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About Nebraska advertiser. (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1868)
. A V ; CHUECH, COLHAPP- & CO., iScTI tenon's Clock, &1 Floor, Hail Entrance, Kr-o-vm-vIIle, ?eL. TEKtlSi "ts eery on f year.. Flrf oopiwt one year. 8 5 IXi Ten roj.ies one y'tr 'Twenty ccpi- one year. book vronxc, And PLAITT AKD FAKCT J OB WOES, done in good style and at reasonable rate. St": Otrda or five line or 1, a '.year. Each . . lulditloiml Un . JLttr7 t Law and Xnd Agents, OfTloe In Coort Konsc, tf lth FTobta Jndre. ttttox, nrruTrrr a crrrucn, One o. to McPbeiBon't Bl'fc, op Btalrm. THOMAS A U110ADY, At tr at aw A. SoUeltr lm Chtattrf, Omoc lm DUtrict Court Room. ' a M. EICH, A.ttrat7 tt Lawud Land Agrcni. Oa In Court House, tiret door, west Bide. TiI. n. McLEXNAX, Attnrjr and Cosnsclor at Lw( , XebraUa City, Xebraska;- ; : E. F.TtiUIIXS, - ' Attorvpy ad Conmlor at law, TecumHch, J4knon Co, Xen, CHESTER F. XYE, Attermey at Law amd War Claim Agent, Pawnee City, fawnee Co, Xeb. X. K. GKIGGS, Attormty at Law - Ual atat Affe&i, BeaU toe. Gage County, Xcbraaka. U. V. HUGHES, Eal Eatate Act aadJaUt f P"f OSce ia Court House, first door, west aide. BAEEET & LETT, LmA ltU - Ua Warraat Brakn. i. - - Xa. 1 Main Street, ma attend to paying Taxet for yrm-residmU. JPrrmmal atteniM give, to maJang Loeatuma. Xoad, improved and unimproved. Jar male on Taaomubie term. . , .. f VX. H. HOOVER, r.X Estate aa4 Tax Paylmg AceaU 1 pirrriciAics. ILL MATHEWS, PBTCICXAS 1XD SntGEOS. Office Xal Main Street. A. S. HOLLADAY. M. ly-elelan, Sstrgeen and Olxtetrician, .; Office Holladay A. C's Drug Store. Oradvated in 1851 ; Lorated in Jtrovtwille in 'IKjO. Jia on hand complete sets of Amputating, 7Yrphtnnff and Obstetrical Instruments. F. H.tspecial attention given to Obstetrics and the disease of Women and Children. C. P. STEWART, M. ... . PRTIK1C1AK AKD SURG EOS, ' . OfTiee Xo. 1 Main Street. Of!ot Sown 7 loMJi, and I tot and Ci to 1 P. M. W. H. KIMBERLIX, M. D. FRTSICIAS AXD 8URGEOX, To the Xebraaka E!-e and Ear Infirmary, wlU recommenoe practice at Brownviile, May 1st, lstia. . lTERCIIAKIJ TST , GEORGE MALMOX, Dealer in - ' Crj Goods, Groceries, Boots, Snocs, dve , . Xo. 0 Main Street. WM. T. DEX, .' "WholesaUttndHctaUJtealerin General Merchandise, and Commission and Forwarding Merchant, Xo. S Main Street. Corn Planters, Pimm, Stove Furniture, Ac, aJfttys on hand, Jiionxst marl et price paid for JJv&es, Petit, Furs and Country produce. G. M. HEXDERSOX, c Jiealer in Fbreiffn and Domestic CRT GOODS AKD GROCERIES, Xo. 5 S Main Street. - . .... . J. L. McGEE A OX Dealers In General McrcnandJLae . Xo. TS McPherson'6 Block, Main St. DRUG STORES. . HOLLADAY A COn Wholesale and Jietail Dealers in Dregs, Kedicines, Paints, Oils, Xo. 41 Main Street. McCREERY A XICEELL, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Orsp, Boons, "VVallpaper 4t Stationery . XavSS MalnStroeU v lMi"""""maawiommw BOOTS AND SHOES. ; - ; CHARLES HEL38ER, BOOT AKD SHOE MAKER, Xo. Main Street. f?m aawtf o -ouswtrim- stock of Jtoot and ' Cart a Work. 4tne trilh. neatness and Urrn. A. ItOBIXSOX. - H'-' BOOT AXD SHOE MAKER, , ; Xo. ft Main Street fJ7ts on hand a trrnd assortment of Oents, idet, .V'uMnr' and Children's hoots and Shoe. tCustom M ark done rah neatness and dispatch. Jtrparrtng done on snnrt notice. HARD "WARE, JOHX C. DETJSER, aea-a.Xives,rrinware,Pnmps, . . Xo 79 Main Street. SIIELLEXBERGER BRO'S, .llmi1"" Dealers In iTlnwaro. Ka 7 s Mais ik, McPherson's Block. ffaim, Uarduxire, Otrpentcr's Tools. Jtlaek- 4tmiLh's furnxsnxng; Ac, contianily on ttana. LADDIXRT. JOHX VT. MIDDLETOX, C1ARXESS, EB IDLE S, COZ.X. k RA. Etc. Ka a llxln Ktaaet. Jlaxtrring iatr. krpt 4m hand. Owi paxd or i. i Z. EL. BAITER, J Manufacturer and Dealer ia CXARXEXS, 6RIDl.ES, COLL A3. , Etc. Xo. 0J Main Street. ifending done Ut order, fkitaifaclifm rrvaranteed. SAT,OOI. , . CHARIS BCIEGEL, BEER HALL AXD LrxCXX timiSC, Xo. Mala BtraeL CEHaEB ROBERTS,. BILLIARD BALL AXD SALOOX, Basement, Xo. 4 Main Street. The best Wines and Liquor kept eonsttmlZg . - JOSEPH HUDDARD A CO, " ' SALOOX, Xo.4T Mala Street. . Tb hest Wines and Lienors kefntou hand. BLISS HUGHES, GESERAL AUCTIONEERS. mSUtnd to the sale of Mteal and Personal ftfvpcrtp tn the JTcmaha Land District. Term f II t -V i 1 .r A H M ' II 1 i I 4 ; i . I i I It I . i J Ji Tol. 13. Canik of fire linos nr Sr a year. E&cli additional line, tl. FE2rr:3Yi.VAiriJL house. G.W.GAnKlSOX, Proprietor. : Good accommodations. Boarding by the dar or week. Tiie traveling pubUc are Invi ted to give lam a call.' ' STAR IIOTE1. , CSOSS & WIIITE, rroprleloTS. On Zvo Street, bctween llaln and Allattlic Thin IIoui a convmimt to the &i"rm IUxti ZMiMiing,tmdthebutitienptri of the Citjt. 2'k bet aooorHmrxUitixm tn u,t (JXy. Ao paxn teiu be spared in making sruest evmfnrtaf'le. Oona. tilaJtle and OarruU cmvoenirni tn the House. AMEK-ICAJf IIOrSE. L. D. tlOBISOX, iYoprletor. Front St, between Main and Water. A pood Feed and Livery tlable connection with the JJotue. ,. CEOIijE YAUXEY... . t Sakery and Confectioner' Xo. S7 Kaln Street, Offers to the publicat reduced rates a choice stock of Groceries, iToviaious, ContecUoner laa, etc., etc . "WILLIAM P.OSSELXi, - BaJcery, Cafeetieirj- and Toy Store. Xo. 0 Main Etreet. fresh Bread, Cuke, Oytert, Fruit, etc., on hand J. P. DEUSER, Xaler In Confeetlonerles, Toys, ete. Xo. Main StreeL ROT A TUTS.. E. E. EEEIGHT, Kotary Pablic and Conveyancer, And agent for the Eqnitable and American Tontine Life Insurance Companies. 