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" r V IHE AfiVER'nSER.1 . M' WVftitH. ff. P. TTirlPVD PAIRBBOTBER HACKER, i . jm mk him w&xsn m js xrniaWav jmi ma s. . iiii'i m i v ri.tt'i i:M.-it - wBvBaam. y niamr w -jt rniavf . -m. niam m i " i -j i' a 111 iiiiirniLi i.mi - j felthcra and.Proprletert. Published Every Thursday Morning AT BROWNVIIXE, NEBRASKA. TERMS, in: advance : One copy, one year- nnntopy. six months Ooe copy, three months ;- No paper sent from the office until paid for. beTpisg matter on every page pBOFESSIONAI. CARDS. ATTORNEYS. B. CV Parlcer, -.nTn- AT LAW. LASD AND TAX A parlnz Ajamt. J)war.l. Neb. Will Rive dlltl rtnt sttenUoa toany legal business entrusted tohls cent 16m6 care. E. E. Enrlght, . tTORNEY AT LAW, Notary public and Real A Estate A-e-it. Omce in Court House Bund le Brownvllle Neb. la; Brawn T. L. Sctilcic, . TTORNEY AT LAW.-MAY BE CONSULT Vedln the Oernan language. Office next i.rto Comity Clerk's Office. Court House Build- F Brow-nville.NebrasKa o-m J. S. Stull, . n-rnilVFY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. A omce, No. 70 Main 8treet.(up Hairs.) Brown- rtlle.Neb. 18-Cy J. H. Kroaay, A TTCr.NEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. A oWce over StAtc Baofc.jBrowrnvIlU.Neb. K. W. Thewai, i TTo riEY ATjLAW.-fflee.frent.reomover As ensoaj&i;nwitrwij3Wfrw,w tlllerNcb. IV. T. Rogers, ATTOKNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Will cive dllluent attention to any lesral oaInesientrusted to his care. Office In Court Hause Batldlng. Brown vllle. Neb. PHYSICIANS. i S. nor.LADAY. Jf.D.. Physician. Surgeon A. and Ibstetrlcian. Gradnated In 1851. Loca- ..Vin nmnrnville 18-W. Office. Lett & CrelKh's niE!5torc McPherson Block. Special attention natd to Obstetrics and diseases of Women and Children. , 10-6tn HL M VTHEWS. Phylcian nnd Surgeon. Office . in'clty Drug Store, No. 32 llaln street. Brown- Tllie. Neb. .VOTARIES &. COLLECTION AGENTS L. A. Bergmtnn, TtTOTABY PUBLIC AND CONVEYANCER. J omce. No. 41 Main stre?t, Brownvllle. Neb. I.AND AGENTS. WILLIAM Ii. HOOVER, Real Estate and Tax Paying Agent. Office In District Court Room. Will give prompt attention to the sale of Real Es tate and rayraent of Taxes throughout the Nemaha Land District. BLACKSMITHS. J. IV. Gtbaon, 1LVCKSSIITH AND HORSE SHOER. First 1 itret.3etween Main and Atlantic. Brownvllle, b Workdone to order and satisfaction guaran teed. TIME SCHEDULES. MIDLAND PACIFIC RAILWAY SCHEDULE No. L, TAKES EFFECT H0XDAY, FEB. 1st, 1875. WESTWARD. i EASTWARD. No. 3. No. 1. 'STATIONS. No. 2. No. 4. LEAVK. AHRiyn. A. K. 715 7J57 8.11 B.1G Ar.I5 LeDJI P.M. .Brownvllle1 Peru .. Barney .Minersville P.M. PM. ! J7.I3 t C.3S ! (i.10 ! 5.47 'LcoJS AN JO 1 4.23 5.03 30 5.40 5.48 Nebraska City.: 2.00 1.3-. 1.23 n.is" t Summit , ' 10 4 ftatowava ,..-. r,v-. 4.00 30 ,. .-?''; n n fi n. tArllngtoaX tin so 325 JS-m5 .JtSif;i:.- -tl .IA'6.42 Una.1ir.a 13.0 Palmyra r IL4B 1 1.1 1 1.T,' 2.02 ArilO Letoi 45 4.13 S.10 5 40 P.M. 7.40 iiennPK t. .fhener'a 8.01 I .11. f.J.l r ii.o2 i i .. -m . a R.27 tState Prison' 10.42 12.08 AJ' Lincoln l5ffL tWoodlawn.. . J1. t Malcolm. - Germantnwn .-. L 12.00 A 10.10 3.45 H.27 0.00 30 A.M. J5eward. . . P.M. I A.U. The time given above is that of Lincoln, being S.mlnutes slower than that of Chicago. All trains dall v. except Sunday. t Denotes Flag"Statlons iralns stop onlv on sig nal J.N. CONVERSE, Supt. Burlington & Missouri River Railroad In Nebraska. MAIN LINE. U:15 a.m. teave. I Plattsmouth I 2V? p.m. arrive SJSp.tn Lincoln 1 U:lRa.m. leave 10:03 p.m. arrive I .Kearney June-1 5:13 a.m ieava OMAHA BRANCH. 1:15 p. m. leave I PlatLsmnuth J 12:15 a.m. arrive 2:40 p.m. arrive 1 Omaha. KtWa.m. leave BEATRICE BRANCH. 2M p.m. leave I Crete . 7:45 a.m. arrive C:05 p.m. arrive ...Beatrice. I 5:45 a.m. leave Chicago & North. Western Railway. Tralncat Council Bluffs arrive and depart as follows eOINOTCKST AKUXVK I OOI.NO KAST IKPAKT Day Express 10:33p.m. Dav Express.. 6:40 a.m. Night Expreis l:15u.m. I Night Express. 43 p.m. I Ex. Freight 1020a.m. W. IL STENNETT. Gen. Pas. Agt. Arrival and Departure of Malls. Northern Daily, by Railroad Arrives 11 a. m Departs 11:30 a.m. Southern Dally, by Railroad Arrives 2:30p.m. Dsparts70a. m. Northern Via Peru, Dally--Arrlves 12 m; De parts i'j.m. Southern-Via. Nemaha City, Dally ArrlvesSl v- m. uepans a. m. Western Via Tecumseh to Beatrice Dally: feprtsat7a.m. Arrives at5 p.m. Soothwestern Via Table Rock Weekly Ar rives Tuesday at 6 p.m. Departs Monday at 7 a.m. NortU-vcstcrn To Helena Semi-Weekly A r nw Thursday and Saturday at 6 p. m. Departs Wednesday and Friday at 7 a.m. Post Office Hours from 7 a.m.. to i p.m. Siyi osrsfrom lOto 10i a. m. W. A. POLOCK. P. Mr. Dealer In FURNITURE ! Undertaking a Specialty. Xeeps a full line of MET ALIO AND WOOD BTJBIAL CASES. 