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gjor.4 story Strickler Block, Main Street,
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VOL. VI.
BEOWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DEC, 5,1861.
NO. 22.
BUSINESS CARDS.
iiiirustus Sclioenkeit
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
" Corner First and Uain Streets,
IroivIlc - - Nebraska
I5r. d. g win,
Ilavin permanently located in
BROWN VI LLE, NEBRASKA,
for tbe practice of Medicine and Surgery, ten
ien his professional service to the afflicted,
i) 'Lee -ix Main Street. no23r3
A. S. 110 LL AD AY, M. D.
Vj-ifnKv inform" hi frieaJ In Brownville and
BsioJiMtcwcinity ttatbeLit renmeI tbe practiceof
Medicine, Surgrcrjr, & Obstetrics,
tnd h"'C".,'T,,rct attention to his prof ein, to receive
t cener iu .troiwse heretofore extended to him. In
vf,,-tifrf it i poi .leor expedient, a prescription
J.'4i,ie..will heiocc. OUce at City Drugstore.
Keb. 21, '69. 35. ly
JAMES S. BEDFORD -
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND , t
Master rcacilsvloner In Chancery.
USO vnTKTILLE, TS. T-
T. M." T.VLROTT,
DENTAL SURGEON",
Ihvin ' l'K-ated him?ch'n UronVille, N. T.,teo
rfi.iM,,r.,resMonalerriceato tbecoiniaunjtj.
jIm warranted. r
Clocks batches & Jewelry.
J. SCHUTZ
iT T..nld nauur-lo tbecititens of BrswnTiHe
nJv!c4iiitv tut he t located himt-elf in
frTJ J,-ornvi:ie, audi ntenls keeping a lull assort,
tin n fvervthiti:to hi line f bOMoesg, which will
i irwj."rcah. He will also do all kind of re
wmt ut clocks, watcheend jewelry. All work war.
ua:eJ. , xDlS'
EDWARD V7. THOMAS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AKD
Slicitor in Chancery.
0 e c irner of Main aud First Streets.
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.
PIlCPAKi: IX TI3IE
THE FIRES OF FALL,
Hj I'riiue, A. No. 1 Insurance,
IK THE
PI
Ul
r.Tti:
iv men
I II A 1 1 nil i
OF I1ARTEO
m co.
ID, '
The Fruits of the Phcsnix
Are manifest in tbe following statement of Facts
and Fgures. showing the amount equalized to public
benefit, in the shape of loea paid in the we-tand
South, durin6 the patfour years ;a sutUi.tul rec
ord of a
ITcII Trietl-Corporatlon.
tl.167 00 DTI A SKA $1,167 CO
40,377 55 OHIO 40.::77 4j
27,622 94 INDIANA 27.(2
63,174 55 .ILLINOIS 0.174 50
32,f70 OS MIUAICAN 32.t 70 CS
34,220 U WISCONSIN 34.220 13
31 IOWA 1);2.3 ?t
8.663 10- iJINNLSOTA S.f53 10
,765 00 KANSAS 9,705 '0
34,054 35 KENTLCK i 34.(54 36
43.054 VO T LNLLh 4 5.(54 l0
20,;2 55 MISSISSM'i'1 1032 -55
27.6'.H 83 MISSOURI 27,ftS Ki
22,.M 43 AKKANSAS 22.!-t;'J 43
a.'.i C3 tlx as ds
555 56 ALABAMA 555 55
InsuraDces solicited, and injlicies i.ued Rnc r.Juew-
d ia thu leading Coryrution, at fair rate j
V. T11U.MAS
Iicsideut Agtnt.
BrnwnTi'lle, Sept. 5, I3C0.
THOMAS DAVIS,
ECLECTICPHYSICIAN
AND
SURGEON,
LADLE ROCK, NEBRASKA
R rTonce, Dr. D. Gwin, Brownville.