6-tf J. C. McXAUGHTOX, . Kotary PaiHe and Ctm-reyaneer. ' ' " Office in J. L. Caraon's Bank. Agent for National Life" and "Hartford Lit Otoe " Insurance Companies. rAIRBROTHER & HACEER,' XotaryJPuMte and Cnvcyaneer, Office in County Court Room. 3. -W. rAIEimOTHKK, aAKEB X. BACKER, Notary Public County Clerk. J. H. BEASOX, BlaefcemltnlnK and Horae Snoelng, Shop Xo. 60 Main Street, U'W Shoeinff, Ironing of Wagon and Sleigh, xnd Machine Work a ttyedalitp. I J. W. J. C. OTBS0X, BLCKSMI1 US, hop on First, between Main and Atlantic All trork done to order, and satisfaction guar rrrnteed, JOHN FLORA, BLACKSMITH, Shop on Water St., South of American House. Custom Work of all kinds solicited. BAIU3EILS. J. L. ROY. BARBER. AND II A III DRESSER. Xo. 55 Main Street, TTrtM n trnlendid eutt f TtOth JloOVU. AltO O ehoire stock of Gentleman's Jl otwns. grain ar.AT.ms. GEO. g". START & ERO.. DEALERS IX GRAIX, PRODUCE, dvc. Aspinwall, Nebraska. Tho highest market price paid for anything H..k',ntirnn mints. Wc Will 1UV and Sell everythitiK known to the market. WORTHIXG & WILCOX, Storage, Forwarding and Commission . i r t . s-. n l ir,riw nf CtrniiL for which they pay the Hiyhest Market lriee m Cash. TAILORING. HAUBOLDT A ZECH, HERCHAirr TAILORS, Jfo. 58J4 Xfoia Street, tr.. m. V.ons a ctvI cm rl 1 1 stvk fit OoodK. and will make them np in the latest Btyles, on snort notice ana reasonauie JgAGOTIJKXRS FRAXZ II ELMER, IV agon Maker and Repairer. Shop West of Court House. trvrn. Punmi PiamM. Cultivators. Ac. re paired on short notice, at low rates, and war ranted to gave satisfaction, - BOUNTY CLAIM AGENTS. ED. D. SMITH, r. S. WAR CLAIM AGEXT, : - Washington Cdy, D. C Ti'oi Dtln1 tlo riromviif.Inn nf ln!rns he- fore the Departmentin person, for Additional . n ; .. .. .1 A It claims accruing against the Government du ring me laie war. siirrn. r. txtttle, r. s. assistakt assessor. Office In District Court Itoom. A'otorw PubUc and United States War Claim Agent. If 'ill attend to the prosecution of claims before the lepartment, far Additional Bmuup, ltmrk Urri Met fVMnrmu. A iso the collection of bexi-A nnuat Dues on Pennon. JEWEIXRS. J. V. D. PATCH, Mannfacturer and Dealer In Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, etc-, etc. -. a Main Street. or nrh.pfrrf Ware, and all varie tie of Spectacle amMantlv on hand. Repairing aonemmeneaiesisiivr, i" -moderate. Work warranted. XIUSIC UETROPOEXTAN BRASS BAND. BitOWXVILLli, ,t-i)HAOA.A. ...... . . t . v. n 1 . is at all time prparea 10 piay ir jmw 11c at any point wluiin 150 miles of this city. 41-3ra-5-- J. C. Hurra. Leader. MRS. J. M. GRAHAM, TEACHER OF MUSIC. Rooms, Main, bet 4Lh A 5th Sts. Lewea etea on tht PUo. Oroan, Met ode on, Guitar ond l och.tim.. Having had eight ytart erptrteacc a ttacker of Music in Hew 2 ort is csmjl&mi j giving satiJ aciien. PAINTING. G. T. BERELEY, t Carriage nuad Sicn Ill Painter. Xo. 68 Main SL. up stairs. Graining, Qvilding, aiazirifj and Paper ITana ng done on short notice JwcoruMc terms, and untru. A. D. MARSH, BookseDler &nd Stwt Dealer. City Book Stm, Xo. SO Main Street, Postofflce Building. A. STAFFORD PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST, Xo. 47 Main JStreet, up stairs. Person wishing I'ictures executed in the latest style of the Art, uiu call at my Art iiaUery. A. W. MORGAX. Prohate Judge and Jsitift of the Peace oaee in txurt House nuiiaing. T v xiv. x T! Agent for the M. C Express Co and . i . Trierrspa t. Xo. McPherson's Block. . C W. WHEELER, . BRIDGE UVILDER, fole aent for H. W. smith's Patent Trow Bridsc The strongost and best wooden bridge uow in use. Tl IE BrRCITES, ' Landscape Gardener A, Horticulturist. Will plant crop in Gardens, and tuZivaet tame by contract. RETS WETTER A eirsmax. CrswavUlr City II eat Market. No. 60 Main Street. TPrS pry Ihe ighest mcsrket price far pood Beef Cattle. Wvet; a 4 : ... caufqeha eabthquaks. Personal Experiences Atsaos- pkerlc riienomena, . , .... j A private letter received by a gen tleman In this city from his nephew in Oakland, near Ban Francisco, gives the following interesting account of some personal experience during the recent earthquake in California: San Francisco, October 23, 1808. "I had just left home,' and bad reached the street in front of my house, when I heard a noise like a strong rushingr-wlijd through the" trees, and on looking up to the caks found their branches in a fearful commotion. As the morning was very sunny, and there was no indication of wind, I thought it strange that a crust should spring up so suddenly. Presently I felt the earth rock, and then knew that it was an earthquake, I stood still a few minutes to watch the thing, and it rapidly increased in violence, and soon 1 saw chimneys toppling and falling. I beat a hasty retreat home, and found the family juet coming out of the house very much frightened. By this time the work was done, and old Mother Earth resumed her wonted serenity, the shaking having contin ued about one minute. "I think I have felt more alarming motions at previous shocks, but this continued much longer, and it is to this fact that the increased damage done must be referred. "We had three chimne3rs broken off. but not thrown down. One was so badly cracked that I had it taken down. The other two were cut offsmooth, twisted round alout fifteen inches and left standing. i. liad several vases broken, &c, but aide from this sustained no loss. Wil liam's and Dick's houses were un harmed. A bout one-half of the chim neys were cut off, and of this number sav one-third thrown down. Borne buildings losM.hcir firewalls and awn ings, ana mucn glass was broken in Oakland, but the damages were not severe. "The papers give so full