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THE RIVER OF TEARS.
EY LOMBAKDY 3IArLE.
There's a river whose tide is e'er murmur-inslow-j
As it flows through tlieswlftileetlngyears,
And they who dwell on Its side only Enow
It by the name of The River of Tears.
That river e'er rolls Its tide heavy and blank.
Through the Ion?, dim. sorrowful years;
And lie who'd take up his abode on its bank
Must Urst pay his tribute of Fears.
And many there are who dwell on its strand
And watch its dark waters roll by.
With ceaseless moan through the weary
land
Paying.trlbuto of many a sigh.
And, yet, not forever Is each one delayed.
Through the long, dim cycle of years;
But each one Way pass when" bis tribute Is
paid
Pass over this River of Tears.
The other-side shore Is so unlike to this,
And so happy its bright waters run,
And so quietly flow the sweet, dreamy years
That it's called the "Land of perfect bliss."
"The fairest land under the sun;"
"Land Uyond 'The River of Tears.' "
Peru, Ftbruary 20.'A, 1375.
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MAKING LOVE IN THE DARK.
"Won't some one make my lines
for me, please? My quilting looks
very much like Mrs. Partington's tur
pentine walks."
As Mary Norris said this she raised
a pretty, laughing face to the assem
bled company, which consisted of the
elite of IlroWDSVille. with BOmG of the
lower strata. The village boasted not
P frrt v- l.t r.- m laf Z . t
ui 113 uuiiiunaus il iimi ui na jireiiy
i..i ...,! r rn j i
ait-, iimi sliiiijcu iiiuii jia ma jui ijer
quilting bee.
TIip usual cossip was at its height
when it wo- lnternip ed by tht appeal
of Mary Norris to Mrs. Goodwin,
whose interest it was to have every
line perfect, and to keep the social
machinery in runuing order. So she
bustled about and toon got Mary to
work again.
"I wonder," said Jenny Hasting,
"if Mary Frazier is coming to-day ?"
"Goodness knows, she is terribly
fashionably and aristocratic," return
ed one of the fower set.
"O. she is coming," interrupted the
hostpss, "she promised not to fail,
nnd is such a quiet, undemonstrative
little thing that she wilt accomplish
good dtttl, even if site does c me-late."
"She wouldn't be fashionable and
like city people If she came as early as
the rest," put in another of tha lower
strata. "For my part I wish she
would stay away entirely. We can
live without such stuck up "
The sentence remained unfinished,
for at that moment Hie lovely face of
Mary Frazier looked in upon them
witli a plnasant smile. In her silent
manner she glided in at the side door,
removed her hat and gloves without
disturbing the hostess, aud then sur
prised them.
Mr3. Goodwin greeted her warm ly.
and as usual, with fuss and bustle, she
was seated at the quilt, where her
slight, deft fingers, as Mrs. Goodwin
had predicted, soon began to trace line
after line in her exquisite and neat
fashion, and to out do many who had
come earlier.
All the people who could be picked
to pieces, were, and Brownsville had
to pass through the social feminine
mangle, euvtotnary on sucli oceaaious,
and yet strange to say, survived.
After tea flie gathering of the rus
tic swains began. Amoug them came
handsome Dr. Collins and his old
bachelor friend, Dr Peters. Of course
tiie entire unmarried portion of the
other sex were setting their caps for
the huuds'Miio .young physician, uud
were doing all they ronld to increase
his vanity and spoil him generally.
Upon the present occasion ha joined
rinht merrily in the country games,
romped with Mary Norri-, and paid
more than one forfeit oipon her red
pouting lips. Indeed, lie seemed to
revel in sweets, for most of the girls,
though making a show of resent
ment when lie kissed them, evident
ly sought or challenged such liberties.
.nil but quiet little Mary Frazier. She
stole intoout-of-the way corners, nnd
more than once slipped out of the
hand of (hose who sought to drag her
Into their plays.
It was whiappred again that she
.was too aristocratic to mingle with
the common herd, while in truth.
having been reared in the city, she
ed to permit such liber-
tremnly delicate nature
shr ink from becomiugpuhlic property.