A.rnl If.'fil. , , V n40-Iy
LEWIS WALDTER,
II01SE. SIGy AND ORXAJIENTAL
8L.MZER AND PAPER HANGER.
i:;.oYNVILLL, N. T. il
Tlie Xewest and Best 31nslc
B. th 'K !il and ictruuienUl by the bet Amcrioan
oiil ruroj.cn e-m',m. -appear rgular!y evory
wci-V In tLe 110ll-:noLl JOURNAL. Trice Four
Cvs. A r.er song by Mephea Glover, appeare in
No, 1, V..1 2.
Iew SIioc Sbop.
"W. G.J-1N,,X,,
W 0 ir.VJVLLE,
Jt-PrtfillT Inform the citizen of this place and
.rt(,iiy tLjt he Las conirueri.W tbe niauufclory of
B.ts and bres iu Brownville, and hope by attention
11 c:e to merit a -hre of public yatrouair. Hi
k i ail .f tbe be.-t quality, and hi work all war
Mined t "mve kiitihf action or no pay."
All tyle"of wotk, from a Xo. 1, fine calf kin boot,
t oirVe Lrogau, aud at prioea o low that noua can
fcive ro acail at my ehop, oa Tirst street, between
I!j;u and Waler.
Brownville, Hay 9, 1S61 !y
J. WILSON EOLLINGER.
AND
Counsellor at Law
nrncral and Collecting A?rent.
BEATillUE,- GAliE CO., .NEBRASKA.
1V1LL proof ice in tbe several Courts in Gage and
aij.iinit: counties, and will give prompt attention
t !!l.nii.c- entrueU-d tobitu. Colloetions prompt
ly m.iji.. lf. articular attention piven to loeat-
rz L ii I Warrants on lauds carefully selocted by
L:uc'.f.-
Sp;.t'tui.cT 25. nl2-yly
H. A. TERRY,
IVlGksale and Retail Dealer in
Garden, rieldnnd riower Seeds,
ALSO
GEAFE VrNES, G00SEBESRIES,
Cirrnnts, T?Tbf trips. Ulackhf rries.
ivMt. end Ornamental Shrubbery Generally.
CHESCENTC1TY IOWA.
' E'EONEEJJ
imim book
A5U
BI1IDERY,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
WILLIALI F. KITER.
MT 17, 1S60.
FAIRBANKS'
. ET AUD AFJ)
CITY LIVERY STABL
AND
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.
ROGERS & BROTHER
v-viwvrKS t.i thp ni.lilic that he has Durcua.-i.'.l the
Llrery Stable anj Btocfc formerly owiieJ by William
BvMtell an J aJJel thereto line ktcit, and ia now prepar
ed to accouiniocUte the put lie witfe
Carriages,
Buggies,
Sulkies,
Saddles Horses
THE TRA.yiLUMG FUBLlG
Can tni at his Stable ample accommodation for
horse, nellies or cattle.
8EXJAX1X & JOSnUA ROEiS.
BrownTllle, Oct. 18, lt0. nl5-yly
JOHN L CAES0IT
(Successor to LnshbaiRh & Carson.
IB J. 3XT jEL IS
LA.VD ANU TAX PAl'LYG
Dealer in Coin, Lucurrtnt Jcwity, Land
Warrants, Exchange, and Gold Duxt
MAIN Sl'llKKT.
DROtVMiLLC, MallilASXLA.
1 will pive e-reci.ii"tterition tobnyin-r an 1 pellinz os-
banpe on tbe principal cme of the l i.i P'l St.nci a:id
Eur.ipe. Gv.id Silver, uncurrent Kat'i Bills, a;;J
ioM Dust, Co'.lo-tiiiis made on all accenbie p ir.ti,
aJM pr.K-t-e'l remitted In exchange at current tiites.
Deji)"ii. received on current acoouut, uJ interest al
lowed oa vetial derMo-it.
O F F I C E ,
3IAIV STREET. HETVTEE. TIXE
Telegrapli and the L". S.
Sacid Oliices.
RE F E R E V C E S :
Lin1 h Brother Philadelphia, Pa.
J. Ti. Carbon it Co., . " "
Hifcr. lirk ix. Co. Baltimore, Md.
Tonr.e &. Caron, " "
Jeo. Thotiifiioa Maoon, Crl'r f Port,
wm. T. Sinithiu, Esq., U;nker,
J. T. Stevens, Ksq., Att'y at Law,
Jno. S. Gallaher, Late 3d Aud. U. S.
