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ESTABLISHED 1856.
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RELIGIOUS.
,BnptNt Cliiircli.-Servlccs every Sabbath
morninx ftt 10S o'clock. Sa&iiii acuoui
nt9'i a. M. Rev. T. J. MonoAN, Pastor.
7-Briirif Church (EphcopI.)-Corner At
? ' unticand Second street. Divine service
tv-ryPnndayeveninRatToclook:FundayPcliool
at 3 "o'clock, p. m. Scats free. I lev. J. E. Kon
r.RTP, Rector.
lJroliicrinn Clmrcli. -Services each
V&& S-lrfnahatI0-JWa.in..and7;3p.m. Prayer
M-'inc Wednesday evenings. Sabbath School
t So'clorl: p. jii. J. T. Kaikii, Pastor.
sHc.IibIM E. a.urcl..-Services each
!? s-bbitli at 1'fcToa. m.. and T; p. m. Sun
day SWioo; at 2', p. ra. Prayer Sleeting Thursday
l-remiiK. W.li.SrronTi:K. ''M- t
LODGES.
CjcUosc ami Lily Conclave, No. fill.
&B Kn'Pbts of the P.O.'. Cross of Home ana
Oon;t.vitine. meets at Masonic Hall en the fifth
Monday";. T.A.Cbihoh.Sov.
t-c-Adnh Chapter No.-Orderot the Eastern
rSb Star. Meets In Masonic Hall on the third
Mondays in eah month. Mx. Louisa Mooni:, W.
M Miis kmma J!r-AKi:.Sec'y.
-i, Furnas Council No. :J, B. Sr ?. M.
J stated Communications fourth Monday in
n rvb month. Jso. Blakk.T. I. G. M. T. A.
CbU-h. Recorder.
.Mt.CartitelCoinimimlcrjIviiiclitTeiii-
AS; .,, - v :.-Jieets in Masonic Uallon the
sj-j.- ! Monday night In each month. It. W. Ft'it
.sas. Km. Com. 1 A. Cuxioit, Recorder.
to ltrownville Ciinptcr No. 1. It. A. 31.
JfS j:,.,rtiirCommunfcatioiis first MtmdaynSRht
ir.e.-S month, lecture MeoUnxs every Monday
n.Kiit John Blake, M. E. J I. P. A It. IM
vi.s..sy. p.'Seiimlin Valley Loitgi No. J, A. V. tV
,. 31. KeRHlar ComtnunicatMiis held on
th.rdTlmrsday evenincsof each month. Lodgeot
Instruction every Satnrdny night. John JSlakk,
W.M J C.nrKTs. Secy.
Hrowuvlllc IjOiIrc No. ., I. U. II. if.
itPtfiilar meetings Tuesday evening ol each
A J.McFAl.l.N.G.i:.M5i:N-NKTT,Secy.
CITY OFFICERS.
.('itj Cnnncil. Meets the First Monday In
(
Mwh moiitb. 3Iaj-or, A. P. CorswoH. Al-
deni-n-nrt Ward-James -tevensm and Chas.
J.-.-I.I .ar2f Srcf.nd Ward-F. E. Johnson and Lew-I-
Hill Manh.il, I). (Vipmbell. Clerk. J. 11. Doc
J'.t. Treasurer, J. W. Mlddleton. Police Judge,
COUNTY wTICIALS.
,x--,rouiiij CoiiiiiiNsioncrs-C. Marines, II.
lA8 ,, jii-iirk. A. J. Hitter. County Clerk.
ji.iiM tucker. I).trict Clerk, W.I I. Hoove ;
MktI.T. Ii. ru'H. l'roltate JihIro, E. 31. McCo
mas. T-eatnrer.:. V. liratton. Surveyor, C. M.
JIavOen. County Sujerinteiieeiit, S. W. McUrew.
BUSINESS CARDS.
ATTOKX3SYS.
Sidney Ircnrb,
TTOKNKY AMI CorNSKI.OP. AT LAW.
(M!!(fs.TlVi! onue. Jirovwivllle, Nfb. Vijl
StxiU &, Hcnlcli.
TTni'NrA. AMI t irXsKLOIlS AT I.W.
A
A
!l li cou-a'usj i
ttn- I.nclish una ner
No. 70 Main s.triH-t.iuji
-i-ly
man li ;i' ik,,v !tce
lr J.1tcwa vttta, Xb.
.TgMfjg
Mni;w WB1 m Bcare,'
B.,, Ilrirtell, .