Her lips were reserved for hini who
should win her love, and were not to
be desecrated. But that he also -cast
longing eye- upon the young phy-d
clan was not to be denied. Yet even
the most careful observer had not
been able to detect the fact a higher
color or sudden bounding of -the heart
at the sound of his voice, whan -he ad
dressed her in tones always deferenti
al aud polite, as df he was just a little
frozen or uwed by her mnnner.
Mirth reigned fast and furious as
the evening waned. Chairs were ov
er "-urned in the boisterous game of
blindmnn's buff, while dresses and
sashes suffered sadly.
The doctor seeing Mary Xorris dah
out of the front door; followed her. re
solving (upon the spur of the moment)
to seize the time to disclose his love.
Such an event had been one of the
things of the future, if at all; until
now he had not given much thought
to it, but her aucy, black eye3, andl
swet, warm kisses had completed his
enthrallment.
Oat under the vine-covered' poroh,'
of the Goodwin cottage where he
could distinctly trace the softoutlines
at his love In her fleec3r white dress,
he followed, and gaining her side, he
whispered:
"Mary, I must leave now. I have
a patietit to visit yet to-night, but I
cannot tear myself away without tell
ing you how much I love you."
One little hand was clinging to the
trellis as he spoke, and dimly tracing
the coveted member, he forcibly pos
sessed himself of it, while his other
arm stole around her slender waist.
With an air of timid surprise all un
like the usual spontaneous demonstra
tiveness of Mary Norris, the young
girl dropped her head and murmured:
"I I did not think"
"You did not think I loved you ? Is
that it my sweet girl? Well, I do,
most sincerely. But. Mary, I am not
adppt at love making, and I am very
brusque. Yet, will you be my wife ?"
"Surely j'ou cannot meau ii? You
have never b'uowd me the slightest
preference!"
"Is it possible that under my care
less aud light exterior 3'ou did not de
tect a more serious meaning? But I
am waiting my answer," ailrl he bent
dowu to catch the timid "yes."
The night was moonless anil dark,
so much so that the doctor could not
Hee, as he longed to, the blushing
face of his Mary. He kissed at ran
dom and being determined to leave
the seal of betrothal on her lips, kiss
ed first Iter ear. then her cheek, and
after meandering about, at last settled
on her sweet lips which were turned
temptingly upward.
"To-morrow evening I may come
and see you, I suppose, and then we
can adjust our happy future."
Just then the shouts of some lasses
who had been chaaed out of the back
door by their rustic admirers, startled
the lovers.
Dr Collins kissed hi affianced
again and dashed away before he wus
di5Covered.
Of courshe "walked upouair," and
it is quite likely hi- prescription for
the invalid was a little mixed. But
after he had gained the quiet of his
own room, he lay awake for a long
time reflecting upon the stupendous
step he had tuken. Somehow he had
regreted that he had bepti so hasty, as
hecommuupd with himself.
"I am afraid." he thought "that
my mother will think her a bit hny
denlsh. But it cannot be denied that
she is beautiful and shrewd, and if
transplanted into a more refined soil
will Improve. How ahe seemed to
melt when ahe found I loved her, and
how changed were her manners. I
confess I expected her to accept my
wooing-with her old time half defiant
and sadcy dash. But lo! she became
sweetly womanly, tender and gentle.
I could feel her pliant form tremble
and thrill in my arms, and her timid
"yes'' was given almost with a sob.
By Jove! 1 had no idea the child lov
ed me so much ; and I shall always be
good to the sweet girl. "She shall be
the very apple of my eye."
With this resolve, Dr. Collins float
ed into the dreamland, to rehearse ov
er again the little love passage in the
rustic porch of Mrs. Goodwin and be
neath the twiuing morning glory
vinps.
The following day passed for him
with Jpjwlen feet. He longed to see
Mary Norris in her character of his
affianced hride. That she would be
gentle and sweet with him. now that
they were engaged, he did not doubt,
and he felt he should like her better
when a (rifle toned down. So the
early shadow of the evening found
him close to the Norris mansion.
Mary was at the piano. He could
distinguish her voice in some pecu
liar strain. No doubt this was a ruse
lo.covex her uatural confusion.
A servant showed him in, and lie
instantly discovered that Mary was
not alone. A masculine from a neigh
boring village was devotedly leaning
over her and turning theinusic. The
closing of the door announced him.
Mary started up from the instrument,
and without the slightest deepening
of the rose color upon her cheeks, and
simply and naturally as ever, came
forward. greeted him, and introduced
her friend. Mr. Cummings."