Tarlor it Krieh, BankerA,
XcClelund. Pye & co.,
Hon. Thomati J. Tr&tt,
lion. Jaa. O. Careon,
P. B. Smali, Kq., Pres'tS. Back,
Col. Geo. Schley, A'y at Law,
Col. Sru. UanibletonAtt'y at Law,
Judpe Thos. Perry,
Prof. 11. Tutwiier,
Wahinctcr, D. C.
.( it
4 I tt
Ohicipro, in.
St. Loui.s, Jfo.
An nape liH, JI.
Meicersbnrs Pa
IIfU:erto'-ii, ild.
a tt
Eptrn, Md.
Cumberland, Md
Havi.ua, Al.ibma.
Kov 8, ISbO-tf.
OU
(t2rrS C ALE S PE0T
Of ALL KIXDg
FAiR3M!KJ & GREEHLEftF,
, LIRE ST.. OIICACiO, '
And corrver of Idam & Walnut Sts. St. Louis.
frBUY ONLY THE GENUINE.
PIKES' PEAK GOLD!
I mill receive Pike'a Peak Gold aud advance
money upon the came, and pay over balance of proceeds
as soon ax Mint retur-.is are had. In all cases, I wi'
exhibit the printed returns of the United Statc l Jlic
sr Assay otllce.
JNO. L. CARSON,
BULLION AND EXCHANGE BROKER
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.
no204
REAL ESTATE
AND
Collection fiice
o r
1?. "V- 33oc5lToirc3.-
B vO WNVILLE, .NEBRASKA.
Main. B'ticccn Lev.e and First Streets.
Particular attention iven to the
l'urc-ha&e and aie 01 ueai
Eitate, Maktn? Col
lection n:id
Payment ol" Taxes tor Xoji-UcsI-d
e it t s .
LAND "WARRANTS FOli SALE, for cash and on
time.
LAND WARRANTS LOCATED for Eastern Cap
itolisUo.on lands selected from icrsonal examination,
and a complete Towcjhip Map. Bbowing Streams,
Timber, 4c, forwarded will tLc CcrUflcite if loca
tion. Brownville. N.T. Jan.S.lSfil. t!
A. 'C O X S T A n laE
IMfOlKR AKD DEALER IT
IRON, STEEL, NAILS,
ton.NliS, spRiXGS. AXLES, FILE
tnr;iiijo izsj- a ,
pLA-C-KSMl'TU'S TOOLS
Also: Hubs,' Spokes, and Bent Stuff.
Third St reet, between Felix and Edmond,
SAINT JOSEPH, MO.
'Uch he sella at St. Louia prieeafor cah.
' Highest Price Paid for Scrap IroD.
fu.ttrl, 186..ly.
Pils.c'8 Peak, or Bust."
NEW
iIN STORE,
ATCD
DRY GOODS HOUSE.
INJ"o. XI, Trtixx Btroot,
BROWNVILLE, II. T.
J. BEERY & Co
Have Jnst completed their new onsiress house on
Main Street, near the U.S. Land Office, in Brownville
where they have opened out aud jireoCrring on the most
favorable terni.
Dry Goods, Provisions,
Of all Kimis,'
FLOUR, CO N FECT1 ON A Rl F.S,
GREEV A.I DUIEI FKOTS,
Choice Liquors, Cigars,
Ant a "thousand and one," other things everybody
reeli.
CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK
Brownville, April 26, ly
SEHI-ANNUaL STATEMENT, No-102-
CAPITOL and SURPLUS
$932,302.98.
rIay X(3t. 18G1.
Cash and cash items -Lo.us
well secured - - - -BeI
Ktate - - - - -28J6
shares ITartford Bank Stocts -
" Xew York " " -1010
" Boston " "
607 ' other " " -
I'mted St:ite aud Stafe " . "
llartld & X Haven li.R. bond "
Hartford City Bonds
Conn. Eiver Co. &. R.E. Co. Stock -
Total Assets - - - -Total
liabilities - - - -
$79.fVS8 18
fi'l,2i3 20
15,tMK) 00
274,859 00
193,360 00
I0O 750 Oil
M.0S5 00
73 367 00
33 700 00
3(5 750 00
4 600 00
74 2U 27
For details of investments, see small Cardi aud Cir
culars. Insurances may be effected ia this old and substantial
Company ou very favorable terms.