account of the damucres done in this citv thaft I will refer you to the enclosed account for the details. In taking a ramble through the city I am surprised at the little damage done. In my part of the town no apparent harm is done. The buildings whose walls have been seriously cracked are being braced up. No well Ituilt edifice has been harmed to any extent worth mentioning. There have been a great many rumors of loss of life, but as far as I know the fatahtiefvnumber four In this city and one jtf San Leandro. "By the wav. our trade yesterday. the day after the shake, was unusually large.'' PHENOMENA PRECEEDIXG THE EARTH QUAKE THE VAPOR. The San Francisco Bulletin has the lollowing : "For several weeks preceeding the earthquake the climate phenomena have been more remarkable along tnis coast than at any given period for many previous years. The atmos phere has been dull and oppresive, and so charged with vapor as to at tract general attention. It is not an uncommon occurrence to have a few days of smoky atmosphere in the au tumn, a few weeks before the rains set in. This usuallay results from fires in the woods, which are often exten sive in the coast range. And although there were severe fires in this region and more extensive ones in Oregon, they do not furnish any satisfactory solution to the atmospheric phenome na under notice. I he vapor extended seaward from one hundred to three nundred miles westerly, and landward in an easterly direction, -beyond the slope of the Sierra, -making a breadth of not less than five hundred miles. .. ""We find the same phenomena as far north as Washington Territorory, In the Pcget Sound region, and as far south ss Ban Diego county, the south ern limit of California, or extending along the coast for a distance of fifteen hundred miles. The territory where the same phenomena, has been wit nessed is probably much larger than that described. We have only named such extreme points as we have heard from at this date. The atmosphere was dense, and so charged with smoke or other vapor, that after nightfall vessels navigating the bay and Sacra mento river were obliged to wait for rfnviifrhfc. Vessels attempting to en ter Coose bay, in the southern part of Oregon, were detained outside of tne bar, in some instances, for five or six weeks. At other coast port? v reat dif ficulties were experienced in making the entrance even at mid-day. The atmosphere had what old settlers termed a 'burnt smell but was more oppressive at times than thai known to result from the burning of forests. "It is now reasonably certain that this condition of the atmosphere was not caused by fires either in Oregon or thi Ktjit Thprp have been no fires sufficiently extensive to account for these peculiarities. There have been fires, extending along the coast rarge for fort v miles, and vet the smoke was noticable in this city" hardly more than a week. The phenomena must be re ferred to some other cause having a close connection with the earthquake of yesterday. It is said that the same atmospheric peculiarities are recog nized in South America as immediate ly .prtding an earthquake. And there arc many in this vicinity who talLLii-ciiuildcnily-Rboiit 'earthquake V BEOWNVILLE, NEBRASKATHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1668., ; w&cther.' The atmospheric phenome ' na have wholly disappeared, no trace ; of it having been noticed since the oc- currence of the earthquake. The change in tliis respect is a verynotice i able one." . ! 4'The climatic peculiarities have i been most remarkable during a great er part of the present year. Both at ; home and abroad there have been sud i den changes of temperature, and such vagaries as not only to attract attention i but to give rise to unpleasant forebo i dings. In England, during the sum- mer, It was intensely hot and dry. 1 II u means have been very destructive in equatoiral regions ; atmospheric dia j turbances have been wide-spread and extraordinary. The Gulf stream in jthe Atlantic is said to have shifted Jover nearer to the European continent. iThe whole volcanic system of South 'America, including also the volcanoes at the Hawaiian, islands, have been very active of late. The result of the i earthquake in South America, and the volcanic eru lions at the Islands, have ;ast tic-en recorded. Meteoric phenom ena for the last two years have also been most remarkable. -The distur bing forces above and beneath have been unusually active over a consid erable portion of the globe.- It would ippear, from the grouping together of Lhe most noticeable of this class of events which have occurred during the last few months, that the present is one of the most remarkable eras of physical and climatic changes which , has been known for centuries. Wheth er these changes are for the better or worse is a problem we do not under take to solve. '- "The earthquake was not accompa nied by any tidal phenomena. The waters of the bay were quiet, and there was no preceptible fluctuation. The undulating motion was from an opposite direction of the earthquake which occurred in October, 18G5. The force was from the southeast in the one yesterday, while that in 1865 was from the northwest. The focus of the earthquake yesterday, or the point where the greatest apparent force was exerted, was at no great dis tance from the town of Haywood, on the opposite side of the bay. A large one-story brick warehouse, and appar ently a very strong one, was complete ly demolished, and all the brick buil dings of that town and of Centreville were cither thrown down or ruined. Frame buildings In or near the latter town