56 Main Street, BROWXTILLE, XEB. aARD to tUe PUBLIC Whereas; for the past few years various persons havesoughtby urtrully worded adver tisements, to impress upou the public inlud that I. Nathaniels. dodge. M.D.. was with them. pr In some way connected with them professional ly, and this being done without my knowledge or consent. a my ruime it virtually mv trade mark; therefore, I have been forced to make known In this public mannertbeabove facts, and that I hve noPtner or agent. and to protect myselt and the Public have been at the expense of a steel plate en Jtiavinsof myself, which mav be ordered from me 'P.ncp - cents) at 15S South Italsteadbt. Chicago, ill. Myspeciatty is the treatment of Chronic Dis eases.and those peculiar to the temale sex. The poor receive prescriptions free, I do not keep open omce, ana those wishing to consult me must do so personally or by letter as above. I hereby caution ail persons against using my name In connection 7.. & R"-v otner person or persons, professionally. t?K r.005 us,nK my name will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Should the public tht? S such parties nslnc my name, I trust that SSfr rt?ttreat ihem ? l$e manner that they so 3U3 ?? iwuriiiicuieniRervani, nAi'UAaiL S. JJOIKiii. SUPERiXTEXDEXT'S WOTICE IffiS1"0 Examination on the in BrnS,Smy 2f month, at my office 42lf DW.PIERSON, Co. Superintendent. it1i.r!nAiJ.tv. . : mvar&z&T&J3fr4$ T MMUU jta 4iilM . nn I I " J w P s7 I .y Each succeeding lach. tier vear itu d . 100 X V J (A Iffl advertisements t Icyallfatw-OpawtasrB. . . ; " eachsubseqneBtlasertlon.SCc. f "" "" "" " " , - ' T '-'', - f-- ' : HT3-All tramlpnt. nrtvrtw-l mm v .t 1 a ESTABLISHED 1858. Oldest Paper in the State. SOCIAL DIRECTORY. LODGES. Xeranfaa City Irfxlec No. 40, I. O. O. V. E.rl?l?T ,ode No. 15. K. p.-Meet every v!$tL,?SaTJ;vinl?K ,n ifwonlc Hall. Vlsltlnit KnlghU cordially Invited. J. C McNacouton. C. C. F. E. Johnson-. K. R. a. BloIT?vlU? LoKe No. 5, 1. O. O. F.-KeCTlar meetings Tuesday evening ol each veek.In their new halloverLowman'sstore. Visltlnffbrothers re3iKJCtfulIy Invited. A.G.Oatks.N.G. James Bp?e5!"&illJl5i;NA-I!?iiKr;fiT?ffi vn.j&nA, OCUjr, FellOWS nail, over V!rUl!' rni atnrf UfAln street. Strangers of our order vlslllng the city are invited to meet with us. W. H. Lokanck, .P. E.M. HcBoi:r.R.s. Vc.",.a,,,n VtleT I.o.ftro No. 4, a. P. & A. IT. Stated meetings third Thursday evening In each month. arownvllle Chapter No. 4. U. A. 31. Stated meetings tirst Monday night In each month. PnrHnn Council No. .1. II. S. a- . n. TT . Stateameetlwgafearthjtfonday In each month. Jlr. CarmeIComwnaery?,'. .1, K.T.-8tated raeKlB3 -eend 3e4ay Ih each meatfeT " j R-S & Lily CaiicIaye.Ne. 83, K.'K. Ci. R. fcC Meets -at Jfasoslc Hall oalhe ikb Uoa- Aialj Chapter NaV-.-Order ot the&SM&tar7 titated meetings third Moadav is e ata xwiib' Stated meetings third Moaday la eaah awath: - ' " - CHURCHES. .HethoflUt B. Chitrcli. Serviceseach Sabbath at 10:30 a. m.. and 7;) p. m. Sun lay School at 2?f p.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening. J. M. Richards, Pastor. Prcuhyterlan Church. Services each Sabbath at 10::0 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wed nesday evenings. Sabbath School -tt 2 o'clock p.m. J. T.Baibo, Pastor. CITY OFFICERS. City Council. Meets the First Monday Id each month. Mayor. F.E. Johnson, Aldermen First Ward E. Hnddart. T. McLaughlin; Second Ward W. A. Judkins, J. J. Mercer; Third Ward Lewis Hill, Ftedrlck nrker. Marshal, J. B. McCabe Clerk, J. B Docker. Treausrer, John Blake. Police Judge J. S. Stull. COUNTY OFFICERS. CountyCommNsioners J. Hlggins. Alex. Mc Klnner.JohnH Shook. County Clerk. Wilson E.MaJors. District Clerk. W. II. Hoover. Sher iff. D. Plasters. Probate Judge, E. M. McCo mas. Treasurer. A. If. Gilmore. Surveyor, J. Gilbert, county supcrinteaent.ii. w.nerson. AUTHOBIZED BY THE U. S. GOVERNMENT. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BROWNVILLE. Paid-up Capital, $100,000 Authorised 500,000 IS PREPARED TO TRANSACT A General Banking Business BUY AND.SELD C0I.T & CtJKRENCY DEAFTS on all the principal cities of the United States snsd Europe. OELQAEr)4 . . On approved neettjity oslr. Time"Drafts dlcoant ed. &d iieoia I a?oommod lloaa cranted to dei) tslt rs. . Deaiew la GOVERNiDiNT BONDS, STATE, COVliTY &CITY SECURITIES TOE-POSITS Bacclved payable oa demand, and INTEREST al lowed ou time certlilcates of deposit. DIRECTORS.-Wm.T. Den, B. M. Bailey. M.A. Handley. Frank E. Johnson, H. M. Atkinson, Wm. Fr tier. JOHN L. CAES0X, A. R. DAVISON. Cashier. President. J. C. McNAUU UTON, Asst. Cashier. PH0TQGB&P HAVING rented the Photographic Rooms nnd apparatus ot J. R. Shroir, I am prepared to do all kinds o'f Photographic work, LARG- OR SMALL. Photos COLORED IN OIL, Rooms over Post w reasonable figures. Oilice. F. R. SYKES. lim3 Clocks, Watches, Jewelry JOSEPH SHUTZ, No. 59 Main Strt, Brownvillo. Keeps constantly on hand a large ahd well assorted stock of genuine articles in his line, t Repairing of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry "done on short notice, at reasonable rates. ALL WORK WAJIRANTHD. J. BLAKE, DENTIST AllOnerations Ter ? formed In the best - luauuui . Offick: Atresldenceon Main street. At Rock Port, Mo., from 1st to Tth of each month. -A.. K;0BISOl-Ta B DEALER IN OOTS AND SHOE CUSTOM WORK jULAJDHJ TO OXX33I3U Repairing neatly done. No. SSMainstreet, Browti vllle. Neb. FRANZ jQEBLMER, Wagon &BlagksmithShop ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT nOUSE. TI7AGON MAKING. Repairing, Plows, and all work done In thebesl manner and on short notice. Satisfaction guaran teed. Glvehlmacall. - f3l-ly. HlfiGlNS' BEST IN MARKET. Every Sack Warranted! y IT A "TTl?"n AGENTS, male f A I hi I J. and femnle. to PHI VV 1'ictures everywhere. 