Ili-irrii & Xfxrnmn,
ATTVri'YS A NI CliFXsLOItS AT LAW.
llr ii 'Hi-, .Ni !.
Thomas & Uroady,
ATTOilVFA -: AT LAW AN'P SOLICITOUS IN
i imu.'i r. . Ufilce oei Stat Itauk, Uroun
vl le Xi "
N' K.hi.ICdS, Atiorncyat Law and Iind Aent,
. Hea!nce.t:iMjeCHiiity, Nebraska.
PHYSICIANS.
4 . HOLLADA Y. 31. 1).. Physician. Sanreon,
i. and tnsti tnci.tii. (.nubialed in liil. Loca
tnl lu Kr.mnie InVJ. Ortlce. Lett t Ceicli'b
Id.ixMorv. Mci'li'rsni Iilock. fjiecwt atU'Wiiou
jmi.t to liit-lri-fi and diseases of Women and
irldreii. 10 Gin
( r.-Ti:vVAKT,M.
I)..
Physician raid Surgeon.
v . ltn.nnvill,', .Neb. OiHce liours from 7 to Va.m
imurs irom 1 to va.m.
Utlicem II. C l-ii"h
v.u& H'l.'aiulu', l7' J. ill.
Itrjw $'. i if:
TT L M Til KWs. Physician ami Surgeon, onice
II. Ii ' "it y Drug Store. No. :K Mam htVat, Itro n
Vllle, Nfii.
PVOTAIIIKS.
L. A. Ileigmnmi,
TiJOTAHY PCltLlC AND CONVEY ANCIHl.
1 OrtU-. No i.: Muln street. Hrowuvlllc. Neb.
"J? EKl'.RHJUT. Notary l'nblicand Conveyancer,
J J. No 72 taiii Mre-t. j-econd floor, Itromivllie,
NH. Agent for the l'iiiitulil' and American Ton
tlueL'iv In.uniiK'c ciuiiHiiU".
DKUOCISTS.
Lett &. CrciKli,
1"KrM ISTS. and dealers in Paint?
Oilfi. Wall
l'lter. etc. McPlierson Itlock
No. fiS Main
Strwt. Hrowiiville. Neb.
FEH1) STABLE.
Union Uou-.c Fred &. Trnlnlng Stalile.
A.
MOKIU.NO. Proprietor, llore breaking mid
trsli'.ing made u Miieclally. llores boarded
oil rea-Hinotil' terms.
COIXTV sntVEYOK.
C. 31. Ilnj-r,
riOPNTV SITUVEYOK. "Post ollice
V l.oniton. Neiiialia County. Neb.
address,
i"ms
LAND AGENTS.
l'.cO'isWT.M,, lteal Estate and Tax Paying
' Ageut. tllliee in l'ocw ell Itlock. corner Kir-.t
and VtlHimostrwts. Will give prompt attention to
tie- il, of K .i! Estate and the Payment of Taxes
tkrougiioiil t!i' Nemaha Ijind Ilistfict. 7tf
HICHAKI V. IiroiIES.Iteal Estate Agent and
. ivarr Pdiiic Ottice in northeast corner 3lc
I iier...!i s lii.K-k. upstairs. Hrowiiville. Neb.
YyilLIAM - IIOOVElt. Ileal Estate and Ta
Pa in,' Ag.-nt. Office in DMrict Court Koom.
i..gno prompt attention to the sale of Heal E
tt aii.I raMiieiitofTuxesUiroughOHttheNeiiiMha
Lon.l liiKinct. '
. ::i.VI.V DEAliEHS.
firo. G. Slnrt,
rUs.tf IirXLKK IN UP..UN
v t ir.il impiviiients. an St
l'.mniiv.i.(ii M'Ti-haiit. A.i
IN AND AGUICUL-
Stonise. Eurwurdini;
mmisMou lTfliant, Ar-pinwall. Neb,
3IEKCIIAXI.SE.
1, E JolirwiX
t CO.. Dealers in General Uerch-
. aniis-, x
2 Main si reel, ltrownville. Neb.
T ILLIAM T. DKN. Dealerlii General Mrrchan-
1 ' di-f and l'orartlin and ConiiHision Jlerch-
Jt. No. L Mam street. Urownville. NhIi. Com
r ut rs. Plows. Moves. Furniuire. etc. always on I
f."1- m iiiest market price paid for Hides, Pelts,
tutMiiHi cuniitiy l'rodoee.
SAMULEltY.
1 II Kn:K. Harness. Ilridles. Collars. Etc.. No.
' M Main street, ltrownville.Neb. ienJingdoiie
int(i-T. Natiigfiioii Guarantoed.