were also thrown down, and cat tle were thrown ST their feet. The focus of the earthquake of 1865 was not far from the town of Santa Cruz. It is certain that the greatest apparent force yesterday was exerted within a circle of sixteen miles, of which Hay wood was very nearly the center. San Francisco was just beyond the line of the greatest disturbance, but nearer to it than that of any other notable earthquake of which we have any re cord. Tbc Lai est Extra Train. Since George Francis has been lying in an Irish prison, he has frequently issued a small sheet called the TYain Extra, and has invaribly mailed us a copy. The last number contains his farewell address to England. One writer insists that since the day when Cadmus first invented letters, they were never used for forming Buch an extraordinary series of words as the document contains. We agree to that. The last certainly out-Trains Train. It is spread-eagleism triumphant and sublime. Head it : "A pood-by to England. My P. P. C. With the cowardice of the bully and the serpent wiles of the sneak, the miserable minions of this base Govern ment, with their infernal Alabama in trigue, having insulted my flag and country as well as the Irish people through my person, I, George Francis Train, an American citizen, incarcer ated in a British bastile for being true to Ireland, do hereby solemnly swear to return to America and demand jus tice for the Irish race at the bar of the American Congress. "No bloodhound on the scent, no Indian on the trail, will be surer of his game. With my fingers on the jugler vein of England, so help me God, I will never let go until America becomes America, and Ireland has an Irish flag over an Irish Republic, free from the damnable in justice of ages. Revenge is wild injus tice. Ireland shall be revenged. The payment of the Alabama claims and the release of the American citizens has already been balanced by the na tional insult to the Chinese Ambassa dor because he happens to be an Amer ican. Time will show who has the most power the American Minister dining with the British noble, or the American citisen dining with the Irish peasant. George Francis Train. FourCoruers, Marshalsea, Oct. 1863." Fosnions In Furs All furs of lower grade than sable are cheaper this season than last. Mink has fallen twenty-five per cent. Reliable furriers say they are selling rerdy-made sets of mink "for less mon ey than the skins cost them. Small collars, boas, and sacques are the fashihnable choice m shapes. Two styles of collars, are shown. The most dresyy shape ia the Imperial col larine, very small, only eight inches deep behind, with short, square fronts trimmed with the tails of the animals. Ladies who consider comfort the first essential, prefer the new pelerine cape slightly pointed back and front, and sufficiently large to afford protection to the chest and shoulders. The half cape with long square ends is entirely out of fashion. The Prineesse boa in troduced this season is a graceful style short in front, and shaped to fit the neck. A short, straight boa, tied at the throat or fastened by passing the head of the animal through a loop, is in favor with young ladies, but the long Bertha boa is more distingue. The fur cloaks are gracefull v shaped sacqnes, made thirty-four inches Ion" with coat sleeves standing collar and pockets. The large clumsy capes are not in keeping with the present style of street dress, and have entirely dis appeared. Sacques are more comfort able, as they fit closer to the figure Muffs are smaller even than last season. The round shape is preferred for full dress the fiat pocket muff suspended by a cord around the neck' for shopping and skating. Three' fur, and sometimes five dark stripes adorn mink . tauSs. The ends are trimmed with a single tassel of brown bullion Attached to a diamond-shaped head, or with the tails of the animals pendent from a passmenterie acorn. Changeable silk linings are not ued Sables have a soft lining of eiderdown Two move a n fort an ate. Weary of breath. Rashly importunate, " Gone to their death ! Tn them np tenderly. Lift them with care. Handle them pinarcrly. , Seymour and Blair: ' I 5 I I 5 : I y I f a citizcu elite ka thus posta up tn eastern ecrrrcpondent who epecred a variety cS questions at him as to the territory crsa life there : " V,'h.t kind of a country do you live ia?"' "Mixed and extensive. It i3 made up principally of land and water." "What kind cf weather ?" "Long spells of weather are freqnent. Our sunshine comes oft principally during the day time." "Have you plenty cf water, and how got?" "A good deal of water scattered about, and generally got in pails and whiskey." "Is it hard?" ' Ilatherso, when you have to go half a raile and wade in mud knee deep to get it." "What kind of building?" ''Allegoric, Ionic, Tuscan, anti-balo-log and slabs. The buildings are AtCuy out of dsora, and-so low. be tween joint3 that the chimneys all stick out through the roof." "What kind of society ?" "Good, bad, hateful, lndiSi-rentand mixed." "Any aristocracy ?" "Nary one." ' 41 What do your people do for a liv ing, mostly V "Some work, somelaaearonnn, one's a shrewd business manager, and sev eral drink whiskey." "Is it cheap living there?7' "Only five cents a glass-and the wa ter thrown in." "Any taste for music V1 . "Strong. Buzz and buck saws in the day time, and waif bowling and cat fighting nights." "Any pianos there V "No, but we have Bevcral cow-bells and a tin pan in every family." "What could a genteel family in moderate circumstances do for a liv ing?" "Work, shave notes, fish, hunt, steal, or if