The bad blood surged into the
cheeks or the doctor, and he attempt
ed to express his disappointment and
and ardor with one eloquent glance,
hut it fall entirely short of its mark.
No answering expression came back
to him. As if uuctinscious of their
near relation to each other, Mary Nor
ris ran on in merry jest and railery
until he became thotougbo out of
humor, and espoused" the contrary
side of every question, aud at an early
hour took hU -departure.
When in the hall, where the gill
accompanied him, he turned upon her
with words of reproach.
"How could yon admit that fellow
to-night when you were expecting
me?"
"I bee your pardon. Dr. Collins,"
she replied, with her saucy black e3es
dancing. "Yon are very much mis-l
taken.- I-did notexpeet you to-night.
That "fellow" is one of my dearest
friends."
"Mary, you are trifling with me;
have you forgotten what transpired
in the verandah ?"
"What verandah?"
"That of Mrs. Goodwin, tobesure."
"You must be insane, doctor, or are
laboring under some hallucination. I
was not in Mrs. Goodwin's verandah
with you for a' single moment last
night, aud if you made any engage
ments with any young lady at that
time and place, it wa3 not with your
humble servant.''
"Not with you!" he gasped, pale to
the lips. "Who the deuce was it then
I should like1 to know."
"I can't say. You should not be so
careless, doctor. No doubt some fair
Brownsville girl Is at this moment
looking her eyes out, while you are
wasting your time- with me. But I
must go back, or Charley will be jeal
ous yet stay. I have one trifling bit
of confidence for you. We are engag
ed." "Certainly. Don't I know it!" he
exclaimed, seizing her baud, with a
suddenly radiant face.
"Knew it! and had the audacity to
call my Charlie a "fellow." and to be
angry because I did not deny myself
to him on account of your stupidity
In thinking that under Mrs. Good
win's porch you had informed me of
your intended visit to-night! O, good
ness! what a coquette you must be
lieve me to he."
His hand fell away from her's sud
denly, and his voice was husky as he
answered :
"I Congratulate you. Good-evening."
Out into the silent and dull village
street he ground his teath, and used
some very intricate and harsh words
against himself, the worst of which
perhaps was that he might be consid
ered an ass."
He went directly to his office, and
Dr. Peters noticed the change in his
manner, and kindly inquired what
was the matter.
"Any had news, my boy?" he ask
ed jocosely. "You look as though
you had been having a case of double
conniptions, and didn't know what
to do with them."
"I am an unmitigated fool, that's
all. I've gone and engaged myself."
"To be married ! Not that, hey?"
"Yes, j'list that, old fellow," and lie
sank into a chair with a most disgust
ed air.
Dr. Peters looked at him a mo
ment and tlipn burst Into an uncon
trolable fit of laughter.
"Why, the deuce take it," he said,
as soon as he could get his breath,
"one would think you were doomed
to be hung. I give you my word that
if I hail gone as far as you say you
have I should try to look more cheer
ful." "Good heavens! how can I? Li.-ten
for a few moments. As I said before,
I am engaged to be married, but I
swear to you I don't know lo whom "
The old physician sat up, his face
Biiddenty elongated, and he stared at
his partner in pills with open eyed as
tonishment. Presently he said, a3 if
to himself:
"The boy is as mad as a March
hare."
'No, I tt! not wish to thunder I
was."
He related minutely everything
that had occurred under the porch
and screening vines at Mrs. Good
win's and continued :
"Whoever I mistook for Mary Nor
ris evidently believes in and loves
me. She solemnly yielded herself to
my caresses as my betrothed wife,
thinking that I fairly worshiped her
and her only.
Dr. Collins groaned, and ran his
fingers through bis hair until each
particular fiber stood on end.
His partner vainly attempted to
control his risibles. One glance at
the disconsolate visage of his friend
was too much, and (to use an Hiber
nianism) he let ofTa roar that shook
the very foundation of Brownsville,
and it was a good half hour before he
could sufficiently control himself to
give his friend the comfort aud advice
he so much needed.
"No doubt," was the reply, "it is a
laughahle matter, ami it U ridiculous,
besides being exceedingly funny ; hut
for the Jife of me, Doc, I can't see it.
And now,. as a gentleman and a man
of honor, what am I to do?"