I5ItlE riDlXG.
f ' W WHFri.EK.Hndeo Builder ami Contractor.
I,1 l-ussBridge. Thestrongeslundbolwoodeii j
T..-,- nun- in u,
HOTELS.
A Ml-KICN HOUSE U I). HoWsou. Proprietor.
FW f r",!l lr''1- between MiUn and College. Gowl
f ev. aili L,very stable m connecikm With this
CIS S311TH.
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II llIO Rt Vft V Mat.. L,r ltu-.,.-,1
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Aera.ska. (iaiw madt'tonn!- -mlmili-il!ril.i,u I
7roniHly t cheap rates.
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ULACICSM1TIIS.
.1 - J-,- ,IUvJ-N. Klarksniiths and Horse
" . boers. tirststrwt. between Main and Atlantic,
ro , viile. Neb. ork Jone to orderand satisfac
lU'u Kuaranteed.
i KOOTS AXI SHOES.
A LK HtilJINSON. Hoot and Shoe Maker No
..V Vuti).f..u.t f r..n....:i,n s'i. ,i... t ."
, - ..-. lira, luunui iur,.ini. liaicun'tanl-
"'i iiaml a rom1 asisortment of Gent's. Idvs, '
aT1i"!l a,11 '""ddreirs Hoots and Shoes. iuSt'om
'rk done w itii np.itness and dispatch. IJepalriiic
on,- on short notice.
SALOONS.
yisrpH urnnAKT A CO.. Peace and Quiet a.
' -i No -1 Main street. ltrownville. Neb. The
st me-and Liquors kept on hand.
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i OrnsntmE rortlic "WeeklyAdvertiser." Old
i ' "tpaperln the Smte.
1)Lanks of all kinds, forsaleatthe-Adrert:p
-H Coontinc Iteomh'.
PERU ADVERTISEMENTS.
Insurance not n Privilege hut n Duty.
Continental Insurance Company
OF NEW YORK.
Act over $2,000,000
Loswch imlil in ChicnKO. . . . 1,500,0(10
Losses jtniil In Boston, .... 500,0(10
Farm
made a specialty, unon tin-Instalment
or Annual Premium plan.
:-, I,- for hve years; less man Jive years,
lillv stoclc plan.
Injure against los or damage by Fire ami
Lightning buildings and content, hay, grain
and stock. GEO T. HOPE, Pres.
Cykcs Peck. riec.
C. J. BAKrtEIt. General Agent, Omaha.
P-. M. MARTIN,
AGENT FOR NEMAHA COUNTY.
I3A.IIV2S & 3IOODEY,
DAVID IJAJtnS. S. S. TiOOVXY.
DEALERS IN
G-NERAL
OR! GOODS g GROCERIES
BOOTS,
Qucensware,
SHOES,
Glassware,
SLOT
HATS,
II
CAPS,
LA3IPS ofilic ' U Latest Styles,
In great "- variety.
A FFLL
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LINE OF
Moul j I clings
for Jjy , for
Picture1 Frames,
GENERAL
We are constantly filling up with new goods
which we
ssiii, liOw bowst
to suit jitirehasers.
WE REFER TO 0VR CUSTOMERS.
S. I?,. DAILY,
DRUGS, MEDICINES.
CUE3IICALS,
FINE TOILET SOAPS,
Fancy Hair & Tooth Brashes,
sr turnery " i
-Trf,
A'rjiiet irlncles,
rfi--mmm rmmmB .
TBUSSES, SHOULDER BIUCES,
(7rtifs rmt Onrtirn f$ytr,
PritE 1VINES AS1) I.ICtrOKS FOIt
3IEU1CINAL I'CRPOSES,
Paints. 0iIs,Y:irjnsIips and Dyp StufiV,
Ieticr Pnpcr. l'cni. Inks, Envelopes,
(;LAS, PL'TTY,
Carbon Oil Lamps and Chimneys.
Pli j sirlau's Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
AND EXCHANGE STABLE
.T. A.. gii:it
Would respectfully announce to tlie citizens
ol Peru and vicinity, that he has opened out
-A.l7 DPjEujzoTJ
with a fine array of
Slock, Carriages & Teams
AND
A TTo. 1' Saddle Horses.
0P31I AT ALL EOUfiS, DAY OE SIGHT,
to accommodate the pleasure seeking
public.
No. 1 GXLANTS
to drive teams if desired.
I solicit a liberal share of the public patron-!-
Very respectfully yours,
"JAOR."