pinched, buy and sell town property." ' The Printer' Estate. The printer's dollars where are they? A dollar here and a dollar there, scattered over numerous small towns all over the country, miles and miles apart how shall they be gath ered together ? The paper maker, the building owner, the journeyman com positor, the grocer, tailor, and numer ous others too tedious to mention, have their demands, hardly ever so small as a single dollar. But the mites from here and theremust be diligently gath ered and patiently hoarded, or the where with to discharge the liabilities will hever become sufficiently bulky. We imagin the printer will have to get up an address to those widely scat tered dollars something like the fol lowing: "Dollars,halves, quarters, dimes and all manner of fractions into which you are divided, collect yourselves and come home! Ye are wanted. Com binations of all sorts of men that help the printer to become a proprietor, gather such a force and demand with such good reasons your appearence at this counter, that nothing short of a sight of your face will appease them. Collect yourselves, for valuable as you are in the aggregate, single you will neverpay the cost of gathering. Come in single file that the printer may form you into battalion, and send you forth again to battle for him and vin dicate his credit." Sledging a Parson t Was a passehger on a steamer from Panama to San Francisco when the rush of travel on that line was im mense. We were badly crowded, and there was no room for chairs or tables, yet we were bound to have our game of "old sledge." A Baptist minister, smitten with the lust for gold, had de serted his flock, and occupied a sleep ing place on the floor of the cabin. He was a large, corpulent man, and finding him a sound sleeper, four of us squatted around him, and commenc ed plaing on his broad stomach, scor ing the points of the game on his black vest. We played for several hours, undisturbed except by an occa sional snoring of uncommon strong force. I had won considerably, and one of my opponents, Jim Doyle, be coming excited at my turning up "Jack," brought down his fist on the lower part of the parson's stomach with great force. The pious old gen tleman was awakened thereby, and looked up with some surprise; but seeing the state of the case, quietly re marked: "Boys, co on with your game, but if you intend to pound rnej in that way, you'd better let me turn over." Uow to Foretell tiie Weather. We find an article in some of our exchanges giving directions how to foretell the weather. We do not know who the author Is, as the article is not credited to any paper and it has no signature. We coppy the following: "The sensibility of many animals and plants to the varying conditions of the atmosphere is so great .that a careful study of their movements will often indicate with certainty ap proaching changes in the weather. When a storm is impending the spider shortens the threads of his web, and lengthens them out again when the storm is about to pass away ; careful observers even pretend to foretell how long fine weather will last from the degree to which the web is extended. If the spideris quiet, it is a sign of rain, but when he goes to work during a shower, be sure it will soon clear oh". The swallow is also an infallible bar ometer, flying low, uttering a low, plaintive cry, before a rain, but sail ing back and forth high in the air, during settled weather ; when a voi lent tempest is about to break out, he soars -even to the clouds and adopts a slow, majestic motion, very different from his ordinary one." Horatio was a rreedy lad Who cried and shouted for As many cakes as could be riven. And then would steal some more. Ulysses was a qntet boy. And to his ma did say Pkase let us nave a peace,'" and then Went quietly away. So when the next cake-feast was given Well knowing 'Ratio's trlcss, Colombia pave him only seven, And 'LySsea twenty-six! The Rockford fill.) Chief Inserts In its issue of November 5th, a representation of a large monument, on which Is Inscribed : "Dint On Tuesdav, the 3d day of Novem ber, AJX 1868, of hard drink, disloyalty nd chronic cusscdness. Demoeray. aared about 41 vears. In vrdith it was Arm and loyal ; in its latter day? It was corrupt, stiff-necked and rebellions. K. K. K. "Ye party known As copperhead, Beneath this stone Lies very dead. Good devil, now you've rot your grip, Be careful not to let it slip ; For If you do. yon know full well. There'll be Sfcetion, sure, in hr'i. "Of such is not the kingdom of H?avpn.' : A A ? : , -" ' A SNEEZE. What a moment ! Whfitadoubt! All my nos inside and out. All my thrtUinc, tictlins, caustic Pyramidrhin i.eerostic, Wants to aaeeae and cannot do It. Xow it yearns me, thrills me, s:tn23 me. Now with raptcjQus torment wrings me; Now says, Sie5e.you itol; et through it. Shee shee oh! 