Doctor Peters wiped his eyes, .set
tled himself to considering for a time
before replying, and then said :
"If I were in your place I should
first find out to whom I am
engaged, and if she proved agreeable,
or rather desirable, I .should marc
her, unless my heart was firmly set
upon having Mary Norris."
"Fortunately, the sppll is broken
I see that I was merely infaturated.
Besides I find that she is already en
gaged. But that does not matter.
Suppose I find the young lady the
very reverse of my expectations and
hnpps. What shall I do then ?"
"Make your-.elf so difagreea'hlp and
pxwring that you drive her to the ex
tremi'y of jilline you "
"That advice is very sound, no
doubt. But how in the name of com
mon sense am I lo find the girl?"
"You would make a poor detective
Evidently her name is Mary. If I
understand you correctlj-, you called
her that alone, with a few pet epithets
thrown in,"
"I had itat'thougUt of that."
"Well, think over all the girls In
Brownsville by the name of Mary,
and the one most likely to be she.
Then visit her once. There's Mary
Carter."
"It wasn't her." interrupted Dr.
Collins, with n gesture of disgust.
"How do you know? Remember
you shot in the dark."
"D .n't you think I should know if
I were hugging a saw-log? Didn't I
tell 3ou her form was slight and deli
cately moulded."
"Oh, if you had occular demonstra
tions of the fact. I yield. Might it
not have been ilarj- Lewis V
"No, she is too tall.,?'
"Then clearly it Is, as I suspected,
Mary Frazier, and I congratulate you
my dear hoy, for having stumbled up
on a happy fate in the dark She is.
without a doubt, the dearest little wo
man in the whole world, and a per
fect lady withal."
The handsome face of the 3'oung
physician cleared, and he reddened
visibly ashe answered :
"I had not thought of her other
than to admire her gentle and sweet
mannerand radiant intellectual face.
Some how she is always so reticent
and retring that I have found it rath
er hard io get on with her."
"If you hadjbeen read In the wa3s
of women, this at once would have
convinced 3'ou that she was willing to
acknowledge to herself thatnhe loves."
"A thousand thanks, Doo. I con
fess that you have helped me won
derful', and if it Is indeed the lovely
Mar3' Frazier to whom tarn affianced,
and by whom" I believe myself great
ly belovedj I will try not to be wholly
miserable."
The next evening, according to the
advice he had received. Dr. Collins
called upon Miss Frazier. Aa she
rose to greet him, a sudden uplifting
of a pair of soft brown e3es and up
surging of the telltale blood, convinc
ed him that he was on the right
track."
"Of course,' he said, taking her
baud and looking down into her tim
id blushing face, "3'ou expected me
last night."
"Certainty, find I pfesume I ought
to give 3'ou a lecture for not coming,"
she said, smiling through the roses.
"I most certaibly deserve it. But
3'ou are aware one is never certain of
a ph3sician. His time is not always
at his own comn.aud ; and you must
be confident pressing engagements
kept me from this dearer one."
He blushed as he said the wdfds,
though he found it no hard task to
again Seek the lips of the Iovety girl.
Dr. Peters, Mary Norris and "her
Charle3" danced not tnaii3' months
afterward at the wedding of Mar
Frazier and Dr. Collins, who could
not help drawiug comparisons be
tween the two, and most favorabty to
his own sweet, gentle wile.
And as the 3-ears go l3 he never
cease's to thank fate for the rare gift
bestowed upon him in the dark.
A. XE3IAIIA. ROOSTER WORSTED.
A TILT BETWEEN CHURCH HOWE
AND SPEAKER TOWLE.
The question was being discussed in
regard to the contract made 03 Gov.
Furnas with T. P. Ken nan! to look
after certain claims made by the State
of the general rJVernment. Accord
ing to "Spark's" report Mr. Howe
said, "I stand here to vindicate the
honor of the State. The contract of
the Slate in this matter was 8 fraud
on its face. The Idea of such a con
tract, giving Tom Kenuard 33 per
cent on all swamp lands obtained for
the State, and 50 per cent, on all In
dian reservation lands is a fraud upon
its face. I am glad of the opportuni
ty to pxpress my contempt of the ad
ministration of Robert W. Furnas
who has made such a contract. It
brands him with infaVny. and the
people of the State know it. Such a
contract, it is said, was made in Octo
ber. 1874. Now it seem9 from an ar
ticle in the Journal, written by Ken
nard, that he claims some two 3'ears'
service in this matter. Now if ynu
can make two 3Tears from October.