THOJEPSOITS
u,s,
and Transfer Hacks,
V.IN DAILY FROf
PEKTJ, NEBKASKA,
to the following points:
We"braetv making connection with trains
City, on the .Midland Pacific it. U,
Bro --iivillo ftiiil return daily.
"Watson Sta- making connections with a!l
tion, LIo., trains on the K. C.,St. Joe. A;
C. 15. It. H.
PASSEXGEKS AT LOTV RATES.
FKEIGIIT AND EXPIISS of
SI AH Kinds
transferred on those route
at reasonable rates.
S AH orders left with GEO. A 11ROWX
Agent, at the P. o. in Peru, Neb., will be
promptly attended to.
"l&ose" TIiop3oii.
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IS UiELi!
CONTRACTS TAKEN.
Material Furnished when Desired
1
at terms and rates which defv competition
Address, or call at Shop, corner Mlth am
Park streets, Peru. Neb.
nd
Refers to i ;V " V. ikHJ-
LLETT,
I LICS. 8tI
I -.1. .m. w i
CHARLES GAEDE
rr.opjturrou.
Guests received at all hours DAY
and NIGHT. Connects with
Livery StaTle
under same management.
5-Careful attention given to the
wants of guests. Ve refer to the
traveling public
WT7T T .av.ejlx
N S I , f,LE PKOl'RlEl
& ' J I 1 I P,!,s tM0 exclusive
--- JLJ JLJof putting in fhJ
LIS
'RIETOR,
ve right
ftntKn
Vi:LI,S in NFMAIIA
0EIN&.
COUNTY. Calls by
lctter receive prompt
V-i?,co or FISE GALVENIZED
Utor, OK ?EMFAT TUBISC. We make
?. th",U8!l lloclc as we are provided
" ji a thousand pound horse-power drill.
Drill same size as Auger. Guarantee water
or no pay. Postofllce address. PERU, Ncli
ISonng done in Winter as well as Summer.
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PERU ADVERTISEMENTS.
W. G-. W. PETERSON
pe will make to order,
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BOOTS AI-VD SHOES.
2SPASING D0N3 P20MPTLY.
Call and see Samples.
3STO ?! 2STO SALE.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
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a i josir: imriusDorj,
I; Fashionable Boot and Shoe
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' CUSTOM WORK ALWAYS OX HAXD.
Repairs executed with neatness.
v:
; , CALL AND EXAMINE MY STOCK
Cft
R. B. SMITH,
Justice of the Peace & Collection
AGENT.
Special attention given to collection of notes
and accounts for non-residents.
Address Rox 50, PERU, Nemaha Co., Neb.
OAtf. BRYAffT,
Barber and Hai? Dresser,
PETERSON'S OLD STAND,
Fifth Street, - - - Pern, Neb.
Particular attention given to Ladles' Hair
Dressing. Switches and Curls made to order.
I guarantee good work. 8yl
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GOIX' HOME TO-DAl'
BY WIM. 31. CAltETOK.
My business on the jury's done the qulb-
blln all is through
I've watched the lawyers, right and left, nnd
give my verdict true,
I stuck so long unto my chair, I thoaght I
would grow in;
And if I do not know myself, they'll get me
there ag'in.
But now the court's adjourned for good, and
I have got my pay ;
I'm loose, at last, and thank the Isord, I'm
goln' home to-day.
I've somehow felt uneasy.like.since firstdav
I comedown.
It is an awkward game to play the gontle
mnn In town,
Aud this "ere Sunday suit of mine on Sun
day rightly sets.
But when I wear the stuff a week, it some
how galls and frets.
I'd rather wear my homespun rig of pepper
salt and gray
I'll have it, on. in half a jiff, when Iget home
to-daj-.
I have no doubt my wife looked out, as well
-"f ""
things wdo?,?.an cou,d-to sec ut
For though Melinda, when I'm there, won't
set her foot out doors.
She's very careful, when I'm gone, to tend to
all the chores.
But nothing prospers half so well, when I go
off to stay.
And I will put things into shape, when I get
home to-day.
. r. -. .. .
The mornin' that I come away, wo had a lit
tle bout:
I coolly took my hat and left, before the show
was out.
For what 1 said was naught -whereat sho
ought to take offense;
And she's always qu'iek at words, and ready
to commence.
But then, she's first one to give up, when she
has had her say ;
And she will meet me with a kiss, when I go
home to-day.
My little boy I'll give 'em leave to match
him, if they can ;
It's fun to see him strut about, and try to bo
a man K
The gamest, cheeriest little chap, you'd ever
wan't to see!