'tis bboki uul ishi Ishl ishi most, del ishi (Hansrit! I shell eneesettn uprlcg) Snulf's a most delicious tains. Democratle Saliloqny. We had a little party ence. In which we took no pri.t?;-. But ah ! it tried to carry BUdr. And dojaLled cp and died Agricultural Department. riiis Department of our paper is under the ocsmoi of Col. R. W. Flhnas, to whom ail communications on "Agriculture" should be addressed. FlanllBS Grapes. Six feet by eight, used to be the dis tance apart recommended by nearly all grape growers, to set vines. When we first commenced planting in Ne braska, we adopted this plan, but have long since found it a mistake, especial ly for trellis training. . Hereafter we shall plant eight by ten feet, and ten by twelve feet, owing to varieties. We find even the Delaware, in four or five years, wants more room than six by eight. We know it seems almst im possible to the beginner that the little vine he is scattering out six by eight feet apart with but two buds, can ever grow to such proportions as to enter lace or crowd each other, and that it looks like a waste of ground ; but ex perience will tell the tale. As to waste of ground, the space between the vines can all be used for the cultivation of some small sized crops until the grapes need the room. Some of our Delawares have grown canes the - past season eight and ten feet in length; Diana still longer; Concord, Rogers No. 15, and other va rieties still beyond that. Fruit Stealing. Agricultural Editor Advertiser . ' I would like to draw the attention of parents and children to an evil which ought to be stopped at once, Fruit Stealing. My taste runs in the fruit line. I have expended time, money and care in trying to raise fruit; and after all rnj? exertions, hopes, &c. find, just when the fruit gets half ripe, some scoundrel thinks he has better rights, steals the fruit, injures the trees, and laughs in his sleeve as having done a smart trick. Now I hold that the man who has planted fruit trees ought to have its first fruit ; a3 it is a well known fact that all fruit trees are not adapted to our climate, so that a fruit culturistiu trying to raise fruit, reports the kind adapted to our soil, and others reap the benefit of his experience. To illustrate the injury done to my self and community I will state I have some fine trees of the White Winter Peormain (considered by some a tender variety,) ten years old, which never before bore fruit. I watched them carefully, intending to bring them to our County Fair ; but, lo ! and behold! preso gone ! Not even a trace left. I planted an orchard seven or eight years ago, and have quite a number of trees in bean ng; but am so unfortu nate as to have the fruit stolen every year since. Now, as regards the White Pearmain, if a person comes and says, what kind of a tree is this? does it bear Well? i3 it hardy ? is the fruit good worthy of general cultiva tion ? what can I say ? If I knew the thief, I might send to him for Infor mation. It is not of dollars and cents of which I complain ; but the injury done to others who wish to plant trees in not being able to report of the dif ferent kinds adapted to Nemaha County, Neb. Rock Creek. Fairview Farm, Nov.Z, 180S. We sympathize with our friend "Hock Creek," in his misfortunes losing his fruit. It is vexatious to be thus treated. Some men and boys are naturally mean and vicious in such respects, and we 'know of no rule to meet their case, especially as there is always "to be catching before hanging." . Kindness works well oftner than anything else. We have never been troubled with the boys robbing our trees or vines. The boys about us have long since learned that we always divide with them, and that when the fruits are ripe, they will get a share by asking for it. We do not know what the characteristics of our friend are in this respect, but make the suggestions for what it is worth. ' ' The Prairie Farmer. This valuable western agricultural paper.is just about to enter upon its twentieth volume. The paper, as its name indicates, is devoted to prairie farming, and is therefore suited pecu liarly to Nebraska farmers, who we hope will give it a liberal patronage. Much improvement was made in the Farmer the past year, and the pub lisher promises increased efforts the coming year. One hundred dollars in gold is offered for the largest club for next year, and in addition the mem bers of the club to receive their paper for 1870 free. " The Farm-er h published weekly at Chicago, I1L, by the "Prairie Farmer Company." Terms, $2. We 6ee by this week's issue of CbJ. man't Hurtd World, that the proprie tor offers to send to all who subscribe now for 1869, the remaining number of this year free. Those wishing to patronize a live western agricultural journal, can now do so on the most liberal terms. Jt is published weekly at $2 per year. Address, Norman J. Cohnan, St. Louis, Mo. b No. G. TXsirteon Slonta ia r.'ext Tear. Not exactly according to, the com rnan Almanac, but In the calendar of the publishers of thjs 'American Ao riculturist. That iv they Ifer to re ceive subscribers no-sr, andsJl through thi3 month, for 1SGLX &nd throw in the month of December without charge. The offer is worth looldig at, merely on account oi tne caa ruoata. fcr we consider asy number cf that paper richly worth the cost for a whole year. We advise everrn man. woman and child, whatever his or her calling, to be sure and obtain the reading of the Agriculturist. It is of large size, ratt ed full cf valuable, reliable informa tion. No one can read it a year, or even a single number, without gather ing some practical hints that will, in the end, f.,r re:.r;. than repay the cost. It also contains every year hundreds of beautiful, interesting, and instruc tive engravings, which are alone worth the price, if not a word cf reading matter were given. Fifteen cents will secure a post-paid copy for November. or $1 ,50 will secure the paper from now to the end of 1SC9, and a good Invest ment It will be our word for it. Ad dress the publisher, Oranjre Judd & Co., 2io Broadway, New Ycrk. We will furnish the American Ag- riettlturisi one year for Si, to all new cash subscribers to the Nebraska Ad- Tne Cnltlvator an a Cocntry Gentleman. We have before spoken of this ex cellent agricultural paper, and feel that we cannot speak too often, or say too mncf, ir, it- it- i i much in its