1874, to the prf-spnt time, I would like
to know how Mr. Kenuard figures it.
I hope this legislature will abrogate
this contract, and let us put our con
demnation upon such damnable cor
ruption.'' Mr. Towle. Ju response, said: "I
think, the -anathemas hurled at the
late executive come with 11
ver3 poor grace from the gentleman
from Nemaha. But a few du3's since,
n til- floor of this House, he support
ed the penitentiary bill, which, a
claimed 03' .some dlenibefs, is the rep
resentative of the old corrupt State
ring aud the biggest ateal of the ses
sion. But thp gentleman from Npiim
ha advocated the bill on the ground
that the solemn contract of the State
should he hdd sucred. It ill beconips
a man who lives in a glas ho-ise to
throw stones. It ill becomes him to
take advautaga of the floor of this
hotfsp to defame -and villi f- a m 11
who has (rn advantage to repty. It i.
a dnsfardly deed, and, were it not 1111
parilamentar3', I would sa3 that he i
not wort 113 -to uuloose the ratchet of
the shm-s of I he man he would viHify.
Rut I will not say so, for it would b?
unparlia:neiitar3'. The legislature of
1873 passed nu 3ct authorizing the
governor to contract for obtaining
these lands nnd giving him discretion
arv" powers. The price contracted for
T do not consider exlnubitaut. A
similar contract has beeu entered into
b3' the State of Iowa, and as the State
has entered into a solemn contract in
which there ha" been no fraud shown,
it becotnps us to sustain the action of
the executive. We cannot do less in
deference to the people wh" elected
him. and the legislature who delegat
ed this power to him:"
Mr. M-'Killopp made some very
pertinent remarks, sustaining the
Governor on legal grounds, declaring
the contract as not exhorbitant aud in
no wise clothing" the Govtrnor with
blame or suspicion of corruption, and
close 1 with a high encuium on the
acts nf the late Governor.
"And now," complains the Omaha
,Bee, "the barbarians of the East refer
JJo our female population as Omahens.'
0 tf fi NEW YOKE LETTER.
St. John's Guild The Railroad War
Telegraph Companies Beeclcr-Tll-ton
Art "tVeatner and Business.
Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.
New York, Feb. 27, 1871.
ST. JOHN'S GUI Li.
New York rnay he extravagant, but
it is neither penurious nor rbeah. S"t.
John's Guild is a charity celebrated
for the thoroughness and S3'stem with
which it does its work. Supported
entirety' by voluntas contributions.
it accomplishes rho'fd for the relief of
the poor than an3 other dozen chari
ties in the city. It will be remember
ed that last summer it organized a se
ries of excursions for the pick chil
dren of the ver3 poor, taking them
up the river in barges, six or seVen
hundred at a time, and giving the lit
tle invalids the fresh air and nourish
ing food necessary tokpppthem alive.
All this terrible winter the Guild has
furnished fond, fuel and clothing for
four thousand families, twenty thou
sand persons, all dp.sprving cass.
sought out by its officers. But the
long continued cold weather was too
much for thp Guild and its resources
were insufficient. Last Thur.-.da3'
morning it was announcpd that the
supplies were exhausted, and that un
less aid was rendered at once the char
ity must close its operations. Man3
a ponr widow, and man3' a poor man
out of work, heard the announcement
with a sinking heart, for during the
long, tedious winter the Guild had
been their onty reliance.
They were unnecessarily alarmed.
The announcement wa made in the
morning, and by night S2.O00 in mon
ey and three enormous truck loads of
provi-ior.s were sent in. enabling the
royal charily to continue in its good
work of feeding the hungr3 and
clothing the naked. And money i
still pouring in to a degree that will
enable the Guild to not only feed its
present pensioners, but to extend its
benefactions. New York supports its
charities hobtyj
THE RAILROAD AVAR.
The railroads have got by the ears,
and the people are getting a benefit.
The Baltimore ami Ohio and the
Pennsylvania Central have drawn the
sword and (I hope) thrown away the
scabbard, and the result is cheap fare.
