down in an aperture at the
bottom of the device. It slides down
to the bottom and then the operator
draws up a rod, and, by one down
ward stroke of this, the nail is
cleanly driven into the boards
beneath. So simple and effective is
the contrivance 6aid to be, that, as
alleged, it cau do the work of as
many as half a dozen men. The
originator of this curious implement
is said to be improving the mechan
ism in various particulars, and ex
pects to render it self-feeding, in
which case he had no doubt of its
general adoption.
Thccommissioncrs of Platte coun
ty have called an election to voto
$100,000 bonds to the A. & N. R. R.
Co. What Columbus and Platte
county need above all things is a
competing railway toward St. Louis.
All of Central Nebraska are inter
ested in this question, and ought to
give their sympathising support to
Columbus in her fight against the
powers that are preparing to opposo
her. Pen and Ploxo.
How n. Clrrgymna Settled a,
CliiHcwc Question.
The Rev. Mr. Gober, a Methodist
clergyman at Grass Valley, Nov.,
has settled the Chinese question in
his parish. He took with him to
Grass Valley from Sacramento a
Mongoliau man-of-all-work. The
members of the flock liked the
shepherd, but hated the shepherd's
dog, and it was not long before the
board of stewards demanded the
expulsion of the Chinaman. The
clergyman assured them that John
had lived with hiui a long time, was
a tolerable Christian and an exceed
ingly good fellow, and there was no
reason why he should be discharged.
Tho stewards subsequently inform
ed the parson that they would not
pay his salary if he refused to dis
miss the servant. The reply was,
"Come to church next Sunday even
iug." The church was crowded on
the evening iu question, and the
sermon was awaited with breathless
interest. The reference to the Chi
nese question was brief but pointed.
"The stewards have told me that
unless I discharge the Chinaman iu
my employ they will no longer
be responsible for my salary. My
wife has learned to like John be
cause he is a good Christian, thinks
so much of us, and does his work so
faithfully. I now answer you once
for all that the Chinaman shall stay
with us, and I shall continue as
pastor of this church until the con
ference sees fit otherwise to direct
me, salary or no salary, starve or
no starve I I have never yet been
intimidated from what I considered
my duty as a Christian, and do not
propose to bo now! Brethren, it
strikes mo pretty forcibly that it
would be better for you to follow
the religion taught in the Bible than
that dealt out iu the sand lots in
San Francisco." There was ap
plause from every side of the
church, and when the preacher left
the pulpit a prominent member of
the congregation stepped up to him
and said : "Parson, you have par
taken of my hospitality in the past
many a time. Recollect that my
latch-string hangs on the outside
when you come that way. There
is a crust in our cupboard when
your salary fails."
Have lutienvc.
"The mills of the gods grind slow
but they grind exceedingly fine."
Have patience. Whatever may have
been done to you by an enemy, if it
be really an evil thing, a detestable
thing, a thing that is bad iu itself, so
that it stains the eoul of the doer
you need not break a commandment
to have revenge. Lift no finger, do
no overt thing, say not a word
aboyc'all, pray no prayer that puu
ishment may fall upon the one that
has dcspitefully used you, but be
sure it will fall. The time will come
when, if you have any pity iu your
soul, you will gladly do aught in
your power to help the one who has
to-day stabbed you to your heart's
core. For in the accomplishment of
a cruel deed, in the doing of a shame
ful act, iu the very utterance of
words that injure, forces are set to
work the power of which cannot be
comprehended.
The man who follows another into
the shadow of some sweet green
place, and for revenge or love of
lucre "stabs him at his prayers," per
hapsfor men do not always pray
upon their knees kills him, and "so
ho goes to heaven." But what has
the monster done to himself? He
has raadebimsclf a murderer. Far
better death than life with such a
consciousness upon it with that
horrible dead face glaring at it from
the shadows, and those bloody hands
that all the waters of the ocean can
not wash clean. So, in the hurting
of a neighbor, a man hurtB himself,
turns his steps into those paths iu
which retribution awaits him, and
seldom fails to meet it. Bo less
sorry for yourself, if harm befalls
you, because of the cruelty or
treachery of any other mortal, than
for that other; for the mills of tho
gods never rest.