14,000 retallel l oy one. Anotner writes: -i can make more money In this business than I sin on a $10,000 farm, all stocked. WHIT ;NEY & OO., JTorwieh. Conn. 848$ ULLEBT. -vs-ii' i in xm 3C-iriVJVVtJ s WAAAyuTW'W KJWA1AW WAV'ltl'WAP' SiSirJSr'52- I ONE GLASS TOO MUCH. O.ho! he has drank one glass too much! So I heard the Jeering rabble sny. As a young man from the bar room door Goes reeling forth down the drunkard's way! And wonder as he stajjgers on. How many, many thousand such The same dark road to ruin have gone. By drlnklngjust 'oneglass too much.' A m at the banquet board, Her eyes aflame and her cheeks nflush ; Her lips havo quairetl of the flery draught That drives her pulse In a feverish gush. .Nowsbecan laugh at the ribald jest; She Bhrlukn not from the leecherous touch, The sentinel sleeps In the maiden's breast, Alas ! she has slpped,pnc glass too much.' a a pnotWh4t)?lCyi53 sr . While the raves with lera aW a'- . j-i ft i i - .'i .'- 'LiTKiTiTLCiL-z'y " i ! i Cv i III i awnsi aaa S Y.maga3Eh&33Gm&3&s". TeTeckStHstf-HVR on a dangerous shore:' . vfrt1rk tilT MvrEct --.-.-?-. tn-.i With wildcred clasp the tiller rope clotch, -M UI (l(- ijci -vjv.-j3, biciautvua unuuu, A wreck on the strand, a corpse on the sands, That pilot took 'one glass to much.' V A thousand patriots carry their flag In the field of freedom bold nnd high ! With lofty courage they're forcing back The leglous that strike at liberty ; And the shont of trumpets almost peals The coveted prize they almost touch When ; Ah 1 from his horse the Captain reels; And the day Is lost by 'one glass too much.' "One glass too much !" aye, tell me, who can, How long may the reckless tippler pass The poisonous dram to his thirsty lips And still escape from the fateful glass? Young man, so strong In your generous pride; Fair maiden so blest with beauty touch, Oh, tamper not with tho tempting tide ! The very first glass, "one gloss to innch." A HEAET'S REWABD. Mabel Clifton eat before one of the windows of her father's magnificent mansiou. A servant etood in wait ing. She was making out a list of artic les wanted for the next day. Com ing foutstps attracted her attention. She raiBed her eyes aud looked out. The crimson flush deepened on her bright you ug face. "Oh" in atone of deep regret escaped her lips. She turned round after an instant of thought, and said : "John, I am not just ready to finish this list, and shall not seud It for an hour yet. If you have anything to attend to lu the meantime, you can doit." Mr. Clifton had been reading in a distant part of the room. Hearing the drrar.dQdftaCtRrjrohu'aJleparture, he. asm ; "You have not forgotten to send for those winea I spoke of, my dear?" "He has not gone yetf papa?" "Ah, well do "not make it late. The3' will be very busy to-night," her father aaid, turning to the paper again. "Papa ?" "Well !" "A boon, pnpa. Promise to grant me tills last day of the year, my boon." "What is it, my love?" "Promise tu grant It, first." "Not in ignorance, child." "Trust me, father." She had .an "eager, earnest, noble look in her eyes that her father did trust in, and he promised her. "Well, you 6hall have your own way w "Father, let us abstain fcora using wines to-morrow." "What! no, no, I cannot grant you that. No winea! Why, child, liuve you gone cruzy? For twenty-five years I have offered wines to my friends on New Year's day, and never felt that I was doinjr anything wrong. What has come over you ?" "Oh, father! I have never felt just right when offering gentlemen wine, and just now, as I was making out the order for John, I chanced to raise my eyes just as Edgar Livingston was panning. It needed but a glance to see he was very much under the in flueuce of liquor. Father, his mother is ft widow, he'is her only child, and all her earthly hopes center in him. Will they not be wrecked, think you, if he indulges in the wine? To-morrow he will make many culls. Beauti ful women will offer him wine. He will not have the courage, possibly, to wish to decline. To-morrow night, most likely, he will return home to fill his mother's heart with sorrow. I don't wish to contribute one drop to that bitter cup." "My dear, whether we have wines or not, with him it will be all the same as you say he will make many calls." "Father, if you had a eon would you not talk differently? Think how many young meu of the brightest future .have failed, nay worse, won disgrace and early graves, from love of wine. I feel as if Eugar Livings ton stood upon the brink of a fearful precipice. Father, stretch forth your strong arm .to draw him if only step by step. If we do not save him, it will be a comfort to think that we urged him not forward on his fatal course." "You .are very .such interested in this young man. Am I to conclude ii "Nothing more than for his own and his mother's sake, I would en deavor to gave Jilm, or any other young man in his danger, father." "Here will he one of his first calls. Possibly