Apply to
JOHN I. CARSON, Agt
BROWXVILLE, X T.
JCj"Dwel !inps and Farm Property insured tor a term
of years at very low rates 2 O.vno-I
Johns & Crosley,
SOLE if A X C V A CTU REUS OF TnE IMPROVED
GUT A PEUCIIA
CEMENT ROOFING,
Is the Cheapest and moid durable Roofing
in use.
IT IS FIRE JXD WATER PROOF
It can be applied to new and ".d r-os of all kinds, aud
n shi ncle rifs without removing the shindies.
Tliecost is only one-ilsird ol Tin,
and is ttvicc a$i durable.
Gutta Percha Cement
For prefer vine and rrpairins tin and other metal ro ofs
of everp description, troni its pret elasticity is not in
jured by the contraction ar.d expansion of metals, and
Will not crack in cold or Run in warm
weather.
These materials have beou thoroughly tested In Xew
Tork and all parts of the Southern and Western states,
and we can give abundant proof of all we claim in their
favor
They are readily applied by ordinary laborers, at trifl
ing expense.
4,NO HEAT IS REQUIRED'
These materials are put vp ready for
use and for Shipping to alt parts of the
Ccuiiry, with full printed directions for
application.
Full dcscrijlivc circulars will le fur
nished on application L'j mail, or in per
son, at our principal cfice,
510, E IIO AD WAY,
fOppotite St. Xichr,: .s H..;el ) NF.W TORK,
JOHNS & CROSLEY.
Feb.23, 1561. AGEiVT3 WANTED. 6mo-
Furiiitur Manufactory.
stf-if
w '
f
The UaJersincd having opened a shop
at the
BROWNVILLE STEAM MILL,
Are prepared to put p all kinds oi
CABIWBT WORK.
To order, at short notice. TTe will manufacture
BUREAUS SAFES
DESKS TABLES
STANDS LOUNGES
CRIB CRADLES
ROCKING OFFICE
CHAIRS CHAIRS
WINDOW LOUNGES
CHAIRS &c. &c.
We are also prepared to furnish Coffins with the ut
most dispatch. We have on baud well r-ea-oiie' Black
Walnut lumber for that purpose. We have the fxci li
lies of making furniture as ct cap as it can be furnished
in this country, when durability is takeu mlo the ac.
count, as we warrant all cf our work.
We solicit the patronage of tbe community.
We will take in exchange for fnmitnre all kinds of
farm produce. Tle highest prices for butter, eggs,
aud lard will be paid the eutire hot season.
Brownville. May 30, ly.
CHAMBERS & XOTES.
BROWNVILLE
m?$
1 11 I ' i t i-r I H.i-.ifll nil i (
If."
TKORfJ, COLEMAN, CO.,
.nnnirce to the traveling public that their splendid
commodious Steam Ferry running across from
Brownville, Nebraska.
is on of the best in every Ttspert nn the UrTfv Mis
.nri river. The B-mt makes reirnlar trips every hour
sothat no time will be lost in waiiin.
Thn banks on both sides cf the river are low ard weU"
(Traded which renders unloading unneceesary aii is the
case at most other ferries.
No feirsneed be entertained a to difficulties at or near
this crossing, as cverybmiy in this region, on both sides
of the river, is lor the I'nion the strongest kind.
)ur charpe- too sn Item these hard times are lower
than at any other crossing.
Travelers from Ku.sas to I.wa and to tbe east will find
this ihe ne:iret and best r. me I" every respect.
TIIOllN. COLEMAN & CO.
Brownville. Nebraska, S-.'pt. 21st, 1S61.