Swindlers are perpetrating a new
dodge on the farmers in 6ome sec
tions of the 6tatc. A man comes to
a farmer's house, and after buying a
quantity of chickens, he writes out
a receipt for the farmer to sign, and
the point of his pencil invariably
breaks off just before the signature
is reached. He thcu produces a
fountain pen from his pocket. The
body of the receipt is written in pen
cil and the farmer's name in ink.
"When the speculator goes to town
he erases all the pencil marks aud
writes out in iuk a promissory note
for $100 or $150, and has it discount
ed by a bank. Omaha Herald.
You may talk about Communists,
but the person who chiefly desires
that the ruler be done away with is
the school-boy.
The town Pool.
There is considerable speculation
as to the complexion of tle new Di
rectory of the Chicago & North
western railroad, which is elected in
the first part of June. There is no
doubt but that Vanderbilt will have
four out of the six new Directors to
be elected, and he probably will have
all six. Whether Vanderbilt him
self will go into the Board is not yet
sure, but even if he does not he will
be able to control the property. It is
quite certain that Mr. Albert Keep
will be re-elected President, and that
all the present officers who have
given much satisfaction during past
years will continue in their respect
ive positions. Mr. Keep has been
identified with tho Vanderbilt roads
more or less for many years, and is
now a Director in the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern. The only effect
that the substitution of Vanderbilt
Directors for Gould Directors will
have on the affairs of the road will
bo a closer alliance with tho Van
derbilt system of railroads East from
this city, which cannot prove other
wise than beneficial to the Company.
Tho annual meeting of the Chicago
Rock Island Ss Pacific Railroad
takes place one day previous to that
of the Chicago & Northwestern, and
there in a general belief that no par
ticular chauge will be made either in
the Directory or management of this
road. Mr.Gould is now in the Direc
tory, and so arc a few of hie friends,
but he has not sufficient strength to
control the affairs of the road. There
will probably be no particular effort
made to dislodge Mr. Gould, as there
seoms to be a kind of understanding
between him and Vanderbilt as re
gards the Rock Island & Northwest
ern, and they will, no doubt, work
harmoniously, as Vanderbilt needs
Gould to get his full share of the
Pacific business from the Pacific
roads. It is more than probable that
tho two railroad corporations will
join hands and try to crowd the
Chicago, Burliugon & Quincy into
a corner. Chicago Tribune.
.Senator Maunders
Another, and the most unpardona
ble blunder Senator Saunders has
made, is to give color to the Howe
pledge libel by his undue partiality
for the Union Pacific railroad. The
people of Nebraska do not expect
their representatives iu Congress to
do injustice to auy corporation, but
they do insist that their Congress
men shall protect them against the
unjust aggrcs3ious of corporated
monopolies.
Senator Saunders represents the
State of Nebraska, aud not the State
of Jay Gould, aud as a representa
tive of this State Senator Saunders
ought to devise and advocate such
measures as he knows to be essential
for abating the abuses and griev
ances from which his constituents
arc suffering. Let him inaugurate
aud prosecute a vigorous political
policy that will compel his political
enemies to respect aud fear him, let
him introduce and push to a final
passage bills to abolish the Omaha
bridge monopoly and put a 6top to
discrimination against shippers and
localities on tho Union Pacific road,
aud he can rest assured that all the
howling and bluster about the Howe
pledge, aud all the clamoring about
the selling-out will have no more
effect upon his reputation or stand
ing than last year's eclipse has upon
our growing crops. Omaha lice.
Treasure in Jllrds ?ivntn.
Yesterday the men engaged in
cleaning Monumental Park of debris
aud rubbish, while taking down
the sparrows' nests iu the trees came
across one in which they found a $5
bill neatly woven. The money was
crumpled, but good, and the half
dozen men quietly "divided" and
went into the task with renewed
zeal, expecting to find a few more
bills hidden away somewhere in the
nests. Strange to say, they found
a lady's fine gold chain in another,
and a number of other curiosities of
les3 value. Cleveland Leader.
Set it down to the credit of the A.
& N. R. R. that every farmer and
business man with whom wo con
versed during our -trip, expressed
himself well satisfied with the man
agement of the road. Every person
who deals with it commends it for
its fair dealing with its patrons.