I can detain him long enough to prevent him from visiting many places where he would be exposed to great temptations. Oh, father, please grant me this!" "Really, dear, I feel disposed to grant it, but so many jrill be disap pointed: Besides. I have not the courage' to make this great change, ,and set tyve htiudred tongues to work, BRQWNVILLE, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. APRIL 15, 1875. speculating about the cause of it. Some will declare I am about to fall, others that I have grown penurious. All ! what is it John ? Just then a servant entered and handed him an envelope, saying: "A telegram, Bir." Mr. Cllftoa tore it open, read it and exclaimed: "Really, this is too bad, but I must go. joii.i, here " And hastily writing a few words for a return dispatch, he handed it to servant, and turning to Mabel, said : "My old friend Harwell is dying, and begs that I will hasten to him I cannot deny him. So you will have to entertain-my friends to-mor- whu expiam to tnem tiiei reason i Mine for ad many years. -" ' -JAndr"wy. fleait yon can dp as you choose about the bill of fare. As r shall not he at home, the people will not hold me responsible for what hap pened in my absence." "Oh, thank you, papa, for permis sion to do as I choose. I will wi llng !y take all unkind remarks any one feels like making. But I feel confi dent that all that have sense will give me their kindest wishes for withhold ing temptation from their boys. And to the young men I shall try to make myseu agreeaius, and have our conk make the coffee so very fine that they will go away quite as well pleased, and with their brains a good deal clearer, than if I had entertained them with wine." An hour after Mr. Clifton was on his wav to the side nf hia ilvin friend, and Mabel sat down aud wrote: Dear FlorV : Come help me to receive our friends to-morrow. Papa has been called away, and I must have you with me. as' I am pa-tinuiar- i.v uuxinus io nave my renepiion a success. Lovingly yours. Mabel. "Edgar likes Flory, T can sen plain ly, and I think she Is not wholly in different to him. Together, T think we can manage to hold him hero till to morrow, and thus save his mother a great sorrow, moat likely," said Ma bel. Mabel Clifton was one of the loveli esUuirls in P . Friends wondered that her heart had notyieldedto some one of her many suitors. They did not know that ehe had no heart to yield to any of those who had soujiht It. Thefirst season she appeared in, tlieefeoV'olreles'in'whfoh lier'fatlier's wgatth and position placed her., she? met Ernst Addison. Ho was a noble looking maii, talented, with mind and heart alike, filled with true resol ve. To Mable he had been very at tentive, and she grew to love him. feeling sure the time was not far dis tant, when ho would corrie to tell her of his love. But mouths rolled by. and he spoke not. Gradually his vis its grew less frequent, until they ceas ed. What it was that had come be tween his love aud hers she could never think ; but she felt perfectly sure that he did love her and so, hop ing that time would solve the mys tery and bring a balm to her wound ed spirit, she watohed and waited for the coming. New Year's day came beautiful and bright. Mabel and friend, Flory. never looked lovelier. Mabel had ex plained her wishes, and fully infused her spirit into her friend. It was im possible for any indiflerentpersou not to feel their powers of fascination. To Edgar Livingston, one of the first guests, they were quite irresistible. He lingered on, notwithstanding the many efforts of a young friend who accompanied him, to draw him away. "Do stay and help," said Mabel, and when Flory's beautiful eyes re peated the wish, Edgar yielded. Few, if any, went away from the Clifton mansion dissatisfied. Every thing heart could desire or suggest, in tlie way of delicacies and luxuries of the season, Mable offered her gueBts. But as her father had said; many tongues were busy speculating' about it, and in a few hours it was widely known that Miss Cliftou was giving a temperance reception. Eag erly Mabel's eyes sought tlie door on every arrival of guests. She had hop ed for the coming of one. But tlie hours passed on, and when it grew late in the day. the hope faded and almost died out. She had seated her self wearily in an arm .chair, .when the same greeting that had fallen on her ears so many times that day, "Happy New Year, Miss Clifton," caused the bright light to return to iter eyes, the beautiful flush to her face, as she arose to receive Ernst Ad dison. There was a rare expression in his eyes, when he received from her the greeting which seemed as if seeking an answer to the suspense of yettrH. Her heart was bounding with new hope. Edtrar Livingston had drawn Flory to the window. They were looking out on tlie passers-by. Keeling along the sidewalk, shouting and pinging a-drunken song, came Edgar's friend of the morning, jjlory turjied from the sickening sight. Ed gar followed, saj'ing : "But for you and Miss Clifton, I might have been one of that party." And going to Mabel, he said : "Miss Clifton, your slumbers to night should be peaceful. You have not helped to cloud either brnln