I1013T. W. FURXAS,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
BROWVILLEN N.T
Blindness aciosg Horses Its Cause
This 13 a subject of very general
importance. : It has been stated that
blindness is more prevalent" among
horses in America than among those
of other countries. If this is the case
the cause of the evil should be investi
gated and removed if possible
without delay. " The last number of
the American Stock Journal contains
a good article on the subject, the
leading ideas of which we have con
densed for our columns. It states
that blindness is niore prevalent among
horses in Ohio than those of anv other
section cf country. The cases of
blindness arc attributed,-in a great
measure, to over feeding the Ohio
horses being notoriously fat. It is a
common practice in that State to fores
the fat upon horses intended for sale,
by stuffing them principally with In
dian corn, and keeping them, without
much service, in warm, close stables.
This method of feeding soon fattens a
horse, but at the same time its diges
tive functions are injured by the treat
ment. It is now believed that the
blindness can be traced to a sympa
thetic relation between disorder of the
digestive organs and the brain, and
that through the latter the optic nerve
becomes diseased and ends in destroy
ing the vision. Blindness is also
transmitted to offspring, and thus an
evil, first originating in disease, al
most becomes a natural defect by
hereditary descent. Errors in feeding
horsesN, as is well known, also produces
blind staggers, stomach staggers and
organic diseases of the brain ; there
fore the greatest care should be exer
cised in feeding them.
In order to prevent the spread of
horseblindness, it is recommended that
whenever an animal shows the least
symptoms of the disease it should be
kept on a light diet of hay and oats.
A horse may be maintained in good
condition on 12 pounds of hay and 5
pounds of oats for daily feed. In
breeding horses it is also recommen
ded that all animals showing the least
symptoms of organic disease be re
jected.
One of the first symptoms incident
to blindness which any person may
readily notice is the disposition of
the animal to raise his fore legs un
necessarially high, while at the same
time, the ears are drawn backward and
forward in quick succession, thus giv
ing evidence that the sagaciaus animal
is sounding the ground over which he
travels.
These are the principal ideas- ad
vanced by our cotemporary respecting
the cause of prevalent horse blindness
in our country, and a rnnde of arrest
ing a spread of the evil. There are
some other causes of this disease which
appear to us more evident, and which
are perfectly capable of removal.
Blind horses are more common in
cities than in the rural districts. This
we consider is principally caused by
bad stables. Many of them are under
ground cellars, and with few excep
tions, all stables are too small. They
do not admit a sufficient quantity of
fresh air for ventillation and respira
tion, and this always tends to injure
the health of the animals. Light is as
essential to the health of horses as
that of men, and yet most stables are
nearly as dark as dungeons. Several
vears since, a great number of valua
ble French horses were attacked with
glanders and other diseases, of which
they died. It was recommended that
more spacious stables should be erect
The suggestion was aeted upon, and,
with improved army stables, there is
not onefourth the cases of sickness
now among the French cavalry horses.
Th;s fact is invaluable. It would be
far better for most of the horses in our
cities to be kept in open sheds than in
the stables commonly provided for
them.
We are also positive that eye-blinds
on the harness tend to injure the eye3
of horses, and a3 they are totally use
less and unsightly appendages, they
should be abandoned entirely, Wre
are awaro that, of late the open bridle
has become more common, but it sho'd
be universal. .Tight, close collars,
which squeeze the eyes of horses in
putting them on, are also tery injuri
ous to the eye3 of the animals. We
have knowu one case of perfect injury
to the eyes of an excellent horse from
this cause. Carriage and draft horses
should be provided with open collars,
secured either at the top. or bottom,
so that they are not required to be
forced over the head of the animals.
Scientific American.
An elk can run a mile and a half in J
two minutes; an antelope a mile in min
ute; the wild turkey of Tartary has a
speed even greater still.
A Little Hero.
Grace Greenwood writes the follow
ing little story and a true cno it is
for the Little Pilgrim, a child's paper.
She gets the facts from an incident
described in the Hartford Daily Times
some years ago, a3 having happened
in Colt's Meadows :
In the city of Hartford Conn., lives
the hero of the true history I am about
to relate but no longer 4little," as
the perilous adventure, which made
him for the time famous in his native
town, happened several year3 ago.