These roads have reduced their fares
to the West, and of course all the oth
ers are doing likewise. To-day tick
ets to Chicago which were $22 50, can
be had over an3 of the roads leading
to the West for $1G 50, which makes
traveling as cheap as ca"n be reasona
bly asked. If the fight could onty'
last but it will not. When the fit of
passion is over compromises will be
effected, and up the fate's will go as
high or higher than ever. The rail
roads have us. And speaking of
quarrels between corporations, the
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
are having a turn at it. The Pacifio
and Atlantic got control of certain
patents that facilitate the transmis
sion of messages, and immediately it
attacked- that moustroU's monopoly,
the Westprn Union. The first shot
fired by the P. &, A. was the reduc
tion'.of teiwbrtr1 messages to Wash
ington. Philadelphia, Albany or Bos
ton, and to places between those
points, to 25 cents, less than half the
obi ratp. and the Western Urion was
compelled to follow suit. Now the
P. and A. managers are arranging for
a reduction to all points, and the
Western Union is quaking in it-
shoes. The fuel Is, telegraphing has
been the most unmitigated swindle
tl e ppople have had to boar. The
rates have bpen three times whatthe'
should have been, for the reason that
one company virtualty controlled the
business, and the people had to pay
whatever was put. upon them. And
1 his struggle, as in the ease of rail
roads, will result 'in no permanent
good After a brief fight a combina
tion will be made, aud the old rates
will he restored.
The postal package sterr;' is kepp
ing thf express companies within
hounds, and vli3' should notthesamt
depnrtment do ouf telegraphing?
That's the question t be considered.
RKECH I.R-TI LTON.
Theodr.rp i- iff the (audr.nd row
cones other witnesses. The most im
portant of the new batch was Miss
Kate Care formerly a nurse In Til
ton's family, who swore directty that
-lie saw Elzile'h Tilton Hiring in
Henry Ward's lap. with hi arm ahout
her. -mid that he c.tnit frequently to
se her in her -chamber. This testi
mony created a sciiiat on, a might
be .inppo'sed. Beecher's lawyers were
iguofant of the exi-tence of such a
womao, and so wre Til on' for that i
matter. She was fotiH t b3 accident,
which gives her leA'. nony more
weight than it would t thcrwlse have.
She was in BJlevue'Hospital. and on
ly the day before dhe testified, re
marked to a lady that she had been a
nurse In Tilfon's family, and told
what she had seen. Immediately the
information vfirs given to Tilton's at
torneys, and Mrs. Cirey was brought
forthwith. The most cruel thing that
has transpireJ i.i the putting on the
stand of Joseph H. Rich rda; Mrs.
Tiltori'ionly brother. He very re
Iuctantty' swore to having seen the
partips in a position that led to the
gravest fears as to the pt.rity of their
relations to each other. He was- dis
tressed at the position he was placed
in, and said as little as possible.
But the great interest in this fa
mous trial is 'et to come. Beecher
will take the stand in a short time to
tell what he knows of It, or at least as
much of what he knows, as he choos
es to tell. Then tho fur will fty' In
earnest. His friends insist that he
can disprove every Statement that
Tilton has made, and that he can
clear himself of all the charges made
against him, and come out speckles
and stainless. Till ho appears, the
trial will be dull enough.
Frida3 morning Mrs. Frank Moul
ton was put upon the stand. If her
husband was a terrible witness, the
wife was doubly sb She aVore' di
rectly to the fact that Beecher had
confessed the crime to herspeclficalty";
and she swore In such a way as to car
r3' conviction. The opinion M that
Mrs. Moulton's testimony is the most
tp.rrlble blow Beecher has received.
But who knows what he has tb coun
teract it?
ART.
The city is not quite given up to
gosip and scandal, though the scan
dal makes the most noise. At the
sale of pictures at the water-color ex
hibition, the prices paid were from
3200 to ovpr a thousand, which shows
ibere is mone3 in some hands. Schau
the picture-dealer, shows an exquisite
Marguerite the only one that ever
approached the ideal purity' ami grace
f rnust'a village" maiden which- is
valued at $5,000. while a carnival
scene of Roman girls in a balcony
throwing con fectioner3' girls whose
arms and necks on canvas looked as
if a touch would dimple them wa
for sale at $3,000. The taste for art
steadity increases, though perhaps
nnl in the regular channels of paint
ings and sculpture as in the more fa
miliar direction of decorative art.