And then they laugh, because I think the
child resembles me.
The little rogue! he goes for me, like robbers
for their prey;
He'll turn my pockets inside out, when I get
home to-day.
My little girl I can't contrive how it should
happen thus
That God could pick that sweet bouquet and
fling it down to us
My lti she says that han'some face will
some day make a stir;
And then I laugh, because she thinks the
child resembles her.
She'll meet me half-way down the hill, and
kiss me. anyway,
And light my heart up with her stalls, when
I go home to-day !
If there's a heaven upon the eartb, a fellow
knows it when
He's been away from home a week, and then
gets back again.
If there's a heaven above the earth, there of
ten. I'll be bound,
Some homesick fellow meets his folks, and
hugs 'em, all around.
Hut let my creed be right or wrong, or be it
as It may,
Mi heaven Is just ahead ot me I'm goin'
home to-day.
For the Advertiser.
BEADIXG-IIISTORY OR NOVELS
IVUICH?
READING.
"Authors, before they write, should
nib I, fc
rQan;aTUlfsoj8houlu .others, r
a.
su3 rsrirnraCTrfm
SjSrfnTfflieTfl5
Ip -.,
enough Tand .what they do ren
t ' - .-
is too much ono side of a question
onl3. It is vpre to find a library
where the books are not almost exclu
m .-
sively of the owner's faith or profess
ion. There are exceptions, and al
ways in favor of those of the best or
der of minds and morals, and of the
highest culture. They are the prac
tical men and women, who know how
to instruct the people. They have a
more exalted view of human nature.
They have a broader charity, and a
more universal benevolence. Reading
all sides of disputed questions makes
people less oppressive, intolerant, dog
matic and sectarian. The world is
full of book!, good and bad. Let the
people then take heed how they read.
HISTORY.
This word, in its broadest and mo?t
unlimited sense, might take in sci
ence, politics, religion, music, poetry,
and individual destiny, for it is the
record of event3 ; the record of the
transactions of men; the record of the
manifestation of mind. Everything,
animate and inanimate, has a history
written orun-written. What is call
ed tin-written histor-, is without a
doubt recorded, and will be revealed
in due time and place. What we
know of it now is by tradition, and
the knowledge which comes within
the moral horizon which bounds our
present experiences. That which is
written of events and individuals, is
what is called histor3T.
THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY.
The value of the knowledge obtain
ed in this way, is beyond all estima
tion. Meagre indeed is the knowl
edge of the one, matters not what his
other attainments may be if his mind
is not enriched with the treasures of
histor3 His education must of a ne
cessity be very limited, for it is histo
ry which links together the age, and
makes the wealth of learning, the
wisdom of political economy, the
knowledge of one age, the inheritance
of the coming ages and makes the
history of mankind a unit. It is only
when the entire of this history can be
comprehended, can the mystery be
solved of human existence. It is ta
king detached portions of this record
without the connecting links which
make a perfect chain of argument,
and then drawing conclusions that
there are so many contradictory doc
trines and such confusion, of ideas
among men. Each one, with this
limited knowledge, fornix opinions,
and then is as inexorable in his de
crees as the Medes and Persians. This
is the origin of the system of tyranny,
both physical and mental, political
and religious. The remedy for thi is
a greater amount of facts, which his
tory might furnish.
THE KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY SHOULD
1JE UNIVERSAL.
Then if historic knowledge is of
such great value, why is not more im
portance given to it? Why do not
the masses know more about it?
Why is it limited to so few? This
question can be answered when others
are answered concerning the strange
ly inconsistent conduct of men. Why
do histories lie unopened on the
shelves of the library, which would
give a healthy growth to the mind,
while novels are read so entrerlv
are reaa so
which bewilders the intellect and poi
gons the moral nature ? Had women
rend more history and less romances,
she would have been the better for it.
She would have had less false ideas to,
unfit her for practical life.
Is there anything so abstruse in the
things treated of in history, that the
youthful mind and the common order
of intellect cannot understand it?
Is this why the fictions of the novel
ests are read, while the realities of the
historian are un-read ? This is not
the case. The principle reason is,
novels are scattered around like leaves
of the forest, and accessable to all,
while histories are laid away on the
fhflve? of the scholar, and in-access-
.j ...
f ,,f
pfoie to n great majorivy of the people
KOVELS POTSON THE MIND.