Our hero was then a bright, active
boy, of fourteen years the son of a
mechanic. In the severe winter ot
IS, the father worked in a factory,
about a mile and-a-half from his home,
and every day the boy carried him his
dinner, across a wide piece of meadow
land.
One keen frosty day, he found the
snow on his readow nearlv two feet
deep, and no trace? of the little foot
path remaining. Yet he ran on, as
fast as possible, plunging through
drifts keemn? himself warm bv the
most vigorous, and brave, cheerful
thoughts.
When in the midst of the meadow,
full half a mile from any house, he
suddenly felt himself going down,
down ! He had fallen into a well !
He sunk down into the dark, icy water,
but arose immediately to the surface.
There he graiped hold of a plank
which had fallen into the well as he
went down. One end cf this rested
on the bottom of the well, while the
other rose about four feet above the
surface of the water.
The poor lad shouted for help until
he was hoarse and almost spheechkss,
but all in vain, as it was impossible for
him to make himself heurd from such
a depth, and at such a distance from
any house. So at last he concluded
that if he was to be saved at all, he
must shvc himself, and begin at once,
a3 he was getting extremely cold in the
water. So he went to work.
First, he drew himself up the plank,
and braced himself at the top of it and
the wall of the well, which was built of
brick aud had become quite smooth.
Then he pulled off his coat, and taking
out his pocket knife, cut off his boots
that he might work to greater advan
tage. Then, with his feet against one
side of the well, and his shoulders
against the other, he worked his way
up, by the most fearful exertion, about
half the distance to the top. Here he
was obliged to pause, take breath and
gather up his energies for the work
yet before him. Far harher was it
than all he had gone through, for the
side of the well being from that point
completely covered with ice, he must
cut with his knife, grasping places for
his fingers, slowly and carefully all the
way up.
It was almost a hopeless attempt,
but it was all he could do. ' And here
the little hero lifted up his heart to
God, and prayed fervently for help,
fearing he could never get out alone.
Doubtless the Lord heard his voice
calling from the deeps, and pitied him.
He wrought no miracle to save him,
but breathed into his heart a yet larger
measure of calmness and courage,
strengthening him to work out his own
deliverance.
After this, the little hero cut his
way up inch by inch. His wet stock
ings froze to the ice, and kept his feet
from slipping, but his shirt was quite
worn from his shoulders ere he reached
the top. He did reach it at last
crawled out into the snow, and lay
down a moment to rest, panting out
his breath in little white clouds on the
clear, frosty air.
He had been two hours and a half in
the tvcll!
His clothes soon froze to his body,
but he no longer suffered with the
cold, as full of joy and thankfullness
he ran to the factory, where his good
father was waiting and wondering.
The poor man wa3 obliged to go
without his dinner that day, but you
may be sure he cared little about that,
while listening with tears in his eye3
to the thrilling story his son had to
relate to him.
He must have been very proud of
his boy that day, a3 he wrapped him
in his own warm overcoat, and took
him home to "mother."
And how that mother 'must have
wept and smiled over the lad, and
kissed him and thanked God for him.
From the Omiha Xebruikiac
Wool Growing The Tl'ae Interests
or tlie Nebraska Farmer.
Our townsman, Hon. D. D. Belden,
has lately returned, after an absence
of 2 vVeral months, withurfr en hundred
slocl; sheep, the : r;pcrty of himself and
S. N. Parceled, Esq., which they de
sign keeping on their farm near Oma-
-were pa
lichigan.
rchased by Mr.
(i State second
T
To Softe-h Old Putty. In remov
ing oil broken paries from a window, it
is generally very difficult to get off the
hard, dry putty, that sticks round the
class and its frame. An exchange says:
Dip a small bruh of nitric or munitic
acid, to be obtained at the druggist's,
and go over the putty with it. Let it
rest awhile, and it will soon become so
soft that yea can remove it with eaaa.
ha. They
Bolder; in
only, is Vermont in tLe -gro .. 'la pt
sheep and fine wool), and were care
fully selected, both with regard to
health and quality of wool, from the
largest llocka ia that State, and he
feels confident that many of them are
fully equal to those so often sold for
prices ranging from fifty to two hun
dred dollars per head. The most val
uable breed Mr. Belden brings with
him are the Spanish Merino, the wool
of which commands an extraordinary
high price in every market of the
world, and which, from their peculiar
ities will, it is believed, thrive better in
Nebraska than in any other section ot
the Union.