The best houses in New" York have
genuine artist3 in their einploy for
the finer portions of their work. Tif
fany & Co. 's artist made the design
for the vase to be presented to- Wil
liam Cullen Br3aut, whi. h boreawa3
theptlm from numerouscompetitors;
aud more than oho furnishing com
pany keeps a s-core of artists in their
employ who design the interior of
rich houses, so that wall hangings,
curtains and carpets belong to each
other and are made for each other.
Tnc fittings for the Philadelphia par
lor of a wealtli3 banker were all in
Egyptian style. The pule' tapestr3'
carpets, the uphnlste' of the antique
couches woven for the suite, and the
hangings, which represented desert
scenes, were tapestry fine as mellow
painting, at distance enough to- lose
sight of the stitches. This compound
of light-green and sand-3ellow tap
estry, ebony and iTory spinx heads,
coffins and claws, coat $300,000 mon
ey enough, common folks- would
think, to spend on one suite of par
lors. A Californian millionaire or
dered from a-house here a parlor suite
that cost $250,000. gold, all designed
and made in this city.
The amount looks ver largo for
thee hard times, but it is riot busi
ness men, or1 those in active business
who do these things. It isthosewbo
have accumulated gfea't fortunes in
stocks, gold, oil, or in some other
wa3 and who have hauled Out of the
current with more'money than they
know what to do with. It seems hor
rible that with so much distress in
the country theee imrbTens'e sums
should be spent c"n mere ornamenta
tion ; but it is a comfort lb know that
if the mone' must be thus spent it is
all paid out in the country. The
American arti.its and mechanics have
out-stripped their French competit
ors, and to-da3' stand Confessedty in
the van.
THE WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The weather is moderating, thank
Heaven, and so is business. There is
more weather than business, howev
er; in fact, there i-n't aii3 business at
all. How long this stagnation is to
cuutiiuelhe wisest cannot prophes3.
PlETUO.
AN ACT
To amend sjconds 19, 2J, 31, 32, 45 and-43, and
tb icpenl .section 31 or an act entitled 'An
act to establish a system of public instruc
tion," approved February 13, 1SG9.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Nebraska, That secticn
10. of an act entitled "An aot to es-tahli-h
as ste 11 of public instruction
for the State of Nebr iska," approved
Februar3' 15. 1S67. be ataeuded io ai
to read as follows :
Sec. 19. The annual meeting of
each school district shall be held on
the fir.-t Monday of April of each
year at -ome place within the district,
and the -cliool year shall commence
0.1 tl.at d i-."
Sec 2. That section 23 of said act
.be so amended as to read' a.s follows :
"Sec. 23. Every male citizen and un
married woman of the age of 21 3'ears.
residing in the district of aire owning
prop rty t . tein which is taxable for
school purposes in such district shall
be entitled to vote in any district
lEfeetl.Mg."
Sr.C. 3. That section 3! af said act
be so amended a-i to read as follows:
"Sec. Si. Any school distiict ma3', at
any annual or special meeting impose
a lax on the t.txahle propert3' of the
district in any Brnoct-t not axceeding
twenty-five mills on the dollar on the
assessed valuation of the property of
the district, and such tax, when vot
ed, shall be reported by the district
board to the county clerk, and levied
and collected in-tln- same manner aa
other taxes voted by the district."
Sec. 4. That section S2 of said act
be so amended as to read aa follows:
"Sec. 32. The lax levied and collect
ed as provided by the preci-edi ng sec
tion, shall be expended under the di
rection of the district, or in tho ab-
spnee of such direction By the dis
trict, then such tax shall be expended
as the district board of the proper dis
trict may direct."
Sec. 5. Section 34 of chapter 63 Is'
hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. Sec. 45 of chapter 68 Bhall
be umended so as to read us follows t
"Sec. 45. The director, with the con
sent ahd advice of tiie moderator and'
treasurer, or one of them, or under
their direction, if he shall not concur,
shall contract with and hire qualified"
teacher's for. and in the name of the
district, which contract phall be in
writing, and siiall have thecon?entof
the moderator and treasurer,. or-pne of
them, endorsed" thereon, and 8Halll
specify the wages per week nrmontc
as agreed by the parties, and a dupli
cate thereof ohalloe Med h offte&V
Provided; That If the direotbl" Bhall
refuse to makeand sign such contract,
when directed so to do l3 tho moder
ator and treasurer, then- it may be"
made and signed by the moderator
and treasurer; provided also. That
said diiector. moderator, or treasurer,
or any two of them, shall not employ
as such teacher any peron whri la- a
relative of nrv one of paid officers.''