or heart of any of your friends to-day. Accept my warmest thauks for hav ing saved .tifeTboth." Edgar saw an expression in Ernst's eyes that made him think it would be quite as agreeable to all parties if he would take Flory back to the re ,oes of tha window, to the piano,, ot anywhere out of hearing, just thpn. A few moments after hia fine voice was blended with a well chosen duet. Then Ernst told Mabel of the love that had been hers ever since he knew her. "I came on night to lay my heart before you. You had many guests and offerpd them wine. You noticed not that I plaeed my glass untouched on the labia. I left early. I dared not woo the heart of one who held such a fearful temptation before me; why, you will know when I t,ell you the terrible truth. My only brother went down to a drunkard's grave; tne woman lie loveu urgea him on. -Fora.time-cmother- andalWwon Jilm froKlthe fataffSaSalori. He crewlo h..''teIlrI'HHwr4vl mm vynttitiiiiK,;.anu outs, inguinal a party In h er fa th efo h oij&e,; sh e u rgeti himto drink." "One glass. Every one. but you takes wine," said she. He resisted. She taunted him about leaving to abstain .entirely bepause he had not the self control to use wine in moderation. He vielded. accented the fatal glass from her hand, and drank, first moderately, then on and on. In the old fearful way, until the end came a ruined life and a moth er's broken heart. Do you wonder that I fled from 3'ou? Every hour since, yearning to return, yet daring not. To dav I heard what vou were doing. Earnestly thanking God that light had dawned upon you. T hasten ed bere'to laymy heart before the only woman I ever loved. Will you be my wife, Mabel?" Her heart was ton full of joy she could not tell him in words how hap py she was, but her little hand lay still In his. She raised her eyes a moment, and he saw the love of years beaming there. He needed no ans wer. Judirine from the low tones In to which the voices in the other room had fallen, I think some other hearts had fouud their mates. But the pairs were separated, or rather rejoined, by the return of Mr. Clifton, who enter ed, calling out : "Mabel, dear, to me these rooms look rather dark. Let's have the gas turned on, if you please.'' And when there wa3 light enough for Mr. Clifton to look into his daugh ter's eyes he saw a bright light shlu iue there. Another moment wiien Flory came to greet him, he said with a smile : "-"""Ha"! r-se- why;you young folks fknow nothing of the aurroundiugv tnrkHes8.ghi(JtHJiby the Hghtwlthhi, Wellfhave'.you had a pleasant day ?." L'A .happy dayfatherjthlereiareino. regrets to steal in and mar it," Mabel suid with a bright smile. "I am glad of "it glad of your re solve, Mabel. How glad you will be to know, when, I tell you that this morning I closed the eyes of a father whose only son was away in sonie drinking saloon. How my heart ach ed for that father! and what a balm it was to think at that time my daughter was not holding the fatal glass, to any young man," said Mr. Clifton, his voice trembling. Before another New Year's daj Ma bel and Flory each presided over a home of their own, and the happy re membrance of their reception is nev er'clouded by the thought that they have added one drop to the cup of bit terness which so many wives and mothers, sisters and brothers, have to drink the cup of sorrow which In so often prepared for them by sister wo men. JOHNNY TO HIS DAD. His father had been at adistant city on a visit, bnt returned yesterday. A letter from Johnny brought him home two or three week sooner than the time fixed for his return. Thus ran the letter : Dear Dad : Nothin of considera ble importance -has transcurred since i last writ to yu. Tlie same old jist like it wus abowt all that happius here enny more Ma is not so very lonesome, an she sed I needint write to yn to hurry back. She sed it was her criston dewty to.let yu enjoy yur self, an she wus alwus glad to hav yu go awa. This is whalKhe told that preacher man. and he sed he didnnt blame Iter. He kunn hear rpor offen than he did. He an ma is reed in a story in a Cent Lewis paper whiteli kums every nite, an lie brings it over an they reed it. It ain't got no kill'.n or Injuns in it, an i kant git tied nur tale uv it. Its sumpthin about Tilton an Moulton an Beecher, guul fellers which wus offulgood frens and tole lies on each ether. Las nite ma axed him did he beleeve Beecher wus gilty an he sed he did, bnt mii'.sen't let on, enz it wood hurt relijon. Then she axed did lie blame him, and he sed it was woman to err. What he ir.ent i don't no. Then ma sed she didunt lilaim the woman ether if tiiey wus both criston?. She sed everybody ot to hav a finity. and that yu wussent her finity. Then he sed to me if I wussent slpepy, an f sed no, n'n he of fered va'ef five cents to be a good boy an say mi prares an go to bed. I sed, htnzh. I ain't no five cent hair pin, so lie laffed an cimme ten cents, nn I went. Miss Spy'ser sed this morning wus ennj'body sick at our bowse las nite, cos a lite was burnin so late, an ma sed ehe w.us settin tipfritin'to her deer, good Irusban. This Is awl fur the present. Yure feokshionate sun. Johnny. A little boy heard his mother tell of, eighteen head of cattle being burnt, the other night. Weren't their tails . burnt also? ha inquired. OUR NEWYORK LETTER. The TriaakpU r tlie Bxpresa Cora, panlea Death of n. Gambler Beech. er-What to TVear-SnslHeal. Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser. New York. April 0, 1875. THE TRIUMPH OF A MONOPOLY. In a former letter of this suries, I congratulated my readers upon their deliverance from the clutches of the express companies the most odious monopoly that curses the country, ex cept the telegraph. The action of Congress in instituting the parcels S3'stem was what gave the people re lief. Under that law, a package of -anything that couM-'gtffeiy. gj in a tRMilklsiewktKnHMii than ifoqr peferids, was taken anywhere for a ratfe per oo "that made it jfewtiWe to order'bookB, Bmall" artleie8',ofdry'1 goods, and many other things by mail at less than half the rates of the grasping express companies. The effect opon the business of the country was immediate add benefi cial. The people ordered books, small parcels of dry goods, etc., three times os frequently as before, and the sys tem was fouud to work admirably. Of course the express companies did not like it. for they were losing the most profitable part of their busi ness. They knew exactly how to- do it, and they did it. They had a lob by in Washington, and at the close of the session a bill was smuggled thro: that doubled the postage on merchan dise packages, binding the people hand and foot, aud turning them ov er to the tender mercies of their nat ural enemies. And the post-office de partment can now find no Authority whatever for mitigating any portion of the injury, and so we must make up our minds to sweut till the next Congress sits. The merchants and publishers of New York are suffering intolerably .from this villainous law and the rul ings that sustain it, for it knocks the parcels business out of the city alto gether. Possibly the next Congress will give us relief, and possibly not. In tlie meantime, the people ought to make themselves heard in the matter, ft is an outrage that so great a boon should be taken from us at the bid ding of two or three bloated corpora tions. It was infamous in Congress to permit such an outrage as the pas suge of the bill. $n?g'r)EATII OEA GAMXJLEfc; ' ' ii. - . : t ' ' The morning'paperai anno ince. the1 deHthjOf, Johnny Hlllbettdt known' sin ew xorK n3 "uooiej' iveys.." Cooley was one. of tlie characters of the great city. Origiually a mechan ic, became a gambler eaily in life and ran tlie usual race of men in that pro fession. He owned many gambling houses aud made large gains of mon ey thereby. But of late years he has taken the wrong side of the table, and has lost as rapidly a"s he formerly won. His chief claim to distinction was his dress. He was probably the best dressed man In New York. He never wore a pair of boots more than one day. his shirt fronts were made in Paris at a cost of $2-50 per dozen, and he bought gloves in quantities of $1, 500 and $2 000, wearing never less than four or five pairs a day. Cooley was a picture on Broadway. But he died poor, as all such men do. Thous ands and hundreds of thousands poured through his hands, hut what comes over the devil's baok goes un der his belly. He died In a garret, in abject misery, with but the barest necessaries of life, and was buried as a pauper. He had his little day of fierce pleasure and then came liis night. And What a night! As poor Cooley lay upou his wretched cot, in the pains of mortal sicknesa, I won der if he did not think it would have been better for him if he had follow ed his original business of brass cast ing and lived and died a decent man. Precious little comfort could a dying man get oat of memories of a life made up of cards, prostitutes and fine clothes. beecher. At last the great Beecher is on the aland to testify In life own behalf. His friends claim that his testimony will end the trial, that he will so complete ly establish his innocence aud so fix the theory of conspiracy on Tilton and Moulton .as to drive those per sons out of Brooklyn and Into dishon orable obscurity, 'fhey Bay he has his testimony so arranged as to make it invulnerable ; and that when he getH through, he will shine in the firmament like the morning star. This may be true, but if so, why, in tlie name of nil that is decent, did not lie swear before? Why did he wait till now. and permit this terri ble waste of filth to ooze in one ever lasting flood out of that courC room and overspread the entire country? There has been nothing in the nasti ness of the past four weeks that has had (he slightest bearing upon the question; and if Beecher has so sure a thing as his friends say, he might have stopped it all. So far, his testimony has amounted to untiling, except the rao3t positive and emphatic denials of his guilt. He repeats in substance only his- former statements, though- bis manner im presses the people wcn'derfully. His vase looks better than it did a week ago. WHAT TO WEAR. There is more taste and less extrav- agance year by year in the unfolding styles for women's dress. This spring more than ever it is possible for a lady to look well with- slight expense. VOL. 19.