The mind, hungering and thirsting
after Mine kind of nourishment to
sustain it, grasps the first thing it
meets and appropriates it to its de
mands. If it be romance, full of false
ideas of life, the consequence is, an
unsound, mental development; a
sickly, moral culture. It is like feed
ing the child on sweet-meats, pastry
and stimulants, and placing whole
some food beyond its reach, until its
body should receive its growth, when
this ery food is one of the necessities
of its healthy growth.
EXCEPTIONS IN FAVOR OF NOVELS.
In censuring novel reading, perhaps
some exceptions should be made.
Who that has read "Ivanhoe" or the
"Maid of the Mist," can but feel that
Sir 'falter Scott, that gifted son of
Merry Scotland, has added, with his
pen. to the happiness and welfare of
mankind. Who that has read "Sher-
lie" or "Gare Erie" can but love the
shy, eccentric daughter of the good
Methodist Curate of England. Who
that has read the enchanting ro
mances of Frederieka Bremer, the
Sweedish novelist, but must confess
his mind has been enriched witli a
knowledge of the manners, philoso
phy, and reliuion of the far and fro
zen north. Other exceptions might
he made in favor of reading historic
novels, yet, i either has to be left un
read, let it be the novels.
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Charles
Dickens have been clashed with nov
elists, but unjustly. They belong to
the class of dramatic writers as much
a? Shakspeare, and their productions
mmmii:,:.
. .- - ..
3?iriS.T0RY MORE INTERESTING THAN
end, v' . xovels.
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NOVELS
Tt is a mistake that romance writers
can interest more than historians.
Can IJulwer, with all his fascination
of stylo, which can kill the senses in
to a forgetfuwies15 of the present, as if
under an enchantment, and cany the
mind awav in Utopian dreams to ely
sian fields of eastern metaphysics.
Equal Lamartine, in his description
of his "Pilgrimage to the Holy Land,"
where the luxurience of eastern scen
ery, the sweet religious emotions, ele
vate the soul to such sublime heights,
when reverting to the sacred scenes of
that hallowed place. The same fasci
nation of stj'le is carried into his his
tory of one of the revolutions of the
French people.
Can Eugene Sue, with all his deep
research after old traditions, and his
consumate art of weaving them into
story, to please the taste of the admi
rers of antiquarian love, in his "Mys
teries of Paris" and "Wandering
Jew," surpas in interest the facts
plainly and beautifully told in "Jo
sephus" and "Herodotus." Can those
whose souls love to look upon fearful
suffering, and scenes of horror, find
more to gratify their taste in "Alex
ander Dumas," than they can in the
faithful narrations of M. Their, or in
the enchanting pen of Thomas Car
lisle, in their vivid descriptions of the
horrors of the French revolution.
Can the classic romances, portray
ing the luxury and refinement of
Rome, in the days of Cesar's, favor
ably compare with the inimitable
grandeur of style, and unsurpa-sed
purity of expression of Gibbon in his
"Rise and Fall of the Roman Em-
pTiv
" What romance is there, let it
assume as much religious character as
it may, and describe as many thril
ling scenes as it can, and portray its
loftiest character, can in any degree
arrive at the excellence of D. Aubegne
in his history of the reformation in
the days of Malanchon and Martin
Luther, of Germany.
Can any one, however gifted in im-
agination, and who holds the pen of
the readiest writer, create ideal scenes
and characters to equal in marvelous
reality the history of the United
States in America, where the devout
mind can plainly ?ee the hand of
providence, in planting those humble
colonic in the new world, out of
which was to grow a mighty nation.
And when it cherished a great evil,
like a viper at its heart, until the fear
ful crisis was a terrible rebellion, the
same all-powerful arm brought it in
safety through the fearful struggle,
and established peace in all its bor
ders. All this through the acencv of
meu, to be sure, yet none the less the
providence of God.
INFLUENCE OF STUDY ON CHARACTER.
Each study has its peculiar influ
ence in forming character. History
gives an elevated tone to character,
and great self-reliance, because of a
consciousness of an acquisition of ac
tual knowledge. And this knowl
edge should be possessed by the great
mass ot tne people. If a portion of
each day were given to reading histo
ry, a vast amount of valuable infor
mation would be acquired, and the in-
dividual and society would improve
hv it
- .,
A ver3' sure way of having a knowl
edge of history universal, would be to
give more attention to it in the com
mon school. There is where the foun
dations of education are being laid.
The character of the superstructure
depends very much on the nature of
the foundation.
ILLUSTRIOUS LIVES.