favor, behave been a subscriber for the past fifteen years, and like it, aU in all, better than any other. Beinff nuhlished where it ia some may think its matter not entire . i Iy applicable to the "far west" The general principles of agriculture are the same everywhere, and its princi pal editor is perhaps the old;t and - - most experienced man in service. The Country Gentleman is now about en- : iV;L , PnWLnj .,.IvtJTi: tT.7u" m. -Tr it-1 ill"' liimmi i i.m I n ri -t i n r n vrt nmn Cr, xiuwiEr lutiwcr d: bon, Albany, New lork. Terms, 5,50. At "the recent exhibition of the Grape Growers Association of New York, over one thousand feet of table was used in making the display. Sev eral exhibitors used over one hundred plates. After testing the varieties and awarding the premiums, interesting discussions were had on various sub jects connected with cultivating the grape. There seemed to be a general conclusion that we plant tuu dose to gether. Ten by twelve feet apart was thought to be about the proper dis tance. Mr. Barney, of the firm o Ellwan ger & Barney, Rochester, New York, writes to the American Journal of Uorticulturr, that he raised the past year, on five-eights of an acre of ground, sixty-four hundred quart of Wilson's Albany Strawberries, which averaged in price eight cents per quart. This is at the rate of ten thousand, two hundred and forty quarts per acre, paying $2i;),20 per acre. Charles Iteemelin, of Cincinnati, and author of the "Wine Maker's Manuel," says : "As the wine trade becomes a free trade, it will inevitably become a more honest trade. All Government has ever done by its pro hibition, or protective tariff, is to help rogues cheat fools and rob honest men." Condition of the Crop In the United States. From the last monthly report of the Commissioner of Agricultureat Wash ington, we make the following ex tracts as to Wheat and Corn: "WnEAT. The correspondence of August and September has been volu minous and indefinite concerning wheat, furnishing numerous and con tradictory elements in a calculation of quantity. Statements of disappointed expectations in threshing are abund ant; a little rust here and there, the chinch bug, and other causes of fail ure are found ; the grasshopper at cer tain points in the distant west has been a burden to wheat growers. On the other hand, cases are mentioned of a three-fold acreage with half an average yield, giving a fifty per cent T3- - o v- i -w. " v. t n r fin o j n r - f .w i V. M JlH aggregate the loss present uvniui;uiiiuii:g vears ; numerous returns ueciarc tne part ot trc punt i dissipated and lost the largest crop in many by tho Luruir.2'. It will I mm in : and the mamntv in r-la-f f t niHi-nHr. r-.e v, .i....' w- f y j, .ivn viMu.iwumiiimui tut-;;utULf, li-at LUCrO the general increase in acreage, show is no market for the straw, and it la an a oetter result tnan tnat of last year, c..... ..... ,,w.,4k4iJ, ul lU3iTCBm vieju. It. mnv r ef'i for? Vimm.'... 1 average yield per acre of the whole wu,u'j paiueijr 'fquai to mat oi use 13 made of a portion or it for fod 1867. but tho in creator! anxn ,,-;it .1,. k r , . i - -- mvusuni ini secure an aggregate somewhat larger than tnp nrodnpr f tl-io i.-- jww. oiaies lnuicaim? a nwrpn.sn product are as follows. 10 renresen tin an average yield: New Hampshire, 9.8 ; Connecticut, 9.6 ; North Caroli na, 9.4; South Carolina, 8.9; Georgia, 8.3; Alabama, 8.4; Texas, 6.6; Wis- I 10 10 10.1 ; Pen n sylvan io, 10.3; Delaware, i-j-.a, iua,jiuu, Virginia, Mississippi, 12.5; Louisiana, 11; Ar- its : ' j ' " Virgin iyr? Kentucky, 11; Mi- soun, 13.5 ; Illinois, 13.4 ; Indiana, II; Ohio. 10 8: Michi4n MB. MinnJ ta, 1 2.5 ; Iowa, fo.6 ; Kansas, 1 1 .5 ; .e omasa, izj Thfr Spnfimhr re-nnrfa it ennA'Mnn when harvested represents the follow ing States below the average : Maine, 9.5; New Hampshire, 9.5; New Jer sey. 9.3; Delaware, 7; Virginia, 8; North Caroiinia, 7.5; South Caroiinia, 6.3; Georgia, 7.3; Alabama, 8; Mis Eissiippi, 8Ji;. Texas, 4.8 ; Arkansas, 9.1 ; Tennessee, ?U ; Kentucky, 8.6 ; Illinois. ' L2: Wieon.sin. D R- Tnwn 9.5; Nebraska, 9.8; and the following up io or a&ove uie average : Vermont, li).o; Maasachusette, 10; New York, l(L3 ; : Pennsylvania, 10.4 ; . Maryland, L'Luerptatea give an increase: .Maine siraw, ior even the vinrin soil will .8; Vermont, 10.9; Massachusetts, soon need it to keep up its fertility. .6: New York. 10.3 r pw Jprwv. UmmVffn Anrioijlt,!,-: .1 w. S:v i 5 ij 1 W Sf) tin 50 l .".s M til '. . m tm 21 i ao m 21 j r. t 21 f 0 n ) u s eo aivan,e i Each scbqT!f:iit Hi.-'rt'."'n....,... Busiiipus ("iird. ttv lrn or"i?s; ilACil AuJiliODal I.;n,-. one (,'olcrnn, nr.p yrar 1 1' r Column, fix rnoT!th... 7.7. Or.e Column, three Eioatiis..... Half Column, tn reir.. Half Column, six mo::tt;. ..!"" HaJf Column, lurw mnntii- Foarifi Column, or.o ypnr.......V7" Fcurtri Column, s.x rnontii. Fourtit ' !;;nm, t.'jr e month. Kihf h i o.iiain, one ynr I- jhf h Colnnn, nix month Ji. K.ziith Coiutr-n, tl.rt'- inor.tij?. stray Nori.-r. uai h hinwl; Traasimtidvt!rtftiencnt paratk' in 1D.1; West Virzinn, 1X1; Missouri 10.6; Indiana, lo.G; Onio, 10 ; Michi gan, 10.5; Minnesota, 11.4; Kai;o3, 10.8." "Corx. Thia crop is gcr.cnilly re ported in fine condition, and in mo I sections n eo rapidly mstnrir:-as to be in little dancer from frost I n Por tions of the west, especial.' v ?o in arts of Kansas and Nebraska," the drouth and the grasshoppers have materially injured the crop; but the season since June has been gvnerallv fa vera Me and, with the lUipreredcrited increase in tho area planted C.Oro.noonf ru w atout nhm percent. ther? must be an aggregate yield of ths, great staple. New Hampshire reports the CYera-s COncutivU ol the crnn S.r-Uf i,r as compared with same tih? last vr-r at 11 tenths, (cr 10 per cect. Lct-cr-) Vermont 13-tenths; Mai.iaehu?etts, 10.4; New Jersev. 