-JST0. 42 Fine, durable, woolgi.ods for early wear, in modest, pleasing shades, are seen 'on the atreete, and for warm weather, equally durable and finish ed linens will be worn. Firm yet soft debeges are staple fabrics, either in plain brown and Iron gray, or In distinct shaded plaids of the same color, brightened with a bar of white, which marks them from the charac terless plaids worn last fall. Frent h suits of modest cost are of plaids, the black nnd white shepherds' check be ing the freshest favorite", overskirt and sleeves being of striped stuff or silk a fancv which will hnrdlv be ns popular here as the contrast between ?' " :?:: r. . T" : rirrrr? .rrr---r- fssss&: provement in cotton A&rice In the Jat fiveyeiritfe admirable; tke sift per cales and eambries haying nexte tke light in color. By constant, careful research, manufacturers are able to fix delicate dyes on cotton, and the mauve, primrose, apple green, rose pink, and sky-blue of percales! are as charming as the same shades in cost lier fabrics, to which they have been confined. These cotton goods will be largely worn outside of cities where more pretentious dress is called for. and the Oxford cheviots, in blue-graj with a thread of pink, or carnation In the stripe, will be worn on the promenade as freely as they nre in Passy and Neuilly, suburbs of the centre of fashion, or at the watering places abroad. For a charming ca price, now that lace Is the favorite trimming for everythlhg, the fine blue, violet, and slate-gray percales are figured as if a dotted net were laid over the surface, and the border Is printed In Mechlin or thread-lace de sighri a finger wide. To suit the fash ion of English embroidery, with which linens and grenadines were covered last year, other percales are figured to imitate the open-work wheels, daisies and sprigs with bor der like rich embroidery. But taste must choose that where borders ore used at all they shall be on solid col or. Linens of mantilla color, like the paper of that name, will be worn to an unlimited extent, for the new im pnrtatious have soft, lustrous texture, as if mixed with silk, and are beauti fully varied with wov'enj.lace stripes in white or self-color, brightened with sky-jbltie or brilliant crimson threads. Linen grenadines and Al gerian cloth have the beauty ef sll7 tantjUpramife to wear as well.Dam-j.ajk- "quilted, and plaid 'grenadines witlsupersede plain ones.to;,Bnie ex tent, though the latter must always keep the good opinion of women of taste. But the bonnets, the hats rather, are so light, so summery, so elegant, they rejoice the eye. Pale chip, soft and orushy, of the fashionable manil la, cream, or silver-gray shades, takes the place of straw and silk, with biims wide enough to shade the sight, gracefully looped or turned up with clusters of flowers, among which ap pear knots of soft twilled satiny silk. The taste is to trim with a few folds of bright violet, blue, or carnation velvet, mixed with loops and twists of this white gros d'Orlent, as the satiny silk is called. Around the brim cluster louse petaled wiiite roses, with a tinge of pink, rich violet gar lands, and all the wealth of June blossoming. Our spring is here apace. HUSINESS is still reviving, that is to say, it is getting better and 'better every day. The hotels are crowded and packed, and the merchants are selling large and satisfactory bills. It seems as though the wdrst Wad over, and that from this time business will be good, and thus we shall see something of the old-time prosperity. There is no reason why it should not bo so. There is plenty of money in the coun try and the people were neve,r richer. PlETRO. A BENEDICT'S NOTES RIAGE. ON MAR- I am still married and Intend re maining so for some mouths to come. But marriage Is a fearful ami risky business. No one" knows what may turn up on either side. Temper and temperament are such peculiar tilings. However, all a3 yet Is quiet on the Potomac. The carriage service has never been fully written out.' People who marry don't know what they are promising. The bond should read : "You promise to take this man or this woman for life ; you mu3t not af ter this .walk or talk with any other woman, if you are a man, or any oth er man, if yo,u are a Woman, save in the most circumspect and guarded manner; you must not become inter ested in any other woman, if ybu are interested you must not show it; you must consider your wife or your hus band as the incomparable man or wo man in the universe; there- must be none other like unto him or her; if there be or you think tiiere be, you must, if possible, not believe it ; ou must now be wholly devoted itj each other: you must also now lay aside all remembrance of ycun old flames ; you must get rid of the idea that you ever had any regard for. them ; if you had, youtiuat try and make yourself believe you had not not, and if such a notion will stick to you, yea must never mention it to each other, or there will be a row.' Young man and youngwoman ! yon think that the divine intoxication of courtship is to last forever. You think it isalways going to be an ec static pleasure to trudge a mile thro' mud and rain to buy Seraphlno-Ann J ror In advance. 