The history of illustrious lives, fills
many a volume, and if our readiness
of pen or benevolence of action may
not give us a place among the "Im
mortal names 'which were not born to
die," yet the history of our lives is
being written. If net recorded in a
book, It is written in such a way as
will be recorded of all men, and de
cide our destiny for happinessoi; mis
ery, in the great day of the Lord.
Jennette Harding.
C"
PFRU CHFPS.
If j'ou want a good picture for a
little money, go to the "Island Lily"
picture car. It will remain but a few
days longer. Positively all the latest
styles ; procelian plate if desired. If
j'ou come from a distance, be sure to
come early in the day. First come,
first served. Prof. S. AV. Tanner,
artist.
The City Fathers have ben not
hurrying up the bridge on Main
street. Good fellows; let's all pat
mom on tne oacK. strange to say,
had the same gentleman not hurried
up the tax-gathering, we should have
had the bridge long ago.
Charley Culbertson was the arch
itect of those elegant new steps in
front of Barnes & Moody's.
Mr. James Fort, a Normal stu
dent, was seriously injured by a fall
from a buggy on Sabbath. At this
present writing it is difficult to ascer
tain ihe exact amount of his injuries.
It is hoped that they may not prove
serious. Mr. Fort had the misfortune
to
oe his right
irm in the U. P. car
shops,
at Omaha, some years since,
and use the left with more skill and
dexterity than most men use both.
A buggy ritle was contemplated. The
team was one of Oilman's best, and
attempting to hold and use the whip
with the ssme hand that hell the rib
bons, the spirited team became un
managable, spilling Mr. F. out upon
1 the ground. He alighted upon his
left ear. We advise otir vnnnrr frionrl
"ifatPtfr?W6!revmtTOrebmce:; ttore:
We bad the pleasure of spending
a few hours, in the State Normal
School on Friday last. Where so
much is to be seen that is commenda
ble, it would be difficult to specify the
particular excellencies. Marked im
provement was visible in the class in
gymnastic, in charge o Miss Burt.
The young ladies and gentlemen ap
peared to great advantage in their
novel costumes, and the movements
in exact time nvidc the exercise a
charming one as well to the beholder
as to the participants. A movement
seems to have been made in the right
direction at last, in securing the ser
vices of Miss Dickerman as teacher of
instrumental music. T-iiis depart
ment has been sadly neglected in the
past, and we are glad to note its pres
ent condition.
The sociable at the State Normal
Chapel on Saturday evening was a
nice, quiet, little affair. The tableaux
well chosen, and the exercises
throughout very entertaining.
Barnes & Moodey are contracting
for grain on present or spring delivery.
Judging from the amount of their
contracts, the crop of this year in this
vicinity must bean unusually large!
one.
Blackboard proper and liquid sla
ting, writing tablets, charts, outline
and reference maps, globes and all
kinds of school apparatus furnished
on short notice and terms to suit pur
chasers. Address P. M. Martin, Peru.
Teachers! have you seen Baade's
Reading Cae? Over 26.000 combina
tions. The best thing out for teach
ing children to read by the word
"Method." Primary, drawing, gram
mar and arithmetic. It i3 the most
useful apparatus you can put in your
school-room. Address as above.
Jack Oilman will astonish you
with the luxury of his equipage in
the livery line. Call and see his fine
stock. The best natured fellow in
town. He takes a genuine dolight in
entertaining his patrons.
Alf. Brown says we have a try
weekly mail, that is to say, the mail
goes to Watson on Monday and then
they try all the week to get back. It
may be so, but no ope would brave
the dangers of oid Muddy equal to
"Mose," our enterprising mail con
tractor. Ji Oi
. S1IEHIDAN ITEjIS.
Farmers are busy husking corn.
Thq crop is very good, but no market
for it. We wish some one would
bring a lot of cattle here to feed, so
we could get rid of some of it.
Some excitement was caused a
few days since in our usually quiet
village, by the arrest of Wesley Dun
das, for selling whisky without li
cense. The arrest was made upon the
complaint of George Snurr, Sen. The
case was tried before Judge ZIcCom as.
The decision was, that the complaint
was without cause, and that therefore
the complainant must pay the costs.
We are asked very often if the
track is laid on the B. Ft. K. & P. R.
R. We have not seen any iron or
ties up this way yet. The bridges are
all built and the grading all done,
near here.
XEW-TORK TRIBUNE FOR 1S73.
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nently a neics paper.