10.5: North pjtrrw Una, 10.8; South Caroiinia, 12.7; Mis sissippi, 11.5; Louisiana, 20 : Texas. 1U.5; Arknnsas. 11: Tenno-f 11 -1 . Kentucky,:-; FJiucis, 10 ; GMo, 10 ; Wisconsin, 1; Minnesota, 13.1 ; Iowa 10.9; while-Maine indicate a rtrr.nn, to 9.3 tenths ; Rhode Inland, 7.0 ; New lorii, y.y; I'cnnsylvaLia, y.S; Dela ware. 8 : Man-land. Vi'-im o . Georgia, 8.8 f Florida, .5 ; Alabama! H.o ; est inrinia, j.i.4 ; Mioyri, B Indiana. 9.S Michigan. 9.2: Xehrs 7; and Kansas, 5.8. Mulching Grapes. "F. G.," a correspondent of tho Hral World, among other good things said in regard to mulching the grape, sava; - . . The best mulch I can give seem to be the weediness of the garden. Last fall I dressed the ground of a Clinton grapevine, of some eisrht vears stand ing, with, principally, the tops of beet3. This formed a bed of several feet around the vine, and of some six inches in thickness. Thin I covered S T Vl,ls, of lc?es- Tho whole I sprinkled over with ground so as to pack it somewhat, asdpVvcnt the wind from taking the leaves away, his ePrin the ground was Un-el, and l e was but a thin stratum of leave I ti : i r root-tops. It seemed but a triSe : but as I have had extwripn in th. trifles before, I trwted to it. The vino is growing teyond precedent not, mind you, in leaves and wood, but la clusters. It is kept pruatd close. jnn-Licu ni, iju; lost HU.-iltT, liQU else U removed, except what shooU are wanted far next year's fruit. Thes ShOOtS are Pmwinp firtplr- hnt. jmiuiieu at me ia.se ciusmt, and aU i. r r . er. probably than at other years iue fruit is better, decidedly. -The clusters are very large, well nreat which is a lack In the Clinton and bids fair to out-do everything of It kind. The bunches arc all of a ?i2e, and all sholdered a quality which H not generally attributed to this sort, I was led to this more particularly, by a similar etli'ct upon a vine lat year. This w.'i an Isabella, and never did anything till treated, accidentally, in this way. It hud also been neglec ted up to this time. But the diilexencn was all difference. There had been, but a few clusters, not esceediug half a dozen and the vino was a-s many years old. But a heap of refune was piled around it. that aud the year be forekilling probably one iue, a there was too much of it and fHTVed as a mulch and a manure at the samo time, and a vegetable manure, which for years has feeir-ed favorable to mo for fruit, especially qualify. The vine tins (past) year, pruned, and manured and mulched the gruund.itself Ix-iug rich produced oneof the largest crop-, of fruit I have ever seen rt-irir.dln" me of the vineyards at Herman. Tim' was in New York. The viue bore too much and it ripened its fruit large, rich, luscious Lunches, which the lady of the hou.sy would nut permit to be lessened at the time of thinning, tho' they were somewhat, but not ciTobgli, it neenos, to save the vine. There was not that growth of wood which other manures ar top-dreeing5 would have produced, as the vine had but litte wood grown, and that of an unripe, sickly appearance.' " The growth of my present vtrse of whieh 1 have the cure, is all that on& could wish. I have extended the ex periment by mulching others com me-ncing two or three wetkd ago. Ol course there is no effect as yet tho' as a mulch it answers a good purpow in the drouth we aro having. Some six or eight vinos are thu3 receiving therefu.-e (with always a little soll of a fat garden. I shall report in duo time. Meantime, the weedings of a gar den sould never be wasted; nor any green stuff whether weeds, or grasw, or what not. Apply n mulch : apply green, and cover slightly with soil, r not. as vou nlew. - A Iitt! vrruhT element goes a great ways, and h3 a guuu liiiiueiice upon quality." F.u. Burning Straw at the TTest. This practice, which prevails m sr&n erally in the new settlements, te ex ceedingly wasteful. No sicht is mora common than immense plies of straw left to rot in the fields, or given to tho torch, as the quickest method of rid dance. The ashes, indeed, are restored to the earth, but nut to ihe soil. The . .jm.n. iuvi-1 ' ii n lin n liiey no ax 1 . I L - a ..... puaitcij wiiemeu. au tne orgniuo incumbrance upon the soil, and wt- uapa, aio, inai ineiana w ncnenourh 1 . : . t , . . . a cood home mnrk uci v. u.i -Tfc jaiujeitf, a;l'4 I lib TUA- nure from the extra stock thui kert is .a.i.. utKn,.M t i iciuiiici i'j j.i i? larirei 7 nsea tnr npfi.tinT ancr thppoffin -.-o,t 1 X . L 1 1 . ... . " kent thickl v covered wiih it. Tt trm, i pay. better to spread it upon the soil where it grows, and plow it in, than to burn it. It helps make a cheap and warm hovel for cattle, before the settler has time to build hi- bam. Save th Dnrinsr the recent Saratoga races the following singular wWr ah tne uar room or tb iv Hotel a number of th ?8rtitiSf? nitv we-e awm MpH 1 It? ?V ier .V Tl:6 C"e(3' Sn J the COOTS won. In the bar room nf t- . 1 v--u - of the miscellaneous covtrsation ear ned on, an ofSeial from "vPw -v,i. S.r 7 to eatth: , v.w.i.it j nihility tq ear tha cors that had been drawn Ue bottie .of wine that had hn dran? L,M'.?r,un cft that ho ".u" i ne bet was acced and the M Sever in "li.t ST f mediately set to-work, and In a Tryf ted and swallowed tLt numSrtf corks. The "corkist." two days a-4f Trards declared that he had not P ered tho least incenvenioncp fmrn VI npavorysnpj-r. 1 43 1