This is a move in the right direction,
and Messrs. Belden and Parnialeo are
the pioneers in an enterprise, worthy
not onlv the attention of our farmers,
but of all who have the interests of the
Territory at heart, and are desirous of
seeing her progress as rapidly a3 pos
sible to wealth and influence.
We have ever believed that Nebras
ka was specially adapted to the raising
of sheep her broad prairies were
surely de-signed to make "her the
greatest graising and stock raiiing
country in the world. In a high roll
ing country, well watered with pure
springs and rivulets, and with a dry
climate like Nebraska, with anything
like proper care, the growth and health
of sheep is almost a certainty our
dry atmosphere, at least, will exempt
sheep from those diseases which have
proved so disastrous to flocks ia many
of the other Western States.
But considering everything equal
that Nebraska has no special or pecu
liar advantages in this line, but stands
on precisely the same footing with her
sisters eastward there is nothing in
which her farmers can engage which
will enable them to compete with those
who are more conveniently located
with reference to a market, as in wool
growing. A ton or wool is worth from
seven hundred to one thousand dollars,
owing to its quality, and can be trans
ported from even the Far West to New
York fcr a very small per centage on
its value, while a ton of wheat, worth
from forty to fifty dollars, is absorbed
bv the freight before it reaches the
Atlantis seaboard, and consequently
cannot in ordinary times stand trans
portation any great distance in this
country, and leave a remunerative
margin for the producer. Besides,
wool is one of the great staples as well
as wheat, and has with it a world wide
use ; but unlike wheat, it is not per
ishable, and consequently its price is
not so easily depreciated by the quan
tity produced. It always demands a
remunerative price, and even in this
extraordinary state of public affairs,
though a temporary depression in the
market was at first felt, wool commands
its usual figure. While commerce is
languishing, trade dull, and millions of
bushels of wheat and corn rotting in
the granaries of the Great West for
the want of buyers, her wool is sought
after with avidity and commands a
price which, ia these hard times, can
be considered almost fabulous.
The farmer3 of tho Eastern States,
who have systematically and some
what extensively, for a series of years,
devoted themselves to wool growing,
have invariably grown rich, and if it
can be pursued with great and certain
profit where lands are worth from sixty
to one hundred dollars per acre, it
will be singular if.a like result docs
not follow its prosecution ia a country
where the pasturage of thousands of
acres of the best lands ia the world
can be had for nothing. We hope
this will be the inauguration of a new
era in the products of Nebraska.
Not the most uninteresting feature
of the advent of this flock of sheep
into Omaha, was the performance cf a
couple cf trained shepherd dog3, which
Mr. Belden purchased while in the
East. There is nothing which pertains
Cnttics tae Tails cf Cattle.
j A man lately wrote to Joha Jchnstca
to get his opinion in regard to the prac
tice cf cutting or slitting" the tails cf cat
tle. Mr. Johnston sent the letter and hi
own answer to the Eural New Ycrker.
as the correspondence may interest soma
of our readers, we copy it. The 'follow
ing is the letter cf inquiry:
"I would like your opinion ia regard
to the practice common in many portions
of the country of cutting cr slitting tlo
tails of cattle. Do yoi couiider it bene
ficial, injurious or useless, and, if either,
will yju be kiuJ enough to give me your
reasons ? Do you ever practice it ? if
so, at any special period cf the year, and
j your method for doing it ? Would yo-i
auvioe me to uo it at tnis time or ta
year, and if you approve of it at all? I
have forty there-year-eld steers ia fins,
condition, and not fancying the practice,
did not operate oa them in the spring;'
Lut have be-n urgently advised to do so
time and patience are not too jreat, I
should be very glad of your opinion."