France a Republican England and
Germauy gradually permeated with
Republican ideas Spain swaying in
the nerveles grasp of a ruler too good
for a King and too weak for a Repub
lican, who is unable to govern the
great island that blocks the entrance
to our Gulf of Mexico, and equally un
able to giveitup the German-speaking
people agitated by a new protest
antism, separating from the See of
Rome on the dogma of Papal Infalli
bility and asauming to recognize the
"Ol&CathoIcs" the whole Continent
pervaded by the intellectual, ferment
that cornea of the conflict between old
ideas, philosophical, theological, ma
terial, and the advances of Physical
Science Russia and Great Britain
running a race for the final gains
that shall determine Asiatic su
premacy China seeming readj
to abandon her advances and
reclo?e her half-opened gates Japan
abolishing feudalism and inviting
Western civilisation to irradiate
Western commerce to enrich her
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Terms : Cas-ji in Advance.
iVev Vae Cor Cats
The late heavy rains thlssprtng;
""-
wis- tha nrotnise ...ait, nuung-
. k m t -! inf
dance of stfaberrTer' To ke,epouY
the birds how simple, 'hnw certain,"
how small is the cost of a cat on a
sranll chain sliding on a wire, up and,
down the whole length of the straw
berry beds. A knot at each endof tho
wire readil3T prevents the cat from
twisting round the post which sup
ports the wire, and a small kennel
place in the middle of the wnlk af
fords her a shelter and a home for her.
kittens. In large gardens a second
cat is required, and tiie 3'oung ones in
their frequent vi-its to each other
great assists in scaring awn3 tho
birdsl have for moref ban thirt33-ears
used and seen used with perfect suc
cess, thiscasj method of protecting
fruit, and the ver3' same plan is
equal! " as good in keening hares ami
rabitsofl' flower beds. After the first
few n.-ij'P cats in no wnj dislike this
partial restraint, and when set quite
free, after a few weeks watching thc3r
will of their own accord continue on
guard. The kittens, more especially,
attach, themselves to this garden
occupation, end of their own noco.nl,
become the gardner's best allies. '
Cor. .and and Water.
A Xloy, Opinion of n Cat.
Of all hairy insects tho cat is tho.
animalist. A good cat is hard to die.
It has two e3'es, a tail, one head on
its bow end, and a leg on each out
side corner of its body. Tts body has
four corners, two of which are behind.
A T. cat has no kittens to amews.
TUey eat balls of yarn and pla' with
mice, but are not so sweet as roses
that is fresh ones. Some folks like
cats, but I like dumplins better.
Father wears a stove-pipe baton Sun
day and Aunt P0II3' had twins last
summer. A black cat don't chew so;
much tobacco as a member of con-'
gress, but spits more when he is mad.
S3TUP of squills will make a cat hum,
but turpentine is better for the hair.
Mother cut her thumb on the fiat, ixafr
and laid it to the cat then father
walloped her. I run behind the hen
coop and squatted. The new minis
ter came over to our house j-esterdaj,
and sat down with his new trowser
in a chair full of joung cats. He
spiled 'em bad. If I had a red pig to
play with, I'd lend 3-011 my Snnday
school book. A cat has a lap in her
mouth. Mother's lap ainrt. Did you
ever gee a cat hold a box of pills on
the end of his tail? A sewing ma
chine runs but not so ea 33 a cat."
That is all I know of her."
Foolscap Paper
The term of "foolscap" to designafa
a certain size of paper, no doubt ha
puzzieu many an uiixhjus inquirer, jv.
appears that Charles I., of England,
tne unaracier oiife"",lt' ""- '"- iwiiuninr.i mi iu
s, which include support of tqe government, among
work proceeding i others the 'manufacture of paper. The
granted numerous monopolies for t ho
I water-mnrk of the finest sort was the
am large fortunes wera made by thosef
who possessed the exclusive right to
vend it. This, among other monopo
lies, was set aside 13- the Parliament
that brought Charles I. to the scaf-
foll : nnl by way of showing con
tempt for the King, they orderetl the
ro3al arms to be taken from the paper,
and a fool with his cap and bells to lie
substituted. It is now over two-hundred
years since the fools cap was ta
ken from the paper, but still the paper
of that size whieh the Rum-p Parlia
ment ordered for their journals bears
the name of the water-mark placed:
there as an indignity to King Charles.
That lively joker, yclept the "Fat
Contributor," makes this remark:
"In view of the immense majorities
b which Grant is elected, vI13 can
not Horace Oreele we merely make
the suggestion follow the exampl"
often set in nominating conventions
bj a defeated candidate when tha
other man comes out far ahead, inove
that the American people make the
election of Ulysses S. Grant unauv-'
mous?" '"
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