SEC 7. That Sec. 5S of said act lie'
so amended us to read as follows:
"Sec. 5S. They shall purchase tit leaser
such site for a school house as shall'
have bpen designated l3 the district,
in the corporate name thereof, and"
shall build, hire, or purchase sudh
school house out of the fund provid
ed for that purpose, and shall make
sale and conve3'ance of any site Or
other property of the district. When
lawfully directed by the qualified vo-"
ters at any annual or special meeting.
Provided. That the district shall nofe
in any casn build a stone or brick
school house upon any site without
having first obtained a title in fee to
the same, aud alo that the3 shall not
in any case build a frame school
house on auy site for which they-havo
not a title itt fee', withoht the privil
ege to rpmove the same when lawful
ly directed so to do by the qualified
voters of the district at an annual' at
sppcial meeting. Provided, That' the
qualified voters of the district may
appoint a building committee to let
contracts for, and take charge of the
work of building sucli school house.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after Its pas
sage. Approved Feb. 22, 1S75.
O, "I PEEL SO SOt"
The following heavy bit of testlmo
n3 Was recenty introduced in the Til-ton-Beecher
trial, for Tilton. Kate
Cary being duly sworn, said-:
"I was iti the house of Mrs. Tilton'
about six years ag.o- when I was
there Mrs. Tilton went to Mon
ticpllo. I went with her and returned
to the city with her. I ."aw Mr. Bee
cher go into Mrs. Tilton's bed room"
several times, and she shut the door
after liita. I was in the next room,
which was separated l3 folding doors
from it. This before she went to Mon
tlceHo. I saw her la the back-parlor
after her return, sitting on Mr Beech
er's knee. The folding doors were
open, and I saw her hand on his
shoulder, and he said, "How do you
feel. Elizabeth?"
She said, "Dear father, I feel bo so."
I did not sse an3'lhing else; this was
about tluee weeks after he?' return
from Monticello. Mr. Beecher called'
threor four times before she went
aw S3 ; the reason I left was because
of some words I had with Bea.ste Tur
ner. The cross-examination l3 Evarts
brought out a more circumstantial ac
count, but did not change the state
ment of the witness.
How to'JIakc Snfe'f SafSr-
The follow nig hints f.r the upo of
safes, aud of what sliuuld be put in
them, are vouched for b3 good auth
or:t3. Avoid fa 1113, colored inks, as
they are .more liable to be obli it-rated'
b3 heat when-lug safe is" under fire.
The black inks are better. Lead pen
cil will timid the heat better than ei
ther, even when the paper ia burned
black. Do not put the mn-t valuable
account Looks at the bides" of the safe,
as the Jieat'comiug from the outride
will affect them first. Crowd the
books from the side to the centre of
the safe, for the purpose of making
them tight together, as in this condi
tion they will stand the heat much
longer. Wood drawers are prefeiablo
lo iron-for cuah bores, and for small
papers, as wood is a uon conductor of
bent, and iron a good conductor. Nev
er u3e in a safe a leather wallet as a
receptacle for valuablepapers. as boil
ing water, 212. will crisp and curl it,
convert it into a gluey substance, and
dtfctro3' the papers. When a safe has
beeu under fire, aeud for an expert to
open Hi
The United States Treasury has be
gun paying out a new issue if. twe
dollar legtil-tender notes. The- faze of
tho new issue is similar to the onft
now in circulation, with the' excep
tion of lathe-work printed in- pink or:
the right hand lower corner as an ad
ditional security against counterfeit
ing ant! the transfer of the pink seal
of the treasur3 to the left hand centre
near the bottom, to balance the note
in coiicand improve its general ap
pearance. The back is entirely differ
ent from the font er issue.
There is much wisdom in a few
words spoken i 3- an EngHh farmer,
who advised, "to feed laud before it is
hungr3' to rest it before it is v.--uryt
and to weed it before it ia foul."
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