Butler County Republican.
The finding of a body of a drown
ed man in the reservoir from which
the town is supplied with water will
undo all the good work the temper
ance cause has accomplished in five
years.
A bachelor has left a boarding
house, in which were a number of
very plain-featured women, on ac
count of the miserable "fair" set bp
fore him at the table.
What They Take IT For.
If there is auy thing the average
American citizen heartily dislikes it
is to be considered a fool. The
officers of the Union Pacific rail
road, when they send parties out
over this county to run surveys, tell
us in a language plain as words that
they recognize this pcoplo as a par
cel of stupids, whom they propose
to deceive by an old trick that has
been played in this county on occa
sions before. If there is any one
thing that would make tho people
of Butler county reject the proffered
north nnd south railroad, it would
be a belief that tho U. P. would
control it. The amount of survey
ing which they have done in Sew
ard, Butler and Platte counties, and
the earnestness of its few friends,
plainly demonstrates that it is afraid
of competition, aud that alone is the
actuating motive. They have dono
very, very much to satisfy public
opinion, aud make us many votes.
Now, tho company is too sharp to
waste much more time iu this sur
vey business, and if they are half as
sharp as we give them credit for,
wc will stake our reputation that
they will pretend to be friendly to
the A. & N. before election. But
ler Co. Press.
ICcyuIvIh Hook Case.
Something that lawyers, clergy
men, physicians and scholars in all
walks of life can appreciate and
should have, is "Danner's Revolving
Book Case." It is invaluable In a
library and all public institutions
for that it is compact, strong aud
durable. There are four sides to the
case and it will hold more books
thau any other case ever made to
occupy the same space. Books in
this case arc accessible to any one
sitting at a table or before the fire
without rising; a slight pressure of
the hand will bring either side to
view. By sending to the manufac
tory they can be had in any style,
ash or black walnut. Mills & Co.,
of this city handle them aud find
them of the utmost utility in show
ing books ; the cases occupy no more
room than a chair, and once 6ecn,
will be sought for by people having
books. The departments at Wash
ington and many other public insti
tutions arc supplied with these
cases, aud the case grows in favor
wherever introduced. Their dura
bility is guaranteed. The 6amo
manufactory tuni3 out dry goods
cases of the same description, a very
desirable article for dry goods mer
chants, and arc growing popular
wherever used. Lcs Moines State
Leader.
A (fcnlet Hero.
As I sauntered along the high
road, yesterday, I stopped to watch
a man near by, ploughing a rough,
stony field with a yoke of oxen.
Usually there is much gecing and
hawing, excitement, and continual
noise and expletives about a job of
this kind. But I noticed how differ
ent, how easy and wordless, yet firm
and sufficient, the work of this
young ploughman. His name was
Walter Dumont, a farmer, and eon
of a fanner, working for their living.
Three years ago, when the steamer
Sunnyside was wrecked of a bitter
icy night on the west bank here,
Walter went out in his boat was
the first man on hand with assist
ancemade a way through the ice
to shore, connected a line, perform
ed work of first-class readiness, dar
ing, danger and saved numerous
lives. Some weeks after, one even
ing when he was up at Efiopus,
among the usual loafing crowd at
the country store and post office,
there arrived the gift of a handsome
gold medal (either from the govern
ment or the New York Life Saving
Society,) for the quiet hero. Tho
impromptu presentation was made
to him on the spot, but ho blushed,
hesitated as he took it, and had noth
ing to say. Wall Whitman.
It haMl'enNloacd UlathersklteM
One thing the U. P. has done to
its lasting disgrace: It has pension
ed a set of blatherskites with special
rates, to abuse and insult the men
who spent time and money to mako
their existence here a possibility.
The same men whose brawn and
braiii3 placed the U. P. here, arc
now proposing to invest less money
in a better bargain, and the only
objection to it comes from a few
pampered pets, who admit that they
cannot do business here if another
railroad comes in, at the instigation
of a greedy monopoly, that can't
stand competition. Butler County
Press.
A man who went to Leadvillc a
while ago and advertised to teach
the guitar was notified by tho
aesthetic residents that if he didn't
leave pretty quick he would guitar
and feathers. He left.