3 5 i OFFICIAL PA$E;R OF THE COUNTY a paper of pins. But this stats of tilings can't last. It's too high prae sure. It must cool down. When you are married, and she Is yours and you are hers, and the tibvelfy of the affali Is over, and you are fairly settled down Into "old married folks," thed comes the test.- Then, if you hav been a crabbed old bachelor, full otf little whims, habits afctfpeoulUrlitesj as Is the fretful porcupine of quills, then will come the tug of wafr Don't you recollect how, wh-en single, on& you caraa home after some tedious bu- sineea, heated, tired, irritable and dis gusted with the world, and got along in your room, that you used to Jllng ana swear ana 'Mr JJmM MmmtJ before yiatiriirW'flk nafwuve .ettlmweee? WM, yjfilLr W-J aMfcuft But vou triuiirrt cut up so now. Ev on a temporary raviog rhtJESac is no a proper or a pleasant person for any young woman to be shut up alone with. And If, on entering, Bhs sees trouble written on jo-,ir face, and ask you "What's the matter?" and you reply, "Ob, nothing,," because ybu: don't want to bespoken to, and above' all things. It Unno'ys ape) Irritates yog to be so interrogated, and0 still she persists in asking "What's the inat ter?" and still you try to 6iy, "Oh nothing," aa mildly as yoij can, only it won't be said mildly, and it cornea off your tongue like a pistol-shot, and' you would just then like to bite some body's head off. Oh, won't you at such a time wonder whero tle amia bility, the oil, the surgar, the sun shine of courtship' baa all gone to? And how will you feel, you who have been accustomed to go in and out of your vile bachelor's den without in quiry or hindrance, how will you feel as you start to go out for the purpose of getting a drink around' th corner, to lipar her say, "Where are you go ing?" atfd this is a dcz'eTi tlmea a) day; and every time it la asked you must stand and rack your brain for a new lie. And those girls orf the op posite side of the street, Who are al ways at the Window, affd with whom before marriage, you carried on a sort of 6ptical flirtation, which, to bosurer went no further than tne eyes how do you feel now, as you carch your self looking into those windows and find your wife regarding you in a pe culiar manner, and you know that she knows all aboutyougojmgoa.at those windows!! Lhvri4acad gieat iWAarafc , ' - .t?i."'r,--V,' , w?5-ii!srSSW .myBirt'raairimociai Teriiirj wouldChave Tcataineef il ly for the' sake of the information I've' gained. I know now, in the first place, that one's wife is never in the least wrong. If there's a row, it's you,. all you, every bit yofiff" fault. You may hibbr by .the hour" trying to make her own up that ther being one pound of avordupols of sixteen ounces of blame between you, you are willing to take fifteen ounces of that blame, provided she will but shoulder tlie remaining ounce, and she won't. When ehe says she will only be five minutes getting ready to go out It means an hour, aud when she says she's all ready it means fifteen min utes more for putting on the final touches ; she may never bo consider ed rcully dressed until fairly out of the house and round the corner, and even then the chances are that she's forgotten her gloves or handkerchief. If there was a bed room a mile long, and her entire wardrobe could be pauked in a band-box, still you'd find portions pf that wardrobe scattered along the whole mile of dressing room. She's a nice thing to look at when put together, but this Wonder ful creation is evolved from n chaos interminable of pibs, ribbont?, rags, powder, thread, brushes, combs and laces. If there were seven- thousand drawers in your room, and you ask but for one to be kept secret and invi olate for your own private use', that particular one would be full' of half piii3, ribbous and soiled cuffa. 8oraer provision, some protection in this matter, should be Inserted in the mar riage service. Prentice Muford'aLet' ter in the San Ffanciscd llultelin. One Who Escaped. There is probably but one yrnnan connected with PIvraouth Church or the scan" dal whom Beecher hasa?t kissed that's Mrs. Beecher. It was 11 narrow' esoape, for she, too, might have fall en had she yielded to one of those paroxysmal kisse. Bartholem'ew Democrat. An Indianapolis paper sayd, of an" Indiana Senator: "His chagrined looks when he clutches that pointed beard to rhilk his brains, and they won't "givetdown," ha a most de-' pressing effect on all beholders." "Will the boy who threw that pep per on the stove please corao up here ami get d present of a nico book," said a Sunday School superintendent in Iowa; but the bdyv never moved.' He was a far-seeing boy. "Wemeasured the riotous baby against ihe cottage .Wftil," la the be ginning of a poem in a, Milwaukee paper. This is certainly au improve ment on the plan of sitting down o the refractory equaller. - Ml It is no harm to shoot a cat in Veif--montr, but if you happen to miss the cat aud kill a boy, the authorities inake au awful fuss over it. The father of all corns pop corn. It i r 1 i m an .iff i ! as : y i i i ' J$! 44H ! f .' ? pi - tt-M !i j - V ii atm .1 n 1! 2-gg j. L