To which Mr. Johnston replies as foI
lovvs:
"Bleeding cattle in spring, either by
neck, vein, or cutting their taih, has been
practiced Ly many stock-keepers ever
duce I remember anything, and that i
over sixty years. I have owned and kept
cattlj all of fifty years, but I never mada
a practice cf bleeding any animal uulesi
it was sick, as I considered the wholesale
bleeding of cattle in spring useless and .
barbarous. What would you think of
the man who would call in his family
physician every spring and hire his,
whole family bled i yet that would bo
no more absurd than the indiscriminate
bleeding of his cattle every spring. If .
men would always do their domestic ani
mals as they would wish to be done by if
they were in their place, with regard ta
feeding ia the winter aud spring, they,
would not think they required bleeding
ia spring ia order to make them thrive..
The practice must have originated in ths
dark ages, and has nearly become extinct,
as not one ia twenty, or I might say fifty
bleeds hi3 cattle now unless sick, while
forty year3 ago a vast majority did. I
think they must also have given up that
practice in both England and Scotland, as
I hear nothing of it from the last impor
eats
Eemcdy for PJnsvycm.
The North British Agriculturist
that the disease locally known as ring
worm or tetter, which shows itself about
the head anf neck of cattle, ia the fonn
cf whitish dry scurvy spots, can be re
moved by rubbing the parts affectod with
iodine ointment. The disease may a!?
be combated by the use cf sulphur ai.i .
oil; iodine oiutment is, however, to be
preferred. As this skin disease is easily
communicated to the human subject, the
pertoa dressing the cattle should wash hi .
hands with soap and hot water after each, -application
of the oinmeat.
Xew Method of Striking, E020 Cat-.
tlns.
Mr. Peter B. Mead, editor of the
Horticulturist, at tho recent meeting
of the Brooklyn Horticultural Society,
cummunicated the following in relatioa
to the striking of rose cuttings:
'Take a pan or saucer, fill two
thirds with sand, and then fill up with
water ; prepare the cuttings in tho.
ordinary way, cutting under a bud or
eye, and place it iu this sand, and it
will root ia a much less time, and with
ess failure than ia any other way." ;
O.N-ios Salid. Peal, wash and slice
the onions thin ; cover with water, then
set on the stove, and let them boil about
five minutes ; drain off the hot water, and
rinse them with cold ; drain it off well,
salt and sweeten your vinegar to suit the
taste; pour it over the onions, and thd
dish is ready for the table. If any one
doubts their being good, let them try it.
If any one wiihej to prepare enough to .
last a week or ten days after they are
prepared as above, let them" boil four or
five minutes in the vinegar.
Remarks. Those who are in the habit .
of shedding tears while pealing onion's, .
may find an antidote by keeping theia
immersed, or dippirjg frequently in warm
water; rubbing the hands well with a
ripe tomato, takes of the staia and odor ; .
so do not get discouraged, sister cooks.
A ay England Farmer.
Color or the Eves. That the co'.cr
of the eyes should affect their strength,
may seem strange, yet that such is the
case needs not at thia time cf the'day to
be proved ; nd those whose eyes are
brown or dark colored, should be informed:
;.i ..1 I .1 .
1y the driving of sheep which they do f 1 are "taer aDa Isorc uscep:i--.i.
... i- .i. ?j i : J tie cf iriiury, trom various causes, than
form, and with better success, and in
less time than a man can do it. It is
wonderful to see with what quick in
telligence they understand the wishes
of the herdsman, and the singular
alacrity with which they carry them
into execution.
An axe well used three times a day is
reported to be a remedy for dyspepsia.
Home can never be transferred, nover
be repeated in the experience of an indi
vidual. Th3 place consecrated on par
ental love by the innocence and sports of
childhood is the only home cf the human
heart.
gnty or blue eyet. Liht blae eyes aret
generally the most nownrful, and next to
those are gray. The lighter the pupil thet
greater and longer continued is the de
gree of tension the eye can sustain.
CniTicxsM or Preachers. '"I would
have no one criticise a sermon," said
Samuel Drew, "till he had attempted to,
preach one. After you have attempted
to address a congregation, yt,u will better
understand a preacher's sensations and
difficulties. And remember this ia all
your criticisms: the hand that caaqui buii
a hovel uwj demeiisii a palace " "
